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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-18
Kennedy
Questioned

President Kennedy's re-
election in 1864 is by no
means assured. in the opin-
ion Of Sander Vanocur, White
House correspondent for the
National Broadcasting Com
pany.
The President will need to
take his case to the people on
taxes, education and Medi-
care between now and 1854,
so that he can show before
"a that he has gotten the
country on the road. Mr..
Vanocur told a luncheon
meeting at the Woman's Ma
tional Democratic Club.
Mr.. Vanocur also expressed
the view that the current
Kennedy talks with British
Prime Minister Macmillan
will be more important than
the usual United States-Brit
ish conferences.
The current controversy
over the Skybolt missile will
be a factor, and there may
also be a Qualification of the
relations between the two ma
tons, on the question of
whether Britain can afford to
be an independent neutral
power, he said.
Asked in the question pc
Rod to comment on the Ste
venson affair."" Mr.. Vanocur
said he thought it "a tragedy
that such a glorious dip
lomatic victory should end so
shabbily."
President Kennedy, the
broadcaster joked, with his
great love of the English Ian
guage. should have fired
whomever leaked the story
because of those words,
'daWks and hoves >"
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PALM BEACH. Fla. Dec. Ii

PALM BEACH, Fla, Dec. 18
(AP). - President Kennedy's
youngsters, like millions of
other A erican children,
have been to see a depart
ment store Santa Claus in
time to place their Christmas
orders.
First Lady Mrs. Kennedy
lost no time - on arriving in
chilly Florida - in setting
out on the excursion with
her children.
She passed up the glitter
of Palm Beach's more exclu-
sive toy stores and took Caro-
line, 5, and 2-year-old John,
jr., to see a department store
toyland and a Santa in near
by West Palm Beach.
Mrs. Kennedy and her chill
dren spent two hours in Bur-
dimes late Saturday after
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-18

stripes. -Four new sofa IL
lows in unexpected colors.
Check off what appeals to
YOU, or make your own
Christmas list, but be sure
to leave it casually about, so
that your own private Santa
can't miss it!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-18

viously was the high spot for
the bewhiskered gentleman
named oscar Johnson, who
has been Burdine's Santa for
four years.
The only difference was
the Kennedy children won't
get a souvenir picture with
Santa. Mrs. Kennedy and the
secret service sternly ruled
out any pictures, the depart
ment manager said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-18
MissCrosby
To Wed
Mr.. Sinclair

Mrs. Robert Ralston Cros-
by of New York and Cedar
Heights Orchards, Rhine
beck, N. Y, announces the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-18

the New York investment
firm of Hayden, Stone and
Company.
The couple plans a Febru-
airy wedding.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-18
Growing gift:
MINK HAT

o u Die plIIOON OF
postel natural mink
tolls, edged with ier-
sey. Will sh e be
thrilled! $3.50
plus Fed. tox
Other mink and mink
trimmed hots, $3.50 to
sos.
Selections OF oil stores
Fur products labeled
to show country OF
origin OF imported turs
Evening star., 1962-07-17
EAST EUROPE TODAY
Red Romonio BOOMING

the roads would be lined to well
come Khrushchev.
And through the crowds, Of
ficial cars drove like crazy,
blaring their horns for people
to scamper to the side or run
the risk of being moved down.
The drivers consider them
selves privileged" said West
erner who has lived here some
years. "It's a nice. neat little
society today, much as it was
n the prewar days. Except that
all the drivers now think they
are King Michael in his racing
cars"
Romania is the only place
behind the Curtain where there
are police checks at the en-
frances of every town of size.
You can't move unless your pa
pers are in order. These con-
trolls existed in prewar days,
and they haven't been dropped
under communism.
However, foreign visitors are
not followed as they were nine
years ago.
Travel for Romanians them
selves is difficult. Trains and
planes leaving the country are
almost empty.
At the airport, as we left
on regular flight to Belgrade,
a crowd of Romanians passing
the evening waved like mad as
the plane departed. There
wasn't a single Romanian on
board:
Evening star., 1962-07-17
Peru's Envoy
Called Home
For T TuIks
BY the Associated Press

Fernando Berckemeyer. Peru's
Ambassador to Washington.
was called to Peru today, re-
portedly to discuss an offer
by the government to become
Prime Minister.
The Peruvian Embassy said
only that the Ambassador, a
veteran in the diplomatic serv-
ice, had been called to Lima for
consultation. and would leave
Washington tonight.
The Peruvian cabinet quit
last night because Of President
Manuel Prado's refusal to bow
to military demands that he
nullify results of last months
national elections.
Mr.. Berckemeyer. whose serv-
ice in Washington as AmbaSSa-
dor dates back to January 18,
l949, is a member of a Peru
Wan family long prominent in
business and political affairs
and has sometimes been mem
toned as a possible presidential
candidate.
Evening star., 1962-07-17
Dr.'VunAIIen
Says Belt
Is Intact
RyA star staff Writer

CLEVELAND, July 1.-THE
Johnston Island bomb tests
were inadequate by a factor oi
100 to disSipate the Van Allen
belt, the discoverer of that
radiation zone said today.
However, DR.. James A. Van
Allen said it is not beyond the
realm Of possibility that the
belt might be deliberately swept
out some day. This might be
found necessary in the interest
of space travel, he speculated.
There were predictions, prior
to the high-altitude H-bomb
shot earlier this month, that
the powerful blast might dis
perse the Van Allen belt. It
might take 100 years for the
region of trapped energetic
particles to re-establish itself
in space doughnut fashion
around the earth's midriff,
some scientists had said.
But for the present, the belt
clearly inhibits free maneuver
in near space. DR.. Van Allen
told the American Rocket So
ciety.
Prolonged flights" above
about 300 miles, slow escape
maneuvers and rendezvous be-
tween vehicles at any but low
attitudes all are forbidden by
the belts presence, he said.
This should not be regarded
as a permanently disabling
phenomenon" he added, ex-
planning that enough concerted
explosive force at the proper
altitude might indeed clear the
belt from the sky.
Evening star., 1962-07-17
Juvits Announces
He'll Run Again
BY the Associated Press

Senator Jacob K. Javits, New
York'S liberal Republican Sena-
tor has announced he will
seek reelection this fall on
the Republican ticket.
Senator Javitts yesterday de-
MED to newSmen that IT am
dedicated to the destruction OF
Presidents Kennedy's pro-
gram"
II want the President to sue
ceed, because when he sue
ceeds in the leadership of the
Nation, the Nation succeeds, "
he added.
He also supported Republi-
can Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller,
who is expected to run for re-
election this November. Gov.
Rockefeller has been mentioned
as a prospective Republican
presidential opponent against
President Kennedy in 1864.
Senator Javits is the only
Republican candidate to an
nounce plans to seek the Sen
ate seat. He still must be in
dorsed by the State Republi-
can Party convention.
Evening star., 1962-07-17
Rusk Seeking
C|ueo Berlin
BY the Associated Press

Secretary of State RuSk
hopes to gain a clue from For
eign Minister Andrei Gromyko
this week end on whether the
Russians intend to stir up
further trouble over Berlin.
Mr.. Rusk plans to leave at
midnight tomorrow for Ge-
neva, where he has allotted
approximately four working
days for talks with Mr.. Gro
myko and other Foreign Min
listers and for the signing of
the 14-nation agreement on
Laos.
This will mark a new chap
ter in the lengthy and so far
inconclusive talks on stands
that have remained un-
changed: Soviet Premier
Khrushchev's demands that
Western forces get out of
West Berlin and the Western
determination to keep them
there.
Since he last met Mr.. Gro
myko in Geneva in March Mr..
Rusk has held a half dozen
talks on Berlin here with So
Wet Ambassador Anatoly F,
Dobrynin, with neither side
budging.
Mr.. RuSk was reported in
tending to make clear to Mr.,
Gromyko that the West is as
determined as ever not to yield
what it considers it's vital Ber-
lin rights.
Moscow stocked its Berlin
campaign with a note to the
Western powers, published yes
terday, rejecting the Vests
June Is note suggesting talks
in Berlin about cutting down
on dangerous border incidents.
United States authorities said
the communication from Mos
COW evidenced no change in
the Soviet position, but was
'couched in nasty language.
Evening star., 1962-07-17
Newspapers Cautious

Newspapers normally loyal to
the Conservatives gave the re-
shuttle a cautious wait and
see" reception.
Among the most important
firings and hirings:
Lord John Hope, so, minister
Of works, replaced by Geoffrey
Ripon, 38.
David Renton, SO, minister of
state at the home office, re-
placed by Earl Jellicoe, A, son
of World War 1 hero-victor of
Jutland, Admiral Jellicoe.
Kenneth Thompson, So, par
liamentary secretary for edu-
cation, replaced by Christopher
Chataway, 81, former four
minute miller and TV commen-
tator.
Mr.. Macmillan also named
his son-in-law, Julian Amery,
to be aviation minister in
place of Peter Thorneycroft,
who has moved to the defense
ministry. Mr.. Amery had been
air minister.
Sir John Hobson, so, was ap-
pointed attorney general in
place of Sir Reginald Manning
ham-Buller, elevated to be Lord
Chancellor.
Mr.. Chataway is one of the
newcomers to the government.
Among others assigned in the
reshuffle are:
Maj. James Scott Hopkins,
As, Joint parliamentary secre-
tary Of the Agriculture Ministry.
Julian Ridsdale, AZ, parlia-
mentary underSecretary, Air
Ministry.
Basil de Ferranti, 80, parila-
mentary secretary, Ministry of
Aviation.
Nigel Fisher, 40, parliament
tary undersecretary, Colonial
Office.
/ John Tilney, 81, Joint parlia-
mentary undersecretary, Com.
monwealth Relations.
!, Capt. Frederick Corfield. Al
Joint parliamentary secretary
Ministry of Housing and Loca
Government.
1t. Comdr. Stephen Maydon
48, joint parliamentary Secre.
tary, Ministry of Pensions and
National Insurance.
David Price, 81, parliamentary
secretary, Board of Trade.
Edward Du Cam, 38. eco
nomic secretary to the treasury.
Peter Smithers, 48. joint un-
dersecretary foreign office.
Evening star., 1962-07-17
Barbara Stonwyek
Cuts Hand in Scene

HOLLYWOOD, July IT (AP) .
ACTRESS Barbara Stanwyck
cut her hand doing a drunk
scene for a TV film yesterday.
She was a victim of her own
enthusiasm.
The script called for her to
brush a glass off a bar. In
stead, the studio reported, the
actress slammed her fist down
on the glass, shattering it. A
doctor removed glass from
three cuts in Miss Stanwyck's
hand, covered it with flesh
colored dressing and she went
back to work.
Evening star., 1962-07-17
SobIen Says He Cut Self
To Gain British Refuqe

LONDON, July II (AP) DIR.
Robert Soblen, helped into
court by detectives, told the
British High Court today he
knitted himself while on board
a New York-bound airliner in
hopes of gaining refuge in
Britain.
The 62-year-old psychiatrist,
who faces a life sentence in
the United States as a spy for
the Soviet Union, asked the
court to let him stay in Eng
land "or go to another country
of my choice"
After Soblen's attorneys COM
pleted their arguments, the
three-judge court granted the
governments request for ad-
journment until tomorrow.
Not Fatal-Type Wounds
Soblen, apparently still feel
ing the effect of his wounds,
told the court he did not intend
suicide. He cut one wrist and
plunged a knife into his abdo-
men July l while being flown
from Tel Aviv, where he had
fled after jumping 100000
bail.
His testimony was in the
form of an affidavit read to the
court by his chief counsel.
"The wound I inflicted on my
wrist was longitudinal" he said.
Had I inflicted a circular
wound across my wrist, I would
have bled to death.
Similarly, the cut in the
abdomen ripped through the
skin and belly muscles, but did
not penetrate into the abdo-
men itself"
Soblen said he fled to Israel
last month because was con-
vinced of my own innocence
of the counts against me, and
because I felt that justice had
not been done to me in the
American courts.
II further hoped that If I
were able to enjoy my freedom
a little longer, my innocence
might be established"
Soblen was brought before
the three-judge panel from
Brixton Prison on a writ Of
habeas corpus seeking his re-
lease from the custody Of the
British Home Office. The
British government maintains
he is a deportable alien in the
country Illegally.
Bled in Silence, He Says
If the court rules in the g.
year-old fugitive's favor, his
lawyers plan to press his appeal
to the Home Office for asylum
as a political refugee.
He is suffering from leukemia
-incurable cancer of the blood
and his doctors say he has
only a few months to live.
Israeli authorities refused to
let Soblen stay in Israel and on
July / put him on a chartered
airliner bound for New York
Evening star., 1962-07-17

via Athens and London. With
him were an Israeli doctor and
United States Marshal James
McShane.
The fugitive spy's affidavit.
read to the court by his chief
counsel, F. Elwyn Jones, said
he knitted himself about an
hour after the plane left from
Athens.
Soblen's affidavit indicated
he lay silently bleeding in the
Israeli airliner, keeping his
wounds secret. until Is minutes
before the plane was due to
land at London Airport to re-
fuel. Then he asked the Israeli
physician, a DR.. Gottlieb, to
have an ambulance meet him
"At first DR.. Gottlieb said he
could not do so," the affidavit
said. But I then drew back
the blanket which was covering
my abdomen and showed him
the extent Of the bleeding. DR..
Gottlieb then went to see the
pilot of the aircraft.
when the plane landed, an
ambulance and an English doc
tor were there. 1t appeared
that the pilot had radioed for
assistance"
BritOn HaIts Flight Plan
The affidavit said DR.. Gott-
lieb asked the English doctor
IF he would give me first-aid
assistance so that I could be
taken on to the United States"
The English doctor demurred,
saying, "You just cannot con-
tinue with the man in this
condition"
The English doctor then Or
dered Soblen's removal from
the aircraft to Hillingdon Hos
pital. which is not far from the
airport.
"McShane told the pilot he
was worried" said the affidavit.
He said problems were bound
to be raised about extradition."
Evening star., 1962-07-17

expressed in recent interim
elections.
Nine more ministers, four
with cabinet rank, were fired
yesterday, bringing the total of
top-rank diSmissals since Fri
day to 16. Most Of their re-
placements were younger men
promoted largely from the leg
iSlative rank and file.
The Prime Minister has
done himself enormous harm
by this" said a Conservative
peer, Lord Lambton, on a tele-
vision program last night. IF
you get rid of your closest lieu
tenants, there must be some
thing wrong with the leader
ship"
Evening star., 1962-07-17
By RICHARD OREGAN
Associated Press Staff Writer

BUCHAREST. - Romans
said a Western diplomat. is the
one East Europe country where
communism is most likely tt
succeed.
Compared to what it was, Ro-
mania really is booming along
1t is impossible to generalize
what l8 million people think
WesternerS who have been here
some time feel more RomanianS
are satisfied under communism
than are diScontented.
Communist Romania pre-
serves all the trappings of the
right Balkan kingdom it usec
to be. A closed elite runs the
show, it has a proud, self-satis-
fled military caste, and the
movement of the average citi.
zen is as controlled as it was
in the days of King Carol anC
Madame LupeScu.
Romania is completely iSo-
lated from the West. Its long
est border is with Russia
And the RomanianS." said one
diplomat, ARE an eaSy-goine
people who in the mass are
bon vivants and haven't a clue
as to what democracy means.
Therefore, it is relatively easy
| for communism to keep itseli
in power.
Has 1t Made
You eliminate the old rich
and replace them with a new
class of dedicated Communists
You offer social and securit!
benefits on a nation-side scale
you improve the lot Of thu
workers. You wipe out semi
feudalism on the land with col
lectivization of farming. Ant
communism has it made-in
way.
was last in Romania ninI
years ago. Coming back again
you can't fail to be impressed
by the progress.
Bucharest is the brightest
most colorful city this side o
the Iron Curtain. In 1858, j
was still exhibiting the marks
of the war. There was no new
building. People were nea !
starvation.
Today, it has dozens of imag.
inative new apartment houses
with gaily painted balconies
several impressive new congress
Evening star., 1962-07-17

casualties. The operation was
in an area about 40 miles
northeast of Saigon.
The region is not far from
the spot where about 500 guer-
rillas ambuShed a convoy of 19
vehicles and about 270 Wet
Namese troops Saturday. The
Reds killed % Wet Namese
and their American adviser,
Capt. Don j. York of ASheville,
N. c., then got away.
Searchers meanwhile have
found the body of another
American Serviceman from a
United States Army helicopter
shot down by the Communists
Sunday. This brought the toll
to five Americans dead and
four missing in three air
crashes in two days.
Victim Walked a Mile
The body, that of an enlisted
man, was found shot about a
mile from the wreckage of the
helicopter, which plunged into
the jungle near the Laotian bor-
der 280 miles northeast of Sal
gon. He apparently had walked
the mile despite his mortal
crash wounds.
Charred bodies of two United
States Army officers, another
enlisted man and a Wet Nam
eSe officer were found earlier
at the crash site.
Mai. Robert F. Cornell, COM
mander of the 9th United
States Helicopter Squadron,
and a second Wet Namese Off
Ger survived.
The Pentagon announced in
Washington the Americans
aboard the helicopter were 1t.
Col. Anthony j. Tencza, Fair
fax, Va; Maj. Cornell, of Dale
vile, Ala; Chief Warrant Of
ficer Joseph Goldberg, Sanford,
N. c.; Sp. 5 James E. Lane,
Spring Lake, N. c., and Sp. S
Evening star., 1962-07-17

Harold L. Guthrie, Burlington,
N. c.
Maj. Cornell, found Sunday
night wandering in the jungle
about five miles from the
wreckage, suffered only bruises.
The Wet NameSe survivor had
been wounded by communist
bullets.
Second Injury
1t was Mai. Corneil's second
injury as a result of Red gun
fire. He was shot in the heel
May % while flying a hell
copter over the Mekong River
delta.
Planes continued searching a
900-Square mile area for a
United States Air Force trans
port that disappeared Sunday
en- route from Saigon to Ban
Me Thuot. 160 miles northeast
of here. Bad flying weather
over the mountainous terrain
hampered the search for the
C-123. which had four Ameri-
can crewmen.
The fifth American air VIC
tim perished yesterday in the
crash of q two-engine Wet
NameSe air force transport. His
name has not been released.
Twenty-Five Wet Namese also
died.
In neighboring Laos, a two
engine light plane missing since
Saturday with two Americans
aboard was reported to have
crashed about 6 miles northwest
of PakSane. A villager reported
seeing the wreckage, and it was
believed the two Americans, a
civilian pilot and a member of
the United States military as
Sistance advisory group for
Loas, were dead. Their names
were withheld.
Evening star., 1962-07-17
Macmillan Under Fire
After Replacing 9More

LONDON, July II (AP).-Prime Minister Macmillan
came under fire from his political and some friends
today for his drastic reshapng of BtanS Conservative
government.
Other supporters concluded that the major surgery had
been necessary because of the obvious public dissatisfaction
Evening star., 1962-07-17
Wet Nam Fighting Hot;
U. S. Craft Reported Hit

SAIGON South Wet Nam, July II (AP)-Heavy clashes
were reported today between Red gueras and strong force
Of government troops airlifted into
territory by 80 United States helicopters.
Several of the hecoperS repeatedly hit by Wet
Cong ground fire. but there word of United
Evening star., 1962-07-17
CoupNeariing
As Peruvian
Cabinet Quits

@AN4As u July IL NAHJ.-
A military coup was reported
imminent today after the resig-
nation Of the Peruvian cabinet
because President Manuel
Prado refused to bow to the
armed forces demands that he
nullify the June 10 national
elections.
Premier Carlos Monreya Paz
Solan and his ministers quit
last night during a four-hour
emergency meeting with Presi-
dent Prado. Ex-Finance Minis
ter Alex zarak told newsmen he
expects the armed forces to
take power within one or two
days.
Word Of the cabinet resigna-
ton was received calmly in
Lima. The rest of Peru also was
reported quiet last night. Presi-
dent Prado went from the cab
met meeting to a party in his
honor given by the diplomatic
corps.
The military chiefs have de-
notification of the
national elections in a move to
block the possible election to
the presidency of Victor Raul
Haya de la Tore, candidate of
the Popular Revolutionary Al
lance (APRA).
High Man
Long hated by the military,
Mr.. Haya de la Tore was high
man in the presidential ballot
ing on a leftiSt but avowedly
anti = Communist ticket. He
failed, however, to get the one
third of the total vote required
for election.
Under the constitution, the
new Congress. scheduled to
convene July %. is to choose
a President from among the
three leading men in the presi-
Dental race. The military has
charged Mr.. Haya de la Tore
got his big vote through fraud.
President Pradc's resistance
to the military stems in part
from the support APRA gave
him in the 1855 presidential
race. In return, Mr.. Prado le-
galized the party and allowed
Mr.. Haya de la Tore to return
from the exile into which the
military had driven him.
The second and third fin
isherS in the presidential race
were Fernando Belaunde Terry
of the Popular Action Party. a
leftist who received but did not
solicit Communist support, and
Gen. Manuel Odria, former die
tator who struck a moderate
pose during the campaign.
No Objections
The military has not raised
objections to either Mr.. Be-
launde or Gen. Odria, but there
has been speculations that the
armed forces are prepared tt
nullify the elections, dissolve
the new Parliament and rule By
decree until they decide to cal
new elections.
There was no indication how
President Prado would fit into
such a military government OF
whether he would cooperate
with it. His six-year term ex-
pires officially July %. But
presumably the military chiefs
would prefer to keep him on to
present at least a facade of con-
Stitutional rule.
Peru needs United States Al
lance for Progress funds.
Washington has already made
clear it would not look with
favor on a military takeover in
Peru. A State Department
spokesman said yesterday the
United States Government was
disturbed by reports of a
threatened coup.
An APRA-controlled govern
ment was the target of the last
military coup In Peru when
Gen. Odria ousted President
Luis Bustamente's regime in
l948 and ruled as head of a
junta until 1850. In that year
he was elected president in a
general election and served un-
til 1856. when he was succeeded
by Mr.. Prado.