U.S. Cuts IDipllomaft k Toes With Cyba
j Eisenhower Lends Sympathy
First Of New Year
To Cuban People Suffering
Under Yoke Of A Dictator
12 Paget ROSEBURG, OREGON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1961 2-61 PRICE 5c
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HELLO THERE 1961 and the
well wait while I sleep. So
Ronald Farmer of Roseburq,
He weighs seven pounds one-quarter ounce, and as can be
head of hair. H9 arrived at 7:26 a.m., making him the first
(News-Review Photo)
Senate Demos Mobilize
(ennedy's Bill On Depressed Areas
WASHINGTON (AP) Senate
Democratic leaders have started
a drive to Ret through Congress
the first of the social welfare bills
President elect John F. Kennedy
has pledged to back.
No. 1 is the . depressed areas
bill. It was learned today that
Senate democratic leaders will
give it the "S.l." ticket as the first
Senate bill introduced this year.
The measure again will be of
fered byv Sen. Paul Douglas. D.
111., and will be similar to another
bill of his in the last Congress,
passed by the Senate, watered
clown by the House, and vetoed by
President Eisenhower.
Among oilier measures on the
jvenneoy list sure - lu iu.iuw am
medical care for the aged tied to
Social Security, raising the mini
mum wage and federal aid to
schools.
Fights Start
But before they buckle down to
business both House and Senate
were embroiled today in their
perennial fights over matters per
taining to civil rights legislation.
In the Senate, the light centered
on a proposed rules change to
make it easier to halt a filibuster
the ancient weapon of the South
erners to talk a civil rights bill
to death.
Sen. Clinton P. Anderson. D
N.M., has proposed that three
fifths of the Senate 60 senators
could vote to cut off debate. At
present a two-thirds majority of
all present and voting is needed.
Another proposal is to cut the
Christmas Tree Lift
Slated Next Sunday
The Roseburg Moose Lodge will
sponsor the annual Christmas Tree
lift which has been held by the
Junior Chamber of Commerce in
previous years.
The lift will be made on Sunday,
starting at 9 a.m. Trees in the
.Koseburg area north to the scales.
south to McKay s iMarKcij wesi 10
the disposal plant, and east to!
Lombardy Dr., will be picked up.
The purpose of the lift is to help ;
dispose of used Christmas trees!
and to finance a fireworks display 1
next July 4. I
Persons wishing to make contri l
butions are asked to place it in an!
envelope and attach it to the top
of the tree. Trees should then be
placed in front of the house. Dona- j
Hons may also be sent to any !
Roseburg bank in care of: Christ- i
mas Trees.
New Myrtle Creek City Council
Faces Garbage Can Controversy
A. M. Verrrll was sworn in as
the new Myrtle Creek mayor at
Tuesday evening's meeting of
the city council, Lorraine Biren
bai.m. News-Review correspondent
reports.
Also sworn into office by Cilv
Recorder Gerry Myllenheck, were
Frank Danner. councilman from
Ward I: Vera White, council
woman from Ward II: Virk Rice,
councilman from Ward III: and
Dr. J. P. Wilson, councilman at
large. Treasurer Named
On assuming oflice. Mayor Yer-
The Weather
AIRPORT RECORDS
Mostly cloudy tonight and Thurs
day. A little warmer Thursday.
Highest temp, lest 34 hours 3?
Lowest temp, last 34 hours . 73
Highest temp, any Jan. ('59) 45
Lowest temp, eny Jan. ('57)
Precip. last 24 hours 0
Precip. from Jan. t . 0
Precip. from Sept. 1 12.30
Deficiency from Seot. 1 1.28
Sunset tonight, 4:51 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow, 7:44 a.m.
troubles with Laos and Cuba's bearded fellow
says Randy Allen Farmer. Randy, son of Mr.
checked in New Year's day at
requirement to a simple majority
of 51 senators. That is backed by
Sens. Hubert H. Humphrey. D
Minn., and Thomas H. Kuchel, It
Calif. Southern senators spoke sharply
azainst any rules change and pre
pared an arsenal of parliamentary
moves to fight it. The new major
ity leader, Sen. Hike Mansfield of
Montana, said he hoped the issue
can he settled this week.
In the House, Speaker Sam Ray
burn and other Democratic leaders
are determined to curb the power
of a Southern Democratic-Republican
coalition in the Rules Com
mittee that often has blocked lib
eral legislation.
''The only question," said one.
"is whether il is done painlessly
or the hard way. It is going to
be done, one way or the other."
The hard way would be to re
move Kep. William Colmer, D
Miss., from the committee and re
place him with a liberal. He is
Quartz Slope
Yields Silica
PORTLAND (AP) About 400
tons of silica have been taken out
of an Oregon deposit for smeller
testing, the state Department o
Geology and Mineral Industries
says in its monthly publication,
the Ore. -Bin.
The silica, described by the de
partment as "fairly high-purity,"
was taken out of the northwest
slope of Quartz Mountain, about
35 miles east of Roseburg.
Development in this area con
sists of access roads, discovery
cuts and a pit, the department
said.
Field geologist Len Ramp de
scribed the bolter grade deposits
in the area as yielding 9tt to 99
per cent silica. Most silica users
demand a raw material with 97
per cent or more silica.
Some commercial uses of silica
are in scouring and polishing pow
ders, as a filter medium and in
various alloys. There is only one
producer of high-purity silica in
Oregon at present, the Bristol Sil
ica Co. which operates a quarry
and plant near Rogue River.
"The yuartz Mountain property,
although not in production at the
present, represents a vast supply
of relatively high-purity silica for
use in the future," the department
said.
rell appointed Mrs. Esther M.j
Hogg as city treasurer. .Mrs. Hogg,
has served as a deputy to the city
recorder the past several years.
Committee appointments were
al.-o made by the mayor with .ler-1
ry Warren, Vera While and Rob
ert King being named to the fi
nance committee: Dr. J. P. Wil-j
son, Frank Danner. and Bob Gor
don to the water, street and sewer
committee: Frank Danner, Bob
Gordon, and Jerry Warren to the'
police committee: Bob Gordon.,
Frank Danner. and Vick Hue to
the building and fire committee;
Vera White. Frank Danner. and
Vick Rice to the parks commit
tee: and Robert King to the li
brary committee. '
E. Myrtle Creek
The new mayor said that he will
nun apx)int a resident of the Fast '
Myrtle Creek area to sit in on the
council meetings until the area
elects a councilman. i
Verrcll also called for a com
plete inventory accounting from
each of the city departments at
the next council meeting set for
.Feb. 7.
'" Garhag disposal problems con-1
fronted Ihe new council as a
small delegation of Myrtle Creek
can very
and Mrs.
Douglas Community Hospital.
seen already sports a healthy
1961 baby in Douglas County.
To Ramrod
one of the two Southerners who
vote with Republicans on the com
mittee. Another way would be to in
crease the size of the committee
and pack it with liberals. If some
thing is not done, the leadership
feels, much of the Kennedy pro
gram might get stuck in this bol-
i tlencck.
Senate liberals found themselves
blocked in another move for a
(larger voice in party policy mat
i ters.
Sen. Albert Gore, D-Tenn., had
prepared a resolution for a parly
caucus calling for direct election
by senators of members of the
partv policy committee. At prcs
cnt -1 Imv rr. a jori I yr lea ileE iqipu n ts
the members.
But it turned out there were no
vacancies on the policy commit
tee, in spile of the death of Sen.
Thomas C. Hennings Jr. of Mis
souri and the retirement of Sen.
Theodore Francis Green of Rhode
Island.
Outgoing Majority Leader Lyn
don B. Johnson of Texas, soon to
be vice president, had filled both
these spots last summer. That ap
parently leaves Gore's resolution
with no foundation all the way
down the line.
Johnson, who used his power as
majority leader to the hill, ap
parently will figure in Senate
Democratic strategy even after he
steps up to the vice presidency.
Violent Deaths Hit
Low 10-Year Level
Violent deaths in Douglas County
fell to their lowest level in 10
years in liMiO.
The figure fell to 52 for the first
time since 1950 when 5a were also
recorded. The blotch on the rec
ord, however, was in traffic acci
dents. The final toll on the high
way was 34. Ihe highest since 1951
when a record 44 died on the high
ways. But for other types of deaths.
Ihe figures were low. In 1959 14
persons were killed in logging acci
I dents, but only four died this
i year. Drownings dropped off from
I eight to five, and airplane crash
I deaths fell from six to two. And
I industrial projects took only one
I life. No deaths resulted in con
struction projects.
! The total violent dealhs for the
year was 15 less than in 1959. but
the traffic death total was up two,
1 from 32 to :4.
residents were on hand lo protest
recent actions laken by the South
Umpqua Disposal Company.
The company has abided by a
previous council decision to pick
up the full garbage cans al the
piace the customers set them.
However, emptied cans have been
placed at Ihe curbs in front of the
customers' homes, an action which
drew protest Tuesday evening.
Two Rates
The delegations said they were
willing to pay more to have the
emptied cans placed back in their
original place. Thus Mayor Yer
rell appointed Jerry Warren and
Frank Danner to meet with the
disposal company In arrange an
amendment to the company's char
ter to establish two rate levels for
collection.
The present SI 25 per month
charge would be made if custom
ers place their full garbage cans
on (he curbs on the dav of col
lection. A higher rale would he.
charged if the collectors have to
carry the cans from the custom
ers' selected spot to the truck and
bark again.
Final disposition of Ihe garbage
can depute is expected at the
February meeting of the council.
Nuclear Reactor Explosion
Fatal To Three In Idaho
IDAHO FALLS. Idaho (AP)
A new-style nuclear reactur blew
up Tuesday night, killed three
men and touched off a high level
of deadly radiation in a building
at one of America's major atomic
testing stations.
Otficials said it apparently was
a chemical explosion that shat
tered the reactor's nuclear core,
but added that this was purely
guesswork pending an investiga
tion by experts.
me Atomic Energy commission
quickly sealed off the area and
said there was no d:mger to other
parts of Ihe station or Idaho falls,
a city of 34,000 persons 40 miles
away.
But the building itself was so
"radioactively hot" that only one
of the three bodies could be re
covered in the first nine hours
after the blast.
Test Radiation
A team of radiological experts,
eerie looking in their baggy while
suits with heavy protective shoes,
gloves and mask, shuttled in and
out of the building to inspect
damage and test the radiation.
They went m one at a time and
could stay only minutes. The AEC
said it would send airplanes aloft
to check the level and direction of
radiation. A southwest wind, how
ever, was blowing at the time and
would take any radiation over
barren wastelands away from
populated areas.
The three victims, identified
only as an Air Force man and
two Army men, were operating
the reactor known as "Stationary
Low Power Reactor No. 1." It is
a prototype of a small mobile re
actor being developed for use by
Ihe Army in remote areas.
The accident occurred at 9:30
p.m. The three men killed were
the only ones in the building. At
least till are on duty there in the
daytime.
First Fatal
It was the first fatal accident in
11 years of operation at the Na
tional Reaclor Testing Station, a
iiuijoi1 ?AElV 'Installation.'"' " '"''
It may be weeks before the AEC
knows exactly what happened.
But a spokesman said it apparent
ly was a chemical explosion.
About 4,500 permanent employes
Chamber To Pick
Man Of The Year
Come Monday Roseburg will find
out who is to be the "Man of the
Year." The Chamber of Commerce
will hold its annual banquet at the
Umpqua lintel at 7 p.m., when
this selection will be made.
The guest speaker, and a man of
many accomplishments and inter
ests, is Al Loucks of Salem.
Loucks has been a Republican
precinct committeeman, Salem
mayor, member of the state Re-
AL LOUCKS
. . . CC speaker
publican advisory committee, and
state representative from Marion
County.
He's been active as United Fund
and hospital drive chairman in
Salem, as well as member of the
Chamber of Commerce Board of
Directors, YMCA Board of Di
rectors, and past president of the
Salem Breakfast Club.
1-oucks belongs to a variety of
fraternal and service organiza
tions, including Masons, Elks, and
Kiwanis, and is active as a deacon
land elder in the First Prcsbjter
ian Church.
He's owner of the Home F'uel
I Oil Co., and has been since 194:1,
and is active in a number of oth
er business connections, including
a motel, savings and loan firm,
I chemical firm, and other interests.
He's vice chairman of the West
ern Regional Advisory Committee
.of the National Oil Heat Institue
'and chairman nf Ihe Oil Heat In
stitute of Oregon board of direct
ors. Assistant Named
SALEM fAP) Alan K. flreen
was named assistant public re-
i lations officer for the Oregon
Slate Highway Department lues
iday. He replaces Peter (i. Stika
' lac. Who led to become inloi ma
lion nllirer for the slate public
i utility commissioner.
' M
7 ,' f ' NJ
iff
work at the station west of here
and the AEC said it planned no
changes in their schedules today.
The engine for America's fust
atomic submarine was developed
al the site and tests arc now
being conducted there on a variety
of projects,, including Ihe power
plant for an atomic airplane.
The radiological crew members
who entered the metal building
pieced together this picture of the
explosion:
Blew It's Top
The experimental reaclor, being
developed as a portable source of
electric power and heat for the
armed forces, apparently "blew
its top."
The reactor and the boiling wa
ter in which it is immersed are
housed in a metal shell which was
not penetrated. This is capped by
a metal cover through which fuel
and control rods run to reach the
Tholman Plane
Trial Begins
Expenses concerning a contro
versial airplane, which was tied
up for several weeks in a dispute
and prototypes of which were
here, is the subject of a trial which
opened today at 1:30 in Circuit
Loin I.
The case is Jack L. Piltsley vs.
Harry J. Thalman. Richard Fan-
Lynn H. Andreas and Thalman
Aircraft Corp., a foreign corpora
tion, doing business as Thalman
Industries.
l'ittsley, pilot of the plane, filed
a co in plaint Aug. 9, demanding
judgment for $880.21 as the total
sum alleged due on four causes of
action for back wages and expens
es in connection wilh the plane.
An attachment was placed against
the craft, which had been flown
from Portland lo Ihe Roseburg air
Attachment Release
Andreas, who had negotiated
arrangements to construct a fac
tory to manufacture the plane in
Roseburg, obtained a release of
the attachment alter tendering the
full sum demanded into court in
October. In his answer he admit
ted certain sums were due Pitts
ley but in lesser amounts than
claimed. The suit is lo determine
Ihe amount due.
The complaint was filed origin
ally in District Court, but was
transferred to Circuit Court after
Andreas on Oct. 6 filed a written
verified answer demanding judg
ment against Pitlsley for $10,000
damages plus $5,000 punitive dam
ages, alleging that on Aug. 4 Pilts
ley without authority took the air
craft from Portland to the Rose
burg airport so that the sheriff of
Douglas County could place the
aircraft under attachment. Other
charges were made by Andreas
and against Dick Beverly, manag
er of the local airport, in his an
swer. Building Permits
Andreas claimed lhat because
of the plaintiff's conduct and thai
of Beverly he was unable lo ful
fill his contract commitment with
Defendants Thalman and Farr for
manulacture of the plane.
Andreas, however, in an amend
ed answer filed in November
omitted any mention of the de
mand for damages. The amended
answer supersedes the original.
The plane involved is the Thai
man T-4 Mill wing. Andreas,
through his contractor, recently
took out a building permit for
$250,000 to erect several buildings
in Ihe vicinity of the airport for the
factory, but so far no construction
has been started.
Icy Weather Will
Continue Locally
Tt was cold in Douglas Counly
Tuesday night.
The South l'mpqua River
was froen over near Days
Creek, and temperatures never
got higher than freezing at
Roseburg.
Days Creek correspondent
Mrs. Ralph Martin reported to
day that the temperature drop
ped to 13 degrees in her area.
She also said that. Mrs. drover
Davis reported the river frozen
over at a point 5'-j miles east
ol Days (.'reek al 7 a.m. today.
In Roseburg. the mercury
climbed to 32 degrees Tuesday
afternoon and then dipped
down to 23 early this morning.
Heavy fog in the central part
of the county added to troubles
of motorists who were plagued
by slick streets.
The highways in Douglas
County were generally in good
condition, although all had
spots of ice making driving dif
ficult, the stale Highway Dip
partment in Roseburg said.
The weather bureau Is pre
dicting a very slight warming
trend for today and Thursday,
although it should not he
enough to free the roads of ice
during the night and early
morning hours.
enriched uranium core of the re
actor.
The reactor is housed in the ;
basement, where the explosion ap
parently occurred. The blast did'
not appear to have penetrated
above the basement. The exterior
of the building was not damaged.
Theories Guesswork
The AEC said any theories on
the cause of the explosion wouid
be purely guesswork pending Un
report of a group of investigators
being flown from Washington,
D.C.
However, the AEC spokesmen
said it probably was a chemical
explosion, possibly caused by a
reaction between aluminum com
ponents of the reactor and the
boiling water.
Ihe reactor would have two
functions in actual use lo gener
ate steam which in turn would
generate power, and to use the
steam and boiling water to pro
vide heat for barracks at remote
installations.
The experimental model is
manned by 60 Army and Navy
men who are being trained in re
actor operation.
Ihe AEC said names of the dead
are being withheld pending notifi
cation of next of kin.
Seraf in Assumes
Role As Mayor
Pete Serafin was sworn in as
Roseburg's new mayor at a sne-
cial Cily Council meeting Tues
day night. Serafin replaces Arlo
Jacklin in thai post.
In addition to the swearing in
of the new mayor, four counciimcn
took their oath of office Tuesday
night. They were Fred Kelly, Se
mer Ilutchins. Orval Petersen and
William Kearnan.
New Members
llutdiins. Petersen and.. Kearn
an alt- all new members of the
council and Kelly won election
last November to retain the ol
fice to which he was appointed
in early 1960.
Jacklin and outgoing counciimcn
William Adair and John Blessing
were honored at a special dinner
preceding the council meeting.
Each of the outgoing officials re
ceived a gift for bis services, pre
sented by the new mayor.
Ends 14-year Period
Adair retired from the council
after 14 years service and Blessing
was defeated in the Ward I race
bv Kearnan in November.
The first items of business for
the new counciimcn were appoint
ing Warren A. Woodruff as the
new municipal judge (see separ
ate story) and okaying continu
ance of city loans from local banks
lo meet current expenses.
Against Taxes
Those loans are made against
taxes levied but not yet collected
and had been approved by the pre
vious council.
After taking over the gavel, Ser
afin said his rhief aim was to
improve the city's financial pic
ture and at the same time build
a better, more beautiful and pro
gressive Roseburg.
He said the city needed more
parks, and pointed to the land
above the new Post Office as one
choice location for a rest park.
5 Fail To Appear
For Arraignment
Arraignment scheduled Tuesday
of several persons indicted last
l-riday hy the Douglas county
Grand Jury was postponed until
Friday of this week at 10 a.m.
Only two accused persons, both
of whom were in the Douglas
Counly jail, were present at the
arraignment al 11 a.m. (postponed
Irom 111 a in.). Five others, out on
bail, could not be contacted in
time hy their bondsmen to have
them on hand. Also, attorneys for
the two men who were present
failed to appear. Judge Don Sand
ers said they had better have good
excuses.
Six secret Indictments also were
returned by the Grand Jury. It is
possible some of these secretly in
dieted may he m rested ami on
hand for arraignment.
Judge Sanders sel Ihe Tuesday
dale for appearances after the
Grand Jury submitted its report,
and was dismissed. A new grand
jury slate will be selected Mon
day. B6 Gun Injures
Dixonville Lad
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Bonne of
Dixonville are praying today the
eyesight in one ee of their son
can he saved.
The 13-yrar-nld boy. Stanley, was
accidentally shot in the eye by a
BB gun fired by his young brother.
Rickey. JO. Dixonville correspond
ent Jean Radcliflo reports Ihe two
boys were playing wilh their guns
in their front yard Monday after
noon, when Rickey's gun accident
ally fired, hitting Stanley.
The injured youth Is now in Mer
cv Hospital, the fate of the eye
will not be known for a few days.
WASHINGTON (AP; Presi-.
dent Eisenhower has broken U.S.
diplomatic relation
wiiii ritiei
Castro's Cuban regime, declar
ing "the limit has now been
reached ... to what the United
Slates in self respect can endure."
The President said "our sym
pathy goes out to the people of
Cuba now suffering under the yoke
of a dictator."
Rock Bottom
The While House announcement
of the break-off Tuesday night
marked rock hotlnm in a down
ward plunge of li.S.-Cuban rela
tions thai started soon after Cas
tro's capture of power two years
ago. Castro's anti-United States
attacks and his surge to the Com
niunisl camp have mounted over
the months.
The bearded Cuban leader re
acted to Elsenhower's statement
by saying. "We are alert." He
called his Cabinet into emergency
session, then sent a note to the
Outbreak Forces
U. N. To Recess
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. (AP)
An anti-Cuba demonstration
broke out in the public gallery of
the U.N. Security Council today
(luring a speech by Cuban Foreign
Minister Raul Ron. The out
break forced a recess in the coun
cil meeting.
U.N. guards quickly moved in
on the demonstrators as they
heckled the Cuban foreign minis
ter, but when the shouting per
sisted the council president. Am
bassador Omar Loutfi of the Unit
ed Arab Republic, ordered a re
cess. Roa had just begun nresenting
Cuba's charges that a U.S. inva
sion of Cuba is imminent. Roa
said Tuesday night's break of
U.S. -Cuban relations would con
tribute to the increasing tension,
Just at this point, shouts broke
out in the crowded gallery, the
demonstrators yelling in Spanish
such words as "murderer,"
"liar" and "Communist."
The meeting was resumed after
to minutes.
Eight of the demonstrators
were " elected DV ' U.rv guards,
They said they were members of
Ihe Cuban Revolutionary Front, a
Cuban exile group opposed to
Prime Minister Fidel Castro.
Roa took the floor after the
United Stales had accused Castro
of deliberately forcing the breach
or relations between the two coun
tries.
U.S. Ambassador James J.
Wadsworth told the U.N. Secur
ity Council the United Stales had
worked hard to prevent "the lead-
ors of Cuba from choking off our
mencliy relations but that is what
they seemed determined to do."
Wadsworth snoke shortly after
the council met to consider Cuban
charges that the United Slates is
planning an invasion of Cuba. He
began by referring to Tuesday
night'i decision by the White
House to break diplomatic rela
tions with the Castro regime.
Before tho mcetine Cuban For.
eign Minister Raul Roa told a re
porter that the U.S. decision had
proved the Cuban charges. Com
menting on the break of relations.
he said: "It proves my charges."
vvadswortn called the charges
"false and hysterical."
lie said they were I fresh re
minder of "the strategy of harass
ment by which they brought us
I really think on purpose lo last
night's decision."
Over nearly two years. Wads
worth said, "Ihcy have piled in
sult upon in ury to a noint where
our diplomacy could not function
any more.
Forecasting the tone of the
American reply, a U.S. spokesman
called the charges "the latest in
a series of lies" by the govern
ment of Prime Minister Fidel Cas
tro. It is the second time Cuba has
accused the United States before
the United Nations of invasion
plans.
Cuban Truck
Feel Effect Of
MIAMI, Fla. (AP)-llere's how
Ihe U.S. diplomatic break with
Cuba will alfect other, relations
between the two countries:
Communications: "We have no
notice to halt telephone calls, in
either direction, and we'll continue
on the present basis," said Mead
it. Ferris, divisional traffic man
ager for Southern Bell Telephone
Co.
Transportation: Pan American
World Airways said it would add
one llight to its regular two daily
flights to Cuba "because reserva
tions show there will be a need
for it." National Airlines, which
makes three weekend Mights only,
said it was undecided whether it
would continue service.
Finance: "The break will mean
little lo the hanks," said Comer
Kimball, president nf the First
National Bank uf Miami.
Government Affairs: All 12
Cuban embassies and consulates
in this country will close.
Mail: Letters and packages
travel between the United States
an I Cuba under the Pan Ameri
can Union agreement and it is the
practice for countries to eontinue
an exchange even il diplomatic
relations are broken.
Refugees: "It is impossible to
U.S. Embassy guaranteeing safety
of all remaining Americans.
a Mate DeDar ment snnkesman
said the break did not affect the
bU U.S. naval base at Guanlana
mo Bay in Cuba. Castro has made
Ihrcats against the base. The
Imtcd States says it holds an un
breakable, no time-limit lease on
the installation.
Ike Served Notice
Fisunhower served notice last
Nov. 1 that the United Slates "will
take whatever steps may be ap
propriate to defend the base."
President-elect John V Kenn.H
declined comment on the diplo
matic break. He was given ad
vance word en the president's
action.
(The New York Time cairl in-
day that Secretary of State
Christian A. llerter asked Dean
Rusk, Kennedy's choice for secre
tary of stale, in advance whether
uie incoming Democratic admin
istration wished to associate it
self with the break.
Calculated Insult
(Rusk replied after eonsnltalinn
with Kennedy that in the absence
of complete information on all the
relevant factors the new adminis
tration did not feel that it could
participate in the decision, a
Washington dispatch to the Tunes
added.)
The end to U.S.-Cuban relations
had been long expected. Yet it
was dramatic. The break cut
Washington-Havana ties for the
first time since America's fight
in.; men had freed Cuba from
Spain at the turn of the century.
The last straw snapping Wash
ington's forebearance policy was
Castro's demand, delivered to the
U.S. Embassy in Havana early
Tuesday that all but 11 of the
U.S. diplomats get out of Cuba
within 48 hours.
Rush Raphes
American authorities from Ei
senhower down saw this as a cal
culated insult. They figured the
U.S. Embassy could hardly oper
ate with only 11 men fewer than
the number of guards alone need
ed for the 10-story embassy build
ing.
Repercussions spread widnlv
from the break-off.
In Havana the ranking IT s.
diplomat, Charge d'Affaires Dan
iel J. Braddock, and 10 of his too
aides planned lo remain a few
days to take care of pending mat
ters and transfer the care of U.S.
relations - to SwLss Aiiiasajur
Walter Rossi. Othor members of
Braddock's staff were boarding a
ferry sailing today for West Palm
Beach, Fla.
Cuban diplomats in this country
likewise were under expulsion be
cause of the break. State Depart
ment officials said these totaled
about 100, including about 10 at
the Cuban Embassy in Washing
ton and 90 at 13 Cuban consulates
other cities throuehnut Hi a
United States.
Castro named the Communist
Czechoslovak Embassy to handle
future Cuban dealings in Wash
ington. Castro s two years of anti.
American activity had been high
lighted by freewheeling acc'.a
tions. growing intimacy with Uia
Communist bloc including accept
ance ot arms am ana seizure of
about a billion dollars worth ot
U.S.-owned property in Cuba.
Reacts Slowly
Washington has reacted slowlv.
It repeatedly denied Castro's
charges, protested his growing in
volvement with the Reds, with
drew economic aid, and finally
ended U.S. purchases of . Cuban
sugar and banned shipment of
American goods to Cuba.
J lie American Embassy staff
had been kept on in Havana to
hold open a channel of commu
nication with the Castro regime,
to report to Washington Cuban
developments and to grant visas
to Cubans wanting to come to the
United Slates.
U.S. officials believe Castro was
angered by the U.S. reporting and
by the heavy flight of Cubans to
Yankceland,
The U.S. Embassy had been
granting about 1,500 visas a
month. About 50,000 Cubans seek
to leave for America. The visa
service was suspended Tuesday.
Farmers Will
Break First
tell at this early hour what our
Immigration Service attitude will
be toward refugees fleeing Cuba."
said Edward W. Ahrens, regional
director.
Trade: The flow of truck farm
produce from Cuba to the United
States will be a first to suffer.
United Slates ships have been
carrying the crops, according to
Joseph Fortier, supervising U.S.
customs agent, and they "will not
lake the chance because they hate
no protection in Cuban ports."
Levity Fact Rant
By L. F. Reizenstein
By this time Dad and Junior
have probably settled their
feud over division of lime for
operating the electric train
that Santa left; and Mother
doubtless ii reconciled to the
daily job of clearing the liv
ing room floor of the neck
breaking peril of icattered
toyi. i.