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Some Questions

There are other questions, too,
which have cropped up and for
which no immediate answers are
available:
. Will the United States Con-
greSs penaliZe those nations who
abstained from voting to GUST Cuba
when the appropriations for the
Alliance for Progress are decided?
. Will the big Latin American
countries, the apSCainers, follow
the lead of the United States
and others in breaking diplomatic
relations with Havana? (Here
there are pressures both ways. In
Argentina, the military has issued
a virtual ultimatum to President
Arturo Frondizi to do so. In Brazil,
the ghost of Janio Quadros, the
former President who resigned
after a few months in office ap-
pears to be working to keep that
giant nation on a path of peaceful
co-existence" and "neutrality"D
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-04
Algeria:
Decision Near

The French government last
week moved tanks and addi-
tiOnal troops into Paris as
President de Gaulle prepared an
address to the nation tOmor-
row on Algerian peace talks.
Violence mounted in North
African colony.
For now sits Expectation in
the air and hides a sword. :"
This was France and this was
its tormented Algerian colony last
week and Shakespeare had the
words to describe it centuries ago.
For more than seven years war
and terrorism has racked the big
French North African land as
Moslem natives pressed for an
independence the European
"colonS" could not abide.
But since Charles de Gaulle
came to power. the government
has recognized that to prepare the
day for granting independence to
Algeria was the only realistic
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Up to Congress

Thus it was easy to accumulate.
Disposal of the materials was
more difficult. The laws which
created the system specified that
only Congress could get rid of
anything in the stock-pile. And
Congress showed no desire to dis
pose of anything; no industry
would want the Government to
disrupt the market by flooding it
with surplus materials.
BY last week-when stockpiling
became an issue as we'll as
precaution-the value of the &C
cumulated material had reached
the total Of SIT billion.
Calmly near the beginning of
his press conference on Wednesday
afternoon President Kennedy said:
Thirdly, I have an important
announcement to make about the
national stockpiling program ;"
A survey of the program, he said,
indicated to him that it was over
grown and potential source of
excessive and unconscionable prof
its" He revealed that he was
appointing a commission to make
a detailed review of our stock
piling policies and, more impor-
family, that he had talked with
Senator Symington of Missouri
about the complete exploration by
a Senate committee of the whole
program and how the great excess
1884 billion of materials could
have been created.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-04
Provdd Plea

The day before, in Moscow, Rus
slams officials marking the birth
day of Franklin Roosevelt, called
for a return to the Soviet Ameri-
can friendship of his day. Prior
to that Pravda made a plea for
effective cooperation" to ease the
tensions between the East and
West.
The President and his official
family did their part last week to
improve communications. He was
host to White House luncheon
for AlekSei I. Adzhubei, editor of
IzveStia, and his wife who is the
daughter of Mr.. Khrushchev. At
torney General Kennedy, who left
Thursday on a worldwide trip
which may take him to Moscow,
also entertained the Soviet visitor.
And so did Pierre Salinger. White
House press secretary, who will
visit the Soviet capital in the
spring.
Mr.. Adzhubei. who was treated
like no ordinary editor, made up
somewhat for his astonishing adj
vice to the Mexicans to fight to
regain Texas, when he offered
this optimistic note on the eX-
plosive and complex situation in
Laos to reporters:
There may be a solution soon
in Laos-sooner than you think.
And 1t will be good beginning"
Mr.. Kennedy had earlier voiced
at his news conference a note of
wary optimism on a solution to
the crisis in that Southeast Asian
Kingdom. Fighting was still going
on there, however, between Gov
eminent and Red-led rebel forces.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-04
Inquiry:
Naming Names

A Senate Armed Services
Subcommittee continued taking
testimony in its effort to find
out il undue restraints have
been put upon defense leaders
in their speeches about COM
muniSm.
In lower level Washington it's
always hard to match men with
decisions. When "the Defense De-
partment decided today" appears
in print it could be Secretary
Mcnamara POSSIBLY acting for the
President) or it could be an assist
ant or an undersecretary or any
high ranking officer who has
actually done the writing on the
yellow legal pad.
In the system of things it is
perhaps unfair but it is all too
often true that decisions which
reflect credit on the departments
are attributed to the highest rank
ing officials. 1t is considered
neither unethical nor impolite for
them to take the bows.
Last week came the spectacle of
a department head taking the
brickbats. He was Secretary of
Defense Mcnamara and the cases
involved censorship of high-rank-
ing military men. The Senate
Armed Service Subcommittee look
ing into "muzzling" of officers for
criticizing communism had turned
up examples where apparently
harmless words had been removed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-04
Unusual Move

The news in the Presidents
move was two-fold:
/. 1t was highly unusual for the
impetus for a congressional in
vestigation of anything to come
from the executive department of
the Government. Usually Con-
gressmen think of these things
themselves.
2. The technical nature of the
Stockpiling program - together
with secret security classification
has kept the facts about such
a huge accumulation out of the
public's eye.
The President referred to Sen
ator Symington's Stockpiling Sub
committee of the Senate Armed
Services Committee as making the
investigation and the Senator con-
firmed it with announcement that
the hearings would get underway
without delay.
Mr.. Kennedy phrased his re-
marks on what's going on very
carefully. Although he said he
was convinced that a thorough
investigation" was warranted he
said he was not making any i'm
plication and refrained from sug-
costing "wrong-doing by an in
dividual." But the question which
arose Immediately was where
blame might be placed if it should
turn out that the program had
been mishandled.
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mum and tungsten. This is the
largest.
The Defense Production Act
Inventory, an accumulation of
about one-third of the rs items
in the strategic stockpile started
in 1850 not as a stockpile of
needed material but for the over
flow production from industry
that was being expanded for the
Korean war effort.
Commodity Credit and Sup
Elemental stockpiles created by
various farm subsidy programs.
The Federal Facilities Corpora
ton stockpile of tin, a hold-over
from the old Reconstruction FL
nance Corporation.
Although the idea of any sensa-
tional revelations in the inquiry
has been played down by every
body who has commented on it
the most intriguing angle re-
manned. after all, the political
one. This is an election year and
anything might turn up. Lots of
people were ready to wade through
the entire inventory of 81 billion
worth of goods for a few disable
campaign issues.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-04
THE WEEK IN PERSPECTIVE
Cuba as an Out|awed Nation

The Organization of Ameri-
can States on Wednesday voted,
IA to 1, with six abstentiOns, to
GUST Castro's Communist Cuba
from the inter American sys-
tenn. President Kennedy and
Secretary Of State Rusk hailed
the action; Cuba saw failure of
GAS to vote sanctions a diplO-
matte defeat for the United
States.
The influence of the Castro rev.
olution in Cuba on the rest of very
rich, very-poor Latin America
has been substantial. Particularly
among the more numerous poorer
people, the bearded dictator has
won many sympathizers.
His leftist regime, tied as it is
to the Sino-Soviet bloc, doubtless
accelerated support in the United
States for some kind of positive
steps to. meet the threat of ex-
ported and native CastroiSm. Wit
ness the vote Of approval in Con-
gress last year for the Kennedy
Alliance for Progress aid program.
When. Castro a few months ago
COMPOUNDED the free world and,
perhaps, the Kremlin as well, by
admitting that he has long been
and still is a Marxist-Leninist, the
demand grew in the United States
that something be done to contain
or destroy his regime.
Colombia, strongly backed by
Washington. requested a meeting
of the foreign ministers of the
GAS to consider the problem of
Communist Cuba and Latin Amer
ica's economic development, two
matters closely tied together.
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Ministers Meetinu

This led to the meeting of GAS
foreign ministers which opened in
Punta del Este, Uruguay, about
two weeks ago, a meeting which
ended on Wednesday.
The United States delegation.
headed by Secretary of State Rusk
and aided by bipartisan con-
greSsional delegation, set it's sights
on economic sanctions against the
Havana regime and its custer from
the GAS.
Unanimity has long been the
hallmark of the GAS delibera-
tons. This has been both a
strength and weakness of the al
lance. After long days and nights
of debate and argument, during
which both the carrot and the
stick were employed, the United
States decided it was better to
settle for something less than
unanirhity rather than water down
ultimate action by further COM
promise.
The idea of economic sanctions
was dropped rather early in the
game. AS for the move to GUST
Cuba from the organization, it
carried, finally. with the barest
tWo-thirds margin, IA to /, with
six abStentions,
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The Abstoiners

What could not be overlooked in
the subsequent declarations of a
great victory" by Secretary Rusk
and my satisfaction" by Mr.. Ken
nedy, was the fact that the three
largest Latin states, Brazil, Ar
gentina and Mexico were joined
by three others in refusing to vote
for Cuba's custer. The combined
population of these six abstaining
countries was $50 million. The IS
Nations voting with the United
States have population of only
so million.
Although there were legal ques-
tionS involved-does the GAS
have the authority to expel SOW
ereign member?-it was clear that
domestic political considerations
chat is, the popularity of the
Cuban revolution among the pau
periZed peasantry), weighed heav-
lily.
But this was not the whole
story. While the United States,
despite Secretary Rusk"s hercu-
lean efforts, did not get all it
wanted. it and its like-minded
allies accomplished much-in the
way of resolutions. Unanimously,
minus Cuba, the 20 nations of the
Americas voted:
. To affirm that the Alliance for
Progress Is the free mans answer
to the problem of economic and
social development, rather than
the Castro Communist solution.
Q To declare that Marxism-L enin-
ism is incompatible with that
system.
Q To GUST Cuba from the Inter-
American Defense Board. (This
was a formality, however, since
Cuba had been effectively barred
from the boards deliberations for
some time.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-04
The Surprise

The Prime Minister, who will be
81 on Tuesday, was expected to
win approval for his plan for a
move to the left, domestically.
While maintaining firmly ItaIy's
pro-WeStern foreign policy. mem
bership in NATO and in the Com
mon Market. But the size of his
victory-80 per cent of the votes
was something of a surprise.
There was one clue, which
escaped most observers, and II
may have been highly important.
The Christian Democrat Party,
which has variety of factions
from left to right, is a Roman
Catholic organization. If the
Church had opposed the Fanfani
plan to do business with the
Socialists. it is doubtful the
Christian Democrats would have
approved it.
In this regard, an editorial in
the Vatican's newspaper, Osserva-
tore Romano, of January IS
should be noted The editorial
did not condemn the opening to
the left" but observed that GER
tain maneuvering was often nee
esSary to preserve unity. And. 1t
continued, party unity must be
maintained. This was interpreted
as meaning that Pope John, a
man Of the soil who has an out
spoken interest in social justice.
and the Church were willing to 90
along with the Fanfani plan. It's
success was thus assured.
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ment of some of the major issues
dividing them?
Both sides seem to be talking
and acting like just such a posi-
bility exists although, to be sure,
it was more a matter of hope than
cold optimism on our part.
Mr.. Kennedy, who believes the
international atmosphere can be
very important" wants the chan
nels of communication kept very
widely OPEN. He elaborated on
his feelings on the matter at his
news conference on Wednesday
when he said:
1--WE hope that as communica-
lions improve, that the problems
which cause tension and danger
to the world will lessen. 1 be-
lieve that any exchange of infor-
nation of any kind in these very
hazardous times, is very useful. So
we're very glad to welcome them"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-04
Toward Progress

Mr.. Fanfani, who Is a history
professor as well as a politician,
was on the sidelines, but not for
long. He had not given up his con-
Vlctlon that Italy must have more
rapid economic and social prog
ress. including enforcement of an
equitable tax system.
In July, 1860. he was for the
third time called on to form a
government and did so with the
help OF three small parties, the
Social Democrats, Liberals and
Republicans.
He had had another chance. He
was determined not to miss it,
He wanted to broaden the base
OF his government, as we'll as speed
reforms. The Socialist Party of
Pietro Nenni, which had worked
with the Communists until the
break brought on by the Soviet
Unions brutal repression of the
Hungarian Revolution in 1856.
was the target.
Mr. Fanfani approved local
coalitions of Christian Democrats
and Nenni Socialists in Genoa
Milan and Florence last year. Ali
this was a prelude to the Christ
ian Democrat convention in Naples
last week where the Opening to
tne lett" matter was finally de-
cided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-04
Cold War;:
Matter of Hope

President Kennedy last week
entertained Premier KhruSh-
chev's daughter and sOn-in-Iaw
and later expressed hope that
the Thompson GrOmykO talks
on Berlin will produce an agree
nent.
Are the United States and the
Soviet Union heading toward a
genuine spring thaw in the Cold
War which will lead to a settle
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Names Refused

The committee members asked
a witness the identity of individ-
ualS who had made certain excl
sions. Acting upon instructions
from Secretary Mcnamara, the
witness refused to answer. Mr..
Mcnamara wrote the committee
that his decision was based on
belief that it Is absolutely essen
tial to maintain sound principles
of management of an executive
department :. not thrusting upon
subordinate officials burdens
which are properly chargeable to
me and my senior associates"
He raised the question of execu-
tive privilege one which has
arisen during congressional hear
ings for many years. The Sec
rotary did not invoke the doctrine
of executive privilege and he ex-
pressed the hope that friendly
agreement could be reached. The
committee members were FESTIVE
but agreed to talk it over.
The inquiry, which has been
the liveliest in town for several
weeks, continued with testimony
which involved some inter-service
disagreement. Gen. David M.
Shoup, commandant, said the
Marine Corps mission did not in.
clude educating the public about
the Communist menace. Admiral
George w. Anderson, Chief of
Naval Operations, said the Navy
should contribute it's knowledge
of communism toward the goal
of seeing that all Americans I'M
derstand the peril. Gen. Frederic
H. Smith, jr.. Vice Chief of Staff
Of the Air Force, took a middle
ground by saying that although
the military should not be the
primary agency for informing the
public along this line, the Air
Continued on Page CO
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False Appeal

The question arises as to why
Italy, which is booming with an
economic growth rate of 6.5 per
cent-double that of the United
States-should be moving to the
left. The answer appears to be
that, as we have a hard-core
unemployment, it has a hard-core
depressed area-itS South-which
Continued on Page c.
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Italy,:
Move to Left

Italy's ruling Christian Demo-
crat Party overwhelmingly ap-
proved on Thursday a working
relationship with the Nenni
Socialists. Prime Minister Fam
FAM resigned on Friday, but is
expected to be asked to form q
new government.
In 1854, at the Naples conven-
ton Of the Christian Democrat
Party. which has ruled Italy since
World War u, Amintore Fanfani
led a movement for democratic
initiative" with the aim Of attack
ing more vigorously his country's
critical economic and social prob
lens. But he failed to convince a
majority Of his party.
This followed his abortive at
tempt to form a government in
January Of that year.
-Four years later, in July, 1883.
upon the request Of President
Gronchi, he formed a government
and tried to translate his demo
cratic Initiative" ideas - which
meant an opening to the left
into action. He fell after seven
months when parties Of the left
and right combined in a no.
confidence vote. He resigned as
Prime Minister and then as sec
retary-general Of the CDP.
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hemisphere neighbors it remained
to be seen what practical effect
the GAS decisions at Punta del
Este will have on the welfare and
durability of his regime.
The question arises because Gu
ba'S foreign trade with the rest of
the Americas, including the United
States, is less than 10 per cent
of its total and it already has
more and better arms than per-
hapS any other Latin American
country,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-04
Optimism Now

Now, once again, there is opti-
mism over the area of agreement
that Paris and Algerian rebel
leaders repeatedly have reached in
their latest closed-door talks. This
hopeful feeling has been increased
by the announcement that Presi-
dent de Gaulle will make a special
address to the nation tomorrow.
There is an expectation that he
will disclose new progress, perhaps
even reveal concrete new steps
toward cease fire in Algeria.
This expectation was heightened
last week by the decision to move
into Paris 80 tanks and 100 more
military vehicles to bolster gov
eminent forces whose job it will
be to crush any attempted coup
by the extremist GAS.
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course. Most of Metropolitan
France agrees with him.
Still, the way has been rough
and dangerous. The French Army
is split, with the sympathy Of a
large section of the officer corps
leaning toward the "colonS" and
the anti-Gaullist GAS, a secret
military organization.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-04
Berlin Remains

But the biggest problem of all,
perhaps, along with nuclear test
ing and disarmament. is Berlin. On
that one both the President and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-04
The Maze

In delving into it Congress will
run into Washington bureau
cratic maze deeper than the
average. The overall agency
responsible is the Office of Emer-
gency Planning in the Presidents
executive offices. Under it there
are several big subdivisions:
The strategic stockpile which
accumulates supplies of rs stra-
tegic commodities such as alumni
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1962-01-12
Vocational School
Bills Planned

Kodiak's two representatives to
the state legislature expressed
hopes of introducing a bill to To-
cate vocational education school
at Kodiak at the Thursday meet
ing of the Chamber of Commerce.
Representatives Gil Jarvela and
Pete Deveau gave resumes of the
issues which they expect to come
up during the next session includ-
ing changes in the ESQ law, tide
lands lease funds, blue sky laws
and the Alaska business license
tax.
Floyd Johnson, Alaska State dir
ector of the Veterans Administra-
ton was a guest at the chamber
this week
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1962-01-12
Social Security
Agent Available

James L. Mara, Social Security
Representative from Juneau, will
visit Kodiak Monday, January Is.
Persons desiring information on
the old-age retirement, survivors
or disability benefit programs can
contact Mara at the Kodiak Hotel
from l to pm. on that date.
Persons planning to file retire
ment claims should bring their So
cial security cards, proof of their
date of birth and copy of their
1861 Federal income tax return.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1962-01-12
Bears Depart To
RuffIe kardinaIs

The Kodiak Bears hit the road
this weekend as they travel to the
Peninsula for return games with
the Kenai Kardinals. Both teams
are out to get back in the win
column as last week saw the Bears
lose two close ones to Palmer while
the Kards dropped two to the East
Anchorage Thunderbirds.
Departing this afternoon and re-
turning Sunday morning are the
following Bears: John Michel,
Hugh Devlin, Rudy Kennedy, Gary
Olson, Harold Katelnikoff, Kenny
Vail, Rich Mize, Harry Wilson, Stan
Sargent and Clete Leverette.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1962-01-12
9Th Graders To
Challenge Frosh

Playing their first games of the
year, both the Town and Base 9th
grade basketball season will get
underway on Tuesday night, $50,
high school gym.
The Base 9th Grade will head
the twin bill clashing with the
Freshman White Intramural team.
Town 9th Graders will play the
Freshman Red Intramural team at
7::3O pm. Admission is fifty cents
adults; two bits for students.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1962-01-12
Late Bulletins

Washington (P) = Rep. Ralph
Rivers today said he will make
"doWn-to-wire try to postpone
Alaska payments on unemployment
compensations fund debt due this
month";" but said it is not likely his
one-year moratorium bill can get
through congress and be signed be-
fore Jan 81, when the first install
ment is due.
Juneau Up = Governor Egan
and State Democratic Chairman
Wendell Kay held a dramatic 90
minute meeting in Egan'S office
Wednesday night possibly signal
ing an end to their bitter public
feud mo first flying, no epithets
hurled" Egan laughingly told re-
porters.
Juneau R : 1t Col Dan Ma
honey, state selective service chief,
today said only 26 men will be call
ed in February, compared with 80
summoned in November.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1962-01-12
C-47 Will Carry
CAP To Area Meet

At least six members of the Ko-
diak Squadron of the Civil Air Pa
troll plan to attend the Annual
Wing Area Conference slated for
Jan 2O-21 in Anchorage, according
to End 1t. Margaret Cook, squad
ron information officer and Com
mandant of Cadets.
The six, including 1t. Cook, who
will be picked up here at pm. by
a CAT for flight to the conference,
are: End 1t Verlyn Gereine, Com
mander; End 1t Robert Leonard,
Executive Officer; End Lit Eugene
Harding, Supply; and Senior Mem
bers Charles Hamilton, Commune
cations & Search & Rescue; and
Robert Heikes, Administration.
The next meeting of the Kodiak
Squadron will be held 7:30 pm.
Thursday, Jan Is, in the Harding
Building located behind Patter-
sons Service Station.