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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-11-23

dert. Mrs. p. L. Duncan. who
resigned.
Nfr. and Mrs. Emmett Dun
KUN, Of Dillwyn were guests
las. Thursday of the Flippens.
Mr.. and Mrs. Demarest, Of Ar
Ington, s-ent last week end with
their daughter, Mrs. Frank Ba-
Der, Jr., and her family.
Hunting season opened Non
day with a barg. Many were the
visitors to the community for
he first day. Cars parked on or
near the highway gave evidence
that a deer chase was in prog
ress. Several were killed in the
different parties on hunt. Deer is
very plentiful but other game is
said to be scarce.
W. T. Satterwhite and Bill
Kline. Of RicMnond, are spend
ing this week in the White home
and erjoying the hunting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Duncan
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-11-23
Fork Of Willis

Nov. % - Miss Bessie Ander-
son, Of Richmond, was a week
end guest Of Mrs. w. c. Fippen.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Duncan
visited in Charlotte, N. c., and
Norfolk over the week end.
Terry spent the week end with
Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Barker
while her parents We're on the
trip.
The Fork Community HID Club
met in the Sunday School Rooms
at lakewood last Thursday after
noon. Commander Metzger, OF
Cumberland, a retire Navy
man and Civil Defense director
for the county, addressed tn e
club. His message was most in
teresting and informative. Mrs,
Polly Duncan was elected to fill
the unexpired term Of the presi-
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-11-23

Thanksgiving.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dtdlake
and children, of Richmond. spent
Thanksgiving Day with her faith
er, Moody Davis. and brother.
Albert Davis, and family. Miss
Mabel Davis was also at home.
Many Colds
We are sorry to hear of Mr..
and Mrs. M. o. Chappell'S sick
ness, also the Harkleroads So
many virus colds are around
here. Hope they all may soon be
well.
Mr.. and Mrs. David McGehee
and daughter, Mary JAMIE, of
Mt. Harmony, visited Miss Annie
McGehee and brothers. Cla-
borne and Richard, on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. L. Young
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-11-23
in Richmond this week.,

in Richmond this week..
"A speedy recovery Is wished
for Mrs. Fred Paulson who IS =
patient at the Medical College.
Hospital. Richmond.
NESS Jean Thomas. Of Rich
mond. spent last Friday night
with Mrs. Joyce Hurak.
Guests in the Prince home last
week were Mrs. Charlie Page, Of
Oakvile. and Mrs. Euris Corson.'
of Farmville.
Clifford and Raymond Fin
chum, of Melberne Fla. spent
last week end with their parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Austin FinchuHn.-
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Slayton
expec Mr.. and Mrs.
Cla,-5rook. of Lynchburg. Mrs.
Walter White, OF Amherst. and
Mrs. Henry Claybrook and fa1IM-
", Of Broomeal, for Thanksgiv-
| ing.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-11-23
Surprise H0usewarming
Given In Davis New Home

ABILENE. Nov. % = A sur
prise housewarming was given
10 Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Davis in
their new home on Sunday, Nov.
Ii, from 2 to 4 pm. by their
nelghb0rS and friends. The Rev.
Howard Williams dedicated the
new home. Music was by Misses
Wanda and Linda Templeton.
They received many nice useful
gifts and refreshments were
served.
The Rev. and Mrs. Howard
Williams and son left Monday
tor West Virginia to see his
grandmother who is i'll.
Samuel Eugene Franklin and
son. S. E.. Jr.. Of Manassas. ex-
pect to visit his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel M. Franklin. for
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-11-23
FARMv1LLE (va.) HERALD FRIDAY NOVEMBER g. 1862

attended The 18th wedding ami
versary of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
johnson, Of Cartersville. Sunday
afternoon in the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Frankie Elgin at Lake
side.
Billie Pepper, of Ferrum, is
spending the holidays at his
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Barker
of Alcoa. Tenn, are expected
Wednesday night to spend the
holidays with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. j. M. Barker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Jones and
family Of Newport News, are
expected Wednesday to spend
the rest Of the week with hel
mother, MRS. o. w. Ball. Mrs
Ball will have all her children
and grandchildren for Thanks
giving Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. S. Baker
and sons, of Blacksburg, vii
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-11-23

visited her daughter. Mrs. Ma
RE Truman, Of Danville. on Nov.
IL. A.so.. they visited his sister,
Mrs. ILL., Wright. Of Axton.
The WSCS of Beulah Metho-
dist Church met with Mrs. Al
bert Davis last Thursday night
with a large attendance. Sixteen
ladies were esent. The meeting
was opened by the president,
Mrs. Garland Clarke, and a good
program given. also prayers
and a devotional. Much bust
ness, old and new, was dis
cussed. then at the close of the
meeting, the hostess served re.
freshments.
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T'uggle

Nov. % - The Rev. Carl Wal
tiers, of Ham,den-Sydney, will
conduct the morning worship
service at Appomattox P. E.
Church next Sunday at II am.
Prayer meeting will be in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
Daye next Tuesday night at 8
Mr.. and Mrs. Rawleigh Hub
bard are visiting their children
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-11-23

spend the holidays with his
mother, Mrs. Kate Baker.
Senator Charles FenWick, of
Washington, is at his Island
Farm this week with his hunting
guests from Arlington and New
York.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-11-23
INSUFFERABLE

rs he a bore?"
Terrible bore. He's one of
those orator. who speak on all
phases of the subject"
Smyrna times., 1962-05-17
"a Day In Old Ne,o Castle
annual Open House Saturday

recognition as a jurist and ser
we'd for 30 years as US. Dis :
trict Attorney of Delaware.
Thus, his home was the visit
ing place of many prominent
people of the time. When La
fayette made his last visit to
the United States, he was a
guest in the Read House.
George Read, Sr., father of
the builder, was one of New
Castles wealthiest and most
celebrated men. He lived next
door to the present Read House
in a loWSet mansion of simple
but substantial construction
very much in harmony with
the earlyNew Castle mode. This
structure was destroyed in 1924
by what New Castle still refers
to as the "Great Fire.. Many
of the towns fine colonial homes
were destroyed, but George
Read II was more fortunate
than his father and suffered no
loss.
George Read II died in the
Read House in 1889. Six years
later John M. Clayton, Secre-
tary of State under President
John Tyler came from Dover,
Delaware, to live in the great
house and practice law.
In lS47, the property of the
elder Read was laid out as a
garden by Andrew Jackson
Downing, the foremost land
Smyrna times., 1962-05-17

New Castle, Delaware, will
relive 3ll years of history when
this quaint, colonial town eel
ebrates "a Day in Old New
Castle" on Saturday, May l9.
One of the country's finest ex-
amples of Georgian architec-
ture, the Read House, is just
one highlight of this 39th an
nual open-house tour, which
includes "a charming private
homes and historic buildings.
Built for George Read II,
son of the signer of the Dec
laration of independence, the
Read House is now the resi-
dence of Mrs. Philip D. Laird,
who has carefully appointed her
home with a fine collection of
period furniture. Although the
old mansion was completed in
1901 by Philip Crowding, noted
Philadelphia builder of that era,
records show that excavation
for the house was begun in
1877. In Reads account book
for September IA, that year,
there is a memorandum of one
dollar 'for rum to treat the
hands at the laying of the cor
ner stone" apparently a custom
of that day.
The Read House has one of
the most imposing backgrounds
of any Delaware structure and
is rich in distinguished associ-
ationS. Owner Read won early
Smyrna times., 1962-05-17
DuO-Pianists
at
Final Concert

The final concert sponsored
BY the Community Concert As
sociation in l96l-62 season was
presented Monday night in the
auditorium of the Dover High
School. The season ended in
a blaze of glore with the ap-
pearance of Arthur Gold and
Robert Fizdale, -pianists.
Critics in many European coun-
tries have called them, "the
best pair of duo-pianists in
the world" The classical pro-
gram included the works of
Bach, Mozart, Francis Poul-
enc, one of the leading con-
temporary composers in
France. The membership drive
will be conducted next fall for
the lo62-62 season. Interested
persons are asked to contact
the Community Concert Asso-
citation, P. o. Box 482, Dover,
Delaware, saying whether they
are interested in renewing their
membership, or wish to be
contacted later. The duo -pian-
lists are scheduled to appear in
Wilmington next winter as a
presentation of the Community
Concert Association there.
Smyrna times., 1962-05-17

judges of election; and George
Daugherty of Newark, Harry
Shirey of Clayton, and William
Lee Cordrey of Seaford will
serve as election tellers. John
Green of Wilmington and Harold
R. Welch, Jr., Harrington. are
to serve as sergeants -at-arms.
Housing and other local ar
rangements are the RESPONSE
bility of members of the host
Rehoboth Beach Post with Har-
ry A. Becker and Ted Nova :
kowski as co-chairmen.
All sessions and functions
of the June l5-l6 Encampment,
with the exception of Friday
evenings outdoor activities,
will be held in the Rehoboth
High School.
Smyrna times., 1962-05-17
AH Liuing Past Commanders
To Aid In TFW Encampment

District, Roy williams of the
Kent County District, and Ed
ward Tingle of the Sussex Dis
trict.
In charge of the outdoor Mem
orial exercises that will offic-
tally open the Encampment are
Mr.. Clarke, as chairman; Past
State Commander Raymond
Loose of Richardson Park; MIR.
Gosnell; Commander Wentz;
Past National V.F.W. Chaplain,
the Rev. Andrew ]. White, of
New Castle; and Paul Hadley
of Rehoboth Beach.
Commander Wentz also has
announced that Past Department
Commanders John Babiarz of
Wilmington and Edward N. Tin
gle, Selbyville, will serve as
Smyrna times., 1962-05-17
KENTON

Superintendent Paul Palmer
announced a record attendance
at Kenton Church School on
Sunday of IS pupils. There are
95 pupils on the roll. Honoring
Mothers Day, a plant was pre-
sented Mrs. Stanley Graham for
the youngest mothers present
with her child. A plant was
also presented Mrs. Sam Dix
on, largest number of children
present. There will be no wor-
ship service on Sunday. Church
School will be held at the reg
ular time.
Plans are being made for a
daily vacation Bible School to
be held June l8 to %, 9:30
am. to ll:30 am, ages four
through the tenth grade.
MIR. and Mrs. Carlton Jewell
and daughter, Norma attended
the viewing of Mrs. Mary A.
Paul in Wilmington on Tuesday
night.
Eight members of the Kent
Homemakers Club attended the
group meeting held at Hartly
on Wednesday night. Other Wis
iting clubs we're Smyrna,
Friendly Homemakers; Leip-
sic, Rolling Acres. The total
attendance was 90. Mr.. George
Vappa showed films of his trip
last summer from Switzerland,
Finland, and other countries.
About SO people attended the
Fellowship Dinner held in the
church on Saturday evening.
Guests we're Mrs. Anna VanPelt
and daughter, Nancy; MIR. and
Mrs. Lee Romley; MIR. andMrs.
Nelson Dill; Mrs. Collinson and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Hughes
visitors on Sunday we're MIR. and
Mrs. Richard Hughes and sons;
MIR. and Mrs. Maurice Arnold
and sons.
Mrs. Arthur Parsons and
daughters, Gertrude and Edna
visited Mrs. Grace Woodall on
Sunday.
Mrs. Harry Clough and son,
Marion we're recent visitors
with MIR. and Mrs. Dudley
Clough of Sudlersville.
MIR. and Mrs. Clifton Rey-
nolds had as their visitors over
the week end Mr.. and Mrs.
James Reynolds and daughter,
Joan ofMillington; MIR. and Mrs.
Harry Vanaman; Miss Nancy
Flynn of Fairview, NJ. and
MIR. and Mrs. Samuel Short
and family from NJ.
Mrs. Rosa Lister spent Sun
day afternoon with her daughter,
Mrs. John Cook and family of
Blackiston Crossroad. Other
visitors were Mr.. and Mrs.
George Lester and children of
Lebanon.
Smyrna times., 1962-05-17

scape architect of his day. Al
though the formal garden was
carefully designed, the growth
of the trees and the changes
effected by more than a cen
tury have endowed the garden
with a natural and antique air.
A shadowed path leads around
some of the gardens land
marks--a venerable balm of
Gilead, crepe myrtle,
spreading maple and a great
leaved magnolia.
During "a Day In Old New
Castle" public buildings are
open from 10 am. to 5 p.m.;
private homes from II am. to
5 pm.
Smyrna times., 1962-05-17

The lava pool resulting
from recent eruptions of
Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii
may take a century to cool.
Evening star., 1962-12-02
ARE YOU SURE
STRATEGIC COMMAND
ISN'T CLASSIFIED?

There's nothing top secret about Generaexcep what your oppc
nent doing And that's what makes Strategic
is You know how the battles going till
And then be too ae You planes tanks ships
complete task force that's magneca controlled There battles
pan decisions make military targets attack defend
all up to and strategic SKILL This exciting intrigue
adults ascnate youngsters And like everything
be that Strategic Command made with care.
who toys games fifty
Evening star., 1962-12-02

TINS WEEK Asss.Ias Z Dsssm1ss q. iss7
Evening star., 1962-04-09
BY GEORGE SHERMAN
Star Staff Writer

BUENOS AIRES. April g.
A belt of workers suburbs
around this metropolis tells the
tale Of Gen. Juan Peron'.
magic attraction seven year.
after the fall of his dictator.
ship.
In the outskirts, shacks oi
rotting wood or rusted sheet.
metal cluster among the refuse
of factory and port. Water
comeS-when it comes-fron
faulty community pumps. Elec.
tricity is weak and is constantly
interrupted on overloaded cir
cults.
The slums are villas mic
erias"-villas of misery-hous-
ing 100000 people all over the
country. They are disturbing
evidence of why the austerity
development program of for
mer President Arturo Frondizi
failed to capture the imagina-
ton of the lower classes.
The program neglected the
basic needs of a militant work
ing class pampered and wooed
for 10 years by Dictator Peron's
extravaganza.
Only recently Mr.. Frondizi
began to remedy the eyesores
with prefabricated emergency
villas" hastily built alongside
Evening star., 1962-04-09
- -INTERPRETVE REPORT-
Neq|ect F eeds Peronism

the established slums. These
are small Quonset huts oi
cleaning corrugated metal anc
concrete floors.
outside of each stands 6
primitive combination toilet
and shower. The huts are
gathered around q large rec
reation and televiSion center.
But the stop-gap measure
was too little and too late
its critics say. They call it ar
unsuccessful maneuver to wir
votes and contend that the
emergency villas" of today are
the villas of misery" of tomor-
row.
The walls surrounding the
new developments-like those
everywhere in the workers
suburbs-are spattered with
painted invocations to Gen.
Peron and his candidates.
PeroniSm plays a role in
Argentina which the extreme
left plays in the rest of Latin
America. They are all radical
protest movements feeding on
persistent social injustice.
In Argentina this movement
has little doctrine, no dogma
and a divided organization.
Yet it gathered 2.5 million
votes or one-third of the elec-
torate.
The reason is the particular
Evening star., 1962-04-09

mystique Gen. Peron throws
over the whole protest move
ment. After seven years of exile
in Madrid, he still excites a
personal loyalty which is more
religious than rational.
To a man, the PeroniSt lieu
tenants here admit the father
image of Gen. Peron is the
basis of the appeal they have
to the workers.
Paradoxically. this image is
both the strength and the
weakness of the movement to-
day. Gen. Peron's mesmerism
has effectively barred Com
munist influence from the
working class although the
communists are making an all
out effort to infiltrate the Pc
ronist movement in the trade
unions.
The general consensus is that
so long as Gen. Peron lives and
is active in politics-and re-
mains anti-C o m m unist-the
Communist threat is remote.
But those big Ifs" are the
great weakness of the PeroniSt
movement. The PeroniStaS rep
resent mass protest based en-
tirely on a now-elderly man
whom the powerful military
will never permit to return to
power. Most informed people
See PERONISTS. Page At
Evening star., 1962-04-09
Air Force Fires
Secret Satellite

POINT ARGUEILO. Calf.
April 9 (AP) "A secret Satel-
lite rocket. possibly a camera
carrying Samos, shot into the
sky today from this naval mis-
sile facility.
The Air Force said the
launching at 7:05 a I'm. was sue
cesSful but declined to disclose
whether the rockets second
stage went into orbit.
On board in addition to Sc
cret gear was a proton damage
experiment. designed to sample
radiation at high attitudes. The
Air Force refused to give de-
tails.
The rocket was composed OF
an Atlas booster, topped by an
orbital Agena-B second stage.
This combination has been
used before for both Samos and
Midas misSile-detection satel-
liteS.
Evening star., 1962-04-09
7 Skindivers Take Off
From Hovono for Miami

show Saturday night. However
he was reluctant to discuss
the state of Cuba's once-gay
night life.
Talking guardedly. as a man
might who finds himself in
what amounts to an enemy
country, Mr.. Freeman said he
and his companions were free
to move about within limits. >
He would not discuss in de-
tail the ordeal he and two
other Washington area men
and their four companions
went through when their ia
maica-bound shrimp boat Pts
ceS sank in a storm off Oriente
Province last Thursday.
Mr.. Freeman said he wanted
to deny a report circulated by
one American news outlet that
he had managed to save one OF
his cameras from the wreck Of
the Pisces.
II lost everything, including
all $1,000 worth of my camera
equipment" Mr.. Freeman said
And that report that I had
saved one camera caused me all
sorts of trouble. We're in a
sort of precarious position here,
you know"
With Mr.. Freeman and the
skipper, Capt. Gordon S. Pat
ton, 81, of Ocean City, Md,
and Pompano Beach, are:
John E. Johnson, 81, of 2801
Quebec street NV; Joseph
Campbell, 20. of $50 Cavalier
drive. Alexandria: John Sterry,
%. of Brewster. N. Y; Bernie
Nistad Of Brooklyn, N. Y, and
Fred Dickson, jr., of Ocean
City, N. j.
Evening star., 1962-04-09

up to the March 1917 incur
sion.
"A draft resolution so one
sided" Mr.. Comay said, lis not
calculated to promote peaceful
conditions. On the contrary
it would be unfortunate if it
left an impression in the Syrian
mind that their transgressionS
were condoned."
Cooperation Asked
The resolution called upon
both Israel and Syria to CO.
operate with the U. N. truce
organization in it's efforts to
strengthen border observation
machinery. 1t also appealed tc
both to abide by the cease fire
arranged by Swedish Mai. Gen
Carl c. Won Horn, U. N. truce
chief. after last months clashes
Mr.. Comay said he was in
structed to reaffirm his gov
ernment's adherence to the
cease fire, but he indicated Is
rael had no intention of ending
its boycott of the U. N. Mixed
Armistice Commission.
AS nonmembers of the Coun-
Gil, neither Israel nor Syria
participated in the voting.
Evening star., 1962-04-09

Saturday and yesterday and
prevented even batting drills,
including those scheduled for
today.
For posterity. Coach Phil
Cavaretta Of the Tigers hit the
first ball when he batted to the
infield.
Although not all stockholders
may have used their priced
tickets. especially those from
outlying Maryland and Vir-
ginia regions. today's crowd
easily topped the all-time
baseball attendance mark of
80, 701 people who jammed into
old Griffith Stadium for the
fourth game of the World
Series between the Senators
and Pittsburgh Pirates on Oc-
tober IL, 1925.
Although official crowd fig
ures were to be announced
later, it also seemed a certainty
the turnout would exceed the
mark for any professional
sports event in the capital,
which was 4O,O62 for the Red
skins-Baltimore Colts football
game last November 26.
The Washington club bor-
rowed freely from professional
football in another respect
when each player ON both
squads, plus coaches and man
ayers. were introduced over the
loudspeaker individually. The
biggest ovations by far were re-
served for Piersall and Manager
Mickey Vernon of the Senators.
Evening star., 1962-04-09
AUTHOR STREETER
READS IN BED

READING TIME is hord TO find,
writes best selling author Edword
Streeter, who hos discovered thot
it is only otter he gets into bed
ot night thot he manages to get
the chance. He tells about his re-
lotionship with books todoy on
Poee BIS.
IMPACT OF FREEWAYS pIonned
for the District is discussed from the
points Of view Of those opposing new
expressvoys and those fovorine their
construction. See the second Of O
series todoy on Pose B-l.
ARTHUR FIEDLER ond the Bos-
ton Pops Tour Orchestra brought q
"ereom puffy musical diet" to
Constitution Hall Yesterday, Don
old Leovitt reports. For his reoc-
tions 70 the concert ond reviews Of
proeroms ot the National Gallery
Of Art, the Phillips Collection end
Constitution HoII, see Pose Alb.
Evening star., 1962-04-09
By JERRY O'LEARY, Jr.
Star Staff Writer

Seven American treasure
h un terS whose boat was
wrecked in Cuban waters re-
portedly took off from Havana
today and were expected to
land later this afternoon in
Miami, Fla.
The seven had hoped to see
Fidel Castro before leaving
Cuba where they had stayed
in a luxurious Havana hotel as
guests of the Cuban govern
ment.
In a telephone interview with
The Star from his Riviera
Hotel room in the Cuban capi-
tai before departing, Frank
(Mike) Freeman. 81, Washing
ton skindiver, said today, This
is quite a place"
He and his six compan-
ions lost everything but
what they were wearing in the
wreck of their boat that made
them caStaways on Cuba's bar
rem eastern coast last week.
Mr.. Freeman said they were
told that the Swiss Embassy,
which handles American af-
fairs in Havana, would pay
their hotel bill. However, an
embassy spokesman said the
hotel refused payment and in
dicated the bill was being taken
care of by the Cuban govern
ment.
Mr.. Freeman, who lives at
4726 Winslow road, Kerby
Hills, Md, with his wife, Pat,
and 16- year = old daughter,
Karen, said the seven were
taken to q Cuban night club
Evening star., 1962-04-09
Prisoners Families
Take Plea to Castro
Slash Sought
In Ransom of
$62 Million

MIAMI, Fla, April 9 (AP).
Cuban exile negotiators will
fly to Havana tomorrow in
hopes Of inducing Fidel Castro
to reduce the S62 million set as
ransom for their sons and hus-
bands captured at the Bay Of
Pigs.
A spokesman for the Cuban
Families Committee said the
Cuban Prime Minister replied
favorably last night to a cable
seeking an audience with him.
The vice treasurer Of the
committee. Enrique Llaca, dis
closed that the committee al
ready has raised S26 million in
cash and pledges over four
months toward aiding the pris-
onerS.
Expected to make the trip to
Havana are Alvaro Sanchez,
chairman of the Families Com
mittee, Mr.. Llaca, and two
other committee members
Mrs. Virginia Betancourt de
Rodriuez and Ernesto Freyre.
30-Year Sentence
The 1,l79 prisoners, captured
in the abortive invasion last
April, were sentenced to 80
years Imprisonment each pend
ing payment of ransoms rang
ing from $4,000 to $5OO,OOO.
The unusual verdict came
Saturday night by a five-man
military tribunal, Havana
newspapers reported. The trials
were closed to the American
press.
Prosecutor Jose Santiago had
called for the severest penalties.
The maximum penalty is death.
but Mr.. Castro had been re-
ported wary of imposing it.
Singled out for indemnities
of half a million dollars each
were three Cuban exiles named
at the trial as leaders Of the
invasion from bases in Guate-
mala.
They are Manuel Artime,
once a lieutenant in the Castro
revolutionary army who was
called overall commander of
the invasion; Jose Perez San
Roman, once an officer IN ex-
Dictator Fulgencio Batista's
army who commanded a bat
talon of invaders. and Eneido
Olivia, commander of the in
vasion'S artillery battalion.
Price Is Tripled
, Some exiles here believe the
sentences and ransom provi-
sion resulted from the Families
Committees offer to negotiate
for the captives' release. A
cable offering to negotiate was
sent Saturday.
The price for prisoners has
more than tripled since Prime
Minister Castro made his star
ting offer last May to swap
the prisoners for 500 tractors.
A committee of United
States citizens organized at that
time to try to arrange the trade.
See CUBA, Page AS