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Evening star., 1961-05-06
3,0O0-MiIe Slip
Lands z in D. C..

Two farm hands from Mon
terrey, Mexico, yesterday
learned a little bit about
American geography-the hard
way.
The pair left their homes
with bus tickets, $50 in cash,
and a bag of sandwiches to ac-
cept an offer of farm jobs in
Washington" -Four days and
5000 bus miles later they ar
rived in the Greyhound Bus
terminal here, only to discover
they wanted to go to Moses
Lake, in the State of Washing
ton, another 1000 miles away.
Officials Of the Mexicanp EN- :
baSsy came to the aid of the
men-neither of whom speaks
English-arranging for them
to sleep at the YMCA, and for
their prospective employer to
advance them enough money
to make the long trip to the
west coast.
Evening star., 1961-05-06
Larger Space Effort
Pledged by Kennedy

tional forces at the present
time" he said.
In other highlights of thu
news conference
/. The President said use o.
American troops and othel
steps in Wet Nam are undel
consideration to prevent Com
munist domination Of thai
Southeast Asian country. A
final decision. he added, vii
await consultation with the
Vietnamese government.
2. Mr.. Kennedy, who con.
ferred Just before his new.
conference with DR.. Miro Car.
dona. chairman Of the Cubar
Revolutionary Council, EN-.
phasized that the Government
has no plans to train Cuban
exileS in this or any other
country at this time.
Embargo Studied
3. He said he and the Ma
tional Security Council are
considering carefully all the
implications" Of a total en-
barge on trade with Cuba. Only
food and medical supplies are
being sent to Cuba now, he
pointed out.
4. The President announced
he had instructed American
representatives to seek a July
Is meeting Of the Inter-
American Economic and So
cial Council for the purpose
of initiating realistic eco
nomic development of the
Americas"
5. Mr.. Kennedy said he had
asked Arthur H. Dean, chief
American negotiator, to press
for "a reliable and workable
agreement at the nuclear test
ing ban talks in Geneva. Mr.,
Dean, who returned to the con-
ference yesterday, has been in
Structed, the President said, to
report to him within a reason
able time on the prospects for
a constructive outcome.
Mr.. Kennedy commented
about reports that he was pre-
pared to send American forces
there, II necessary, to block
Communist inroads.
Troops Still Weighed
I'VE have had a group work
ing in the Government and we
have the National Security
Council meeting about the
problem which are faced in
Wet Nam by the guerillas and
the harrage which the present
government is being subjected
to-" the President said. THE
problem of troops :. is q
matter still under considera-
ton"
This Is one of the matters
which Vice President johnson
will deal with on his Far East
ern trip next week, the PreSi-
dent said.
The presence Of DR.. Cardona
at the White House was re-
vealed after the news confer
ence in a brief statement which
said:
"Dr. Cardona and the Presi-
dent discussed ways Of assist
ing the Cuban refugees and
exiles now in this country"
The President. the statement
added, arranged for the Cuban
Evening star., 1961-05-06
BY CECIL HOLLAND
star staff Writer

star STAFF Writer
President Kennedy has fol-
lowed up Americas first
manned space flight with a
pledge for "a substantially
larger effort" in this field.
While elated with the sue
cessful flight Of Astronaut Alan
B. Shepard, jr., the President
made it clear at a news confer
ence yesterday he has no in
tention of resting on this ac-
compl:shment.
I'VE have a long way to go in
the field Of space" he said.
1--WE are behind. But we are
working hard and we are going
to increase our effort"
The President said he would
ask Congress for additional
funds which he said he hoped
would have "a beneficial effect"
on the space program.
Mr.. Kennedy emphasized that
the American system of things
space flight failures as we'll as
successes will be fully pub
licized. He was asked If he
was satisfied with the coverage
given the space shot and if it
had not been successful, would
we be back in the orphanage?"
The President said that if
! it had failed lit would be a
very difficult time for NASA
and for us all"
What I think Is somewhat
unfair is when press men them
selves. or editorial writer's
criticize NASA for attempting
a big buildup with all of the
implications 1t would have to
our prestige and standing If
there is a failure" Mr.. Ken
nedy added. I'VE are not re-
sponsible, at least we are max
ing every effort not to be re-
sponsible, for encouraging a
press concentration on this
event, because quite obviously
if we fail we are Inundated
here and around the world"
The President emphasized,
however, that If a newspaper
man asks to cover such an
event then he can do so in a
free society. $50 I think every
body ought to understand that
we are not going to do what
the Russians did, of just being
secretive and hailing our sue
cesses," Mr.. Kennedy contin-
ued.
IF they like that system,
they have to take it all, which
means that you don't get any,
thing in the paper except what
the government wants.
But If you don't like that
system, and I don't, then you
have to take these risks. We
recognize that our failures are
going to be publicized and SO
are our successes and there
isn't anything that anyone can
do about it or should"
Greater Effort Elsewhere
The President, hit by the
Cuban debacle and deteriorat-
ing conditions in Communist
pressed Laos, also told his news
conference "a larger effort" will
be required in other areas of
the national security and sug-
geStions on these will be forth
coming ON there by the end of
the month.
I'VE are making a study of
what greater effort should be
made in the field of conven-
Evening star., 1961-05-06

leader to discuss these prob
lens with Health, Education
and Welfare Secretary Ribi-
coff.
The President refused to in
dicate when there would be a
decision on a total embargo
on trade with Fidel Castro's
regime. Asked If it was immi-
nent, he merely replied That
will be considered carefully"
Voluntary Efforts
The President, in response to
another question, spelled out in
some detail what he thinks the
country must do to meet the
Communist challenge. In addi-
ton to q larger effort in the
national security field, Mr..
Kennedy said much could be
accomplished by voluntary ef-
forts.
In this connection, he said
he had asked Secretary of La
Dor Goldberg to work closely
with Senator Mcclellan and
his investigating committee to
seek "a responsible consistent
effort by labor and manage
ment" in missile production.
He also said he hoped the
conference Of labor and man
agement leaders might come to
some conclusions on the prob
lens Of price and wages which
affect balance of payments and
also on the problems of auto
nation.
The President emphasized
that when he has spoken in
the past about the peoples un-
willingness to do what must be
done he was referring not only
to this country but the whole
free world. There must be
more than payment of taxes
and acceptance Of military
obligation, Mr.. Kennedy said.
Not Embarrassed
The President said he had
not been embarrassed and did
not consider the Government
had been harmed in its foreign
relations by statements by Sen
ator Fulbright, Democrat of
Arkansas. critical of some of
the administrations actions.
AS chairman Of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee,
Senator Fulbright Should say
what he thinks" the President
remarked, pointing out that he
had talked with the Senator
several times in the last few
weeks.
IF he has indicated dis
agreement on occasions" the
President added, "he has in
dicated general support on a.
good many other occasions,
although that has not become
as newSworthy."
Evening star., 1961-05-06
z Builders Fined
On SofetyCounts

TWO building contractors
were fined in Municipal Court
yesterday on charges of violat-
ing safety regulations on con-
struction projects at the Dis
trict's new incinerator and at
the new Arena Stage.
Merando, Inc, prime con-
tractor for the $2.2 million city
lncinerator at Hawaii avenue
and Fort Totten drive NE.
was fined a total of $3.50 on six
charges.
Maurice A. Guervitz, at
torney for the firm, which has
headquarters at 4098 Minnesota
avenue NE. pleaded nolo con-
tendere (no contest) to tn e
charges.
John Tester & Son, Inc,
contractors for the new Arena
Stage, at Sixth and Lincoln
streets S.W., was fined $lOO.
The Clinton (Md.) firm,
through attorney w. Cameron
Burton, also pleaded nolo con-
tendere to the charge.
Evening star., 1961-05-06

the light touch. So was the
vigorous saving with the right
hand for punctuation. Instead,
he constantly rearranged the
papers on the lectern before
him. 1t was as If, discouraged
about an untidy world, he
wanted at least to make order
in.hiS immediate vicinity.
There was none of the de-
fiance he breathed to the Sovi-
cts on this hemisphere in his
first post-invasion speech. There
was only a rueful hint Of the
critical attitude toward the
press he took in an address a
week ago.
Even the mention of the
successful space shot did not
perceptibly lift his spirits. In
vited to jubilate, he gave a
reply which began with a ref
erence to the Soviet space man
Yuri Gagarin and his demon
stration of courage" and ended
with a sober reminder that we
have a long way to 60 in the
field Of Space-that we are be-
hind.
He was asked if the Govern
Evening star., 1961-05-06
KennedyAsks
Understanding
In Ticket Sale

President Kennedy expects
his cabinet officers and other
administration officials to make
sure there is no misunderstand-
ings when it comes to disposing
of tickets for $100-a-plate Dem
ocratic fund-raising dinners.
He set forth his position at
his news conference yesterday
when asked about a situation
involving Secretary of the In
terror Udall and the Solicita-
ton by one Of the Secretary'S
friends of members of the oil
and gas industry for contribu-
tions to a forthcoming Demo-
cratic dinner.
The President, who revealed
that he had talked with Mr..
Udall about the matter. said he
believed from what he had read
and what Mr.. Udall had told
him that the Secretary tried
to have the letters of solicita-
tion recalled.
II made it clear in the cam
paign, and I make it clear
again." the President said,
that no one should contribute
to any campaign fund under
the expectation that it will do
them the slightest bit of good
and they should not stay home
from a campaign dinner
under the slightest expectation
that it will do them a disserv-
ice.
Il am satisfied that is Mr..
Udall's view, from my knowl-
edge of him. But I do think
that every member Of the cabi-
net, every member Of this ad-
ministration, should bend over
backward to make sure that
there are no misunderstanding
Of that kind that could have
arisen from the incident.
Secretary Udall understands
that. I hope everybody else
does"
One way to prevent embar-
RAISING situations such as Mr..
Udall experienced, the Presi-
dent said, would be to work out
some other way Of raising cam
paign funds. He said he would
support strongly a move to
have presidential campaigns
financed by the national Gov
ernment.
Evening star., 1961-05-06

ment is going to train any
more Cuban exiles. and he
looked as if he had lost his
last friend. He said we are not.
There are, of course, Cubans
in this country who have the
opportunitN to serve in the
armed forces of the United
States" he added, as If wishing
to leave no doubt about any
detail in that sphere any more.
No Blast at'Criticism
The next question did not
cheer. Is he embarrassed" or
has the Government been
harmed" by Senator Full
bright's criticism of our for
eign policy.
The President said somberly
that the Senator is a valuable
citizen" whose counsel is USE
full and who should say what
he thinks.
A query about the "embar-
rassment" Of Interior Secretary
Stewart Udall in the matter of
Democratic dinner tickets con-
Evening star., 1961-05-06

Russians, but rather, our own
unwillingneSs to do what must
be done.
Could you clarity for us your
thinking on that and indicate
some field in which the Ameri-
can people have not done what
their Governmental leaders
asked?
A. Well the latter is not cor
rect. I said our" not to make
a distinction between the Gov
ernment and the people. I was
talking about the common
problems of our free society
I do wish that some of the
speeches I give would get as
much attention as the speeches
which I do not give.
do think there are a num-
ber of things that can usefully
be done. We are going to re-
quire a larger effort in space
We are going to require a larg-
er effort in other areas of the
national security and we will
be making our suggestions to
the Congress.
I will say that this is q free
society and 1t is mott really
requires a good deal of volun-
tary effort. On the matter Of
space. I have asked Secretary
Goldberg to cooperate closely
with Secretary-with Senator
Mcclellan to see If we can gel
a responsible, consistent effort
by labor and management In
the field Of production Of oul
missile program.
Can Help in. All Fields
What is true there is true oi
other programs essential to oul
national defense. We have Q
meeting at the White House
under the leadership Of Secre.
tary Goldberg and Secretary
Hodges. a panel composed oi
the leading business and labor
leaders Of this country and
public members, to see II We
can persuade labor and man.
agement to come to useful ma.
tional conclusions on the prob.
lens Of price. wages, which viii
affect our balance Of payments
and also address themselves tc
the problems Of automMtion.
The Federal Government
cannot compel that. All WI
can do is indicate the need
We are asking the people oi
this country to spend q gooC
deal Of money on mutual secu.
rity and foreign assistance
which Is not q popular program
but which I believe to be essen.
tial. We have asked the peo.
pie to support a greater effort
both Of the national Govern
ment and in their own commu.
mites. to improve education
We are asking the people o.
this country to try. regardless
Of their own personal views
to reach-to come closer to thl
constitutional concept Of equal
Iity Of opportunity for al
Evening star., 1961-05-06

Americans, regardless of their
race or creed.
@. Mr.. President, there have
been reports that you would be
prepared to send American
forces into South Wet Nam If
that became necessary to pre-
vent Communist domination OF
that country. Could you tell
us whether that is correct, and
also anything else that you
have regarding plans for that
country?
A. Well, we have had a group
working in the Government
and we have had the Security
Council meetings about the
problems which are faced in
Wet Nam by the guerrillas and
the barrage which the present
government is being subjected
to. The problem of troops is q
matter-and the matter oi
what we are going to do to as
sist Wet Nam obtain its inde.
pendence-is q matter still un.
der consideration. There are
a good many which ! think car
most usefully wait until We
have had consultations with thu
government, which up to the
present time-which would bC
one Of the matters which Vice
President johnson will dea
with, the problem Of consulta.
tions with the government oi
Wet Nam as to what further
steps could most usefully bt
taken.
No Training Of Exiles
Q. Mr.. President, it is an.
ticipated that the United State.
will continue to train and arm
the Cuban exiles in this coun.
try or elsewhere, or will thai
operation be diSbanded?
A. We have no plans to trair
Cuban exiles, as a Cuban forct
in this country, or in any othel
country, at this time. Their
are, Of course, Cubans who livC
in this country who have thu
opportunity to serve in thu
armed forces of the United
States, but If your question
means are we planning now tC
train a Cuban force, as 1 un.
derstand your question, we arr
not now training and are no
now planning to train a Cubar
force Of the kind that you
question would suggest.
No Criticism Of Fulbright
@. Mr.. President, are you EN-
barraSSed or Is the Government
harmed IN any way by tn
rather frank statements Sena
tor Fulbright has made OF
foreign policy?
A. No, Senator Fulbrigh
and I spent an hour togethel
last evening, and I have talkeC
to Senator Fulbright, I think
at least on five different oc'
casions in the last five or SiS
weeks, and I expect to con
tinue to confer with him. H,
is chairman Of the Senate For
Evening star., 1961-05-06

FOLLOWING is a partial tert
OF President Kennedy's neDs
conference yesterday:
THE PRESIDENT i have
several announcements to make.
This week Ambassador Arthur
H. Dean has reported to me
upon the status of the nu-
clear test ban conference at
Geneva.
The Soviet proposal calls for
a three man administrative
council! to direct inspection op-
erations and other activities of
the control arrangements.
In earlier negotiations before
this session in Geneva, it had
been agreed that the inspection
would be headed by a single
administrator, operating within
a mandate clearly defined in
the treaty. The Soviet Union
would substitute a directorate,
representing the Communist
bloc, the Western nations, and
uncommitted countries. Each
member Of this triumvirate
would have to agree with every
other member before any action
could be taken: even relatively
detailed elements Of the inspec-
ton system would be subject
to a veto or a debating delay,
We recognize that the Soviet
Union put forward its PROPOSE
ton before it had considered
our new proposals. It is now
considering our draft treaty,
and we hope it will do so in a
positive manner, as Of course
we are most anxious to secure
an agreement in this vital area,
a responsible and effective
agreement. E.
Secondly, I have asked Vice
President johnson to undertake
a special fact-finding mission
to Asia.
Pushing Space Efforts
@. Mr.. President. you said
earlier today that today's space
flight should provide incentive
to everyone in our Nation con-
cerned with this program to
redouble their efforts in this
vital field.
Do you have any specific
proposals as to how these
efforts should be redoubled
and would you want more
money for space now than you
have already asked from Con-
gresS?
A. The answer to the question
is yes, we are going to send
an additional request for ap-
preparations for space. which
hope will have a beneficial ef.
feet on the program. We are
going to make a substantially
larger effort in space.
How All Can Help
@. Mr.. President, in thu
speech prepared for delivery ir
Chicago last Friday which yol
did not read. you said that thC
principal adversary was not thI
Evening star., 1961-05-06
PRESIDENT PREOCCUPIED
Light Touch Missing
At Kennedy PorIey
BY MARY McGRORY
Star staff Writer

The President said he is not pessimist but said it
with doleful air.
He having his first nohodsbarred press
since the disaster in Cuba He seemed peoccuped the
point of melancholy.
The wonted visible zest for office was missing So was
Evening star., 1961-05-06

Showers and thundershOwers predicted tonight in the South At
lanc States Northern Plains Upper Middle Mississippi Valley
Ohio and Valley Western Gulf
fues the higher expected for the Northern and
Pacific
pected in parts Engand.-AP WrephOto Map.
Evening star., 1961-05-06

For high and low tides ct the follow
ing points subtract times indicated
from the above:
Annapolis. 3K hours; Bloody Point
Light. Z "a hours, Colonial Beach.
hours; Deale. 4h hours; Solomons
hours.
The Sun and the Moon
Rises Sets
Sun, today sos am. sos pm.
Sun, tomorrow 6:O4 am. 500 pm
Moon. today 1904 am. 1928 am.
Automobile lights must be turned on
"a hour after sunset.
Evening star., 1961-05-06

with a few thunderstorms to-
morrow. Visibility S to 8 miles
dropping to l mile or so in
rains.
River Report
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers
Ferry and slightly muddy at Great
Falls; Shenandoah River cloudy at
Harpers Ferry.
Temperatures for Yesterday
Midnight - 4s Noon ----- "a
am. ------ 41 pm. ------ 50
Sam. --~-- So SPIN. -- so
Record Temperatures for the Year
Highest. es. on April 25.
Lowest. 4, on February 2.
Tide Tables
FURNISHED by the United States Coast
and 0eodetie Survey
Today Tomorrow
High - 12:49 am. $50 m.
Low ---.--.... 7:3S am. S:5l am.
High - Ell pm. 2:l4 pm.
Low 80 S:27 pm. $50 pm.
Evening star., 1961-05-06

FOLLOWING is a partial tert
OF President Kennedy's neUs
conference yesterday:
Evening star., 1961-03-11
AIfondre
Elected

The newly formed Mont
gomery County Home Build
ers Association elected Jack
Alfandre as its chairman at
an organizational meeting
this week.
The group is an affiliate
of the Home Builders Asso-
citation of Metropolita n
Washington. Inc, the second
largest builders organization
in the Nation affiliated with
the National Association of
Home Builders. .
MCHBA is the third local
association in the home
building field to become as
sociated with the Washing
ton group. The others are
the Prince Georges County
Home Builders Association
and the Metropolitan Asso-
citation of General Improve
ment Contractors.
Other officers elected were
Louis @. Meltzer, vice chair
man in charge of technical
programs, and William o.
Cooley, jr.. secretary-treas-
urer. The board Of directors
are Alvin L. Aubinoe, jr.,
Stewart w. Bainurn, Bertil
Malmstedt and T. Girard
Lee.
An office headed by VIII
liam J. Stevens. technical di-
rector Of the parent group,
has been set up at 10117
New Hampshire avenue. Sill
yer Spring. for the convent
ence of the Maryland
members. James w. Pearson,
executive vice president Of
HBMW, will serve in the
same capacity for all three
affiliates.
Evening star., 1961-03-11

Let me clue you in: You'll dis
cover small, but beautiful new
community Of $l7,eeo to $2l 500
homes that lets you live q lot
better for lot less than you
think.
The secret: Pre-selection. You
choose the lot you like, the house
type you want, and the plan you
prefer from among q group of
doisy-fresh, new designs. All ore
big. All ore bold. All are beautiful.
And each will be built to suit the
buyer mot the buiIder).
Look into Springfield Woods to-
doy. The Location is superb. The
homes ore erocious. The voIues
ore obvious.
Whodunt? Jeonos dunit! Come
see. You'll like whot you find here.
We're open 10 til dark.
Evening star., 1961-03-11
Reel Estote Encyclopedia

Prentice Hall, Inc. has
published a new Real Estate
Encyclopedia. The book is
written by SIS contributing
specialists and edited by
Edith ]. Friedman.
Evening star., 1961-06-09
BACKGROUND ON LAOS
COIun1nist Discusses
Khrushchev Motives

riousnesS of the Berlin con-
flict, Mr.. Lippmann said.
Nevertheless, he said, Il
think I know, from what Mr..
Khrushchev said to me in
April, and from what I think
I now have learned of what
he said to the President, that
Mr.. Khrushchev does not
want a major crisis over
Berlin. In fact he is quite
afraid of it."
The Russian Premier plans
to announce a big program of
economic and social develop
ment at a Soviet Party Con-
gresS in october, Mr.. Lipp-
mann said.
IF he does that, he can
not afford to be in the mid
die of too big a crisis" On
the other hand, he continued,
II don't think we Should
underestimate the seriousness
of his insiStence that we
begin dealing with East
Germany"
Asked his viewpoint on
the tractors. for prisoners"
offer of Cuban Prime Minis
ter Castro. Mr.. Lippmann
said: II don't like it at all
but I think we have to do it.
Evening star., 1961-06-09

This has put us in q posi-
ton where we can be heroic
at the expense of those poor
devils who we perhaps helped
get caught" he said. II don't
think we should be heroic at
their expense.
$50 I would pay the black
mail, holding my nose and
not liking it at ALL"
He is not at all sure, at
this point, that Mr.. Castro
intends to go through with
the deal, Mr.. Lippmann said.
There are a good many
signs that he doesn't" The
columniSt said he discussed
Cuba with Premier Khru-
shchev when he visited the
Russian leader at his villa on
the Black Sea in April.
Their discussion took place
just five days before the in
vasion of Cuba, he said.
II asked him, What about
Cuba?'" Mr.. Lippmann said.
The Russian said: "Of
course there is going to be
an invasion in a few days. It
will be entirely Cuban, but
you will supply the ships, guns
and money. 1t will fail"
He noted with interest, Mr..
Lippmann said, that Premier
Khrushchev was unable to
recall Fidel Castro's first
name.