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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-01-02
U. LEADERSHIP

Mr.. Kennedy feels that too
often In the past United States
leadership in world affairs has
been limited by efforts TO be
well regarded in allied and neu-
tralist countries,
With the United States pay
ing most Of the bill for defense
OF the Communist world.
he believes this country must
at times pursue the policies It
thinks best without worrying
too much about incurring other
peoples displeasure.
Thus, he'd rather have fric-
ton with French President de
Gaulle about nuclear policy
than help France build an in
dependent nuclear power, which
he believes would raise more
problems with other countries.
He doesn't worry about OBJ
jections from Britain and some
other European countries 10 his
policy Of giving the United Ma
tons more direct support in
the Congo than they favor.
In pushing for reconciliation
between India and Pakistan. he
recognizes that both countries
will have gripes - Pakistan be-
cause negotiations don't pro-
coed fast enough, and India
feeling the United States is try
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-01-02

of his journey from Kolwezi to
Elisabethville. his capital.
There was no immediate U. N
reaction. but Mr.. Tshombe's
demand for a cease-fire on the
road from Elisabethville ia
Kolwezi was likely to cause
difficulty.
U Thant already has stated
Mr.. Tshombe and his ministers
would not be molested in Elisa
bethville if they refrained from
stirring up trouble for U. N
forces occupying the capital.
But Robert K. A. Gardiner,
the Ghanaian chief of U. N,
Operations in the Congo, has
declared the United Nations
would not make the same mis-
take again" of allowing Katan-
gan armed forces a chance to
reorganize. He referred to U. N.
military operations in Katanga
in September and December,
1861, which ended incon-
clusively.
AS Mr.. Tshombe's offer was
received, Indian U. N. soldiers
were halted temporarily at the
Lufira River. so miles north
west Of Elisabethville, by the
destruction of two bridges.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-01-02
KENNEDY
II Mediocre, School Aid
To Take Back Seat

in 1864, he feels sure 1t will be a
hard-fought election. He recalls
that except for Franklin D.
Roosevelt, every Democrat run
ming for President since 1860
has had a tough time.
AS a politician, it is hard for
Mr.. Kennedy to accept the idea
Of some pollsters that the Gu
ban crisis had no effect on the
November congressional cleo
tionS.
He thinks his younger
brother, Edward M. (Ted), will
get along all right as a Senator
from Massachusetts, that he
will very quietly concern him
self with just Massachusetts for
a couple of years and that that
is the way he should start his
Senate service.
AS for his own political
standing, the President thinks
he is in good shape now. But he
expects his popularity in the
polls to go down during the
congressional session as he
gets more involved in domestic
issues which divide the coun-
try
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-01-02

Emergency bridging equipment
was reported en- route from
Elisazethville. l@"
The Indian task force was
attempting to advance through
Jadotville, a midway point, to-
ward Kolwezi, $50 miles north
west of Elisabethville, where
the scattered remnants of Mr..
Tshombe's gendarmes and mer-
cenaries were reported reorgan-
izing for guerrilla warfare,
The New Years Day deadline
set by the U. N. for Mr..
Tshombe's air force to fly from
Kolwezi and surrender at the
U. N. base at Manono, 300 miles
north of Elisabethville, passed
without word of compliance or
retaliatory action.
Swedish U. N. jet fighters at
tackled Kolweszi and other air.
fields several times last week
end and reported extensive
damage to Katangan civil and
military aircraft.
The claims we're disputed by
Katangans, who are reported to
have two dozen Mustang fight
ers and Harvard utility planes
and other aircraft.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-01-02
BY JOHN LATE
Associated Press staff Writer

ELISABETHVILLE, Katanga
Jan. LIMITED Nations troops
met serious resistance last night
in their drive on Jadotville
Three Indians were killed and
IA wounded at a village 20 miles
from Elisabethville.
United Nations troops of the
Ist Indian Rifles were attacked
with mortar and heavy machine
gun fire by a company OF
Katangans, When the Indians
returned the fire, the Katan-
gans fled. Sporadic shooting
went on through the night.
The United Nations put on q
full scale attack with heavy
mortars, recoilless rifles and
armored cars early today. The
4th Madras Rifles mortar team,
a squadron Of armored cars and
one company Of infantrymen
supported by a platoon OF Irish
engineers.
The column was halted when
Katangans destroyed a village
bridge over a culvert about 20
miles from Jadotville. AS the
troops approached the bridge
it blew up, throwing boulders
into the air.
The explosion was described
by an Indian brigadier as like
an atom bomb mushroom"
When the column was halted.
the Katangans staged a mortar
attack, supported by heavy
machine-gun fire. This attack
lasted about an hour, damaging
three Indian armored cars.
/ A 30-foot crater made by the
bridge explosion was filled in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-01-02
POLITICS

Mr. Kennedy dlsagrees with
those who think former Vice
President Richard M Nixon, his
Republican foe for the presi-
dency IN 1860. is politically
dead after his November defeat
for election as Governor OF Cal
ifornia.
He tells associates he thinks
Mr. Nixon is probably alive po-
litically that the wheel goes
around and may get 10 him
again, II not right away.
While he thinks Il is too early
30 tell whether New York
Gov Nelson A Rockefeller will
be his opponent for recollection
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-01-02

by a bulldozer. After four hours.
the United Nations vehicles
crossed the. bridge to loud
cheers and clapping by the
Indian troops.
The brigadier, when asked
when he expected to reach the
Lufira River bridge farther
along, said: THAT depends.
There are three more eulverts
between here and the Ebridge,
which will probably be down
when we get there"
(The brigadier was right. A
~, N, spokesman in leopold
vile disclosed Tuesday night
that Katangan sabotage had
halted the U. N. advance on
the Lufira's east bank.)
While the culvert bridge was
being repaired and the troops
were resting, one company of
the Madras Regiment advanced
about 1000 yards to insure the
safety of the rest of the col
umn. U. N. SAAB Jet fighters
and helicopters patrolled the
air.
The first news Of the Katan-
gan attacks came to Elisa
bethville from a farmer with
his own transmitter. He said:
I'VE are having a hell of a
New Years party and making
a lot of noise"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-01-02
CONGRESS

He expects a very close vote
IN the House on the admins
tration fight to keep the power
ful Rules Committee member
ship at is instead of letting 1t
60 back to IL.
He sees this fight as an open
and-shut issue between putting
the Rules Committee in con-
troll of hose completely OPP
posed to most Of the things he
favors or leaving enough adj
ministration supporters on It
TO prevent the bottling up of
progressive measures.
II the rules fight should 70
against him, he foresees a COM
pletely barren two yeas so far
as domestic progress is con-
eerned.
He seems less optimistic than
a year ago about getting his
fnedicare and school-aid pro-
posals through Congress. @
He thinks both House
Speaker Mccormack and SEN
ate Majority Leader Mansfield
have been first class leaders
and is satisfied with his work.
ing relationship with them.
In dealings with Congress. he
believes a President should pro-
eeed with caution so as To
avoid offending strong feelings
about Senate and House inde-
pendence.
He sees no point, for In
stance, in trying any reprlsals
against House Rules Committed
Chairman Howard w. Smith
the conservative Virginia Dem.
ocrat, because he figures what.
ever he could do TO Judge Smith
would help the veteran Con-
gresham with the voters Of hi,
district.
While Chairman Mills Of thu
House Ways and Means Com.
mittee helped block the medi.
care program in the House las
year, he was very helpful TO thu
administration In Rettinl
through It's trade expansion bill
and some other important
measures. So the Presiden
doesn't think he should attach
Mr. MINIS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-01-02

leads northwest toward Mr.
Tshombe's emergency head
quarters in Kolwezi.
Three Indian soldiers were
killed and Il wounded in a
single action at a village 20
miles outside Elisabethville New
Years Eve. Destruction of
bridges by Katangans slowed
the advance Of the U. N. col
umn, made UP chiefly of In
dian infantrymen.
Fighting Continues
A dispatch from Kitwe,
Northern Rhodesia, said heavy
fighting continued today. This
dispatch, quoting radio broad
casts from Elisabethville, said
white soldiers of Mr.. Tshombe's
gendarmerie were believed to
make up most of the opposition.
Mr.. Tshombe has called for a
cease-fire in this action as one
of his conditions for return to
his U. N.-occupied capital.
The secessionist President, in
messages to diplomats here yes
terday. also demanded suaran-
tees for his safety and freedom
of movement and that Ameri-
can. British and French con-
suls escort him on the last third
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-01-02
LATIN AMERICA

The President will try to
travel through most Of Latin
America during this year and
the next. He wants to emphasize
by his visits that the United
States is vitality interested in
helping these countries to solve
their staggering problems.
He already plans trips to
Brazil and Costa Rica this year
In Costa Rica he will attend a
meeting Of Central American
Presidents, perhaps in March.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-01-02
NATO

Mr.. Kennedy feels that a
great problem for the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization in
1868 is whether it will begin
to fragment, with efforts to
develop national nuclear deter
rents, or whether arrangements
can be worked out to give West
ern Europe a multi-nation nu-
clear force.
For Europeans who argue
that they need their own nu-
clear deterrent because the
United States might leave Eu-
rope on its own some day, the
Presidents answer is that the
United States can never leave
Europe. He reasons that would
mean giving up the struggle
with Soviet communism.
He recognizes that there are
technical problems - and for
the French. political problems
which may prevent full de-
velopment of the multi-nation
nuclear force projected in his
Nassau agreement with British
Prime Minister Macmillan.
The United States has Of
lfered the French a similar deal
for Polaris missiles II they will
supply the nuclear warheads
and atomic submarines, anc
then make this weapons sys-
tenn available to NATO.
There are questions in thu
Presidents mind about whether
French President de Gaullt
could square this concept with
his emphasis on a national de-
terrent for France, and whether
France would be able to develop
an atomic submarine and a nu-
clear warhead to go with the
Polaris.
To iron out such questions
Mr.. Kennedy considers it pos
sible that he will meet with
Gen. de Gaulle this winter, al
though such a meeting is by nc
means assured.
In the Presidents opinion. il
doesn't make strategic sense for
European allies to divert re-
sources needed for the buildup
of conventional forces in order
to develop costly independent
national nuclear forces that
could amount to only a frac-
ton Of Americas nuclear de-
terrent power anyway. This de-
terrent power is costing the
United States about SIS billion
a year-aS much as all the de-
defense budgets Of Western
EIIrODp combined
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-01-02
SOVIET RELATIONS

Mr.. Kennedy feels that three
developments in the fall Of
1862 - the Soviet setback in
Cuba; the growing rift between
Moscow and Communist China
and the Chinese Red invasion
of India = are bound to have
long-range effects that can't be
fully perceived now.
He assumes the Chinese
Communist sooner or later will
explode a nuclear bomb, in
creasing Sino-Soviet friction.
Together with an improving
standard Of living, to be ex-
pected in Russia during the
next decade, he feels the split
with Red China might lead to
a growing Soviet identification
with Western Europe. But he
sees no evidence as yet of such
a Soviet policy shift.
Mr.. Kennedy feels tina
American readiness to take
whatever risk necessary in the
Cuban crisis must have con-
WINGED Premier Khrushchev
that he must proceed with
more caution than the Red
leader was exercising last sum-
mer when he ordered the mis-
siles into Cuba. But this doesn't
mean to Mr.. Kennedy that Mr.
Khrushchev is going to change
his basic support for the in
ternational Communist drive.
Greater Peril Averted
The President believes thu
United States and Russia wert
dangerously close to war in Oc.
tober, but would have beer
much closer If the Soviet eff
fort to establish its nucleal
power in Cuba had been sue
cessful.
If the Soviet effort had come
out as planned in the Krem-
lin. it would have been a ire
mendous strategic victory for
the Soviet Union, in his opin-
ion, giving all the world the
impression that the balance of
power really was moving to-
ward the Communists.
Any time a great nation suf-
fers such a setback as that
would have been for the United
States, the compulsion to re-
taliate greatly increases the
danger Of war, he believes.
Every major setback bears
seeds Of reprisal, he feels, and
this is a factor that must be
considered when we subject the
Russians to a setback.
Tried to Sweeten Pill
Therefore, he tried to make
their setback in Cuba easy for
Mr.. Khrushchev to take-the
kind that might provide for an
easing Of tensions rather thar
an increase In hostility.
From the hard line on a
good many matters that Soviet
Foreign Minister Andrei Gro
myko maintained with him
during his visit to the White
House in mid-October, the
President feels there was q
sense Of movement by the So
Wet leaders that would have
been very dangerous for every.
one If 1t had not been checked
While what appeared TO bt
IA great leap forward for the
Soviet Union with It's sputnik
success a few years ago now
has slowed down and the West
retains the world balance Of
power. Mr.. Kennedy feels, the
on-Communist world has SC
many problems that the Rus
slams must look with some hope
on the situation.
He is concerned especially
that the flee world has not vel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-01-02
CONGO

Continued From Page Al
Mr.. Tshombe, a spokesman for
U Thant said. The statement
took no notice Of a declaration
in Mr.. Tshombe'S message, re-
layed by diplomatic sources in
Katanga: Il confirm my ad-
herence to the U Thant plan. +"
The spokesman's statement
declared that U Thant believes
it is too late for any negotia-
tons with Mr.. Tshombe and
that the only discussions re-
quired now are on technical
matters connected with the
secretary generals plan for re-
unification Of the Congo.
The spokesman said his
statement was issued because
u Thant felt the need for clar-
flying certain interpretations
of his (U Thant's) position on
the Katanga problem"
The statement said that U
Thant is not in communica-
ton with Mr.. Tshombe nor is
he sending or having his chief
officer in the Congo, Robert K.
A. Gardiner, send any message
to the Katanga leader.
THE secretary general is not
involved in the projected re-
turn Of Mr.. Tshombe to Elisa
bethville, beyond the state
ment Of assurance requested
by certain governments that
the United Nations in Katangs
viii not interfere with Mr.
Tshombe's freedom in the city
unless he incites acts of hos.
tility against the United Ma.
lions operation and its per.
sonnet" the statement added
The spokesman said Z
Thant definitely is not seek
ing a resumption of negotia-
tons over the Katanga prob
lena"
u Thant's statement Of De-
cember 81 gave the secretary
generals views on actions re-
lquired Of Mr.. Tshombe to i'm
plement Thant's plan, and
these call for actions by Mr.,
Tshombe and not words, writ
ten or oral" the spokesman
said.
Premier Adoula protested in
a cable to Thant a U. N. an
nouncement that Mr.. Tshombe
is free to return to Elisabeth
vile. Mr.. Adoula said his gov
eminent reserved its rights of
action. He did not say what
the action might be.
$3.50 Split Asked
U Thant's unity plan, which
he wants put into effect BY
January IA, calls for a $3.50
split Of Katanga's revenue with
the impoverished central gov
eminent Of Premier Cyrille
Adoula. Most of those revenues
come from Union Miniere. Mr.
Tshombe's government has
been getting about $40 million
year from taxes, royalties and
dividends.
A delayed dispatch from
Elisabethville and fresh radio
Ireprotts from Belgian sources
in Elisabethville told Of heavy
fighting between U. N. troops
and Katangans on the Elisa
Ibethville- Jadotville road. which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-01-02
Kutungons Blow Bridge,
Returd u. N. Advance

Editors note: A eeose fire in the
United Motions drive toword Jodotvills
and Kolwezi is one Of President Noise
Tshombe's conditions for resumins
negotiations on reunifieotion Of tie
Congo, The accompanying dispOteh,
Delayed in Transmission, presents o
New Years boy view Of thot fighting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-01-02

solved the problem of the
widening gap between rich and
poor nations.
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kennedy
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wonders II they are Delng kept
there to support the Castro re-
gime as an internal police force
to keep down rebellion.
6. Believes a great historical
tide may be running toward
improved relations with the
Soviet Union, but cans see i'm
provement yet--so soon after
the harsh experience with Pre-
mier Khrushchev's duplicity in
the Cuban crisis.
7. Thinks the glow has gone
out of Communist confidence in
recent years, with the Soviet
setback in Cuba helping to eX-
plode as a bubble the concept
of Communism as an inevitably
advancing force that had gained
ground with Sputnik and Mr..
Castro's rise to power in Cuba.
8. Is reconciled TO some frus-
tration in dealing with Con-
gress, and rejects any idea of
declaring war or starting an
open fight with Democratic
senate and House members
who don't always vote his way.
o. Anticipates a hard fight
for reelection in 1864.
10. Intends to keep Secretary
of State Rusk in his cabinet as
long as Mr.. Rusk desires to re-
main.
Tax Details Secret
The President is striving to
keep details of his tax cut pro-
posals secret until Secretary of
Treasury Dillon spells them out
before the House Ways and
Means Committee later this
month.
=He is expected to call for
deductions aggregating some
where between IS billion and
$40 billion a year in personal
and corporate income tax reve-
nueS.
The President anticipates a
tough fight to get his tax pro-
gram through Congress, but
thinks he has a chance.
While asking for one bill put
ting tax cuts and reforms in
a single package, he would not
be surprised if Congress separ-
ates the reduction and reform
Proposals.
sInstead Of making tax cuts
retroactive to the first of this
year as contemplated some
months ago, Mr.. Kennedy now
feels the reduction should take
eject in stages so as to lessen
the impact Of lower revenues
on the budget deficit.
But he is not too worried /
about the effect on the budget,
because he is convinced the
worst deficit would come If the
country were put through the
wringer of another recession
aud that the way to avert a |
recession is to stimulate long
term economic growth by re-
dncing taxes. to give Americans
more take home pay with
which to buy things.
Even without a tax cut, he
thinks there would be some
economic growth. but not
ehough TO keep unemployment
from rising due to automation
ahd the approximately / million
new job-hunters entering the
labor market each year.
sAs he looks back over 1862
and ahead into the new year,
tie Presidents views may be
summarized as follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-01-02
Wants No Batista

He wanted to make clear, too,
that the United States would
not like to see a return to a
Batista type dictatorship of
the right.
He won't attempt to predict
how or when the Castro regime
will fall. but believes the day
will come when Cuba will be
! free again.
He thinks Mr.. Castro's pop
Iularity and prestige have fallen
as the result of Premier Khru-
lSchev's withdrawal of Soviet
ballistic missiles and bombers
But he points out that with
the Communist police appara-
tus 1t is possible to maintain
control even against most Of the
people as long as the public is
rather quiescent.
At the same time. the Presi-
dent recalls that If 1t hadn't
been for Soviet troops there
would have been a complete
change in East Germany, Hun.
gary and Poland within recent
years.
In this connection, he feel,
that no one can say at the mo.
ment whether the Soviet troops
still in Cuba are being kept
there to support the Communist
regime.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-01-02
CASTRO CUBA

There are hints that the
United States may be consid-
Iering some kind Of practical
help going beyond moral en-
couragement-to anti Castro
forces inside Cuba to spur guer.
Irilla action. But he thinks il
might be harmful to duscuSs
such things.
In his speech in Miami last
Saturday to Cuban refugees
from Communist rule, the Pres
ident had no intention of
sparkling new hopes of an i'm
minent American drive to over
throw Mr.. Castro by armed
force.
His main purpose, aside from
hostility to Mr..
Castro. was to assure anti
Castroites in and out Of the
government in Cuba that the
United States would support
any change from the Castro re-
gime based on free choice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-01-02

ing to exert too much influ.
ence in a settlement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-20
Korea to Put:
Two 7 cams
In OIympics

BADEN-BADEN. Germany
Oct. 10 (AP).-The Interna-
tional Olympic Committee de-
cided that North and South
Korea should send separate
teams to the 1864 Olympics
in Tokyo.
Otto Mayer, chancellor o.
the IoC, said the COMMITTEES
decided to allow two Korean
teams because North anC
South Korea had failed II
agree on a united team.
A Soviet proposal to givC
East Germany full membership
as a National Olympic Com
mittee instead Of provisional
was not menJloneo Dy Mayer.
He said there would be an all
German team.
Mayer said that the IOC
president, Avery Brundage Of
the United States, gave a re.
port on talks at Lausanne be-
tween East and West German
sports declarations and olympic
representatives.
THE result Of these talks
was that at the 1864 Winter
Olympics in Innsbruck, Aus
tria, and at Tokyo, Easel and
West Germany will have a
united team" Mayer said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-20
BASS BLING BEST NOW
Don't Give Up Fishing Too Early

The avid hunters are in the
woods. and schools and colleges
have taken the younger fisher
men off the rivers and ponds.
The water temperature has
dropped Just enough to make
bass lively and anxious to hit.
Yet the mild fall thus far has
not made the water so cold
that 1t can't be wa ded, al
though a number Of the more
cold-blooded anglers have CIV
en- up "wading wet" and are
appearing in full regalia with
waders.
Bass Less ChOOsy
Now that the hot summer
nights are over, too many fish
ermen have stopped using sur
face plugs and are trying deep
runners and rubber worms.
But right now bass and other
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-20
Ice Skuting Dates
Set for Coliseum

The Washington Coliseum Is
open for public ice skating
Wednesday through Sunday
with matinee sessions sched-
uled Saturday and Sunday.
Nightly sessions are sched-
uled Wednesday through Sat-
urday from 8 to 10 pm. Sunday
the night session will be from
$3.50 to 1890 pm. The matinee
Saturday is from 3 to S o'clock
and Sunday from 1880 to
$50 pm.
Professional skating instruc-
tors will be at all sessions.