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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-17
Congo Riots Seen
Africa Blueprint

LEOPOLDVILLE, The Congo,
Aug. 16 (AP).-The revolt that
ousted the Congo Republics
President Fulbert Youlou is
far from ended, African diplo-
mats in Leopoldville predicted
today.
They said the tactics of
Congo Brazzaville labor leaders
are likely to be a blueprint for
union-led mass uprisings in
other African countries.
Workers grievances in Braz-
zaville-widespread unemploy-
ment, corruption in high places,
lavish living by politicians and
dictatorial acts in personal in
terest-can be duplicated in
almost all newly independent
nations in Africa, the diplomats
said.
The first official acts by Leo
poldville authorities seemed to
reinforce this opinion. Ferry
services to Brazzaville across
the river Congo were suspended
and well-informed sources said
the Leopoldville government
took this step to quarantine the
city from Brazzaville political
agitators who might try to con-
tact extremist elements here,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-17

JAKARTA. Indonesia, Aug
II (AP).-Indonesia celebrated
the 18th anniversary Of its dec
laration OF independence today
with a symbolic ceremony at
Jakarta's sports stadium in
which a fading red-and-white
banner was hoisted TO a flag
pole.
The banner was the same
one raised when Mr.. Sukarno
now president-and Moha-
med Hatta declared the islands
independent from the Dutch in
l945. The Netherlands formal
ly granite d independence in
l949.
The autobiography stadium
was filled 70 overlooking. Be-
fore the ceremony Mr.. Sukar-
no told his nation that Indo-
nesia was a power In the re-
gion along with Malaga and the
Philippines, mo longer treated
like a dummy"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-17
z Drivers to Fuce
Court in Death
Of Girl, Women

A District coroner's jury has
ordered two drivers held for
the Court Of General Sessions
in connection with accidents
that took the lives Of a 2-year-
old girl and q 77-year -old wo-
man this week.
Held yesterday on charges
of negligent homicide were
Charles Hammes, %, of the
$500 block of Richie Malboro
road, Forestville, Md, and FL
lott M. Squirewell, 80, of the
1900 block Of Hillside road Sc.
Police said Mr.. Hammes was
driving a car that struck Mrs.
Josephine G. Moss of the $500
block Of Eleventh street NV.
The accident occurred We'd
nesday at Eleventh and 6
streets NV.
Mr.. Squirewell was held in
connection with an accident in
which Diane Benjamin of 4643
Hillside road Sc. was killed on
Tuesday. According to police,
Mr.. Squirewell was backing out
Of his driveway and hit a tree
and brick post before slamming
into the steps where the girl
was playing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-17

States, he compared the moves
Of United States Negroes TO the
Indonesian revolution and said
THE Negroes In America now
are In a revolution-the revo-
luton Of the social conscience
Of man. Do they demand food
and clothing? No. they demand
treatment as equal human be-
ings. 49,"
Jakarta had a festive air for
the celebrations which will
stretch into Sunday. A rally Of
10000 school children followed
by q Saturday night state re-
ception at the Sports Palace
we're on the schedule.
Tass, the Soviet news agen-
cy, reported that Soviet Pre-
mier Khrushchev and President
Leonid Brazhnev sent congrat-
ulations to Mr.. Sukarno, copies
OF which were page one copy
in Pravda, the Soviet Commu-
mist party newspaper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-17

of worship" said the slender
worry-lined woman of 80.
Church Invaded
Zone night recently" she re-
lated, three youths with guns
in holsters and open shirts in
vaded the Matanzas Presby-
terrain Church while the con-
gregation sang hymns.
Our pastor told us to keep
on singing which we did. Then
the pastor spoke. The invaders
left but shouted through the
windows Viva Fidel, Viva
Fidel.'"
Scarcities are multiplying,
Mrs. Hernandez reported.
Cubans complain, she said,
about insufficient and poor
quality rice. This cereal is
eaten at least twice daily by
Cubans.
Mrs. Hernandez and other
escapes said Russians are
everywhere in Cuba.
I'VE were tired Of seeing
them" she declared.
Her husband. Francisco, who
left Cuba last December for
Miami and returned to get his
family, remarked, I'VE thank
God for this, but something
must be done about the 10 who
were snatched back. That kind
of thing is an example of life
under communism"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-17

HUE. Wet Nam, Aug. II CAP
Pressure for world interven-
ton in South Wet Mans Bud
dhist crisis mounted today with
warning from Buddhist leaders
in Saigon that more fiery sui
cides and bloodshed are i'm
minent.
They cabled please to Presi-
dent Kennedy, United Nations
Secretary General U Thant and
Buddhist organizations for
some outside brake to the
South Wet Nam government
alleged treatment of BuddhistS.
The cables detailed burnings,
hunger strike and demonstra-
tons and claimed 1.-The govern
ment ignores all this because
President (Ngo Dinh) Diem is
ill advised by people about
him"
They added "other sacrifices
are imminent. despite our in
terdiction and other mass dem
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Reserve Officers
Glasses to Sturt

The Naval Reserve Officers
School So will begin classes for
the new year August 26 at the
Naval Station Annex in South
east Washington. Registration
is open to area reservists.
The courses include indus
trial relations, nuclear power
military planning, oceano-
graphy, space technology and
national cold war strategy. Fur
ther information is available
Monday evenings at LII. 7-5700,
extension 2447.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-17
Spuce-Rudio Talk
Chairman Named
Rv the Associated Prssa


Joseph H. Mcconnell, a for
mer broadcast executive, will
serve as chairman Of the
United States delegation to a
Geneva conference to allocate
radio frequencies for space-ra-
dio communications, the White
House announced yesterday.
The meeting, officially known
as the Extraordinary Admins
trative Radio Conference, will
be held from october 7 to
November 8. 1t is sponsored
by the International Telecom-
municationS Union, an agency
of the United Nations.
Mr.. Mcconnell presently is
president Of the Reynolds Me-
tails Co., Richmond, Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-17

the summary execution of a
subordinate army officer and
two enlisted men when he COM
manded a division in the Ko-
rean war, raping and executing
a Communist woman spy
caught in the war, and order
ing troops to fire on demon
Strating students in 1860.
Mr.. Song denied the charges.
Civilian political opponents
of Gen. Park charged that the
ex-premier was being perse-
cuted politically. He was ar
rested Sunday, three days after
he published an open letter crit
icizing Gen. Parks reported
plans to seek the presidency.
Opposed Military Rule
Mr.. Song, the second premier
in Gen. Parks regime, fell out
with the junta leader when Mr..
Song opposed continued rule by
the military.
The court did not pass on the
legality of the charges against
Mr.. Song. 1t ordered him re-
leased after deciding there was
no danger he would flee the
country or destroy evidence.
There was no indication when
the trial would start.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-17
Gurkhas Fight
SaraWak Band

KUCHING, Sarawak,' Aug
II (AP) British troops we're
flown south toward the In
donesian border today to rein
force GurkhaS ambushed by
more than so terrorists believed
based across the border.
The ambush yesterday came
as a United Nations opinion
survey team conferred with
British colonial leaders on the
best way to determine whether
the residents of Sarawak and
North Borneo want to join the
proposed Malaysia Federation
A British spokesman said one
British tracker was injured in
the ambush in the dense Sungei
Bangkit area ITO miles east of
Kuching. He said the Gurkhas
believed they inflicted casual
ties on the bandits.
IndoneSia, which shares the
island of Borneo with Sarawak
and North Borneo, is opposed
to the two British colonies join
ing Malaga and Singapore in
the formation of Malaysia.
IndOnesia Objects
Indonesia, with help from
the Philippines, pressured Ma
laya into agreeing to the survey
being undertaken by the U. N
team, headed by American
Laurence Michelmore.
In Manila, a British Embassy
spokesman said today North
Borneo authorities refused
landing rights to a plane that
was to carry a Philippine dele
cation to observe the U. N.
survey.
The spokesman said the
North Borneo authorities con-
suited with Britain in refusing
the Philippine Air Force plane
landing rights.
Indonesia and Malaga also
had planned to send observers
to watch the opinion survey.
Planes Believed Barred
Sources in Manila said they
believed North Borneo and
Sarawak authorities would not
permit any foreign military
planes to enter their territories
while the U. N. survey was
under way.
The Philippines wanted to
send 10 observers to the two
British colonies. Britain was
willing to admit only two.
Leaders of the Communist
infiltrated United Peoples
Party Of Sarawak urged 5000
followers in Kuching last night
to oppose Malaysia.
The crowd was orderly. un-
like the Chinese demonstrators
who screamed anti-Malaysia
slogans at the q. N. team on its
arrival yesterday.
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guards to the Soviet war
memorial in West Berlin. "
For days the bus was pelted
with rocks and empty bottles.
until the Russians decided to
come over in armored person.
mel carriers to protect their
men.
Against their will, they we're
escorted to the memorial
through West Berlin streets by
United States and British mill
tary police.
The allies requested the
SovietS to take another, shorter
route to the monument and
revert to the usage of buses.
After a few days of tension. the
Russians complied.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-17
&c, 900 Forest Fires
Occurin Six Months
BY the Associated Press

The number Of forest fires
scared to more than $4,000
during the first half Of this
year, an increase of one-third
over the like period last year.
Reporting this, the United
States Forest Service said the
1868 forest fire record may
turn out to be the worst in
many years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-17
japan AirIiner
Missing With 1o

TOKYO, Aug. II (AP).-A
Japanese four-engine airliner
with 10 persons aboard was
reported missing today on a
flight to Tokyo from Hachijo
Island, 100 miles south Of the
capital.
A spokesman for the planes
owners. Fujita Airline, said the
plane carried only 3 hours fuel
supply and 1t was feared down
somewhere between the island
and Tokyo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-17
Leaving Green Bank

GREEN BANK, w. Va, Aug.
II (AP.-Dr. Frank Drake, a
prominent scientist at the Ma
tional Radio Astronomy Observ-
atory here, said yesterday he
is resigning to take a job in
California. He has accepted a
position at the Jet Propulsion
Laboratory Of the California
Institute of Technology in
Pasadena.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-17
Wet Nomese Buddhists
Warn of More Suicides

onstrations with bIoodshed are
in prospect"
u. N. Session Sought
R. S. S. Gunewardene, Cey-
Ions chief delegate to the
United Nations, announced that
he expects to ask for a special
session of the U. N. general
assembly to deal with the situa-
ton.
His country is principally
Buddhist and he himself is q
Buddhist.
He told newsmen that he had
conferred with Mr.. Thant, who
also is a Buddhist from Burma
and would talk to delegates Of
other Buddhist countries before
he makes a formal request fol
the session next Tuesday.
The regular session Of the
U. N. 18th General Assembly is
scheduled to open September
II and there was some question
whether a special session coulo
be fitted in before then.
The Ceylonese diplomat said
he had been waiting since July
10, when he presented his Gre
dentialS at the United Nations
to see whether some action BY
the United States and Pope
Paul VI could be effective.
Danger Of Coup Seen
Mr.. Gunewardene said there
was danger that if Wet Namese
government suppression of the
Buddhist monks continues
there might be a pro-Buddhist
coup d'etat against Mr.. Diem
and his predominantly Roman
Catholic government.
Another threat to peace In
the area. he said, was that
Buddhists in surrounding coun-
tries or Communist Wet Namese
or even Red China might try
to intervene.
In Hue, quiet followed the
suicide burning of a 71-year-
old monk, the fifth in a series
of protest sacrifices.
The government lifted the
martial law it imposed yester-
day and removed the barri-
cades around Hue's Tu Dam
Pagoda. Five thousand Bud
dhiSt followers quickly packed
into the courtyard to contem-
plate the spot Of yesterdays
suicide.
New Demonstration
The charred body lay in a
coffin surrounded by barbed
wire at the pagoda. 1t was a
precaution against govern
ment police snatching the
body as they did the remains
Of the young novice monk who
burned himself to death out
side Hue on Tuesday.
Buddhists in Saigon pre-
pared a new demonstration
tomorrow against the govern
ment.
Usually reliable American
sources said the government
put down with tear gas an
other demonstration yesterday
at the railway station in
Nhatrang, 200 miles northeast
Of Saigon.
This was in the area
near where a 27-year-old
nun burned herself to death
Thursday.
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Gen. Park Tells Junto
He'll Run, Papers Say

SEOUL, Korea, Aug. II Cap
Seoul newspapers reported
today that strongman Gen
Chung Hee Park told members
Of his junta that he would run
for President in the election
scheduled October IS.
Nearly everyone in the mill
tary junta had predicted Gen
Park would be a presidential
candidate but he had remained
silent until last night. He re-
portedly told ranking members
of the pro-junta Democratic
Republican Party that he ex-
pected to win the election.
Gen. Park was expected to
announce shortly his retire
ment from the military regime
that established itself in a coup
in May. 1861. The Democratic
Republican Party's convention
is August 81.
Ex-Premier Released
The Seoul District Court
meanwhile. ordered former Pre-
mier Song (Tiger) Yo-chan re-
leased from prison, pending his
trial on charges of ordering
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-17

wore shoes Tor the first time
in months. Her son Reogelio
celebrated his 18th birthday
today with shoes.
Two Havana butchers, Do
mingo Gonzalez and Gabriel
Bolanos, looked uncomfortable
but natty in sporty brown OK
fords to which they were I'M
accustomed.
Visit Refugee Center
They were QUILTED with the
shoes after visiting the Cuban
refugee center along with
others Of the party of 10 that
eluded Castro gunboats earlier
this week on British-owned
Anguilla Key. They had landed
there after fleeing their coun-
tries.
Bolanos grinned as his
zapatos Spanish for shoes
squeaked. He remarked, This
is great, one person in 10 in
Cuba is without shoes or has
some ragged things that hardly
could be called shoes"
Mrs. Hernandez, who said
that she and her family hio
behind bushes and prayed when
the Castro raiders arrived al
the island, said they fled Cuba
because life there has become
miserable.
I'VE don't even have freedom
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-17
West BerIiners Honor
Victim Slain at Wall

BERLIN, Aug II (AP).-Two hundred West Berliners
gathered the Red wall today and paid tribute Peter Fech
err young East Berner shot down trying to
escape.
The crowd watched Maj. Gen. James H. Polk, United
States Berlin commandan and Mayor Willy Brandt laid
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-17

WreathS at the Fechter Memo
rial a few feet from where he
was shot near United States
Checkpoint Charlie.
Dozens of East Berliners,
living near the spot where the
18-year-old construction work.
er was cut down by Red sub
machine gun bullets, peered
from behind curtains as Gen.
Polk and Mr.. Brandt stood ST.
lently for one minute with
their heads bowed.
Police on Guard
The simple wooden cross was
thanked by four, black-draped
pylons carrying flaming torches
on the top. Two West Berlin
policemen stood honor guard.
A number of East German
border guards were patrolllng
the wall, while others observed
the ceremony through holes in
the wall of the bombed-out
building just across from the
memorial.
In anticipation Of anti-Com-
munist demonstrations that
could easily turn into rioting,
police cordoned off the Check
point Charlie area.
Shot in Back
Only a few persons at a time
we're allowed to pass through
police lines near the memorial.
Mr.. Fechter was gunned
down by border guards August
II, 1862, when he and a fell
low tried to scale the wall.
While his friend made It to
West Berlin, Mr.. Fechter was
hit in the back. standing on
top Of the wall. He toppled
backward and lay bleeding for
nearly an hour before the East
Germans carried him away. He
died on route to a hospital.
West Berliners were furious
over the Staying. There was
considerable criticism of United
States authorities for not
ordering their troops to go to
the rescue.
Days of Tension
For days after the incident
big crowds gathered waiting for
the daily Soviet bus taking
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-17
Shoes Scarce in Cuba,
Woman Refugee Says

MIAMI Fla Aug. II (AP).-"Cuba is becoming shoeless
nation refugee who escaped the Fidel Castro kid
napers said today.
Shoes getting all the time thousands
Cuba barefoot especially children Mrs Olga de Hernandez
reported
Several members Of party including three children
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-17
FOUND

CAR KEYS, In black case; Rock Creel
Forest area. JU. S-407s.
CAT, young, gray, white: vic. Jewish
Community Center; owner or gooC
home. EN-. 2-7O20.
COLLIE TYPE, male, Rockville area
MONTGOMERY COUNTY HUMANE
SOCIETY, 424-b717.
DOG, all black, white chest, AUG 4
ewes, LII. l-e745.
'SMoNhTSoSoMEfRSY9 S' COUNTY EiPP raauMEIsshi
SOCIETY, 424-b717,
sIAMESE, female, vic. Tilden Woods
Rockville. 427-341s,
sIAMEsE, male. seal point Wsstmors.
and area, MONTGOMERY COUN.
.TY HUMANE SOCIETY, 424-57i7
WEDDING BAND. 14-kt.. gold, vicin,
ity Fort Washington, Nd 524-82ia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-17
DAYS of Tension

For days after the incident
big crowds gathered waiting for
the daily Soviet bus taking
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-17
LOST

BAssET HOUND, male, vic. Travilla
pet. Ak. 6.soS2.
BEAGLE. female, vic. Capitol Hin
on Thursday; answers 10 jan;
mos. old. 547-0l9l.
CAT AT, @s els SS: ss'l . ;S
says sJRG5inSS .4 Sa' substantial re-
COCKER SPANIEL, male, brown and
white. very old and deaf; Fails
Church area; reward. JE. 2-00S4
COLLIE TYPE, lost Aug. 4th. male,
black and white. vic. Cameron sta
toni. answers 10 ''Rosco'; reward
I'll. 4-4b45.
DOG, collie, female. ia yrs, sable and
white. answers to Duchess" Reward.
,vic. MARROW Heights. Call 735-g327.
GERMAN SHEPHERD, black; ans. 70
Smokey; vic. Forestville; reward
RING, diamond, 3 platinum 4-ieai
value; Aug. 49,; vic. Leland st,
Bethesda Phone Co.. reward VII
WALLET, dent papers, vic. on Wilson
Plns Os ssii tASH4l.ssidb. 50 reward
WALLET, mans brown. in Civil
checks, money orders and cash; good
reward. 3S7-2200, IA. g-gs12.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-13

ing made to relevant committees in both
Houses of Congress for advice.
Airport officials see the money as
Offerings to the gods" With religion
in its current low repute with the Fed
eral Government, the coin collectors
prudently refuse to pass the money ON
to the gods and hope to substitute pri-
vate charities.
We object. We understand why the
gods have to be left out but what's the
matter with the United States Treasury
In many parts of the world the Treasury
has taken the place Of the old harvest
gods with their Overlooking cornucopia
of good things. And case can be made
for the notion that the original coin
tosSers are actually expressing gratitude
to the Treasury for the undoubted
beauty Of Dulles.
Not only should the money from the
Dulles pool go to the Treasury, but we
ought to start building pools at the Cap
itol, the White House, the State Depart
ment and the Treasury itself.
If we all pool our resources we may
some day get our heads above water.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-13
Trimming the Defense Fat

Defense Secretary McNamara's first
annual progress report on his under
taking to tighten defense spending calls
for little celebration. Somewhere in
his stockpile of medals, outgoing"
President Kennedy should have one
inscribed For Saving 81 Billion in One
Year." This is what Secretary Nc
Namara says his department did in
lettering by $3.50 million his economy
goal for fiscal 1868, while at the same
time strengthening national security.
Even measured against $50-billion
budget, 81 billion Is still a considerable
piece of change. Looking at it another
way, it represents almost the total
Federal appropriation of only half
century ago.
u, Reviewing the entire procurement
program from scratch, Defense was
able to cancel $700 million in purchases
which under former procedures would
have gone through. Part Of this was
made possible by redistribution of
excess inventories from one military
service to another in a way to make
unification economically meaningful.
For example, a million rockets not
needed by the Air Force were condi-
toned for $40 million for Army hell
copter use, saving SAL million over the
cost Of new procurement.
More Importantly, an inventory Of
$12 billion worth of excess stocks is now
being compiled at central clearing
house for transfer from one service to
another, preventing waste and dupli-
cation.
Other savings have been accom-
plished by trimming "goldplating" frills
from specifications Isl million a week.
and by increased emphasis on COM
petitive bidding and incentive contracts.
All of this only touches the surface of
the departments many economy moves
which, as much as anything else, drama
tie the extent to which miSmanage-.
nnent and bureaucratic bungling had
been allowed to bleed the taxpayers in
Increasing measure.
Secretary Mcnamara now believes
It possible to attain an annual savings
goal of 81 billion by fiscal 1867, 81
billion more than he estimated last
year. In these days of ever-mounting
budgets and debts, this all comes as
the kind of news we would like to hear
more often.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-13
Cream of the Crop

I was very much interested
In the fine and accurate
article by Don Bacon in The
Star for July 8 on the subject
Of offers that were being
made college engineering and
scientific graduates by Amer
lean corporations. particu-
larry in the electronic indus
try.
1t is unfortunate. however,
that Mr.. Bacon failed TO state
that such offers were being
made only to men gradual
ing in the tops Of the classes
at the various colleges. Re-
cruiting parties from various
industries that visit the col
leges around commencement
are interested only in those
men who are graduating in
the upper one-fourth, or up
per one-third in some cases,
Of the class. They do not
interview and are not inter-
ested In engineers who just
graduate. Men who graduate
below about the upper third
OF the class have to 60 out
and find q Job, as they al
ways have. and they do not
receive any such high rates
Of pay as Mr.. Bacon depicts
in his article. II. G. Ingles.