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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-11

for 20 minutes in Mr.. Ken
nedy's limousine as it carried
him to the airport from the
funeral of Mrs. Franklin D.
Roosevelt at Hyde Park, N. Y.
United States officials still
are concerned about whether
the AZ missiles Soviet officials
say they are taking home are
all that are in Cuba. There are
reports, difficult to check, that
other missiles have been hid
den in caves where United
States reconnaissance planes
cannot spot them.
UNREASONABLE Proof
When Mr.. Khrushchev an
nounced October % he was
withdrawing offensive weapons,
Mr.. Kennedy replied that he
would lift the blockade and
pledge not to invade Cuba
but only after receiving I'M
questionable proof that the
Cuba-ba nuclear threat had
been fully eliminated.
AS things stand now, such
proof has not been forthcom-
ing.
Although United States of
ficials do not claim Mr..
Khrushchev is cheating by hid
ing nuclear weapons in Cuba
they lack fully convincing evil
denoe that he is not. And they
have made no progress on re-
moval of the jet bombers, also
clasSed as offensive weapons
that must be eliminated.
In view of the Communists
refusal to withdraw the Ilyush-
in-28 medium bombers, which
can carry nuclear explosives,
defenses in Florida have been
strengthened.
United States officials said
privately they do not question
that the cylindrical objects pho
tographad aboard the Soviet
ships are rockets built to drive
nuclear warheads from 1000 to
1000 or more miles. The giant
weapons - with machinery to
handle them-have been under
constant aerial surveillance
since missile bases were first
spotted in mid-October.
But all the supposed missiles
are being photographed and the
pictures submitted to expert
analysis to determine exactly
what is being seen.
Describes Encounter
Later, Capt. John R. Beard
all, jr., of the Norfolk described
his encounter with the Kom-
somol. He said he requested
the Russian skipper to remove
the covering over the missiles
and permit the United States
ship to come alongside and
take photographs.
HE did not disagree" Capt.
Beardall said, "as soon as we
were further into international
waters we closed to about 400
yards and noticed he had the
tail section and nose section of
a single missile on each side
uncovered. There were eight
on deck.
Underneath the tarpaulins
the missiles were covered in a
weatherproof sheeting, green in
color. It was easy to make out
the tail fins and general mis-
sile line. The missiles we're 70
feet long and Of such size and
shape to indicate they were of
the medium range ballistic
missile family. To the best of
my knowledge they were the
real thing.
There were 10 to 80 men on
deck who appeared to be in
excess of the normal crew,
which indicated certain per-
sonnet were being removed
along with the missiles. They
also had one good-looking
woman aboard, but she was too
busy holding down her yellow
skirt to pay much attention to
u.s."
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CUBA

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Continued From Page AL
Komsomol. 1t had the nose
and tail sections of two mis-
siles uncovered.
An hour later the Norfolk
asked that all missiles be I'M
covered and repeated the re-
quest soon after noon. The
Soviet skipper declined, saying
he would have to radio his gov
eminent to get authority to
show more. But some six hours
later, the Soviet crew uncov-
cred all the missiles.
The Norfolk completed its
survey and messaged thanks.
The Norfolk's commander,
Capt. John R. Beardall, jr., said
there were no incidents.
Thant Reports Pact
Meanwhile U. N. Acting Sec
rotary General U Thant re-
ported conditional agreement
on detailed arrangements for
the International Committee
of the Red Cross to take over
the inspection of Soviet ships
bound for Cuba. He said a fl
nal, conclusive agreement
among Cuba, Russia, the
United States and the commit
tee would be made early this
week, probably Tuesday.
The Red Cross inspection is
intended to replace the naval
blockade the United States
threw around Cuba October "a
to keep out Soviet missiles,
bombing planes and access
cries.
Mr.. Thant answered the COR
respondents questions after q
final conference with Red Cross
representatives who came from
the committees Geneva head
quarters Tuesday to negotiate
on the matter.
Mr.. Thant said the United
Nations would have to charter
a ship or ships for the Red
Gross inspectors to use. If there
is only one checkpoint, only
one ship will be needed, Mr.
Thant said. but it has not yet
been decided whether there
will be one checkpoirt or two
u. N. Haggling Continued
Haggling continued at the
United tions with nc
agreement in sight-over So'
Wet and Cuban baking at two
United States demands: Cd
That Russia pull its jet bomb.
erS out of Cuba and (2) allow
on-site inspection of the Gu
ban missile bases to guarantee
they have been dismantled anc
that no nuclear equipment ha.
been hidden away in caves OF
elsewhere.
United States officials fore
cast, despite his agreement fol
inspection, that Soviet Premier
Khrushchev will declare that
any U. N. inspection or Other
international verification Ii
unnecessary when he ha!
checked all his missiles through
the United States warshir
picket line.
The Soviet leader was eX-
pected to give up only what he
feels compelled to yield to ayolc
nuclear war, even though hi
was pictured as willing to sc
far to avoid a holocaust.
President Kennedy is re.
ported, however, determined or
international notification of the
removal from Cuba of medium
and intermediate-range mis-
siles. .s
Otherwise, officials say, hi
will continue the United States
air-sea surveillance of Cuba
indefinitely as the only way tt
prevent another swift bulldog
of a nuclear threat-perhap'
with missiles hidden In Cuba
The President conferred latt
yesterday with John j. McCloy
who heads the three-mar
United States team taking par
in the Cuba negotiations at thu
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-16
Land of the Free?

America may still be the home of
the brave. But the notion that it is also
the land of the free is becoming suspect.
Take the case of four members of
Local 283 of the United Automobile
Workers. They were fined by the local
for earning more, which means working
more, under an incentive system, than
union rules permitted. The workers re-
fused to pay the fines and the union
sued them in the Wisconsin courts In
their turn, the workers filed an unfair
labor practice complaint against the
union under the Taft-Hartley Act.
Now, a trial examiner for the Ma
tional Labor Relations Board has spoken
What he says, in effect, is that there's
nothing in the Taft-Hartley Act which
prevents union from telling a man
how much he may earn or, stated the
other way, how hard he may work He
can earn what the union says he can
earn, and that's that.
The general counsel of the NLRB
has decided to ask the full Labor Board
to overrule the trial examiner, and this
we think, gives rise to some hope. 1t
may even turn out, after all, that this
really is both the land of the free and
the home Of the brave.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-16
With Fingers Crossed

The United Nations General As
Sembly now appears ready to accept the
risk OF another tragedy in Africa. At any
rate, on the basis of recommendations
made by special commission that has
studied the situation, the assembly is
expected to vote overwhelmingly in
favor of granting effective July i
separate status of independence to
each OF the two parts of Belgium's
Ruanda-Urundi trust territory
This prospect is viewed with grave
misgivings by many observers. Indeed,
even the U. N. commission has made
clear that it is seriously worried by the
fact that the native regimes of Ruanda
and Urundi are bitterly opposed to each
other and have fatty rejected the idea
OF any form. of political or adminiStra-
tive union or federation Thus although
they have not said so directly, the COM
MISSIONS members have left little room
for doubt that the advent of independ-
ence in these two primitive places may
lead to tribal warfare that could be
worse than that in the Congo Republic.
The primary reason for this fear is
that Ruanda and Urundi, which together
have population OF million in an
area twice the size of Maryland, are
inhabited by people who hate each
other with tribal intensity difficult
to understand in our Western world.
This hatred thrives and flouriSheS prin-
cipally between the minority Watusi
people relatively light-skinned and re-
markedly talD and members of the
majority Bahutu tribe, much shorter
and much darker The latter apparently
deSpiSe the WatuSis (the sentiment is
reciprocaD to such an extreme that
it is hard to see how independence can
come into force without bringing with it
trouble for everybody, including the
tribes and the U. N.
Even so, the special U. N. commits
sion on this subject, while voicing it's
fears, has affirmed that more harm
would be done by postponing Ruanda-
Urundi independence than by gambling
with the danger Of widespread internal
disorder just as soon as such independ-
ence becomes effective. There is a kind
OF madness in the whole business
madness that would have us believe
that tribes without any education or
governing experience worthy of the
name are really capable, at this stage of
their development, of doing a good job
in running the lands now being handed
over to them. AS to that, one can dc
little more than keep ones fingers
crossed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-16
Crisis Comma Up

When he was a District Commits
sioner some years ago, and after a par
ticularly trying day, Samuel Spencer
once unburdened himself of the heart
felt expression that life in the District
Building was "just one - crisis after
another" His comment, as the 1000
pages Of House testimony on the new
District budget have Just borne out,
still applies-with emphasis on the fiscal
dilemma of the city.
District residents began to absorb
brand-new $13.8 million tax increase
just month or so ago. AS a result the
Commissioners have proposed a budget
OF nearly $500 million for the coming
year which Is narrowly in balance. Ac-
cording to Commissioner Tobriner, how
ever, I'VE expect another financial
problem in 1854" Further, he warned,
the absence of financial reserves could
upset the precarious fiscal balance even
sooner.
Representative hatcher of Ken
tupky, the able chairman of the House
District Appropriations Subcommittee,
raised two questions. Why don't the
Commissioners, he asked, % tailor
their expenditures more rigidly to their
income? and (2) build up a reserve
rather than Ito spend additional in
come Immediately upon its coming
available?"
The answer to the second question
is. easy. For such additional income"
as the District has received during the
last few years generally has been raised
: In order to keep from falling even
farther behind on the mounting backlog
Of essential public works Improvements
And the main reason for the existence
OF this backlog is that Congress over
the years has failed to pay a fair share
OF the costs, as it promised to do in 1854.
to keep the works program current.
Thus, for example, the Commissioners
now have been forced to seek authority
to borrow an additional SIS million
Tor this purpose, the repayment of which
inevitably will contribute to new crises
during the years ahead.
AS to his first question, Mr.. hatcher
may have a point. No doubt there is
fat IN the $300-million budget which
can and should be Topped off for the
time being. But the financial machinery
OF the District will not have moved an
inch closer to sound footing if, as
has happened in the past, the present
Congress merely trims the budget to
level slightly above the resources of
District taxpayers and then fails to put
up Its own fair share of the cost of
running this city
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-16
Nonsense

In your recent editorial,
HE Has a Point" you used
the word nonsense" in re-
ference to Senators Gold
water and Thurmond pinning
a "no-win" tag on the State
Department. Yet in your
earlier editorial, " Victory a
Bad Word?," you used the
word nonsense" in deScrib-
ing the State Departments
censorship of the word vic
tory" Can the Senators be
so wrong? Isn't "no-win" the
opposite of victory?
Nonsense is a good word
when used in the right place.
1t means the opposite of
good sense" If all this non
sense of muzzling, soft-pedal-
ing. pussyfooting, etc, in try
ing to appease a deadly
enemy doesn't come to a
quick end. our enemy will
bury" us as promised.
In referring to our Under
secretary of State accusing
the Senate of voting for a
"no-win" policy on the
amendment to the foreign aid
bill. you say our top men are
not supposed to talk like this,
and that I'm Washington, it
just isn't done" Perhaps that
was before New Frontier"
days. Things are different
now! ~
Kathryn n. Rowsher
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-16

Wolfgang Gloede was only IL years
old when he died the other day on the
slave side of Berlin'S Communist built
wall. He had been shot down there in
cold blood by a compatriot of his "a
member of the Red-run East German
border police) in keeping with orders
from on high to kill anybody-man,
woman or child-attempting to flee to
the reckoning freedom of the city'S
Western sectors.
This is something that is difficult
to comprehend. Why should mans in
humanity to man be so inhumane as to
snuff out the life of mere boy? At the
age'of IL, full of fine vigor, good dreams
and all the wonderful things that very
young people are made Of, Wolfgang
had right to look forward to some
thing better than being shot in the back
by fellow-German simply because he
tried to run away from a system he
didn't like. Why ought this to have been
his fate? Why could he not have been
allowed to live? Why did East Germany's
Red totalitarianS, who do exactly what
the Kremlin says, turn their machine
guns on him lest he run free and attain
manhood on the Western side of their
terrible wall?
These questions, in a sense, supply
their own answers. Wolfgang Gloede,
even though very young, had acquired
enough knowledge of the world to I'M
derStand the wisdom of trying to escape
communism.
In this he failed. But the Commu-
nists cannot now enslave him, and his
death is triumph to the extent that
it exposes for all to see the evil of the
thing he sought to flee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-16
Realism in Hong Konq

In an informative policy statement,
Claude Burgess, Colonial Secretary to
the Hong Kong Government, has clari-
fled several major aspects of the Crown
Colony'S immigration problem" the
local governments way of handling it
and how "the outside world" may help
in more effective way than by offering
refugee relief
Mr.. Burgess explained, to begin with,
that the problem of the influx of MAIN
land Chinese is not a new one to Hong
Kong-the colony has been living with
1t for the last twelve yearS-and it is
now only newly apparent to the con-
science of the outside world" In these
past twelve years he added, Hong Kong
has accepted approximately one million
1mmigrantS-one-t third of it's present
population-after proper legal clearance
These people have not been classified
as refugees; they have been given all
privileges of access to government built
housing, schools and welfare institutions,
as well as to job opportunities. In fact,
he went on, when we decided to inte-
CRATE every immigrant into our COM
munlty we were IN effect making deci-
sion that put the word refugee out of
our dictionary"
AS demonstrated, Mr.. Burgess con-
tinued, the colony is willing, and indeed
able, to bear this burden, but it cannot
allow it to be intolerably increased by
abandoning present policy "of contain
ing illegal immigration" Help, however,
does not lie in offers of food, clothing
or other forms of relief-no matter how
generously meant-nor even in proposals
for emigration out of Hong Kong. In
stead, the Secretary emphasized, there
are two realistic and practical ways,
namely, by allowing the goods of Hong
Kong, manufacturing and commercial
community, reasonable access to over
seas markets." and by outside financial
contribution to the colony's program
for construction of such essential facil-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-16
Long live the Star!

Of two things we can be
sure. If the sign makers are
not restrained, visitors may
soon be unable to see the city
for the signs. Also more trees
must be planted and more
lamp posts installed for ad-
ditional sign poSts-as the eX-
listing ones are barely able to
stand up under their heavy
metallic burdens.
To make work for the sign
makers, we must have dual
signs. Once the emergency
snow routes were marked off
by merely yellow ringing"
the lamp posts. Now, how
ever, we have pillowcase-size
signs in addition to the yell
low rings to guide us on our
way.
Some of our thou shalt
not" signs are plainly undis-
tinguishable from any reaS-
enable distance. AS we drive
along we come up on those
no left turn" signs in black
boxcar letters. Then just as
we pass through the inter-
section we see the fine print
below telling us that the re-
striction applies only at GER
tain hours. Our sign makers,
apparently, have never heard
of color schemes or geomet-
rical grouping.
Then, to add to our traffic
woes, we have the unofficial
sign posters. When some
prominent hostess decides to
put on a social affair, she
can obtain a block of those
emergency no parking"
pieces of cardboard and tie
them to the trees and lamp
posts in her block. Then
these warrants of special
privilege often fall into the
hands of apartment house
janitors who use them indis-
criminately when they please.
We know of one knight of
the coal shovel who has his
own private set of mo park
ing" signs which he places
on the sidewalk when and
where he pleases.
Finally, we have intimida-
ton by sign thought up by
the do-gooders. AS if we
didn't know, these signs re-
mind us that "speeders lose
licenses" and seven points
and you can walk" Now, if
the sign makers insist upon
publishing the entire traffic
code on their signs let them,
like law giver Hammurabi,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-16
Signs of the Times and Litterbug Pete Reviewed

to keep our city clean -
Save your chewing gum pa
per to wrap the gum in when
you have finished with it,
then deposit it in a trash
can. Peel your orange into
a garbage can. Hold on to
candy wrappers and lolly-
pop sticks until you can find
a waste basket for them. Tidy
up your picnic site before
you, leave the park. Remind
your parents to place hot
match sticks land cigarette
butts if they smoke in metal
receptacleS."
I have always appreciated
the message Of that guest
speaker many years ago. and
have taken pride in helping
to keep my home town. our
Capital City, clean and beau
tiful. My resentment rises
when I see inconsiderate in
dividuals littering our public
places.
But isn't it wonderful what
impresses a child and in
spires him to work for the
cause!
And then, there is associ-
alton. Our son frequently
asks us to drive by a par
ticular street corner so he can
see the sign which is posted
mo Dumping by Order Of
D. c. Commissioners" and
have us tell him "all about
litterbugs." Litterbug Pete
certainly ranks with his IA
vorite Storybook characters.
My sincere hope is that
the message he is conveying
to our son and the children
Of this generation will make
a lasting impression on them.
Miriam c. Libby.
* =
I am entranced with the
"Litterbug." What a ghast-
ly little beastie! But he is
lacking. He should have by
night flashing FREELY light
of his own, and by day and
night a beastly roar mega
phoned electronically from
his innardS - Mr.. Conrad
Wirth to control the roar by
remote gadgets.
Seriously, why not bury
the "Litterbug" statues and
substitute a single mega
phoned request to large gath
erings at the Washington
Monument, ETC., requesting
everyone to take with him
when he leaves the paper
droppings he made.
Anonymous.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-16

Whatever happened to the
Presidents campaign promise
to utilize labor representa-
tives in diplomatic negotia-
tions?
I am confident that no la
Dor negotiator would have re-
opened the Berlin negotia-
tons when the only conces-
sions would be on our side,
cast aside those I.aorianS
who support the Unite d
States before the negotia-
tons for a coalition govern
ment began there, or expect
ed the Dutch to accept the
Bunker proposal as a basis
for negotiation of the Dutch
attempt to keep the Papuans
free Of Indonesia's colonial
ism.
G.. T. HelImuth,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-16
Goddess Nations

The June 10 issue Of
United States News & World
Report, Page IS, includes,
among other observations,
this excerpt:
Every Communist country
is in trouble. Trouble seems
to be that the Communist
system can't produce the
things people need. 1t
just doesn't work."
Since communism is Off
cially atheistic can this con-
dition not be an appropriate
dividend" therefrom?
E. M. Nichols.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-16

The President said-"If the
people are dissatisfied with
the New Frontiersmen, they
should get new leadership"
-Yipee-yi-ya!
With the Cuban fiasco,
the Berlin wall, the stagger-
ing budget, the imminent
loss of Laos through with
holding aid from it's anti
Communist leaders, the vi
cious attacks on business
producing the stock market
panic, can America survive
much more of the New
Frontiersmen? With the steel
industry, the New Frontiers
men are fearless warriors;
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-16

tiles as water systems, housing, hospi-
tails, schools and so forth. Given these
tools" instead of charity, Mr.. Burgess
concluded, Hong Kong will do its share
of the job.
If there are further needs, such as
finding a haven for countless more
thousands who may wish to flee Com
muniSt China, the answer is not to be
found in turning the Crown Colony, of
limited area, into massive relief center
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-16
Rigging?

Recently we were told that
it was degrading to our mo-
rails to give TV contestants
prior knowledge of the ques-
tons for a TV show.
According to the New York
Herald Tribune of June 10,
there is some suspicion that
not only does the contestant
on Mr.. Kennedy's Press
Conference" know the ques-
tons beforehand, he even
takes care to have them pre-
pared.
Is this rigging or is it Just
infiltration of the White
House by Madison Avenue
subversives? Maybe someone
should let the President
know.
Carl A. KeySer,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-16
Aid to Reds

The first Senate vote on
the Lausche amendment
against aid to Communist
dominated countries, was a
vote of inner conviction
based on the conscience
while the later voting
on the watering down"
amendments were votes
based on fear of administra-
ton pressures. But, never
theless, a wisp of fresh air
has blown through the SEN
ate halls and who knows,
maybe many more of our
Senators will now vote their
convictions after feeling the
unrestricted freedom this
pleasant zephyr has brought
to them!
G. d. BrOyles.
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