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Evening star., 1962-05-20

wipe out the Pathet Lao in the
north.
In December. the Pathet Lao,
backed by Soviet airliftS and
Chinese equipment, began a coun-
terattack. The Pathet Lao were
supported also by Prince Sou
wanna Phouma'S deposed neutral
ist forces. By May. 1861, the neu-
tralist-Red coalition controlled
about half the country. and pro-
vided Communist guerrillaS with
an easy road into neighboring
South Wet Nam.
Until last May, the United
States policy in Southeast Asia
was one of trying to enlist coun-
tries into military blocs. This
Dulles plan formed SEATO and
made the United States an ally
of Thailand, Pakistan, and the
Philippines.
Last May, however. faced with
a deteriorating military and po-
litical situation, the United States
called on Britain and the Soviet
Union. Geneva co-chairmen, to
help in ending the fighting in
Laos. A 14-nation cease-fire con-
ference was established.
Evening star., 1962-05-20
Offer to u. NJ.

The Dutch say they will leave
West New Guinea, but not to the
Indonesians. Last September, they
offered it to the United Nations
as trusteeship, and even prom
ised to pay the costs. Indonesia's
opposition, however, blocked this
proposal.
In recent months, the United
States has tried to mediate the
dispute through the offices of
former State Department official
Ellsworth Bunker. This neutral
role has alienated many Dutch
men who feel the United States
should back its NATO ally.
The talks have been broken off
for more than a month as both
sides have considered Mr.. Bunker's
plan. There is no indication when
talks will resume.
With war distinct possibility
incidents have been increasing
in recent weeks both sides are
taking steps to strengthen their
military positions.
Foreign Minister Subandrio
went to Moscow recently for some
political and military support and
got both-but in lesser amounts
than he might have wished. The
Russians are backing Jakarta's
claims" but do not want a war
which might tie them down in
that part of the world, since they
are preoccupied already in Sourn-
east Asia.
And the Dutch. helped by the
rugged nature of the New Guinea
terrain. are sending troop ships
and several armed vessels to the
area. So far, Dutch marines have
been able to subdue the few In
donesians who have landed Sc
cretly in West New Guinea.
Evening star., 1962-05-20

its weapons, and will diSarm only
if every other country diSposes of
its nuclear weapons.
Mr.. de Gaulle discussed his rea-
sons for nuclear weapons at his
celebrated press conference last
week: so that we should be
able, whatever happens. to have
our own share Of our own destiny"
In other words, France does not
want to be at the mercy of the
United States or Britain in case
of attack. She does not trust the
Anglo-S to defend her with
nuclear weapons II they faced de-
struction in return.
Moreover, he feels that Euro
pean unity-the much talked
about dream Of the future-can be
a reality, but only on his real
iStic" terms.
What are these terms, and how
do they differ from others?
Evening star., 1962-05-20
Indonesio::
Winner Loses

IndOneSian President SukarnO
escaped assassination for the
fifth time last week. IndOnesia
and the Netherlands both con-
tinued military buildups in case
of a war over West New Guinea.
The long standing, eronti~rally
charged dispute uyvr West Rev
Guinea seems to offer the winner
less than the loser
At stake is 10000 square miles
of equatorial mountain and
swamp inhabited by an estimated
100000 widely scattered Papuans,
the majority of whom live in THE
Stone Age.
1t costs the Netherlands $40
million yearly to administer the
tropical wasteland, and there is no
reason to suppose Indonesia could
do it more cheaply
Logic. however, does not settle
international disputes, and Indo-
nesia and the Netherlands are on
the brink of war as a result of
this one.
When the Dutch gave Indonesia
its independence in 1949, after a
bitterly fought three-year war,
they retained West New Guinea.
1t was kept partly for economic
reasons (some Dutch believed,
enormously, that its minerals could
be exploited, but mostly out Of
political pride.
Claiming West New Guinea
talso called West Irian) is an
intrinsic part of their country, the
IndonesianS have made its .ac-
cession their No. l domestic and
foreign policy. President Sukarno
has used this issue for years TO
rally even his most bitter domes-
tic foes-and he has many-to his
side.
Encouraged perhaps by India's
easy conquest of Goa, Mr.. Su-
karno began talking war last No
vember. The latest unsuccessful
assassination attempt last week
in Jakarta apparently had no
connection with the New Guinea
crisis, but was inspired by a Mos
lem fanatic group.
Evening star., 1962-05-20
Kennedy Agreement

Early IN June, Mr. kennedy
and Premier Khrushchev met in
Vienna and agreed that Laos
should be removed from the cold
war. 1t was assumed at the time
that a coalition cabinet under
Prince Souvanna Phouma would be
established. and a cease-fire be
made permanent.
The Boun Oum forces, backed
by many people in this country as
we'll as by Thailand and Formosa,
charged that any coalition with
the Communists would lead to a
Communist overthrow.
History tends to support this
view, especially since there is no
indication that the Pathet Lao
would disarm. And yet, the United
States has felt it would be i'm
possible to defeat the Pathet Lao
with Royalist forces. The sending
of American troops to Laos was
considered out of the question.
A neutral Laos might not be
possible, but Washington felt it
was worth trying.
For nearly a year, the three
princes, meeting more often in
Geneva and Paris, than in Laos,
argued. Prince Boun Oum, against
American advice, began to build
up his army again. The United
States continued to supply his
army but cut off economic aid.
Three weeks ago, the Pathet Lao
struck in the northwest at a Roy
alist army center Nam Tha-and
routed the forces. Boun Gum cried
that a full-scale war had started.
Washington, at the far end of
a poor intelligence network, did
not know whether Boun Oum was
trying to win American sympathy,
by crying wolf, or whether war
was really on.
Evening star., 1962-05-20
The Coup fEtot

After a succession of compro-
mise cabinets, Prince Souvanna
Phourna assumed power in 1860,
and said that despite intensive
United States and French aid,
Laos would lead a neutralist life.
This led to a coup d'etat in
September, 1860, by the right-wing
forces led by Gen. Phoumi Nosa-
van and Prince Boun Gum. They
were supported by the United
States, but were never able to
Evening star., 1962-05-20
u. S. Aid

He pledged continued United
States aid to Europe and said that
the United States main interest in
Europe was in preserving its free
dom. And he felt that this could
best be done through a strong
NATO alliance with the United
States. still the richest power in
the world.
There may come time, Mr..
Kennedy said, when Europe does
not need the United States-the
third force" idea-but at present,
Evening star., 1962-05-20

lieve that the department had not
taken sufficient interest in the case.
Secretary Freeman, answering
quickly. said there were three
possible cases" where department
employees had accepted gifts from
Mr.. Estes but there was no evil
dence that the Texan had received
favored treatment.
Evening star., 1962-05-20

stories from Vientiane were ex-
aggerated.
AS a result of these discussions,
nearly 5000 American troops were
sent to Thailand. The decision
seemed more political than mill
tary, since Thailand has a good
army and was in no immediate
danger. The showing of the flag
however, indicated how serious
Washington viewed renewal of
hoStilitieS.
Evening star., 1962-05-20

Books, C-5-Hobbies, CO
Amusements, C-7-9-Art, Gil
Schools, C-l2-Music, Clio
Evening star., 1962-04-15

cences which she had put on
tape recordings before her
recent death. II is little won-
DIR that the executor Of
ShaW'S estate questions the
accuracy OF the many pur-
ported conversations with
Shaw recalled after several
decades. Even 50. this book
has value because it gener-
ously reveals those striking
qualities and Infamous de-
fectS' which Shaw saw in
Molly Tompkins' character
ard education.
SHAW was fascinated b.
hcr infamous defects" in
the way Henry Higgins was
fascinated by Eliza 5 N
ShaW'S play. "Pygmallon. -
and It's musical adaptation.
My Fair Lady" And Just a.
the playwright Shaw hao
Higgins do with Eliza. Shaw
IN real life arranged Ior Molly
TompklnS to nd herself Of
prOvincialiSms in this case
American by studying voice
eiOCution. Once he told hcy:
Evening star., 1962-04-15
Bursting Development
Of the Dumas ToIent

DUMAS. An Autobiography
Anthology Including the
Best of Dumas. Edited by
Guv Endore. Doubleday.
$685.
French excitement has a
quality all its own. From the
first time l heard the Mar
SeillaiSe.' no music had had
the same power to put bub-
bles in my back. Similarly.
since my childhood. the writ
ing of Alexander Dumas has
had the ability TO make my
blood race.
Guy Endore must feel the
same thing. Six years ago.
ne wrote a novelized version
OF Dumas life in King Of
Paris" Now he uses an auto
biography y-anthology format
for the same purpose. From
Dumas hundreds of books,
Endore chooses selections that
recreate the old romancer's
life and show, in his own
words, the bursting develop
Evening star., 1962-04-15
This Is Ian Fleming
But Not at His Best

The first third of the novel
is devoted to a girls aphro-
disiacal recollection of her
sex life; the second to her
tawdry sadiStic manhandling
by a pair of degenerate gang
sters; the last to the girls
rescue by James Bond, who
therefore resumes the satur-
MALTA of weary lechery.
I return gratefully to the
clean wholesome sex of
Mickey Spillane and Erskine
Caldwell and would think it
scarcely worthwhile even to
mention Mr.. Fleming'S dull
shamble had not President
kennedy's praise of his ear
lier work raised expectations
for his latest. The best that
can be said for The Spy Who
Loved Me" is that although
it is a filthy book it is,
however, without pictures.
d. T.
Evening star., 1962-04-15

ment of his talent. Transi-
tlonal passages give the
volume continuity.
It's difficult to imagine the
giant French novelist as a
.a-up. but Endore shows how
and why he was Just that.
and also why no present-day
writer could possibly achieve
Dumas celebrity.
If there be any man who
does not know Of D'Artagnan.
Mllady, the Count of Monte
CrIStO and all Dumas excit-
ing historical characters.
Dumas is the perfect sam
pier. He will also get snatches
OF Dumas autobiography, his
cookbook. his writings on his
pets and on his travels. For
the average reader. however,
Dumas" is a Skillful re-
mlnder of how Dumas raised
history by its bootstraps to
become something real, alive
and exciting for the average
man.
Il. WILLIAM HILL.
Evening star., 1962-04-15
HeIgu Sundburg
Out of Focus
THE OWLS ROOST. Bv
Helga Sandburg. Dial:
81 Q5D

4hE ONL > ROOSI. BV
Helga Sandburg. Dial;
S4.95.D
Helga Sandburg. daughter
OF poet Carl, and a novelist
III her own right. has evoked
the dunelands of Lake Michi-
gan i'll her third novel. That
evOcation is success: Nos
talgic, sensuouS, finely OBJ
served. But the story is not
worthy of the setting. 1t has
nothing special on its mind
and isn't going anywhere in
particular.
This lack of focus may be
attributable to the lack of a
central character. We see
most of the action through a
fetching adolescent, Clara
Olsen, for whom two sum-
mers on the lake bring a
rather painful series of dis
coverieS. She finds a dead
body in the water; her first
beau browns. she sees her
mother in the arms of a
neighbor,
The characters are well
drawn, individual scenes
come off. But this diffusion
disSipateS any total effect.
Evening star., 1962-04-15
An Original
First Novel,,
To Be Sure
nATE III r
ONE FLEW OVER THE
CUCKOO'S NEST. BY Ken
Kesey. Viking; S4.950

ONE FLEW OVER THE
CUCKOO'S NEST. BY Ken
Kesey. Viking; s4.95D
This has been described by
advance readers as all orig
inal novel. and it is that.
1t also is a rather remark
able first novel by a young
writer of the Pacific North
west.
The scene is a mental hos
pital in Oregon. and the main
characters are the narrator,
a patient, who is half In
dian and considered a
chronic case, and a new pa
tient. a brawling. gambling
roisterer named McMurphy.
The narrator, who goes
around with a mop helping
keep the ward clean. has not
talked for so long that he is
considered deaf and mute.
though he is not.
A Satire
The story, though it has
realistic touches throughout,
must be regarded as a satiri-
cal parable, not to be taken
literally. The struggle be-
tween the male patients on
this ward. led by McMurphy,
and an overpowering nurse,
who seems to run the whole
place. including the doctors,
could be the fight for indi-
viduality against a world
which exerts increasing pres
sures to exact conformity in
everything.
Inc story OILcn Is COMIC,
and there are some rare
scenes of Rebelaisian humor.
There is nothing funny about
such an institution-there is
too much tragedy and pa
thoS-but when the vagaries
of this one are placed on a
symbolic level. with the
characters representing ways
Of life and traits in general,
there is excuse for the sort
of humor that lies close to
the tragic.
The narrative has the fur
ther merit of moving fast
and building suspense in its
fantastic setting.
CARTER BROOKE JONES.
Evening star., 1962-04-15
1st Anniversary
Of Our FutefuI
Cuban Invasion
THE CUBAN INVASION:
The Chronicle of a DiSas-

IHE CUBAN NNASlON:
The Chronicle of a DiSas-
ter. BY Karl E. Meyer and
Tad Szulc. tPraeger; $685.
A year ago this Tuesday
about 1900 Cuban emigres,
trained and equipped by the
CIA, started on their dis
aStrouS invasion of Castro S
Cuba. The pathetic story of
how the landing was organ
lied. what led Mr.. Kennedy
to authorize its execution.
and what resulted in the end.
is recounted in this we'll
written summary.
Mr.. Meyer. an editorial
writer for the WASHINGTON
Post, and Mr.. Szulc, a Latin
American expert for the New
York Times. have no new in
sights into the invasion. but
their work recounts the
Cuban fiaSco with admirable
objectivity. and in equally
admirable terSenesS l56
pages. The books typogra-
ply, however. leaves much to
be desired.
BERNARD GWERTZMAN
Evening star., 1962-04-15
IN FICTION
embarrassment
For the Stute
Department
AMBASSADOR EXTRAOR-
DINARY. BY Paul Hyde
Bonner. tScribner'S; S4.50D

Bonner. tScribner'S; s4.5OD
An obnoxious millionaire
named Sherman Biggs makes
a better-than-average cam
paign contribution and ends
uD as Ambassador to an al
legedly peaceful Caribbean
isle. To the subsequent en-
barraSsment Of the State De-
partment the place turns out
TO be a positive hotDed Of
intrigue, what with q Castro
type revolutionary up in the
hills cunning for the Batista =
type generalissimo who cur
rently runs the show. SO who
makes an aSSignatlon for a
coZy swim a deuX and thus
sets off the chain OF events
that precipitate the revolu-
ton? H. E. the American Am
bassador. Who else?
All Of this makes it a bit
tricky both for Ambassador
Blgos' charming wife. Anna
Belle, and for his long sui =
fcring counselor. career di-
plomat Lovat Fraser. to keep
smiling bravely. But Cvcntu-
ally word gets back to Fogcy
Bottom and Mr. Biegs is
hauled in for explanations.
He later seeks revenge on one
and all by meals OF a dinner
party for two ultraconserva-
tive Senators and a right
wing Journalist whose name
is Walter Preston. 1t is a
memorable scene.
RUTH HUME.
Evening star., 1962-04-15
A Lifesaving Plan for Atomic War
100 MILLION LIVES: Maxi
mum Survival in Nuclear
War. BY Richard Fryklund.

100 MILLION LIVES: Maxi
mum Survival in a Nuclear
War. BY Richard Fryklund.
Macmillan Co.; $685.
American and Russian city
dWellerS are naked hostages
in the event Of a general
nuclear war. but they need
not be sacrificed if the United
States rejects a strategy of
deliberate city destruction. A
"no-city" strategy. says Rich
ard Fryklund, could save
100 million American lives.
IndiScriminate city bust
ing" he says, was the official
United States strategic policy
until late in 1861, although
it had been under serious
review since the early days
of the Kennedy administra-
ton. This review was pressed
by Charles j. Hitch, Defense
Department comptroller, and
Paul H. Mite, Assistant Sec
retary of Defense for Inter-
national Security Affairs.
Kennedy Approves
These and other men in
side and outside of the Pen
tagon stimulated and gave
structure to a profound, but
little publicized, strategic de-
bate among and within the
three services.
The issues of this vigorous
debate we're resolved in late
1861 or early 1862 by Presi-
dent Kennedy when he in
effect elected the no-city-
first strategy. So contends
the author.
The rejection of automatic
and deliberate city destruc-
ton called for the rejection
of three competing nuclear
war strategies:
/. The city" strategy
seeks to deter attack by
threatening the adversary
with the obliteration of his
population centers. In addi-
ton to enough missiles and
bomberS to incinerate per-
haps $50 Soviet cities" this
strategy calls for conven-
Evening star., 1962-04-15
A Cobweb of CIiches
Is fover's Latest
BY MARY McGRORY
Star Staff Writer
HORNSTEIN'S I

HORNSTEINS BOY. BY Robert Traver CSt Martins Press
S495O
The novel by Robert Traver, author OF Anatomy
OF Murder will provide for Cche collectors paradise
that must be called veritable the Hornsteins
Boy" all secrets dark the past dead
powerful and issues burning No stands idly by for
split second
For people reading the book perhaps
perusing these pages will be like walking among
Evening star., 1962-04-15

Indt are nung WIN CODWeDS.
1t is impossible to enjoy the
view.
For others, however.
"Hornstein's Boy" may be a
treat. The authors previous
offering. Anatomy of a
Murder" based on his ex-
perienceS as a Small-town
prosecuting attorney, was a
smash. And as he would be
the first to say, there is no
accounting for tastes.
House Organ SOnatas
"Hornstein's Boy" in case
you're still wondering, is a
small-town former district
attorney, whose gaudy col
lege claSsmate. Hornstein,
convinceS him to run for the
Senate. after a long, bibulous
evening in which they COM
municate in what sound like
editorials from the ADA
house organ.
Here. for instance. is
HornStein on the subject of
the United States Senate:
It's one place where with
passion and Imagination and
a real desire to reach under.
standing and accommoda-
ton, something may still be
done to save this stricken
old planet"
Does this remind you of a
late-at-night conversation
between the Kennedy BROTH
ers? Possibly not.
Delicately Put
Mr.. Traver's fatal stateli-
ness invades the tenderer
moments of his narrative.
too. Take for instance a
delicate passage between the
hero Walt Whitman Dressler
and Louisa Montgolfier, a
dewy-eyed divorce who is
explaining she is a little short
of cash because her playboy
former husband spent it all.
Where another man might
Evening star., 1962-04-15

renee of a wide spectrum of
deliberate war, 90 capacity
10 meet effectively a variety
OF military challenges if
oeterrence fails. ~ capacity
to handle accidents and mis-
calculation, and a. ability to
end the war in a position
favorable to national recov-
cry.
Measured by these four
goals, the author finds the
"no-city" strategy superior
to the available alternatives
because it gives us advan-
tages in every phase of deter
renee, war, and reconStruc =
ton"
Mr.. Fryklund's "no-city. "
or more accurately, no-city-
first, strategy. allows for
negotiation and bargaining
after the war has started. 1t
refuses to regard a first
strategic strike as a signal
for mutual suicide.
100 Million Lives" which
is based on a series of articles
which appeared first in The
Star. is a fine example of
responsible journalism in a
significant and sensitive area
of national policy. In his
effort to talk straight and to
simplify a complex problem,
Mr.. Fryklund has OCCASION
ally oversimplified the is
sues. But this is a small sin
compared to the ponderouS
obScurantism and apocalyptic
anguish which so often be-
cloud the discussions of nu-
clear war, deterrence and
arms control.
This highly readable and
persuasive volume is clear
and provocative. 1t calls for
thinking and policies which
will make the delicate bal
ance of terror less delicate
and less terrifying.
ERNEST w. LEFEVER.
DR.. LeteUer, a researcher
at the Institute for Defense
Analyses, is editor OF Arms
and Arms Control, published
this month.
Evening star., 1962-04-15
THE SPY WHO LOVED ME.
A Novel by Ian Fleming.
Viking Press; $685.

A Novel by Ian Fleming.
Viking Press; $685.
President Kennedy has
avowed a special weakness
for the detective exploits of
the fictional spy James Bond.
In his latest adventure, The
Spy Who Loved Me" author
Ian Fleming returns the
compliment by favorable
mention of young Jack Ken
nedy, but noblesse oblige is
not stretched to the point of
producing a book the PreSi-
dent is likely to enjoy 1t. 1t
is pornography-pure, patent
and palpable.
The book is not a spy story,
nor a mystery, nor even a
thriller, except for one to
whom gunplay devoid of any
contrive incident is exciting.
Evening star., 1962-04-15
MYSTERY AND SUSPENSE
international Intrigue
In London Laid Thriller
BY BETTY MILES
Star Sal Writer

London shares center stage with the famous commander
of Scotland Yards Criminal Investigation Department in the
newest of the splendid Gideon series GIDEONS MARCH by
j. j Marie 'Ha)elS Bios So So Plans protect visiting
heads Of state during London conference the theme with
attempts to pnpon potential leading to sub
plots that dividends of all Gideon special bonus
this time is the picture Of Cdeons city with more
affection, and in detail than before mpos-
sibe consistently books as good as ths-and the
author is doing it.
Evening star., 1962-04-15
Mr.. Schoonover
Deserts the Past
ForuLook Ahead
CENTRAL PASSAGE. BY


William Sloane; $685.
Once upon a time Law
renee Schoonover wrote a
book called The Revolution
ary." No, the tale was not
about a Russian; it was about
a Scotch Presbyterian born
of a breed no tyrant could
conquer. TIL at Scotsman
happened to be John Paul
Jones.
In his latest novel Mr..
Schoonover has again written
about the pluck of seafaring
men. he has reversed his
usual procedure. Instead Of
digging into the past he has
attempted a look into the
future which tells of a 20
minute war that nearly de-
stroyed our planet.
In the battle for survival
pink snow fell. and WASH
ington and Chicago and
Moscow became big holes in
the ground. In the sea Of
devastation described, MI.
Schoonover accustomed as
he is to describing the brave
men of times past, reveals
that pluck and raw courage
are still possible, even when
the world seems lost.
Stories of what would hap
pen if men decided to COM
NIT world suicide are never
pleasant. Mr.. Schoonover
happens to be a mature man
with mature understanding.
If he hadn't tried to follow
in the wake of "On the
Beach" and instead had de-
veloped the struggle that
appears near the end of his
own book the story of
the struggle between fathers
and sons after the nuclear
blast then we would have
had a great book.
-INNA UHLIG,
Evening star., 1962-04-15
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Evening star., 1962-04-15
A Dam in Africa
THE ANCIENT KINGDOM
OF THE NILE. BY Walter

OF 1HE NILE. BY waiter
A. FairServiS, jr. tCro-
we'll; $685.
This book considers the
problems created by the
erection of a great dam. A
vast region of exposed and
hidden scientific marvels,
perhaps many uneXcavated
and unchronicled, will be lost
to science. UNDERSTANDABLE
this bothers responsible men
everywhere who are con-
cerned with learning all they
can about the past. The
account deals chiefly with
Nubia, gateway to Africa
through the Nile Valley, and
the doomed monuments. The
dam is now being built by
the United Arab Republic
and is known as Sadd-el-
Aali. H. A. LYON.