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Evening star., 1960-05-15

deeper Soviet purpose would be
defeated.
The assumption that despite sur
face appearances. Moscow does
want and perhaps needs an easing
of East-West tensions is not nee
esSarily inconsistent with Mr..
KhruShchev's handling of the
American spy-plane incident. His
ostentatious indignation is merely
part of the bluster process.
Moreover, it is standard pro-
cedure to get tough just before
a major negotiation. If the enemy
can be thrown of balance in
the process. so much the better.
The United States, France and
West Germany had been talking
very tough just before the air
plane f1asco.
The West has, in fact, been
thrown off balance to some ex-
tent. The United States was
badly mousetrapped, and as a
result additional pressure has
been brought to bear on Wash
lngton to prove its pacific in
tent. But this loss of bargaining
position has not visibly altered
Western strategy. The Western
chiefs of state still plan to press
for some formula which would
in effect Shelve Berlin and Ger
many, with no fundamental
change in the status quo, mean
while focusing on disarmament,
notably the banning of nuclear
tests and inspection to bar sur
prise attack.
Khrushchev's Desire
They plan, in short. to sit back
and wait for Mr.. Khrushchev to
come to them.
1t is Mr.. Khrushchev, they
point out, who wants the status
of West Berlin altered. 1t is he
who wants curbS on the rearma-
ment, including the possible
atomic armament, of West Ger
many.
1t is he who wants a test ban,
perhaps to prevent Red China
from becoming an atomic power.
1t is he whose empire is restless.
discontented. 1t is he who wants
a more solid political and eco
nomic base from which to fight
tomorrow's battles for Asia and
Africa.
The West has certain reasons
for wanting a detente, too, but
they are not considered as fun
damental or as impelling, and
they are counterbalanced by Ger
tain advantages to be gained from
continued cold war.
The West-rightly or wrongly
believes it can afford to bide
its time.
Evening star., 1960-09-23
Long Appointed
To Missouri's
Senate Seat

JEFFERSON CITY, Sept. %
P).-Gov. James T. Blair ap-
pointed 1t. Gov. Edward V.
Long of Clarksville to the Sen
ate today succeeding the late
Thomas C. Hennings, jr.
Mr.. Long was nominated by
the Democratic state commit
tee Wednesday to run for the
two years of Senator Hennings'
unexpired term. If elected in
November, today's appointment
would give him seniority over
other new Senators.
Mr.. Long was expected to
resign as Lieutenant Governor
today and Gov. Blair said he
would become Senator i'm
mediately.
A legal question had been
raised whether the new Sena-
tor would have to be sworn in
when the new Senate convenes
next January. But Gov. Blair
said that would not be neces-
Sary.
HE becomes the Senator as
soon as I appoint him." the
Governor said.
The Democratic state COM
mittee gave former President
Truman a slap in nominal
ing Mr.. Long. Representative
Charles Brown of Springfield
who received Mr.. Truman's in
dorsement, was showed under
by a 30-14 vote.
Evening star., 1960-09-23
The Words of Gr0mykO
Washington Prices Hit
All I-TimeHighinAugus

The August consumer price
index for Washington of 1882
is the highest in history.
This was announced today by
the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
1t declared it was "at an all
time high" for all items.
Washington food prices fell
OF per cent between July and
August while the national con-
sumner price index held steady,
the bureau announced also.
The food drop here was due
primarily to the substantial
decline in prices of fresh fruits
and vegetables, although the
dairy products index fell almost
l per cent.
The Labor Department bu-
reau pointed out that consumer
prices in Washington increased
OIL per cent-a half of the rise
in the national average-be-
tween May and August. Small
increases in a wide variety of
goods and services outweighed
a substantial drop in prices of
fresh vegetables and smaller
declines in some elements of
housing, transportation and ap-
parel here, the department said.
Retail food prices fell 0.2 per
cent between May and August.
The national picture was pre-
Evening star., 1960-09-23

sented at a press conference
held at the department by
Commissioner Evan Clague of
the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
This showed the August con-
sumer price index was at the
July level of 1865, using 1947-
49 as 100. This is IA per cent
above a year ago.
Price reductions from July
to August for food, house fur
nishingS and new cars, were
balanced by increases, most of
them small, for almost all other
kinds of commodities and serv-
ices" Cr. Clague said" The
most significant price increases
in August we're for gasoline,
home ownership costs and ap-
parel."
Mr.. Clague said that the
wages of about 10000 en-
ployeS are subject to review on
the basis of the August national
consumer index. He explained
that some of these workers are
just catching up with the cost
of living and that about 10000
will receive raises. He added
that about $4,000 workers,
mostly employed by aircraft
companies. will receive a l.
cent-an-hour increase under a
quarterly adjustment.
Evening star., 1960-09-23
Couple Shot by Guard
In Pentogon Knife Fray

A Pentagon employe and her
estranged husband were shot
today by guard who sought to
break up a domestic fight on
the fifth floor of the huge De-
fense Department building.
astoria w. (Jake) Nelson, %.
was shot in the abdomen after
he attacked his wife, Barbara
S. Nelson, 26, with an 8-inch
knife, police said.
Mrs. Nelson was accidentally
hit by a bullet which inflicted
a flesh wound in the left arm.
She was slashed on the right
hand by the knife. The Nelson's
were taken to George Wash
ington Hospital, the husband
for removal of the bullet.
Pentagon officials said Mel
son called to his wife from the
buildings ninth corridor near
B ring about $3.50 am, order
ing her to come out of her
office.
Mrs. Nelson said she was
aware Nelson was carrying the
knife, and moved quickly as she
Evening star., 1960-09-23

could toward a nearby guard
post.
She caught the attention of
Pvt. Patrick F. Downey, 48, a
General Services Administra-
ton guard, of 412 Prince street,
Alexandria. Pvt. Downey was
about to intervene when Nelson
struck with the knife, police
said.
The guard then scuffled with
Nelson and, in the melee, fired
three times, according to Mrs.
Nelson.
Since their separation last
July, Nelson has lived in the
200 block of Bryant street NV,
and Mrs. Nelson in the 5000
block of North Capitol street.
They were married about 10
years ago and have a daugh-
ter, Lydia, 8.
Nelson's mother, Mrs. Elnora
F. Nelson, said her son was ad-
mitted to District General Hos
pital recently for observation.
Nelson is employed as a painter.
Mrs. Nelson is a clerk in the
Air Forces Office of Manpower
and Organization.
Evening star., 1960-09-23
Aircraft WATCHING
Storm Off Florida

MIAMI, Fla, Sept. 90 (AP) q.
Hurricane hunter aircraft
buzzed over the Florida Straits
today, probing a low-pressure
area that was flooding South
Florida with rain and threat
ening to develop into a tropical
storm.
Florida had nothing to fear
except for the rain, but that
was enough to bring new mis-
cry to the Florida Keys, where
residents have been struggling
to clean up the devastation left
by Hurricane Donna. Marathon
was deluged by 8 inches in 10
hours.
Chief Storm Forecaster Cor
don Dunn said that If a trop-
ical storm or a hurricane de-
velops it will not happen until
the disturbance has moved over
Florida and intos the Atlantic
Ocean.
Planes that flew into the
straits this morning found an
apparent circulation of winds
but the top velocity has reached
only about 26 miles an hour.
Evening star., 1960-09-23
Nusser and Frunco
Embrace in Madrid

MADRID, Spain, Sept. %
(AP).-Gen.' Francisco Franco
and President Canal Abdel
Nasser of the United Arab Re-
public embraced warmly at
Barajas Airport today when the
Egyptian leader made an hours
stop on his way to the United
Nations General Assembly.
The two leaders had a private
talk while Mr.. NasSer's big jet
was being refuelled.
Evening star., 1960-09-23

ern and Mountain States. To-
night Senator Kennedy ad-
dresses a Democratic rally in
the Mormon Tabernacle in
Salt Lake City, then flies to
Chicago to begin preparations
for Monday evenings televised
debate with Mr.. Nixon.
Flies Back to Cheyenne
Bad weather forced Senator
Kennedy to fly into Denver last
night, rather than to stay over
night in Cheyenne, Wyo., as
he had planned. But he few
back to Cheyenne this morning
to promise at a>rally that he
would promote IAN entire new
concept of resource develop
ment which will treat the whole
Great Plains area as a single
unit"
In his Denver speech, the
Democratic nominee dealt
point-by-point with the criti-
cisms Mr.. Nixon has been heap
ing on him.
There are those" he de-
See KENNEDY, Page A-4
Evening star., 1960-09-23
BY GEORGE WILSON
Star Stan Writer

The District Building and
Capitol Hill are at loggerheads
over where the central leg of
the Washington inner Loop
should cross the Mall.
District Highway Director
Harold L. Aitken today told the
Urban Renewal Council, a citi-
zenS advisory group. that the
Standoff between his depart
ment and the Architect of the
Capitol. George ]. Stewart, was
the biggest single roadblock to
plotting the route of the CEN
tral leg.
The central leg of the Inner
Loop would take traffic north
and south across Washington
between the new Southwest
freeway and the north leg of
the loop, interSecting that part
of the expressway near Florida
avenue, Third and Fourth
streets NV.
Ramps at Issue
Mr.. Aitken said the issue was
how close to the Capitol the
access ramps to the Inner Loop
should be placed. The Inner
Loop would run under the Mall,
but the ramps themselves will
be visible.
II believe Capitol Hill and its
environS are of such impor-
tapce," Mr.. Aitken said, that
we should provide reasonably
good and direct access to it,"
For example, Mr. Aitken said
traffic should be able to move
directly from the Health, Ed
ucation and Welfare Building
at Third street S.W. and indie
pendence avenue to the inner
loop ramp. This might mean
Evening star., 1960-09-23
Inner Loop Tangled
Over Capitol Access

he said, an access ramp at
the foot of Capitol Hill on
independence avenue.
The highway director en-
phasized that the ramps them
selves would not be upsightly
affairs. There would be maxi
mum use of grass strips and
special care in making taste
full signs, he said.
Money Problem
Another difficulty in getting
the central leg located, Mr..
Aitken said, was shortage of
money. Il have been reluctant
to tie down its location until
we had money to purchase the
right-of-way," he said.
But the highway director
said "the major problem is
that we have not been able to
resolve our differences with
the architect of the Capitol. u
Mr.. Aitken said he would con-
tinue meetings with Mr.. Stew
art in homes of breaking the
stalemate.
The Urban Renewal Council,
in a resolution adopted at its
last meeting, urged the High
way Department to pin down
the route of the central leg Sc
urban renewal officials would
know how to proceed on their
Northwest project.
Mr.. Aitken said he was
1eaning" toward a route
roughly along Third street, go
ing under the Mall near the
Botanic Garden. This appar-
emily is too close to the Capitol
for Mr.. Stewards comfort, al
though Mr.. Aitken did not say
that specifically. Mr.. Stewart
could not be reached for COM
ment.
! The council urged the High
way Department to consider
putting the central leg Of the
innerloop along New Jersey
avenue. Mr.. Aitken said he hac
not discounted that possibility
altogether, but felt New Jersey
avenue did not provide enough
right-of-way
Evening star., 1960-09-23
Bid Awaited
ByKhrushehev
Moy See President
If U. S. Acts First

NEW YORK, Sept. % (AP).-
Soviet Premier Khrushchev
hints he would be receptive to
an invitation for a personal
conference with President Eli
Senhower-but the President or
SOMEONE else will have to take
the lead.
Mr.. KhruShchev was asked
by a reporter last night whether
he would see the President if
IAN intermediary were to be so
bold as to ask or take the
initiative for a meeting"
Replied the Premier:
When there will be boldness
or initiative there will be a
reply. I cannot take the re-
sponsibility myself"
Eisenhower aides said yester-
day the President has no plans
for a face-to-face conference
with Mr.. Khrushchev.
Sought Apology
On previous occasions, Mr..
Khrushchev indicated he
wouldn't meet Mr.. Eisenhower
unless the President apologiZed
for the U-2 spy plane incident.
Francis Gary Powers, the
American pilot, recently re-
ceived a Russian prison sem
tence on spy charges after his
U-2 plane was downed in
Russia.
On the other hand, Mr.,
Eisenhower has indicated he
wouldn't talk with Mr.. Khru-
shchev until Russia releases
two other American flyers
whose RB-47 reconnaissance
| plane was shot down in the
Archangel area in July.
Referring to Mr.. EiSenhower'S
address to the United Nations
General Assembly yesterday
Mr.. Khrushchev asserted:
THE President must have
been ashamed of the U-2 in
cident since he did not men,
ton it. He only saw flt tc
mention the RB-47."
Mr.. Khrushchev made his
comments as he attended a
Hotel Plaza dinner given by the
Togo delegation to the United
Nations.
Sees Nothing New
He said he didn't think there
was anything very new in Mr.
Eisenhower's proposals for aio
to Africa through the U. N
He was asked if he thought il
was a good idea.
"It has both good and bac
aspects" said the Premier.
Mr.. Khrushchev was ques-
toned concerning his reaction
to booing he has received ir
New York.
II am a statesman and I am
not afraid of it" he responded
Il was in the civil war Tin Rus.
sia) for three years at the
front and that was booing-
real booing."
AS for relations between thu
great powers, Mr.. KhrushcheN
said:
"There must be confidence
among us. The world cannot
go on this way. The alterna.
tive is war, and only a lunatiC
would start war"
Evening star., 1960-09-23

the backs of a few new nations
in the U. N. delegates lounge
last Tuesday night and yes
terday overwhelmed the Re-
public of Togo at what started
cut to be a quiet little recep-
ton at the Plaza Hotel.
The most conspicuous-and
dubious-ally he mas made In
his race for world leadership
is Fidel Castro of Cuba, whom
he is pushing as the favorite
son of this continent.
The satellites he always has
with him.
Mr.. Khrushchev's first semi
whistle stop appearance was
from a Park avenue balcony.
This shirtsleeved manifestation
had a fiery if not exactly folksy
tone.
But today, at his first big
moment before the convention,
so to speak, the prevailing no.
ton Mr.. Khrushchev left after
the first hour of harangue was
that he badly needs a new
Speech-writer.
Soviet oratory is seldom an
esthetic experience, and even
the dynamic bulk of the chair
man could not give new life to
old cliches so familiar to U. N.
audiences from lesser Soviet
mouthpieces.
The Words of GrOmykO
Mr.. Khrushchev got a nice
little sendoff from the satel-
lites as he swung up the aisle
to the marble podium where
President Eisenhower spoke
yesterday. He made a stiff little
bow to the officials, put on his
old fashioned steel trimmed
spectacles and was Immediately
Evening star., 1960-09-23

in orbit on an old track. The
voice speaking of the "perfidy'
of the U-2 incident was the
voice of Khrushchev but the
words of Andrei Gromyko.
Mr.. Khrushchev's platform is
anti-colonialism.
AS Western orators are
against sin, he is against the
oppression of peoples, After 20
minutes of invective against
the piracy" practiced by the
United States he was thirsty
and slipped appreciatively from
Ia glass of what he told his
viewers was excellent Soviet
water" which he recommended
to all.
HammarskjOld ImpaSSive
He praised "courageo
Cuba" damned Secretary Gen
eral Hammarskjold for his "un-
seemly work in the Congo" MI
Hammarskjold, who has also
had to deal with the housing
problems of Mr.. Khrushchev's
friend Dr.. Castro this week, sat
impassively through the attack
BY l pm, when Mr.. Khru-
shchev was back in the days
of czarist oppression in Russia
the delegates were both bored
and relaxed. They were chat
ting as unconcernedly as il
the voice booming through the
public address system belonged
to some small nation with some
small grievance.
Mr.. Khrushchev's belligerant
call for peace had put them tc
sleep, and the campaign began
so auspiciously in the lounges
had ground to a dead halt or
the floor.
Evening star., 1960-09-23
GLOBAL WHISTLE-STOPPER
Khrushchev in Orbit
On an Old Track
BY MARY McGRORY
Star stan Writer

UNITED NATIONS, NJ V Sept. 23.-The general i'm.
preston of Nikita S. Khrushchev campagner is that
what he picks up in the back he may lose the
platform.
The stubby Soviet Premier has been poltcking like
presidential candidate his arrival Monday He slapped
Evening star., 1960-09-23
Menuhin in Movie

BERLIN, Sept. % (AP).-vi-
oliniSt Yehudi Menuhin has
signed to play with the Berlin
Philharmonic and speak some
lines in a German movie CO.
starring the German actress
Sabine Sinjen.
Evening star., 1960-09-23
Hanrlarskjo|d
FiriingUrgedby
Soviet Premier
New Headquarters
Outside of U. S.
Also Proposed
BY EARL H. VOSS
Star Stan Writer

UNITED NATIONS, N. Y,
Sept. 23.-Soviet Premier Khru-
shchev today called for a sweep
ing shakeup of the United Ma
tlons. including the ousting of
Secretary General Dag Ham
marskjold and possibly the re-
moval of U. N. headquarters
from the United States.
The Communist leader made
the proposal in a speech before
Partial Text Of Khrushehev Speech.
Poee A-l0
the U. N. General Assembly in
which he also proposed a re-
furbiShed disarmament plan,
attacked American intelligence
activities with a warning that
they could lead to World War
III and denounced "colonialiSm"
by the Western powers.
Urges 3-Man Setup
The Soviet leader demanded
the immediate replacement of
Mr.. Hammarskjold with a
three-man collective execu-
tive" representing the West,
socialists states, and neutrals.
He suggested that perhaps
the United States should be
relieved Of its burden of play
ing host to the United Nations
headquarters, and mentioned
Switzerland, Austria, or the
Soviet Union, as possible sites
for the new headquarters.
Mr.. Khrushchev chided
President Eisenhower for not
mentioning the U-2 spy plane
incident in his General As
sembly speech yesterday, and
warned darkly of possible
rocket retaliation if another
plane is found over the Soviet
Union.
And he called on the U. N.
Ito undertake prompt action
toward the complete elimina-
ton of the colonial regime in
all its forms and manifesto
tions."
Wants Full Freedom
In a declaration accompany
ing his speech he demanded
immediate and complete indie
pendence for all colonial coun-
tries, trusteeship territories,
and other "non-self governing"
territories.
If the colonial powers do not
heed the voice of reason" and
continue to hold colonies Sin
subjugation," those who are
fighting for their independence
should be given moral, mate
rial, and other assistance.
Referring to the General
Assembly'S emergsncy special
session rebuff to Soviet policies
in the Congo, Mr.. Khrushchev
called it a "Pyrrhic victory"
because it had helped Ito re-
move the scales from the eyes
from the colonial peoples" to
see the insincereity of colo
nialist powers.
Patrice Lumumba, the ousted
Congolese Premier, he said, sis,
certainly, no Communist, but he
is a patriot of his country and
honestly serves his own people
in their struggle for Liberation
from the colonial yoke"
Speaking of the U-2 and RIB
See KHRUSHCHEv, Page A-1O
Evening star., 1960-09-23


African problem which can be
solved by Africans only" the
golden-robed Nkrumah told the
General Assembly in a fiery
speech.
And he warned the delegates
that "the crisis in the Congo
must be arrested now before
it sparks off another world
conflagration."
Mr.. Nkrumah said the free
African states, especially those
whose contributions in men
and material make the United
Nations effort in the Congo
possible" should place their
forces under a unified African
command with responsibility
to the Security Council"
FavOrs Lumumba
Mr.. Nkrumah emphasized
that the international force
must work "in cooperation
with the legitimate government
of the republic" He left no
doubt that he considers Patrice
Lumuba, who has been in and
out of power as prime minis
ter, as representing legitimate
authority in the Congo.
A United Nations military
command made up entirely of
independent African contin-
gents should be substituted for
the present U. N. force in the
area and be given clear, posi-
tive directions to support the
legitimate government" Mr..
Nkrumah said.
"All private armies. includ-
ing the Belgian-officered forces
in Katanga. should be dis.
armed forthwith" he con-
tinued.
On other matters, Mr..
Nkrumah called for the big
atomic-armed powers to give
UP their bases in Africa as a
start toward their efforts to
bring about nuclear disarma-
ment.
Algeria, China Backed
African states should avoid
military alliances with these
powers, he said.
Mr.. Nkrumah also called for
self determination for French
ruled Algeria, admission of
Communist China to the
United Nations, and the aboli-
tion of the mandate over
Southwest Africa held by the
Union of South Africa. In
stead, the mandate should be
vested in the United Nations
and administered by a COM
mittee of independent African
states, he said.
Evening star., 1960-09-23
OTHER STORIES
ON u. N. SESSION

Khrushehev to ReIox on LoHs Island
Estote. Poge AS
Results Of U. N. Visit Pleasing TO
President. Poee Alb
Guests at Castro Porty Yield Two
Knives and Gun. Pose A-8
European Views Very on Eisenhower
Talk. Poge ALI
Rebuff Of Red China Expected on
U. N. Seat. Pose 40
Evening star., 1960-09-23
Khrushchev Asks u. N Shokeup
Kennedy Says Nixon
breaches Complocency
Senator Willing to Let Issue
Of U. S. Strength Decide Election
By DAVID S. BRODER
Star Stan Writer

DENVER, Sept Ex-senator Kennedy today lashed back
at Vice President Nixon accusing him of being naive preach
ing complacency and selling America short.
He did not mention his presidential rival by in
the text of speech prepared for midday rally here But
he pnponed his target by suddng his address with the
Evening star., 1960-09-23

Lodge StumpS In Ohio After Indlono
Mishop. Pase AS
be put aside in solving the
problem of declining agricul-
tural prices.
The Republican presidential
candidate called for an ef-
fective system" Of price sup
ports with tighter acreage
controls and a Substantial
expansion" of the Soil Bank
program.
He unveiled a 6-point pro-
gram which he called Opera
tion Safeguard" in a speech
prepared for delivery before the
National Flowing Contest at
Sioux Falls, S. OAK, this after
noon, but failed to mention any
specific level of price supports.
I'd Enstallment
The plan is the second in
stallment of the Vice Presi-
dents farm program which he
hopes will pull back into the
Republican fold many of the
country's farmers dissatisfied
with Secretary of Agriculture
Benson's policies.
AS the first part of his pro-
gram, which he called Opera
ton Consume" Mr.. Nixon out
lined last week a plan to dis
pose Of farm surpluses over a
four-year period at a cost esti-
mated to run between $500 mil
lion and 81 billion.
Senator Kennedy, the Dem
ocratic nominee, appeared at
the plowing contest yesterday
and called for full parity of
income" under supply controls.
In offering his program, Mr..
Nixon criticized petty politics
and "short-run considerations
Of cost" in solving the problem.
Let us resolve" he said, Ito
free our mind from fixations
upon any pet figures. any pet
formulas, any slogans and
See NIXON, Page A-4
Evening star., 1960-09-23
Nixon Offers
Broader Plan
For Farm Aid
Support Program
Goes Beyond
Administrations
By CECIL HOLLAND
Star Staff Writer

EN- ROUTE WITH NIXON,
Sept. 23.-Vice President Nixon
proposed today a new farm
price-support program going
beyond what the Eisenhower
administration has offered.
At the same time, he said
"self serving politiking" must
Evening star., 1960-09-23
PRESIDENTS CUP
REGATTA RESUMES

SAILS WILL BILLoW on the Po-
tomoe over the week end os boots
Of dozen closes compete in the
18th Presidents Cup Resotto. For
O rundown Of this exciting noutieoI
event read Outdoor Editor Charles
coveIIs article todoy on Pose c-5.
Evening star., 1960-09-23

U. N. Gives Its Forces Freer Hand
in Congo. Pose Ali
Picture on Pose A-l0