Jessen's weekly., 1962-03-07
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WASHINGTON - Gen. David saoup. the Marine Corps command e. has replied to Col. John GIeHn's EzscnieFous request for flight pay for three of0its round the earth tHat he would approve voucher for the four and a half hours Glenn spent fa orbit but would not approve any payment figured by the mile : JFK doesn't forget little things, even al times of crisis. It was he who instructed Vice President Johnson. chairman of the space agency. to fly to Grand Turk Is- land to greet Colonel Glenn Colonel Glenn hasn't formally ap- piled. but has hinted he would like to make a second trip into space; James Webb. head of the space energy. has made no final decision but feels Glenn has done enough, will probably keep him down on earth in the future .. Webb, who masterminded the great space achievement. was trained under the late great governor of North Caro- lina. o. Max Gardner It took spectators al Cape Canaveral long, e 10 drive through the traffic jam 10 Coca Beach than it took John Glenn 10 travel all the way round the earth Two secret docu- ments on space flights have diSap- peared from the Armed Services Technical Intelligence agency Se- cuEity men are frantically search iag for them. bur some agents be- heve the documents were hidden by disgruntled employee 10 en- barrass his boss They pertained 10 guidance problems.
 Russian Chinese Showdown
 Some amazing developments are taking place behind the sugar cane curtain in Cuba U $ intelligence -e- ports that they are closely linked 10 the theological battle between China and Russia
 Among other things, Fidel Castro has now sbdicated much of his die tatorial power and has promised inc Russians 10 quit his psycho- pathic bombaSt which has kept Gu ba in q continual state Of jitterS
 Behind the internal struggle have been two important figures. The first is Ernesto Che. Cae=cra. Ar gentine-trained Cornmunist. who ia vored the tough Chinese brand of communism and imported hundreds Of Chinese technicians. Chinese have been seen all over Havana and probably outnumbered Russian ad- visors. Some even held office in the Cuban government.
 Opposing Guevera has been Bias Roca, a Communist loyal 10 Mos COW.
 In the theological mitigating which has taken place in the Span- ish-built fortresses and office build- ingS of ancient Havana. Roca has now won out. He has become back stage boss of Cuba
 He has even replaced Castro as head of agrarian reform with a trusted henchman. Carlos Rodri- guez. Guevera has been eaSed out of the limelight. and his Chinese friends are being dropped
 The Cuban government now ap- pears to be run from the Russian embassy where Ambassador Sergei Kudriavtsev quietly gives advice
 Bias Roca. according to intelh- gence reports. played two aces in forcing Castro to relinQuiSh his die tatorial powers:
 l. Castro's mismanagement has driven Cuba 10 the brink of eeo- homie disaster. and he desperately needed aid. Only Russia could sup ply that aid.
 ,. Castro had developed para noic fear of invasion from the USA and assassination at the hands of American agents. The Krenllia promised to protect him. This was sae reason Moscow issued it's recent ssarning agaanst snather CuhSn in- tHsion. The warning was rrara n