Evening star., 1961-01-09
Havana Alert,
With Troops
On Waterfront
U. S. Supereorrier
And Escort Head
For Guontonumo

TUT SUOUtOUUUbU
HAVANA, Jan. 8 (AP). -
Regular army units moved into
Hayana's waterfront today and
set UP military tents near the
memorial to the battleship
Maine in feverish preparations
to repulse what Prime Minister
Fidel Castro calls IAN attack
from the north" ,
The semiofficial newspaper
Revolution In banner head
ANS Qsist but Tease ss GseMtsAemo
Bsse Wsits. Pess A.
lines said O Yankee aircraft
carrier" had arrived at Guam
tanamo Bay. the big United
States naval base in Eastern
Cuba.
The newspaper apparently
referred to the As. .0OO- ton su-
percarrier Franklin D. RooSe-
welt. depicted as leading q flo
tilla of vessels which began
annual maneuvers in the Car
ibbean today. A Navy spokes-
man at Puerto Rico said $50
fleet units would be involved,
but fleet headquarters In Nor
folk said the exercises broke
down into SO ships off the Car
olinaS. ~ In amphihious ex-
ercises off Puerto Rico and the
visit Of the carrier and its es-
cort at Guantanamo. the last
United States fOothold in Cuba.
Refinery Bombings Feared
Reyolucion also charget
counter-revolutionists " er
plotting 70 bomb Cuba's oil re.
finertea
In an apparent effort to off
set O manpower shortage
caused by the Gallup of workers
militia to man coastal de-
lenses, the sugar workers unior
began offering bonuses foI
super production in the har'
vesting Of cane.
A committee for the aid ant
defense OF the. revolution" wa
set up to help feed the thou
sands of militiamen who have
been In defense positions ol
held in camps for the past II
days. Revolution said the com.
mittee will collect and distribute
canned food and other rationl
Ito Cuban men and womer
who are valiantly entrenchet
in their positions to await thu
Yankee invaders"
Food Rounded Up
Committee members begar
canvassing shops, factories anC
government offices Throughout
Havana to collect food. Tit
committee also appealed to al
housewives who have beer
given homes under the urbar
reform program.
These developments indi.
Gated that arrangements tt
keep the workers militia fec
while on duty had broken down
A militiaman at q gun post ir
Havana said he had received
only bread and sardines "ant
I would like something more
substantial" -..
The United States Atlantic
Fleets Caribbean maneuvers
which will continue until thu
end of March, added to the in.
|vasion jitters. About 100000
Officers and men will take part
In the fleet, in addition to the
500 million carrier. are three
guided missile cruisers and two
nuclear submarines.
Planned Long Ago
The Navy stressed that the
maneuyers were planned lonl
ago and have no connection
with the United States break
in diplomatic relations with
Cuba. But the flotilla Is bring.
ing twice as many men and
ships to the Caribbean as there
were in last years maneuvers
And 1t carried enough fire
power. missiles and war planes
to give strong support to the
Guantanamo base II needed.
The Navy spokesman at
tributed the increased number
of ships and men to the fact
that guided missile vessels are
taking part for the first time
The United States warships
from every major Atlantic
Coast base will be joined as in
the past by British and Dutch
units. United States Marines
will practice amphibious land
ings on vieques Island, 20 miles
east of Puerto Rico.
In Ottawa, the navy denied q