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Evening star., 1961-12-20
Indian Troops
NopUpGoa;;
General Held
Invaders Original
Claims Premature,
Ministry Reveals

NEW DELHI, India, Dec. 20
(AP).-A Defense Ministry
Spokesman's report today
showed Indian claims to full
victory Tuesday in Portugal's
coastal enclaves were prema-
ture. but he said the conquest
was completed last night "and
conditions are fast returning 20
normal"
Portuguese troops at the
heavily mined naval base of
Marmagao fought on after the
fall of nearby Panjim CNova
Goa), the capital. The spokes-
man said they finally sur
rendered at II pm.
Portuguese Goa's Gov. Gen.
Manuel Vassalo e Silva, who
vowed Monday to fight to the
end for Goa, Damao and Diu,
was among the captives.
Eight Listed Killed
The spokesman said he was
found in a small house at Mar
MACAO. A Portuguese Army Of
ficer, Gen. Silva was reported
being accorded normal cour-
tesieS and consideration. India
has named the commander oil
the invading infantrymen, Mai
Gen. Kenneth P. Candeth, tc
succeed him.
! In telling of the battle fol
Marmagao. the spokesman die
not Immediately revise casualty
| figures announced earlier. These
were eight killed and "somt
wounded" on the Indian side
and presumably small losses or
the Portuguese side. including
40 wounded in a Panjim hos
pital.
Most of the Portuguese SOL
liers have laid down then
arms" the spokesman said.
/ Newsmen in India were
barred from crossing into the
enclaves as the Indian force;
tidied up.
MenOn on Way to U. S.
The Defense Ministry an.
nounced that the remaining
points of resistance in Goa hac
collapsed but kept dozens oi
reporters and photographer!
waiting outside of the biggest
enclave at the Indian command
post town of Belgaum. Tht
smaller enclaves of Damao anc
Diu, north of Bombay, fel
earlier before the lightning at
tack launched early Sunday.
Defense Minister v. K
Krishna Menon, en- route to thu
See GOA, Page ALI
Evening star., 1961-12-20
BY J. A. OLEARY
Star Staff Writer

Secretary of State Rusk said
today the administration well
comes a full examination" of
its policy in the Congo.
AS the Secretary left a
closed-door briefing session
with the Senate Foreign Re-
lations Committee. he made
this answer to the demand by
Senator Dodd, Democrat of
Connecticut. for a Senate in
veStigation of the United
States decision to support the
United Nations military action
against the secessionist prov
ince of Katanga in the Congo.
Senator Dodd has been the
most outspoken Democratic
critic of United States policy
in the Congo. but he did not
attend todays' briefing session
Other Democrats who did at
tend rallied to the support OF
the administration.
Senator Humphrey of Mime
sofa, Democratic Whip, took the
lead in denouncing criticism OF
the administration, which he
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seize this opportunity before
it is too late" and asserted that
the world could not blame the
Sukarno government if it
launches military action to pre-
vent the Dutch from carrying
out their plan to transform
West New Guinea into the
state of West Papua which
would have the right of ulti-
mate self-determination.
Kennedy to Get Reply
Let the Dutch not under
estimate our strength" the
foreign minister declared. Let
the Dutch not consider the
hand extended by President
Sukarno as weakness of Indo-
/ nesia but as a final appeal to
seek a peaceful way"
| Mr.. Subandrio cited India's S
military action in Goa and
said: "Colonialism must be
faced by the use of force. A
nation like India. renowned for
See INDONESIA, Page Ais
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ment giving it control of the
western half of the big island,
which the Netherlands retained
in 1949 when it granted the rest
of the Netherlands East Indies
independence.
Meanwhile, said Mr.. SUDAN
drio, for us there is no other
way but to carry out the peo-
Piles command" by President
Sukarno, who ordered total
mobilization of the nation yes
terday. Mr.. Sukarno also said
he had instructed the armed
forces to prepare to seize West
New Guinea "at any time from
now on"
Talks of Strength
The possibility has not yet
been entirely closed that this
question may be settled peace
fully the door is still open, -
Mr.. Subandrio said in a lengthy
statement explaining Indo-
nesian policy toward the area
it calls West Irian.
He invited the Dutch tc
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PLUM PUDDING
AND YULE LOGS

YUlE LOGS ore signs Of the SEQ
son. The Stor's food editor, Violet
Foulkner, gives brief history Of the
Yule log tradition as known by the
Scotch and English and then tells
obout some Of the more edible
Christmas traditions passed on by
those peopIe-suek os plum pudding
ond cranberry pie. See Pose D-l.
THE YEAR 1861 is drawing to q
close, q year when oil monkind
looked TO its leaders for soIvotion.
A full poee Of pictures sums up the
years major events on Poee c-l4.
Evening star., 1961-12-20

upswing in Federal employment
and other space is not avail
able"
The Fine Arts Commission
did not single out specific tenn
pos for removal beyond refer
ring to those on park land.
Primarily, however. 1t is un-
derstood the agency wishes to
have removed four buildings
on the south side Of the Re
flecting Pool. three on the east
side of the pool and a complex
of buildings in West Potomac
Park.
Tempos, the commission said,
defeat the original design
concept of the Mall by obliter-
ating the all-important view
between the Lincoln Memorial
and the Washington Monu-
ment."
Most Still Standing
Most of the temporary build.
ings erected during the Worlt
War II emergency are still
standing Is years after the ex'
piration of their permits fol
construction on park land, thu
resolution stated.
/ They occupy about 100 acre.
OF park land. the commission
said.
Continued existence OF thu
buildings on their presen
sites is preventing the Nationa
Park Service from completing
plans to develop the Mall ant
roadways, the agency pointed
out.
The Georgetown propose
drew favorable comment from
a number of members when i
was explained by the NCP(
direcotr, William E. Finley
Others questioned whether n
street should be included in tn,
97-acre project area.
Under an NCPC staff pro-
See TEMPOS, Page AL
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Space Monkey
Hunted at Sea
AtIus Put Rhesus
On 6OO-Mile Ride

CAPE CANAVERAL. Fla.
Dec. 20 (AP) An Atlas mis-
sile took a tiny RheSus monkey
named Scatback on a 600-mile
ride into space but chances
appeared slim today that the
little fellow will be recovered.
A ship hucked heavy seas in
the South Atlantic Ocean
searching for the capsule con-
tanning Scatback.
Officials expressed hope the
capsule bearing the 4-pounc
animal would be found. but
admitted the odds were not
good. 1t may bave sunk in the
rough water, with waves run
ming 7 to 9 feet high.
The Air Force said at 8 am
(EST) that if the object was
not spotted by sundown in the
recovery area the lone vessel
would give up the hunt and the
monkey would be considered
lost.
Carried SenSOrs
Scatback, with a radio trans
mitter and biomedical SensorS
imbedded under the skin. wa!
in the capsule attached to tht
side of an Atlas which blazes
away from the Cape at 1913:
last night.
The Atlas worked with per
fection, unleashing the capsule
on a 5,000-mile-an-hour bal
listic course six minutes aftel
launching.
Less than 30 minutes late
the capsule, a 6-foot-long cyl
inder. plummeted into the in
tended impact zone more thai
5000 miles down range. /
floating bag was to give i
buoyancy. but there was no in
dication whether this worked
The package carried a radi'
beacon and flashing lights t.
help searchers zero in on ii
but there was no sign of eithe
several hours after the touch
down.
Two planes and the rang
vessel Sword Knot comprised
the recovery fleet. But tn
aircraft had to abandon tn
hunt after about three hour
because they were running lov
on fuel.
Before the planes left, on
of them sighted a floating OBJ
ject about 40 miles from tn
ship. 1t was thought at frs
to be a buoy. but the Swort
See SPACE, Page AL
Evening star., 1961-12-20
Tshombe, Adou|o
Conferin Secret
Pair Alone
For Congo
Peace Talks

LEOPOLDVILLE, the Congo.
Dec. 20 (AP). - Katanga'S
Noise Tshombe and Congo PREF
mier Cyrille Adoula began diff I
ficult negotiations on Ka+
tanga's secession today in the
hospital room of a closely
guarded U. N. base.
The scene of the conference
was at Kitona, on an isolated
section of the Congo River.
Newsmen were barred from the
base.
The two men were seeking a
settlement of the problem OF
the secession of mineral-weal+ !
thy Katanga Province, the issue
that has dogged the Congo'$
existence in nearly 18 monthS
of independence and exploded
into two periods of fighting
between U. N. and Katangan
forces.
Mr.. Adoula and Mrs
Tshombe met for the first tims
in months at the base yeSter1 !
day and astonished U. N. and
American diplomats by emf
bracing like old friends. Their
they sat together on a couch
for 20 minutes, laughing, tell
ing stories and slapping each
other on the leg.
Bunche Waits Outside
Today's political talks opened
a less happy prospect. U. NJ
Undersecretary Ralph Bunche
waited outside the conference
room with four top-flight medi-
ators. The four are vel
acquainted with both Mr.
Tshombe and Mr.. Adoula anc
the problems of pride and in
ternational interests that have
kept them apart.
United States Ambassador
Edmund A. Gullion, who per-
sonally escorted Mr.. Tshombe
to the meeting. nervously paced
the hospital corridor.
Diplomats in close touch with
events at Kitona were unwilling
to predict what the talks will
produce.
Mr.. Tshombe confided to as
sociates that what he is most
eager for is a cease-fire be-
tween his forces and the United
Nations. Mr.. Adoula has in
sisted that there be no halt in
the military initiative until a
political solution for ending
Katanga independence is as.
Sured.
AdOula Sees Advantage
The central government Is
convinced Mr.. Tshombe is hard
pressed militarily and it is moi
willing to let this advantage
slip by without obtaining con.
cessions.
In Elisabethville, the Katan.
ga capital. there was a new
flareup of fighting yesterday
The U. N. said sniping by civil.
ians and white troops hae
forced its troops to occup,
several installations of the bis
Belgian mining company, thu
Union Miniere de Haut Ka.
tanga, in Central Elisabeth.
vile. ....
Three U, N. Ethiopian sol,
dlers were reported wounded.
The U, MS Katanga chief
George Ivan Smith, blamec
"psychopathic mercenary ele,
ments'" for the continued resis,
tance. He said Katangan sol.
diers were keeping up the figh
only because they were "mislec
See CONGO, Page ALI
Evening star., 1961-12-20
Kennedy Visits
Father, Plans
Macni||anTa|k
PurIey Tomorrow
May Be Shifted
To Palm Beach
BY GARNETT d. HORNER
Star Staff Writer

PALM BEACH, Fla, Dec. 20.
President Kennedy and Brit
ish Prime Minister Macmillan
definitely plan to meet tomor-
row, but the President is con-
sidering shifting their confer
ence from Bermuda to Palm
Beach because of the serious
illness of Mr.. Kennedy's father.
Joseph P. Kennedy, the Pres
ident's 73-year-old father, was
reported somewhat improved"
this morning from a stroke
that partially paralyzed him
and rendered him speechlesS
yesterday.
But the President put off
until this evening a decision
on whether to fly to Bermuda
tomorrow morning as sched-
uled for a two-day talk with
the British Prime Minister on
Berlin and other world prob
lens.
Officials close to the PreSi-
dent said he would like to go
through with the plans for the
conference in Bermuda if his
fathers condition late today
permits him to leave, but that
Mr.. Macmillan is willing to
come to Palm Beach if the
President feels he should stay
here.
Awaits Doctors Report
Presidential Press Secretary
Pierre Salinger read neWsmen
the following statement at lU
am:
The time and place of the
meeting between President
Kennedy and Prime Minister
Macmillan will depend on the
report which the President re-
ceives late this afternoon from
his fathers physicians.
The possibility of changing
the meeting to Palm Beach has
been discussed. But this would
require the rearrangement OF
communication and other
facilities which have been the
subject of a long period of
advance preparation.
The President has received
a private message Of sympathy
from the Prime Minister in
which the Prime Minister
places himself at the President S
disposal"
Advisers Summoned
Mr.. Salinger told questioners
that in any event Mr.. Kennedy
and Mr.. Macmillan will meet
tomorrow, either in Bermuda
or here. The British leader
flew to Bermuda from London
overnight.
In preparation for the talks,
whether in Bermuda or Palm
Beach, the President arranged
to confer with group of ad-
viSers from Washington late
this afternoon at his temporary
residence here - the loaned
See KENNEDY, Page A-1O
Evening star., 1961-12-20
Indonesio Calls
For West New Guinea
Says Door Is Open for Talks With Dutch,
But Settlement Will Have to Be Surrender

JAKARTA, IndoneSia Dec. 20 (AP).-Foregin Minister
Subandrio told Parliament last night that Indonesa can't
be blamed if takes West New Guinea by force but that
the door is still open to peaceful settlement with the
Dutch rulers of the island territory
He made clear that Indonesia will accept only settle
Evening star., 1961-12-20
Arts Commission Urqes
Rozing Of Mall Tempos
Asks White House, Congress to Act;
Georgetown RedeveIopment Studied
BY ROBERT ]. LEWIS
ctar staff Writer

The Fine Arts Commission today called the White
House Congress to clear away remaining temporary
buildings park land in Washington.
Saying the tempos encroach and desecrate the world
famous Mall and monumental center of the Nations Capital
commission asked the President and Congress to carry
Evening star., 1961-12-20

lNSN SSN SHS' "dUS Su'oUSG :"
Avenue Buildings. Poee B-l
personally favor use Of Gov
ernment powers to redevelop a
part of the Georgetown neigh
borhood.
Removal Pledge Cited
On the tempo question, mem
bers stated in a resolution that
buildings on the Mall and in
West Potomac Park were to
be removed within one year
after World War II is declared
ended"
Congress subsequently, the
commission recalled, declared
its policy in 1855 concerning
Central Intelligence Agency in
stallations by providing that as
soon as a new CIA building
was completed. the General
Services Administration was
directed" to demolish tempos
At a press conference yes
terday, the new GSA admin
istrator. Bernard L. Boutin
said a substantial decline in
the use of tempos could not be
expected within less than four
years.
Space Not Available
A GSA spokesman said today
the agency is obliged to keer
the buildings because there
just isn't enough space to NEE
all the requirements"
I'VE have intentions, but not
right away" he added. There
is nothing we would desire
more, but there has been ar
Evening star., 1961-12-20

out their stated lnCent.
Also at todayS meeting, the
commission took under advise
ment a proposal by the Ma
tional Capital Planning Com
mission for urban renewal in
Georgetown.
Several Fine Arts Commits
sion members indicated they
Evening star., 1961-12-20
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New GSA Chief Wonts "BoIonce" in
Avenue Buildings. Poee B-l
Evening star., 1961-12-20
TILE lAIrAruH1. Full Report
IHE VEAIHEN. on Poee BE-

District and vicinity-Fair tonight, low in
upper 20s. Mostly sunny. slightly colder
tomorrow. High and low of past "a hours:
High 48, at 1880 am. today; low, "a, at
$50 am. today.
Evening star., 1961-03-15

You con cot plenty Of these lively tast-
ing grapefruit and still keep q slim
woistIine. They're wonderfully stimuIot-
ing. tortly sweet and loaded with vito
min &C"
Evening star., 1961-06-07

up for questioning and a
fourth is being sought.
In another development Pres
ident Joaquin Balaguer dis.
closed that John w. AbbeS
Garcia, discharged chief of the
Military Intelligence Service
has been stripped of his army
rank of colonel. President Bal
aguer said last Saturday that
Col. Abbes, described as Tru-
jillo's hatchet man, had beer
removed from the intelligence
post. He emphasized the &C
ton was taken prior to the
dictator'S death.
The revised theory that ar
international revolutionary plot
was behind the assassination
was revealed as the new gov.
ernment prepared for the ar.
rival Of an investigating com.
mittee Of the Organization oi
American States.
The 5-nation committee de.
cided to speed up its departure
from Washington and left to.
day instead of Thursday.
The mission is made up oi
representatives from Panama
the United States, Uruguay an6
Colombia. Panama's Ambas-
Sador Augusta Arrange, chair
man Of the group, said the
mission would do its utmost
to get the facts about the stu
alton"
Evening star., 1961-06-07

been presumed an innocent
victim Of the assassins.
One source said that placing
the slain dictator's heir, Gen
Rafael, jr., quickly in control
of the government probably
averted a revolution. He voiced
regret that retired Brig. Gen
Juan Tomas Diaz, accused
ringleader in the assassination,
had not been taken alive for
questioning.
A close old friend Of the
generalisSimo, retired Army
Gen. Pedro Estrella, disclosed
meanwhile that one Of his sons
Salvador Estrella, Al, has beer
arrested as a member Of the
group accused of carrying oui
the assassination. Gen. Es.
trella said in an interview al
his remote farm home Ito mile.
northwest of here that two
other sons have been picked
Evening star., 1961-06-07
SendMurines
To Bur Reds,
Keurns Asks
By the Associated Press

Representative Kearns, Re-
publican Of Pennsylvania, Is
holding to the position that
United States Marines should
be sent to the Dominican Re-
public to maintain stability
and order and keep the Com
muniSts out.
1--WE can't let that country
go like we did Cuba" Mr.
Kearns, who has Travelled
widely in the Caribbean area
for the House Labor Commit
tee, told a reporter yesterday.
Mr.. KearnS said he discussed
the Cuban situation with for
mer President Eisenhower last
week when Gen. Eisenhower
was here to attend a Republi-
can luncheon.
"He told me there was moth
ing we could do" said Mr..
Kearns. "He said that If we
had moved into Cuba when he
was President then every coun-
try in South America would
have suspicious that we might
Evening star., 1961-06-07

considered a governm e n t
spokesman, today launched q
blast at Venezuela's President
Romulo Betancourt, arch foe
Of the slain Trujillo.
Accusing Mr.. Betancourt
and the United States State
Department Of pressuring the
Organization of American
States into voting sanctions
against the Trujillo regime last
year, the paper called Mr..
Metancourt "the man who
prostituted all international
laws and violated all human
right"
The governments new report
contradicted previous claims
and indications:
l. The assassination of the
dictator a week ago had been
diagnosed as non-political
arising only from a grudge.
2. The young doctor had
Evening star., 1961-06-07

take over there too and be the
big dictator from the North.
Mr.. Kearns said he could
not believe there was any great
sorrow in the Dominican Re-
public over the shooting Of
Dictator Rafael Trujillo.
He said he had seen at first
hand how Gen. Trujillo could
WELD his power.
Il was in his office on a
visit in 1858, when he saw a
Cadillac outside the window, e
said Mr.. Kearns. Want to
see me get that Cadillac? p
Trujillo said. He reached un-
Evening star., 1961-06-07
Dominican Who Aided
Assassin Kills Himself

The doctor had claimed he
was forced at gunpoint to shell
ter assassins who were them
selves slain in a gun battle
Sunday.
Hospital authorities said DR.
Robert Reid Cabral, about 80
was found in his home early
yesterday with his jugular vein
severed by a penknife, and that
he died last night after a nine
hour operation.
The newspaper La Nacion,
Evening star., 1961-06-07

CIUDAD TRUJILLO, Domin-
lean Republic, June Z (AP).-
Government sources reported
yesterday the assassination of
Dictator Rafael Trujillo was
carried out by an international
conspiracy and that a young
Dominican doctor who had
harbored the reputed chief
assassin had cut his throat. A
trusted old Trujillo generals
son also has been arrested as a
member of the assassin group.
Evening star., 1961-06-07

der his desk. pushed Q button
and gave the order: 7 want
that Cadillacl' And he got itl
The owner never even got his
cigarettes out Of the glove COM
partment!"
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1961-03-02
Thieves Break In
School Gymnasium
Following Tourney

Last Friday evening, sometime
after 2:30 am, thieves entered
the high school gymnasium by
breaking a window in the snack
bar room. where they pried open
4 cash register and tore the side
off Of il in an unfruitful search
20 find the nights receipts from
tFa tournament.
Fi~ding nothing here, they went
10 the FLA candy and popcorn
concession where they forced en-
try ard did considerable damage
in another ungainful se"-ch.
II was later learned lat they
entered the clement school
building where thov Hriad open
a closet door and id other dam
age amounting to considerable
sum.
School authori''~s have stated
that any break ms and searches
Of the school buildings for money
or other valuables are a waste
of time, and hereafter are most
likely to rnsrlt in only serious
consequences fer the vandals.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1961-03-02
Representatives
Elected For New
Tribal Association

Names of the seven men from
various districts of the reserva-
ton who will compose the execu-
tive board of a new organization
to be known as the Blackfeet
Indian Improvement Association
will be announced later, pending
a meeting of the group to elect
officers and review a temporary
constitution, according to John
Harper and Vic Connolly II, who
were unanimously chosen to rep
resent the Browning district at
a meeting at the Barracks build
ing Sunday.
Individuals interested in the
movement to work in unanimity
with the Blackfeet Tribal Coun-
Gil and all organizations, groups,
or individuals who have any bear
ing on the destiny Of the Black
feet Indians met at six scattered
points on the reservation Sunday
The purpose of the simultane-
Gus meetings was to discuss the
formation of the organization and
to elect one representative from
each district, except Browning
which would have two, to serve
as the executive board and re-
fleet the views of the Blackfeet
people in their respective areas.
The group would work in uni
son for a number of amendments
to the tribal constitution, thereby
enhancing the promotion of in
dustry to provide employment for
tribal members and the proper
utilization of natural resources
for the betterment of economic
conditions on the Blackfeet reser-
walton.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1961-03-02
Buttin Preparing
Legislation To Aid
State Agriculture

u. S. Representative James F.
Battin R-MOntana) - announced
today that he is preparing two
legislative proposals in line with
the needs of Montana agricul,
ture.
Rep. Battin said, These bills
will eliminate some Of the inequi,
ties that now exist. One Of my
bills will do away with the Is
acre exemption and the other
will defer payment Of income tax
on contract sales until such time
as the money is actually receiv,
ed"
Battin said. The fifteen acre
exemption has been the bugab0O
of Montana agriculture since il
was first proposed and has caus
ed a serious problem in regard 10
the allotment of wheat acreage
for Montana. Our people are un-
able to raise a multitude of crops
as as can our southern friends
and must depend on wheat or
small grains for their livelihood.
In order to improve our agricul
tural situation it is imperative
that this exemption be removed,
the red haired Congressman stat,
ed.
Commenting on his se"o"1 D-o
pos7L Rep. Battin said. "OtheT
businesses have She 2dv1Ttage Of
deferred income tax payments
Ny bill would wing 49, farm in
come tsx in line with present
practices"
Congressman Batti7 said he
nlsrs . introduce the agriculture
bills by mid-March. a7d that he
feels the Dro1osals deserve the
support OF the entire Montana
delegation.