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Evening star., 1960-08-28
Best Men Win in Rome

While the East and West con-
tinued their exchange of hot
words in the cold war. superbly
conditioned American and Rus
sian athletes last week opened
a new chapter in a grueling. but
peaceful, competition to deter
mine who is to rule the world of
sports.
Olympic games, the 18th in
modern times. got underway in
the Eternal City of Rome last
Thursday in a beautiful pageant
as 1000 men and women ath-
letes from 81 nations paraded
in front of $4,000 cheering spec
tators.
1t was Rome's first Olympics
and the Romans were making
the best of it. The first gold
medal winner of the games was,
appropriately enough, an Ital-
ian entry-the four-man cy-
cling team.
But as it was in Helsinki in
1852 and Melbourne in 1856, the
main competition will be be-
tween the United States and
Soviet teams. Despite the fact
that the Americans are expected
to dominate the major track and
field events. particularly among
the males. when the points won
by the Soviet women are added
to those their men pick up in
lesser events, the final outcome
is expected to be close.
Reports from Rome state that
the Russian athletes are going
out of their way to be friendly
with their American competi-
tors. They have sought to prac-
tice together and several Rus
slams have asked two American
Negro champions, John Thomas,
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The medical care for the
aged and minimum wage bills
advanced in Congress last week
and adjournment Of the special
summer session within the next
few days was foreseen.
AS the special summer session
OF Congress neared its end the
question seemed to be not so
much the legislation it had enacted
as the effect it had had upon the
political fortunes of two men:
Richard M. Nixon and John F.
Kennedy.
When the Democratic leader
ship decreed in July that the un-
finished business Of this last ses-
sion of the 86th Congress should
be deferred until an extra term
after the national political con-
ventions everybody knew what
that meant. 1t meant that the
two candidates Of the major po-
litical parties would be on pa
rade in the Senate, one in the
Vice Presidents chair and the
other on the floor.
The session started of on Au-
gust 8 with a barrage of political
speeches. The Democrats-they
have a 66-to-34 majority in the
Senate-suddenly found them
selves on the defensive as the
Republicans, often teaming with
conservative SouthernerS, set
land mines all over the place.
President Eisenhower wheeled IN
his own Big Bertha, a 21-point
legislative program, but it was so
big and unweildy land. some said,
out Of date) that no one expected
it would actually be fired at all.
It wasn't.
But such G. o. P. mine layers
as Senators Heating. Javits and
Dirksen, kept putting little pop
ping land mines in civil rights
and other questions the Demo-
Gratis had rather not come upon.
The Democrats, for their part,
divided their time between politi-
cal speeches for the record (Sen-
ator Humphrey was particularly
helpful about this and bursts Of
activity on appropriation bills
(Senator johnson kept his hand
In on these). But. surprisingly, they
found themselves tied down in the
minutiae Of getting two big bills
they wanted enacted. Despite
their big majority all was not
easy. The Republicans were very
happy to show that even with a
big majority the Democrats could
not legislate yery we'll.
Evening star., 1960-08-28
Latin America:
Denuncidtion

The Foreign Ministers Of the
OAS yesterday were reported
ready to denounce Soviet rocket
threats in behalf Of Cuba, but
not to condemn Fidel Castro,
as urged by the United States.
The United States and Mexico
last week led the way in break
ing of diplomatic relations with
the Dominican Republican
line with an OAS pledge.
The Colossus of the North. This
was the name first given the
United States during the early
days of this century when We
operated in a rather free-swinging
way in Latin America, particularly
in the so-called Banana Republics.
It has been more than a gen.
Grafton since a United States
Navy-Marine team has landed to
protect the lives and investments
of our citizens. Nevertheless. anti
United States demagogueS have
frequently, over the years. pic
tured this country as military
giant which demands and gets
its way in Latin America.
The Soviet Union and Red
China. in their propaganda broad
casts to the area, long have
shouted such a charge. That
Fidel Castro, their protege. should
do likewise and even accuse the
Organization Of American States
of being a United States mouth
piece, is therefore, not surprising.
Once again, however, the OAS
is demonstrating that it far from
being under our thumb. The
United States, Of course, never
has sought to make the OAS an
extension of the State Depart
ment. We seek hemisphere SOL
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Herter Resolution

In It's latest act of independence,
the OAS foreign ministers. meet
ing in San Jose. Costa Rica, are
reported ready to accept a wa
tered-down draft of a resolution
proposed by Secretary of State
Herter. The Herter resolution
asked that Communist penetra-
ton of the hemisphere be de-
nounced and Cuba called upon to
reject and repudiate these Red
moves.
The compromise, which is said
to be ready for consideration by
the ministers. would condemn
Premier Khrushchev's threat to
use Soviet rockets in defense Of
Cuba, but would not name Cuba
as a guilty party.
The remainder Of the resolution
would voice familiar lines about
non-intervention and the rejec-
ton of any form of totalitarian-
ism, among other things.
Secretary Herter tried to con-
vince his fellow ministers-most
Of them were convinced, but una
nimity on OAS resolutions appar-
emily is to be achieved at almost
any cost-that the Castro regime
was totalitarian.
Evening star., 1960-08-28
Assured of Order

I'VE will assure order with our
own troops and police" he said.
I'VE don't want to replace the
Belgian military occupation with
a United Nations occupation"
Should the Premier formally de-
mand that the U.N. leave, these
forces would have to go. They
would have no legal right to stay.
But with virtually all the Bel
gian troops already gone, the with
drawal of U.N. soldiers might
compel the remaining white set
tiers to flee the country.
The race hatred practiced by
Lumumba and his army is notori-
GUS. Only the presence of Belgian.
and now United Nations, forces
have kept it in some kind Of check.
Lumumba's internal troubles are
not confined to mineral-rich Ka-
tanga. The province Of Kasai,
where diamond mines are located,
also wants to secede. The central
government airlifted several hun
dred troops to put down this "re-
bellion" and, according to Lum-
umba, "the situation is well in
hand"
This may be premature opti-
mism, however, because Premier
Tshombe was reported to have
dispatched Katanga troops to help
Kasai tribesmen repel any "in-
vasion" by regular Congolese units.
The actions, attitudes and Soviet
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Spy Hysterio

Meanwhile. the Russians con-
tinued to whip up spy hysteria.
They sent home another American
Embassy official - perhaps par
TALLY in retaliation for the Soviet
first secretary we ordered out Of
this country earlier in the month.
And they carried on their cam
paign of accusation and dismissal
of American students and tourists
selected at random, apparently as
espionage suspects.
The hysteria is contagious. The
Soviet satellite. East Germany,
opened on Thursday the trial Of a
leading aviation engineer charged
with spying for West Germany.
The day after the East Germans
arrested lat "spies in the pay Of
the American secret service"
But even If one were to accept
these charges as true, they are a
drop in the bucket compared to
Communist activity in West Ger
many.
On Thursday, the Bonn govern
ment said that 1,270 Communist
secret agents surrendered In the
first six months OF this year,
Evening star., 1960-08-28
Medical Care Bill

This was made most uncom-
fortably evident to the harassed
Democrats by what happened on
the old-age medical insurance
bill. Both Senator Kennedy and
Vice President Nixon were identi-
fed with provisions Of the much
battled bill before it reached
final roll call vote In the Senate
Tuesday night. Both lost. The
critical votes were on amendments
and were by such margins as 81
to a. On passage, the prin-
ciple Of doing something along
this line in an election year was
so irresistible that only two Sena-
tors voted against the bill. For it
were 80.
A quick conference with the
House (Which had passed its own
somewhat similar bill in June)
resulted in this bill.
l. About / million persons over
IS will be helped. They are de-
scribed as the medically needy"
and are receiving Social Security
pensions but are unable to pay
their doctor and hospital bills. The
payments are under a Federal
State shared financing system.
The benefits include nursing and
dental care, eyeglasses and physi-
cal therapy as well as the usual
doctor and hospital bills.
2. About 100000 aged who are
now on relief rolls will receive an
increase in medical benefits being
paid to them now. The increase is
from $65 to SIT a month.
When in full operation, 1t is
estimated. the programs will cost
the Federal and State govern
ments total of about $615 mil
lion year.
Senator Kennedy denounced
the program as insufficient and
said he would take his case for
a more liberal plan under the
Federal social security system to
the country as one of the main
issues this fall,
Evening star., 1960-08-28
Other Bills

The minimum wage and medical
care bills are the big ones. Others
the Democratic leadership hoped
for included school aid and houS-
ing. They were stymied, however,
in the House Rules Committee.
There were few hopes for them.
On other matters the closing
session could point, If not without
great pride, at least without en-
barraSSment:
The $3.7 billion mutual security
bill was cleared by both houses.
1t also gave the President author
ity to deny aid to any countries
supplying arms to Cuba or the
Dominican Republic.
A dramatic last-minute move by
President Eisenhower to save the
money cut from his bill failed.
He had originally asked $3.50 more
for mutual security than the final
bill gave him. In a letter to con-
gressional leaders the day the bill
received final action, he warned
that such slashes has Congress
made in the bill will jeopardize
the security Of the country. Senate
Majority Leader johnson said that
the President should send up a
supplemental bill "justifying" his
request.
A 81 billion public works appro-
priation bill carrying funds for
water projects in almost all States,
was approved by a conference
committee.
An appropriation bill totaling
81 billion for the Labor and
Health. Education and Welfare
Department was passed by the
House and Senate.
. A Senate approved extra Latin
American aid program totaling 500
million was approved by the House
Foreign Affairs Committee.
The Senate passed and sent to
the House Q bill to penalize any.
one In the radio or television in
dustry who accepted "payola" for
playing records or otherwise show
ing favoritism to entertainers.
Evening star., 1960-08-28
Powers:
Challenge

The father Of Francis G.
Powers said last week his son
told him he did not believe the
Russians shot down the U-2.
Anti Western spy hysteria,
meanwhile, continued in the
Soviet Union and spread to East
Germany.
One Of the principal wares
Soviet propaganda hucksters at
tempted to sell during the trial
of U-2 pilot Francis G. Powers
was that the high-flying American
reconnaissance aircraft was shot
down by a Soviet rocket at $1,000
feet after it had penetrated more
than 1900 miles into the USSR
last May /.
Premier Krushchev had said
this was the case. Obviously to
back up this assertion and to
assure Communists everywhere
that no American aggressor could
again fly over the Soviet mother
land with impunity, Prosecutor
Rudenko pressed the point during
his interrogation Of Powers.
The 31-year- old American who.
in 109 days Of solitary confine-
ment was obviously subject to
persuasion" co-operated on the
stand, as demonstrated by this
exchange:
@. It was at that altitude of
$4,000 feet that you were struck
down by a Soviet rocket?
A. 1t was at that altitude that
I was struck down by something.
Evening star., 1960-08-28
A Second Version

1t was this testimony, as much
as anything else, that convinced
American experts that Powers
testified under duress. because the
Pentagon's National Security
Agency has tape-recordingS of the
voices Of Soviet anti-aircraft crew
members indicating that the U-2
suffered an engine flameout and
descended to $4,000 feet before it
was hit.
On Thursday, Oliver w. Powers,
father of the lucklesS airman, gave
oblique support to the Pentagon
version. Talking to the Overseas
Writers in New York, the Pound.
Va, cobbler said his son did not
believe he was shot down by the
Russians. He did not elaborate.
To say that much, while he
and his daughter-in-law are still
trying to obtain a reduction or
repeal Of the pilots 10-year SEN
tence, was risky enough. The true
story of the incident will have to
await the young mans return to
the United States.
AS the Powers family tried,
without success-so far-to obtain
clemency from Mr.. Khrushchev
and other Soviet officials, atten-
ton was being turned to the fate
of two crew members Of the RB-47
jet plane shot down by the Rus
slams over International waters on
July !.
Evening star., 1960-08-28
Nixon Support

Vice President Nixon had sup
ported a plan offered by Senator
Javits which would have given
more liberal benefits to a total
Of about II million persons. Mr..
Nixon didn't follow Mr.. Ken
nedy's example with a deuncia-
ton of the bill as inadequate.
Critics generally felt that what
had been passed was simply an
election year makeshift and that
sometime some congressional ac-
tion was going to have to come,
Evening star., 1960-08-28
The First Shock

IOmumDa narQly WeAnL CHlS
spectacle when he mentioned
"Congolese reality" But the rep
resentatives Of his fellow African
nations apparently can make up
their own minds as to what Is re-
ality in the Congo and what is not.
Many of them repeatedly were
shocked by their introduction to
Lumumbaland.
American airmen yesterday got
their picture of "Congolese real
ity." The crew Of an Air Force
Globemaster plane was attacked
without cause by armed illiterates
of the Congo Army in StaAleyville.
Several of the Americans were beat
up and three are reported missing.
At the same time the United
Nations was subjected to another
reality" lesson when Congolese
troops attacked a U. N. office.
wounding two Canadian soldiers
and a Swedish civilian.
But Lumumba, who flew to
Stanleyville yesterday in his Rus
sian gift-airplane, which is
manned by a Russian crew. told
several reporters he invited to go
along: You will see how peaceful
everything Is there"
Earlier In the week. the Pre-
mier's hopes for African solidarity
in support of his Soviet-inspired
charges against Dag Hammarsk-
jold went aglimmering at the
United Nations. In fact, Guinea
was the only African nation which
spoke up for him.
Evening star., 1960-08-28

support of Lumumba require that
the Eisenhower administration
carefully consider any plans for
giving economic assistance to the
Congo, either directly or through
the United Nations. Is Lumumba
another Castro in the making? If
he is, would it make sense to A.
nance him and witness another
bargain basement Russian victory?
Evening star., 1960-08-28
THE NATIONAL SCENE
Results Are Small
In Recessed Session

based upon a more thorough study
of the needs and a more reasoned
realistic appraisal of what the
Government can do about them.
The House approved a conference
report on the bill Friday but the
Senate delayed expected approval
for more talk.
Equally dear to the heart Of
the Democrats presidential nomi-
nee is the minimum wage bill
which bears his name, holsters
his standing with labor (the AFL-
CIO gave him its official indorse-
ment on Friday. By some adroit
maneuvering Senator Kennedy
got the Senate to adopt an in
crease calling for SIPS an hour
instead Of the present 81, and
opposed to the figure of $1.15
approved by the House. Cover
age would be extended to about
4 million additional workers.
The conservative House Rules
Committee allowed the bill to go
to conference on Friday and in
dications were that the going was
not easy. There were reports that
the House conferees were insist
ing upon their bill or nothing.
Speculation was increasing that
no minimum wage bill at all may
be the final outcome. The con-
ferees are due to meet again to-
morrow
Evening star., 1960-08-28

tonnage limit on its warships be
lifted from 5000 to 5000 tons so
that it may build vessels with
nuclear-rocket capability.
Evening star., 1960-08-28

the high Jumper, and Rafer
Johnson, the decathlon record
holder, to pose for pictures with
them.
Evening star., 1960-08-28
Backed Council

Mongi Slim, Tunisia's able
diplomat. along with all the other
non-Communist delegates to the
Security Council, backed the Sec
retary Generals refusal to direct
U. N. troops to crush the seces-
sionists of Congo's Katanga prov
ince. When the African bloc in
the U. N. speaks. 1t is often Mr..
Slim who does the talking.
After the Russians, who had in
troduced an anti-Hammarskjold
resolution to alter the U. N. mis-
sion in the Congo. saw defeat
certain, they backed down and
averted q vote.
Several thousands miles away.
in Leopoldville, there was a re-
action from Lumumba on Mon
day after, it might be noted, he
had conferred with the Soviet
Ambassador to the Congo for three
hours. The Premier was "satis-
fed" with the U. N. action, his
press aide said, because Belgian
troops Will De WlCnoraWn" by
August 20 tomorrow.
This surprisingly derate
statement was taken with a large
grain Of salt by observers in the
Congo. The major expectation
was that after Belgian troops had
been cleared out Of Katanga, the
Premier would demand that U. N.
forces leave. Once the u. N. quit,
the Congolese Army and whatever
African allies Lumumba might be
able to rally would then try to
march into Katanga and finish off
the secessionist government of
Premier Noise Tshombe.
On Friday, this expectation
looked more and more like a sure
thing. The Premier called a news
conference to declare that the
U. N. forces should leave when the
RelgianS leave.
Evening star., 1960-03-06

love them" because they give
cash instead of gifts. l say,
"Give money! The size is
right and so. is the color. And
it can easily be exchanged
anywhere for what the lady
wants."
4 Il Il y
DEAR ABBY: My husband
and I are a nice, clean
couple. We dress well and
can afford to go out once a
week. We've tried desperately
to make friends with couples
our own age, but no matter
how hard we try, nobody
ever invites us back. What's
wrong with us, Abby? Why
can't we make friends?
NO FRIENDS
Perhaps you are trying to
Evening star., 1960-03-06
DEAR ABBY
Can You Top This?
By ABIGAIL VAN BUREN,

). DEAR ABBY: Uncle Sam
Is the master creator Of old
maids. He slaps such a heavy
income tax on bachelors that
they are unable to save
. Enough money to get mar
Fied. The evil influence Of
. This tax situation is Public
Enemy Number One to ro-
(. nance. Can't something be
done to help the poor bach
I. elorP OLD MAID.
= Don't waste any tears on
the poor bachelor" All he
has to do is marry and his
. tax load will be at once
Hghter. Bachelors who pass
; mp dependents because they
BIKE their independence are
the last ones to cry "Uncle!"
1Sam, that isl
* 4 u \
= DEAR ABBY: I used to be
Sentimental and felt terrible
when my husband gave me
BASH instead Of a gift for my
Evening star., 1960-03-06

anniversary, birthday and
Christmas. Most of his gifts
were hopelessly inappropri-
ate and outrageously expen-
sive, but I wouldn't hurt his
feelings by taking them back.
I know he picked out many
gifts at 7 pm. Christmas eve
just to have something to
put under the tree for me.
Thank heavens those days
are gone forever!
After he brought home a
pair Of lounging pajamas for
$40 (and I never loungeD I
had a frank talk with him.
Now he gives me a big kiss
and an envelope with a card
and the cash. It makes so
much more sense and he
doesn't have to endure the
agony Of shopping.
MUCH HAPPIER
III pass on your helpful
experience to wives who
think their husbands "dOnt
Evening star., 1960-03-06

.Mr. and Mrs. Bruce H.
Simmons of PollockSville,
N. c., announce the engage
ment Of their daughter 10
Ann to Mr.. Roger William
Koonce, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur H. Koonce of Hyatts-
vile.
Miss Simmons attended the
University of North Carolina
School of Nursing and will
be graduated in May from
Peace College. Raleigh, N. c.
Mr.. Koonce attends the Uni
Evening star., 1960-03-06

and you'll find people who
will meet you halfway.
What's your problem?
Write to Abby In care OF The
Evening Star. For a personal
reply, iuclose a stamped, SELF
addressed enpeloDe.
Distributed By
McNaught Syndicate, 1nc.)
Evening star., 1960-03-06

cultivate the friendship Of
people with whom you have
nothing in common. Or
possibly you have little to
offer others because your in
terests don't 60 beyond
yourselves. Get busy in some
worthwhile volunteer work
Evening star., 1960-03-06
Miss Simmons Is to Wed

versity Of North Carolina,
where he is majoring in Ra-
dio-TV-Motion Pictures.
A June IL wedding is
planned.
Evening star., 1960-03-06

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ot these MiIer-Low Prices!
, 1960-07-07
Be IT ENACTED BY the Legislature Of the VIRGIN Islands:

BE- IT EIVAIIED Uy Tic ESISIdIuIE OF It VHBHI oIdlUu
SECTION /. In recognition Of over 20 years Of ser
vice to the Government Of the Virgin Islands by the late
Desmond a.. Fabio, former Storekeeper in the Depart
ment Of Public Works, and the fact that had he lived six
teen days longer his surviving widow would have been
entitled to a life annuity, a pension Of F~orty-Five Dollars
($45) per month, is h hereby granted to his widow, Marie H.
Fabio, commencing November |, 1859.
SECTION 2. Funds for the payment Of this pension
shall be appropriated annually to the Pension Fund, The
pension shall be paid by the Commissioner OF Finance
from the Pension Fund in the same manner and form as
other pensions are paid.
SECTION 8 There IS hereby appropriated from the
General Fund to the Pension Fund in the Treasury of the
Virgin Islands the sum of $4,000 for the payment Of the
said nensinn To June 80. 1860.
, 1960-07-07

THURSDAY, JULY Z, 1860
, 1960-07-07
Matching Funds for the Fiscal Year July |, 1859 to
June 80, 1867.

BIZ IT ENACTED BY the Legislature Of the Virgin Islands:
SECTION /. The following sums, or so much there
Of as may be necessary, are hereby appropriated out Of
funds available in the Special Internal Revenue
Matching Fund, created by Subsection % ID "lc) O" OF
the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands, Public Law
517, 83rd Congress, for the Fiscal Year July /, 1859 to
June 80, 1860, and shall remain available until expended
for the projects and purposes herein after expressly
named.
SECTION 2. For all expenses necessary for sur
veys, architectural and engineering services, preparation
Of plans and specifications, inspections, construction, pill
dredging, filling, and the construction of such revet-
or other entertainments as may be necessary, includ-
ilg labor and materials, and for all other expenses neces-
sey and Incidental thereto, for the following projects:
Rehabilitation, reconstruction and extern
sion of the Harry S. Truman Airport $750,000.0O
Rehabilitation, reconstruction, improve
ment, repairs and paving of highways,
roads and streets, Saint Croix:
Christiansted Town .... 100000
highways .............. lOO,OOO 2~OO,UOO.OO
Rehabilitation, reconstruction, improve
ment, repairs and paving Of the following
highways, roads and streets, Saint Tho
mas, in the order Of priority listed:
Domini Gade and Adele Gade
Contant Hill Areas
Skyline Drive
HideaWay Road
Streets : Sugar Estate subdivision
Blackpoint Hill 200, 10000
Total $1,150,000.00
DR.. ANDUZE YEA
Mr.. De LUIGI YEA
MR.. GOMEZ ............s
MR.. GUADALUPE e
Mr.. HODGE .......4.s. E
MIR. LAWAETZ YEA
MR.. MADURO ....s...... E
r MILLIN E
MR.. MOOREHEAD .s.s.....s. e
Mr.. OTTLEY .....3.......s YEA
8I # VA ZDTECT 1852 WI