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Evening star., 1961-08-05
RedChina Plot
Reported 10
Arm Africans

LONDON. Aug. 5 CAPD. A
British charter airline today re-
ported discovering a plot to
smuggle arms to African trou-
BILE spots in air-freight boxes
labeled nuts.
Officials said they suspect
the Chinese Communists were
behind attempts to use the air.
line as an unwilling carrier Of
arms destined for Angola and
Algeria. "...
One of Scotland Yards top
sleuths. Supt. George Gale, was
called in to investigate.
Air Ssfaris, the charter firm.
said the plot first came to light
two months ago in Tripoli,
Libya.
I'VE were told to keep quiet
at the time because of the great
political significance attached
to this" a spokesman said.
The spokesman said the air.
line received an order to send
a plane to Libya to pick up a
consignment of almonds and
fly it to Las PalmaS in the
Canary Islands off the North
west African coast.
The two British pilots, suspi-
cious about the weight of one
box. pried it open and found
mortars. mortar bombs and
grenades. All bore Chinese
markings and inside each box
was a. book of instructions in
Chinese.
The consignment was left in
Tripoli.
Investigators came to the
conclusion that the arms were
due to be shipped from the
Canary Islands to Angola and
Algeria.
The airline was forbidden to
disclose from whom it received
the charter.
Evening star., 1961-08-05
New Jet AirIiner
Can Lund Itself

LONDON, Aug. S (AP).-A
jet airliner that can land itself
was unveiled here yesterday by
the De Havilland Aircraft Co.
The plane. known as the
Trident. has its three engines
mounted at the tail. Planned
for short and medium range
flights, it can carry up to 100
passengers and be operated at
a cost of about one cent per
seat per mile.
Electronic equipment aboard
the Trident turns the plane in
the direction of the runway
and gently guides it down. All
the pilot has to do is apply the
brakes at the end of the run.
Evening star., 1961-08-05
Z Plastic Bombs
Set OFF in Paris

PARIS. Aug. 5 CAPp Two
plastic bombs-favorite weapon
of President de Gaulle's enc
mies-exploded in Paris early
today.
One went off in front of the
home of Paul Minot. president
Of the Paris Municipal Council.
the city'S top ranking official.
1t damaged the front of the
house and wounded the con-
cierge.
The second bomb exploded in
front of the apartment Of
Jean-Maurice Hermann, edi-
torial writer Of the pro-Com-
munist newspaper Liberation.
Evening star., 1961-08-05
Answer to Britoin's Plight: Work

Germany. In industrial estab-
lishments, the overtime
periods are considerably long
er. There is no coercion to re-
main in the plants more than
the prescribed 40 hours. 1t is
entirely the workers choice
to stay on. The overtime is
twice the normal pay, and
the worker enjoys the extra
money, especially since. the
taxes on the earned income
are so low that they are bare
ly felt by the wage or salary
Garner.
According to leading Ger
man industrialists, the mira
Gle of Europe" is no miracle
at all. It had its origin, of
course. they say, in Americas
Marshall Plan. But the Euro
pean economy has reached its
unprecedented prosperity,
thanks to only one thing
earnest and relentless work.
Unless the British worker
realizes that the state can
not support him and decides
to roll up his sleeves as the
continental European has
done, Britain's production will
continue to lag behind and
her exports will remain be-
hind. Joining the Common
Market might help psyche
logically, but it is up to the
British industry and British
working man to pull his
country out of the present
moraSs.
OF course, the case Of the
former British empire is a
difficult one. For hundreds
of years its colonies provided
the United Kingdom not only
with raw materials at low
prices but also with the ex-
clusivity of their markets.
Now the empire is gone, and
Britain faces the great prob
lem of readjuStment, more so
than the French who also
have lost their empire. And
they must compete with the
Germans who never had an
empire and do not face the
consequences of such q mo-
mentous upheaval.
The answer to Britain's
financial troubles. according
to practical economists in
Germany and elsewhere, lies
not in temporary auStere
measures but in two words:
hard work.
Evening star., 1961-08-05
PROVOST SECTION
LOOKS TWICE
AT ROBERTS

FORT MONROE. Va,
CAP) AS if things weren't
hectic enough these days,
consider the case Of Rob-
erts and Roberts in the
Continental Army Com
mand's provost marshal
section.
At adjoining desks are
Maj. R. D. Roberts and
Mai. D. r. Roberts, no re-
lation
The r D. stands for Rob-
ert Dixon and the D. r..
stands for David Richard.
Both are assigned to the
same division and back
each other up figuratively
and literally. Their dates
of rank are one week apart,
And just to complicate
things further, Mai. D. r,
Roberts has a son named
Robert D. Roberts.
Evening star., 1961-08-05

FRANKFURT, Germany
There Is possibly more con-
Germ in this financial capital
Of Germany over Britain's
economic and financial plight
than over the present polit-
ical crisis created by the
Russians around Berlin.
Britain's situation has deep
roots and can have grave
consequences, not only for
Britain but for the whole
Western European complex.
The Berlin crisis is "cre-
ated" and can blow over.
Britain's plight is even
more serious than it appears
at first glance. The tenn
porary solution of the British
government. consisting of
new consumer taxes, cur
failing of credits and efforts
to return to a rigid economic
austerity program. is a pallia-
tive which may prevent de-
valuation of the pound sterl-
ing for another few months.
Despite Britain's announced
measures. the futures in
pound dealings in the finan-
cial markets in Germany and
Switzerland are at dis
count Of over one per cent.
This is significant since it
indicates that the steps
taken by the Chancellor of
the Excheuuer, Selwyn Lloyd,
have not restored confidence
in the ability of the British
treasury to keep it's cur
rency stable.
There seems to be no doubt
that since the British gov
ernment has adopted a new
political attitude towarA the
Soviet Union and is playing
on the NATO team in
earnest. Britain will be
allowed to join the prosperous
Common Market. But it is
pointed out in leading bLsi-
ness and financial circles
that the mere joining of
the Club" will not solve the
United Kingdoms problems.
This move may give a tenn
porary shot in the arm to
Britain's economic morale,
but the root of her trouble
is her inability to capture a
Sizable portion of the worlds
Evening star., 1961-08-05

clearly aim at reVitalizing party
leadership with periodic infus-
ions Of new blood.
The rules were foreshadowed
last Sunday with the publica-
ton of the new Soviet CommuS
mist Party program, which de-
nounced the cult of the per-
sonality and called for rotation
in party office.
The party program. however
was concerned mainly with
broad policy. including an eco
nomic program designed to
overhaul the United States in
industrial and agricultural pro-
duction. @.
Members of the Central Com
mittee and its all-powerful
Presidium we're limited to no
more than three successive
terms in office.
Any threat to the position of
top party officials was elimi-
mated in an escape clause which
said such leaders. because of
their acknowledged authority
high political organization and
| other qualities" can stay on the
job.
/. The new rules, which contain
much material that did not ap-
pear in the last such pro-
nouncement. adopted in 1859,
were published in the party
newspaper Pravda and special
edition of the government news
paper Izvestia.
The 22d party congress that
conveneS October II will be
asked to approve the new rules.
Rank and file members are
duty-bound to actively work,
criticize shortcomings, and en-
courage discussions of party
policies, under the new rules.
Severe penalties were pro-
vided for suppression of criti-
cism by party leaders.
/ The party rules also gave
groups and individuals the
right to press for the adoption
Of their ideas. Theoretically.
they also would have access
to the party press to set forth
their views.
For the first time. the party
rules outlined a procedure for
the expulsion of members of
the Central Committee.
They prescribed that any
member who has lost his
honor or dignity" may be ex-
PEELED by a two-thirds majority
in secret voting.
A regular turnover was pro-
Evening star., 1961-08-05
Thurmond Seeks
Probe of Military
PROGRAM on Reds
BY the Associa Ted press

Senator Thurmond, Demo
crst of South Carolina, wants
the Senate to investigate
whether the Defense Depart
ment is trying to curtail mill
tary programs Ito arouse the
public to the menace of the
cold war"
Senator Thurmond. in a Sen.
ate speech yesterday that re-
newed his attack on a secret
memo by Senator Fulbright
Democrat of Arkansas, askec
the Senate to vote $4,000 fol-
an inquiry by the Armed Serv-
ices Committee into military
efforts to inform both service
men and civilians about com.
muniSm and the cold war"
The programs began three
years ago as results Of a Ma.
tional Security Council direc.
tive during the Eisenhower ad.
ministration.
Senator Fulbright charged
in a recent memo to Secretary
of Defense Mcnamara, that
the program was being uSec
to express the far-right view.
point that equates key portions
of President Kennedy's pro.
gram with socialism and so.
cialism with communism.
He cited II instances where
speakers voiced views which ht
said termed foreign aid, cul,
tural exchanges, disarmament
negotiations and other inter.
national programs as extremely
waSteful, if not actually sub.
versive."
Senator Thurmond called
this an attack on our militar,
leaders and their participation
in efforts to give American citi
zenS the facts about commuY
niSm and the cold war"
Evening star., 1961-08-05
Interior, Commerce
Funds Bills Signed

President Kennedy's sigma
ture put into effect yesterday
nearly SIS billion in appropria-
tionS for the Interior and Com
merce Departments, the Presi-
dents own office and several
independent agencies.
Mr.. Kennedy signed a bill
appropriating STA, lisa, $50, with
an additional $40 million loan
authorization, for the interior
Department and it's related
agencies, and another bill max
ing $641, ,135.800 available for
the Commerce Department and
the Presidents office.
Both we're trimmed slightly
by Congress under the Presi-
dents budget recommenda-
tionS.
Evening star., 1961-08-05

MorriSSey showed Scott
against the chief and fled into
an alley, but Chief Bolejack
cornered Morrissey. drew his
gun and ordered him to stop.
Morrissey offered no resistance.
Maryland authorities told
police here that MorriSsey is
wanted on charges of autonno-
bile larceny and breaking and
entering. Scott is wanted on
charges of breaking and enter
ing. ~
Evening star., 1961-08-05
POTOMAC FEVER
By FLETCHER KNEBEL

One commercial airline pilot hopes he gets called
In the air reserve-so he get away from combat.
Republican claim Not only in mess but if
Nixon had been elected we'd have gotten into it lot
cheaper.
The hjackers of jetlner in Texas weren't Com
munists They just trying get into the used plane
business
Republicans say union leaders worried Kennedy's
handling of his office back by at least four
labor's on-the- job training program.
Senator Heating wants a law to muffle jet plane
cries of "On to Havana"
Evening star., 1961-08-05
LaosPriinces
Push Farley

PHNOM PENN, Cambodia,
Aug. 5 (AP) The three feud-
ing princes of Laos appeared a
little closer to agreement today
as two Joined in inviting their
pro- Communist rival to new
talks aimed at setting up a
coalition government.
Pro- Western Prince Boun
Gum and Neutralist Prince
Souvanna Phouma announced
they had agreed to invite Red
leaning Prince Souphanouvong
to three way talks in the royal
Laotian capital Of Luang Pra-
bang.
Princes Boun Gum and Sou
wanna issued the communique
after a four-day conference in
this Cambodian capital.
Prince Souvanna then flew
off aboard Russian plane fol
Xieng Khouang to see Prince
Souphanouvong's Pathet Lac
rebels. He had originally in
tended to go early next week
Prince Boun Oum left fol
Luang Prabang a short time
later, presumably to report to
King Savang Vathana.
= Prince Souvanna has the key
job of trying to persuade Prince
Souphanouvong, whose rebels
occupy about 80 per cent Of
Laos, to resume the dead
locked negotiations.
The three factions seek to
form a unified government in
order. to dispatch single dele
CATION to Geneva where a IA
nation conference is trying to
establish the neutrality of the
southeast Asian kingdom.
One of Prince Souphanou-
vong'S demands-that Prince
Souvanna head the proposed
coalition-appearS to have been
accepted by the pro-WeSt
faction.
Evening star., 1961-08-05
Labor Forces Great Push Cited as Key
To Rise of Germony, ltoIy and France

export trade. Her efforts in
the last few years to deal
through political arrange
ments with the USSR and
Com m uniSt China have
shown no marked advantage.
The Communists are not in
terested in purchasing con-
sumner goods. Pa.
Britain must begin to com
pete in all earnestness with
her new associates for all
available markets in the
world. While the British
manufacturing skill is great.
the effects of several years of
welfarism under the Labor
government have left a deep
imprint. The British worker
does not seem to want to
work hard any longer; social
benefits. while smaller than
those enjoyed by Americans
and even continental Euro
peans, are apparently suffi-
cient to induce a sizable
number of working men to
prefer idieness to the mini
mum wage standards.
The political strength Of
the labor unions is such that
work hours cannot be in
creased. The present 40-hour
week is purely nominal. When
lunch, tea and other time off
is totalled the working week
is barely 36 hours.
On the continent, the
actual working week, includ-
ing time off for meals is
nominally 40 hours, but
actually A to 48. Every work
er in the factories or business
establishments is anxious to
get juicy overtime pay. The
president of a leading Swiss
bank told this reporter that
the employees of his rganizs-
ton work 10 hours a day.
During the regular 8 hours
for which they earn the regu-
lar wages they are not
allowed even to smoke - it
distracts them from their
work. During the regular
work day they are given 10
minute breaks to smoke and
20 minutes for lunch. Smok-
ing is permitted during over
time work.
Similar conditions exist in
Evening star., 1961-08-05

Cling have been the only border
incidents.
The Portuguese have not OBJ
jected to Indonesisn Timorese
helping Timorese from the
Portuguese side of the island
flee into Indonesia as refugees
Timorese living here claim So
cial conditions in the Portu.
guese side of Timor are dra.
matically different from the
Indonesia section. They assert
Portugual maintains firm con.
troll over an estimated half mil
lion persons who exc out liv.
ing by growing coffee, coprs
and wax.
One top Timorese government
official in Kupang said people
on the Portuguese side of the
border are getting restive be-
cause they see comparative
wealth and freedom Of the Ii.
morese on the Indonesian side
Evening star., 1961-08-05
Loud J. Edeor Hoover

The Senate unanimously
adopted a resolution yesterday
expressing "the highest possible
commendation" for J. Edgar
Hoover on his completion of 81
years service as director OF the
FBI.
Evening star., 1961-08-05
By PETER ARNETT
Associated Press staff Writer

KUPANG, Indonesian Timor,
Aug. S. New trouble is de-
veloping for Portugal on this
remote windswept island.
Indonesia shares Timor with
Portugal and there are indica-
tiens that the firmest assault
on Portuguese sovereignty here
since the World War II Japa-
neSe occupation is shaping up.
Timor lies at the southeast
ern tip of the Indonesian Ar
chipelago, two hours flying
time from Australia. 1t is $40
miles long. IS miles at its wild
est and has a population Of
about a million.
All ingredients for interna-
tional incident are here-in-
creasing tension at the Portu-
guese-IndoneSian border, an
embryo freedom movement"
and a neighbor hostile to CO.
lonial policies. This neighbor-
Indonesia - occupies roughly
the western half of the island,
Portugal the eastern.
Almost Close Border
Portuguese authorities in the
past few weeks have almost
closed the normally relaxed
border between the two, follow
ing sharp Indonesisn criticism
of Portugal because Of the An
gola situation. The 1ndonesian
military is investigating a
freedom movement" which has
been distributing pamphlets in
the Indonesian portion of Ti-
NOR calling for support to oust
the Portuguese.
Pamphlets printed in the
Indonesian language call for
support of the freedom strug-
gle Of the Timorese people"
Military men say the PAM
phlets are being studied to de-
termine their source. A Jakarta
address Of the Timorese free
dom group headquarters. proved
spurious.
The military here is wary of
possible involvement in any
freedom struggle" in Portu-
gueSe Timor which might
weaken the Indonesian case
against the Dutch for posses
sion Of Netherlands occupied
West New Guinea.
Not Interested Now
The official Indonesian atti-
tude toward Portuguese Timor: :
Not interested now. But gov
ernment officials tend to feel
a Timor freed of Portuguese
"colonialism" would natural
ly" become part of the Indo-
viesisn Republic.
The military was not slow
to react to Portuguese security
measures on the other side of
the island. The rajahs who
administer border regions on
the 1ndonesian side are getting
military briefings and local
militia units are being formed.
An air display by 80 air force
planes from Java was held
recently over KupanR to
demonstrate to the feudal
rajahS the aerial might of the
new republic. Two battalions
Of troops are stationed in In
donesian Timor and reinforce
ments are said to be coming
in quietly.
Military intelligence say!
there is only one battalion o.
troops on the Portuguese Sid'
of the island, largely made VI
of Angolan and Goanese sol
diers from other Portuguese,
territorial possessions.
Relations Usually Good
Relations with the Portuguese
side of island generally hav
been friendly in the past, locs
officials say. Isolated instance
Of cattle thieving and SNUG
Evening star., 1961-08-05
Trouble for Portugal
Held Brewing in Timor

One Of the truly fer owsy places on
the globe is the island Of Timor, at
the Southeastern tip Of the Indo-
nesion Archipelago. Mr. Arneh hos
Just visited the island, which lives
in nayoI history os the spot reached
by Copt. WiIIiom Blieh after nOvi-
getting 1000 miles in on open boot
following the mutiry on the Bounty.
Evening star., 1961-08-05
New Soviet Party Rules
Bon 'StoIin-Like' Cults

MOSCOW, Aug (AP).-The Soviet Communist Party TO-
day published ground rules forbiddng Communist
seize and consolidate in the party through Stain
cult Of the personality"
Though containing oophoes that preclude any serious
Premier Khhchevs party position the rule
Evening star., 1961-08-05

vided for in membership of the
Central Committee and Of
regional central committees
Again excluding those of "ac-
knowledged authority" the
rules said no member of these
committees may serve more
than three successive terms.
Evening star., 1961-11-26
Weather Prophet
in the Backyard

JACKIE BEDFORD is considered lucky by his playmates
b over in suburban Alexandria He has weather prophet
living right in his backyard
Come next February 2 when all the grounding watch
scuyng about the countryside looking for ground
hog dens all Jackie will have to do is look out his back
window He'll be able to tell at glance what weather the
next six weeks will bring
Iyou haven't guessed Jackies prophet is pet ground
hog wOOdchuck living in neat the Bedford YARD
at 56l6 Caax avenue His is Shorty and he has be-
come something of personality in the neighbOrhOOd
Fortunately for lOyear-od Jackie, his parents, Air
Force 1t Col and Mrs Pete Bedford take kindly to pets
They've had ample training.
During the summer, Jackies older brother Jim, IL,
brought home copperhead And couple of days later he
back the of capture and returned with the
snakes mate.
Another brother Bob a. goes for rabbits There
two pens yard close beside Shorys where the
rabbits live Jackie that his sister Michele T.
sometimes has pretty tough time Of it with three such
brothers
Shorty sometimes gets of the yard but far neigh
bOrs quick report his visits Once he followed
who had called at the Bedford house selling reli-
gous literature Another time he appeared at neghbors
door standing upright beside delivery And he often
follows the postman on his rounds.
But he is easily entced home again by the sight of
chocolate cookie his favorite bakery item.
Jackie says Shorty likes celery lettuce, carrots and
dandeon tops He drinks milk and breakfast cereal
But his favOrte food cookies and he'll lie on his back to
delight in nbbling them.
Shorty was bulldozed of his mothers den when he
was very young He raised on bottle by neighbOr,
who gave him to Jackie when she moved away
when we bring him into the house., says Col Bedford
he makes quite conversation piece"
What Shorty will do this winter is uncertain Ground
hogs are supposed hibernate Col Bedford land
have left bare ground in ShOrtys pen so he can dig
The other day looked out and the dirt flying sol
suppose he is getting all set to dig lin
Il lust hope he doesn't his shadOV when he comes
up in his pen next Grounding Day" jim BIRCHFTEAD
Holmes County herald., 1961-10-26
Holmes County Man
To Deliver Speech
At Big Convention

Lets Talk Mississippi"
will be the purpose in a Hol
mes County man travelling
to Dallas, Texas over the
weekend. Marvin Mcclellan of
Lexington will deliver the
principle address at the an
nual convention of the South
west Travellers Association.
Texas is playing host to the
seven southwestern states
comprising the Southwest Dis
trict Of the National Associa
ion. More than 1900 members
are expected to attned the
threee day convention at the
Baker Hotel in Dallas.
Mcclellan, a popular Missis
sippi speaker, is known throu
ghout the South as the Usage
of the Sandhills." He will fly
to Dallas over the weekend
and will speak to the banquet
ing group on Monday.
Holmes County herald., 1961-10-26
BECKY BYRD TO REIGN
hue Homecoming Set Saturday

the Holmes Starlettes and the
browning of lovely Becky By
I'd, daughter of Mrs. Richard
Byrd of Tchula, as Homecom
ing Queen. Miss Byrd will be
escorted by her brother, Bub
ba.
But numerous other int
resting and colorful activities
await alumni and area citi
zens who visit the campus
on Saturday.
Also included in the days
agenda will be tours of new
facilities, class reunions, the
presentation of the HOmecOm
ing Court, with a top football
game set to cap the activities.
Members of the Homecom
ing Court are Joan Chennault,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. G..
r. Chennault, escorted by
Buddy Ussery, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Ussery
Of Lexington, and Bobbi Geor
ge, of Yazoo City, escorted by
Robert Shelton of Houston,
freshman maids; and Anne
Talbert of Yazoo City, escort
ed by Frank Moore of Ken
lucky, and Polly Terry Of Kos
ciusko, escorted by Pete Har
vey of Kosciusko, sophomore
maids.
Two high school maids, Pat
ty Branch and Nell McCrory
of Goodman will also be mem
bers Of the Homecoming
Court.
Former students and visit
ors are requested to register
upon arrival at the campus
on the first floor of the new
library building with refresh