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vac says he is trying to over
throw Portuguese dicatato or
Salazar. The passengers are re-
ported well, but food and water
are being rationed.
SWEDEN has agreed to join
a conference of West European
nation to- discuss a program Of
building rockets capable of fir
ing space satellites. The con-
ference has been called by
Britain and France to meet in
Strasbourg this week.
SIX AMERICANS went on trial
Saturday in Cuba on charges of
trying to join anti Castro
rebels. They could receive the
death penalty. BY unofficial
count the Castro regime has al
ready executed $50 persons, in
Guiding three Americans, before
firing squads.
A MEETING between the U.
S. and Red Chinese ENJOYS in
Warsaw has been postponed
from Feb. 2 to March 7 ''for adj
ministrative reasons" it was an
nounced Saturday. Washington
officials said Friday they had
decided to press for the release
of five Americans now held in
Red Chinese jails. The q. S.
embassy in Warsaw refused to
say whether the Chinese initia-
ted the move for delay.
DAG HAMMARSKJOLD, UN
Secretary General, has appeal
ed to the United Arab Republic
and Morocco to reconsider their
announced intention of with
drawing their military units
from the Congo. He said such a
move could wreck the UN's Con-
go operation. Meanwhile, more
whites were evacuated as gen.
eral lawlessness prevailed. The
Congo appears to have become
divided up into armed camps
controlled by opposing factions.
THE FIRST WOMAN in his
tory to become the White House
physician was named last week.
DR.. Janet Travel, SO, was APP
pointed as President Kennedy's
personal physician. In the past
this position has usually been
held by a military officer. DR..
Travel told newsmen the Presi-
dent is in fine health and eX-
pressed the hope he would make
frequent use of the White House
pool.
IN LAOS the jungle warfare
dragged on with no decisive
victories on either side. The pro-
Western forces of Premier Boun
Gum still control the capital and
have made some military gains,
but there was a growing feeling
in Washington that the millions
of dollars the u. S. has spent
to help Laos is not paying off
in terms of our global struggle
with the Communists.
A VOTE on Speaker Sam Ray
burns plan to expand the MEM
bership of the House Rules
Committee to break its conser-
vative majority which has
blocked the passage Of some lib
eral legislation has been put off
until Tuesday. The Republicans
have decided to fight the plan,
and this with the opposition o
Southern Democrats means the
vote will probably be close.
EDWARD r. MURROW, vet
eran CHS newscaster, has been
named head Of the U. S. Infor-
nation Agency by President
Kennedy. The USIA operates the
Voice of America which broad
casts information about the U.
S. to all parts of the world and
maintains libraries in friendly
countries for the same purpose.
Kennedy has also appointed
Thomas K. Finletter, former Air
Force secretary, to be q. S. am
bassador to NATO.
THE STOCK MARKET con
tinued to show unusually heavy
activity last week. Selected is
sues showed gains, but there
was no definite trend for the
market as a whole. The APP aver
age of 60 stocks was up for the
fifth straight week closing at
1922. go for q net weekly gain of
$40.