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Show r n FT) ! 4 i 1 ' ' r I 'i ' - I . YEAR, jtyO. 112 PRO VO, UTAH COUNTY, UTAH WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4 1961 EIGHTY-EIGHT- H LolbT0 fl nilllllHllllM llllll FighvAimed At Rules Committee I.MIIIIW j ::::.. II t 4 fit i - . McDonald, Cooper To Confer About Unemployment . j . Remove Roadblocks For Kennedy Program ' , - KMWft...... WASHINGTON The . proposal would three-fifth- s of the Senate permit to a close! The debate to bring an as offered amendment, other,, ' would close debate by a "majority "" ' "vote. .. v The House marked time while its Democratic leaders sought to fight compromise a party-splittin- g over-hobest to clear the way ' Capt ure J Vital Road one con- n Republican Congressional leaders today pledged "responsible and constructive" opposition to reckless spending in new administration. Sen. Everett Dirksen Senate GOP leader, talks to newsmen at White House after conference with Pres ident Eisenhower. (Hera Telephoto) Si . : rA , - 4 i m difr-rence- Lu-an- GO P Leaders To Fia ht Ir responsi ble7 Spend i ng pro-Commun- ist , ',- " I consid-(Continu- . j ed JFK Readies Shift to N. Y. Office . ds " be-fo- - an D-N.- . ( 3 Killed In Explosion At Nuclear Station in Idaho State Department informed Dean Rusk, who will be secretary of state in the Kennedy cabinet, and Rusk telephoned the news to the President-elec- t in Palm Beach. Rusk is being kept abreast of developments in the Cuba crisis all military personnel, were with- by the State Department. Ken IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (UPI)An atomic explosion ripped an held pending notification of next nedy has a conference with Rusk experimental nuclear reactor in of kin. No one else was in the tentatively set for late ' Friday in Southern Idaho Tuesday night, reactor' building. Washington. ' two .to The be re technicians and men, reported killing three Kennedy, who flew to Palm leasing deadly radiation in the Army technicians and one from Beach Dec. 16, was scheduled to the Navy, were working with the leave for New York at; 2 p.m. immediate area. However, a spokesman for the prototype of a small portable nu- EST aboard an Eastern Airlines' Atomic- Energy Commission said clear reactor intended for use by jet flight due at Idle wild Airport "very definitely" ; there was no the Army to furnish power in re-t- f about 4:20 p.m. EST. .ote areas. To See McNamara danger from radiation to any com it AEC said The On arriving at his suite in the spokesman ; munity. from "The National Reactor Testing was theorized heat resulting Carlyle Hotel late today Kennedy Station where the accident occur the reactor operation might, have was scheduled to confer with Rob-- red sprawls over 892 square miles, caused a chemical reaction be(Continued on - Page Four) water of and tween a lava brush rock and layer mostly sage alloy that covers the It is 30 miles from the nearest sizeable community, Idaho Falls, uranium fuel elements of the reactor. But he emphasized exact with 34,000 residents. Names of the three men killed, cause of the blast would not be By United Press International kuown until a thorough investigaNineteen U.S. presidents, from tion was made. Washington to Eisenhower, have was worn discovered uniforms of the military accident The Continued Fair automatic detector alarms service. President-elec- t John F. when through Thursday. Little change alerted the fire station. Crews Kennedy, a Navy, veteran, be d in temperature, nigh both days found high levels of radiation and comes the zuua near 35. Low tonight 12 to 13. .. (Continued oa PaaFour) president. - . ; ' f f j i ; - . . v . " , . . alum-inuim-nic- kel , Now You Know i ";,L- service-experience- d pro-Commun- ist WASHINGTON. (UPD Repub aged and aid for depressed areas i. the items which President-elec- t lican congressional- - leaders, with 'i AH negotiations were private. President - Eisenhower's approval, John F. Kennedy has given priThere were these other congres- pledged themselves today to "re- ority." ' Z: sional developments: In dealing with these issues,- - he sponsible and constructive" oppoSenate Democrats averted a sition during the Kennedy admin said, he would visualize the GOP threatened party dispute with a istration. r " ? stands as "a projection of the new of over the right compromise principles They said after a White House Republican- Eisenhower .Mansfield Mike leader . fmajority and policies." were and that ready they of Montana, to appoint members meeting to cooperate Eisenhower is seriously in passing willing of the influential Democratic Polon Page Four) interest national in the the com- legislation icy Committee. Under irand "reckless but would resist x promise, Mansfield retained the responsible spending." right to name hds own selections of the GOP role but subject to confirmation" by in This outline the new Congress was given his Democratic colleagues. Senate Republican Leader Ev . Republican congressional lead-- by erett M; Dirksen, HI., and House ers, after meeting .with . President GOP Leader Charles A. HaHeck, Eisenhower, pledged themselves to conduct "responsible and con- Ind., after the party leadership in Congress had its first 1961 ses-structive" opposition during the sion with Eisenhower. j Kennedy administration. Refers to Platform The present. Senate filibuster . two-thirsaid there would be dif 'Halleck of v rule requires approval By MERRIMAN SMITH . re in ferences position between the of all members voting - UPI White House Reporter two parties in Congress and the debate can be limited. -- PALM Fla. BEACH, in but it (UPI) , "will GOP be opposition 'Face More Wrangling President-elec- t ' John F. constructive will Kennedy be Both supporters and opponents responsible, to his shift but vote Dirksen prepared s agreed, headquarters opposition," said privately" that a close Florida ,to New York said iIso that Republicans would today fromcould shape up on the three-fifth- s where he- - will be kept fully inforproposal; sponsored by Sens. Clin- offer legislative proposals in line and with their I960 party platform, j med on the breakoff of Cuban-Americton P. Anderson, Halleck recalled that there were the diplomatic relations. J Thruston B. Morton, y The State Department was GOP. national chairman. Republican positions on :Legislawith federal tion the to let Kennedy know in careful the housing, showdown, But before dealing ' minimum more a for faced aid wage advance of President Eisenhow schools, Senate apparently . (Continued on - Page Four) increase, medical care for tne er's decision to sever formal diplomatic relations , with the Fidel Castro government of Cuba. The R-K- - :::.::::, : mmmmA MMOMuOOOOMUdMMlKUl NEW TENSIONS STIR DEMONSTRATION A policeman keeps order as Cubans demonstrate near the United Nations Building in New York today. As the demonstration occurred, the UN Security Council was meeting to hear tne u. a. I.plans an. "imminent" tnat uDas cnarga invasion . of Cuba. .The U. S. an . 11 u ..l .11 vuua lyrmauy oioKe aipiomauc relations last nignt. rieraia-ur- l Telephoto) anti-Cast- ro j 1 1 1 1 reak 1 I i 'pro-Wester- j Allies Agree On Steps to g Prevent War f j j j Vat-than- Belgian Labor Leaders Spark Protest March . anti-governm- ent . . blod-she- -- i . j " ; block it. From HERALD . to 100,000 strikers demonstrated, battled police and wrecked property in 15 cities Tuesday. In Brussels, 15,000 of 75,000 them marched through, the city center trying to reach the Parliament building but mounted gendarmes, drove them back. Today's demonstration in the capital threatened to be the worst yet.' i I INDEX n do .............. .......... J.. 11 Editorial ...... ........ . . ...10 Comics National, World News 2, 12, 14 4 Obituaries .1 . . . 7 ...... Society Sports ...........L.... 8, 9 I n iiTiias 'A N o Effeci on 7 1 Diary s 1 Ike Severs Relations Americans Preparing jFor Hasty Exodus From Cuba After Cubans! Order Cut ln Embassy Staff : By DONALD MAY United Presi International J WASHINGTON (UPI) Th The break in relations caught By HENRY RAYMONT White House notice served today United Press International the embassy with an estimated visa applications. pending that: the United; States- will con52,000 HAVANA (UPI) The Castro tinue to use thei Guantanamo Na Con tolled Cuban press and radio for final action. They have been val Base despite the break la launched an all-ohate campaign processed at the rate of a thoudiplomatic relations with ' Cuba. against the United States today, sand a week in recent months, The White House position was dehour icing the break in relations but these were handled by a force madepublic in a as a. "consummation of Yankee of 11 U.S. consuls andja host of statement read by Presidential Cuban aides, and the Cuban cutdiplomatic aggression." Press James C. Hag-ert- y. Secretary back in the embassy (staff size Ignoring the fact the break forced an immediate J'tZ::X:Z-Vhalt to the came after Cuba demanded the "The of our diplo termination issuance visas.of j American Embassy cut its staff 'relations and matic consular. with About 200 men and women from several hundred to 11 no Cuba has on status effect the persons, the .Cubans sought to turned away from "the; embassy of our naval station at Guantanawhen the visa ioffice was construe tfie Washington action as Tuesday 1 J jo. mo,'' his statement said., j ... "proof j' of earlier propaganda ciosea reappeared mis morning "The treaty reiations under' charges the U.S. had been pre- and seemed incredulous when which we maintain the naval they realized the huge gjass doors paring a military invasion. may not be abrogated with' Newspaper editorialists and ra- would not again open. out the : consenf of the United Released by Police dio commentators took the same : States." ' !. severline Castro's that the Although government propaganda There are 10,000 U.S sail- ance of relations was "another had promised "absolute guaran prs, marines, civilian workers and step" in the 'alleged U.S. plan tees'V of. the rights of. 3,000-od- d i; setting the stage for direct attack. Americans in Cuba, three Amer- dependents at the big base.! President Receives . Reports Perhaps significantly, Moscow icans were arrested Tuesday by Hagerty reported that President Radio earlier took the same line the secret police and held with in its radio reference to the break out charge. They were released Eisenhower had received, continuing, reports from the State Debroadcast at 2 a.m. today. in " its international Castro called' his cabinet into partment and the U.S. Embassy service. to Leave Americans emergency session shortly after in Havana on 'the Cuban situation, since Tuesday night's White .House Meanwhile, hundreds of Ameri- the rupture in relations was an- announcement of the break in to discuss the cans, warned by the U.S. Embas- nounced,- perhaps . relations.! base diplomatic sy to get out of Cuba immediate- future, of; the big U.S. naval 'Other ? developments in the, Cu-'a- n , j ly unless they , bad : "compelling at Guantanamo. 'situation: ',; f reasons' to stay, packed fori a The United States began evacA spokesman at Guantanamo hasty return to the mainland. its embassy personnel from uating The political blow to the Amer- said the Navy is going to stay Havana. The State Department far in Cuba despite .the diplomatic ican residents of Cuba was " aiso urgea tne esumaiea z.uyu to ! .,. exceeded by the human impact break; 3,000 private American citizens in We are fully prepared for every on the thous ands of Cubans seekto leave the country f and Cuba ing to flee Cuba and seek politi- eventuality. . ." said Lt. Cmdr. renewed its' warning i"to Americana cal asylum in .4 the United States J. F. Lloyd, base information of- not; to : j go there. from the regime , of Premier Fi- ficer. "Whatever happens, we're The Senate Foreign Relations del Castro. (Continued on Page. jFour) Committee scheduled a closed-do- or "meeting Friday with Secre tary of State Christian A.- Herter and other State Department offi I cials on Cuban! developments. Committee sources expected Dem ocrats t to ask why the outgoing American-Cuba- n Eisenhower administration did not defer a decision on breaking relations until after the Kennedy Cuba accused Roy June By United Press International administration ffict U.S. assistant secretary Following is a chronological ' ' " '. r. 20. . Jan. ,!..:. timetable of events during the of state for Latin America, with to j. r Important to a use Prestige Cuba in base as the plotting past year that' resulted Chairman B. Richard Russell. United-State- s Cuba to sever all for invading , Nicaragua. decision a of the Senate Armed Serv seized the big U.S. oil jrefineries. diplomatic relations with Cuba: 1 ices Committee said he did not I The State DepartPresident Elsenhower July January think in 'the break relations would ment estimated that more than $5 cut 700,000 tons from Cuba's sugar million ;in U.S. property had been quota for the U.S. market. Soviet jeopardize the Guantanamo base. seized by the , regime of Fidel Premier Nikita S. Khrushchew Russell said Guantanamo is j "not Castro without compensation. (By pledged to defend ; Cuba with mis- vital to our defense plans j but the end of 1960 the figure had siles and the State Department means a great deal to our presL reached $1 billion). reaffirmed the Monroe j Doctrine. tige." Sen. Leverett Cuba The Saltoastall, R OrganAugust charged that February ,. a ranking GOP member of plane frm the ization of American States (OAS) Mass., ' United States bombed a Havana voted to condemn Soviet . inter- the armed services group, was suburbJ , vention in Latin America. among lawmakers whose general March Cuba accused the September The United States reaction - was that Eisenhower United j States of sabotaging a urged American businessmen in "took the correct steps." Sslton- French j munitions ship in Havana Cuba to send their dependents stalr added his hope that !"his - ' ( Harbor. will lead to the pushing; out home. , Castro charged that a October Three American ad- of Castro at the earliest time try May U. S. submarine and an escort venturers iwere executed' in Cuba the. Cuban people themselves end vessel bad invaded Cuban waters. Continued oa (Continued oa Pa si Tw) .. Four) , . ut - two-sente- nc j ) st-tio- n ! . f ; . ., J ti ' .'Vy.;;-;u.s.yj- , J . ;" V-:;;- . hese Events Led to Break In Relations - ; Ru-botto- m, .takes' ; . D-G- j . 21-nati- 12 Amusements Central Utah News .'...3, 4, 5, 6 Classified 12, 13 .... m 1 -- (R-IU- .), w D-Mi- - TELLS OF GOP PLEDGE ; John F.j Kenfor President-elec- t liberal legislative program. nedy's Rules Committee Change Speaker Sam Rayburn and his .lieutenants were at work seeking some way to break a conservative blockade in the House Rules Committee less painful to the party than a planned "purge" of Rep. and the USW to discuss possible break in diplomatic relations was remedies for the problems of un- prompted by evidence that peremployment and production lag. sonnel of the U.S. Embassy in Havana had engaged in spying, subversion and terrorism. Diplomatic observers doubted if the llrnation council would take any concrete action, Chile and Ecuador, the Latin ' American members of the council, were understood to be working on a mild resolution calling on the United States and Cuba to settle their s by themselves. U. S. Ambassador James J. Wads worth was said to have preBy ARTHUR DOMMEN United Press International pared a strong reply to the CuLaoban Laos (UPI) VIENTIANE, charges. The United States tian government troops were re- has denied the accusations, and ported tday to have captured a White House press secretary vital road junction between Vien- James Hagertyl termed them " : - - 'T g tiane" aM tSTToyal IcapItaT: of 4nuts7Saturday.,'. The United. States severed relaPrabang from tions with Cuba Tuesday after Pathet Lao guerrilla forces. The report followed a Thailand Castro ordered U. S. Embassy personnel-reduceradio broadcast that said to 11 persons. a President Eisenhower charged troops supplied; by Soviet' airlift had pushed to with- Castro with conducting a camin 20 miles. of the royal. capital of paign of ''vilification'' against the United States. He said the Cuban Luang Prabang. to reports reaching people were under the yoke of a According n government dictator. here, troops took control today of Sala Pou Khoun, a mountain glade Where roads from Vientiane, Luang Prabang and Xieng Khouang meet. It had been in rebel hands since leftist Capt. Kong Le retreated from Vientiane and last month advanced toward-XienKhouang. Communists Claim Victory itself was Xieng ' Khouang Red radio broadcasts reported by to have, been recaptured by pro- Communist troops from governWASHINGTON The (UPI) ment forces. Western Allies have agreed on a .On the diplomatic front today, series of political steps to try to there- were these other develop prevent a big war in Laos, diploments in the Laotian crisis j matic informants said today. The Laotian government,! in a Key features of the agreed poldramatic change of position, an icy are: to be nounced it would To promote and encourage willing consider a move to revive the cold war neutrality by the tiny Truce Control Commis- Southeast Asia kingdom but not sion in a move to find a basis to bow to Red demands to include to this Southeast Asian Communists in a coalition governfor peace ' ' :; nation. The government had pre- ment.. a To press . King Savang viously been firmly opposed to g right-winon and (Continued Page Four) provisional leaders in Vientiane to form a broader government including neutralists and to legally install the hew regime. Britain has dropped its insistence that neutralist; Prince Souvanna Phouma, who fled before the battle of Vientiane last month, must be reUnited Press International stored to' power. But officials did , BRUSSELS, Belgium (UPI) not rule out the possibility that Trucks commandeered by Social- Souvanna might be invited by the ist labor leaders were reported King or provisional Premier Boun Oum to join the cabinet. gathering thousands of strikers' in the provinces To work with the royal Laos for a mass protect march on the government on a compromise forcapital today. mula for returning the InternaMembers of Parliament, wor- tional Control Commission ' (ICC) d ried about the violence, to Laos to investigate the civil ' .' which Yhas war.-- ' and destruction Y two raged throughout Belgium for Exactly how and! to what extent weeks, plunged I into their second the commission's authority would be limited has not been decided day of debate on the government's ' focus on the austerity program, by the Allies and the Boun Oum the trouble. government. One U.S. official said Premier Gaston Eysken's gov- that the commission's goal might ernment won four preliminary be .limited by the terms of the votes Tuesday, by substantial invitation by the Laos governmargins, on opposition motions. ment. This indicated the austerity program would be approved despite the violent leftwing attempts . to Laos! Troops One - By BRUCE W. MUNN United Press International UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. (UPI) The United States was expected today to follow up its break in relations with, Cuba with a flat denial of Cuban charges that a U.S. invasion is immnent. , The Security Council was sum- j 4 , ... - ed -- six-ma- Cuba Asks Security Council to Hear Its 'Invasion' Claim j all-ou- William M. Colmer, of the committee's servative bloc. ', United' States planned an the Human Relations Research the armed intrusion of Cuba "within Committee The agreement fol- a matter of hours." lowed a' proposal by McDonald Roa submitted a new note last week j that urged a meeting steel officers Tuesday night charging that the of the industry's top Senate plunged into debate today on proposals to curb future filibusters. Liberals determined on an fight to modify present rules t ."which require approval of two thirds of all members voting before debate can be limited, The fight was on when liberals brought up two proposals both introduced Tuesday on the first day of the new 87th Congress to make it easier to end .filibusters. :::: W an (UPI) full-fledg- & '' . By WARREN DUFFEE United Press International ' - .PITTSBURGH (UPI) David of the McDonald,, president J, United Steelworkers Union (USW) will meet in Washington Thursday with R. Conrad Cooper, executive vice president of U.S. Steel Corp., moned to consider the charges at to discuss methods of combatting the request, of Cuban Foreign unemployment. Minister Raul Roa. Cooper, - jin a telegram to .McIn asking for the council meetDonald Tuesday, agreed to meet of ing, Roa said last Saturday that with McDonald ' as Liberals Seek. To c r Of Cuban Charge Seen f MII.IIIIMIII I ; Flat Denial IB M k CS D D dh : - PRICE FIVE CENTS S ''''i--- WT " "-- - ' twiri-engiri- ed '' :''' , .i |