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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-29
u. S. Hears
From Swiss
On Firing
BY EARL H. VOSS
Star Staff Writer

Two Cuban MIG warplanes
probably fired in error" in the
vicinity Of the United States
motorship Floridian yesterday,
Cuba has told the United
States.
The Cuban government also
said 1t had mo intention" Of
shooting at the American ship,
the State Department an
nounced today.
Press officer Lincoln White
disclosed receipt Of two mes
sages from the Castro regime
in which the Cubans contended
that their forces were only look
ing for a suspect boat"
The United States, in turn,
has asked Havana for "a full
explanation Of this matter"
Mr.. White declined to describe
the United States note as q
protest"
Kennedy Calls Council
AS Mr.. White told Of the
notes, President Kennedy and
his top advisers on national
security affairs discussed the
attack by the Cuba-based jet
fighters.
The President met with
members of the executive COM
mittee Of the Nation Security
Council, an eight-man group
created during last October's
Cuban crisis.
In a quick change Of plans,
Mr.. Kennedy also summoned
other members Of the full
Security Council to join in the
talks.
BY coincidence, the meeting
Of the executive committee had
been scheduled before the two
Jets made firing passes yester-
! day at the Foridian. in inter-
national waters off Cuban's
5 north coast.
White House spokesman left
! no doubt that the attack was
given top attention by the
Security Council and prompted
the expansion Of what originals
ly had been billed as a routine
: meeting.
The exchange Of notes over
the Floridian was handled
through the Swiss Embassy.
which represents the United
States in Havana.
Events Outlined
Mr.. White outlined this Sc
quence Of events:
I'm the first message the
Cuban government said that
Cuban planes on the afternoon
of March % had discovered
what Cuban authorities con-
sidered to be a suspect boat
flying the United States flag Is
miles northeast of Kocayo Fra
goso in Las Villas Province.
"The Cuban government in
quired Of the United States
Government as to whether the
; United States flag was being
legitimately flown by the ship
: in question. simultaneously. a
Cuban naval vessel was ordered
to proceed to the spot to clarity
the matter"
, After the first Cuban mes
sage was received the United
r States announced the firing in
} c!dent involving the Floridian.
In q second message, Mr..
: White said. the Cuban govern
Y ment indicated 1t presumed
v that the boat sighted by Cuban
: aircraft earlier in the after
2 noon was the same ship mem
a See CUBA, Page AS
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get an anti-missile missile into
operation will at least score q
propaganda victory.
If the Zeus had been put
into production when Gen. Tay-
lor first recommended it, in
the Army's fiscal year 1859
budget request, the first units
would have been installed this
year.
I'VE would have had a TECH
biological triumph over the So
viets," Gen. Taylor told the
subcommittee.
Some day there will be a
great ballyhoo that the Soviets
have an anti-ballistic missile
and we do not. The claim may
be largely sham and propagan-
da, but we face that possibility
of a cold war defeat" he said.
McNamara's Argument
The censored transcript does
not reveal whether Gen. Tay-
lor told the subcommittee about
Russian progress in missile de-
Tense, but Defense officials do
believe the Reds may be in
Sailing the weapons today.
Intelligence reports say the
Russians are building a COM
pick Of missile sites around
Leningrad. 1t is possible. &C
cording TO intelligence analysts,
that they are q zeus-type anti
missile missile.
Mr.. Mcnamara told the SUBJ
committee the Zeus would
have cost almost $40 billion
but would have provided rela-
lively little protection.
He wants to delay installa-
ton Of a missile defense until
the latter part Of the 1906
when a more advanced weapon
called Nike-X. win be ready.
zeus has two drawbacks, he
! See ZEUS, Page AS
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Culture for Africu

MOSCOW, Mar. 30 (AP).-
The Soviet Union has an
nounced signing cultural ex-
change agreements with three
African countries Dahomey,
Niger and the Federal Republic
Of CAMERON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-29
ToyIor Sees Red Victory
In Anti-MissiIe Race
Testimony Shows Rift With McNomorc
Over Developing Nike-Zeus Defense
BY RICHARD FRYKLUND
star staff Writer

I'VE face the possibility of cold defeat" Gen
Maxwell D. Taylor chairman of the Joint Chiefs of staff
believes because the Russians may beat this country to
anti-missie missile
Gen. Taylor also told Congress that he disagrees with
decision by Secretary of Defense Mcnamara to further
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Tx Witness
Backed Project
Reluctantly
Pilot Tells Probe
He's Not Qualified
In Design Matters
By CECIL HOLLAND
Star staff Writer

Senate investigators today re-
leased testimony of an Air Force
officer saying he reluctantly
signed documents supporting
the decision Of the Pentagon's
civilian bosses to award the
Tx warplane contract to the
General Dynamics Corp.
The officer, Col. John Gre
CORY, a fighter pilot, said he
was not presumed into signing
but was told that the documents
were Of extreme interest" to
Air Force Secretary Zuckert.
The officer testified that he
felt he made IAN improvident
decision" in agreeing to sign
the papers because he was not
an aeronautical engineer and
was not competent to pass on
technical details Of the rival de-
signs Of General Dynamics and
the Boeing Aircraft Co.
Testimony Released
He testified before the SEN
ate Investigations Subcommit-
tee yesterday afternoon in an
inquiry seeking to determine
whether political influence or
faulty judgment figured in the
award Of the contract to Gen.
eral Dynamics. A censored
transcript of the testimony was
made available this morning.
According to the transcript,
the documents tended to dis
count the advantages of the
Boeing design in ferrying range
and ordnance capabilities over
that of General Dynamics.
These have emerged as i'm
portant factors in the subcom-
mittee investigation Of why
Secretary Of Defense McNa-
mara, Mr.. Zuckert and Navy
Secretary Fred Korth overruled
a unanimous recommendation
Of military experts in favor of
the Boeing plane.
Longer Range Cited
The military said Boeing
proposed a better plane at less
cost. Among the advantages
cited before the subcommittee
have been q ferWing range
1.100 more miles than the Gen.
eral Dynamics aircraft and a
much higher capability for
carrying nuclear bombs and
other weapons.
Col. Gregory. who served on
an evaluation team that con-
sidered the rival designs, said
he signed the documents on
February is after being ques-
toned for three hours two days
earlier by one Of Secretary
Zuckert's top assistants.
TIE Air Force Secretary not
only participated in the deci-
sion to award the contract, ex-
pected eventually to total SIS
billion, to General Dynamics,
but also wrote a lengthy JUS
tification for the decision.
Questioned by Mcclellan
The documents and Col,
Gregory's role in signing them
came to light during the course
of yesterdays hearings when
Subcommittee Chairman Nc
Clellan, Democrat Of Arkansas,
was asking military witnesses
a series of questions submitted
by Secretary Mcnamara.
The questions, apparently
designed to discredit the find
ings of the military experts in
favor Of the Boeing design, re-
ferred at one point to Col.
Gregmy's concurrence in docu-
ments regarding the ferrying
and bomb-carrying capabilities
of the rival planes.
The officer testified that the
See Tx, Page Az
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Crewmen Of the merchant ship
Floridian today told of how
two Russian-built MIG jets
made passes over the vessel
20 miles off Cuba yesterday,
firing bursts off the bow and
stern.
United States Navy Jets from
Key West, Fla, only 10 miles
from where the incident oc-
Cured, did not reach the scene
until an hour later, the ships
second engineer, Norman
Teeples, reported.
(In Washington. the Penta-
gon said United States planes
arrived in 40 minutes)
Capt. Curtis Olson said the
ship flashed an immediate dis
tress call to the Coast Guard
in Miami.
CircIed for 20 Minutes
THE MIG) planes appeared
and circled the ship for about
20 minutes" Capt. Olson told a
news conference aboard the
ship shortly after the 400-foot
Floridian reached here under
escort Of United States jet
fighters.
. After the first firing pass
by the Jets, Capt. Olson said his
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Have zip and vigOr gone out
Of style on the New From
tier" and ore they being re-
pIoeed by a more IeisureIy
approach to domestic and
international issues2

columnist Joseph Kraft
troees the present immobiIity
Of international politics
to on odd set Of eireum.
stances affecting yirtu0lly
oil major world powers.
-. In Toddy'S Star
Page AIS
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Radioman Donald Fisher o.
West Roxbury. Mass, said
he was off duty and just
roaming around the ship
when he heard the first burst
of fire and some one said, oh,
that was just a sonic boom.
Then we saw splashes and
we knew 1t was no sonic boom. I"
He estimated the first shots
were at $40 or 5 AS pm. and he
sent the first distress call at
5:55 pm, contracting the Coast
Guard in Miami Immediately.
In Washington, the Penta-
gon issued this chronology Of
events:
5:55 p.m.-The shooting &C.
Cured.
6 p.m.-The Coast Guard
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reaction was: This couldn't be
happening to u.s."
The Floridian was travelling
at 15.4 knots when the planes
approached and stepped its
speed up to II knots during the
strafing, but We remained on
our normal course" Capt.
Olson, a Brooklyn IN. " resi-
dent, said.
THE third firing pass was
across the bow at less than 100
yards" he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-29

District and vicinity-Increasing cloudi-
ness tonight, low in the middle SOS. Con-
siderable cloudiness and warm tomorrow
with chance Of scattered afternoon show
ers. High, IS, at pm. today. Low, AZ, at
$3.50 am
Full Report on Puse B-4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-11
7::30 BRIDGE.

Guest: TalIulah Bankhead.
$50 THE OPEN MIND.
Discussion us the Culture Bonn a
5ust?" Guests Walt tPogo) Kelly, David
Merrick, William Saroyan, Jean Dali
rympIe and Dave Brubeck (Repeatl
$50 PLAYWRIGHT AT WORK.
Lorraine Hansberry. author Of "Raisin
in the Sum-" talks about realism in the
theateP
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EVENING
M0NDAY-FRIDAY
800 WHAT'S NEW. Children.
MONDAY
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People and Places
TOO OPERATION ALPHABET.
Instructions in reading and writing.
7:30 YOUTH WANTS TO KNOW.
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800 ON HEARING MUSIC.
The Viola" Paul Doktor traces the
development of the instrument and per-
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the goth centuries.
$50 PUBLIC AFFAIRS.
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Markell, moderator
$50 THE WORLD AMERICA FACES.
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TUESDAY
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ZOO OPERATION ALPHABET.
7:30 GEORGETOWN UNIV. FORUM.
800 ALBUM.
Folk Music Mac Mahoney and Marjorie
KIatt.
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THURSDAY

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The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1963-03-29
LEGAL NOTICE

Wesley Garroutte of Ninilchik, Alaska has submitted final proof on his Homestead Second entry Anchorage Serial Number 041031 for a tract of land described as
 Lots l and ?, Sl4NEA, See.
 l, T. ? s., R. II w., SIM, containing 159.86 acres, and it is now in the files of the Land Of flee, Anchorage, Alaska. Any per- son, corporation, Or association having or asserting any adverse interest in, or claim to, the tract of land or any part thereof sought, may file in the Anchorage Land Office, during the period of publication or within 30 days thereafter, under oath, an adverse claim setting forth the nature and extent thereof, and such adverse claimant shall, within sixty days after the filing of such adverse claim, begin action to quiet title in a court of competent jurisdic- tion within Alaska, and thereaf- ter patent shall be issued in con- formity with the final decree of the court.
 Alfred P. Steger
 Chief, Lands Section Pub. Mar. S-15-22-29, Apr. 5, 1863
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1963-03-29
LEGAL NOTICE

thereafter, under oath, an adverse claim setting forth the nature and extent thereof, and such adverse claimant shall, within sixty days after the filing of such adverse claim. begin action to quiet title in court of competent jurisdic- tion within Alaska, and thereaf- ter patent shall be issued in con- formity with the final decree of the court.
 Alfred P. Steger
 Chief, Lands Section Pub. Mar. 29, Apr. 5-12-19-26, 1863.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1963-03-29
LEGAL NOTICE
INVITATION FOR BIDS

Sealed bids in duplicate will be received by the City of kenai, P. 0. Box 5S0, kenai, Alaska, on April IT, 1863. not later than S:00 r. M. (A.S.T) for the general work (includiag mechanical and electrical work) for construction of the Kenai Central High School, at kenai, Alaska, and will then be opened and publicly read aloud in the City Hall, kenai, Alaska.
 Plans. specifications and form of contract documents may be eX- amined at the office of Manley and Mayer, Architects, 210 Lous- sac-Sogn Building, Anchorage, Alaska; at the office of the Asso- cjated General Contractors, Gen. tral Building, Anchorage, Alaska; at the office of the Associated General Contractors, 215 West Harrison, Seattle, Washington; at the office of the Plan Bureau, 2413 Western, Seattle, Washing ton; at the office of the Associ- ated General Contractors, 1605 Center Street, Tacoma, Washing ton; at the office of the Superin- tendent of Schools, Kenai, Alaska, and a set of plans, specifications and forms may be obtained at the office of Manley and Mayer, Ar chitects, and at the office of the Superintendent of Schools, kenai, Alaska, upon deposit of check in the amount of $50.00 (payable to Manley and Mayer. Architects) for each set. This deposit will be returned to all persons who re- turn the contract documents with in a period of twenty (20) days after date of bid opening.
 The character and amount of security to be furnished by each bidder with his bid is stated in the proposed contract documents. The right is reserved to reject any and all bids, to waive any in- formality in bids received.
 Envelopes containing bids must be sealed, marked and addressed as follows:
 Bid for the
 Kenai Central High School
 Kenai, Alaska.
 James G. Dye, Mayor
 City of Kenai
 Box $50
 Kenai, AlasAa
 Bids to be received not iateE than April r, 1863
 SOC P. M. Kenai Time
 Pub. Mar. 8-15-22-29, Apr. :, 1863
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LEGAL NOTICE
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE
 TNTEPJOP

UNITED STATES
 DEPARTMENT OF THE
 INTERIOR
 BUREAU OF LAND
 MANAGEMENT
 Land Office
 Cordova Building
 555 Cordova Street
 Anchorage, Alaska
 Date: Mar. 21, 1863 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Notice is hereby given that Loveda L. Hoover Bjornsgard en- tryman, of Homer, Alaska, to- gether with his witnesses Dana M.- Newman of Homer, Alaska and Erling o. Broderson of Hom- CT, Alaska has submitted final proof on his Homestead entry Anchorage Serial Number 047376 for a tract of land described as
 SWA NEA, NhSEA, Sec tion 33, NWA SWA, Section 34, Township South, Range 1 West, Seward Meridian, containing 160 acres, and it is now in the files of the Land Of flee, Anchorage, Alaska. Any per son, corporation, or association having or asserting any adverse interest in, or claim to, the tract of land or any part thereof sought, may file in the Anchorage Land Office, during the period of publication or within 30 days thereafter, under oath, an adverse claim setting forth the nature and extent thereof, and such adverse claimant shall, within sixty days after the filing of such adverse claim, begin action to quiet title in a court of competent jurisdic- tion within Alaska. and thereaf- ter patent shall be issued in con- formity with the final decree of the court.
 Alfred P. Steger
 Chief, Lands Section Pub. Mar. 29, Apr. 5-12-19-26, 1863.
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LEGAL NOTICE

Alaska has submitted final proof on his Homestead Additional en- try Anchorage Serial Number 044567 for a tract of land describ- ed as
 W19NWhSEA, E1a E1f2
 NWA SEA-, SW A SEA
 NW1i4SE1f4, N E,A SEA
 Sec. II, T. N., R. 12 w.,
 SIM,
 containing 72.50 acres, and it is now in the files of the Land Of flee, Anchorage, Alaska. Any per son, corporation, or association having or asserting any adverse interest in, or claim to, the tract of land or any part thereof sought, may file in the Anchorage Land Office, during the period of publication or within 30 days thereafter, under oath, an adverse claim setting forth the nature and extent thereof, and such adverse claimant shall, within sixty days after the filing of such adverse claim, begin action to quiet title in court of competent jurisdic- tion within Alaska, and thereaf- ter patent shall be issued in con- formity with the final decree of the court.
 Alfred P. Steger
 Chief, Lands Section Pub. Mar. 29, Apr. 5-12-19-26, 1863.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1963-03-29

UNITED STATES
 DEPARTMENT OF THE
 INTERIOR
 BUREAU OF LAND
 MANAGEMENT
 Land Office
 Cordova Building
 9th and Cordova
 Anchorage, Alaska
 Date: Jan. g, 1863 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Notice is hereby given that John N. Peirce has made applica- tion for a Homesite under the Act of May 26, 1884 (48 Stat. 809) identified by Anchorage Ser ial Number 057897 for tract of land described as
 Lot 1, US. Survey No. 3531, situated on the Southerly side of the Snug Harbor Road at Kenai Lake, containing 2.O3 acres.
 Any person, corporation, or as- sociation having or asserting any adverse interest in or claim to the tract of land or any part thereof may file in the Anchorage Land Office their objections to the issuance of patent during the period Of publication or within 30 days there7ffter. Objections must be filed under oath, setting forth the nature and extent of the ad- verse claim; and the adverse claimant shall. within 50 days af- ter the filing of such claim, be- gin action to quiet title in court of competent jurisdiction in Alaska, aud thereafter patent shall be issued in conformity with the final decree of the court.
 Alfred P. Steger
 Chief, Lands Section Date First Pub: Feb. 1, 1863 Date Last Pub: March 29, 1863
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE
 INTERIOR

UNITED STATES
 DEPARTMENT OF THE
 INTERIOR
 BUREAU OF LAND
 MANAGEMENT
 Land Office
 Cordova Building
 555 Cordova Street
 Anchorage, Alaska
 Date: Mar. 20, 1863 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Notice is hereby given that Rex Wilson Eagle entryman, of Soldotna, Alaska. together with his witnesses Charles H. Young of Soldotna, Alaska and Charles M. Carruthers of Kenai, Alaska has submitted final proof on his Homestead Original and Addi- tional entrys Anchorage Serial Numbers 041565 and 052123 for a tract of land described as
 NWASEA, NE A VIA Sec. 8, T. 5 N., R. 10 w., SIM,
 containing 80 acres, and it is now in the files of the Land Of flee, Anchorage, Alaska. Any per son, corporation, or association having or asserting any adverse interest in, or claim to, the tract of land or any part thereof sought, may file in the Anchorage Land Office, during the period of publication or within 30 days thereafter, under oath, an adverse claim setting forth the nature and extent thereof, and such adverse claimant shall, within sixty days after the filing of such adverse claim, begin action to quiet title in a court of competent jurisdic- tion within Alaska, and thereaf- ter patent shall be issued in con- formity with the final decree of the court.
 Alfred P. Steger
 Chief, Lands Section Pub. Mar. 29, Apr. 5-12-19-26, 1863.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1963-03-29
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE
 INTERIOR

UNITED STATES
 DEPARTMENT OF THE
 INTERIOR
 BUREAU OF LAND
 MANAGEMENT
 Land Office
 Cordova Building
 555 Cordova Street
 Anchorage, Alaska
 Date: Feb. 13, 1863 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Notice is hereby given that Kent Raymond Bibbens entry man, of Sterling, Alaska, together with his witnesses Ralph E. Mor- gan of Sterling, Alaska and Frank D. Montgomery of Sterling, Alas ka has submitted final proof on his Homestead entry Anchorage Serial Number O56174 for a tract of land described as
 WASWA, S1sNWA, Sec. 5. T. N., R. 9 w., SIM, containing 16O acres, and it is now in the files of the Land Of- flee, Anchorage, Alaska. Any per son. corporation, or association naving or asserting any adverse interest in. or claim to, the tract of land or any part thereof sought, may file in the Anchorage Land Office, during the period of publication or within 30 days
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT 0F THE

UNITED STATES
 DEPARTMENT Or TIE
 INTERIOR
 BUREAU OF LAND
 MANAGEMENT
 Land Office
 Cordova Building
 555 Cordova Street
 Anchorage, Alaska
 Date: Feb. 28, 1863 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Notice is hereby given that George Robert Masrauga entry man, of Kenai, Alaska, together with his witnesses Roger N. Smith of Soldotna, Alaska and Kenneth c. Slater of Soldatna, Alaska has submitted final proof on his Homestead entry Anchor age Serial Number 052441 for a tract of land described as
 SWA NV H, Sec. 5, T. 5 N., R. 10 w., SIM,
 containing 40 acres, and it is now in the files of the Land Of flee, Anchorage, Alaska. Any per Soil, corporation, or aSSoclatlon having or asserting any adverse interest in, or claim to, the tract of land or any part thereof sought, may file in the Anchorage Land Office, during the period of publication or within 30 days thereafter, under oath, an adverse claim setting forth the nature and extent thereof, and such adverse claimant shall, within sixty days after the filing of such adverse claim, begin action to quiet title in court of competent jurisdic- tion within Alaska, and thereaf- ter patent shall be issued in con fornnity with the final decree of the court.
 Alfred P steger
 Chief, Lands Section Pub. Mar. 8-15-22-29, Apr. 5, 1863