Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-17

ing review took a slap at Yugo-
Slavia. accusing its leaders Of
communism's worst political
sin. revisionism.
He said obviously because of
nationalist limitations the Yu-
goslav leaders had left the
straight path Of communism
and wandered into the swamp
of revisionism. The Communist
Party, he said, has criticized
and will continue to criticize
the tendencies of Yugoslav
Communist leaders.
The opening OF the congress
produced one startling sur
prise-the temperance in
public life OF former Premier
Nikolai Bulganin. It was the
first time he had been seen
at a public event in Moscow
since Mr.. Khrushchev ousted
him from the premiership in
1858 and shunted him into
minor provincial jobs. Last
year it was learned he had
been retired on a pension Of
about $500 a month.
Mr.. Bulganin shared the
limelight in the palace lobby
with cosmonaut Gherman
Titov. a delegate to the con-
gress. who was mobbed by
photographers.
Mr.. Khrushchev spoke for
3l2 hours before leaving inter-
national subjects for domestic
and economic affairs.
He referred to United States
aircraft carriers and said the
Soviet Union is not building
any because they are Vulnerable
to submarine attack.
They have aircraft car
riers." he said. but we have
atomic submarines with hon.
ing missiles. They will take
care of the problem.
Equipping of the army with
nuclear weapons has been COM
pleted, he added.
Cuba Praised
He said the Soviet Union is
prepared to resume business re-
lations with newly independent
Syria and took an apparent
swipe at Egypt. Within some
countries newly freed from CO.
lonial domination. Mr.. Khru-
shchev said. ARE forces that
are afraid to go further in their
cooperation with the demo-
cratic. progressive strata Of the
nations. These forces compro-
mise with Imperialism outside
the country and feudalism
within and resort to dictatorial
methods"
Mr.. Khrushchev held Cuba
up as an example.
The sounder the unity Of
the democratic national forces,
the more radical the impS-
mentation of urgent social and
economic reform, the stronger
is the young state" he said.
AN example Of such a state
is Cuba"
On domestic affairs. Mr..
Khrushchev reeled off volumes
of statistics. These included:
The Soviet Union spends rs
per cent of its national income
on satisfying personal require
ments Of the working people.
There will be no taxes levied
on the population by 1865.
/ The volume and rate Of
housing construction holds first
place in the world.
About 40 per cent OF the
workers and more than % per
cent Of the collective farmers
have secondary or higher ed
ucation.
Oil Production Up
Extraction Of oil has in
creased in six years by IS mil
lion tons-"the equivalent to
establishing five new baku oil
fields"
The output Of electric power
has increased in the same time
by l57 billion kilowatt hours
which is the same as so ad-
ditional stations the size OF the
Lenin power station on the
Dnieper."
! BY the end of the seven
year plan in 1865. Soviet out
put Of fabrics and footwear
will greatly exceed that of Brit
ain, France and West Germany
combined.
Industrial output amounts to
more than so per cent of that
in the United States compared
to less than 80 per cent 10 or
II years ago.
The Soviet Union already has
outstripped the United States
in extraction of iron ore and
coal, production of coke. heavy
diesel and electric locomotives,
butter. fish and a number of
other foodstuffs and manufac-
tured items.