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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-06-08
TO THE VOTERS
FARMVILLE


. AS a candidate for the
Farmville Town Council.
will appreciate your con-
sideratiOn in the election
Tuesday June II.
. l have attended almost
every council meeting for
the past several years, and
am familiar with the mat
ters before council and
with council procedures.
. am interested in the flu
ture of our town. and it is
this interest that has
prompted me to become a
candidate in the coming
election.
. Membership on the Town
Council has always been a
position of honor and hard
work. Tow councilmen
additionally have been
those who have an unself-
ish sense of civic duty and
a genuine desire to serve
their town. With a knoWl-
edge of this tradition, l do
not consider h e town
council a political office,
and l have not sought
votes for this office as a
political candidate, but
rather as a way to serve
our community.
l Believe In Industrial
Growth, Progress, A Safe
Town and Sound COnserva- .
tive Government.
INDUSTRY Industrial de-
velOpment is very necessary
for the continued growth of
Tarmville. AS a member of the
board of directors of the Farm
vile Area Development Corp
GRAFTON. l support industrial
development and am working
actively toward this end.
PROGRESS Farmville is a
progressive town and l believe
it should continue to move for
ward. am a member of the
Farmville Planning and ZOn-
ing Commission which is work
ing for orderly growth and
progress for Farmville.
A SAFE TOWN Farmville
is fortunate to have excellent
police and fire protection. !
support t h Sc departments
Fundamentally. l believe
Farmville urgently needs a
new fire truck to replace the
old town truck that is over 20
years old. l also believe our
police department needs mod
ern equipment to help keep
traffic within the speed limits.
These two items will have to
be approved by the town coun-
Gil. If elected. l will support
t h G S c important improve
ments.
sou Nd CONSERVATIVE
GOVERNMENT believe in
sound fiscal policies, and con-
sentative government. Farm
vile has grown and prospered
under this type of government
and l believe it will continue
to grow with wise planning
and efficient execution.
Your Support Will Be
Appreciated In The
Town Election
Tuesday, June IL.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-06-08

One-fourth OF all exports from
the United States is farm pro
ducts.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-06-08

PAID POLITICAL ADV.
Evening star., 1962-12-24

BEHIND THE RESCUE
A Step-by-Step Account Of How
Custro's Coptives Were Ronsomed
BY MIRIAM GUTENBERG
Star Staff Writer

This is the story that couldn't be
told until now-the true story of the
Governments role in the ransom of
lib Cuban prisoners.
The rescue of the Cubans, as the
Government has said all along, was
the work of private individuals donat-
ing their time, their goods and their
services. But it couldn't have been
done without the Government behind
the scenes in the role of co-ordinator.
Government men, from cabinet
officers to clerks, served as the catalyst
the element that cleared away the
red tape. They melded the volunteers
into a working team. They helped to
get things done in a hurry. Their
presence gave the assurance that the
volunteer effort was considered to be
in the public interest, that the millions
OF dollars worth of supplies donated to
Fidel Castro's government would not
interfere with American foreign policy.
An office in the Justice Department
became the command post for the
operation, but the telephones were
manned by lawyers who gave up their
private practice for the duration of
the emergency.
Because they were lawyers, they
named the rescue effort Operation
HabeaS CorpuS"-a term more COM
monty used when lawyers are trying to
get their clients out of Jail.
Evening star., 1962-12-24
East Coast Shipping Stalled
By Strike of Longshoremen

No picket lines were planned
for some ports. including Mo-
bile, Ala, and Providence, r. l.,
lila spokesmen said. And one
added that Philadelphia, Tren-
ton, N. j., and Wilmington,
Del, docks will not be picketed
in full force until after Christ
mas.
Loading and unloading Of
ships moved at frenZied pace
yesterday in an effort to get
the vessels on their way be-
fore the 5 pm. strike deadline.
One dockworker remarked
that the Hudson River looked
like the Jersey turnpike" as a
steady stream of ships - the
Coast Guard put the number at
SIS, unusually high for a Sum-
day-put to sea from New York
before the strike began.
Working against the clock,
longshoremen in Portland,
Maine. loaded the American
freighter Marine Progress with
10, 900 tons Of surplus grain for
Algeria. But in Bridgeport,
Conn, the strike halted load
See DOCKS, Page AS
Evening star., 1962-12-24

The walkout began promptly
at 5 pm, EST, yesterday, the
very minute an 80-day Federal
court strike injunction against
the lila expired.
The Government, acting on
Mr.. Kennedy's orders, obtained
the injunction early last Octo-
Der to give the longshoremen
80 days to "cool off" under
provisions of the Taft Hartley
Act. The enjoinder was issued
after the lila pulled a four
day strike.
That strike, and this one,
were both caused by the same
contract dispute.
Key issue is the ship owners
demand that longShoremen cut
their work gangs from 20 to
II men, saying a larger num-
Der is "featherbedding. The
lila says it will not negotiate
our men out Of business"
AS soon as the current walk
out began, pickets appeared at
such ports as New York; New
ark. N. j.; Houston, Tex, and
Lake Charles, La.
Evening star., 1962-12-24

NEW YORK, Dec. "a (AP).-
A strike by longshoremen-the
dock workers who load and un-
load ship cargoes and baggage
has tied up shipping opera
tions all along the Atlantic and
Gulf Coasts. The international
Longshoremen's Association
(ILA) reported that in New
York alone it had immobilized
70 vessels.
President Kennedy's plan to
postpone the walkout for 80
days went unheeded.
The strikes effect on the
Nations pocketbook was not
known Immediately. But If 1t
lasts long enough, it is bound to
cause a scarcity of some i'm
ported items. That, together
with shipment of domestic
goods by more expensive means
rail, truck and air-could
push prices up.
Some 1000 members Of the
lila, by estimate Of the unions
president, are involved in the
strike, affecting major ports
from Searsport, Me-. to Browns
vile, Tex.
Evening star., 1962-12-24
Red Tupe Shipped

When they ran into a problem
and there were plenty of them-the
volunteers turned to the Government
men and more red tape was shipped,
another cabinet officer was called,
another ruling was handed down in
two hours instead of two months.
What the Government men did not
do, as far as can be learned from any
source, was dent a single law or break
a single rule Of Government or provide
a dollar of Government funds to buy
goods.
Why couldn't the Governments
role in the rescue be told earlier?
Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy
gave this answer to The Star:
"If the Government had been out
front, Castro would have raised the
ante. The whole deal could have been
called off. 1t was much better around
the world that this was done by private
people.
They needed our help, but to pub
licize it while it was going on would
have made 1t all more difficult. 1t was
not a question of keeping secrets from
the American people, but the lives of
more than 1,10O men were involved.
We had to give them chance"
The blueprint for the Governments
role was actually drawn as early as
May "a, 1861, when President Kennedy
made his statement on the Tractors
for-Freedom movement.
At that time, he said the Govern
ment could not be a party to the
negotiations, but when private citi-
zens seek to help prevent suffering in
other lands through voluntary con-
tributions-which is a great American
tradition-this Government should
not interfere with their humanitarian
efforts"
81 happen to feel deeply" said the
President then, that all who fight for
freedom-particularly in our hemis-
phere-are our brothers"
1t was to be many months later
months of Illustration and floundering
before the crash program was
launched to get the prisoners out by
Christmas. Time had suddenly become
an urgent factor because Of reports
reaching Washington that the prison.
ers were dying.
The home-for- Christmas program
Evening star., 1962-12-24

Jim Bishop. one Of The StoIs
Feature Pose eolumnists, recently
listed whot men dislike about
women. He heord from the lodiss!
Ne then listed whot they dislike in
men. Here's on oddsd chapter from
q MeLeoa (vo.l wife.
Evening star., 1962-12-24
FoUND-THE PERFECT HUSBAND
A Wife Tells About a Happy Marriage

HE has a gorgeous head
Of frankly gray hair that
grows straight up and Is
never more than an inch.
long. He is a young man with
young ideas. Always has been.
Always will be.
"Oh. but this is only o
slight scratching Of the sur
face. He is masculinity per-
sonified. Tenderness epitom-
lied. He was an outstanding
success as a paratrooper and
thanks the fate that put him
In a prisoner-of-war camp
two years so that he could
plan his future. He was the
best ditch-digger that ever
swung a shovel in a sewer.
He was the kind Of teacher
that parents and principals
dream about and kids re-
member. Now he Is a sue
cessful business executive. "A
successful husband. A sue
cessful father. A success.
Sincerely. Mimi j. 0eier
Old Dominion drive.
Mclean. Va.
"P.S. A copy Of this win
be mailed TO Conrad s. Geier,
jr,, who doesn't get told often
enough what his wife thinks
OF him"
KinR Features Syndicate. Incl
Mr.. Geier. erecutipe uice
president Of the Prouidence
SdutnoS g. Loan Association,
Vienna, Va. told The Star:
when ! got the letter I ioas
all shook up-becduse I don't
knop " I am that 0ood-but
tods uerv pleased" Thev haus
four children: Peter, 6,
Roger. S.: Ann. J, and Sally,
s months old.
Evening star., 1962-12-24
Battle Flares
In Katanga
One U. N. Soldier
Reported Killed

ELISABETHvILLE, Katan-
ga, Dec. "a (AP). - Katanga
and United Nations Congo
Command forces fought a short
but hot engagement today on
the outskirts Of Elisabethville.
One U. N. soldier was reported
killed in the Christmas eve
outbreak.
Each side blamed the other
for starting the shooting,
which spread panic through
this capital of secessionist Ka-
tanga Province.
In Leopoldville, the United
Nations vehemently denied
that U. N. troops fired a single
shot in the clash in Elisabeth
vile.
The U. N. didn't open fire at
all. Reports that say they did
are wrong" declared U. N
spokesman James B. Orrick.
Katangans shot down a U. N
helicopter that flew in low over
their lines and captured the II
See KATANGA, Page Ala
Evening star., 1962-12-24
The First Stages

To understand the day-by-day
chronology of those three weeks, it's
necessary to look first at the months
that went before-from the collapse of
the Tractors for Freedom movement
to the showdown on missile bases in
Cuba:
May, 1961-Backed by President
Kennedy'S statement of May "a,
group of prominent Americans tried to
negotiate with Mr.. Castro on his offer
to exchange the prisoners. for 500
agricultural tractors. That effort failed
when Mr. Castro told the negotiatorS
he wanted tractors so big that it was
obvious they would be of strategic use
to move earth for airportS rather than
to plough land to raise food.
July, 1961-A group of Cubans-
mostly the parents and wives of the
priSonerS-formed the Cuban Families
Committee for the Liberation of Pris-
oners of War, Inc. Where the Ameri-
cans had failed, the Cubans decided
to try themselves to raise $28 million
the value of the tractors Castro had
demanded.
Their main contact with the Gov
ernment was Robert A. Hurwitch, Spe-
cial assistant to the Assistant Secre-
tary Of State for Inter-American At
fairs. Mr.. Hurwitch told the Cubans
to apply for tax-exempt status and
explained why they needed a ruling
from Internal Revenue that dona-
tions could be deducted for income
tax purposes.
September, 1961-When the COM
mittee reported back that it had ap-
piled for the ruling but heard moth
ing, Mr.. Hurwitch cut the first of
many pieces of Government red tape.
He told the Treasury these were
worthy people with a worthy cause,
that he was asking for no special rul-
ing but would appreciate it if the
Treasury could expedite its decision.
Once the foreign relations aspects
were cleared with State and the
White House, Treasury ruled that the
Cuban Families Committee was tax
exempt More than IA months later,
that ruling became a vital factor in
Operation Habeas Corpus"
October, 1861 March, 1962-The
Cubans had been iubilant about the
tax ruling, thinking that was all they
needed and the money would fall into
their laps. They found very quickly
that they had to get their story to
the people, and they came back to
Mr.. Hurwitch for his suggestions on
a public relations man. From then
on, they came to him at every turn.
Anxious as they we're to free their
sons, they wanted to be sure that
nothing they did would help Mr.. Cas-
tro to the. detriment of the United
States.
Evening star., 1962-12-24
Another Setback

April, 1862 - The Cuban Families
Committee suffered another setback.
The prisoners were brought to trial
and swiftly sentenced to up to 80
years at hard labor or fines ranging
from S25,000 to $5OO,OOO. Now the
committee faced fines totaling $62
million to ransom the prisoners when
they couldn't raise $28 million.
But the trial had another effect.
1t showed to interested officials that
See RESCUE, Page ALL
Evening star., 1962-12-24
BY JIM BISHOP

How does a wife truly feel
about her husband? It is diff
ficult to say. because most OF
them learn to mask their dis
appointments. Most men learn
TO compromise. An enduring
union consists Of much work
and little ecstasy. Many
times, I have wondered II any
wife is completely satisfied
with her marriage. Now, !
think I've found one.
She's a stranger 10 me, and
/ found her letter In a stack
OF mail. / plan TO keep 1t.
She writes:
Sorry missed your arti-
Gle on what you do not APP
preciate about women. Won
der II you included my ia
vorite - women who grippe
about their husbands2 I don't
know about the rest Of them.
but / chose mine all my my
self.
"He was a bachelor for a
long time before I found him.
Said he was waiting for me.
After age 30, he returned 10
school at night, while work.
ing. TO get his masters de-
gree. His skills are unlimited.
His ambition Is limited only
by his moral principles. He
has, as I think you once put
II, more integrity than O man
needs.
HE has temporarily given
up all sports until our FAM
fly can enjoy them with him.
Loves 10 play cards II his
wife is included in the party.
Has q massive mind and small
ego.
Not vulgar. Never prudish.
Lies constantly, especially
Evening star., 1962-12-24
Weather Forecast

District and vicinity-Cloudy and rather
cold tonight, lowest near 18. Continued
cold tomorrow with some snow likely.
High, %, at pm today; low "a, at
$50 am, today.
Full Report on POse B-7
Evening star., 1962-12-24

II he can't follow a road map.
the road he takes is twice
as interesting as the one he
should have taken. He's the
boss. but he's never bossy.
"As comfortable In black
tie as In blacF overalls. Wears
both frequently. Polishes his
shoes. Presses his pants. Be-
lieves the only way 10 get
out Of trouble is 10 stay out
Of trouble.
Doesn't have time 10
watch TV. Reads three news
papers a day and one maya
zine q week. He has a SPELL
Evening star., 1962-12-24

bound audience when he
reads the comics. Makes a
big fuss over every baby.
"He thinks four is a good
start for a family. He is cer-
tain that each new one is
cutter and smarter than the
one before. For almost seven
years. he has gotten up ev-
cry single morning at 8 10
change and feed the new
baby. He also gets the older
ones Juice and he gets cof-
fee for mother before she
comes dragging out one hour
later.
Evening star., 1962-12-24

about how beautiful his wife
Is and how favorably she
compares with the most
glamorous dolls. He is head
Of a family with two budgets:
a tight one for mother, noth-
ing for himself. The occa-
sional windfall is for toys for
the children, something fat
tening for mother. or a dozen
roses.
Likes 10 drink but is never
drunk. Smiles without being
a smiler. Grows but never a
crouch. An Apollo In clothes
or a bathing suit. Hates the
water but races home every
day In summer TO take the
children swimming. Has no
paunch and never Will
because he eats too little and
sits too little.
Takes credit for an at
tractive home because he de-
signed II and helped build II.
Scrubs floors and washes
windows II he feels they need
It. He buys toys for his chill
dren. Helps the boys build
the models. Pins the dresses
on the dolls. Spends hours
gluing q 2o-cent toy, at the
same time repairing q broken
4-year-old heart.
HE chews cigars, smokes
cigarettes. Never the life Of
the party, and yet never dead
wood. Likes people at once,
Evening star., 1962-12-24

was launched by private individuals,
but the Governments role was trig-
gered by the Presidents brother.
From start to successful finish,
Operation Habeas Corpus" took ex-
actly three weeks.
Evening star., 1962-12-24
Cuba AirIift Continues
As Exchange Nears End
ExiIes Greet
Ex-Coptives
RoPturousIY
BY JERRY O'LEARY, JR.
star staff Writer


MIAMI, Dec. 24.-The airlift
bringing freedom to 1,113 Gu
bans captured after the Bay Of
Pigs invasion 20 months ago re-
sumed today with the hope that
all the captives would be in the
United States by late this after
noon.
The first of the Pan-Ameri-
can Always planes returning
prisoners today landed at
Homestead Air Force Base at
1924 am. (EST) with 100 more
survivors of the April, 1861. at
tempt to overthrow Fidel
Castro.
The second plane arrived
from Cuba today at 11:45 am.
bearing 108 more of the pris-
oners. 1t was the sixth to ar
rive over the two-day span and
brought the total freed at this
point to 643.
First man off the second
plane today was identified as
E. Barrett Prettyman, jr.,
Washington attorney who has
aided in the negotiations for
the exchange.
Mr.. Prettyman went quickly
to a waiting automobile,
equipped with a radio or tele-
phone device, and began talking
on it before the car started
moving away from the airstrip.
Reporters were unable to learn
Immediately where Mr.. Pretty
man was going or to whom he
was talking.
Restraint Gives Way
AS the plane TAXED to a halt.
all restraint gave way as watt
= ing Cubans swarmed over and
under rope lines and rushed to
the plane.
Another scene Of pandemo-
mum ensued as the newly ar
rived prisoners were greeted
emotionally. One mustached
member of the returning group
broke down completely and fell
into the arms of Mai. Noelio
Montero, who had been released
! earlier.
: The man sobbed uncontrol-
., lably and buried his head on
; the shoulder of his officer. Mai.
: Montero gently led the weep
/, ing man toward a bus, but
others had to help when the
; distraught freedom fighter col
lapSed on his knees. His friends
had to lift him onto the We
hicle.
:. Castro Checks CargOs
!. United States officials said
! the exchange could be completed
by 4 pm, unless Mr.. Castro in
terfered. He caused delay in
yesterdays operations, demand
ing careful inventory Of a cargo
Of $1l million in foods and
medicines aboard the African
Pilot, down payment in the $50
1, million in food and drugs that
/, was his price for releasing the
! prisoners.
The men arriving this morn
r ing were gaunt. like the others,
/. but they marched proudly to
waiting buses through cheering
II See PRISONERS, Page Ala
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1962-05-03

Congressional Committe; and
Sen. Barry Goldwater, Chairman
of the Senatorial Campaign
Committee, Sen. Margaret
Chase Smith Of Maine gave an
unusually fine address at the
banquet held Monday evening
and Gov. Nelson Rockefeller of
New York spoke at the Tues
day luncheon.
The Republican Congressional
leaders-Sen. Dirksen of Him
ois and Congressman Halleck
of Indiana briefed the delegates
Tuesday on "The Republican
Position" and new campaign
techniques were discussed by
Representatives Arands of IL
linois, Derwinski Of Illinois, and
McGregor Of Minnesota. All in
all it was . most successful
conference!
Repeal Shipyard Preference
Last week by a voice vote the
House approved H.R. 1859 to
repeal the six per cent prefer
ence in favor of West Coast
shipyards in bidding for con-
struction contracts for certain
ships in the Federal Maritime
Board Merchant Marine Re-
placement Program.
This provision had been en-
acted in 1886 to give a start
to dormant West Coast ship
building industry in the face of
transportation and material
cost handicaps then encountered
by West Coast shipyards. Evil
dence shows that these material
and transportation cost handi-
caps have now been eliminated
or very substantially reduced.
The Navy reports: Several
major awards on a competitive
basis during the past year or
so offered convincing evidence
that West Coast Yards have
definitely overcome their for
mer disadvantage in bidding on
Navy ship construction"
The six per cent preference
In favor of the West Coast now
operates to the detriment of
shipyards on the East Coast,
Gulf Coast, and the Great
Lakes, Injuries suppliers to these
yards, and adds to the costs of
taxpayers everywhere. It is
hoped that the Senate will act
favorably in the near future
on H.R. 1859.
Checking on Social Security
Social Security officials have
issued a reminder that it's a
good idea to check on your ac-
count at least every three years
to be sure all your coverage
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1962-05-03

United States.
Sponsored by the Republican
National Committee and ar
ranged by the women's division
under Mrs. Clare B. Williams,
assistant chairman Of the Com
mittee, this Conference marked
a very definite moment in the
Republican drive to continue
grass-roots gains made during
196O-61 in Congress, State
legislatures, governships, city
halls, and county court houses.
The National Federation Of
Republican Women dedicated a
marble bust of former Speaker
Joseph w. Martin, jr., at a cere-
mony held in the crowded Cau-
Gus Room of the Old House
Office Building. The statue was
accepted on behalf Of the Con-
gress by the present speaker,
Honorable John w. Mccormack.
Representative Martin gave the
response.
Immediately following the
ceremony a reception was held
in the Rotunda of the House
Office Building. Representative
Martin now has the distinction
Of being the only living person
whose statue is in the Rotunda
Of the Old House Office Build
ing.
The Conference was officially
opened by the COPS three
National Chairmen-Rep. Viii
liam E. Miller of New York.
Chairman Of the National Com
mittee; Rep. Bob Wilson of
California, Chairman Of the
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has been credited. You can re
quest a report by using a spec
ial card available from any
Social Security office or by
letter or ordinary postcard ad
dressed to the Social Security
Administration, Baltimore 35
Maryland. Print your name anc
address, give your account mum
Der and birthdate, and sign the
request.
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and Tuesday, from ! p. m. to
3 p. m.
Sale day is from 8 a. m. until
} p. m.
Checks and unsold clothing
are to be picked up Friday, May
l1th from / p. m. to 9 p. m.
The address of the church is
1880 Cliffview I'd.
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| World War l
Widows Meet

Widows of World War I, Inc
Cleveland Chapter Alpha z, will
meet Sunday at 3 p. m. at the
Sheraton-C Cleveland Hotel.
A benefit card party will be
held May 10th at IL p. m. at the
East Ohio Gas bldg.
Mrs. Charles Rybak, presi-
dent invites all World War l
widows to the meeting. For in
formation call LA. 1928 or
PO.1-4664.
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DEAR VIC: Don't forget to
stop in at The SCOOP Card
Shop, s14 East 152nd ST., to
pick up Martha's wedding an
nouncements. While you're
there be sure to give them that
order for printing our club
programs.