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Evening star., 1962-09-02
Cuba: A New
Soviet Camp

President Kennedy said last
week he has no evidence of
Soviet troops In Cuba. He also
firmly rejected suggestions that
the United States invade the
Communist dominated island.
Once again the Monroe Doctrine
has become a matter of concern
in Washington. Growing am
mounts Of Soviet economic sup
port and continued communiza-
ton Of Cuban society have led
many MISUNDERSTANDING some
CongreSsmen-to wonder what the
Monroe Doctrine means today.
At his press conference on
Wednesday, Presidnet Kennedy
was asked six questions about
Cuba, and one of them was
specifically about the relevance Of
the Doctrine in 1862.
Mr.. Kennedy's answer was this:
"The Monroe Doctrine means
what 1t has meant since Presi-
dent Monroe and John Quincy
Adams enunciated 1t, and that is
that we would oppose a foreign
power extending its power to the
Western Hemisphere. And that is
why we oppose what is happening
in Cuba today"
The President made it clear,
however. that he did not con-
template opposing" Communism
by force in Cuba. His opposition
probably would continue to be
through sanctions and collective
action in the Organization of
American States.
Evening star., 1962-09-02
Ship SheIling

Last weeks firing on an Ameri-
can plane from a ship announced
by the White House as believed to
be" a Cuban vessel, but denied by
Fidel Castro. is an example of
how close the United States and
Cuba can come to a shooting war.
The White House announced that
any American plane or ship fired
on can return the fire. This means
Evening star., 1962-09-02
THE NATIONAL SCENE
Fight by Liberals
Over the Tax Bill

poses of the controversial reve-
nue. bill, it still must face a long
struggle over the trade liberaliza-
ton measure, one which President
Kennedy regards as perhaps the
most important in years. In addi-
ton, there is the postal rate in
crease - Federal pay raise bill,
among other last-minute buSi-
ness.
Evening star., 1962-09-02

The Congressional adjOurna-
ment drive was deraiIed last
week by the tax bill debate in
the Senate and House plans for
the controversial foreign aid
measure. This was despite final
passage Of satellite cOmmuni-
cations and poll tax legislation.
While Congress has not spent
fewer than 200 days in any ses-
sion since the Nazis invaded Po-
land in 1939-save for the presi-
dental election year of 1952-the
second half of the 87th contains
the very real potential for being
one Of the longest continuous
meetings in our peacetime his
tory.
The lawmakers already have
been at it for 236 days and, de-
spite the predictions and hope
fully stated 'ifs," the road to ad-
Journment appears to be a long
one. with the end not clearly in
sight.
The situation could change
radically. depending upon the
mood of the leaders of various
blocs and groups-particularly in
the Senate; but last week, the
possibility of a new filibuster
hung over the Senate like storm
clouds at an outdoor graduation
exercise.
Last month. a band Of liberals
held up action for two weeks with
a talkathon during debate on the
private enterprise communica-
tions satellite bill, which last
week won final congressional ap-
proval as the House accepted
minor Senate amendments and
sent it to the White House by a
371 to 10 vote.
Evening star., 1962-09-02
Ban Imperative

To the layman, in Russia as
we'll as in this country. a nuclear
test ban seems imperative to the
well-being of mankind. The fall
out peril and the threat of all
out war both seem graver when
there is testing. And since both
the United States and the Soviet
Union both claim powerful mill
tary establishments, the layman
cannot understand why testing is
still necessary.
President Kennedy is the only
world leader to devote himself to
the why's" of testing. In q clear
enunciation of policy last winter,
he pointed out that tests today
are important in the development
of such incredible weapons as the
anti-misSile missile; that only
through tests can a country tell
the effect a nuclear explosion
would have on its communica-
tionS system.
While the megatons and kilo-
tons have been recorded, the big
powers have talked about q nu-
clear test ban in Geneva. They
were there as part Of the IT.
nation disarmament conference,
in which proposals for q nuclear
test ban played an important
role. Most officials believe that
a nuclear test ban would be a
good start on the arduous road
toward total disarmament.
Evening star., 1962-09-02
Algeria:
Civil WorFeor

Fighting between Algerian
Army troops loyal to Ben Bella
and guerrilla units controlling
Algiers and the area around the.
capital was reported yesterday,
raising fears Of civil war.
After seven years Of fighting the
French. the hunger for peace has
been so strong in Algeria that
there have been mass demonstra-
tions in the streets Of the capital
city by Moslens and European
womenfolk.
Neither side In the struggle for
control Of the newly independent
nation has appeared anxious to
resort to military measures.
But yesterday, there were alarm,
ing reports from guerrilla leaders
in Algiers that their forces had
been attacked by regular Army
troops loyal to Ben Bella who
were marching on the capital fronA
the West and the South. Fighting
was said to have broken out near
Boghari, IS miles south Of Algiers.
The guerrillas who control Als
giers say that they win not suffer
an imposed solution to the prob.
lem Of determining what kind Of
a political set-up Algeria shouldI
have.
They have declared, in fact, that
they will fight to the end-as they
did against the French-any at.
tempt by Ben Bella and the reguE
lar Army to take over by force: If
they mean what they say then the
prospects for a bitter civil war,
unfortunately, appear to be
growing. -
Evening star., 1962-09-02
Rocket Bases

Fears Of Russian rocket bases
on Cuban soil have led anti
Castro groups and others to rec
ommend an invasion to protect
American security. The Soviet
Union, however, has threatened to
defend Cuba if it is attacked. In
deed, in 1860, Premier Khru-
shchev said the Monroe Doctrine
sis dead" Most observers believe
the Russians are bluffing when
they threaten a nuclear war, but
Mr.. Kennedy apparently does not
want to call Mr.. Khrushchev's
hand.
The Bay of Pigs fiasco was an
attempt to overthrow Castro by
force. without committing the
United States officially. The in
vaSion's failure, however, led to
the present Washington policy.
The State Department feels that
left alone, Cuba will fall apart
economically, and as Soviet in
fluence becomes more pronounced
it will become obvious to all La
tin Americans how free" Cuba
really is.
An attack on Cuba. the White
House believes, would be costly
in lives and would lose the United
States many friends in the heml-
sphere.
Washington believes that the Al
lance for Progress can show the
way for a better life, and stop
the growth of communism in the
hemisphere.
The main question that is still
unanswered, however, is what
Washington would do If the Gu
ban exiles are right and Soviet
troops were detected in Cuba.
Evening star., 1962-09-02

that any hot-headed Cuban pilot
or captain could conceivably touch
off a clash.
Tensions were not diminished
by last week ends small-scale
shelling Of the Havana waterfront
by ship commanded by a Cuban
student exile group. The attack,
mainly a symbolic one, has once
again put Cuba on alert for an
invasion.
The Monroe Doctrine, of course,
has been widely interpreted by
different Presidents through the
years. Originally it was meant to
keep European powers from ex-
plotting the new nations of Latin
America and from using them as
a colonial battle-ground. In the
goth century, Theodore Roosevelt
used the Doctrine to sent Marines
to various Caribbean spots to
preserve order ana prevent" for
eign interference, mainly in COL
lection Of debts.
Evening star., 1962-09-02
The WEEK IN PERSPECTIVE
Test Ban: Ultimate Necessity

American and Soviet negO-
tiatOrs in Geneva last week
agreed on trying to reach ac-
cord on q nuclear test ban By
the end of the year.
A year ago this week end, the
Soviet Union disregarded world
opinion, and broke its three-year-
old moratorium agreement on nu-
clear testing.
The Soviet decision to test
caught the United States and
Great Britain by surprise. Com
ing at the peak Of the Berlin
crisis, the Soviet explosions blast
ed many hopes. They led also to q
re-evaluation in Washington and
London Of American nuclear
policy.
After months Of public and pri-
vate debate, President Kennedy
finally settled for the Unite d
States on a policy Of testing for
the national security while con-
tinuing to talk with the Russians
about a test ban-the test and
talk" plan.
The American tests, now all
but completed in the Pacific, led
in turn to the current Soviet ex-
plosions in the Arctic and in
Central Siberia. AS might be ex-
pected, the renewed tests have
aroused new concern in all quar-
ters of the world, and led to
pressure for q nuclear test ban.
Evening star., 1962-09-02

Would the United States think an
invasion was necessary? Would the
presence Of Russian troops close
to American soil really endanger-
the United States? In the nu-
clear age. old concepts Of warfare
have had to be radically changed
and Washington might not find
Soviet forces on Cuba as danger
Gus today as say German forces
might have been in 1910.
Evening star., 1962-09-02
OAS Role

Since Franklin D. Roosevelt,
however. the United States has
followed a good neighbor" pol
icy. It realized that most Latin
countries disliked and feared
American interference above all
else. Thus the OAS and other
hemisphere alliances have been
attempts by the United States to
work together with other coun-
tries. Unilateral action by the
United States, lit was felt, would
be sharply resented by other
Latin countries.
The Castro revolution and the
subsequent Communist takeover
has posed a dilemma for the
United States. The OAS, while
condemning communism in prin-
ciple, has been most reluctant to
take any strong action against
Cuba. It has preferred to isolate
the island rather than interfere
in the internal affairs of a ma
tion.
AS Soviet Influence has in
creased in Cuba, however, Cuba
is rapidly becoming a Soviet sat
elite. Indeed. Soviet sources last
week said twice as many ships
from the Soviet Union were trad
ing with Cuba this year as last.
Evening star., 1962-09-02

and deter France. and the Soviet
Union, Red China. Whether they
would have success, however, is
another question.
Evening star., 1962-09-02

the end Of the year, but rejected
any unpoliced moratorium on
underground tests.
Evening star., 1962-09-02
Books, B-5-Hobbies, B-6

B-7-S-e-Music and Art, BIO
Radio and Schools, BIZ
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Earnings
Commonwealth Edison in

Commonwealth Edison in II
months ended November 80
earned S88,173,047 or $2.14 a
share VS.. $82,524,785 or $1.96
in 1861.
Union Pacific r. r. in IL
months ended November 80
earned $63,l92,696 or $2.65 a
share VS.. $50, 1902, 799 or 1884 in
1861 period.
J. p. Stevens g. Co. in So
weeks ended November 8 earned
I$16,018,796 or $3.48 a share VS..
$lO.54O,62 or 1929 in 1861.
Northwest Airlines in IL
months ended November 30
earned $6,786,449 or $3.50 a
share VS.. $3,l85.828 or $1.91 in
1861 period.
500 Line Railroad in IL
months ended November 80
earned $3,514,534 VS.. $1,386, 427
in 1861 period.
John MOrrell In year ended
October 81 earned $2,308,0 4l or
$l.97 a share VS.. $2,l51, 466 or
81 .83 in 1861.
Elgin MI. Watch in 8 months
ended November 30 earned
81 ,345,049 or $l.45 a share VS..
$926,000 or 81 in 1861 period.
Hat Corp. of America In year
ended October 81 earned $844,-
600 or SO cents a share VS..
$500. l89 or 81 cents in 1861.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-28

company in 1888 after gradu-
alton from Drexel Institute. He
has managed the distribution
department since 1857. He is a
native of Bellevue, Pa, and was
an Army Air Force officer in
World War II.
Mr.. Tayman was employed by
PEPCO in 1885, but served In
the Army Air Force for four and
one-half years In the war. Since
1854 he has been superintend-
ent of the overhead lines divi-
sion. He is a native Of Forest
Vile, Md, and a graduate Of
the University of Maryland.
Mr.. Byrne has been assistant
manager of the civil and sub
station engineering division and
joined PEPCO In 1884. A native
Of Falls Church, Va, he was
graduated at Virginia Poly
technic Institute and later re-
ceived a masters degree In
electrical engineering.
Mr.. Mitchell has been assist
ant to manager, distribution
department, and has been with
the company since 1855.
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500 Credit Unions
Receive Charters

More than 900 new credit
unions received Federal charters
this year, bringing the total to
l0,700 in the United States and
its possessions.
j. Deane Cannon, director of
the Bureau of Federal Credit
Unions here, said today the
largest gains were shown in
New York, Texas, Illinois, Ohio,
Pennsylvania and California.
Total assets of all Federal
credit unions increased 1872
per cent to S3.44 billion. Mem
bers' savings averaged $430 per
person as the year neared it's
close.
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II on PEPC0
Operating Staff
Are Promoted

Eleven promotions in the OPP
Grating staff Of Potomac Elec-
trio Power Co. were announced
late yesterday by President r.
Roy Dunn and will become eff
fective January /.
Harry w. Dannettell, jr., has
been appointed manager, cleo
trio system, and Albert c. Tay-
man has been named manager
distribution department, Mil
ton Byrne will become assistant
manager, electric system.
Other promotions included:
Edward F. Mitchell, jr., assist
ant to manager, distribution
system; Franklin l.. Walker,
superintendent, overhead lines
division; Calvert G. Knight, SUI
perintendent, conduit division;
Clifford w. Schmitz, jr., assist
ant manager, civil and substa-
ton engineering division
Also, J. Donald Ridgway,
superintendent, Dickerson gen.
Grating station; George r. Hor-
ton, maintenance superintend-
ent-generating; Jack r. Tenn
pleton senior engineer in the
system planning division, and
Richard c. Ungemach. senior
engineer in the mechanical en-
cheering group.
Mr.. Dannettell joined the
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D. c. Firm to Handle
New Plastic Product

National Gypsum Co., today
announced a Washington firm
will be one of the first dis
tributors of its new plastic in
sulating material.
Walter E. Campbell Co. OF
1885 Kenilworth avenue NE
has signed a franchise agree
ment to handle the product, a
rigid polyurethane plastic foam
The plastic withstands temper
atures from 800 degrees below
zero to $50 above. The COM
pany, which developed the ma
terial at its Buffalo laborato-
ries, claims it has twice the in
Bulating efficiency of OF e r
products. It's trade name is
Therma-T hane in the building
industry and Zer-O-Cel in in
dustrial uses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-28
PEOPLE
BUSINESS

David w. Clarke has been
named by James w. Rouse a.
Co. as manager Of It's residential
loan department here. A grad
uate Of Dartmouth, he is a
member OF the conventional
loan committee, Mortgage
Bankers Association Of America.
David r. Brakeman, jr.. sales
manager for Bladensburg
Metals Co. the past five years,
has established d. F Brakeman
Co. as manufacturers repre-
sentative at 1874 Fifteenth street
NV, supplying the graphic
arts industry.
Nicholas Mavrikes has been
named treasurer and Theodore
Mavrikes as secretary OF Mid
way Florists. Prince Georges
Plaza, Hyattsville. as part OF
an expansion move.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-28

cember board meeting would be
used for both communications
and service, including addition
al equipment for the Woodley
dial center and the downtown
long distance center.
November net income OF the
Washington company amounted
to $772,000, compared with
$751; 900 in November last year.
The months operating revenues
totaled $6,596, 900 VS.. $6,l16,0 900
a year ago. Operating expenses
increased to $4,473,000 from
$4,075,000.
For IL months ended Novem-
Der 80 the company's net in
come of $8,876,000 was down
moderately from $9,079,000 in
the previous IL months. Oper-
ating revenues rose to $77,030,-
600 from $72,076,000. while OPP
Grating expenses increased to
$50, 496 900 from $48, 096, 900.
The company had 677,4l0 tel
ephoneS in service at the end of
November, compared with 658,-
1913 a year earlier. a gain Of
1907.
Total plant in service repre-
sented an investment of SILL
$4,000 on November 80. COM
pared with $198,248,000 on the
same 1851 date, the report said
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-28

shaken up in the wake of Sc
curities g. Exchange Commits
sion criticism.
M. Lee Rice, who took over
as president on that date, was
also named a director and Nor
man B. Frost was also added
to the board, bringing the total
to seven men. Mr.. Frost, gen.
eral counsel to ARC, is a men,
Der of the District of Columbia
Bar and is also a director of
several other corporations in
Guiding Sperry Rand and Tex
iron.
Other board members are
Arch. c. Scurlock. who moved
out of the presidents seat to
become board charm a n;
Arthur w. Sloan, vice chair
man; James F. Johnston,
Franklin c. Salisbury and Rear
Admiral Malcolm F. Schoeffel,
(USN, Ret.).
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-28
Gas Light Reports
Sharp November Gain

Washington Gas Light Co,
today reported November net
income totaled $434,l87 COM
pared with a loss Of $50. 1853
for the month last year.
The sharp gain was attribut-
ed by a company spokesman to
cold weather last month and
a normal annual increase in
customers. The company re-
ported 1925 meters were add
ed during the 12-month period,
bringing the total to 423, 1888
in use as November ended.
For the first IL months of
1862 net income totaled IS, 746,-
Asa compared with $5,l60,571
for the like period last year.
Property, plant and equipment
investment increased by $l8,-
654,71O to $203,353,4 93.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-28
KIuge Firms Name
4 Vice Presidents

Edward j. Waring. David
Bond, M. r. McCallum and
Paige S. Brinkley have been
named vice presidents of Kluge
& Co. and Kluge. Finkelstein &
Co., it was announced by John
w. Kluge, board chairman. and
David Finkelstein, president OF
the firms.
The two firms maintain fully
stated offices of 20 employees
in Washington and Baltimore
They represent some of the
leading manufacturers of food
and non-food products in Mary
land, Delaware. southern Penn
sylvania, Virginia and the Dis
trict Of Columbia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-28
Rixon Electronics
Opens New Addition

Rixon Electronics, Inc. opened
a recently-finished 10000
square-foot addition last night
to inspection by guests at an
open house.
James L. Hollis. president,
said the Silver Spring COM
pany's sales for the fiscal year
which ends next April 80 are
expected TO exceed SO million, a
new record. Sales we're $780,
l57 in the last fiscal year.
The addition brings Rixon's
total space to 81 900 square feet
and will provide room for con-
siderably more personnel than
its present 100, Mr.. Hollis said.
The company makes electronic
equipment used in defense COM
municationS and does custom
engineering.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-28
TALKING OF BUSINESS
Do-It-YourseIf Toys Assembled
In Nightmare Before Christmas
BY JOHN SHERWOOD
Star staff Writer

Twas the night before
Christmas and back Of q door.
a father was stirring over a
little play store.
When up from the parlor
there arose such q clatter, the
children sprang from their beds
to see what was the matter.
Barely visible in q storm
center of flying cardboard was
the father conducting @ frus-
'trating search for a microscopic
machine screw needed to put
together the kiddie-sized store.
Muffled profanity echoed up
the chimney, and the fat man
in the red suit decided to go
on to the next house.
The father peered through
bloodshot eyes that reflected
hypnotic blinking tree lights as
he studied the 18x23-inch in
struction sheet. YEARLY, he
checked off Step 80. Only Is
more to go. He felt as II the
Christmas Eve party had ended
weeks ago. 1t was 3 am.
Holiday Spirit Suffers
This scene probably was re-
peated throughout the land be-
cause people waited until the
last minute to put togther
those Do-It-Yourself contrap-
tons for the kids. In the
store display the items were
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-28

Radio Corp. of America set a
sales record of around SIT bill
lion in 1862 and earnings after
taxes reached a new high of
more than $50 million Board
Chairman David Sarnoff re-
ported in a year-end letter to
stockholders yesterday.
Sales were up ct least 10 per
cent and earnings were 40 per
cent higher than the previous
year, he said. The previous RCA
earnings record was $47,525 900
in 1855.
Mr.. Sarnoff predicted that
the national economy in 1858
will sustain a relatively high
level of activity, buoyed by the
prospect of early measures to
stimulate more vigorous busi-
ness investment and growth"
For electronics in particular,
he said, the prospect is for con-
tinuation of the upward trend
in sales and earnings which
has placed the industry ahead Of
all others in dynamic growth in
recent years"
He cited these five major
factors contributing to the
company's success in 1862:
/. A strong upward thrust in
consumer products and serv-
ices, paced by sales Of more
than twice as many color tele-
vision sets as in 1861, and by
an estimated five-fold increase
during 1862 in profits on color
apparatus and related services.
2. Growing strength in RCA's
electronic data processing oper-
atoms, reflected in the more
than doubling during 1862 of
revenue from domestic and in
ternational sale and rental of
commercial systems, and the
continued substantial reduction
in related costs.
3. Continued advances in
space and defense electronics,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-28
D. c. Companies Get
$40, 284 in Contracts

Small companies in the Dis
trict received Government con-
tracts amounting to $70.284
during November under the
Small Business Administra-
TONS set-aSide program, T. H.
Wilson. Washington SBA
branch manager, said today.
Awards went to j. H. Elliott
Co., $2.693; M. S. CHM & Co.,
S4.89l, and Frank Parsons
Paper Co., $62,700.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-28
Nelson Burnett
Is Elected by
Food Brokers

Nelson Barnett was elected
new president of the Washing
ton Food Brokers Association
at a meeting last night in the
Hotel Continental. He is as
ISOLATED with w. Carroll Bar
nett & Sons.
Others elected and their
companies: First vice president,
Edward j. Roche, A. r. Nc
Chesney Co.; second vice pres
ident, Herbert S. Wright, Gay
H. Pryor, Inc; treasurer.
George D. Hardy, Harry B.
Cook Co.. and secretary, Clay
ton M. Gladd, Claggett q De-
Puey Co. ............
New directors are Warren X.
Pendleton, Clark B. Read, Otis
Barnes, Garrett Altrater and
Brady Phillips.