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He Rules a Literary
Empire in Washington
And His Word is Low

IF Paul Hurowitz can't tell book by its cover, he
won't touch it. And fine won't touch it, few in Wash
ington will read it.
This troubles some intellectuals he meets, and
the 31Spound 'paperback king is the first to admit
that he is not Of letters Instead he is jobber"
whose outlook is this:
"A good book is book that sells"
From his office, cluttered with paperbacks
covers of books not yet off the press gaudy publishers
advertisements, and other symbols of his trade Mr.
Hurowitz controls, directs and, in a sense,
Washingtons paperback book industry, an industry
that sells million copies year.
Officially he is assistant vice president of District
News Co.. a longestabshed Washington firm. He is
manager of the book department and part Of his job
he chooses what and how many books will be distrb
uted to most Of the firms 900 clients.
Since most paperback outlets are such non-terary
salons drug stores bus terminals, Army PXs super
markets, and even dairy stores, Mr. Hurowz is given
virtually free reign over what books shall entice the
wandering shopper
In most of these stores, the purchaser enters with
books the farthest thing from his mind II is Mr. Huro
cents to 81 .95 that might otherwise 60 unspent.
Mr. Hurowitz' power is known and discussed
throughout the trade and statesmen visit him regularly
trying to persuade the king to sell their books
Most of the time, neither Mr. Hurowitz the book
statesmen knows much more about book under dis
cussion than its cover On the basis of the Mr.
Hurowz decides his initial order whether for in
stance to order 5000 copies as in the of Edwin
OConnor's Pulitzerprize winner, Edge of Sadness"
due in paperback this August 1900 (William L.
Shirer's The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich"
Il can look at a cover and tell you what it will do"
Mr. Hurowitz told doubling salesman day Paper
backs impulse items The has to hit YOU What
is it in the cover? First Of ALL there's the title Then
there is the author and then there's the in
tangibles"
Mr. Hurowitz admits that his decision often de-
pends on what he calls "builtin-demand." If book
has made strong sales record in hard covers he prob
ably will order at least 5000 copies a. 900 is generally
his minimum order) If it is paperback original" he
is more cautious.
"Peyton Place " had such demand that it holds
the Washington record far, with than 100000
copies sold, even though it is many years since Miss
Metalious' book hit the market.
Second place is held by D. H.. Lawrence's Lady
Chatterleys Lover" with l75OOO paperbacks sold after
the Grove Press deed the longstanding ban the un
expurgated edition is obvious. to nonscholars
that both "Peyton Place" and Lady Chaterley have
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one thing in common 1t is subject that Mr. Hur0
witz says often is misunderstood
Books in general have been cleaned up in recent
years., Mr. Hur0witz says The popular image of paper
backs being Synonymous with sex hurt the industry
much more than it helped, he said.
I'VE sell to about 200 schools in the Washington
area he explains He points to shelf after shelf in his
companys warehouse filled with cheap editions of
Shakespeare, George Eliot, and other high school
perennials.
Sex might harm this business, more than any good
it would do, he says provocative for "Ivanhoe"
might cause school to cancel its agreement with Mr.
Hurowitz' firm.
For schools and supermarkets, Mr. Hurowtz relies
the title the author and pleasing coors to sell
book In drug stores he follows the cautious
line In of the biggest drugstore chains he places
only VERY safe" books, such DR. Spock books. He
sells about 1000 Spocks year.
The management Of another major drugstore chain
is more liberal" Mr. Hurowitz says, and for them he
mixes the assortment In addition to the paatives he
might spice up the shelf with THE Carpetbaggers by
Harold Robbins current "Peyton Place"
Actually, The Carpetbaggers" has been outsold in
recent months by sleeper" the trades name for
book that surprises the pros like Mr. Hurowitz The
sleeper" in question is 'To Kill Mockingbird,"
Putzerprize winner of 1861 and favorite of intel
lectuals.
Mr.. Hurowitz reports that the sexless "Mockng-
bird" is running 3to1 ahead of THE Carpetbaggers"
He does not attribute this to any moral consciousness
necessarily but to the fact that ITO Kill Mockingbird"
has gotten superb word-ofmouth build up, and be-
cause it is relatively thin C284 pages)
This problem of size is prime consideration for
Mr. HurowitZ Although The Rise and Fall ofthe Third
Reich" should do very WE'LL he has doubts about its
worth to his business whole Its size 500 pages
and its price G160 might discourage person from
buying any more books for awhile, he feels.
HE buys The Third Reich" Mr. Hurowitz SAYS
land it'll take him weeks to finish it. If he had bought
To Kill hed be looking for another book in few days.
THE Third Reich" is the latest in a seemingly
neverending series dealing with Nazi Germany Almost
all the battles of World War ii have been chroniced in
paperback. and a biography of Hitler by Alan Bullock
has done very we'll" Mr. Hurowitz says interest in
Nazism stems from Exodus" Leon Urls book Israel
that discussed at length Nazi persecution of Jews.
Exodus" sold over 100000 copies in Washington
Because of his influence and also because of his
immense physique, Mr.. Hurowitz is known by some of
his associates the king He likes the attention he
gets and is always ready to banter with colleague at
the slightest opportunity.
THE STAR MAGAZINE WASHINGTON, D. c.. JULY /. 10
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host to Mr.. Mikoyan at lunch
yesterday.
Soviet Ambassador Anatoly
Dobrynin accompanied Mr.. Mi
koyan to the White House and
also participated in the lunch
con meeting at the State
Department today. Mr.. Mikoy-
an flew to Washington yester-
day from New York where he
had met with the chief Ameri-
can negotiators on the Cuban
crisis after returning Monday
night from a prolonged visit
to Havana.
The Pentagon disclosed,
meanwhile, that some of the
Marines rushed to the naval
base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba,
at the outset of the crisis will
begin to leave next week.
In answer to a question. a
spokesman would say only that
elements will begin moving to
their home stations next week. "
The spokesman gave no totals
or identification of the units
which will depart. Rumor was
that two battalions. totaIing
about 1900 men, might be in
these first elements.
| Before the crisis. Guantan-
amo had a garrison of about
400 Marines. But the garrison
quickly reached a strength of
more than 1000 as units from
both the East and West Coasts
arrived.
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y. N.
Breakdown Planned
On Kotongo Rebels

being obtained in view of the
recent Katangese military
build-up." it was announced.
This help includes transport
planes and other equipment
from the United States, jet
fighters from the Philippines
infantry from Indonesia, and
anti-aircraft units from Nor
way.
Brig. Rikhye will also 60 to
India, it is learned, to try to
persuade Prime Minister Jaw
aharlal Nehru not to pull out
Indian troops until the planned
showdown is over. Brig. Rikhye
is himself an Indian.
The U. N. report inferentially
blamed both Mr.. Tshombe and
Mr.. Adoula for failure to agree
on a united federal Congo.
Though both men have given
qualified approval Of the o. N. s
plan of national reconcilia-
tion." both have baked at put
ting it into effect, the report
made clear. Mr.. Tshombe was
given more blame than Mr.
Adoula.
Now the U. N. is ready to
knock their heads together.
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ready to support any collec-
tive action that may be pro-
posed to ransom" Cuba from
the Soviet Union.
Expresses Appreciation
In welcoming Mr.. Villeda
Morales at official ceremonies
on the White House south lawn,
Mr.. Kennedy expressed deep
appreciation for Central Amer
lean support during the Cuban
crisis.
He noted that the Honduras
President was the first Latin
American leader to come here
in the last five or six weeks.
He said he was happy to be
able to tell DR.. Villeda Morales
"how much we appreciate the
strong support we have received
from you ana your fellow Presi-
dents of Central America"
The Honduran President and
his wife arrived here for a two
day visit via Williamsburg. Va,
this morning. They will pro-
coed tomorrow to Miami, where
he will address a meeting of
Cuban exiles.
Alliance Gains Seen
During the welcome today
President Kennedy said that in
both the Organization of Amer
lean States and the Alliance
for Progress strength is being
built against. external en-
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the President may come to
Brazil in April or May.
The Kennedy visit to Brazil
was postponed for a second
time last month due to the Gu
ban crisis, and Brazilian Pres
ident Goulart is known to be
Anxious to have Mr.. Kennedy
visit him as soon as possible.
Honduran President Villeda
Morales said today after leav-
ing the White House that his
meeting with President Ken
nedy might have wonderful
results for the defense and
security Of the hemisphere
and for the happiness and well
fare Of all its inhabitants"
He said it had been a very
friendly, almost fraternal
talk"
Later Mr.. Villeda Morales
told a meeting of the council
of the Organization of Amer
lean States that cit is neces-
sary to do more and to do it
quickly" about Communist
Cuba.
with or without nuclear
missiles" he said, Communist
Cuba is a constant threat to
the peace and security of our
hemisphere"
He said that Honduras is
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to have told Mr.. Mikoyan the
United States is prepared to
recognize fully--in the U. N.
Security Council r the actual
steps Russia has so far taken.
including removal Of AZ nuclear
missiles and some troops, and
a pledge to withdraw 80 or
more jet bombers. But the
President emphasized that the
Khrushchev promise to provide
international verification of
the dismantling and with
drawal of offensive weapons"
has not been carried out.
Mr.. Kennedy also is under
stood to have told Mr.. Mikoyan
that the United States intends
to continue aerial surveillance
Of Cuba as long as necessary
to protect its own security
interests.
In this connection, it was
learned. the President has de-
cided that aerial reconnaissance
is more dependable for keeping
check on military activities in
Cuba than any of the various
compromise inspection systems
that have been proposed.
Therefore, the United States is
not actively interested at the
moment in trying to put any
of the alternative systems into
effect-including plans for an
international inspection zone in
the Caribbean, or for limited
establishment of a United Ma
tons presence" at Havana.
The only agreement" report
ed out Of the Kennedy-Mikoy
an session was that both men
recognized there still are some
things to be cleared up before
the Cuban crisis can be con-
sidered settled.
Mr.. Mikoyap told reporters
as he left the White House al
7:50 pm. after starting his
talk with Mr.. Kennedy at 4:3C
pm. that he and the President
had an exchange of views" or
questions of interest to botf
countries, chiefly about Cuba
! AS a result of this converse
ton, he added, he and the
President agreed to issue "cer.
tain instructions" to their re.
spective representatives at thu
United Nations in New Yorl
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ito continue negotiations un-
til they finally settle the Cuban
question"
y White House Press Secretary
Pierre Salinger also said that
principal attention was go
cused on the problem of Cuba"
in the White House discussion.
Like Mr.. Mikoyan, Mr.. Salin-
ger said conversations would
continue in New York between
American and Soviet represen-
tatives in an effort to settle
the remaining issues about
Cuba.
Despite the emphasis on
Cuba in the Presidents talk
with Mr.. Mikoyan, White House
sources described it as a wide
ranging discussion.
These sources said no real
progress was made on any is
sues discussed.
They added that from the
American standpoint, the meet
ing did not produce any sur
prise or anything new, differ
ent or startling.
A spokesman described the
atmosphere of the talks in the
Presidents office as frank and
businesslike but not one of ten
sion.
Besides Cuba, American Of
ficials said there was some dis
cussion of disarmament and a
passing reference to Laos in
the White House meeting.
There was no discussion
whatever, these sources said, of
the Berlin problem.
No further meetings between
the President and Mr.. Mikoyan
were scheduled before the So
Wet First Deputy Premier leaves
Washington tomorrow morn
ing.
After the luncheon confer
ence at the State Department
| Mr.. Mikoyan was having din
ner tonight at the home Of
Secretary of the Interior Udall
Mr.. Mikoyan was one of Mr.
Udall's hosts on his trip tt
Russia.
Llewellyn Thompson, former
American Ambassador to Mos.
COW now serving as a specia
adviser to the President or
Soviet affairs, took part with
the President and Secretary
Rusk in the discussions at thu
, White House with Mr.. Mikoyar
last night. Mr.. Thompson wa
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the distance. he reported. but
they never have haraSsed his
aircraft.
did they look you over?" he
was asked.
We'll, they know we're
there" he answered.
Comdr. Tierney said he may
check l8 or 20 ships during a
typical mission, although only
10 or IL may be headed for or
leaving Cuba. Small fishing
vessels are not included in the
count.
Some Cuban Navy vessels
have been included in the in
spections, the pilot said. These
were on the destroyer escort
and sub chaser type. -..
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Churchill, SO
Today
Champagne

LONDON, Nov. 30 CAP-
Sir Winston Churchill launched
his 88th birthday celebration
today with a soft-boiled egg
and a glass Of champagne.
A lifetime late riser. Britain's
wartime leader spent the morn
ing in bed and read the news
papers while the front door bell
of his London home rang and
rang.
Messengers brought stacks Of
kilograms from all over the
world and postmen staggered
in with pouches stuffed with
anniversary greetings. Well
wishers called to sign the
visitors book.
Extra policemen directed the
heavy traffic in and out of the
quiet dead-end street in which
the statesman has his home.
Among the first congratula-
tons to arrive was a message
from Queen Elizabeth II. Sir
Winston's retired cook, Mrs.
Landemar. sent him a bunch
of flowers.
A member Of the Churchill
staff said they did not expect
the old warrior to go out today
but he is very we'll"
1t is Just over three months
since Sir Winston came home
to complete his convalescence
from a broken thigh suffered
in a fall in Monte Carlo hotel
room.
After a quiet luncheon with
Lady Churchill, Sir Winston
was to rest this afternoon in
preparation for a family party
tonight.
Sir Winston's children RAN
dolph and Diana Churchill, Mrs.
Mary Soames and Lady Audley
Sarah ChurchilD-were all ex-
Ya0faI
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layan border state. and Indians
and Pakistanis soon we're fight
ing an undeclared war.
Since l949 u. N. observers
have been on watch to uphold
q cease fire, with India in pos
session of about two-thirds Of
the country, including Ladakh
which is now mostly occupied
by the Red Chinese.
Assured of victory in case of
a vote, Pakistan repeatedly de-
manded a plebiscite in Kash-
mir. Mr.. Nehru refused. More
recently Gen. Ayub proposed
that he and Mr.. Nehru take a
new look at the problem. but
Mr.. Nehru was reluctant to en-
ter talks that seemed to prom
Use no success. His position has
been that Kashmir now is an.
integral part Of India.
The two leaders met in Sep
TENDER, 1860, and signed an
agreement settling their second
most serious dispute-the divi-
sion of the Indus River waters.
The agreement was worked out
with the aid of the World Bank.
Mr.. Nehru told parliament
his discussions with Mr.. Harri-
man and Mr.. Sandys had been
fruitful and I'VE hope to get
much of the equipment re-
quired from the United States
and United Kingdom as wen
as from other friendly states.
In Rawalpindi, Mr.. Harri-
man said he had no discussion
with the Pakistanis on ship
ping them additional arms to
balance the shipments to In
dia.
India has already lost more
arms than we have given
Them" he said.
Mr.. Hartman said the Unit.
ed States would help India and
PakiStan settle their differences
in anv way possible. but the
dispute had to be worked out
mainly by the two countries
themselves.
Mr.. Hartman told a news
conference the Indian govern
ment had given "the most cate
gorical assurances that arms
delivered to resist Red Chinese
aggression will not be used
against PakiStan.
If an Indian attack on PAX
istan should come, he said,
"the United States would take
appropriate action inside and
outside the United Nations"
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readiness to talk. y s'.s.4
Mr.. Sandys, Mr.. Hartman
and Gen. Ayub roughed out the
announcement Of the negotia-
TORS at Gen. Ayub's dinner
table Wednesday night. Mr..
Sandys flew to New Delhi with
It at 5 am. yesterday for Mr..
Nehru's approval.
No Date for Start
The announcement said
ministers Of the two govern
ments would negotiate first and
Mr.. Nehru and Gen. Ayub
would meet at the apropri-
ate stage" No date was an
nounced for the start of the
talks.
Mr.. Sandys hailed the agree
ment as great craftsmanship"
by Mr.. Nehru and Gen. Ayub.
But q Western diplomatic
source commented: THE
agreement to negotiate is only
a beginning, and it will be very
tough trading"
In their talks with Gen.
Ayub, Mr.. Hartman and Mr..
Sandys drove home the point
that India and Pakistan as
neighbors on the Indian sub
continent share a common
peril from Chinese aggression.
| Political informants said Mr.
Nehru's removal of Defense
Minister v. K. Krishna Menor
from the cabinet helped cleal
the way for Pakistan to come
to the bargaining table.
Diplomats pointed out, how
ever, that after years of &C.
cumulated rancor it win be al
most impossible for the two
leaders. to patch up an agree
ment that will satisfy both the
Indian and Pakistan people.
Gen. Ayub has been under
pressure from many assembly
deputies to break off Pakistan's
ties with the pro-Western
CENTO and SEATO alliances
because of the rush of the
United States and Britain to
build up Indian arsenals. Pakis-
tani critics charge the rapid
fire guns and other weapons
eventually will be turn e d
against Pakistan.
Kashmir is the key issue.
The ruling Hindu Marahajah
of Kashmir, whose 3l2 million
people are II per cent Moslem,
decided to join Hindu India in
1947. But Pakistan troops and
irregulars invaded the Hima-
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Thai Art to Be Shown

Prof. and Mrs. Kurt F. Lei
decker Of Fredericksburg, Va,
will show color slides of Thai
temple paintings and comment
on them at a meeting of the
Washington Friends of Budd-
hism at 4 pm. tomorrow in the
Burmese Chancery. 1900 S
street NV.
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A4OWAl . lh4AAbCA VI PAAOLOS1 dkJ
bound to and from Cuba, told
about it yesterday.
Sometimes they throw gar
bage at you and shake their
fists" he said.
Nothing more deadly than
garbage. though. Comdr.
Tierney said there have been
no incidents" during his
flights, the most recent of
which was Wednesday.
Not all the Soviet crewmen
show resentment of the sur
veillance, though.
As Likely to Wave
They're just as likely to
wave,' Comdr. Tierney said.
81 think it breaks up their
routine. They probably just
say, Here come those crazy
fellows again
Comdr. Tierney, a 20-year
Navy veteran who has a wife
and five children at Brunswick.
Me-, said he's seen some women
aboard Russian ships who ap-
parently are working crew
members.
Some of the fellows said
they saw a blue-eyed blond, /"
he grinned.
The pilot said he and his
fellow fliers stay six miles off
the Cuban coast to avoid any
allegation they are trespassing
within the three-mile limit.
That's close enough to see land,
however. and keep an eye on
outward-bound shipping.
He has seen Cuban planes in
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ing the government Of the
church, giving the relative dis
positions"
There were widespread-but
unconfirmed-reports the Pope
has stomach ulcer.
Or. Gasbarrini was quoted by
the Milan newspaper II Giorno
as denying Speculation the
Pope suffers from cancer Of the
prostate"
DR.. Gasbarrini, 30, was
quoted as explaining about the
Pontiff's condition: Certainly
he is prostate. Everybody is at
his age, including me. But there
is absolutely no cancer"
Surgery Plan Denied
II Giorno also said DR.. Gas
barrini denied that surgery was
contemplated. There have been
reports in Rome newspapers
and among sources at the Ecu
menical Council of prelates
meeting in Rome-that the
Pope might have to be operated
on for q long troublesome pros
tate condition.
II Giorno said 1t interviewed
DR.. Gasbarrini in Rome yester-
day.
He recently wrote in a maya
zine article that the Pope had
iron health"
| Yesterday, the newspaper
said, DIR. Gasbarrini declared,
1T is true that he always
enjoyed good health. But in
recent times he has tired him.
self out, caught cold. overtaxed
himself. AS soon as he feels a
bit better. he wants to get out
of bed. 1t is difficult to keep
him there"
II Giorno said the doctor
was asked If he feared for the
Pope's life. DR.. Gasbarrini was
said to have replied, smiling;
"At his age nothing is sure.
It's the same with my life. /
cannot say more"
Mass in Private Chapel
Sources said that along with
tending to church documents
the Pope said mass this morn
ing in his private chapel at the
Apostolic Palace.
The Vatican Ecumenical
Council, back in session after
Thursdays usual day off, waited
anxiously for a statement on
the Pope's condition but there
repeatedly was no mention OF
his illness at the meeting.
Prof. Piero Mazzoni, a Rome
physician. remained overnight
In the Apostolic Palace, but DR..
Gasbarrini made regular visits
calling again this morning
before the conmunique was is
sued.
Informants said the Pontiff
had a good nights sleep and
awakened feeling better and
showing signs Of improvement
His spirits were reported good
amid indications he was TAX
ing his illness more lightly
than those around him.
Last night he got out of bed
for a few hours, walked about
his private apartment and re-
Taxed for a time before his tel
I. evision set.
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The U. N. says there are at
least lis and perhaps as many
as 500 white mercenaries in
Katanga. A u. N. report
charged yesterday that Mr..
Tshombe never really tried to
get rid of them. despite re-
peated promises to send them
home and assertions that they
had gone.
The report. a 195-page ac-
count of efforts since August
to bring Mr.. Tshombe and
Congo Premier Cyrille Adoula
together, disclosed that Mr..
Thant had warned Mr..
Tshombe U. N. resolutions gave
the U. N. army "a right to
free movement throughout
the Congo" including areas of
Katanga now barred, appar-
emily to protect mercenary
hide-outS.
The U. N. will exercise its
right to freedom of movement
He is due to consult with the
U. MS civilian and military
chiefs on the Identification plan,
spokesman for Mr.. Thant said.
Another subject on his
agenda, the U. N. announced,
will be measures to bring to
an end the attacks by Katangese
aircraft piloted by mercenarieS
in North Katanga."
should a need for it arise" Mr..
Tshombe was told in Septem-
Der. The need" now has
arisen" sources said.
Help From U. S.
Brig. Rikhye will also dis
cuss the deployment and use of
the additional assistance for
the U. N. force which is