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Evening star., 1961-07-07
Kossem Soys Arabs
Back Claim on Kuwoit

BAGHDAD, July 7 (AP).-I
Premier Abdel Karin Kassem.
of Iraq says he believes prac-
tically all Arab people-except
the sheiks-Support his claim
to the newly independent sheik-
dom of Kuwait.
But he pledged once more
not to use force to get Iraq's
tiny oil-rich neighbor to the
south.
Gen. Kassem gave his views
yesterday in his first interview
with Western newsmen since
announced last Sunday that he
regards Kuwait as historically
part of Iraq. He appeared in
excellent spirits.
"We will never use any means
but peaceful means" he said.
I'VE will never resort to ag-
gresSion."
Again I must assure you
Kuwait will return to the
motherland but we do not
live in barbarian ages when
brutal means are used to de-
feat the well-being Of man."
"Zigzags" in PIebiscite
Though Gen. KaSsem told
newsmen he was sure Iraq
would get Kuwait without going
to war, he didn't say how. He
hedged on the question of a
plebiscite among Kuwait's $780,
900 inhabitants.
There is a sort of zigzagging
on this particular question, -
the premier said. Would you
like us to go to Aberdeen or
Liverpool and ask if the people
there wanted a plebiscite?"
The Kuwaitis are Iraqis.
There are some non-Kuwaitis
Would it be fair to ask the
Indians in Mecca if Mecca
should be Indian or Arabic ?
If you eliminate the foreigners
the Kuwaitis would like a
chance to return to their home
land"
Gen. Kassem said that ex-
cept for a number of sheikS he
denounced as corrupt playboys.
practically all the Arab peo-
pies" support his claim.
He specifically excluded
Saudi Arabian ShiekS from his
denunciation, although King
Saud is the staunchest Arab
hacker of Kuwait's independ-
ence and has sent troops to the
threatened sheikdom.
Saudi Arabia is an inde-
pendent state whose develop
ment is gradually benefitting
people" Gen. KasSam said.
Despite Gen. Kassem's diplo-
matte words for his neighbors
to the south, the free spending
of oil wealth by Saudi Arabia's
many princes, including King
Evening star., 1961-07-07
u. S. Permits
Rocket Sale
To Nusser

The State Department said
today export licenses have been
| issued for the sale of weather
rockets to the United Arab Re-
public by private United States
manufacturers.
Press Officer Lincoln White
said the UAR has given assur-
ances the rockets will be used
strictly for meteorological pur-
poses in conducting tests of the
upper atmosphere.
/ Mr.. White was unable to say
how many rockets have been
ordered or to provide the name
/ of the manufacturer, believed
located on the West Coast.
EmbasSy's Arrangement
He said the UAR Embassy
made the arrangements.
The rockets, he said, are OF
the same type used in United
States experiments by the Ma
tional Aeronautical and Space
Administration at Wallops
Island, Va.
Asked if Israel had sought ts
buy similar rockets, Mr.. White
said there has been no applica-
ton for them from that gov
ernment.
There is no evidence thai
any of the rockets have ye,
been delivered. Mr.. White said
F. Negotiations for the UAF
purchase were reported today
by the New York Times.
I Details Of Story
I The story also said in part
The negotiations followed az
attempt by Cairo earlier thi
year to obtain rockets through
NASA. The UAR wanted to ge
the rockets in time for a firing
this rnonth-presumably in al
effort to rival Israel's rocke
program.
The scientific objective of tht
proposed shots-to release ;
sodium vapor trail in the uppe
atmosphere-was identical will
that of the shot launched b!
Israel on Wednesday.
NASA notified Cairo SOM
weeks ago that achievement G
a rocket shot of scientific valur
on such short notice was no
practicable. Then the Unitei
Arab Republic went into tn,
open market.
Evening star., 1961-07-07
HOffa Piles Up
Overwhelming
Teamster Vote

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, July 7
(AP) james r. Hoffa today
breezed to an easy reelection
victory as president of the IT.
million member Teamsters
Union.
I At the midway point of a roll
call of the 1000 delegates, Mr.
Hoffa's opponent. Milton j,
Liss, head of Newark Local
478, had only six votes. The
polling to that point had taken
about 212 hours.
Mr.. Hoffa cast his ballot as
a delegate for himself when
Detroit Local 299 delegation
was polled.
He had been nominated for
the 5-year term in a din o1
sirens. horns. bells and yelling
Nominated BY Cincinnatian
Mr.. Liss. 81, head of Newark
IN. j. Local 478, was nomi-
mated by James Luken OF
Cincinnati, president of Local
SO and Joint Council 26, as
the man with the best chance
to bring the expelled Teamsters
back to the AFL-CIO.
MY candidate" Mr.. Luken
said, would come home to the
AFL-CIO with clean hands,
with clean record, with a
clean name and with a genuine
desire to do what is best for all
labor unions"
The "clean hands" reference
touched off a series of protests
from Hoffa supporters. John
Rohrich of Cleveland, one of
the unions international trus-
tees demanded that Mr..
Luken's remarks be wiped off
the convention record.
Mr.. Rohrich, in fact, sput-
tered so angrily into a micro
phone that his false teeth
popped out. He neatly caught
them on the fly as the dele
gates roared with laughter.
Mr.. Hoffa silenced the criti-
cism with an entreaty to 'let
this be a democratic, free, open
election and let the best man
win"
John F. English, veteran 72-
year-old union secretary treas
urer, touched off a 15-minute
demonstration by nominating
Mr.. Hoffa as "the man with the
most CUTS in America"
do you know of a soul in
this country with more CUTS!
Mr.. English asked. IF you do
tell me. I'd like to know"
Mr.. Hoffa had surrendered
the rostrum to John P. O'Brien
of Chicago, the unions first
vice president, when time came
for nominations. But Mr.
Hoffa had to take it back tenn
porarily to get the 1000 wildly
cheering delegates in order.
Band Blares Out
knock it off," Mr.. Hoffe
said, while gaveling delegates
back to their seats.
A band launched into when
the Saints Come Marching In
as Mr.. Hoffa's nomination
theme song.
Mr.. English reminded the
Evening star., 1961-07-07

convention that Mr.. Hoffa had
won Teamsters fat wage in
creaseS and other gains while
fighting off a steady lombard
ment of court charges and in
veStigations during the past
four years.
Mr.. Liss conceded in advance
that he couldn't win, but in
sisted he was going to force a
tedious roll-call showdown any
way.
Evening star., 1961-07-07
Kennedy Pledges
Fight for JobIess
BY the Associated Press

President Kennedy pledges
his administration will continue
seeking ways to make sure that
eventually every one of our fell
low citizens who is willing and
able to work can find a job"
Mr.. Kennedy's promise was to
% members of the executive
board of the United Steelwork-
ers who visited the White House
yesterday accompanied by
Secretary of Labor Goldberg.
Evening star., 1961-07-07
:SLAYING
Downtown Store EmpIoye Recalls
Coshinq Check for Murder Victim
Continued From First Page

Continued From First Page
tinued to assist in the investi-
CATION.
The only certainty thus far
Is that the murderer is a white
man. This was established by
fragments of skin and hair
found under the fingernails of
the victim, evidence that she
put up a terrific struggle" ac-
cording to Maj. Durrer.
Funeral Tomorrow
The slain girl will be buried
in Mount Olivet Cemetery to-
morrow after funeral services at
10:30 am. at st. Matthews
Cathedral. The body is at Gaw-
ler's Funeral Home, 1756 Penn
sylvania avenue NV. Her
mother, Mrs. Maria Delgado
Santa Cruz, cabled that she was
unable to come to Washington
from La Paz, Bolivia. The dead
girls sister, Ivonne, 20, with
whom she lived, is under a
physicians care at the Bolivian
Embassy.
Maj. Durrer said police virtu-
ally have eliminated the one
suspect they had, man
charged in Arlington Monday
with the attempted rape of
20-year-old girl. Mai. Durrer
said the suspects alibi checks
out.
Yesterday. police searched
through a trash pile near the
spot where the body was found
off Hoos' road near Route 636
but found nothing they could
connect with the case.
The main police effort is
concentrated on trying to learn
Miss Santa Cruz movements
after she left her apartment
Saturday to go to Jelleff's and
after she left the store. Thus
far, they have found no one
who saw her leave the apart
ment and they remain in the
dark as to whether she went
downtown by cab, street car or
with someone she knew.
Another m m a tie, Miss
Xenia Melendez, said she heard
the girl go out but did not see
her depart.
An autopsy revealed Miss
Santa Cruz had been dead from
212 to days before she was
found. The body bore marks
on her neck. wrists and feet,
indicating she had been tied up.
However, no ropes or straps
were found near the scene and
police have no idea whether
she was attacked and slain in
Washington or in Virginia.
Rusk Expresses Shock
Yesterday, Secretary of State
Dean Rusk expressed to the
government of Bolivia the pro
found shock" of the United
States over the Staying and
promised the all-out hunt for
the murderer would continue.
The State Department said Mr..
Rusk cabled Bolivian Foreign
Minister Eduardo Are Quiroga
the United States regrets for
the crime and expressed SYM
pathy to her family.
Miss Santa Cruz, daughter of
Army Col. Rene and Mrs. Santa
Cruz, came to the United States
about five years ago. She was
employed as a typist at the
Washington Hospital Center
and was studying German and
English at George Washington
University night classes. She
had hoped to become a trans
lator.
Evening star., 1961-07-07

The United States today
blasted the Soviet Unions
latest note on the nuclear test
ban negotiations as "a dis
couraging display of distor-
tions and polemics' which made
no attempt to deal with tht
central issue of effective con.
troll.
Officials indicated the State
Department might decide the
Soviet message does not merit
a reply.
The note, handed to United
States Ambassador Llwellyr
Thompson in Moscow Wednes.
day, charged that the Unitec
States was trying to justify {
resumption of nuclear weapons
tests.
"New Blow at Hopes"
Moscow's reply to a United
States aide memoire of JUNE
II 'is a new blow at hopes tina
a successful conclusion of a tes
ban agreement can still b
reached" State Department
Press Office Lincoln White
said.
He repeated that conclusion
of a test ban treaty unde,
effective international contro
is still a primary objective o
the United States Government.
The United States urges
the Soviet Union" Mr.. Whit
said, ito recognize its re
sponsibilities as a member o
the family of nations and tt
Join the United States and thu
United Kingdom in their deter
mined efforts to bring an enC
to the testing of nuclea,
weapons"
"USSR Is Worried"
He suggested 1.-The USSR
worried, as indeed it should be
bv the world reaction to it
obstructive maneuvering il
Geneva. Accordingly. the Sovie
note avoids as much as posSibl
the central issue of haltin
nuclear tests. The Unite
States is convinced that thi
tactic on the part of the Sovie
Union will not blind the worl,
to the intransigeance of tn
Soviet Union at the Genev
test ban conference"
Mr.. White said the Sovie
note, "far from discusSin
nuclear tests, picked up ever
old tired propaganda weapon
wrapped them all into a baske
and titled it 'nuclear testing
He said the administration
"still hopeful that the Sovie
Union will recognize and liv
up to its responsibilities an
ultimately conclude a workabl
and effective agreement"
+ Talks Still Planned
: The failure of the Soviet not
to deal with points raised i
the United States note, Nj
White said, would not 80 ia
as I know" affect plans c
Presidential Disarmament Ad
wiser John ]. McCloy to resum
general disarmament discus
sions with the Soviet Union i
| Moscow July II.
The American note ha
blamed the Soviets for tn
deadlock in the Geneva talk
Evening star., 1961-07-07
Dead Duck at 81

LOWESTOFT, England. July
z (AP).-A pet duck named
George-claimed by his owner
to be the worlds oldest-has
died at the age of 80. Cecil
Turner, 70, who raised George
from a duckling, blamed the
British heat wave for his pets
death.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1961-12-28

At the turn of the 10Th Century,
Haiti successfully revolted from
France, and the worlds first Ne
gro Republic was established. The
racial problem was SOLVED" by
the simple expedient of massacr-
ing the white man. Then the mu-
lattoes fought the blacks. Con-
sequently, the largely half-breed
minority with the most territory
formed the Dominican Republic.
Also, although the Negroes are
80 per cent of the population of
Haiti, the mulattoes have tradi-
tionally controlled that govern
ment. And soon after indepen-
dence, two white school marms
were imported.
Haiti's first black Emperor,
Henri Christophe, so the story
goes, once marched hundreds of
his troops off high cliff to their
deaths to "prove" to a critic that
his army was loyal to him. He
died by shooting himself at the
end of a successful rebellion.
Following is an approximate
bloody chronology after the Do
minican Republics Liberation"
from Spain, from France, from
Haiti:
1814-Spain re-acquires control.
1821-Spain is expelled.
1822-Haiti rules them again.
1914 Independence again from
Haiti.
1861-Appeal to Spain to be re-
annexed.
1863-Successful revolt from
Spain.
Even today Haiti and the Do
minican Republic are in about as
sad shape as they ever were. ALI
of which is by way of saying that
the problems of race and of gov
eminent are not as easily solved
as we would like to believe. The
tribes of Africa are not sexually
puritanical, nor do they practice
birth control. Each woman might
be expected to have 20 children
or whereabouts, if she should live
SO long. Yet - as was true of
the entire Civilized" and unci-
vilized world until a few hundred
years ago - the population re-
NAMED stable, roughly. BY this
implied death rate, we get some
estimate of the responsibility" of
the individual human life.
The white man brought meas
ure of internal security and san
itation measures. The tribal sur
plus of humans that then arose
could not be provided for; it then
spilled over into the new growing
cities. Like the dog and the
horse, the darkey was useful, and
he was used. No need to EXTERN
mate him like the American In
dams. (The latter of whom, so
am told, are nevertheless as
populous now as when the Pill
grims landed.)
The Negro IS experiencing as
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1961-12-28

MAN." by Gerard PieI (AIfred
knopf, 2es PIP. $5.O0.)
Gerard Piel has written a book
which deserves special attention.
It should be widely read. Indeed,
there are already indications that
it will be widely read. There is
little doubt that it will have an
impact on current thinking. There
is no doubt that it breaks through
the miasma of current confusion
as to the relation of scientific dis
ciplines and thought to the affairs
and welfare of men and women
whose home is this planet. 1t links
the quantitative with the qualita-
tive. It WEEDS values to facts. 1t
eloquently makes plea for intel
lectual freedom, and it comes at a
time when many men of scientific
eminence are restricting them
selves with the creeping advance
of conformity, brought about by
the context of our times.
Gerard Piel is particularly quail
flied to express the ideas which
he champions. Since 1913 he has
been the publisher of the SCIEN-
TIFIC AMERICAN. A f er h S
graduation from Harvard in 1887,
he served as science editor for
LIFE magazine for six years. 1t
would be foolish to accuse him of
being ivory tower or impractical:
in 1915 and 1916 he was chosen to
be assistant to one of our most eff
ficient industrialists.
His thoughts are not entirely
new. They are in the tradition of
Lancelot Hogben, perhaps. B u t
they are new in the constructing
areas Of current thought and mill
tary context. They are breath of
fresh air in murky atmosphere
of fear.
At a time when there is a dis
regard for geology, and when men
who call themselves scientists are
unfaithful to their heritage, it is
good that there are men of vision
with creative ability who can ex-
press themselves. They are an an
tidote to the Tellers and the Khans
and the Libbys. The true scien-
tific viewpoint cannot be expressed
by men who have the soul of a
slide rule, and who equate flesh
and blood and heart with numbers
on an index.
1t is not wrong to say that Piel
looks upon science as method
ology and discipline which can
be soulleSs without the values of
philosophy. And philosophy seeks,
as does the curiosity of science,
and neither are ever completed.
And withal, his, has the vision and
the grasp of poet. He values
values.
1t is best that VIZ listen to him;
out of the nineteen chapters which
comprise his book, there are
phrases which nourish. The nine
Continued on Page p
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How Safe Are We, Considering (
The Dark Mons Dilemma
WILLIAM L. MOORE

|. tonishing growing pains! Robert
Ruark writes that when you de-
stroy the way of life he has been
accustomed to, you h ould be
careful to replace it with "Some-
thing of Value" What we taught
him best is racialism, and you may
be sure that the bulk of Africans
hate the CUTS of white men where
they have felt enforced ignorance,
enforced servility, enforced in
feriority, enforced higher death
rates. They have learned from us
that call men are created equal"
which makes them aware that they
really ARE unjustly treated.
Learning this, nothing delights
them more Tin some countries)
than the thought that within a
few years they and the white
man will tr d e positions. Of
course, the white man will die
first. Not only from a weaker
constitution caused by "easy" liv-
ing, but also because he is too
proud" to live as he forced the
Negro to live.
Despite the laxity in enforce
ment of our federal laws and the
callousness of Southern officials,
as shown up by the Freedom Rid
ers, the American Negro has adj
vanced more than in any other
country. He has proved - for
those who will accept the evil
dence, that he CAN become the
equal of any white man. First,
there are the rare exceptional Ne
groes, such as Booker T. Wash
ington, George Washington Car
yer, Ralph Bunche, and a grow
ing group of highly educated and
competent Negro professionals
and civil servants. There is the
additional evidence of the Negro
10, which in schools of the North
are higher than that of white
children in schools of the South.
In this country. "Gandhi tao
tics" work - though t, ey take
time and patience. The Negro, in
accordance with this method,
demonstrates peacefully, as in
Montgomery, and defies injustices,
while proclaiming his love for
those he opposes. The future for
indignation and equality - if the
past is any indication - is very
bright for this country. In fact,
when an American Negro goes to
Africa, he is quite shocked by the
wide barrier that separates him
and his counterpart. He n d IS
little with which to identify; he
feels much closer to the white
man.
Evolution is a f inc thing, at
least in the long run. Even for
those undergoing it, if the good
end result is inevitable" (Which
nothing like this ever is until it
happens), the evolvement process
can lend encouragement while
preventing undue mental trauma.
Continued on Page p
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1961-12-28
following letter sent out by the Rev. Muir
ray Cox Chairman Civil Rights Commission of Mississippi No
explanation or comment needed; herewith the
RIGHTS IN MISSISSIPPI

IT Commission on Civil Rights has been given
commented by We
attention the benefit
the Report call attention to some OF
it's features and their implications First of ALL Report
opposition from state and local o
interested helping
resenon of conditions in the state Hence the
unofficial estimates estimates made
by well acquainted with conditions in their
any apersion the good name of our
certain conditions which should be made
be On voting for example, the
unofficial figures Mississippi approximately
with only about three percent
Of these registered There are 48 counties
20 counties than four and oneha
percent o. potential Negro voters registered
The Committee why Negroes registered The
major given by the Negroes themselves was OF
repra physical they tried to register
failure the test We glad to report that in eight
counties Negroes can register and vote without rear BUT asioe
inference something of which in Mis-
proud? willing for it be said that there
places state where Negro cannot register ana Vo'e:
issppans justice fair treatment for citizen We
definite that when they know the facts and
brought necessity making choice between
Justice and injustice they will make the right decision
Report education gives only
partial education the state The report
elementary being later is
heading of that section did not clearly state that
the entire field OF
that colleges for Negroes
percent of state funds aocaed for
Mississippi youths Since there almost as
state Whites and there more
youths college education it is evil
being made for their training Fur
colleges information not
wishing become DOCTORS
lawyers enter other professions
to graduate degrees
of view is in the
quite often
police brutality manufactured evidence prisoners held
illegal entry confessions obtained by
methods, injustice
described there is far
to believe that not all of it FALSE and
unwaranted brutality would be Those in authority
reprmand dismiss officer guilty
regarding the rights citizen Indifferent these
Continued Page p
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A BOOK
REVIEW

"SCIENCE IN THE CAUSE OF
MAN." by Gerard PieI (Alfred
knopf, 298 PIP. $5.00.)
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1961-09-21

en- years teaching experience.
HIRED Mrs. Virginia Lind
sey as kindergarten teacher
at WeStwood. Mrs. Lindsey is
a graduate of Kent State I'm
iverSity a n d has several
years teaching experience.
HIRED Mrs. Gloria Jack
son as first grade teacher at
Chester. Mrs. Jackson has
attended Kent State Univer-
sity and has no previous
teaching experience.
HIRED Mrs. VOnda Bosch
Mrs. Ester Delaney, and Mrs.
Joyce Painter, all Of Chester
land, as kindergarten teacher
aides.
APPOINTED Mrs. Robert
Lease as board member del
egate to the O.S.B.A. Work
shop for the northeast region
to be held at Kent State Un-
iVerSity, September %.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1961-09-21
Festival
Set for
April 8

Saturday evening at the an
nual meeting and clam bake
of the Geauga Maple Festival
board at Corey'S farm, Lloyd
Carlson was again named to
head the festival committee
for 1862.
Date set for the 1862 feSti-
val is the weekend of April
8 and other officers elected
were:
Ture Johnson, vice chair
man; Mrs. Arthur Colbow,
corresponding Sc CT tary;
Mrs. Clifford Wedge, secret
ary and Mrs. Glenn DeGroft,
treasurer.
Following an excellent clam
bake served by Jim Russell
assisted by Mrs. Russell and
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Rarick
Jr., the group spent a very
pleasant social evening sing
ing to music played by Luth-
er Battles of Chardon, Arth-
ur Grootegoed and c h t
Bruce of Mayfield.