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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-22
Cubo Claims Capture
Of 8 Landing on Coast

men carried weapons. docu-
ments. money and uniforms Of
the American Army"
A government communique
said the men were based on a
tiny British island identified
as Key Elbow, about 30 miles
off central Cuba. The an
nouncement reported q protest
would be made TO the British
Embassy.
The government claimed Sat-
urday that a boat load Of
counter-revolutionaries and two
Americans attacked two traw-
lers fishing off Cardenas on
Cuba's north coast. The gov
eminent said the counter-revo-
lutionaries opened fire on the
Cuban fishermen with machine
guns and wounded two fisher
men. II said the counter-revo-
lutionaries took the two traw-
lers and fled with them toward
the United States.
The announced incident may
have spanked a Cuban Jet
plane attack two days ago on
a United States shrimp boat
disabled In the Florida straits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-22
TEXT OF NOTE
BY the Associated Press

The State Department made
public today the text Of a dip
lomatic note protesting the at
tack in international waters
against the United States
shrimp boat Ala on Wednes-
day.
The note was delivered to the
Cuban government last night
by the Swiss Embassy at Ha-
vana. The Swiss represent
United States interests on the
island since the United States
broke diplomatic relations with
the Fidel Castro regime two
years ago.
The note said:
AT approximately 5:35 pm,
February 20, 1868, two MIG
military aircraft having Cuban
markings, one carrying the No.
38 on its fuselage, deliberately
fired upon a disabled private
United States shrimp boat
named the Ala. at co-ordinates
"a degrees 03 minutes north,
80 degrees 20 minutes west.
This location is In the Florida
Straits about so nautical miles
from the nearest point on the
Cuban mainland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-22
$3.5 Million Theft
Of Stock Revealed
As Part Is Found

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 (AP)
- The 17-month-old theft Of
about $3.5 million worth OF gilt
edged stock certificates from a
widows home came TO light
yesterday with news that some
Of the certificates had turned
UP In Europe.
The FBI said the stock GER
tificates were stolen September
10, 1861, from the New Ro-
chelle IN. " home OF Mrs.
Theresa N. McSweeney, widow
OF Attorney Henry McSweeney.
At the time police we're told
only that two armed men had
invaded the home while Mrs.
McSweeney was at her Atlantic
City IN. j. residence, and
made off with jewelry after ty-
ing up and gagging household
servants.
Later. police said Mrs. Nc
Sweeney notified them about
the missing stock certificates,
which she said we're taken from
q bedroom wall safe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-22
Hijacked Ship
Heading Home

BELEM, Brazil, Feb. 20 CAP.
The hijacked Venezuelan
freighter Anzoategui left for
home today. A Venezuelan
destroyer escorted her to in
sure that the return trip is
more peaceful than her forced
run to Brazil.
The destroyer Admiral
terday To refuel and escort the
terday to refuel ande scort the
Anzoategui from Macapa, 200
miles northwest of Belem, back
to La Quaira, port of Caracas.
The nine pro- Communist ter
rorists who seized the freighter
at sea February IL and sailed
her to Brazil were held incQm-
municado at a naval base here,
with free run Of the officers
quarters.
The hijackers have requested
political asylum In Brazil,
Venezuela is pressing for their
extradition.
The hijackers are to be flown
Saturday to Nova Friburgo, a
mountain resort about go miles
northeast Of Rio de Janeiro,
and interned at a navy hos
pital.
The hijackers, members Of a
pro- Castro Venezuelan terrorist
organization, seized the ship to
discredit President Romulo
Betancourt's anti Communist
government. Mr.. Betancourt
brushed off attempts to turn
the hijacking into a sign Of
government weakness and left
for talks with President Ken
nedy in Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-22

HAVANA, Feb. % tAP).-The
Cuban navy said today 1t cap
tured eight men trying 10 land
on Cuba's north coast and ac-
cused them OF attacking and
stealing two Cuban fishing
boats. The navy said II re-
covered the fishing boats.
The navy announcement
called the men pirates and
claimed they worked for the
United States Central Intelli-
gence Agency.
The navy said the arrests
we're made last night as the
men attempted TO land on
Cuban soil from the two stolen
fishing boats.
The Armed Forces Ministry
said yesterday Cuban air force
Jets had been looking for the
missing boats and that two
days ago they sighted a small
non-Cuban boat in the Gulf Of
Mexico but did not attack.
Havana newspapers said the
arrested men told Cuban au-
thorities that they we're CHA
agents. The papers said the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-22
New ShipIood
Of Ransom Curqo
Sails for Cuba
By the Associated Press

The departure Of the motor
ship Priamos from New Or
leans today brings to nearly
$50 million the value of food
and medical equipment sent to
Cuba in the prisoner exchange.
This is well over half the
$50 million In supplies promised
to Cuban Premier Fidel Castro
in return for the men taken
In the Bay Of Pigs invasion.
An American Red Cross Of
fetal said today that the col
lection Of the supplies has
brought pledges totaling $46.-
29l, 458. This is the wholesale
value.
Mr.. Castro had asked that
the supplies be delivered within
six months from last December
81. The Red Cross official said
the search for contributions
was continuing and anticipated
It would be completed by
spring.
The Priaos was furnished by
the Standard Fruit Co. and
carries a 2,600-ton cargo OF
baby food and medicines worth
SIS million. It is the fourth
ship TO carry ransom supplies
TO Cuba.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-22
Banker PoIIer Cleared
In Teomster Perjury

The Government yesterday
dropped perjury charges against
Lou Poller. q former Miami
(Fla.) bank president. in con-
nection with the Justice De-
partment's continuing investi-
cation Of Transfers Union pen
sion funds.
Mr.. Poller. who had pleaded
not guilty, was indicted last
August on charges he falsely
denied knowledge Of a meeting
in his Miami bank office and
falsely denied previous knowl-
edge Of a $4,000 check in
volved In the incident.
His indictment was the first
public indication that the jus
tice Department was investi-
eating the $3.50 million Team
sters Union fund known as the
Central States, Southeast and
Southwest areas Pension Fund,
The meeting, the Govern
ment said, was held at Mr.,
Poller's Miami office and al
legedly involved purchase OF
property In Missouri. The Gov
eminent was interested in
whether a pension fund trustee
had an interest In loans made
by the trustees 10 a st. Louis
corporation.
Mr.. Poller, 81. has been
quoted in Miami newspapers
as saying he borrowed more
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-22
7OOEvocuote
Town, Danger
OF Blast Over

NORPHLET, Ark, Feb. %
(AP). - This South Arkansas
town Of TOO was evacuated TO-
day while firemen put out a
fire that started from a train
truck collision and threatened
to blow up a box car Of ammo
mum nitrate.
The fire was out and the
danger was reported over
shortly before 10 am. (CST)
Residents probably will be al
lowed to go back to their homes
later today, officers said.
The Missouri Pacific train
collided with a gasoline truck
at 5:37 am. at an intersection
in Norphlet's business district
The truck driver and two train
men were slightly injured.
The engine and IL cars de-
rallied and flames licked the
box car loaded with the explo-
sive chemical.
Yellow smoke streamed from
the ammonium nitrate car and
railroad officials said the gran
ular chemical was melting. FL
nally. the bottom burned out
of the box car and the load OF
nitrate was dumped onto the
tracks.
Railroad officials said the
chemical is dangerous only
when burning in a closed place
where gas can build up into
an explosion.
Firemen. police and resi-
dents withdrew 3 miles from
the town. The temperature
at the time was 81 degrees and
a cold wind was blowing.
Many residents went Il
Smackover, 7 miles north, and
were staying in a hospital and
In rest homes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-22
Shrimpers Tell Story
Of Attack by MICS

KEY WEST, Fla, Feb. %
(AP). - A plane dipped low
over a leaking, disabled Ameri-
can shrimpboat and its two
man crew thought help had
come at last.
Moments later, as the fisher
men waved frantically for as
sistance, the pilot opened fire.
1--WE though it was an or
binary plane" said Benjamin
Washington, 81, still sounding
incredulous nearly "a hours
after the incident. I'VE tried to
signal them down"
Paris Jackson, captain Of the
72-foot Fort Myers shimper
Ala, and Mr.. Washington, its
told reporters yesterday
about the attack by Cuba
based MIG fighter planes.
It happened about 5 pm
Wednesday on the high seas
about so miles north of Cuba,
A MIG appeared, passed by
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Libya's twin capitals IS miles
southwest Of AL Mari. Libyan
officials flew from Tripoli. the
other capital, to supervise res
cue operations.
1t was North Africa's worst
earthquake since the March,
1860, quake which killed an es-
timated $4,000 in Agadir.
Morocco.
Contested During War
AL Mari, a town Of 10000 also
known as BARGE, Is near the
top Of the hump Of Cyrenaica
thrusting northward to the
Mediterranean. 1t stands on a
plateau $50 feet above sea level
and Is q resort, agricultural
center and road and rail juno
ton. About $1,000 persons live
in the area around the town.
The area was heavily con-
tested during World War II.
Like Benghazi, Al Mari changed
hands several times in the bat
ties between the Axis powers
and the British 9th Army -
Rommel VS.. Montgomery g. Co.
in 1912.
Mohammed Idriss. the King
Of the postwar United King
dom Of Libya, lives at Benghazi
rather than at the Italianized
co-capital Of Tripoli TO the
west, where Mussolini once Gen.
tered his dream of empire.
Libya became independent in
1851. Chiefly q desert land, 1t
was one Of the worlds poorest
countries until engulfed by a
recent oil boom expected to
yield an annual income Of 1920
million.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-22
CUBA
Attack on Shrimper
Denied by Havana

a policy of 'hot pursuit" on
any attacking MICS. II would
follow them back to Cuba" he
said.
Returning for another closed
meeting with the committee to-
day. Mr.. Mcnamara said United
States pilots exercised prudent
caution in holding up fire on
the MICS. Mr.. Mcnamara said
United States pilots and mill
tary forces must be certain Of
the facts before they use their
weapons.
I'VE avoid any 'trigger-happy'
Incidents" he added.
Senator Sparkman. Democrat
Of Alabama, said there was
speculation at a meeting Of the
Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee yesterday that the MIG
pilots may have thought the
shrimp boat was q refugee run
ner or a munitions runner be-
cause 1t had no flag or other
marks Of Identification.
The committee was briefed
on the incident by Deputy As
sistant Secretary of State Ster-
ling Cottrell.
Senator Sparkman said the
committee was told that the
shrimp boat had been out for
several days, was disabled and
had no radio when the MICS
descended from about 1000
feet and fired what appeared
to be rockets fore and aft OF
the vessel.
The committee was told
there were four or five MICS,
but that only two fired at the
boat.
Senator Sparkman said Mr.,
Cottrell, a former Navy flyer.
told the committee he thought
the attacking planes could have
hit the boat 1t they were trying.
Senator Aiken, Republican of
Vermont, told reporters the en-
couraging thing about the in
cident was the speed with
which Marine fighter planes
were in the air pursuing the
MICS within minutes after the
Cuban planes appeared on ra-
dar crossing the oath parallel.
Senator SparkInan said
American planes regard the
Gath parallel as a trigger
line" 1t lies between Cuba and
Key West.
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the normal readings Of AZ de-
grees high and 80 degees low.
Fortunately, little or no pre-
cipitation is expected.
The cold wave dipped into
the deep South, sparing only
Florida, Arizona and California.
Temperatures as low as 80 de-
grees below zero we're recorded
in the Northern United States.
1t was SO degrees above at An
chorage, Alaska, but below zero
in parts Of Dixie.
The wintry blasts were no
deterrent to the annual crop
Of bargain hunters who took
up all-night vigils in front
Of Washington area stores.
One Of these hardy souls was
Bruce Joyner, "a, of 1911
Eighteenth street Sc, who be-
gan camping in front of a Sew
epth street store at 10 o'clock
last night to be first in line
for a 90-cent TV set. He wore
cold-weather clothing and said
he kept warm by "osmosis."
Three others joined him in
line at IL pm. to take advan-
tage Of Washington's Birthday
sales. They were John Jones
20, Of zoos Oglethorpe street
West Hyattsville, Md; Michael
Belt, 20, of 1904 Fifty-sixth
avenue. Riverdale, Md, and
Jerry PATEL, 10, of 6615 North
Thirty-second street, Arlington
When most Of the stores
opened at 8 am, as many as
IS or 40 chilled customers were
waiting in line. Most Of these
however, had waited prudently
until an hour before opening
time to show up. Nearly al
stores with reduced prices had
shivering and blanketed all
night queues.
With the areas $50. 900 Gov.
eminent workers off for a Ions
week end, many thousands
prepared to take part In cere-
monies honoring George Wash.
ington. In Alexandria. Gen
Washington's home town. the
annual parade along Wash
ington street was scheduled for
$3.50 pm.
The National Council Of Ne
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-22
Couple Celebrates
I'D Anniversary

PAOLA. Kans.. Feb. 20 (AP)
In the quiet Of the old farm
house where they came to live
in 1893. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
w. Sherar mark their 72d we'd
ding anniversary today.
1T doesn't seem so long," she
said. We've never had a seri-
Gus argument-I guess because
we had the good sense never
both to get mad at the same
time"
She will be "a In 10 days,
and Mr.. Sherar will be 90 on
June rs. They have one son
and two daughters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-22
White House Sets Up
PorIey on News Policy

Is known that Mr.. Salinger
can cite the number Of column
inches of space various news
papers have devoted on par
ticular days to what he con-
siders pro and anti-administra-
ton stories.
Against this background, it
is not difficult to envision a
heated hassle between ad-
ministration officials and
media representatives at the
Warrenton session.
Along with Mr.. Salinger and
Mr.. Sylvester, Government rep
resentatives will include:
Robert j. Manning, Assistant
Secretary Of State for Public
Affairs; George Reedy, admin
istrative assistant to Vice Presi-
dent johnson; Edwin o. Guth-
man, public affairs assistant
to Attorney General Robert F.
Kennedy, and Dixon Donnelley
public affairs assistant to Sec
Rotary Of the Treasury Dillon.
Nine Groups Invited
Nine organizations have been
asked to submit suggestions for
q conference agenda and to
name one or two representa-
tives to attend. They are:
American Society of News
paper Editors, American News
paper Publishers Association,
National Association of Broad
casters, National Editorial AS
ISOLATION, Magazine Publishers
Association, Radio Television
News Directors Association,
White House Correspondents
Association, State Department
Correspondents Association and
Sigma Delta Chi, professional
Journalistic society.
A number of these organiza-
tons, it was understood, have
sought individual meetings to
discuss information policies
with Mr.. Salinger and others.
The White House repeatedly
decided that the best idea
would be to hold a single meet
ing at which all sides could air
their vews.
There are no plans to per-
NIT news coverage of the con-
ference. The White House was
said to be convinced the meet
ing would have little or no
value If it became a public
affair.
I'm that case" said one ad- .
minstration aide, you might
just as well sit down and listen
to a set Of prepared speeches
just like the Supreme So
Wet"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-22

circled a nearby island and re-
turned.
I'VE thought he was landing.
Then he made one spray" they
said.
More Jets Appear
This spray" the shrimpers
said, appeared to them to be a
burst of machine-gun fire. The
Defense Department said rock
cts were used. The Cuban gov
eminent denied there was an
attack Of any kind.
Three more jets appeared and
one Of them joined in the fir
ing, said the crewmen. The
shots went into the water
about 200 yards from the Alas
port bow, they reported.
Both men said they were GER
tain there were no rockets.
1T sounded to me like ma
chine guns" said Mr.. Jackson,
who is boyish-looking despite
his A years. II think 1t was
machine guns"
Mr.. Washington said: "They
didn't fire any rockets. We
could have seen them spraying
The bullets went straight down
in the water. 1t couldn't have
been a rocket. If 1t had been,
it would have hit the boat"
The two stayed on deck while
the MICS circled for Is min
utes, passing low enough for
the men to see the pilots faces
and to spot an emblem which
looked like a big round thing
with an eagle in it,"
mo use to go in the Wheel
house." said Mr.. Washington.
They'd have thought we had
weapons and they'd have sunk
us right then"
Still Scared
Mr.. Jackson said he still
hadn't recovered from the
fright.
Neihter man was sure II the
attackers wanted to hit the Ala
Tor were toying with the craft.
Asked If they thought Their
boat might have been mistaken
for one carrying escaping Gu
ban refugees, Mr.. Washington
said that the attocking planes
came low enough to read the
shrimpboat's name, which car
ries under 1t the words Fort
Myers, Fla.
The boats engine failed SUM-
day. That made its radio anc
pumps useless and all the two
crewmen could do was wait fol
help.
Indirectly, the MICS brought
the needed aid. When they
were detected by radar at Key
West, United States Jets flashed
to the scene. The MICS de.
parted and within an hour the
Ala was in tow.
Mr.. jackson and Mr.. Wash
ington. weary from three days
Of bailing their leaky boat anc
the strain Of their experience
were brought in by the Coast
Guard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-22

gro Women was holding It's fifth
annual Brotherhood Food Festi-
val from noon TO 7 pm. today
in the Presidential Arms Hotel.
Food from II nations will be
on display at the festival.
which will also include q folk
singing program and q chill
dren's art exhibit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-22
KennedyCaIIs
For Release Of
Prestige Polls
BY DAVID 8. BRODER
Star Staff Writer


Star Staff Writer
The way has been cleared for
periodic public disclosure Of the
results Of United States Infor-
nation Agency polls on Ameri-
cas- prestige abroad.
President Kennedy told his
press conference yesterday he
saw no reason for keeping the
polls secret.
Shortly afterward, Chairman
Moss of the House Government
Information subcommittee con-
ferred with USIA officials and
reported Substantial progress
on working out the procedures
for publicizing the polls.
The California Democrat said
he hoped to be able to an
nounce arrangements next
Monday that would end the
week-olo controversy.
Material Classified
The squabble over the polls
center Of o similar argument
during the 1860 political cam
paign began last Friday when
1t was disclosed USIA had put
a classified" label on prestige
studies the President had re-
ferred to at his press confer
ence the previous afternoon.
Within hours, Mr.. Moss Or
dered staff investigators to
take UP the question with USIA
officials.
However, the investigators
were denied access to the USIA
files by agency officials who
said only the White House
could grant the necessary
clearances.
Yesterday at his press con-
ference, Mr.. Kennedy was
asked If he thought USIA was
justified In keeping the prestige
pools secret.
mo I DON'T" the President
replied.
Some Data Withheld
Some polls-those involving
personalities or policies of
other countries (which might
provide some diplomatic en-
barraSsment"-would not be
in the public interest to release,
he noted.
But, he added: "There is no
poll involving the standing of
the United States or the stand
ing of any political figure in
the United States that would
be embarrassing to release"
Mr.. Kennedy said USIA Off
,cials would confer with men,
bers Of the Moss Subcommit-
tee and work out arrangements
for release of the polls "at
periodic intervals"
COnferees Listed
The conference the President
referred to involved Donald M
Wilson, deputy director OF
USIA, Stanley Plesent, the
agency's general counsel, Mr.
Moss, Representative Meader OF
Michigan, the ranking subcom-
mittee Republican, and Repre-
sentative Fascell of Florida, the
No. 2 Democrat.
During the 1860 campaign,
Mr.. Kennedy was highly criti-
cal Of the Eisenhower admin
istration's decision to keep SIM
liar polls secret. He released
two Of the 1860 prestige polls
a week after he took office in
1861.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-22
BY FRANK CORNIIER
Aseociated Press Staff Writer

The White House is inviting
representatives Of all news
gathering media to an UNI
precedented April conference
that could turn into q Donney-
brook over the Kennedy adj
ministration's public informa-
ton policies.
The session will be held at
o private retreat near War
renton, Va. April 5 and 8, 1t
was learned today. Arrange
ments are being made BY White
House Press Secretary Pierre
Salinger.
Informed sources said the
conference was prompted in
part by the adoption Of formal
resolutions criticizing Federal
information practices by sew
eral associations representing
news groups.
This does not mean, how
ever, that the meeting will be
q one-way affair-with report
ers leveling all Of the criticism.
There is reason to believe
the administration hopes not
only to rebuff the anticipated
criticism but to let loose with
some complaints Of its own
against the press.
This is why the conference
might well develop into a bat
tie royal.
At Airlie House
The meeting will be held at
Airlie House, a retreat In the
Virginia hunt country, which
often has been the site Of high
level "brainstorming" sessions
involving private groups.
Criticism of the Kennedy
Administrations information
polices was heightened last
October 30 when Arthur Syl-
vester, Assistant Secretary Of
Defense for Public Affairs, told
reporters the Pentagon con-
trolled news as a weapon dur
ing the Cuban crisis.
News flowing from actions
taken by the Government is
part Of the weaponry," said
Mr.. Sylvester who will be one
of the participants In the War
renton meeting.
Following this statement, the
phrase managed news" gained
wide currency.
The President, an avid reader
Of newspapers, is known to feel
that the various news media
sometimes are unfair to the
administration.
In q similar connection, 1t
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circled a nearby island and re-
turned.
I'VE thought he was landing.
Then he made one spray" they
said.