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Evening star., 1962-03-04
East German PorIey

Like most Communist meetings,
this one was cloaked in secrecy.
The only publicity was a short
communique stating the two men
reached agreement on several is
sues, including Soviet credits to
East Germany.
Some observers believe the meet
ing was preliminary to a new So
Wet thrust aimed at frightening
the West into a peace treaty. This
theory is supported by recent So
Wet haraSSments in the air cor
ridors and at the Berlin wall.
Others, however, think that Mr..
Khrushchev may be preparing to
reach a modus vivendi-a way Of
life-with the West, and may have
called Mr.. Ulbricht to break the
bitter news to him. To boost the
Germans prestige, Mr.. Khru-
chev may have used the credits to
give Mr.. Ulbricht something con-
crete to bring home, other than
the bad news.
The Soviet Union, however, has
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Evening star., 1962-03-04
Summit Offer

Mr.. Kennedy, who last January
called the failure to reach a nu-
clear test-ban treaty with the
USSR the biggest disappointment
of his first year in the White
House, held out another induce
ment to the Reds.
Premier Khrushchev has been
pressing for a summit conference
at the 18-nation conference on
disarmament opening in Geneva
on March ID. On Friday Mr.. Ken
nedy offered to go to Geneva to
sign a hottest treaty with the
Soviet chief.
But if the President left the door
open on the matter of further
United States tests, the Russians
quickly slammed it in his face.
While Mr.. Khrushchev has not
personally replied, the Soviet news
agency TasS accused Mr.. Kennedy
of "maneuvers strongly resembling
blackmail," adding that the Presi-
dent knows full well that the
Soviet Union rejects" the inspec-
tion system proposed by the United
States as completely unaccept-
able"
Evening star., 1962-03-04
Humor and Humility

All through the week, the Col
onel never lost his dignity or
decorum, his humility or hearty
sense of humor.
He seemed at all times to have
placed his achievement in proper
perspective and proportion, giving
enthusiastic and rightful credit to
the others in the Project Mercury
program who made his feat pos
sible.
But If the Nations exultation
over the historic flight threatened
to become unbridled, it remained
for a 4-year-old child to bring us
back to earth.
When the Presidents daughter,
Caroline, was introduced to the
hero at the White House she
promptly inquired: where's the
monkey?"
She had remembered Enos, the
chimpanzee, who, like the two
Russian cosmonauts, had blazed
the way in earth -orbiting flights.
Evening star., 1962-03-04
Hard to Follow

This, of course, was a two-edged
sword and made it more difficult
for us later to announce that we
were also going to test.
Mr.. Kennedy took pains on Fri
day to stress that we would ex-
plode "far fewer" than the 40 to
so Soviet shots and that our tests
would release "far less" radioactive
fallout than the Russians did.
When the President said he re-
gretted exceedingly having to bal
ance the hazards of radioactivity
against the hazards of hundreds
of millions of lives which would be
created by any relative decline in
our nuclear strength" he was,
ironically, sounding a note similar
to one heard in the Kremlin last
October II.
In reporting to the 22d Congress
of the Communist Party of the
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The Opposition

The American Medical Associa-
ton, speaking for many of the
Nations doctors, viewed it a bit
differently.
This is not a program Of
health insurance; it is political
medicine" DR.. Leonard w. Lar
son, A. M. A. president asserted.
What are the prospects for IA
vorable congressional action this
year?
The consensus at this point is:
Not bright" Even Senate Major
ity Leader Mansfield has voiced
peSsimism, although he sang q
more hopeful tune after a confer
ence at the White House last
week. House Speaker Mccormack
said he saw eventual enactment
IF we can get two Republican
votes" in Ways and Means.
A favorable vote in that COM
mittee, which is composed Of Is
Democrats and 10 Republicans,
is almost imperative If the meas
ure is to have a fighting chance.
Evening star., 1962-03-04
Effects Tests

AS Mr.. Kennedy pointed out, the
effects tests" are the most i'm
portant. We are spending billions
on early warning, guidance and
command systems and on hard
ened missile sites. But without
knowing what the complex effects
of large thermonuclear explosions
might be, much Of what we are
doing could turn out to be, in Mr..
Kennedy's words, useless"
The reaction among our allies
to the test decision was one which
showed free-world solidarity. 1t
was, too, one Of sympathetic I'M
derstanding. Mr.. Kennedy had
taken pains to discuss and explain
beforehand what he intended to
do and why he had to do it.
AS far as domestic political OPP
position is concerned, there is vir-
tually none. Bipartisan approval
came quickly from Capitol Hill.
The Republican House Senate
leadership had urged for nine
months that the United States
resume testing.
There will be opposition, how
ever, from some student, religious
and scientific circles. And some
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Broader Plan

On Tuesday, Mr.. Kennedy sent
another special message to Con-
gress on medicare recommending
a plan to provide more than 81
billion a year for disqualification,
nursing care and clinical services
to the elderly and asking other
outlays for the construction Of
medical and dental schools.
In addition, he asked for new
Federal responsibility in several
more health fields, which could
broaden the overall programs
appeal, If not with the present
Congress perhaps with the elec-
torate next November.
These new items called for ex-
penditures of $35 million for a
national program of incubation
for all children under years Of
age against polio, diphtheria, tet-
anus and whooping cough; $3l
million for aid to States and cities
in the fight against air and water
pollution; SO million year to
States for medical services and
facilities to aid migrant workers
and provisions for loans to help
set up group medical and dental
facilities.
The Presidents main program
is essentially one covering hos
pitalization, nursing home and
visiting nurse service, with the
patients bill being paid after a
minimum charge - the deduct
ible" feature. 1t does not pay
doctors fees or surgical charges.
While the exact procedure would
have to be worked out, preSum-
ably the Social Security Agency.
after being billed by the particular
hospital or nursing home, would
tap its trust fund and make the
noyroont
Evening star., 1962-03-04
Fight Goes On

AS Soviet propagandists have
said, however, peaceful coeXiSt-
ence" means only that total war
is ruled out as a realistic road to
world communism.
It does not mean that Commu-
niSts have given up the fight in
other Sectors-such as local wars,
economic competition, and politi-
cal subverSion. Nor does it mean
that if the Soviet Unions strength
grows stronger than the Vests
that peaceful coexistence" may
not be discarded as a policy.
In Stalin'S later years, he iSo-
lated himself from the world, and
Soviet diplomacy probably suf-
fered from this self-made iron
curtain. Because the Soviet pose
was so belligerent and threaten
ing, it indirectly strengthened the
West.
To counter the Soviet threat,
the West united its forces under
NATO, the Marshall Plan was
launched, and the neutral coun-
tries were forced to look to the
West for help. Although he wanted
to conquer the world, Stain had
a quality which can be appreciated
more today than when he was alive
he was the sole Communist
leader and his actions followed
clear patterns.
Mr.. Khrushchev, however, is not
a Stain. His style of diplomacy
is more unpredictable, and his
policies are often considered
more amenable to the West. How
can one argue with the words
mir Druzhba" ("Peace and
FriendshipD, that have become
q Soviet slogan?
Mr.. Khrushchev has his critics
at home and within the Commu-
mist bloc, and although he has
built the Soviet army into power
Evening star., 1962-03-04

far stronger than anything under
Stain, he is still looked upon
as man of peace, but as unpre-
dictable as the Russian harvest.
The modern world has proven
that to talk of peace is one thing.
Concrete proofs are another. After
all, Hitler talked of peace on the
day he invaded Poland, and
Japanese diplomats were negotiat-
ing when Pearl Harbor was
bombed.
The West has asked Mr.. Khru-
shchev to prove his intentions.
Two problems-alive under Stain
and still very much alive today
are still unsettled under Stalin'S
succeSsor-Berlin and Southeast
Asia.
Evening star., 1962-03-04
Health:
Try

President Kennedy on Tues
day again urged Congress to
enact an aid-tO-the-aged medi-
cal care program under Social
Security.
Candidate John F. Kennedy, q
week before the Presidential elec-
ton Of 1860, pledged himself and
his party to "the immediate en-
actment of a program Of medical
care for the aged through Social
Security"
He tried to make good on his
promise last year and failed. The
House Ways and Means Commit
tee completed hearings on an ad-
miniStration- supported measure
but, despite its Democratic ma
jority, never voted on it.
This year, the President
promptly made it clear that
medical aid-to-aged was one of
his really top priority domestic
measures. There was an uncon-
cealed hope that it would be an
attractive election-year item.
Evening star., 1962-03-04
Rifkind Led Panel

President Eisenhower then ap-
pointed a 15-man commission (on
October II, 1860, with former
Federal Judge Simon Rifkind as
chairman. Five labor five man
agement and five public" mem
bers composed the unit.
On Wednesday, the Rifkind
Commission made its report to
President Kennedy, who accepted
it with thanks, but gave no indi-
cation that he would vigorously
press for its acceptance by the
roads and the unions. The five
Evening star., 1962-03-04

President Kennedy on Friday
announced the United States
would resume testing nuclear
weapons in the atmosphere next
month unless the Soviet Union
meanwhile signs a fully effective
test-ban treaty. Our Allies sup
port the decision; the Russians
charge nuclear "blackmail."
IT have today authorized the
Atomic Energy Commission and
the Department of Defense to con-
duct a series of nuclear tests
in the latter part of April :. such
series to take place in the atmos-
phere over the Pacific Ocean"
Thus did the President, with
heavy heart, announce to the
American people his grim and re-
luctant decision to break the NOR
atorium on atmospheric tests we
first placed upon ourselves on Oc-
tober 81, 1858.
Mr.. Kennedy left the door open
for a reversal of the decision. Put
ting the responsibility for the re-
sumption of the nuclear arms race
squarely on the Russians, who
broke their own moratorium last
September l, the day they began
a series Of more than 40 explo-
Sions, the President made this
offer:
IF the Soviet Union should now
be willing to accept such a (test
ban treaty, sign it before the
latter part of April and apply it
Immediately, If all testing can thus
be actually halted, then the nu-
clear arms race would be slowed
down at last. the security Of the
United States and its ability to
meet its commitments would be
safeguarded and there would be no
need for our tests to begin"
Evening star., 1962-03-04

will point to Prof. Hans Bethe's
assertion that atmospheric tests
are not needed to perfect an anti
missile missile. Prof. Bethe is a
leading nuclear scientist.
But opponents of testing are a
minority group. The President
clearly has the support of the
great majority of the American
people in this matter.
Evening star., 1962-03-04

Ohio, to receive a spirited welcome
from the proud folks he grew up
with and who, perhaps, know him
best.
Tomorrow. the honor laden hero,
the cheers still ringing in his ears,
goes back to work. He and the
other astronautS will report to the
National Aeronautics and Space
Administrators Langley, Va, base
to prepare for further space eX-
plorationS.
Evening star., 1962-03-04

Soviet Union. Mr.. Khrushchev
discussed the Kremlin'S decision
to resume nuclear testing. After
stating his regret about fallout and
declaring that "our scientists are
doing everything to reduce the
harmful after-effectS to a
minimum" the Soviet leader said:
But we cannot refrain from
carrying out those tests at a time
when United States, British,
French and West German imperi-
alists are making preparations to
destroy not only the socialist
gains but also the peoples of our
countries. For they threaten not
only to contaminate the atmos-
phere but to take the lives of
millions of people,"
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1962-12-06

the biggest teams in the Lake
Erie League with 6 foot 6
Junior, Roy Pozcebut, 6 foot
5 Tom Foster, and also Junior
6 foot a Tom Biller.
However, their top scorer in
their first two contests has
been a 6 foot Junior guard Don
Caravona, who has scored over
20 points in Valleys first two
ball games. The Patriots won
their opening contest by defeat
ing John Marshall 81 to A.
Last Friday coach Tom Mein-
hardt's Cardinals dropped a
thriller to the invading Panthers
of Euclid in a contest that was
not decided until the last two
minutes.
Trailing throughout the first
three quarters, the Cardinals
came to life in the last, quarter
and pulled within two points of
the Panthers, but were unable
to score the tying basket and
Euclid added to their winning
total at the foul line, as the
over eager Cardinals fouled
in attempting to steal the ball.
Leading the last quarter surge
for Shaw were Senior forward
Bruce Matte who scored IL of
his IS points in the last half,
and played an outstanding floor
and rebounding game and sopho-
more guard Pat Visci whose
aggressive defense and last
quarter scoring were also in
strumental in the ome-back.
However, the Cardinals were
unable to hold Euclid's Rich
Creveling who pumped in 10
points to lead all scorers. The
Shaw Junior Varsity also lost
their first game by dropping a
40 to 80 decision to Euclid.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1962-12-06
Nursery School
Has Openings

Mrs. X ennet h Boudreau,
teacher at The Hayden Coopera-
tive Nursery School, announces
a few openings are available to
pre-schoolers from three to five
years of age.
This is a non-profit, de-
nominational nursery school op-
Grated comparatively by the
mothers and sponsored by the
Day Nursery Association of
Cleveland.
Its purpose is to provide ac-
tivities for children to help
them develop personalities,
self-reliance, adjust socially,
and to prepare for school ex-
perience.
Sessions are held on Tuesday,
Thursday, and Friday mornings
in the St. James Lutheran
Church at Shaw and Hayden.
Interested mothers may phone
Mrs. Boudreau at PO. 1-2417.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1962-12-06
Banquet Honors Shaw Gridders

The 1862 Shaw High Varsity
football team, co-champions of
the Lake Erie League, were
honored last evening at the an
nual football banquet in the
Shaw High School cafeteria.
The Invocation was delivered
by Rev. Dewey F. Fagerburg
minister of the East Cleveland
Congregational Church. Toast.
master for the evening was T
Cyril Noon, president Of the
Shaw Parent Teachers Associa-
ton, who was introduced by
Wayne c. Blough, Shaw prin-
cipal.
Noon introduced assistant
coaches Dave Adolph, Paul Bur-
ton, Rudy Libertini and Norm
McVicker who presented varsity
awards to their respective
players.
Head football coach, Don Dre.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1962-12-06
Altar Society
Christmas Fete
: Is Dec. 18th

The Festive Christmas Par.
, tv of the ladies of the Altar
and Rosary Society of Christ
The King Church, will be held
Thursday night, Dec. 18th ir
+, the Parish Hall.
Members are asked to meet
IN the church at 8 p. m. fol
Rosary. and Benediction.
b Besides the exchanging OF
rifts. members will be enter
tanned with a musical Memoir
of Christmas and a Play-skit,
, "A Little Boys Christmas
Dream"
Vice president, and program
director, Mrs. Dominic D. Di-
Corpo and Mrs. Julius E. Raso-
litti are in charge.
A dancing duet will be per-
formed by Mrs. Harold F. Var.
, 90. entertainment chairman and
her daughter, Lillian.
Singing in a duet will be
Mrs. Michael C. Petruziello and
!. Mrs. Thomas Ianni.
Mrs. Joseph Giammo adds to
the affair with her portal OF
the Blessed Virgin.
Mrs. Don Ebert will be In
shargs Of refreshments,
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1962-12-06
Local Servicemen to Get
Special Christmas Gift;
Will Hear Mons Voices

Three East Cleveland service
men scattered around the world
will be a little closer to home
this holiday season when their
Mons place long distance
telephone call paid for by the
Communications Workers Of
America, AFL-CI0.
Mrs. Herbert Mann, 1861
Emily ST., Mrs. John DiJulius,
1854 Carlyon rd., and Mrs.
Harvey A. Wilson, 143O4 Eu-
cid ave-, were three Of the rs
Greater Cleveland winners in
the "HI NOM" Overseas Tele-
phone Project held in associa-
tion with USO and the United
Appeal Of Greater Cleveland.
More than $50 Cleveland
Mons sent in cards and coupons
to the holiday contest. The USO
is presently arranging the calls
with the MONS, and the Red
Cross is offering free Talking
Letters" to those not winning.
Mann in Germany
Stationed in Germany, Spec
ialist Fifth Class Richard r.
Mann has not seen his family
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1962-12-06
Booth Alumni
Fete Saturday

Alumni Of the Education for
Parenthood Glasses Of Booth
Memorial Hospital are hav-
! ing a pre-Christmas Party
Saturday at 2:30 pm.
This will not only be a re-
union of adult class members
but 'get-together' of their re-
spective infants.
Arrangements are being made
by alumni members, Mrs. Rhoda
Simmons and Mrs. Eta Shank,
VIII. 1886. A musical pro-
gram with Santa Claus in at
tendance will enliven proceed
Iings.
Girl Scouts Of the Gale
donia Neighborhood Center
have volunteered their services
to take care of restless infant
guests.
Prospective fathers and moth
ers are invited to enroll for the
next series of classes to begin
Wednesday, Jan. 9th at 7:30
pm. Call Booth Hospital at
Nv. 6-4100.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1962-12-06
We HunbIy Accept the
Extra Response bility

In the normal course of events, we
equipped both edtOriaIly and mechanically to
handle certain volume of news and advertising.
The strike of the two Cleveland daily news
papers has resulted in our accepting advertising
beyond usual limits.
Naturally, we are not averse to so doing, but
all this has placed extra burden the printers,
linotype operators and other members of the
mechanical end of this publication
We salute them for a job well done Gas we
knew they would) and hope that our many readers
will tell advertisers where they read about
their sales and specials.
In a newspaper, such as this which is distrib-
uted throughout the area without charge. adj
vertising is our sole income and for it we are
truly grateful.
AS we have for many months past, we con-
tinue to suggest that you "Buy in Your Commu-
nifty" for it is here that the businessmen who
make it possible for us to tell of your clubs and
organizations in business. AS you may note,
we have accepted only additional local advertising.
To all of you, publicity representatives, club
and church correspondents, printers and sales
men, editorial staff 4. to all who have done
"that little bit more" our sincere thanks!
BUY IN YOUR COMMUNITY!
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1962-12-06
Retirees Aid
Marine Corps
Toy Program

Members Of the East Side
Retiree Center, 1876 st. Clail
ave-, are aiding the U. S. Marine
"Toys for Tots" program by re-
pairing toys and making dol,
clothes.
All projects must be in nc
later than Dec. 18th.
On tomorrow's (Friday) pro.
gram at the Center are the Play
Reading and Great Books Dis,
cussion groups. At 1:30 p. m
Monday, members will be en-
gagged in working on their "Toys
for Tots" projects.
The program committee will
meet Tuesday at II a. m. Big
item on the agenda for Wednes.
day will be the pinochle tourna.
ment.
Work on the Christmas prof.
ects will continue starting at II
a. m. next Thursday and the
Craft Workshop will start al
1870 p. m.
Retirees, both men and wom-
en-, 60 years of age and over
are invited to join.
For information, call Mrs.
Sheila Sklar, director, or Mrs.
Evelyn J. Culver, program as
sistant at 451-2110.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1962-12-06
Class z"
Basketball
Begins at Y

The East Cleveland Exchange
Club will sponsor the Class "E"
Basketball League for boys 13
through Is years of age. 1t is
the 14th year that the Service
Club has sponsored the league.
Games will be played Satur-
days from 3 p. m. to 5 p. m. at
the East Cleveland YMCA gym.
This Saturday will be the first
of three sign-up and practice
sessions with the actual games
beginning Dec. 29th.
A fee of 81 will be charged
the boys for which they will re-
ceive a jersey, play 10 games,
and be treated to banquet.
The winners will receive in
dividual trophies.
Lloyd Dutch Bridenbaugh
is again the league director and
he will be assisted by members
of the Exchange Club.
Boys should come each Satur-
day to get their team assignment
and practice with their coach.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1962-12-06
Valley Forge |nvades
Shaw omorrow Niqht

The Parma Valley Forge
Patriot basketball team invades
the Shaw High gymnasium for
the first time tomorrow eve
ming for the second night of
Lake Erie League play.
Both Valley Forge and Shaw
dropped their league opening
contest. Valley lost to Parma
Senior 70 to SO, while Shaw
was edged by Euclid 45 to 81.
The Patriots coach, however,
is not new to the Shaw fans
for John Broski was the head
coach of Parma Senior until
the opening of the new high
school.
The Patriots boast one OF
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1962-12-06
90 Fire Loss Here to Be
Third Highest On Record

ing officials for some 20 al.
legged violations to the building
code.
He had accused the city Of
going overheard" in demands
to correct the violations.
However, Chief Lange as
serted that the fire would have
been much worse if many of
these violations had not been
corrected.
He specifically pointed to the
city's demand for wired glass
on doors and windows.
If it wasn't for this" Lange
stated, 1--WE would not have been
able to contain the fire"
Some Is firemen fought the
blaze for over an hour and then
stayed three hours longer to
clean up.
Rough 1ear
1t appears that East Cleve-
land is on it's way to the third
worst fire record in the city's
history.
The worst was in 1916 when
most Of the Windermere Metho-
dist Church burned down and
brought the loss total to S176,-
600. Next highest was in 1858
when fire damages were as
seessed at OBI, 900.
The worst fire, so far this
year, was to the Doctors Clinic
when damaged totaled $4,000
Firemen, actually are keeping
their fingers crossed, even
though the end of the year is
in sight.
They remember 1858 when
during the last 10 days of the
year, over $4,000 in property
was destroyed by fire.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1962-12-06
Aqua Boosters
Plan Meeting

An interesting program on
swimming will be presented
Thursday, Nov. 18th, at s pm.
at Korb Center. when the East
Cleveland Aqua Boosters meet.
Among the speakers will be
Dave Costill, Shaw swimming
coach; Neil Skinner, Shaw pool
Ray Snyder, Y Phys
ical education head; Mrs. Mary
10 Dennis, synchronize coach
and Mrs. JoAnn Smith, YWCA
physical education director.
The Aqua Boosters is a new
ly formed club to help promote
swimming in East Cleveland.
The group was specifically or
ganized to take advantage of
the fact East Cleveland has two
of the finest and most modern
swimming pools in the area. One
is at Korb Center and the other
is the new Y pool.