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Evening star., 1961-09-23
Buffalo Bags Title
In international

ROCHESTER, N. Y. Sept.
% (AP).- It's the Buffalo BIZ
sons Of the International
League VS.. the Louisville Colo
nels of the American Association
in baseball's Little World Series,
beginning tomorrow in Buffalo.
The Bisons wrapped up their
berth last night by beating the
Rochester Red Wings, 40, to
close out their best-of-seven
playoff finals. Buffalo took the
last four games after Rochester
won the opener.
Louisville won the American
Association playoff finals
Thursday night.
Evening star., 1961-09-23
REDSKINS INVADE PHILADELPHIA
JOB Switch Due BosseIer

a jack-of-all-trades in the
backfield, also may be used in
Horner's spot, but McPeak
leans more to Bosseler.
Near Goodies Record
"If we decide to use Boss
there" Bill said, "we1l put Jim
Cunningham at fullback. But
if we start Luce, BosSeler will
be the fullback. I don't want
to take the gamble of using
two rockies in the backfield." "
A workhorse since joining the
squad as a rookie in 1857. when
he led the team with 673 yards.
Evening star., 1961-09-23
WEEK END SPORTS ON TE-RADlO
Radio
TODAY
Baseball

Washington at Minnesota,
WTOP-1500, 1925 pm.
Baltimore at Chicago, VOL
1850. 2:25 pm.
Football
Penn State at Navy, WRC-
$50, 1:25 pm.
William & Mary at Virginia,
WPIK- -730, 2:15 pm.
George Washington at The
Citadel, WOL-1450, 8:45 pm.
Maryland at SMU, WTOP-
1900, 10 pm.
Racing
Shenandoah Downs, WEEL-
1910, 10 pm.
SUNDAY
Baseball
Washington at Minnesota,
WINK 1900, 3:25 pm.
Football
Washington at Philadelphia
WTOP-1500, 1870 pm.
Detroit at Baltimore, VOL
1450, 2 pm.
Evening star., 1961-09-23
Terps Favored
To Spoil SkU
Comeback Bid
Maryland Seeking
To End Losses to
Southwest Teams
BY MERRELL WHITTLESEY
Star Staff Writer

BY MERRELL WHITTLESEY
Star Staff Writer
DALLAS, Sept. 23.-Mary-
land will be out to snap a five
game losing streak against
Southwest Conference opposi-
ton and to start rebuilding its
non-conference record when it
faces Southern Methodist in
the Cotton Bowl tonight at 10
O'Clock, Washington time.
Since Jim Tatum's last un-
beaten team of 1855, excluding
the Orange Bowl Game, Mary
land has scored only four VIC
tories in five years out of the
Atlantic Coast Conference. Two
were over Miami under Tommy
Mont and two over West Vir-
ginia under Tom Nugent.
AS one OF the Texas papers
reminded the Maryland squad
yesterday, the Terps have lost
one to Baylor, two to Texas
AIM and a pair to Texas
since they last beat a South
west Conference team, Baylor
in 1855.
Maryland Slight FavOrite
A slim crowd of between
10000 and $4,000 was expected
to see the Mustangs attempt a
comeback against the Terps.
Southern Methodist, which tied
Texas AIM, 90, and lost it's
other nine games last year, has
Evening star., 1961-09-23
Reds Pennant Express Derai|ed;
Gentle Finally in A. L. Spotlight
SIueging orioIe
Ties Mark With
5th Grund-SIom
By the Associated Press

-
Take that spotlight off Roger
MariS for a moment and turn
it on Jim Gentle, Baltimore's
slugging first baSeman with the
grand slam habit.
Gentle, up among the lead
ers in home runs and runs
batted in but completely over
shadowed by Maris' attempt to
crack Babe Ruth's record,
equaled a major league mark
last night by cracking his fifth
grand-slam of the season in an
8-6 victory over Chicago.
The slam. Gentile's 44th
homer of the year, came off
Don Larsen as the Orioles
scored seven runs in the fifth
to put it away. Chuck Estrada
was the beneficiary-just as he
had been for Gentile's four
previous bases-loaded shots.
Maris Renews Bid
Gentile's feat matched the
record set by Ernie Banks of
the Chicago Cubs in 1855 and
surpassed the American League
mark of four held by Ruth, Lou
Gehrig and Tommy Heinrich of
the Yankees, AL Rosen and Ray
Boone of the Indians and Rudy
York of the Tigers.
Meanwhile, after a day off,
Maris tries again today for
homer No. so, at Boston's Fen
way Park, where Ruth began
his major league career. Maris,
with SO homers, has seven
games remaining in which to
climb into the magic go circle.
Maris, who no longer can
officially tie the Bambino's 60
homer record of 1927 under the
154-decision limit set by Com
missioner Ford Frick, faces
rookie righthander Don Schwall
Q5-5) in the opener of a two
game set against the Red Sox.
Frick has stated that if Maris
hits No. so or 81 it will go into
the record book with an aSter-
isk denoting that it was made
after the 154th decision under
the AIS expanded 162-game
schedule. That likely will be
the fate of Gentile's fifth slam.
In other games yesterday.
second-place Detroit beat Los
Angeles, Ga, for Frank Lary's
22d victory and Kansas City
edged Cleveland. 4-3. Wash
ington-Minnesota was post
poned.
Estrada Needs Help
Gentile's amazing success
with the grand-slam began May
19 when the 27-year-old Cali
fornian crashed consecutive
bases-loaded. homers against
Minnesota and became the first
player in major league history
to hit back-to-back slams.
Gentle, who failed a host of
major league trials before fl
nally earning a berth with the
Orioles last year. Climaxed a
seven-run outburst again st
Frank Baumann (10-13) and
Larsen and handed Estrada
(14-9) an 80 lead. Estrada
needed it, giving up a grand
slam shot to Floyd Robinson in
the last of the ninth before
Milt Pappas struck out Jim
Lands for the final out.
Larry (22-9 achieved a per-
sonal high by beating the An
gels and Eli Grba Q0-13), al
though he was touched for 10
hits, including a two-run homer
by Leon Wagner. AL Kaline,
who snapped a "A tie with a
sixth -inning solo shot; Dick
McAuliffe and Dick Brown
homered for the Tigers.
Jerry Walker (8-13 and Jim
Archer, who came on in the
eighth, checked the Indians on
four hits-one a two-run homer
by Willie Kirkland. Leo Po-
sada's triple with two on in the
sixth off Jim Perry (10-16)
clinched it for the AS.
Evening star., 1961-09-23
STANDINGS


RESULTS YESTERDAY
Baltimore, g.: Chicago, g.
kansas City. 4: Cleveland, 3.
Detroit, 9: Los Angeles, 4.
washington at Minnesota, post
Only games scheduled.
GAMES TODAY
washington at Minnesota C2)-
burnside l3-S) and Osteen 900 VS..
2:30. "''
New York at Boston-Daley u2-
~ or Sheldon (9-5) VS.. Schwall
Baltimore at chicago-Brown nO-s)
Q4-9) VS.. Kirk (O-O).
Detroit at Los Angeles-BunninE
Q6-1D VS.. Mcbride G2-l4).
GAMES TOMORROW
Washington at Minnesota, 3:3O.
New York at Boston.
Baltimore at CHICAGO.
Cleveland at Kansas City.
Detroit at Los Angeles.
Evening star., 1961-09-23
Lead Cut to Four
As Giants Click
In SpoiIer Role
By the Associated Press

That spoiler role seems to fit
the San Francisco Giants.
They kayoed the Los Angeles
Dodgers two weeks ago and
now have temporarily slowed
the Cincinnati Reds drive to
their first National League
pennant in 81 years.
Just a few hours after World
Series tickets went on sale in
Cincinnati, the Giants put a
slight damper on the pennant-
fever gripping the city when
Billy O'Dell blanked the Reds,
60, with an eight-hitter.
The Giants. who deprived the
Dodgers of their lost column
advantage over the Reds by
taking three straight from Los
Angeles, got the job done with
light hitters Jose Pagan and
Chuck Hitler accounting for
five RBI.
Lead Cut to Four Games
The loss trimmed the Reds
lead over the Second-place
Dodgers to four games and
kept their magic pennant-
clinching number at four. Los
Angeles whipped st. Louis, 6-3,
to close the gap. Pittsburgh
beat Philadelphia by the same
score. Chicago Milwaukee was
postponed.
Pagan, a .255 hitter, drove
in three runs for the Giants
with a single and double, while
Hitler, batting .236, sent in a
pair with a single. That was
more than enough for O'Dell,
(6-5), who gave up a hit in
every inning except the sixth,
but turned back each threat.
Bob Purkey (16-12) gave UP
two runs in the second on a
walk to Orlando Cepeda, a
double by Jim Davenport and
Pagan'S two-run single, then
was chased in the third when
the Giants scored on Willie Nc
Covey's run-producing single.
Clemente Boasts Average
The Dodgers went ahead
against the Cards with three
runs in the third on three walks
by loser Ray Sadecki Q4-9, a
sacrifice fly by Gil Hodges, Ron
Fairley's single, a passed ball
and an error on a Duke Snider
pop-up. They clinched it in the
fourth against Bob Miller on
Maury Wills single and doubles
by Jim Gillian and Wally Moon.
Don Drysdale 12-9), tagged
for homerS by Bill White and
Carl Sawatski, picked up the
win but needed Ron Perran-
oski's Shutout relief over the
final three innings.
The Pirates beat the Phils
with four unearned runs in the
ninth on a pair Of errors that
let two runs in and Bill Mazer-
oski's two-run homer. Roberto
Clemente, the Pirates league
batting leader, boosted his av-
erage to .355 with a 2-for-4
performance while Reliever
Clem Labine won his fourth
against one defeat. Frank Sui
livan (3-16) lost it.
Evening star., 1961-09-23

BosSeler is only Is yards away
from tying Rob Goodies all-time
Redskin record of 2,247 yards.
He's only A carries away from
Andy FarkaS' all-time ball
carrying mark of 556. He could
break Goodies record with a
good day. He had one against
the Eagles in the 1861 finale,
grinding out So yards on is
carries.
Lawrence Out of Action
None of the Redskins looked
good in last weeks debut at
San Francisco, making only 81
yards against a stout Forty
Miner line. Horner topped the
Washington backs with 81 yards
while Bosseler was held to a
paltry IL on eight tries. They
weren't wholly to blame, how
ever, for the line didn't make
many holes for them.
One of the squads best line
men, Don Lawrence, will be
among the missing tomorrow
because Of a knee injury. De-
fensive Halfback Gary Click
and End Steve Junker are ex-
pected to miss the game fol
the same reason. But Line
Coach Abe Gibron has a feel
ing that his charge will dc
much better than they did last
week.
The Redskins finished theil
heavy work yesterday and will
entrain for Philadelphia this
afternoon after limbering up al
Georgetown. McPeak was salts
fled with the weeks work and
with the teams spirit. But they
had good spirit in San Fran
cisco and look what happened
Evening star., 1961-09-23

fallen out of favor in the
highly competitive Dallas foot
ball market. There are two pro
teams here, and Texas Chris
ton is less than 40 miles away.
SMU scored only 81 points
last year.
The weather forecast is for
a hot and possibly windy eve
ming.
Maryland is a slight favorite,
ranging from 2-to-5 points, but
as an example of the disloyalty
to SMU by the Texans, the
entire staff of a Dallas paper
selected Maryland to win in its
football forecast column.
Coach Bill Meek of Southern
Methodist, John Cudmore, his
first assistant, and Ralph
Hawkins greeted the Maryland
team at the airport yesterday.
Meek and Cudmore were char
ter members of Tatum's staff
at Maryland, and served at
College Park for four years.
Hawkins played at Maryland,
coached under Nugent for a
year, and obviously was hired
as a man who could help SMU
beat the TerpS.
Meek and Cudmore have been
together as coaches for 252
games. four years at Maryland,
including two bowl games,
three years at Kansas State,
four years at Houston, and four
years at SMU. Meek is work.
ing under a 10-year contract
at SMU, but there are reports
that he can be replaced as
head coach after this year if
the Mustangs continue their
downward plunge.
Brown Still Hurting
The Terps are close to par
physically but may have to dc
without Tommy Brown, the No
2 right halfback. and probably
the most versatile back on the
squad. Brown, who could be
Maryland's most exciting foot
ball player, has a bad case of
water on the knee, and drain
ing has not been the solution
1t is doubtful if he will make
more than a token appearance
Meek will start a senior
Junior team but the Mustangs
are going to have to receive
immediate help from their
sophomores if they are to GO
anywhere against a schedule OF
Maryland, Southern California,
the Air Force Academy and
seven conference opponents.
The Terps are depending on
a big and experienced line and
a backfield of Richie Novak at
quarterback, Dennis Condie at
left halfback, Jim Davidson at
right half and Joe Rezo, a line
man last year, at fullback. Dick
Sinner, the soph quarterback,
will be an early understudy to
Novak.
Evening star., 1961-09-23
BY LEWIS F. ATCHISON
star staff Writer

Fullback Don Bosseler, the
Redskins leading ground-gainer
for the last two years, may
begin a new career at halfback
against the Eagles at Phila-
delphia tomorrow.
Necessity, not choice, will
dictate the move If Coach Bill
McPeak is forced to make it
BoSseler may be moved If Sam
Horner's lame back fails to
respond to treatment and keeps
him idle.
Lew Luce, rapidly becoming
Evening star., 1961-09-23

Thursday evening, but we
could nave started early
to make them. Anyway,
that game has been Cancelled
and that hurts us. For the first
time in years our club is hav-
ing a strong finish. We've won
Evening star., 1961-09-23

RESULTS YESTERDAY
Pittsburgh, g.: Philadelphia, 3.
Los Angeles, 8; st. Louis, 3;
Chicago at Milwaukee. postponed,
GAMES TODAY
Chicago at Milwaukee (2)-Curtis
90 12 and Cardwell 14-12) VS..
Cloninger (6-2 and Hendley 800.
falo (4-O VS.. O'Toole Q7-9).
Los Angeles at st. Louis-Podres
QS-6 VS.. Jackson (14-9).
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, night
jackson 600 VS.. Buzhardt (6-17).
GAMES TOMORROW
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia.
San Francisco at Cincinnati.
Los Angeles at ST. Louis.
Chicago at Milwaukee.
Evening star., 1961-09-23
Mrs. Chapman
Takes Golf Title

Mrs. r. A. Chapman defeated
Mrs. S. j. Griffith, 2 and /. in a
playoff yesterday for the wom-
ems golf championship of the
Army Navy Country Club.
The medaliSt was Mrs. j. r.
Kullman with 78-80-158.
Evening star., 1961-09-23

MISS, IN Lne CeleVlSeQ game
Washington over WMAL-7 at
4::30 pm.
Georgia Tech opened the
weekend action last night by
shocking Southern Cal, 27-7.
at Los Angeles. The Engineers
put the game away with three
touchdowns in the second quar-
ter.
All of the preseason top 10
except Iowa and Ohio State
open their seasons today. Syra-
cuse, an Eastern powerhouSe
and ranked No. 10 before the
season, Journeys to Portland,
Greg. to take on Oregon State.
Purdue Tests Champs
Purdue tests Washington's
defending Big Five and Rose
Bowl champions in Seattle.
North Carolina State. the At
lantic Coast Conference favor
ite, is at Wyoming and Tulane
is at Stanford, which failed to
win a game last year.
Kansas, rated best OF the
Big Eight, tangles with Texas
Christian while Louisiana State
throws it's tremendous defense
at Rice, co-choice with Texas
for the Southwest crown. Both
games are at night. Wake
Forest of the ACC is at Baylor,
also at night.
Washington State travels to
play defending Big Eight
champion Missouri while Utah,
a 400 winner over Colorado
State last week, plays WiScon-
sin of the Big Ten.
Army entert&ins Richmond
and Navy is at Penn State to
top a slim Eastern slate. Vir-
ginia Military, last years
Southern Conference winner, is
at Villanova.
Alabama, picked third before
the season, opens against a
tough Georgia team. Duke
meets South Carolina in
night game.
Mildly Surprising
The Georgia Tech victory
over Southern Cal was a mild
upset.
The Ramblin' Wrecks, in
their first appearance in Los
Angeles since posting an 81
Rose Bowl victory over Cali
fornia in 1929, quickly dispelled
the one-point favoritism be-
slowed on the Trojans.
Second = string Quarterback
Billy Lothridge started the Tech
scoring with a 35-yard field
goal in the first quarter and
ended it with a 27-yarder in
the fourth.
Dave Watson recovered a
Trojan tumble by Ernie Jones
to set up Techs first touch
down on the use 10. Halfback
Billy Williamson ran for 6,
and Gam, going 8 yards and
l yard, scored the touchdown.
1t took the Engineers four
plays to go So yards for the
next touchdown, Gam con-
Meeting with Williamson for 81
yards and the six points.
tumble Leads to Tally
Another Southern Cal FUN
BILE, this one by Alan Shields on
the Georgia Tech AZ, set up
the third touchdown. Lothridge
concluded a 58-yard parade
with 30-yard scoring strike to
reserve Halfback Joe Auer.
Southern Cal finally scored a
touchdown in the third quar-
ter. Georgia Tech repulsed the
Trojans on the two but South
ern Cal charged back for 46
yards in nine plays, with Pete
Beathard scoring from the two.
Key plays were Beathards
passes to Sophomore Back Will
lie Brown for 27 and IA yards.
The widely heralded Brown
was held to little gain on the
ground but caught eight passes
for 81 yards.
So. cALiFoRNIA - Q Q I %
Tech-FG, Lothridge (35)
Tech-Gann l, run Uothridge kick.
TechIWilliamson 81 pass from Gam
TechwAuer 80, pass from Lothridge
UscwBeathard :. run (skvarna kick).
Tech-FG, Lothridge (2O.
Attendance. 36950.
Evening star., 1961-09-23
THE EVENING STAR
Bottle of Champs
Heads Grid Card
Ole Miss VS.. Arkansas on TV
In Day Of IntersectionuI Tests
Washington, D. c.
Saturday. September %, 1861
BY the Associated Press

The East takes back of
the college football swings high gear with
program of impressive interSectonaI clashes.
Mississippi the defending Southeastern Conference cham
pion takes Arkansas the 1860 Southwest t Jackson
Miss the televsed of the day 1t will be
Evening star., 1961-09-23
TeIevision
TODAY
Football

Arkansas at Mississippi,
WMAL-7, Ais pm.
NFL game of the week (film),
WTOP-9, 4:30 pm.
Football Scoreboard, WMAL
u, 7 pm.
Racing
5,000-added Beldame Han
dicap from Belmont, WTTG-
S, 4:30 pm.
Bowling
Bowl the Champ, WMAL-7,
3 pm.
Make That Spare, WMAL-7,
10:45 pm.
Boxing
Jackie Donnelly VS.. Paolo
Rosi, lightweights, WMAL-7,
10 pm.
SUNDAY
Football
Washington at Philadelphia,
WTOP-9, 1870 pm.
Denver at New York, WMAL
u, 2 pm.
Baseball
Baltimore at Chicago, VIZ
13, 2::30 pm.
Bowling
Championship Bowlin g
WMAL-7, 1890 pm.
Evening star., 1961-09-23
YOU BE THE
QUARTERBACK
Question
BY FOREST EVASHEVSKI
Iowa Athletic Director

Question
You are the Alabama quar-
terback, covering the fast
Georgia flanker (back set out
to side of field on defense
AS you line up with the blanker
and prepare to counter his
do you keep your eyes
on:
/. His feet?
2. His belt?
8. His eyes?
(Answer on Page Ala
Evening star., 1961-09-23

g5oeaIAr So. eaLhr6REfA 6Feh = : 3 q 3 %
Tech-FG, Lothridge (35)
Tech-Gann l, run Uothridge kick)
Tech--Williamson 81. pass from Gam
Iothridge kick.
Tech-Auer 80, pass from Lothridge
ILothridge kick.
UsC-Beathard :. run (skvarna kick
Tech-FG, Lothridge (27).
Attendance, 36,950.
Evening star., 1961-06-28

United States officials on the
Laos crisis.
Authoritative sources said
Mr.. Hartman is expected to
return to Geneva In a few days
and that the United States has
no thought of walking out Of
the Geneva parley despite its
lack of results.
Gen. Phoumi's visit. at Mr..
Harriman's invitation, was de-
scribed as a logical stopover
for the Laotian leader on his
return home from Europe. .
It also is a United States pat
on the back for Gen. Phoumi'S
government. Gen. Phoumi, too,
may see Mr.. Kennedy, inform
ants said.
In Geneva, a high Western
delegation source said Gen.
Phoumi's trip was to "reassure
Washington that Zurich was
not a Sellout." The reference
was to last weeks agreement
among the heads of the three
warning factions in Laos. The
agreement pledged Laos to neu-
Itrality in the cold war. rejecting
any protection from the South
east Asia Treaty Organization.
1t generally was considered a
victory for neutralists and the
pro- Communist rebels, whose
troops hold perhaps half Of
Laos.
Evening star., 1961-06-28

Boun Gums own troops D.
600 men supplied by the United
States-have bene unable to do
so. They have been regularly
defeated by the Pathet Lao.
What diSturbs Laotians about
the communique published
here in news reports-is that
it calls for general elections in
Laos but sets forth no concrete
proposals for withdrawing for
eign troops.
It will be easy to verify the
withdrawal of the 300-man
United States advisory and as
SiStance group. Laotian officials
say, but not so easy to prove
withdrawal Of North Vietna-
mese disguised as Pathet Lao.
Mr.. Boun Oum and his Vice
Premier, Gen. Phoumi Nosavan,
yesterday attended the Geneva
conference on Laos for the
first time. Officials here eag-
erly await their return to Went
lane for details on just what
took place in Zurich.
Evening star., 1961-06-28
Hartmann Here
To Reporton
Laos Par|ey
BY the Associated Press

Ambassador w. Averell Har-
riman says Western and Com
munjSt powers still are a long
way from agreement on a
neutral, independent Laos.
Mr.. Hartman returned last
night from Geneva to brief
President Kennedy and Sec
|retary Of State Rusk on latest
developments at the 14-nation
conference in Geneva.
No schedule has been an
nounced for Mr.. Harriman's
conferences with Mr.. Kennedy
and Mr.. RuSk. Mr.. Hartman.
Mr.. Kennedy's rowing Ambas-
sador. heads the United States
delegation at the conference
on the future Of the tiny
Southeast Asian kingdom.
Gen. Phoumi Nosavan, Dep
uty Premier and Defense Min
lister Of the pro-Western Royal
Lao government, arrives late
today for conferences with top
Evening star., 1961-06-28

Russians are given little chance
of holding back their Commu-
mist allies.
Many royal Laotians feel the
country'S only hope of staying
outside the Communist bloc lies
in q basic sense of patriotism
they see in Prince Souphanou-
wong, leader of the pro-Com-
munist Pathet Lao, and Prince
Souvanna Phouma. leader of
the self-styled neutralistS.
A communique covering the
conference between these two
leaders and Premier Boun Gum
in Zurich still has not been
published by the pro-Western
government in Vientiane.
No Choice But to COncede
Premier Boun Gum is felt to
have made too many conces-
sions. But many Laotians say
he had no choice since the anti
Communist world refuses to
step in and save Laos. Premier
Evening star., 1961-06-28
Lootions Fear Partition Line
Would Clear Path for Chino
By RENE-GEORGES INAGAKI
Associated Press staff Writer

By RENE-GEORGES INAGAkI
Associated Press staff Writer
VIENTIANE, Laos, June %.
Gloomy government officials
fear Communist China is striv-
ing for east-weSt partition of
Laos to open a line of attack
into Southeast ASia's rice bowl.
Bitterly charging the anti
Communist world has refused
to save Laos, the officials say
privately the Red Chinese, re-
gardleSs of what they say at
the 14-nation conference in
Geneva, want an open road
pointing at South Wet Nam,
Thailand and Cambodia.
Heightening the gloom here
is the feeling that Premier
Boun Gum of the royal govern
ment made too many conces-
Sions to his pro- Communist and
self-styled neutralist opponents
at the summit meeting of the
three rival princes of Laos in
Zurich last week. They agreed
to form a coalition government,
with pro-WeStern forces in the
minority.
But looming over all other
Laotian fears is Red China.
Peiping, Laotian officials say,
never has forgotten its 1854
suggestion that Laos be par
titioned on a line running
roughly from Muong Sing in
the north to the Cambodian
border in the south.
Open Road for Infiltration
This is the picture given
privately:
When fighting stopped last
month the pro Communist
Pathet Lao rebels stood at
Muong Sal. north of Luang
Prabang; Ban Hin Heur, a
point north of Paksane; Ma
haxay. east of Thakhek;
Muohg Pha Lane, west of
Savannakhet. and various other
points along a line southwark.
These points from a line CO.
inciding with the partition line
proposed by Red China at the
1854 Geneva conference which
ended the Indochina War and
gave Laos its independence
from France.
If such a line should be
Evening star., 1961-06-28

solidified, it would reduce nom
Communist territory in Laos
to a thin band running from
the northwest to the south
along the Mekong River.
This would give Red China
an open highway for infiltra-
ton and subversion of all Of
Laos and, eventually, adjacent
Thailand, Cambodia and South
Wet Man,
"Famished Viets" Feared
Royal Laotians say the rice
paddles of Southwest Asia are
a strong lure for Red China
and Communist North Wet
Evening star., 1961-06-28

Nam, both fighting severe food
shortages.
Its the famished Viets,' u
Laos has to worry about, one
high official said. =
Many government official:
claim North Vietnamese al
ready are the backbone oi
Pathet Lao rebel forces and
Laotians have no doubt the
Red Chinese will use them in
the vanguard during a drive
south.
The Soviet Union is regarded
here by many officials as sin
cerely desiring a neutral Laos
as a buffer to Communist
China's expansion. But the