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Evening star., 1961-02-09
British Spy Suspects
Linked to u. S. Cases

,tering Britain on New Zealand
passports.
The FBI said one of the in
vestigations in which the bu-
reau had occasion to look into
the Cohens' activities involved
the 1857 case of Russian Col.
Rudolph Abel, who is now serv-
ing a 30-year sentence as spy
The FBI declined to elabo-
rate on the Cohens' back
ground. saying it did not want
to prejudice their current Lon
don hearing.
In New York, the Journal
American identified the So
year-old Cohen as a star guard
on the 1927 football team at
James Monroe High School in
the Bronx. He was said to
have later enrolled at the Uni
versity of Alabama.
The Journal-American called
Cohen "a Communist Sympa-
thizer or supporter for many
years" and said he fought with
the Lincoln Brigade against
Generalissimo Francisco Franco
in the Spanish civil war dur
ing the 1930s, returning to New
York in 1888.
The newspaper said it did
not know when Cohen and his
wife left the United States but
that presumably it was at
about the time when the FBI
first began looking into his
activities.
Evening star., 1961-02-09
Economic Aim
OfKennedyHii
Labor, Business
Rup Proposals
By LEE M. COIN
Star Staff Writer

President Kennedy'S economic
program came under fire today
from both labor and business
spokesmen. Business con-
tended he is going too fast,
while labor criticized him for
moving too slowly.
Other witnesses before the
Senate-House Economic Com
mittee concentrated on fore
casting the economy's future.
The consensus: The economy
probably will start recovering
from the recession later this
year, but the upturn will be
gradual.
Testifying in behalf of the
AFL-CIO, President Walter p.
Reuther Of the United Auto
Workers praised much of the
Presidents economic program,
but said his proposals are too
Conservative"
Emerson P. Schmidt. repre-
sentng the United States
Chamber of Commerce and
George G. Hagedorn, speaking
for the National Association of
Manufacturers, contended that
Mr.. Kennedy's proposals would
involve too much Federal
spending and interference with
private enterprise.
Reuther Critical
Mr.. Reuther, who is chair
man Of the AFL-CIO Economic
Policy Committee. made these
criticisms Of Mr.. Kennedy'S
economic program:
/. The President should have
set a goal for annual economic
growth Of 5 per cent instead Of
saying the economy's potential
is 3.5 per cent. Mr.. Kennedy
did say that 3.5 per cent is
See ECONOMIC, Page AS
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Two Stocks axe Spurt


NEW YORK, Feb. 8 (AP).-
Wall street and Broadway
circles buzzed with rumors to-
day that the Securities and Ex-
change Commission was look
ing into a sudden Jump in
activity in two stocks after a
comedians market "tip" dur
ing a television show.
Although SEC officials de-
clined to comment on the re-
ports. it was understood that
brokerage offices had received
questionnaires from the stock
market policing agency regard
ing the incident.
The activity came after Lou
HoltZ, an old-time vaudeville
and musical comedy star. men
toned on the Jack Paar Show
Monday that he had a $40
stock on the American Stock
Exchange that would go to
$1,000 in 10 years. Mr.. Holtz
repeatedly did not name the
issue aloud, but was said to have
whispered the name to Mr..
Paar and others on the show.
The SEC questionnaires were
believed to concern Canadian
Javelin, Inc, and MPO Video-
tronics, Inc, "a" stock, which
Evening star., 1961-02-09

were the second and third most
active issues on the American
Stock Exchange yesterday.
Canadian Javelin rose $1.62 to
$l1.37, after a 25-cent gain
Tuesday, while MPO Video-
tronics spurted 1852 to $14.87
ION top Of a $1.25 gain Tuesday.
Canadian Javelin traded un-
changed on volume of 10000
shares this afternoon while
MPO Videotronics still had not
opened for trading at 1890 pm.
Trading volume in Canadian
Javelin rose from 2,100 shares
Monday to 10000 Tuesday and
II, 300 yesterday. MPO Video-
tronics' squirt was from 1000
shares Monday to 12,400 Tues
day and 100 yesterday.
American brokers were barred
from trading in Canadian
Javelin shares for a time in
1858, but the ban was lifted
in October of that year after
the company and officials
signed a permanent injunction
against boiler room" opera
tions, or high pressure tele-
phone selling Of the stock. The
shares were listed on the
American Stock Exchange last
year,
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difference between spend ing
needs and the revenue from an
equitable tax burden.
This financial plea was in
cluded in the city's fourth an
nual state Of the Nations
Capital" report to Congress.
which was made public today.
The report noted that. in ad-
dition to the heavy tab for the
current long-range capital
works program, the next fiscal
years proposed operating ex-
pense total is up 500 million
over the 1855 figure. Nearly
half of this increase is the
result Of congressional actions
over which the city had no
control, such as municipal SAL
ary raises, the report said.
To meet the forthcoming fis-
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ton back to the politicians,
Mr.. Kasavubu apparently hoped
to give q more representative
basis to the government and
to demonstrate that party
leaders are competent to run
the country.
In a message to the Congo
leSe people Mr.. Kasavubu said
q number Of cabinet posts
including the vital Ministry Of
DefenSe-had been left open
for politicians from provinces
that do not recognize the
present central government.
The post Of Deputy Prime
Minister, he said, Is being re-
See CONGO, Page AS
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cal years proposed appropria-
tions. the Commissioners have
asked Congress to raise four
taxes, vote a $36 million Fed
eral payment - $11 million
more than the city has ever
received-and authorize addi-
tional borrowing.
If the increases are voted,
the report said. the tax burden
on city residents will be COM
parable to, or higher than. the
average for the Washington
area. The area now is such a
closely knit economic unit that
it is neither equitable nor eco
nomically feasible" for city
residents and businesses to be
taxed at a higher level than
See REPORT, Page AS
Evening star., 1961-02-09
WarnnupEase5
Snow Misery
Top Today in 40s;
Climb to Continue

Rising temperatures today
helped allay other painful COM
plications as the Washington
area and a large Middle At
lantic section viewed mounting
damage from the latest winter
storm.
Dumping along on the worst
conditioned roads within mem
ory. area traffic this morning
again moved at a start-and-
stop pace. as plowing and sand
ing crews tried to smooth out
their troubles. All area public
and parochial schools except
in the District. were closed
again.
Sunshine and a rise in tenn
perature to the 40s today began
to trim the ice and snow on
the highways to Slush for the
afternoon rush traffic. Tomor-
row the high should be about
A degrees with more sun.
Mountains of Ice
Sides of streets were lined
with mountains Of dirty ice
and snow. the product Of one
removal effort after another
since the SHOWS began in De-
cember.
Sanitation Supt. william A.
Xanten said that considering
the odds, snow removal was
"going very we'll"
Ice-clogged side streets were
beyond the capacity Of workers,
who had to concentrate on the
main arteries. 1t. will take
time, and plenty of sunshine,
to bring all the streets around
to something like normal.
Plans 1, 3 and 4 Cancelled
Snow emergency plans /, 3
and 4 were cancelled at LAS
o'clock today. These call for
no unessential travel, penalize
with arrests motorists who stall
in cars without chains or snow
tires, and bar overnight park
ing on IS main streets.
Generally, traffice moved
a little better this morning
than yesterday, and last night.
Government employees were re-
leased on a staggered basis at
See SNOW, Page B-1
Evening star., 1961-02-09
Heavy Trading
Marks Stocks

NEW YORK, Feb. 8 (AP).-
A churning stock market today
ran into very heavy trading
which put the ticker tape as
much as 10 minutes late.
Prices turned mixed after an
early advance.
Volume in the first two hours
totaled 2,330,000 shares, COM
pared with 100000 yesterday
Anticipation of multimillion-
dollar damage suits arising
from antitrust conviction s
brought selling of General
Electric and Westinghouse.
Trading Of these two issues
was delayed more than an hour
at the opening. Both declined
sharply.
Evening star., 1961-02-09
BY JOHN M. HIGHTOWER
ASsoriatsd prssu at.H vvrttsy

Asboclateo SresS SteII Wrlter
Kennedy administration off,
cials were reported today tc
have virtually given up hope
Of getting Soviet agreement to
revival Of q three-power inter-
national control commission for
Laos.
That is the basis for q West
ern formula for ending the war
in Laos and uniting the South
east Asian country under a
policy Of neutrality.
President Kennedy and Sec
retary Of State Dean Rusk
looked to Ambassador Llewel-
lyn Thompson. just home from
Moscow, for the latest word on
Soviet Premier Khrushchev's
attitude toward this and other
issues in conflict between the
Soviet Union and the Western
powers.
Mr.. Thompson scheduled an
afternoon appointment with
Secretary RuSk.
In advance Of that session. he
was meeting with other Off
cials in the State Department.
Here for Consultations
The United States envoy ar
rived last night for two weeks
of top-level consultation on
United States-Soviet relations
in an effort to find ways Of
easing tension and improving
contacts between Washington
and Moscow. But the focus Of
interest as he settled down for
a long round of conferences
was more on United States
Soviet conflict than on the
hope of improvement.
United States officials are
privately disappointed that
Mr.. Khrushchev's recent as
surances to Mr.. Kennedy of a
desire for better relations have
not, in their view, resulted in
easing such crises as those in
Laos and the Congo.
Mr.. Kennedy met with Sem
Evening star., 1961-02-09
Six-Point Plan
Sent ttoCapitoI
ByPresident
Social Security
Tax Rise Is Key
To New Proposals
BY DAVID s. BRODER
Star Staff Writer

President Kennedy today
sent Congress a sweeping six
point program aimed at eltIni-
mating major deficiencies" In
the health services available to
mericans from infancy
through old age.
Keystone Of his plan Is q
provision for limited hospital,
nursing home, clinic and home
nursing care for persons over
IS through q SIS billion-a-year
boost in social security taxes.
This is similar to the pro-
posal which Congress rejected
last year and which provided
a major issue in the 1860 elec-
ton, campaign. Mr.. Kennedy
insisted today that opponents
Of the plan are incorrect in
labelling it "socialized medi-
cine"
sOther phases of his program
to bring new medicines and
new methods within the reach
of those who need them most
call for more Federal funds
for:
/. Construction Of nursing
homes and improvement Of
health services in and out Of
hospitals.
2. Construction Of medical
and dental schools and Fed.
eral scholarships for an .esti-
mated 10000 medical and den.
tai students.
8. Research on children's dis
eases, aid to children and pro.
motion Of youth fitness.
4. Vocational rehabilitation.
5. Medical research.
These new programs would
cost upward Of $50 million the
first year and $177 million the
second year. but the opposition
they are likely to encounter is
small compared to the storm
the health-care-for-the-aged
plan is sure to stir.
Not SOcialized Medicine
Mr.. Kennedy tackled the
main argument Of the Ameri-
can Medical Association and
other opponents Of social &c.
curity financing in his mes
sage today.
This is not q program Of
socialized medicine" he said.
"1t is a program Of prepayment
of health costs with absolute
freedom Of choice guaranteed.
Every person will choose his
own doctor and hospital.
mo service performed by any
physician at either home or
office, and no fee he charges
for such services, would be in
volved, covered or affected in
any way. There would be no
supervision or control over the
practice Of medicine by any
doctor or over the manner in
which medical services are pro-
See HEALTH, Page Ala
Evening star., 1961-02-09
y. S. Losing All Hope
Of Laos Control Plan

ator Rusk and other foreign
policy and military advisers
for more than two hours yes.
terday on the Laos dispute. II
is understood they decided
there was little prospect for
Soviet agreement to the plan
to revive the control commits
sion composed Of India, Canada
and Poland. They therefore de-
cided 1t was urgent to look
into other approaches.
One alternative to be ex-
plored with other friendly
governments in the next few
days, it is understood. is Gre
alton Of a committee of strictly
neutral powers with neither
Communist nor allied govern
mentS represented. Such q
move probably would COM
mand considerable support in
world public opinion whatever
Moscow might think about it.
Key Farley Issues
The cold war conflicts over
Laos and the Congo are key
issues in the consultations now
starting here. They appar-
emily take precedence in ad-
ministration thinking over the
possibility Of an early meeting
between President Kennedy
and Mr.. Khrushchev. However,
that possibility ard Mr.. Thomp-
sons first-hand report on Mr..
Khrushchev's interest in such
a meeting were certain to be
discussed.
It is understood that Mr..
Kennedy and Secretary Rusk
are deeply worried about a by
product of the Laotian crisis
the dissatisfaction of Asian
of the Southeast
Asian Treaty Organization with
what they consider the lack Of
a stronger United States policy
In combating pro-Communist
forces in Laos.
One reason the United States
has been unwilling is said to be
See CRISIS, Page AS
Evening star., 1961-02-09
Tito to Visit Africu

BELGRADE, Feb. 8 (AP).-
Yugoslav President Tito leaves
next Tuesday for an official
state visit to West and North
Africa. The government said
Marshal Tito and his wife will
visit Ghana, Togo. Liberia,
Guinea, Morocco and Tunisia
and Marshal Tito then will pay
an unofficial visit to the United
Arab Republic.
Evening star., 1961-02-09
Congress Gets Health PROGRAM
Mobutu Regime Ousted,
New Premier Is Named

LEoPoLDvILLE, the Congo,
Feb. 8 (AP).-President Joseph
KasaYubu today appointed a
new government for the Congo.
replacing the regime Of COM
miSsioners established by Mai.
Gen. Joseph Modulus military
coup four months ago.
Gen. Mobutu himself was out
Of the capital during the fran
tic political maneuvering that
preceded the announcement,
but there was every indication
the new regime will have the
army's support.
The Prime Minister in the
new provisional government is
Joseph Ileo, Mr.. Kasavuhu's
original choice for the post
when he fired Patrice Lumum-
ba and triggered the internal
political split that has brought
the Congo to the brink Of civil
war.
To Call Parliament
Mr.. Kasavubu said the gov
ernment will stay in office until
q Parliament representing the
whole country can be called.
He set no time for this Parlia-
ment to meet.
The government change ap-
parently resulted from the
furry Of talks attendant on
the U. N. Security Councils
current Congo debate and from
the Kennedy administrations
seeming willingness to consider
q formula for the Congo that
would include Mr.. Lumumba's
release from prison.
By turning the administra-
Evening star., 1961-02-09
Jupon Bores Program
For Peaceful Atom

TOKYO. Feb. 8 (AP) The
Atomic Energy Commission
yesterday announced a new
long range peaceful atomic
energy development program
for Japan.
Under the program Japan
plans to establish within 20
years atomic power plants hav-
ing a total capacity of Z to 9.5
million kilowatts. Japan also
hopes to construct its first
atomic powered vessel in
1968-70.
Evening star., 1961-02-09
OUR SOFT, FLABBY
AMERICAN YOUTH

HOW FIT ore the young people
in your fomiIy1 Tests show the over
ose American younsster is softer
and flobbier than the overose young
person in other countries. 6. K.
Hodenfield, Associated Press edueo-
tion writer, describes the tests in an
illustroted feature on Poss B-5.
FEEDING A CROWD need not be
eouss for ponie. The Stor's food
editor, Violet Faulkner, tells how to
plan q church supper or PTA goth
erins in a special food feature,
Illustrated in color. on Pose C-l.
Evening star., 1961-02-09
Slide Smothers Skier

INNSBRUCK, Austria, Feb.
9 (AP).-A German skier was
smothered by a snowslide in
the Oetzal Mountains yester-
day, raising Austria's avalanche
toll to II for the season so far.
His three companions managed
to free themselves.
Evening star., 1961-02-09


Cohens' fingerprints and they
matched up with those Of the
Krogers.
The Krogers and three other
persons are now being tried
on charges that they had con-
spired to, steal naval secrets
for Russia.
The FBI said the Cohens
had been under investigation
in this country several times
in connection with alleged es-
pionage activities, but because
of insufficient evidence had
never been taken into custody.
Their fingerprints, FBI Off
cials said, were obtained from
prior employment records and
other sources. The couple was
described as having lived in
New York for some time before
going to New Zealand and en-
Evening star., 1961-02-09
BY the Associated Press

The FBI said today Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter j. Kroger, on trial
in London on spy charges, are
in fact Morris Cohen and his
wife Lola, American citizens
and formerly residents Of New
York City.
The FBI said it had supplied
British authorities with the
Evening star., 1961-02-09
u. ). Adds Is
MajorAreasto
Job Crisis LIST
Labor Situation
Called Worst Since
EorIy World War II
By the Associated Press

The Labor Department to-
day added Is major industrial
centerS to its list Of substantial
unemployment areas. A spokes-
man called the idle situation |
"the worst since early World
War II"
The new areas reported with
an idle rate of 6 per cent or
more Of their work force in
cluded Philadelphia. Cleveland,
Baltimore, Los Angeles, Newark,
st. Louis and Kansas City.
At the same time, it was an
nounced that Secretary oil
Labor Goldberg will make aI
five-State inspection of un-
employment areas beginning
tomorrow. He is making, at
President Kennedy'S direction,
a series Of on-the-spot tours of
areas where unemployment is
considered a major problem.
Rate Up so Pct.
Mr.. Goldberg will visit Chi
cago, Gary and South Bend,
Ind, and Lansing, Mich, to-
morrow; Detroit and Columbus,
Ohio, on Saturday, and Pitts
burgh on Sunday.
The new Labor Department
survey Of major labor centers
showed that the aggregate rise
in unemployment in the $50
major areas surveyed increased
about so per cent between
November and January.
More than half Of the $50
major areas are now classified
as having substantial unem-
ployment-that is, more than
s per cent of their workers idle. |
Some of the areas reported an
unemployment rate exceeding |
IL per cent.
New areas added to the sub
stantial unemployment cate
CORY, besides those already
mentioned, include Peoria, III;
Akron, Ohio; Allentown Beth
lehem-Easton, Pa; Asheville,
N. c.; Corpus Christi, Tex:
Flint, Mich; Grand Rapids,
Mich: Knoxville, Tenn; Louis
vile. KY: Mobile. Ala: New
Brunswick-Perth Amboy. N. j.;
Portland, Oreg.: Savannah,
Ca: Tacoma, Wash; Toledo, \
Ohio; Worchester, Mass, and
York, Pa.
Now Totals 76
The number of major areas
now reported with substantial
unemployment is 76, largest
total reported since the low
point of the 1858 recession when
SO major areas were so
classified.
In addition to the Is major
areas added to the substantial
unemployment list % smaller
labor market areas were added
to a separate critical list for
smaller communities.
Mr.. Goldberg plans to meet
with State officials, business
men, labor leaders and COM
munity leaders, and interview
unemployed workers and their
families, in the cities on his
tour.
Seymour Wolfbein, Labor De-
partment manpower chief, held
a news conference on the Ma
tion-wide labor market Stats
See JOBS, Page AS
Evening star., 1961-02-09
D. c. Again Asks U. S.
To Pay Its Way in City.
Commissioners Seek a Tex Roises,
$36 Million Payment, New Borrowing
BY SAM EASTMAN
Star Staff Writer

District officials have told Congress that end to the
Spraing cost Of running the city is not yet
in sight.
The Commissioners again urged that Congress vote
annual Federal grant the city large enough pay
Evening star., 1961-02-09

Atom Sub Secrets Token, British Spy
Triol Told. Pese A
Evening star., 1961-02-09

District and vicinity-Clear, cold tonight,
low in upper 20s. Mostly sunny, mild to-
morrow, high in mid-40s. High and low
Of last "a hours: High, ~, at 2 pm. today;
low, Is, at 6:15 am. today.
Evening star., 1961-08-10
Man Fails to Pin
HOUSEKEEPING
On Identical Twin

~ Walter E. DeBinder today
lost out in trying to show that
the complaining witness who
brought housebreaking charges
against him had confused him
with his identical twin.
~ DeBinder, 26, was convicted
of the housebreaking charge
last December - accused of
breaking into an apartment in
The 400 block of D street Sc.
and stealing a watch and $52.
The complaining witness, a
woman, identified him as the
'flousebreaker.
However, his court-appointed
attorney, Robert H. Lichtman,
claimed there were incon-
sistencies in the woman's iden-
tification prior to the trial and
during the trial, and the United
States Court of Appeals in May
sordered District Court Judge
Joseph r. Jackson to hold a
hearing on this, allowing Mr.,
,Lichtman to see the woman's
grand jury testimony.
At the hearing on the ques-
tion today Judge jackson luled
that there were no material in
consistencies in the woman's
testimony relating to the pos
sibility she may have confused
Walter DeBinder with his iden-
tical twin, Carl DeBinder.
Walter DeBinder is serving
a three-to-nine year jail sen.
stence for the HOUSEKEEPING
conviction.
Evening star., 1961-08-10

king of clubs was in unfavor-
able position.
Nuisance" OvercalI
At the other table, Root
opened the East hand with an
artificial bid of two clubs.
Roth made a nuisance" over
call of two hearts on the South
cards. hoping to muddy the
waters.
The veteran New York expert
succeeded only too MelwWest
and North passed, putting it up
to East once more. If Root had
doubled. Roth might still be
playing the hand, but Root
jumped to three no-trump to
show his strength.
Gabrilovitch considered a
jump to six spades on the West
cards but finally passed on the
theory that East might have a
very long solid club suit as the
backbone of his jump in no.
trump.
East easily made II tricks
and gravely thanked Roth for
talking him out of a slam that
would have gone down. .
Evening star., 1961-08-10
Noted Opponent
OfSuIuzur Seized

LISBON, Portugal, Aug. 10
(APl.-Fernando Abrances Fer
rao, noted lawyer and opponent
of Premier Antonio de Oliveira
Salazar's dictatorship, has been
arrested, opposition sources re-
ported today.
Mr.. Abrances was one of the
81 opposition intellectuals who
signed a Program for Making
Portgual Democratic" distrib-
uted to the press in May. It
was never published, but within
"a hours three Of the leading
signers were arrested.
Mr.. Abrances is the 10th Of
the signers to be arrested. -Four
were released after questioning.