Evening star., 1962-10-23
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and now, Ben Bella! How can
our State Department and
the Executive Branch of our
Government have any doubt
as to which theology Mr..
Bella aligns himself with?
According to news media,
such doubts apparently exist
within these respective
places. Certainly, 1t must be
obvious to our State Depart
ment intellectuals that Ben
Bella differs from Castro,
only by a beard, and that AL
geria is different from Cuba,
only by geographical loca-
ton, and yet the American
people were obligated to suf-
fer the national disgrace Of
having Ben Bella stop off on
his way to Cuba, in order to
enjoy the hospitality Of the
White House, and to be the
recipient of all of the newly
planned methods Of pomp,
with which to entertain Com
munist sympathizers. How
can this be justified and is
not an investigation Of State
Department affairs, by a SEN
ate investigating committee,
long past due?
OF special significance also
is news to the effect that the
Senate Internal Security Sub
committee has issued a re-
port which places a heavy
share of the blame for the
State Departments mistakes
in its judgment of Castro and
the Cuban situation, Squarely
on the shoulders of William
Wieland, who was a State
Department specialist on Lat
in American affairs. Oddly
enough, just a few short
months ago, the Executive
Branch of our Government
and the State Department
differed sharply with a news
reporters point of view, that
Mr.. Weiland was a well
known security risk. Ques-
ton: Where is Mr.. Weiland
now?
John w. Adams, Jr
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So we greet the Algerian
assassin with a 21-gun salute
and then he Immediately falls
into the arms Of the Cuban
murderer and they jointly
demand that we get out Of
Guantanamo.
George c. Warner, il
Ben Bella departs from the
White House, wends his way
to Cuba with open arms and
a nice shiny medal. Castro
and Ben Bella embrace-such
romance!
The New Frontier has
taught us to look at things
positively. At least daughter
Caroline enjoyed the boom
booms" on the Ellipse as they
issued a 21-gun salute to a
Communist. Disney spends
millions for child entertain
ment each year. 1t now ap-
pears that he has a competi-
tor-the New Frontier.
Pierre E. Dostert.
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The Republicans in general
and former President Eisen-
hover, in particular, had dis
played proper forbearance in
their discussion of our for
eign policy during the politi-
cal campaign.
However, in returning to
what he does best, political
oratory, President Kennedy
has brought into serious
question the propriety of con-
tinued forbearance with his
Incorporate attack on Presi-
dent Eisenhower's fine for
eign policy record and his
even more ill-advised attack
on Senator Capehart in In
diana.
AS the crowning blow, he
gave a 21-gun salute to the
Algerian Ben Bella who could
hardly wait to leave the
United States to embrace
Castro.
President Kennedy made
our prestige" a strong factor
in his campaign for the pres
idency. 1t is to be sincerely
hoped that the electorate
will recognize that our pres
tige has never suffered more
than in the two years OF the
Kennedy Administration.
c. 7. Heilmuth.
Admires Lawrence
David Lawrence should be
awarded a certificate for ex-
cellence in reporting the
news to your rFaders. Your
paper would become a tabloid