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Evening star., 1961-03-26
The Kennedy Program Now

Aid to Education President Kennedy requested $2s billion for
for public school classroom construction and teachers salaries
Hearings enlvened by parochal school issues underway
both the Senate and House.
Medical Aid TO the President medcare
for the aged to be financed through the Social Security System
Neither House has begun hearings
Minimum Wages
$125-an-hour woyear period with 43 million
be covered The House baked calling
for rise to $115 and covering Ia million
still in committee. f.s
Housing The President put forth program better
housing urban renewal and revtalzaton construction
industry. Neither House has begun hearings.
Depressed Areas Mr. Kennedy requested
chronic unemployment The Senate
ton bill companion measure ready for the
House floor
JObs Pay The Presidents 13wek 81 billion extension plan for
unemployment compensation for workers who
their benefits passed both Houses and signed by
nedy. =
Feed Grains The Presidents pan amended
OF feed grain paintings through added
who comply, passed both Houses and signed into law
Social Security Mr. Kennedy proposed broadening social
security program to provide retirement payments at
rate for at 62 higher minimum benefits benefits
aged widows. Neither House has begun hearings.
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Marrow Margins

It became clear that every vote
on controversial welfare bills was
going to count this year and, al
though the President started out
by winning all the close votes,
many observers Of the congress
sional scene predicted defeat for
administration minimum wage,
depressed area and school aid leg
islation in the House.
Although the political scientist
might throw up his hands over the
assumptions made, the stated basis
for the predictions had convinc-
ing ring and last Friday one Of
them was borne out by events.
AS one observer put it, If those
members Of the House voted as
they voted last year for, say, min
irnum wage legislation, and II new
members voted as they did for
expansion of the Rules Committee
conservatives, against; liberals,
for) and the new Republicans
lined UP with the coalition, then
the administrations recommended
tions would be in serious trouble.
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New Attitude

Mr.. Tsarapkin's new attitude
was revealed almost Immediately
after the Geneva conferees re-
sumed their recessed parleyS. He
tossed an issue that had presurn-
ably once been settled back into
the discussions again. demanding
that the secretariat in charge Of
the test-ban control organization
be a three man council. This
proposal, Of course, revived the
thorny problem of a veto, for any
one Of the three could overrule
his two colleagues. The West has
firmly rejected any veto over the
decisions Of the enforcement
secretariat.
The revival Of the veto issue,
and the general lack Of enthuSi-
asm so readily apparent in the
Soviet attitude, cast a pail of
pessimism over the United States
and British delegations. And there
was even more to dispel any no
ton Of early and harmonious
agreement: The Soviet delegation
was making no secret Of its con-
Germ over French nuclear testing.
In effect, the Soviet side was sug-
gesting. France was doing the
Vests testing while Britain and
the United States were talking
test ban with the Russians at
Geneva.
Evening star., 1961-03-26

Of the United Nations as an ef-
fective operating instrument for
peace and progress, Mr.. Steven
son declared, his voice never
rising above an ordinary pitch,
his manner cool and deliberate.
'The Soviet Union demands
the resignation of the Secretary
General" Mr.. Stevenson went on,
"and we viii oppose this demand
with all our strength. We must
not allow the United Nations to be
demeaned by SO vicious an attack
on its most dedicated servant"
There was, inevitably, the usual
furry Of speculation on what
might be the Moscow intentions
behind the fierce assault on the
Secretariat. Did the Soviet Union
really seek to destroy the prestige
Of the U. N? Or was the present
gambit a personal vendetta aimed
at Mr.. HammarSkjold?
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THE NATIONAL SCENE
An Old Coalition
Shows NewStrength

The House on Friday defeated
an administration compromise
bill on minimum wages and
voted watered-down measure,
backed by q Republicans South
ern Democratic coalition, call
ing for an increase to $1.15 an
hour and covering Ia million
additional workers.
The dominant force in the
House Of Representatives for the
several most recent Congresses
has been the conservative Re-
publican Southern Democratic
coalition.
This biparty group has been
able to erect q complete barrier to
ultra liberal welfare proposals and
to scale down moderately liberal
ones.
Working under middle the
road Republican President who
helped shape legislation by a veto
threat, the conservative coalition
often was successful by merely
obtaining sufficient votes to bar
the liberals from overriding, if the
veto were exercised.
With the election Of a mod
erately liberal Democrat, John F.
Kennedy, as President last Novem-
ber, the House coalition was faced
with a more severe problem. The
liberalization Of the Rules Com
mittee added to its task. It had
to win in the House the first time
around.
But If the veto threat were gone.
the coalition, somewhat surpris-
ingly, was strengthened by gain
Of 81 new Republican members.
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Then-0nd Now

Where Mr.. Eisenhower saw
black, Mr.. Kennedy saw red.
Here are the comparative esti-
mates, with perhaps another 81
billion in defense spending to be
announced tomorrow:
Q Mr.. Eisenhower: Expenditures,
$500 billion; receipts, $S2.3 bill
lion for a surplus Of SIS billion.
. Mr.. Kennedy: Expenditures,
$83.2 billion; receipts, $8l.4 billion
for a deficit Of $1.8 billion.
while revised estimates for
fiscal 1861, which ends on
June 80, were not included in
the message to Congress, Ken
nedy administration officials
disclosed that they saw deficit
Of at least $2.2 billion rather
than the EiSenhower-predicte
surplus Of $79 million.l
Republicans have for years ac-
cuSed the Democrats Of being
reckless spenders" and budget
busters" who care not about the
soundness of the dollar. Mr..
Kennedy showed a certain SEN
sitivity to such charges during the
presidential campaign, pledging
more than once that he would
fight to maintain the stability Of
the dollar.
He indicated the same sort Of
sensitivity in his budget message.
After accusing his predecessor
Of overestimating tax collections
''by assuming a much roster econ
omy" and "unrealistically assum-
Continued on Page B-4
Evening star., 1961-03-26
The Test Ban:
Dim Outlook

The resumed negotiations at
Geneva for . ban on nuclear
weapons testing had q gloomy
beginning last week.
In two-and-a-half years Of par
leys, the Soviet Union and the
West have come a lot closer to-
gether on ways and means Of
ending nuclear weapons tests. But
they are still q long way apart on
major issues, chief of which is
the continuing Soviet reluctance
to accept effective inspection and
policing Of q test ban agreement.
Arthur H. Dean, President Ken.
nedy's representative at the re-
sumed Geneva talks, has been
presenting the new American pro-
posals all week. So far, the Soviet
response has been chilly, almost
diSinterested. A year ago the So
Wet delegate, Semyon Tsarapkin,
was pressing hard for an agree
mens. But last week observers
noted that his general attitude
was perfunctory. almost bored.
A Rejection
A short article in the official
government newspaper Izvestia
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The Issues Before This Weeks sEATo Meeting

slain Lumumba, as the sole legit-
innate government of the Congo;
. Establishment OF an, interna-
tional commission to oversee
measures to expel the aggressors
and cease all forms Of foreign
interference -"
o Setting a precise date for the
formal reconvening Of the Congo
Parliament, which was dissolved
by President Joseph Kasavuhu
last summer.
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Chart by wyatt Brown

Thursday called the latest United
States proposals totally unac-
ceptable" without saying why.
The Soviet lack of interest, diplo-
mats speculated, was Of a piece
with the general showdown In
Soviet contacts with the West in
the past two months.
In this Interpretation, which is
privately denied by Communist
diplomats, Mr.. Khrushchev has
already decided that he win be
no better able to deal With the
Kennedy administration than he
was with the Eisenhower regime
after the U-2 plane dehacle of
last May. Thus the Kremlin is
busy re-assessing its position, ac-
eepting as inevitable the contin-
uation Of the cold war and aban-
doning the effort to achieve q
naodus vivendi with the West.
Other speculation suggests that
Mr.. Khrushchev viii drag Soviet
feet in the Geneva negotiations
with the purpose Of linking the
test-ban parleys to the Soviet
demand for universal disarrn-
ament. ..' 1,
Evening star., 1961-03-26
Red Bloc Session

On Tuesday the Communist
bloc's Warsaw Pact nations meet
in Moscow, with Premier Khru-
shchev attending. Laos is certain
to be the chief concern Of the
Communist leaders, and some
diplomats suggest that Moscow's
silence on the British proposals so
far may be broken after the War
saw Pact partners meet.
Reports from Laos on the
progress Of the fighting were
meager and contradictory. Premier
Boun Gums forces have been
forced back steadily in a Pathet
Lao drive that began on March Z,
and the rebels are now reported
to be only is or 20 miles from
Vientiane.
The Boun Gum information
office was again charging last
week that battalions Of Wet Mimi
troops were fighting with the
Pathet Lao, but diplomats and
newsmen discounted the claims,
which in the past have been with
out foundation.
AS the week ended, the challenge
to peace in the Laotian crisis was
probably the most dangerous the
world has faced since the Korean
war. Intervention by the Com
munists, countered by intervention
Of SEATO forces, will spell war,
a general Southeast Asian struggle
instead Of a civil war confined to
the jungles and mountain fast
nesses Of land locked Laos.
Optimism persisted among dip
lomats, however, that there would
be negotiated settlement Of the
crisis. State Department circles
pointed out privately that the
Communists have several times
marched ito the brink" then re-
treated in the face of firm Western
opposition. They recalled the crisis
over Iran in 1948, Of the Berlin
blockade, and Of the negotiated
peace in Indo- China in 1854.
Hopeful predictions are based,
too, on the prevailing belief that
Mr.. Khrushchev is not yet ready
to let "brush-fire wars" wreck his
"co-existence" policy, particularly
since q new administration has
taken over In Washington
Former President Eisenhower
Evening star., 1961-03-26
The Soviet's Aim

The consensus in the Delegates
Lounge appeared to be this:
The major aim Of the Soviet bloc
is to replace the Secretary General
with the three-man Secretariat
proposed by Mr.. Khrushchev last
September. There is; said the
consensus, no Soviet intention to
wreck the U. N. or to destroy its
prestige. Neither do the men of
Moscow wish to offend the new
nations Of Asia and Africa by
seeking the destruction of the
international organization which
alone gives them the assurance of
respect and status in a strange
world.
In a sense, some delegates OBJ
served, the almost savage Soviet
attack on the Secretariat could
have, in the long run, happy re-
suits. They were referring to Mr..
Gromyko's recalling of the poor,
weak, decadent days Of the old
League of Nations, when organ
lied aggression. against which the
League proved powerless. destroyed
the last lingering remnants of
once-roseate hope for universal
peace.
Mr.. Gromyko singled out the
Italian invasion Of Ethiopia as the
best illustration of the old Leagues
ineffectiveness. At this point he
was heckled by Gaetano MARITIME,
head Of the Italian delegation to
the U. NJ, who cupped his hands
and shouted "What about Fin
land2" Mr.. Gromyko did not
appear to hear.
Points Raised
The Soviet demands, as set
forth by the Foreign Minister,
were these:
o Immediate arrest and trial OF
Noise Tshombe, leader Of the Sc
cessionist Katanga Province;
Q Immediate withdrawal Of all
Belgian military and civilian per-
sonnel from the Congo:
o Immediate disarming of Con-
golese troops and police;
Q Recognition by the U. N. Of
the Stanleyville regime Of Antoine
Gizenga, heir-apparent to the
Evening star., 1961-03-26
First Defeat

Mr.. Kennedy has suffered his
first major Legislative defeat,
there is no doubt Of that. And
it came after he made q vigorous
plea for his bill over a Nation
wide telecast Of his Wednesday
news conference.
The Senate is expected to pass
a bill following closely his origi-
nal recommendations. Senator
Douglas, a liberal Democrat from
Illinois, was on record as believ-
Evening star., 1961-03-26
At the u. NJ:
A New Attack

Following up In strict con-
sistency the Khrushchev blast
Of last September, Soviet For.
eign Minister Andrei GF0mykO
last Tuesday reiterated Russia's
demand that Secretary General
Dag HammarskjOId be fired.
There was no mister" and
there was no respect-not even
the kind Of routine respect that.
in ordinary diplomatic usage, one
could take for granted IN diplo-
matte exchanges.
In the language Of diplomacy,
from the traditions dating prob
ably from the time Of the building
of the pyramids, courtesy and
protocol have been indispensable,
even when the message involved
declaration Of war.
But last Tuesday at the United
Nations, the Soviet Foreign Min
lister disdained courtesy, either
diplomatic or ordinary. Mr..
Gromyko employed the language
Of a Third Avenue barroom in his
unbridled attack on the Secretary
General Of the United Nations.
Indeed. it is unlikely that the
manager Of any New York saloon
would have tolerated the really
vicious assault loosed on Mr.. Ham
marSkjold by Mr.. Gromyko with
out calling the nearest police
precinct.
"AssassinI" charged the Soviet
Foreign Minister in his discus
sion Of the murder Of Patrice
Lumumba, former Premier Of the
chaotic Congo. "It is not only
he who wieldS the knife or re-
volver that is the murderer-the
main criminal is the one who
placed the weapon in his hand"
Bitter Remarks
In an address to the General
Assembly that was certainly COM
parable, in its intensity of bitter
ness and invective, to the very
best efforts Of the late Andrei
Vishinski, Mr.. Gromyko under
took to take Mr.. Hammarskjold
apart and to consign the shat
:. tered pieces to the murky waters
Z Of the East River.
But Mr.. Hammarskjold had his
defender. and a very articulate
defender indeed. United States
Ambassador Adlai E. Stevenson,
whose command of language
leaves little to be desired, took
to the podium in the cleaning
blue-aI1d-gold Assembly chamber
with all his best vocabulary in
excellent firing order. He fired
away.
"To use the unhappy state Of
affairs in the Congo as an excuse
for such ir1sensate attacks on the
Secretary General compounds the
offense to the dignity Of this
body. and to the very survival
Evening star., 1961-03-26
More Fighting

While the Russians studied the
British plan, the rebel forces in
Laos stepped up their activity
against the Royal Laotian Army
in the north. Equipment and sup
plies from Communist North Wet
Nam continued to pour into Laos
in the bellies of Soviet nyushin
transports to strengthen the
Pathet Lao forces in the Plaine
des Jarres.
President Kennedy, at his press
conference Thursday, made it very
clear that the United States would
insist on protecting the neutrality
Of Laos. 'No one should doubt
our resolution" he declared. But
Mr.. Kennedy avoided anything
like an ultimaturn, and he placed
no deadline for a halt to the Com
muniSt attacks on the govern
ment forces.
Yesterday afternoon MIR. Ken
nedy took off from Andrews Air
Force Base for Florida. This
morning he is meeting with Prime
Minister Macmillan, the plain pur-
pose being to present to the Soviet
bloc the fact Of basic unity be-
tween Washington and London in
the Laos crisis.
Tomorrow, back in Washington,
Mr.. Kennedy will meet Soviet
Foreign Minister Gromyko, at the
latter's request.
Tomorrow In Bangkok, the
capital Of Thailand, the Southeast
Asia Treaty Organizations minis
terial council meets to discuss
SEATO's response to the Com
munist challenge. Secretary Of
State Rusk, British Foreign Sec
retary Lord Home, French Foreign
Minister Couve de Murville, Aus
tralian Prime Minister Menzies,
New Zealand's Prime Minister
Holyoake, and the Foreign Minis
ters Of Pakistan, Thailand, and
the Philippines will be on hand.
Their task, Mr.. Rusk observed
Friday en- route to the Thai
capital, was to realize the respon-
sibility Of SEATO in the event no
peaceable settlement can be
worked out"
Evening star., 1961-03-26
THE WEEK IN PERSPECTIVE
Laos: A Challenge to Peace

The dangerous situation In
Laos wOrSened last week as
Communist airlifts built up the
'Pathet Lao rebel forces and
President Kennedy warned Of
United States determination to
preserve an independent, neu-
trai Laos"
The frowning battlements Of the
Kremlin yesterday held the key to
war or peace in Laos. Soviet Of
ficials were giving serious and
urgent" study to a British pro-
poSal for a negotiated peace in the
little mountain kingdom that has
become, in the past few weeks, the
focal point of the cold war.
The British Foreign Office pro-
posed that the Soviet Union and
Britain, continuing their roles as
co-chairmen of the Geneva con-
ference of 1854 that ended the
French Indo-C China fighting and
split up that Southeast Asian
colony into four independent
parts, call for a cease fire in Laos.
With the fighting halted. the
two nations would then revive the
old three-power International
Control Commission consisting Of
India, Poland and Canada. The
Commission would then oversee
a halt in the supplying of weapons
and war materials to both sides,
and would call an international
peace conference to arrange a
permanent settlement.
Evening star., 1961-03-26
The Week in Perspective

EDWIN TRIBBLE, Editor
Fred T'heroux. Foreign
Z L. Edgar Prina, National
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A Rejection

A short article in the official
government newspaper Izvestia
Evening star., 1961-09-24
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school office at 1901 E. Sixth.
Children of ages 6 and 7 may
be enrolled in the one-day-a-
week depart m mt which
meets on Sunday mornings.
Children who are already 8
or will become 8 by Dec. 81
should be enrolled in the
three-day-a-week department
which has classes on Sum-
days and two other days of
the week, Monday and Wed
nesday or Tues esday and
Thursday.
Joseph Kinds is chairman
of the religious school COM
mittee and the teaching staff
includes Rev. Falkow, Rev.
Elmer Appel, Mrs. Roslyn
Blumberg, Omnon Orent,
Norman Shapiro, MISS SoIlld
Schlefstein and Miss Celia
Tanner.
Mrs. Blumberg again will
head the Esther B. Feldman
Nursery and Kindergarten.
New students may be en-
rolled Aug. 1881. Old stu
dents automatically are re-
enrolled.
Both the nursery and kim
dergarten and the three-day-
a-week religious school will
open Sept. 5. The one-day-a-