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Evening star., 1961-01-04
Kennedy DisIikes
Use of Jack in
Press Headlines

PALM BEACH. Fla, Jan. 4
(AP) .-President-elect John r.
Kennedy wishes newspapers
would stop referring to him as
Jack in headlines.
But he has no objection to
use of his initials, JFK.
Mr.. Kennedy wants 1t under
stood. however. that he is max
ing no strong protest about the
Jack" headlines. It's just that
he feels they aren't in keeping
with the dignity Of the Office Of
the presidency.
And he would like it known,
too, that he did not bring up
the matter.
1t was brought up by a re-
porter who asked the President
elects press secretary. Pierre
Salinger, how Mr.. Kennedy
feels about headlines referring
to him as Jack or JFK.
He feels" said Mr.. Salinger,
that if he had a choice he
would prefer just Kennedy"
or that the initials 'JFK' are
all right, too. If he had q
choice he would be against the
use of Jack
But he also feels that the
choice is up to the newspapers. u
President Eisenhower once
was asked how he felt about the
headline writer's referring to
him as Ike. He replied:
so long as I live. I shall
most readily answer to the
name Of Ike"
Evening star., 1961-01-04
D. c. Sales Tax Boost
To 80 Asked in House

gram is to be included in the
Presidents budget, due to
arrive on Capitol Hill around
January l6. The sales tax use
would yield approximately 50
million Of an estimated $lS
million extra revenue needed
by the District to finance a
$287.5 million budget next year.
Despite the Commissioners
efforts to clear their tax ideas
with key Senators and Con-
gressmen. they may run into
trouble in the Senate. which
normally is receptive to District
Building requests.
Democratic Senators Morse
Of Oregon and Hartke of 1ndi-
ana and Republican Senator
Javits of New York previously
have tried to repeal present
sales taxes in the District.
Reluctant Choice
The sales tax was a reluc-
tant choice of the Commission
ers, apparently in difference to
the House District Committed s
sentiment.
Also reintroduced in the
House by Mr.. Mcmillan were
bills to exchange a tax-report-
ing for a tax-stamp system for
alcoholic beverages. and to put
regular policemen rather than
"meter maids" on parking
meter duties assigned by the
Motor Vehicle Parking Agency
Evening star., 1961-01-04

utes. The ACC said it would
send airplanes aloft to check
the level and direction of
radiation. A southwest wind,
however. was blowing at the
time and would take any radia-
tion over barren wastelands
away from populated areas.
The three victims, identified
as an Air Force man and two
Army men, were operating the
reactor known as Stationary
low power reactor No. l." 1t is
a prototype Of a small mobile
reactor being developed for use
by the Army in remote areas.
In Washington, the Army
identified the two Army dead
as SIS John A. Byrnes, orig
inally of Utica, N. Y, and S/4
Richard L. Mckinley, formerly
of Kenton, Ohio. Both were
living with their wives in
Idaho Falls.
The accident occurred at
$3.50 pm. and the three men
See REACTOR, Page At
Evening star., 1961-01-04
SteeIs Lead Rally
Of Stock Market

NEW YORK. Jan. 4 (AP).-
Steel shares, rising 81 to So.
led the way as the stock mar
ket rallied in active trading
today.
Rails and aircraft missile is
sues also did well and the big
three auto stocks were up
moderately.
The crisis in Laos and the
break of United States diplo-
matte relations with Cuba were
background factors tending to
increase interest in stocks such
as steels and rails which bene-
fit from increased military
activity. Brokers said there
also were other factors.
Evening star., 1961-01-04
Idaho Nuc|eor Reoctor
BIowsU p, Killing 3 Men

IDAHO FALLS. Idaho, Jan. 4
(AP).-A new-style nuclear re-
actor blew up last night, killed
three men and touched off a
high level of deadly radiation
in a building at one Of Amer
ica's major atomic testing sta
tions.
The Atomic Energy Commits
sion quickly sealed off the
area and said there was no
danger to other parts of the
station or Idaho Falls, a city
of $4,000 persons 40 miles away.
But the building itself was
so "radioactively hot" that only
one Of the three bodies could
be recovered in the first nine
hours. after the blast.
A team Of Pathological ex-
perts. eerie looking in their
baggy white suits with heavy
protective shoes. gloves and
mask, shuttled in and out OF
the building to inspect damage
and test the radiation.
They went in one at a timc
and could stay only q few min
Evening star., 1961-01-04
Kennedy Flies
Crisis Talks
To See McNomuro
In New York
BY GARNETT d. HORNER
Star stan Writer

star stan Writer
PALM BEACH, Fla, Jan. A.
President-elect Kennedy was
flying northward today fol-
conferences given a sense oi
urgency by rapidly developing
crises in Cuba and Laos.
Responsibility for guiding
American policy in both explo-
sive situations will fall on his
shoulders when he is inaugu-
rated as President In Just 1e
days.
In the meantime, he care
fully maintained q public
hands-off attitude in regard to
actions being taken by Presi.
dent Eisenhower.
Mr.. Kennedy had no COM
ment on Mr.. Eisenhower's
decision to break diplomatic
relations with Cuba except to
let it be known through his
press secretary that he was
informed of the action before
1t was announced last night.
Informed by Rusk
Dean Rusk. his Secretary OF
State designate who is in close
touch with the State Depart
ment, telephoned word of the
break with Cuba to Mr.. Ken
nedy. He also is keeping the
President-elect informed of
developments in Communist
threatened Laos.
MIR. Kennedy is expected to
See KENNEDY, Page Az
Evening star., 1961-01-04

causing other guards to fire
their guns too. Military per-
sonnel in the vicinity. where
the West German and Japa-
nese Embassies are located. are
militiawomen recently armed
with Czech weapons.
The first wave OF departing
diplomats and other Americans
was expected to be this after
noon.
An unusually courteous note
from the Cuban government,
however. suggested there was
no need for haste. It pledged
the most absolute guarantees"
of safety for all American
citizens-residents, tourists and
diplomats alike.
Extension Offered
The note. delivered after the
cabinet in an emergency meet
ing had considered the White
House announcement of the
break. also offered to extend
the 48-hour period given all
but II members Of the En-
bassy staff to get out of Cuba
The 48-hour period expires this
afternoon.
It further emphasized the
amenities by offering ''in con-
cordance with the norms OF
international right, every kind
of facility" for the removal OF
the Embassy's Office equipment
and other property.
The Castro government said
See HAVANA, Page A.
Evening star., 1961-01-04
SCENARIO UNCHANGED
It's q New Senate,
But an Old Story

ways, stage manager OF this
biennial amateur theatrical
Senators are, or course, motor
iously hard to line up, and his
charges kept slipping away as
they are won't to do. with every
one enjoying the confusion.
Senator Douglas, Democrat
of Illinois. was momentarily
unattended because his escort
Minority Leader Dirksen, hac
wandered off the floor. The
return of the errant shepherd
was greeted by facetious ap-
plause.
When Senator Maurine Neu-
berger, Democrat of Oregon
looking slim and girlish in a
blue wool dress, started down
the aisle on the arm of her col
league, Senator Morse, the clut
members rose to their feet in q
chivalrous gesture which they
happily repeated when Mrs
Neuberger served as the chap
erone Of the Senate's only other
gentlewoman, Senator Marga-
ret Chase Smith, Republican oi
Maine.
Midway in the proceedings
Vice President Nixon read from
the chair a telegram from Vice
President-elect johnson. The
erstwhile majority leader looked
grim as the notice of hi.
resignation from the Senate
which he dominated for eight
years, was given.
BY this time, however, it hao
become apparent to Senate
Democrats that in elevatine
johnson to the podium, they
had not so much lost a leader
as gained a senior counselor
See REUNION. Page Al
Evening star., 1961-01-04

aides planned to remain a few
days to take care Of pending
matters and transfer the care
of United States relations tt
Swiss Ambassador walter
Rossi. The five-man United
States consular staff at Santi.
ago took refuge last night ir
the Guantanamo base.
The Embassy's longtime
receptionist. her mother and
her sister were arrested last
night by Cuban military
agents. The three women are
Cuban citizens. The reception
ist, Miss Sophie Alice Watson
had planned to leave for the
United States today.
Retaliation Feared
Embassy officials expressed
fear that, once the Embassy
is closed, Cuban officials will
t a ke widespread retaliation
against its former Cuban EN-.
bassy employees.
Brief bursts of gunfire broke
out in front of the Hotel Ma.
cional today, but quickly sub.
sided. Pedestrians dashed fol
cover and police raced out oi
the hotel driveway with drawn
pistols.
1t turned out later that a
gun had gone of accidentally
Evening star., 1961-01-04
Row Delays U.N. Council
After U.S.-Cubu Break
American,
Roo Swap
Charges

UNITED NATIONS, N. Y,
Jan. 4 (AP). - The United
States and Cuba exchanged
sharp accusations today In a
U. N. Security Council session
which had to be recessed briefly
after anti-Castro demonstra-
tions broke out in the public
gallery.
The United States accused
Prime Minister Fidel Castro Of
deliberately forcing last nights
break in United States-C Cuban
relations by a strategy Of ha-
rassment. It also rejected as
ridiculous and hysterical Cuban
charges that a United States
invasion Of Cuba Is imminent.
Cuban Foreign Minister Raul
Roa told the 11-nation council
he had proof Of the alleged in
vasion plans and said in a let
ter that "the government and
people Of Cuba are preparing
to repel the invaders"
Mr.. Roa said Cuba had or
dered a reduction in the per-
sonnel Of the United States
Embassy because most of the
staff is involved in criminal
espionage, subversion and ter
rorist activities" It was this
order that led to the United
States decision to break rela-
tions.
u. S. Charges Subversion
United States Ambassador
James J. Wadsworth accused
the Castro regime Of carrying
on Soviet-supported subversion
throughout the Western
Hemisphere.
The demonstration broke out
during Mr.. Roa's speech.
U. N. guards quickly moved
in on the demonstrators as they
shouted insults at the Cuban
Foreign Minister. After a
second outburst of shouting,
Council President Omar Loutfi
Of the United Arab Republic
ordered a recess.
The meeting was resumed
after 10 minutes, but the presi-
dent warned that the chamber
would be cleared If there were
further outbreaks.
Eight Of the demonstrators
were elected by U. N. guards.
They said they were members
Of the Cuban Revolutionary
Front, a Cuban exile group op-
posed to Prime Minister Fidel
Castro.
They were yelling in Spanish
such words as murderer"
liar" and Communist" :
U. S. Mercenaries Alleged O.,
Mr.. Roa said $50 mercenaries
a week were going from Guate-
mala to the United States
Guantanamo naval base in
Eastern Cuba.
"They intend to attack a
small number of cities in the
Oriente Province" he said.
! supported by the aviation
based in Guatemala and the
|, See U. n, Page AS
Evening star., 1961-01-04

cratic assignments, to be SUBJ
mitted by Mr.. Mills in behalf
of the Committee on Commit
tees.
Slows C0lmer Purge Talk
The on-the-spot position o1
Mr.. Mills. however. was one oi
several factors today that
tended to slow talk Of making
the "purging" of Mr.. Colmel
the No. / order Of business
either by the House Democratic
leadership or the Committee or
Committees.
Such a move repeatedly still
is being given serious consider
alton as a last-report attempt.
It nevertheless has aroused mis-
givings and some outright op-
position along House middle
ground Democrats aligned nei-
ther with the Southerners or
the Northern and Western lib
erals.
But leaders and other influ-
entail members favoring Rules
Committee reform" are known
to have intensified their efforts
to devise some less drastic
method. They hope il at all
possible, to work out some ac-
ceptable compromise. Every day
that passes without a show
down of strength or an explo-
sion on the House floor on the
Colmer issue is regarded as
improving prospects for a COM
promise.
House Republicans gave no
evidence yesterday Of trying to
See HOUSE, Page Az
Evening star., 1961-01-04
COMING SUNDAY
Re-Live the Suspense
Of the Civil War

Sunday, The Star Magazine,
features this week the firing
on the troopship Star Of
the West, which proved to
be the first shot of the Civil
War.
The Star is the only sur
viving newspaper that re-
ported the Civil War from
its home front in WASH
ington. Historians of the
period have found its COL
urnns rich with material
nowhere else so readily avail
able.
Each week during the Civil
War Centennial it will bring
you the big story Of the week
100 years before, as reported
by The Star, illustrated with
contemporary sketches, pho
tographs or engravings.
It's a collectors item, for
you or for any Civil War
enthusiast you know,
throughout the Centennial
period.
For Speeiol Rotes ond Information
CALL LINCOLN $1,000
Circulation Dept.
Evening star., 1961-01-04
Catholics May Eat
Meat on January 20

Catholics in the Archdiocese
of Washington will be allowed
to eat meat on Inauguration
Day, Friday, January 20.
The Archdiocese explained
that it is customary to permit
church members to eat meat
on any civil holiday which falls
on a Friday.
Evening star., 1961-01-04
Naval Base
Status Held
UnuItered
BY the Assoeiated Presa

President Eisenhower has
broken United States diplomatic
relations with Fidel Castro's
Cuban regime. declaring "the
limit has now been reached :. :.
to what the United States in
self-respect can endure"
The President said "our
sympathy goes out to the people
Of Cuba now suffering under
the yoke Of q dictator"
The White House announce
ment Of the breakoff last night,
marked rock bottom in q down.
ward plunge Of United States
Cuban relations that started
soon after Premier Castro's
capture Of power two years ago.
Mr.. Castro's anti United States
attacks and his surge to the
Communist camp have mounted
over the months.
The bearded Cuban leader
reacted to Mr.. Eisenhower's
statement by saying I'VE are
alert" He called his cabinet
into emergency session, then
sent a note to the United States
Embassy guaranteeing safety Of
all remaining Americans.
Base Not Affected
The White House said today
the break "has no effect on the
status Of our naval base at
Guantanamo
Presidential Press Secretary
James c. Hagerty dictated
this brief statement to empha-
size this country's determina-
ton to maintain the big naval
base located in Cuba:
THE termination Of Amer
ican diplomatic and consular
relations with Cuba has no
effect on the status Of our
naval station at Guantanamo.
THE treaty rights under
which we maintain the naval
station may not be abrogated
without the consent Of the
United States"
Mr.. Eisenhower served no
tice last November l that the
United States will take what
ever steps may be appropriate
to defend the base"
President-elect John F. Ken
nedy declined comment last
night at Palm Beach, Fla. on
the diplomatic break. He was
given advance word on the
Presidents action.
(The New York Times
said today that Secretary
OF State Herter asked Dean
Rusk. Mr.. Kennedy's choice
for Secretary of State, in
advance whether the incom-
ing Democratic administra-
ton wished to associate it.
self with the break.
(Mr. Rusk replied after
consultation with Mr.. Ken
nedy that in the absence Of
complete information on all
the relevant factors the new
administration did not feel
that it could participate in
the decision, a Washington
dispatch to the Times added.
(The story said that Sec
retary Herter, while inform
ing Mr.. Rusk Of Mr.. Eisen-
hower's decision. did not seek
the advice of the leaders of
the incoming administration
on what should be done).
The end Of United States
Cuban relations had been long
expected. Yet it was dramatic.
The break cut Washington
Havana ties for the first time
since Americas fighting men
See BREAK, Page AS
Evening star., 1961-01-04
BRUSSELS RIOT
SINNERS DOWN

THE BATTLE storted by riotins
workers in Belsium's general strike
hos entered new phose, writes
Crosby S. Noyes, foreign correspond
ent for The Stor. in a dispoteh
from Brussels oppeorins on Pose
Az.
THE DEMOCRATS, q little more
thon O century ego, were unobIe to
reach O compromise on the sIovey
issue. Their porty's bitter 1860 con-
vention wos q prelude to the Civil
War. according TO Historian Bruce
Cotton in on article on Pose A-l9.
Evening star., 1961-01-04
DenlocratsSet
Compromise
0nSenafeUnits
Mansfield Offers
Change on Policy,
Steering Choices
BY ]. A. OTEARY
Star star Writsr

senate -<Democrats agreed
unanimously today on q COM
promise plan for the future
selection Of the party's Policy
and Steering Committees.
Sponsored by the new ma
jority leader, Senator Mansfield
OF Montana, the compromise
provides that the leader will
continue to nominate members
for both committees, subject to
confirmation by the party
conference.
This was q substitute for the
motion Of Senator Gore Of
Tennessee. who, with the back
ing Of the liberals. wanted
future vacancies filled by elec-
tion. Senator Gore said the
substitute Is entirely acceptable
to him.
Second Innovation
This was the second innova-
ton made by the Senate DEM
ocratic Conference since Con-
gress convened yesterday. The
first was the invitation extended
yesterday to former Majority
Leader johnson Of Texas to
attend Democratic conferences,
and occasionally preside, after
he becomes Vice President on
January 20.
While the Democrats dealt
with these organization prob
lens, the Senate itself went on
with debate on two liberal
moves to curb filibustering by
reducing the number of votes
required to limit debate.
But indications are no major
changes in the rules will be
made.
Senator Mansfield told re-
porters that the procedure
agreed on today for appoint
ing policy and steering COM
mittees represents no change
from what occurred at the start
Of the last Congress, when the
leaders selections were brought
before the conference for ratifi.
cation.
Gore Sees Change
But Senator Gore insisted
that today's action is a change
in that it formally recognizes
the right of any Senator to
make nominations in the con-
ference different from those
recommended by The leader.
The resolution also spells out
the intention of the party to
make the Policy Committee as
representative as possible Of all
geographical and philoSoph-
ical" viewpoints.
In support of his contention
that this Is a definite change,
Senator Gore pointed out that
two impending vacancies on the
Policy Committee were filled
last summer by the appoint
ment of Senators Magnuson of
Washington and Pastore OF
Rhode Island without formal
action by the Democratic Con-
ference.
Close Ties Seen
Senator Gore said he hoped
that the Policy Committee will
be increased later to give more
equitable representation to the
northeast and border States.
The decision to invite Vice
President-elect johnson To con-
tinue to sit in with Senate Dem
ocratic policymakers will give
See SENATE, Page AS
Evening star., 1961-01-04

but more pointedly in his home
State II his group greatly weak
ems Southern Democratic in
fluence on the Rules Commit
tee. He might be even more
on the spot if Representative
Colmer, Democrat Of Missis-
sippi, is "purged."
But he will be in bad with
Speaker Rayburn. as well as
the Democratic Study Group
of about 100 liberals. If he re-
sists moves to liberalize the
Rules Committee SO that Ken
nedy administration measures
can enjoy a fairly swift and
safe clearance to the House
floor.
Problem Seething
The Rules Committee prob
lem continued to seethe behind
the scenes despite the out
ward show Of opening-day har-
mony yesterday when no at
tempt was made to change
House rules affecting the COM
mittee. The House in the new
87th Congress voted without
opposition to use the same
rules 1t had in the 86th Con-
gresS.
That did not remove the
possibility or problem Of re-
vising the party ratio on the
l2-member committee by Civ
ing the Democrats nine instead
of eight members and the Re-
publicans three instead Of four.
Nor would it prevent the drop
ping of Mr.. Colmer, an ultra
conservative Democrat who op-
posed the Kennedy-Johnson
ticket, from any list Of Demo-
Evening star., 1961-01-04
U. S. Urges Americans
Cubo to Get Out Now
Castro Suggests No Need Of Haste;
Swiss Envoy to Take Core Of Interests

HAVANA Jan. 4 (AP)-The United States Embassy
today arrangements for the speedy exodus OF Amer
from Cuba and urged all to depart in the wake Of
President Esenhower decision to break diplomatic relations
with the Fidel Castro government
Charge dAfaires Daniel Braddock and 10 Of his top
Evening star., 1961-01-04
Mills Holds Hot Spot
In House Rules Fight
Arkunson at Head Of Key Committee
Faces Both Dixie Colleagues, Ruyburn
BY ROBERT X. WALSH
atar afaR urrikar

veteran Democrat holds key but highly uncomfortable
spot today in the House struggle over the Rules Committee
Representative Mills Of Arkansas as chairman Of the
Ways and Means Committee heads the 15member Demo-
cratic Committee Committees that must assign Demo-
crats to the Rules Committee
He faces trouble not only with his Southern colleagues
Evening star., 1961-01-04
TuE WEATuEp. Full Report
~! "hAi iii.N' on Poee Al

District and vicinity-Fair. cold tonight,
low about Is in city, 1S in suburbs. Tomor-
row fair, rising temperatures. High and
low temperatures Of last "a hours: High,
Al, at 1928 pm. yesterday; low, AZ, at
am. today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-24
STRIKES and SPARES
By JOE WILMAN
By JOE WILMAN
Shoot So Spare From
Center of Approach

Most righthanders see a lot
of today's illustrated spare
the So. 1t usually results from
a ball that crossed over to the
Brooklyn pocket and hit the
ID instead of the 1-3.
This is a center-of-the-
spare, so it should be shot from
around the center of the ap-
proach. Or, if your ball hooks
as much as mine, you might
want to move a board or two
to the left of center.
I recommend having the ball
hit the So pocket, as we show.
This is the surest way to con-
vert it-by hitting both pins
with the ball.
If you hit the 5 pin on the
left side, it could slide out to
the right missing the 9. And
too full a hit on the could
send it straight back and leave
the 9 untouched.
Aim for the So pocket.
More pare-shooting hints
are included in my pamphlet,
How to Pick Up Scores" To
get a copy, send 10 cents and
a stamped. return envelope to
Joe Wilman, in care of this
newspaper.
1 Copyright 1861, National Newspaper
Syndicate)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-24
Redskins Hone
PaIuck Plays
Against Colts
BY LEWIS F. ATCHISON
Star Staff Writer

The Redskins are beginning
to wonder if Private Mean
John" Paluck, their crack de-
fensive end who is stationed at
Fort Meade, Md, is off on a
secret mission somewhere for
the military. They haven't
heard from him in almost two
weeks and wonder if he'll be
here for Sundays game with
the Colts.
Even without Paluck the team
will be in pretty good shape
for personnel this week, but
Coach Bill McPeak would feel
better with him in the lineup.
I'VE haven't heard from him
since the Cleveland game, 4"
McPeak said. II don't know
whether he'll be here Sunday
or not. We've tried to get in
touch with him without any
success thus far, but we'll keep
trying. We sure could use him
for this game"
Fullback Don BoSSeler, nurs-
ing a torn rib cartilage, and De-
fenSive Halfbacks Jim Wulff
and Joe Krakoski, are still on
the doubtful list but might be
ready for part-time duty.
Wulff's knee still bothers him
and KrakoSki has a shoulder
injury.
But the team regains Line
hacker Rod Breedlove this week
and he figures to give the de-
Tense a big boost. Breedlove,
who ranks with the best line
hackers in the league, has been
out since the second New York
game and his absence was
noticeable.
The Redskins wound up their
preparations for the game after
devoting most of the week to
offenSe. McPeak thinks there
may be a clink or two in the
Colts armor that can be ex-
plotted. In last weeks tie with
Dallas the Redskins showed a
big improvement in this de-
partment, but the defense
Jagged. The problem is to get
EN- going simultaneously.