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Evening star., 1961-01-29
-Drawinss By Joha Perts
ThkUST0N MORTON
Some changes In policy.

Instead, 1t was agreed that Sem
ator Morton. representing the na-
tional committee, win meet weekly
with Senator Dirksen and Rep
resentative Halleck, the Republi-
can leaders Of the Senate and
House. to discuss Republican posi-
tions on current issues.
From time to time, outside ex-
perts-including Mr.. Eisenhower,
. MIR. Nixon and other officials Of
the Republican administration
will be called in for advice.
A significant feature Of the ar.
rangements for these meetings,
which are due to begin next week,
is this: Senator Morton. as party
chairman. will preside, but Sena-
tor Dirksen and Mr.. Halleck, the
congressional leaders will be the
authorized spokesmen for the
group.
This arrangement, It is under
stood, was designed to emphasize
the primacy Of the congressional
leaders in the Republican policy
field.
The outlook for the immediate
future. then, is that Democratic
party policy will be laid down by
the White House and Republican
policy will come from Capitol Hill,
with the two national committees
again concentrating on their ira
ditional roles Of fund-gathering,
organization building. propa-
ganda-d distributing and, in the case
OF the Democrats. job-dispensing
How long either national COM
mittee can avoid policy fights
depends on how long the Demo-
Gratis and Republicans around the
country are satisfied with the
leadership they get from the White
House and Capitol Hill.
Evening star., 1961-01-29
TheLoosCHsis:
Wolf for Help

The BOun Gum government
Of Laos, fighting against Conn
i11unist- backed rebels Of the
Pathet Lao and neutralist ele-
ments. admitted Friday that
much Of Its appeal for help
from the West was based on
"fictionap reports.
"The United States is anxious
that there be established in Laos
q peaceful country, an iindepend-
ent country, not dominated by
either side Tin the cold war; but
Evening star., 1961-01-29
Where Leadership Is Found

The result is that the national
committee organizations Of both
parties seem destined to play
subordinate roles in the years just
ahead. with the Democrats looking
to the White House for their lead
ership and the Republicans to
Capitol Hill.
An indication Of this is the fact
that neither party now has q
full-time chairman.
All this Is far from the time
only five years ago when MIR. But
Ter and the then Republican Ma
tional Chairman, Leonard w.
Hall. were using their positions
Is centers Of free-wheeling polit-
ical power.
It's not that Mr.. Bailey and his
Republican counterpart, Senator
Thruston B. Morton.of Kentucky,
are averse to power. But both are
adherents Of the traditional party
managers viewpoint that it is
preferable to make your influence
felt than your voice heard.
In this traditional approach, it's
the President who controls the
operations Of the chairman Of the
party in power. Mr.. Hall had an
unusual degree Of freedom. par
ticularly in his final year in Of
flee. because the man he served,
President Eisenhower, had q lin
Evening star., 1961-01-29
ON The POLITICAL SIDE Gst@ @ 8.rs
NeWLook for National Committees

the national committee became,
through the pronouncements Of its
advisory council. o source Of policy
statements rivaling in Influence
and prestige the Democratic
leadership Of Congress.
Mr.. Butler and his hackers on
the national committee defended
this unprecedented course Of ac-
ton on the grounds that millions
Of Democrats who had supported
Adlai Stevenson in his unsuceess-
fui races for the presidency did
not find their. viewpoint repre-
sented by the Democratic leaders
Of Congress.
The Authentic Voice
Until Democrat sits in the
White House again, Mr.. Butler
argued, the national committee
and the Advisory Council are the
most authentic voice on party
policy. Some Democrats-but not
all. BY any neans--believe that
the Advisory Councils strong
: statements. particularly In the
field Of civil rights. did help the
party In the Northern States
which are little represented In
the congressional power elite.
But these same pronounce
nnents. it was clear, were ex-
tremely aggrayating not only to
many Southern Democrats but to
many Northern men like Gov.
David l.. Lawrence OF Pennsyl-
vania. who thought Mr.. Buffers
approach was needlessly disrup-
tive Of ones as well, party har-
mony.
1t was unsurprising then, that
Mr.. Bailey decided to let the Ad-
visory Council die quiet death.
along with the Butler initiated
party magazine. the Democratic
Digest.
e. The fate Of Mr.. Buffers expert
ment also seems to have served
as a caution to the Republicans,
who now confront the problems
OF the "out" party in finding
ways to determine and publicize
their party viewpoints.
Senator Keating, Republican Of
New York. proposed the creation
of an All-Republican Committee.
roughly equivalent to the old
Democratic Advisory Council,
with representation Of G. o. p.
ofticeholders In the cities and
States as well as in Congress, as
a sounding board for Republican
policy.
Evening star., 1961-01-29
ON THE POLITICAL SIDE
BY DAVID BRODER
star staff writer

As far as the political organize
tions are concerned. it's business
as usual on the New Frontier.
An ironic feature Of President
Kennedy's first week In office,
with its heavy emphasis on new
starts in policy and program. has
been the apparent triumph Of ira
ditionalism in the headquarters of
the Republican and Democratic
parties.
By choice Of the new President,
the Democrats have installed as
their national chairman John M.
Bailey Of Connecticut, q profess
sionaI Of the old school, who be-
lieves that his chief-if not his
only-mission is to elect Dem
ocrats. t
With an audible sigh Of relief,
the victorious Democrats have
ended the five-year excursion into
"programatic politics" led by for
mer Chairman Paul M. Butler.
Thus far. the Republicans show
little indication of adapting the
Buterian techniques to their prob
lens as the "out" party. Instead.
the G. o. P. in seeking q platform
from which to launch q recovery
effort. has decided to regroup
around the Republican Congress
sional leaders.
Evening star., 1961-01-29
BY BERNARD GwERTZMAN
star staff Writer

A revealing melodrama ended
It's run IN Moscow last week. It
could have been called whats
Wrong With Soviet Agriculture?"
and 1t featured q whole host Of
villains. but only one hero-Nikita
s. Khrushchev.
The Soviet Premier's reputation
In his own country has been based
on his ability to improve the
standard Of living Of the people,
and as part Of his program he has
raised agricultural production
considerably since he took COM
mand in 1858.
Khrushchev, however, has not
been satisfied only with raising
Soviet food levels from their pre-
vious abysmal lows. He has set
for Soviet farmers what many
agriculture experts In Washington
consider to be impossible goals
each year. in an effort to equal
and surpass American efforts.
For the second consecutive year,
Khrushchev called farm experts
to a December-January meeting
Of the Central Committee Of the
party last month to hear about
agriculture In 1860. AS In Janu-
ary, 1860. he was not happy with
what he learned.
In the important areas OF grain
and animal products there were
hardly any improvements shown
over the corresponding figures of
1859, also poor year. Khrushchev
did not even mention at the meet
ing the very high seven-year-plan
goals which were not even ap-
proximated in most cases.
Hove Enough TO Eot
What this means. agriculture
experts here believe. is that the
Soviet people will have enough
to eat this year-the important
bread products will be produced
in sufficient amounts-but the
variety that would have been add
ed to the diet by significant in
creases in animal products will
still be lacking.
Khrushchev has made it his
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tied interest In the day-to-day
practice Of politics.
Thus, in 1856. Mr.. Hall was free
to proclaim. before the President
himself had reached either deci-
sion, that Mr.. Eisenhower would
run again and so could Richard
M. Nixon.
Evening star., 1961-01-29
Plan Is Vetoed

That plan was vetoed by Chair
man Morton and other leaders of
the national committee, who
feared 1t would cause the same
split between Capitol Hill and the
downtown headquarters that the
Democratic Advisory Council did.
Evening star., 1961-01-29
President Own stroteoist

TreSidenr OWn StrotegIsf
With Mr.. Kennedy in the White
House, Democratic Chairman Bal
ley is unlikely to take such q bold
course. The President has been
his own chief political strategist
from the time he made his first
race IA years ago, and is likely to
take a firm hand in party affairs.
Mr.. Bailey's influence-and as
sociates judge it will be great-will
be felt in more subtle ways: In the
advice he gives the President on
political matters; in the way he
uses patronage to strengthen party
organization and in the way he
mediates the inevitable disputes
among the many factions that
call themselves Democrats.
The one thing he will not do,
those who know him from his Il
years as Connecticut State chsir-
man predict. is try to steer ad-
ministration policy. Mr.. Bailey
won quite a reputation in his home
State for the skill with, which he
lined up support for Gov. Abe
Ribiciff's legislative program, but,
as one Hartford observer says, "it
was always Abe's program. not
Johns"
1t is this avoidance Of the touchy
area Of policymaking that most
distinguished Mr.. Bailey from his
controversial predecessor, Mr..
Butler. During the Butler years,
Evening star., 1961-01-29
BY JOSEPH G. HARRISON
Contrihuting Writer

UNITED NATIONS, N. Y
Through broken Stats in the bam-
boo curtain 1t is possible to OBJ
serve that things have not gone
Of late at all as the tough-minded,
large-talking Communist leaders
in Peking would have them.
Indeed, it is now officially ad-
mitted that Red China faces a
crisis affecting untold millions of
its citizens. And this, in turn,
proves once again that even in q
police state plans can and do go
awry.
The kernel Of the trouble is the
extraordinarily poor 1860 harvest.
So grave has the food problem
become that we now know that
China has seen serious riots in
several parts Of the country. One
area Of near-starvation is famous
Shantung Province. There the
situation is so bad that officials
in neighboring regions have been
ordered to take all necessary
measures to get food to the
stricken areas.
Elsewhere in this land of some
700,000.000 individuals, food riots
have taken the form of demon
strations against both local Com
munist officials and the regime
itself. These are described as the
angriest anti-Peking disturbances
to have occurred since the Com
munists came to power II years
ago.
Claims Are Denied
This development must be par
ticularly disturbing to Peking,
which has proclaimed so loudly
and so often that It had solved
once and for all China's age-old
food problem. For this failure to
provide even q minimum Of food
for all Of the country's myriad
mouths is known to have dis
illusioned not only many within
China itself but also portions of
the powerful overseas Chinese
colonies which are such influen-
tial factors In most Southeast
Asian countries.
AS a result Of the food crisis
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-09-22
Bowling Tournament Underway TO Aid Bremen, Ambulance Corps

ket. 6th-Ivory bracelet, Vera,s Variety.
 7th-Bowling bag, Allen Oil Tools. sth-small transistor ra- dio, Sunrise Bakery, Anchorage. 9th = BIO gift certificate, Dirk's Trading Post. 10th-$10 gift cer- tificate, Nestor's Concrete Pro- duets. 11th-S10 gift. certificate, Soldotna Supply. 12th-Eveready electric lantern, B&C Auto Flee trie.
 1Sth-.Bowling shoes. Penn's Hardware. 14th-Hunting knife, NIX Realty. 15th-one box cigars 106 to box), Tachick Freight Lines. f6th-Front end alignment, Rogers Garage. 17th-One-year subscription to Cheechako News, Loren Stewart, ed. 18th = Polio policy for family for 1 year, W. S. Red Olsen. 18th -$5 laundry service, Soldotna Laun- dry.
 20th One case Budweiser, K and L Distributors. 21st-Best bottle of Scotch in house, Circus Bar. 22nd - One-fifth of Sea- gram's V-O, Bear Den. 23rd- One-fifth of White Horse, The Rig, Kenai. 24th-Rib steak din- ner, Sky Bowl Cafe. 18th and 26th-Each prize one case Bud weiser, K and L Distributors.
 27th - One service call, less parts, Eds Appliances. 28th-Top sirloin dinner for one, Burger Den. 29th -$5 gift certificate, Marvene's Dress Shop. 3oth-$5 gift certificate, Gibbs Apparel. 31st One case beer, Ace of Clubs. 32nd-S5 savings account, National Bank of Alaska, Soldot- na branch.
 33rd-s5 gift certificate, Wood lords Mems Shop. 34th- One way ticket to Anchorage, Cordova Airlines. 35th - Minor tune-up, less parts, Norb's Auto Repair. 36th-One load gravel in Emile limit, 4. A. Farmer. 37th-Long
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-09-22

play record, Tyler Novelty, Ke- mai. 3sth-Lube job and front wheel pack, Roy's Texaco Sta tion. 39th-0ne case beer, Nap towne Inn, Sterling. 40th-Auto- matie transmission band and link age adjustment, Jaekson's Ma chine and Welding.
 41st-Four teikets, "Coke' and popcorn, Soldotna Theatre. 42nd Lube and oil change, oil furnish ed, Towards f Station. 43rd- Two gallons anti-freeze, Alaska Oil Sales 6 Service. 44th-Towel and soap. set bathroom fixture, State Mechanical Go. 45th-0ne case Budweiser, K and L Distrib- utors. 46th-Lube job and brake adjustment, Kenai Service, Kenai.
 47th-O One gallon ice cream, Matanuska Dairy of Seward. 18th -One year subscription to Chee- chako News, Loren Stewart, ed. 49th-Minor tune-up, less parts, Ridgeway Garage. 5Oth - Two cartons cigarettes, Soldotna Gro eery.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-09-22

The Head Pin Tournament be- gan Sunday at the Sky Bowl of Soldotna and will run until Sept. 30, with proceeds to benefit the volunteer fire department and the ambulance corps.
 Al Morasse, manager of the bowling establishment, says 50 prizes have been donated and. will be distributed to winners.
 The ambulance, used vehicle, was delivered last week and is now sitting near the bowling alley. Profits from the tourna-. ment will help put it into work ing condition. Volunteer firemen will serve as drivers and an1bu- lance attendants when it is put. into operation.
 Morasse said a new His and Her mixed couples league is be- ing formed, with bowling sehed uled for 8:30 pm. on Wednes- days. Twelve couples, one couple to a team, make up the league and only three couples h rave signed to date with nine more needed.
 A Wednesday afternoon wom- ems league also is starting soon. Businesses that can supply teams are advised to contact Morasse. His pl for supervisors for Bantam and Junior Leagues has not met with response but he IS still holding Saturdays open for teenagers and younger players if someone will volunteer to organ ize such groups.
 The first 13 prizes in the 90 to be presented in the currently running Head Pin Tournament were selected by a prize commit tee, Morasse said. The remainder of prizes were placed as to posi- tion by drawing slips from a hat and are not necessarily listed in order of their value.
 The complete list as to position number, the prize itself and the donor, are as follows:
 1st-Electric food mixer, Ho- mer Electric Assn. 2nd - Zenith radio, Soldotna Radio and TV 3rd-Bowling ball, Sky Bowl. 4th -13 lb. ham and $15 in groceries, Big K Market. 5th-16 ID. turkey and $15 in groceries, Louis Mar
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-09-22
No More Property Tax For Religious Groups
 Declares kenai Council

Exemption shall not be granted in absence of such affidavit.
 The municipal assessor shall assess such property at it's true and full value in the same man. ner as other taxable property and shall enter upon the annual assessment roll the notation "Ex- empt for religious purposes.
 Property of religious organiza- tions shall cease to be exempt II any part shall be rented or used otherwise for commercial pur- poses or deemed by the assessor not to be used exclusively for religious purposes, activities or pursuits and shall be subject to taxation. 1t shall be the respon- sibility of the religious organiza- ton to demonstrate that the prop erty is so used, and appeal shall be made to the Board of Equali- zation.
 The City of Kenai may, how ever, honor exemptions if any rental or commercial use, or any part thereof, shall be considered to be in the public interest.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-09-22

The kenai City Council has amended Ordinance No. 8 (pro- yiding for taxation of real prop efty) to add a provision for ex- emption of property used exelu- sively for religious purposes.
 The amending paragraphs now provide that all real property owned by religious or missionary organizations, bodies, institutions, associations. or persons in re- ligious authority (also referred to as religious organizations in the amendment1 shall be exempt from taxation for each taxable year in which said property is used exclusively for religious pur- poses, activities or pursuits.
 All religious organizations are now required to file with the city elerk-treasurer, an affidavit sworn to or affirmed by proper authority requesting exemption, and stating full name of organi- zation, it's purpose and the assess or's description of the property for which exemption is requested.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-09-22
Show Peninsula to Guests

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hartman, Anchorage, her parents MT. and Mrs. Elmer Carr. Modesto, Calif., and Edward Carr, San Francisco, Calf, spent two days last week touring the Kenai Peninsula, seeing points of interest at Sew ard, Homer, Kenai and soldotna. The Hartmans recently moved to Anchorage from Palmer. He is a landscaper by trade and is inter- ested in the possibility of setting up a landscaping business in the Peninsula. They returned home Thursday. While in Ridgeway they reported their visitors from California were much impressed with the beauty and the progress siveness of the entire Peninsula area.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-09-22
North kenai News
Another Business For North Kenai

Harry and Elise Riding have leased the building formerly oe- cupied by the Kenai Block Plant at Mile 6, North Kenai Highway.
 Equipment is being installed so as to include machine shop, automotiye repairs and welding services. They expect to be open for business soon.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-09-22
0ergel-Dudley

Florence L. Oergel, Anchorage, and Bill B. Dudley, 'soldotna, were married in a civil ceremony at Kenai on Sept. 9. The bride is an employee of an airline. Dudley is a construction worker.
 The ceremony was performed by Jess Nicholas, deputy magis- trate, in his offices.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-09-22
Wedding Anniversary

Mir. and Mrs. William Schenck, Mike and Kelly spent the week end in the home of Mrs. Schenek's parents, MT. and Mrs. s. A. Hoyt, on salamatof Lake. They came to help celebrate the 28th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-09-22
September 22, 1861
Enter Business

Bud and May Ulin are the new proprietors of the Forelands Cafe and Bar. May has been resident of the Kenai area for eight years and was employed at Wildwood Army post. Bud arrived this past spring from Oakland, Calf.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-09-22
Tn Winter Outside

Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Holt have leased their property north of the oil dock and have moved to Anchorage. They plan to spend the winter in the South 48.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-09-22
North Kenai Visitors

Mrs. Alan Bontrager and son Mark drove down from Anchor age Sunday and visited friends at North Kenai and Soldotna.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-09-22
Johnsons Have Guest

Claire Johnson of Emmons, Minn., arrived Sept. II for To- day visit with her brother, Don Johnson, and family.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-09-22
 3d4 Airports

As of December 31, 1859, Alas ka had 344 airports.
Evening star., 1961-01-13
Oeg Cossin to Create Mrs. Kennedys Wordrobes

which are also possessed by
others, and will continue to
wear all the clothes she wants
to wear"
Hats. shoes, handbags will
all come under the fashion
jurisdiction of Oleg Cassini.
Il will work with the people
who do these well. People for
get that I once designed for
So different women, all with
different fashion problems.
and I designed for the
movies"
1t is in the tradition Of cou-
ture for a designer to create
all sorts Of fashion items, Mr..
Cassini pointed out.
The spring and summer
fashion ready-to-wear coll
lection normally to have been
viewed by the fashion editors
was not shown.
II know that you all want
to find out Mrs. Kennedy's
plans for her fashion future
as the First Lady. and Mrs.
Kennedy does not wish to
withhold this" he said.
However, he called upon
the fashion press and others
to respect the dignity Of the
position and not to use the
President-elect and his wife
for commercial purposes.
In the kit given the fashion
press were three designs
already accepted by Mrs.
Kennedy. They include: % A
fawn-c -colored wool collarless
coat filled in with a circlet Of
Russian sable. the semi-fitted
shape with a restrained flared
hemline; 90 a white satin
sleeveless evening sheath, and
80 a one-piece soft wool
dress In the fawn color. The
dress is related to the coat
and is probably destined for
Inaugural Day wear.
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portant part in the selection"
Mr.. Cassini joked.
Asked for a simple three
word description Of the
woman he will dress, he de.
clared her to be beautiful,
elegant. understated."
Will the President have a
say in Mrs. Kennedy's selec-
tions? why not, after all
she is his wife. He liked what
he saw" Oleg commented.
This is q great opportunity
for the American look to get
started" said Oleg. And in
helping create Mrs. Ken
nedy's clothes he hopes to
have design piracy 60 by the
wayside. Original ideas must
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Two other Cassini- suggested
trends in sketch form show a
collarless almost princess line
dress, and q sleeveless tri-
angle skirted and almost
Empire -in-feeling design with
q bateau neckline.
There has been some talk
that I got this job through
my friendship with the Ken
nedy family" he said. II want
you to know that it was
competitive. I submitted my
sketches along with others.
There were hundreds sub
mitted. and mine were ac-
cepted. I got this job by
rightful effort, Talent must
certainly have played an i'm
Evening star., 1961-01-13
BY ELEM
star Fashion Editor

NEW YORK, Jan. l3-As
Mrs. Kennedy, wife Of the
Senator from Massachusetts,,
she dressed and shopped like
. private citizen and bought
from many designers. AS the
First Lady, Jacqueline Ken
nedy will have clothes de-
signed exclusively for her by
one designer.
Oleg CaSsini revealed this
yesterday at q press confer
ence at the Pierre Hotel,
where some 200 fashion edi-
tors are gathered to view
spring fashions.
Il will do her personal and
official wardrobe" said Oleg.
leaving the possibility open
that other designers may be
included If while shopping.
Mrs. Kennedy chooses to Sc
lect some clothes"
The debonair Oleg's BROTH
er. Igor CaSsini (Cholly
Knickerbocker of newspaper
fame) and their mother,
Countess Marguerite Cassini,
were in the jammed room as
Oleg divulged fashion plans
for the First Lady-to-be.
She does not wish to see
herself wearing the same
dress or coat as someone
else at q reception. nor does
she wish to appear to be ex-
travagant." he said. Mrs. Ken
nedy's wardrobe will be that
Of q young woman who is
very social and performs
many duties, the designer
emphasized.
He hasn't yet. estimated
what such a wardrobe budget
might run.
Will she scrap her present
wardrobe? "Of course. she
now has some lovely clothes
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be protected, he maintains.
II would not like to see her
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clothes In Ohrbach's," Mr..
Cassini countered.