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Evening star., 1963-05-05
Medicore Prospect

The administrations bill to pro-
vide medical aid to the aged
through Social Security. another
major piece Of legislation, has yet
to emerge from committee, and the
administration may delay pushing
for 1t this year.
There are two important bar
riers. One is the House Ways
and Means Committee, where all
Social Security measures must
originate.
Aided by coalition Of Repub-
licans and conservative Southern
ers, the committee in past years
has kept medicare bills In its
clutches. Last January House
Democrats deftly added two
medicare hackers to the panel. 1t
cut the majority against the mea-
sure to one man.
With a little arm-twisting, the
New Frontiersmen probably can
force the bill out Of the COM
Continued on Page BE-
Evening star., 1963-05-05
China Emerges

China's rebirth as a world power
has made her presence again felt
throughout the area. In addition,
her theology of communism has
been spread into every corner of
Southeast Asia, promoted also by
missionaries from Moscow.
To prevent the spread of Com
munist power, the West has been
involved heavily in Southeast Asia,
In South Wet Nam, the United
States has about 10000 military
advisers; In India, the United
States and Great Britain are SUD-
plying military equipment; in In
donesia, the United States has
sent millions of tons of badly
needed rice; in Pakistan, millions
in weapons; in Laos, aid of all
sorts.
Last week, world attention was
again on Southeast Asia. Events
in Laos, India, and Indonesia. in
particular, forced the West to
again pay close attention to this
vital area of the world.
Evening star., 1963-05-05
Haiti:
Threatening

Tensions in Haiti were high
last week following a protest
by the Dominican Republic TO
the Organization of American
States on violations Of its dip
lOmatic immunity In POrt-au-
Prince. The United States
warned of a potentially ex-
plOsive" situation in Haiti.
Hispaniola, the first land settled
by Columbus, has again come
alive with threats of invasion,
civil war, and American interven-
tion. Across the Windward Passage
from Cuba. the islands two ma
tions the Dominican Republic on
the east, and Haiti on the west
have been two OF the most volatile
in the hemisphere.
The Dominican Republic, DOM
mating two thirds OF the island,
is now relatively advanced. Its
literacy rate is good, and Tn e
Spanish-speaking descendants OF
Columbus till a fertile, mineral
rich land. Politically, however, the
Dominicans are new TO democracy.
having held their first free elec-
ton last year after 80 years OF
a Trujillo dictatorship.
Haiti has had a strange his
tory. Originally inhabited by So
phisticated and peaceful Indians,
Haiti was quickly dominated by
the Spanish. They imported Az
frican slaves 10 work the planta-
tions. The native Indians died out,
and the Spanish In turn were re-
placed by the French who chased
the Spaniards into the eastern
half, now the Dominican Repub-
lie.
The revolt OF the Africans
In 1893. led by French-educated
men such as Toussant L'Overture
and Gen. Dessalines freed Haiti
OF the Europeans, but only in
stituted a dictatorial rule Of black
over black. Haitian history for
the last $50 years is a bloody
story Of civil war. strife between
Haiti and the Dominican Repub-
lie, and intervention by the United
States.
Presently. President Duvalier
rules. having been elected is 1857
Evening star., 1963-05-05
THE CENTER

The Christian Democrats, the
leading Italian party in every
election since the war, again won
tne most seats, but dissatisfac-
with Premier Fanfani's policies
az home and abroad, cost the
CDs votes TO both the right and
70 the left. At last count. the
CDs won 260 seats, a loss of ~
Their partners in the centrist
government. the Social Demo-
Gratis and the Republicans, gained
m strength, winning a total NJ
50 seats. an increase OF II. This
meant that the government par
Ties held 300 seats, II less than
ruling majority. The Nenni So
clahSts. however. have promised
70 continue their support of the
government "a passive support
since they have no seats In the
caoineD. Adding the Socialists,
seats to the coalition gives the
government a safe majority OF
1886 seats.
The Socialists held roughly their
same place in the vote, losing
some to the Communists, but
gaining some from the CD's
Evening star., 1963-05-05
LAOS

On the strategic crossroads of
the Plain Of Jars last week, Pre-
mier Souvanna Phouma met three
times with officials of that coun-
try's pro-Communist faction.
The neutralist leader was try
ing to arrange a permanent end
to the sporadic fighting that has
been going on for the last five
weeks between the Pathet Lao
Communists and the neutralist
forces Of Gen. Kong lie. Some dis
sident neutralists have also sided
with the Pathet Lao. The third
military group in Laos, the right
wing, former government army of
Phoumi NoSavan has remained
out Of the clashes between the
former friends. His $4,000 men
control the main cities of Laos and
the Mekong River valley, the most
densely inhabited parts of the
land.
Premier Souvanna brought
members Of the international
Control Commission with him to
the Plain. These men, Poles. In
dians, and Canadians, were
charged by last summers Geneva
conference with verifying that the
accord establishing Laos as an in
dependent, neutral nation was be-
ing carried out.
The commission has been vel
coined In the camp of the neu-
tralists but not allowed in the
Pathet Laos ranks. The Commu-
nists In Laos, as well as in Hanoi
and Peking, have mounted a CAM
paign against the integrity of the
commission, calling 1t an Ameri-
can tool. Prince Souphanouvong.
the leader Of the Communist fac
ton, has tried TO persuade Pre-
mier Souvanna that q commission
OF Laotians could better carry out
the International commissions
Job.
Western diplomats have advised
Prince Souvanna not to drop the
international commission for a
group OF Laotians since the inter-
national commission has the Of
ficial backing OF IA nations In
cluding the United States, Great
Britain, the Soviet Union, and Red
China.
In fact. the open attacks on
the commission by the Chinese
and the North Wet Namese sug-
gest rather strongly that the Rus
slams and the Asian Communists
are In disagreement over Laos.
Since two Of the members Of the
commission are friends OF Moscow
Poland and India - Moscow
could not-and has not accused
II OF being subservient TO the
United States. Moscow has also
called for an end TO the fighting
On the other hand, since Poland
is within the Soviet bloc and In
dia is no longer her friend, China
Evening star., 1963-05-05
LEFT WING

The Communists. an anomaly
In Catholic Italy. boosted their
members In the Chamber OF Dep
uties from lao 10 1866, and their
popular vote from 22.7 per cent
10 25.3 per cent. The Communists
apparently gained some Socialist
support, but also picked up strong
protest votes from workers from
poverty-stricken south Italy who
moved TO the industrial north. IL
also is possible that a more cor
dial attitude recently by Pope
John toward Communism may
have removed some OF the onus
Of voting for the Reds.
With the new Parliament due
to be sworn In on May Is. there
already is jockeying for power
Evening star., 1963-05-05
THE NATIONAL SCENE
Rockefeller Status
Stirs New 7 ak

Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller
married Mrs. Margaretta F.
Murphy yesterday, "a days after
her divorce. The move threw a
shadow over his prospects for
the G. O. p. presidential nOmi-
nation in 1864.
Only three days ago, Repub-
lican national committeeman
warned that Gov Rockefeller's re-
marriage would damage his pres
idential political hopes.
The idea had stirred specula-
ton, and the wedding yesterday
prompted new talk that the New
York Governors prospects for the
White House may be badly dam
aged. The truth was that some
time must elapse before the effect
of his divorce and remarriage to
a younger woman can be ap-
praised.
In the last 10 DAYS, political
columnists have been riffling
through a list Of three G. o. p.
presidential hopefuls. Among their
reasons for downgrading Mr..
Rockefeller's chances: The divorce
last year from Mary Todhunter
Clark Rockefeller, mother Of his
five children and his wife for 81
years.
Divorce has not always barred
the way to nomination. Gov.
James M. Cox of Ohio had not
only divorced but remarked when
he received the Democratic nod
in 1920. But like another divorced
candidate, Adlai E. Stevenson, he
failed to reach the White House.
Evening star., 1963-05-05

ther weakened by the decision Of
Pietro Nenni last year to lead his
left-wing Socialists out Of their
longtime coalition with the Com
munists into the center-left Goa
lition with the government.
Although the Socialists were de-
MED seats in the cabinet, their
support gave Premier Fanfani's
tenuous center coalition a sturdy
majority. This Opening to the
left" was expected by most ex-
perts to attract even more votes
to the ruling coalition - away
from the Communists and the
right-wing Liberals. Instead, In q
surprise, the center last week lost
votes both to the right and to
the Communists.
AS Italy's political scene looks
today, the Nenni Socialists can
make or break Italian politics. If
they continue to support the
opening" the government will
stand, much as it has for the
last year. 1t would mean that
Italy would continue to be in the
forefront of the Western alliance.
fighting for Britain's entry into
the Common Market and for an
eventual Atlantic union.
If, however. the Socialists decide
at their convention this summer
to return to the Communist coa-
lition, 1t may spell the end of the
center government. 1t is possible
that an alliance of Communists.
Nenni Socialists, and other dis
Sidents could completely change
ltaly's position In the world. It
is not a pleasant thought.
An analysis of the vote for the
65O-man Parliament shows the
following:
Evening star., 1963-05-05
THE WEEK IN PERSPECTIVE
Southeast Asias Wider Role

The fighting halted in Laos
last week as officials from the
neutral and O-COmmunist
sides discussed methods for
making the cease-fire perma-
nent.
In West New Guinea, the
United Nations formally turned
over control of the former
Ouch colony TO IndOnesia
which promptly changed he
name to West Irian.
Ever since Japan's invasion Of
French Indo-C China at the start
of World War II, the West has
been aware of the strategic sig
nificance Of the vast area called
Southeast Asia.
Japan's penetration into South
east Asia gave her a base from
which to attack China, Singapore,
Java, Thailand and Burma. It
threatened not only India to the
west but Australia to the south
east. 1t denied the West access to
the material wealth of the area.
Whoever controls Southeast
Asia controls the lifelines of all
Asia.
Japan's defeat created a change
IN the strategic balance. Aided by
the wartime defeat of the British
and French, nationalist groups
rose to power in almost every one
OF the nations in the area. Despite
their lack of experience in govern
ment, the nationalists succeeded
in driving the British and French
from Southeast Asia.
These governments, however,
have found themselves in contact
with combination of factors that
have made their first years of
existence troublesome and some-
what precariouS. Not only have
they had to face the mammoth
job Of Transforming their societies
from colonial, feudal governments
into viable national states, they
have had to deal with the ira
dltional, but long dormant pres
Sures from China in the north.
Evening star., 1963-05-05

many Republicans think is suited
to the campaign ahead.
Inevitably, comparisons are
being made between Mr.. Romney
and the late Wendell Wilkie, a
political novice with a command
ing personality who stepped from
the ranks of business into the
G. o. P. convention in 1910 and
took the nomination away from
professionals.
Evening star., 1963-05-05
G. o. P. Critic

Last week a G. o. P. national
committeeman representing the
District, Carl L. Shipley, put it
bluntly:
mo one is pleased about the
impending marriage" Many have
said it will be political suicide for
Gov. Rockefeller, he added, land
am inclined to agree with them"
State-level controversy over a liq-
uor authority appointee and
budget are adding to Mr.. Rookie
feller's woes.
Also, some National Republican
leaders have been unhappy with
Mr.. Rockefeller's views on Cuba,
which they consider lacking in
clarity and positive measures.
They also feel he pursues a me
too" line regarding President Ken
nedy.
The second candidate is Sena-
tor Barry Morris Goldwater. 54.
board chairman of Goldwater's
department store in Arizona, au-
thor of four books, and a solid
family man with wife and three
children.
Unfortunately for him, his
right-wing brand of Republican,
ism seems unacceptable to many.
Despite q furry Of draft-G Gold
water movements, including one
at the National Guard Armory
here scheduled for July 4, the
Senator lacks backing from key
leaders.
Gen. Eisenhower seems not
much enchanted with him. Other
party figures think the G. o. P.
must offer a nominee closer to the
political center to lure Democratic
moderates and independents away
from President Kennedy.
That leaves George Romney,
55-year-old Governor of Michi-
an. Like the other two he is
vigorous, a family man with
strong Mormon principles and
more political expertise than
many professionals realize.
No stranger to this city, he
attended George Washington Uni
versity and represented an alu-
minum company here before his
astonishing success at American
Motors promoting the compact"
car revolution.
Evening star., 1963-05-05

has no trouble Jumping Poland,
India, and Canada together as
tools"
The firing on two international
commission helicopters by the
Pathet Lao Friday indicates the
extent Of the Red refusal to al
low the commission within its
camp. 1t remained to be seen
whether the Soviet Union will try
to exert pressure on the Pathet
Lao to refrain from further fight
ing. The situation is still far from
settled, despite the lack of open
warfare.
Evening star., 1963-05-05
Romney Scores

Last week. with the discreet
backing Of both Gen. Eisenhower
and Richard M. Nixon, Mr.. Rom
ney scored points as a speaker
here at the United States Cham
ber of Commerce convention. His
talk was characteristically mod
crate, free Of partisan criticism.
and just the kind Of tone that
Evening star., 1963-05-05
ON THE RIGHT

The Liberal Party. dominated
ny professional and landowning
interests, campaigned hard for
Iree enterprise" against the
opening" Apparently. they at
tracted dissident Christian Demo-
Gratis who disliked the alliance
with the Socialists. The Liberals
doubled their vote and won 80
seats, an increase of ~. The other
right-wing parties, the Monarch
ISIS and the Neo-Fascists won IS
seats between them.
Evening star., 1963-05-05

after a military coup in 1856 in
the capital of Port-au-Prince. A
medical doctor, DR.. Duvalier prob
ably was more popular with the
312 million illiterate, poor masses
than former tan or mulatto rulers
who were often more French than
the French,
The Lexington advertiser., 1963-04-25
Letter To Editor

Mrs. Hazel Brannon Smith,
Editor
The Lexington Advertiser
The Durant New
Lexington, Mississippi
Dear Mrs. Smith:
The enclosed news release
shows that citizens Of Holmes
County and Mississippi have
again demonstrated their
concern for children hit by
crippling arthritis. birth de-
fects and polio. The success
achieved should be hearten-
ing to EVERYONE as progress
in the fight against these
cripplers is assured for an
other year.
Personally and on behalf of
the March Of Dimes volun-
teers in Holmes County, /
express deep appreciation for
the support YOUR newspaper
pava to the January fund ap-
peal.
We look to the future with
The Lexington advertiser., 1963-04-25
SOUTHERN TREND OF
INDUSTRY CONTINUING

Manufacturing facilities con-
tinue to flow southwark, ac-
cording to figures released
by the u. S. Department Of
Commerce. Significantly, in
the process of expansion,
more and more substantial
corporations are bull din 6
plants in the Southern states.
The Department Of Com
merce reports that manufac-
turers invested over $2.5 bill
lion last year in new plants
and equipment in the South.
The total was three per cent
more than the 1860 outlay
and 80 per cent more than
was invested ten years ago.
The South was the nations
only region that showed an
increase over the previous
year in expenditures for in
dustrial plants and equip
ment The nation as a whole
declined 81 per cent, while
the Northeast registered q
declined 8.3 per cent, the
North Central area, 1914 per
cent, and the West So per
cent. Mississippi Agricultu-
The Lexington advertiser., 1963-04-25
GLASS CONTAINERS

GLASS CONTAINERS =
The use of glass containers
will increase 19 per cent over
present levels by 1866, ac-
cording to an economic study
just completed for the Glass
Container Manufacturers In
stitute, Inc.
Shipments of 2O4.5 million
gross for 1866, as compared
with 171.9 million gross at
year-end 1862, are forecast
in a study of glass container
industry by The Econome-
trio Institute, Inc, an econo-
mic research and analysis or
ganization.
"The trend toward increas-
ing use of glass containers
for packaging will continue
unabated during the next
few years, expanding at a
faster rate than the economy"
Victor l.. Hall, general mana
ger of GCMI, noted in max
ing the results of the study
known recently.
AS for 1868, glass contain
ers are headed for fifth
consecutive record-breaking
year, with shipments fore
cast at 1884 million gross, an
increase of 4 per cent over
1862, Mr.. Hall says.
"A steady pace of the ma
tons business is forecast by
Econometric Institute on the
basis of the existing conser-
vative balance of forces -
where inventories are broad
lv in line with sales, invest
ment in plant and equipment
is conservative in relation to
final marketing. and there
are no signs of trouble
brewing spree in consumer
purchases" he pointed out.
The Lexington advertiser., 1963-04-25
WILLIAM v. LUNDY, JR.
WRITES FROM AFRICA

William V. Lundy. Jr.
whose address now is with
the AEF in Africa" writes a
letter to Tom Shepherd, well
known editor of The Lexing-
ton Advertiser, now with the
Greenwood Commonwealth.
Tom was kind enough to pass
Vernon's letter on to read
ers Of this paper.
Dear Tom:
Thought while / had a lit
tie time I would drop you a
line to let you know / am
o. K.
We boys over here want
you folks back home to know
that we are doing fine. We
are accomplishing our mis-
sion of driving the enemy
from Africa. The British boys
here are swell fellows and
smart fighters. We had quite
bit of opposition upon land
ing in Africa, as you may
have heard already. 1 wish
all the other boys from Lex
ington who are in the SER
vice, the best of luck.
/ remain. a friend,
Speed" Lundy
Vernon is the son Of Mr..
and Mrs. William Vernon
Lundy of Lexington.
The Lexington advertiser., 1963-04-25
STANDARD OH.
INVITES TOUR

Standard Oil Ry) invited
the public to drive through
its Pascagoula refinery site
Easter afternoon. A. S. Guer-
ard. refinery manager, said
refinery construction is APP
proximately 70 per cent COM
plete and the different plants
and facilities are beginning
to take shape. The planned
tour conducted visitors BY
the administration building,
employee locker room, labo-
ratory, boiler plant, crude
unit, cooling tower, allty1a-
ton unit, cracking units, hy-
drogen unit, catalytic reform
ing unit, waste water dis
posal ponds and the blending
and shipping area.
The Lexington advertiser., 1963-04-25

ties keeping up with the de-
mand for the invention.
President Harry B. Hen
shell told the nations jewel
ers in a letter made public
recently that he has author
tiEed a eEeven-day, SEVEN
night, around-the-clock oper-
alton because 'orders since
the first of the year have run
so far ahead of our forecast
that we have had to resort,
temporarily, to partial ship
ments."
The revolutionary time
piece is powered by a mer-
curry cell, has a transistorized
circuit, and its basis of time
measurement is a tiny tun-
ing fork. Bulova describes it
as the ''first major change
in tinekeeping in more than
800 years.
THINGS TO COME - To
help make baths enticing for
tiny tots, a big soap COM
pany has begun marketing a
soap product inside plastic
shapes of racing cars; the
container becomes a toy af-
ter the soaps gone :. Ira
velers who like to take a
heating pad along will be Of
fered a 10-inch-square pad
wired so it will operate on
either AC or DC current,
and at several different volt
ages, depending on the To-
cally available power sys-
tenn A foods professor is
introducing a new canned
drink product that has an
orange base but also includes
several ,'exotic tropical fruit"
flavorings. 1M9 III d
The Lexington advertiser., 1963-04-25
HUNTING AND FISHING
CLUB ORGANIZED IN
HOLMES COUNTY

Twenty-Five Holmes Coun-
ty citizens met at the court
house on Thursday night at
8 o'clock with Mr.. Hayden
Campbell of Jackson and or
ganized a Conservation club,
which will be called Holmes
County Hunting and Fishing
Club. The purpose of the or
pani7ation is to promote bet
ter hunting and fishing in
Holmes County.
Everyone interested in this
progressive move for conser-
vation is urged to join. There
are 40 members to date.
The following officers were
elected, ]. F. Williams. Lex
ington, president; w. S.
The Lexington advertiser., 1963-04-25
Behind the Scenes
In American
Business
by Reynolds Knight

NEW YORK, (SpeciaD -
The American consumer OF
1868 is likely to observe that
"prices on everything always
seem to be going up" He's
been conditioned to assume
this after more than two de-
cades of initiation, in varying
degrees.
But there's good news de-
veloping in several areas
that may bring cheer to the
hard-pressed family bread
winner: retail prices on many
durable household items and
several other types of manu-
factured goods have actually
turned downward recently.
This price easing is an
answer to those who have
asked "when will automa-
ton and chronological pro-
gress begin to pay Off" One
study shows that, since the
1957-59 base period, price de-
clines as follows have taken
place: washing machinesJ
down 10 per cent; radios,
down 9 per cent; toasters,
down 5 per cent, and vacuum
cleaners, down Is per cent.
And there has been a slight
dip in the average cost of
drugs and medical prescrip-
tions.
Businessmen usually can
credit improved production
methods and automation tech
nioues with making lower
prices possible. And a few
industry leaders like to point
out that the lower prices
have been achieved DESPITE
rising wage levels in their
industry.
There remain. Of course,
many business areas where
neither mechanization nor
automation have been able to
offset rising wage scales.
Even in those, however, y.
S. ingenuity is trying hard.
Example: an .autQmAtic blue
berry picker, now in an ad-
vanced stage Of development.
The Lexington advertiser., 1963-04-25
TWENTY YEARS AGO

Mr.. AND MRS E. A. MANN
HAVE 8 SONS IN SERVICE
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed A. Mann
of Route One, Lexington are
the parents of three sons now
in the service of Uncle Sam.
They are Sgt. Edwin Mann,
who volunteered in 1910 and
is stationed at Ft. Sill, Okla
homa; Cpl Thomas j. Mann
who volunteered in 1941 and
is stationed in California:
Pvt. Albert P. Mann who
volunteered in 1912, and
whose address is APO 1928,
% Postmaster, New Orleans,
Louisiana.
The Lexington advertiser., 1963-04-25
L. r. SHIPP RECEIVES
MASONIC DEGREE

The Fellowship Degree
was conferred on Leonard
R. Shipp Thursday night by
the young degree team of the
local Lodge composed Of Ses-
sions Povall, P. H. Williams,
Jewell Kazar, Clarence Nc
Daniel, Jack Zimmerman and
c. S. Bowman The work be-
ing done by the young Ma
sons is attracting out of town
members to attend and wit
ness the work. Representa-
The Lexington advertiser., 1963-04-25

The death rate from uter-
inc cancer has dropped SO
per cent in 25 years. Accord
ing to the American Cancer
Society, much of this is due
to the fact that more and
more women are having an
annual Pap" test for uter-
inc cancer. This is a simple
procedure by which uterine
cancer can be detected early
enough to be cured.