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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-17
USSR ColIed Off the War

That touched off the nine-year
war with the French, which ended
with the Geneva accords Of 1854.
The Wet Mini seemed headed for
a complete take-over Of Indo-
China. Communist China, after
first being cool to the Wet Mini
campaign, began supplying en-
couragement, support and finally
the training and guns that de-
feated the French at Diem Bien
Phu.
With q Communist victory In
sight, the Soviet Union moved to
shut down the war, partly as lev
erage to prevent creation Of q
European defense community,
partly out of fear Of the mas
sive retaliation" policy Of John
Foster Dulles, and possibly also to
maintain Soviet influence In the
area instead Of letting 1t 60 en-
tirely to the Chinese.
Russia Joined Britain and
France in pressing for q COM
promise end Of the fighting. As
a result Of negotiations at &C.
neva, Wet Nam, Laos and Cambo-
dia were declared independent and
we're neutralized militarily. Wet
Nam was to be divided tenn
porarily, pending national cleo
tions In two years for q unified
government.
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Good Results

The result so far, somewhat
better than had been expected, is
actual partition of the country
under a weak tripartite central
government. Each faction has its
own army and guards its own
territory. The three factions have
agreed to merge these forces and
create a national police force, but
the plan has not yet been car
ried out.
Government leaders in Thai
land, like those in South Wet
Nam. regard the naturalization Of
Laos as a sell-out by the United
States.
They asked for help last May,
when the fighting In Laos threat
ened TO spill over into Thailand,
and President Kennedy sent in
1000 troops. Six months later.
with the crisis past. the That's
asked privately that the troops be
withdrawn. They departed last
November but left behind their
barracks and heavy equipment In
readiness for a quick return II
necessary.
Two other neutralist countries
In the area, Cambodia and Burma,
go their own ways. accepting aid
from East and West. Their neu-
tralism extends within the Com
munist bloc. too: they take aid
from both China and Russia. They
are more preoccupied with their
own problems than with some
eventual threat Of Chinese Com
munist expansion.
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lion taxpayers would still find II
advantageous TO itemize these de-
auctions after the change was
made.
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Enemy Counterottoek

Then came the January 2 coun-
terattack by 500 Wet Cong In the
rice paddles Of the southern Me-
kong delta. The attackers turned
a routine troop-lift operation by
the government into O shambles,
shooting down five helicopters
and killing three Americans and
IS Wet Namese.
Other major battles in the next
few days increased the Wet Ma
mese dead to 122 and resulted
in the capture of hundreds Of
prisoners and stable stocks of
arms by the enemy.
Some officials in Washington
sought to offset the losses by
citing unconfirmed claims by the
government In Saigon that 10l
Wet Cong had been killed. The
figure later was raised to lao. The
Washington officials called the
episode perhaps a stand-off but
certainly not a defeat. They said
it differed from past enemy ac-
tons in that the Wet Cong had
not initiated the attack but had
been forced into a defensive
action.
Observers at the scene, however,
know how unreliable are the Wet
Namese reports of enemy casual
ties, a hodge-podge Of accuracy,
wishful thinking and speculation
based on such things as blood
spots on the ground. What bodies
are found and counted as enemy
dead are often those of innocent
peasants mistaken for Wet Cong
or killed by accident.
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No Successor in Sight

Wet Nam operation consider Diem
an ideal leader, but there is no
one In sight who might become
an ideal leader to replace him.
II Diem should go, his most likely
successor would be the army-a
military dictatorship along the
lines Of that in South Korea.
AS for negotiated settlements,
they have never satisfied those
who make American policy; they
have been accepted only as a last
resort. Korea was negotiated only
to end q long and bloody war
begged down in hopeless stale
mate. Laos was negotiated only
after the humiliating military de-
feat Of the American backed
rightists.
Reluctance to negotiate some
times means that the United
States has only q weak position
by the time 1t reaches the con-
ference table. Some believe that
is the only possible eventual out
come Of the fighting in Wet Nam.
Wet Nam and most Of the
other countries Of Southeast
Asia emerged only recently as in
dependent states in an area that
has known little but foreign rule
and bitter internal rivalries.
Japanese occupation In World
War II spelled the end Of colo
NAL rule throughout Southeast
Asia. French Indo China was
among the first Of the colonial
possessions to break up. Immedi-
ately after the Japanese sur
render, Ho Chi Mini, heading the
Wet Mini. a Communicated Wet
Namese nationalist coalition, es-
tablished q government and de-
clared Wet Nam independent.
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agreements. South Wet Nam. with
American announcement, refused
to discuss unification elections.
North Wet Nam has been en-
couraging and supporting the Wet
Cong insurgents in the South.
United States troops and arms
have been sent In far beyond the
Geneva limits.
The Indian Canadian Polish
control commission set UP to po-
lice the agreements has found
both sides in violation, although
1t said North Wet Nam started
the trouble. The commissions re-
port criticized both parties re-
fusal to allow commission In
Spectors free movement.
Communist activity in Laos has
been similar to that in South
Wet Nam. The insurgent Pathet
Lao has received help, encourage
ment and leadership from the Wet
Mini in its efforts to take over
the country. The main difference
has been that there was no
strong Laotian government WILL
ing and able to drive out the
Communist influences and unity
the country.
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operation showed evidences of i'm
provement In recent months. But
it has just suffered a stunning
setback.
The insurgent Wet Cong (short
for Wet Namese Communists) =,
had seemed unwilling or unable
to mount big offensives like those
Of year ago. Moreover, although
they still were capturing weapons
from government forces, the rate
had slowed; a year ago govern
ment forces were losing twice as
many as the insurgents, whereas
until recently the numbers had
begun running about equal.
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lootion Boston

Until near the end Of the Eli
senhower administration, United
States strategy in Laos was to
try to make 1t an anti-Commu-
mist bastion, part Of q contain
ment line around China and q
protection to the regimes In
South Wet Nam and Thailand.
There were signs Of change Just
before Mr.. Kennedy's inaugura-
ton. The Pentagon inspired news
paper stories that military inter-
vention would be extremely diff
cult, that Laos was not worth
fighting for, and that Prince Boun
Gum, the rightist leader backed
by the United States, had little
popular support.
An abrupt change came when
the rightist forces turned and ran
from the Pathet Lao. President
Kennedy's choices we're complete
military defeat, partition, or q
neutralist coalition.
Acting out Of necessity, the ad-
ministration entered negotiations
to neutralize Laos. Again the So
Wet Union co-operated to help
close down a civil war that had
been virtually won by the Com
munists. Ironically. the United
States now pins its hopes for
peace and stability on a neutral
list coalition headed by Prince
Souvanna Phouma, whom the
Central Intelligence Agency had
helped Gust twice IN five years.
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y. S Policy in Asia VIII Face Hard Going for Years

at present. Pentagon and State
Department officials deny fatty
a recent report that American au-
thorities in Saigon have recon-
mended that United States forces
take over combat command in
Wet Nam.
The Defense Department, more
over has long opposed the large
scale commitment Of American
combat forces in Southeast Asia,
except as a last resort. Military
difficulties would be formidable.
The possibility of triggering World
War III would be enormously in
creased.
Finally, the spectacle Of a
white mans army" fighting
Asians in Asia would play into
Communist hands by supporting
the propaganda line that portrays
the United States as an i'm
perialist. neo-colonial power that
mistreats its own racial minorities
at home and tries to subjugate
dark-skinned peoples abroad.
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TOMORROW; The kind Of war
being fought In Wet Nam.
Evening star., 1963-02-15
Junior
Diplomats
Plan Ball

The International Junior
Diplomats will give an In
augural Ball tomorrow at
8 pm.
The party will take place in
the State Departments Ben
jamin Franklin Room and
dress will be black tie or ma
tional dress. Two orchestras
will play for the dancing.
The dance committee in
cludes Pushkar Johari, chair
man. Indian Embassy; Olu-
yimi Adeniji, Nigerian
Embassy; Charles Anderson,
State Department; DR.. Vim
cent A. Berasategui, Argen-
tine Embassy; DR.. RHO Cas-
tillano, Nicaraguan Embassy,
and John Finch and Alfred
F. Diaboch. both State De-
partment.
Others are Donald HUM,
New Zealand E m bassy;
Norma E. Jimenez, Guate-
malan Embassy; Tyeb-Uddin
Mahtab, Pakistan Embassy;
Irene Middleburg, Neither
lands Embassy; Nuel Paz-
dral, State Department; Jose
Ruiz, Venezuelan Embassy,
and Nicasio G. Valderrama,
Philippine Embassy.
Evening star., 1963-02-15
Students to Sing

Latin American songs will
entertain members of the
Fairfax Business and Profess
sional Women's Club at their
dinner meeting at $3.50 pm.
February 20.
Singing will be South
American students from the
International students
Council, and Mrs. Jane Pal
mer, second vice president Of
the Virginia Business and
Professional Women's Club,
will be special guest at the
Evans Farm Inn dinner.
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THE EVENING STAR
Go (n%sa$N-ANVaAa Washington, D. {.
ay S FHdoy February I5 1868
Champagne Dance
Corcoron Benefit

The Women's Committee Of
the Corcoran Gallery an
nounces that their Annual
Champagne Supper Dance
will take place on April 26
from 10 pm. to 2 am.
There will be a Midnight
Buffet and, as in recent
years, dancing to a variety
Of orchestras, such as Meyer
Davis band in the Atrium,
a waltz ensemble in the
Gallery's French Room, a
Dixieland Band and Gypsy
Music.
Mrs. Poe Burling and Mrs.
Robert Van Rotten are CO.
chairmen for the Spring
Supper Dance.
Evening star., 1963-02-15
Valentines
Sent to
White House
BY the Associated Press

The public remembered the
White House children with
about rs Valentine cards yes
terday,
The cards addressed to
Caroline and little John Jr.,
contained the usual hearts
and flowers sentiments.
The White House said there
were a few for Mrs. Kennedy
as we'll.
The spokesman added that
about so were for the chill
dren and about is for Mrs.
Kennedy. The First Lady's
came from children, they
said.
Evening star., 1963-02-15
Officers

The new president Of the
Arlington Republican Wom-
ems Council is Mrs. H. o.
Lampe. First vice president is
Mrs. william F. Gormley and
second vice president is Mrs.
Larry D. Gilbertson.
The Sidney herald., 1963-12-18
Skating Kinks
Will Open on
December Il

Skating Kinks in Sidney viii
open December q at l pm.
The Kinks viii again be oHerat-
ing under the direction of the
city Recreation Department. Don
Partyka will be attendant.
The past week the Kinks have
been flooded and Partyka sale
they should be in good condition
now.
Three Kinks will be in operation
Eleventh Avenue and Main
Street West, the Water Towe
Park and the other at the Pal
opposite Cuttings East Sde
store.
The warming house at II
Quilting Park rink will be open
the following homs during tho
skating season.:
School days A pm. to $50 am
Saturdays l:30 pm. to 9:3c
pm.
Sundays l:30 pm. TO $50 pm.
School holidays 1:30 pm. &c
$50 pm.
The warming house will be
closed Christmas Eve. Christmas
Day and New Years Day.
The Sidney herald., 1963-12-18

The new county committee viii
take office January l. Committee
men recently elected will take
office this same time and will
serve one year.
The county committee, with the
assistance of the county commit
teemen, is responsible for al
ministering programs assigne
to the ASC. This includes agricul
tural conservation, price sup
port, grain storage, conservation
reserve, production adjustment
farm storage facility loans and
wool incentive and sugar condi
tional payments.
All members of the count com
mittee are holdovers from las
year. Iversen is a we'll know
farmer in the valley and through
out the dryland as well and has
served on the ASC County Com
mittee since 1856. Besides hi,
farming interests, he is also act
i've in his church and communIi.
affairs.
FoSs is a farmer-rancher il
Continued on page 3)
The Sidney herald., 1963-12-18

We need histories of the first
businessmen who settled in this
area to fill the needs of the pion-
GERS and again we'd Ike pictures
Of Their places of business. And,
too, we would like material on
churches and other organizations
that played an important part III
the development of this area Al
so wanted are the stories of his
torical even $. anecdotes ans
Other interesting %hap~enin s that
took Place in the early days here.
Because we are encompassing
most of the area, we'd like his
torical background from other
towns in the county and within
this area.
The history of this area is a
lively one. Because of this the
Sidney Herald wants all the in
formation it can possibly accu-
mulate to make this special edi-
ton one that will be remembered
and kept around the HOUSEHOLDS
We might add that we would like
to receive any sug estions that
would be helpful in compiling
this material.
The Sidney herald., 1963-12-18
Senate Throws
In Towel on
Knowles Dam

WASHINGTON CUPID - The
Senate has thrown in the towel
in a red-hot controversy with
the House over authorization o.
the Knowles Dam project in
western Montana.
The action came when the Sen
ate adopted a conference report
on a bill authorizing continued
development in the nations ma
jOr river basins:
The bill has been a major
stumbling block between the two
houses in the adjournment drive.
The bill, which now goes to
President Johnson for his sigma
ture, allows work to proceed on
projects throu ,.lout the country.
Many projects in IL river ba-
sins were threatened with sus-
pension and some were being
continued through the advance
of local funds.
The legislation was stalled by
senate insistence on adding sew.
eral projects. including the
Knowles Project. to the au'hogi.
zation bill. The house finally ag-
reed to accept all but the 247'
million dollar Knowles Dam.
The Senate cleared the bill BY
a unanimous voice vote. F,arlinl
the Senate had voted specifically
to approve the Montana project
Senator Lee Metcalf said III
will continue to seek authorize
ton of the project. Metcalf anC
majority leader. Mike Mansfield
both of whom are Montana Demo
Gratis, led the fight for the Know
les Project.
The Sidney herald., 1963-12-18
Repair Project
Slated for
Glasgow Base

(UPD-A huge repair project,
the exact cost of which is not
known, is programmed at Glas-
cow Air Force Base with the be-
ginning of the 1864 constructors
season.
Senator Mike Mansfield, in q
letter to Glasgow Chamber of
Commerce Secretary Joe Cor
man, has enclosed a second let
ter. 1t is from Brigadier General
Thomas Corbin Of the Depart
ment of the Air Force.
German says the plan is to re
build 6,975 feet of the 1880 foo
runway at the base. The materia.
now in the runway is asphaltiC
concrete and is the center sec
ton.
The Sidney herald., 1963-12-18
Bank Debts
Show Decrease
n November

The volume of bank debits re-
crte1 bv a sample of Ninth Dis
trict cities for November in
creased Z per cent from Novem-
Der 1862; according to the Fed
cral Reserve Bank Of Minqeapo-
lis. The cumulative total for the
first eleven months of 1863 indi-
Gated a 9 PER cent increase from
the comparable 1862 period.
In Montana the volume CT
bank debts for November de-
creased 2 per cent from last
year. The cumulative total for
the first eleven m9nths of 1863
showed a 3 rer cent increase
from the comparable 1862 per-
iod.
In Sidney, the volume of bank
debts for November was 81, 103,
an 8 per cent decrease from last
year. Bank debts totaled $91, $50
for the first eleven months of
1868, a 2 per cent increase from
500, 727 reported in 1862.
Bank debts figures represent
the dollar volume of checks
drawn by depositors against their
bank accounts. Most of these
checks go in payment for goods.
services and debts, and as Such.
may be considerei an indicator
Of changes in general business
volume. However, unusual trans.
actions during any one month r.
sulting in checks that ere not rs
ISOLATED with business volume il
any given city may detract from
the reliability of the debts as al
indicator for that month.
The Sidney herald., 1963-12-18
Santa Claus Will Make
His First of Several Visits
To Sidney This Saturday

Santa will be making his
annual trek to Sidney Sat-
urday.
He's been seen around
town the past few days,
however, this is his official
visit and as the story goes,
if all the kids are good he'll
be back again Christmas.
He's still his jolly good
self according to word from
the North Pole via Tel Star
of all things. There'll be
treats for the kids, with
handouts being made for
seven-year-olds and young
er at the courthouse at 100
pm.
His helpers, who look a lot
like some people we've seen
around town, will pitch in ami
hand out treats to the eight-year-
olds and older children at tie
City Park across from the Moose
Hall at 1:30 pm. And if the
weather remains as cold as it is.
we'd advise all kids to be on
time because we don't have
much faith in the stamina Of
Santa's helpers.
The conservative movement
apparently hasn't reached the
North Pole yet. Santa definitely
will not return to the old custo n
Of arriving by sleigh pulled b,
eight tiny reindeer. He'll be ar
irving by Burns Flying Service
at the city airrort at | pm. Nat
uraly, Santa would like to see Z
God turnout and has invited a.
his little friends 70 be on hand a
the airport when he lands
From the airport, he VIII t0u
the downtown area past the Com
munity Memorial hospital an,
then on to the courthouse wherC
he'll get down to business.
Santa's plans call for a Wis
to the Richland Homes later il
the day.
This year Santa is being as
sisted bv helpers from the *
wants Club, Moose, VFW, Elks
American Legion. Knights o
Columbus and the Chamber o
Commerce.
OF course as you know, SAINT;
has a sack that never seems t
empty, SO you can pitch in an,
help at the Stacking bee" Thurs
day night at Z pm. at the VFV
ClubroOms.
The Sidney herald., 1963-12-18
Expect TO R~enegotiate
Centennial Contract

The Commission has a $152, AGO
contract with the Fostor, Ohio,
firm to produce a pageant known
as The Montana Story at COM
munities throughout the state DUR
ing the 1864 centennial year and
handle other centennial matters.
The Commission wants to rene
gotiate the contract to give the
state more control over staging
the production. The state would
like to deal directly with Rogers
and with the communities rather
than the present setup in which
Rogers negotiates with the cities.
Sidney will be staging their
own centennial.
The Sidney herald., 1963-12-18

names have been furnished by
local schools.
After the tour is finished. tn
kids will be taken to the Jaycee
Club Room for hot cocoa and
cookies, provided by Jayceens.
There the gifts will be wrapped
and other gifts from a tree there
will be distributed so long as they
last. The tree gifts have been
collected by the Jayceens from
families wishing to give warm
serviceable clothing which they
M longer need.
Gale Childers, assisted by mis-
committee. has charge of the
fund raising and tour arrange
mentS.
The Sidney herald., 1963-12-18
Joycee Shopping
Tour Is Tonight

Jaycees here collected about
S100 through a TV telethon fund
raising project Sunday evening
for use in their annual Jaycee
Shopping Tour Wednesday eve
ming, Dec. Is.
The youngsters will be taken
on a trip through downtown
stores, where each child may buy
Christmas gifts for his family
or himself. A total of S. for each
child in a family has been allot-
ted and older children will shop
for their younger brothers and
sisters, who may be too young
TO 60 on the tour.
Jaycees and Jayceens will ac-
company the youngsters whose
The Sidney herald., 1963-12-18

HELENA (UPD-Phe Execu-
tive Committee of the Montana
Territorial Centennial Commits
sion has opened a meeting in
Helena that is expected to re-
suit in a renegotiated contract
with the John B. Rogers Com
pany.
The meeting began slowly
with a detailed review of the
bud ct. including estimated ex
penditures and anticipated rev
enues, of the entire centennial
program.
The Rogers contract appears
likely to come up for discussion
some time this afternoon.
The Sidney herald., 1963-12-18

Immediately.
Here's what wed like to get
pictures and we can use a lot of
them. Because we're going to dig
as far back as possible, well
be needing a lot of early day
photographs. Along with them
we can use background informa-
ton. Pictures should be clearly
marked with the names and ad-
dresses of the owners, so they
can be returned as soon as the
cravings are complete. (,
Then we need stories about
the early pioneer families. We'd
like the sons and daughters or
the grandparents to sit down
and compile a history of those
pioneers who settled in this area
years ago.
The Sidney herald., 1963-12-18

The General Services Admins
tration has accepted the propos-
ed design for the Soil and Re-
search Center. Final working
drawings for the Northern Plains
field facility Of the Agricultural
Research Service are to be com
rleted by the firm of Knight and
Van Teyligen of Great Fails
early next year.
The approved complex of sin
gle-story buildings will include
a laboratory-office, greenhouse.
workshop-garage and specialized
areas for experiments i'm soil
chemistry and physics. The con-
Meeting units providing an overall
space of l 800 square feet, VIII
have harmonizing exteriors of
precast columns along curtain
walls, featuring aluminium win
dows and paneling of brick and
proclaim.
Estimated construction cost Of
the project is $3.50, 400. In this
picture here, the upper building
is for vehicle storage. The main
building will house 13 offices. .
library and conference room,
two solid physics labs, two soil
chemistry labs. two constant
temperature ro2ms. one drafting
room and a calculating room.
The annex to the main build
ing will be joined by an enclosed
passa2eway. It will house a util-
ity lab, boiler room, plant sam
pie preparation room, soil sam
pie preparation room, shop and
a work room-garage. The green
house is directly behind this
building.
Councilman Whitaker called at
tention to the presence of num-
e~ous abandoned cars, parked OF
streets and the Council voted Il
Continued from page -
The Sidney herald., 1963-12-18
Free Movie in Store
For Children Who
Live i'm This Area

Children i'm the area under
IL have "a free movie i'm store
for them December 23.
The Sidney He,aid and
Hurry Carey, Turner insur-
ance and Realty, are spOn-
soring the movie "Freckles'
at the Centre Treatre at 1880.
This is IA way of saying
thanks to the many friends
the past year and of sending
greetings for a happy holi-
day to everyone in the area.
This is "A gOOc opportunity
to unload the kids while she's
doing that last minute shop
ping.
The Sidney herald., 1963-12-18
City Council Okoys Annexation
Be Site For
Station

The City Council approved a resolution of annexation
FLOR an area of a little more than 1912 acres as q site for
the proposed Soil and Water Research Station to be
built here.
The site is contiguous to the present city limits, but
is on the west side of Highway 20.
The Council ordered the city engineers to prepare
and file a plat of the annexed area. A meeting was
held Saturday evening to hear possible protests to the
annexation, but there were none.