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Venezuelans Blame U.S. For All Problems EdHar'i Note: AP News analfst William L. Ryan is on a swing throucb Latin America la report en the effects of Castroism and communism at this critical tune vhen a new U.S. administration is evolving its policies. This is an other dispatch from Venezuela. Other reports by Ryan will ap pear in this newspaper from time to time in the next few weeks. By WILLIAM L. RYAN Associated Press News Analyst CARACAS. Venezuela (AP) - Signs reading "Cuba, yes Van kes, no," are beginnig to have an old and faded look. Occasionally one sees the slo gan scratched out, and in its place is scrawled something like: "Venezuela yes, Castro no. Castroism still has support In Venezuela's cities. This metropolis of 1,200,000 has painful contrasts between abun dance and poverty. Caracas' mod ern areas show prospering evi dence of what U.S. purchases of Latin America's raw materials can mean. But in many areas thousands of persons live in shacks, and there Castro remains a symbol of defiance toward the rich uncle in the north. Many a young man in the uni versify and high schools blames everything on the United States, considers Venezuela's ofl riches a curse rather than a blessing, be lieves the oil has meant domina tion from the north and benefits only the few who prospered under the fallen dictatorship of Perez Jimenez. The young men are impatient for change. But today, even in the university, Castro and the Com munists seem to be losing ground The Communist party has 35,000 to 50,000 card-carrying members, a .large number for a country -of 7 million. To a large extent they . are disciplined and obey party orders. Castroism Is represented fai the extreme leftist MIR Movimientio de Izquierda Revoluclonario or Movement of the Revolutionary Left a group that broke off from President Romulo Betancourt's Accioo Democratic party. The Communist party's main drive has been toward the labor movement and youth. And In the labor movement President BeUn- court, a shrewd politician, out witted and defeated the Cotnmu- - Paradoxically, Cuba's PrlnW Minister ridel Castro helped the anti-Communists and anti-Castro-1st. When Castro announced the arrest of labor leader David Sal vador in Havana, it was evident to many in the Venezuelan Labor Federation that a free labor move ment in Cuba bad disappeared. In December the Coramunists ambled in an attempt against the Betancourt government- The Udoll Picks Consultant WASHINGTON (API-Secretary f the Interior Stewart L. Udell announced appointment Tuesday of W. W. Keeler, BarUesville, Okla., as consultant on planning policy and reorganization of func tions of the Bureau of Indian . Af fairs. ,. One major problem, Udall said, it getting more brain power and man power in Indian areas rather than in. Washington. He said that may mean "some decentraliza tion." - - Keeler, former chief of the Cher okee Indian tribe and vice presi dent of Phillips Petroleum Co., was offered the position of Com missioner of Indian Affair, Udall aaid. but did not feel be could take it. The secretary said be obtained Kaeler on loan from Phillips for a o-flay period without compensa tion beginning Feb. S. Meanwhile, be said, an Oklaho man who it a career employe in in imuan owe tier has the la aide track for appointment as act- tag Indian commissioner. Udall did not disclose the name of the Oklahoman. called for a general strike. It failed. Accion Democratic' line hardened. Betancourt supporters look charge of the labor federa tion. The Betancourt forces be came tougher with each defeat of a Communist thrust. - I never thought I'd see the day," commented a U.S. business man in Caracas, "when I'd be praying that Romulo Betancourt would -remain in the presidency of Venezuela." The comment reflects a dra matic shift of opinion among North Americans.' Hieh-powered public relations campaigns in the United States, financed by such enemies of Bet ancourt as Perez Jimenez and dic tator Rafael Trujillo of the Do minican Republic, have been at- temntinE to place the brand of Communist on Venezuela's presi dent. - Betancourt once was a Commu nist, about a quarter century ago, but today he is among the men most hated by the Communist party in Latin America. At one tune Betancourt also was a supporter of Castro's revo lution in Cuba, and Castro bad other ardent admirers In Vene zuela. Today, relations between Cuba and Venezuela are tense, In a sense," said one high Betancourt government official "I suppose we owe Fidel Castro a debt of gratitude. What hap pened in Cuba centered United States attention on the affairs of Latin America. Castro so far over reached, himself and became so ensnared by the Communists that the eyes of others who might have looked upon him as a symbol of a new Latin America era were opened' ' Venezuela s own revolution overthrowing the cruel and waste ful dictatorship of Perez Jimenez antedated Castro's accession to power by a year. Then free elec tions elected Betancourt three weeks before Castro took over in Havana. Today there is a good chance Venezuela will demonstrate that its revolution can accomplish what Cuba's might have done, had it taken a different direction. - 'What we need, principally." says one of Betancourt's aides, is understanding from the Unit ed States that this is Venezuela and that we cannot attack our problems by North American standards. W must show that we can work out our problems in our own way and that we 'can do it without being accused of belm;' under - Yankee domination. 1 We need help from the United States, but we also need a calm ap praisal. We want the United States in-short, to be truly a good neigh bor and not to Identify itself sole ly with big U.S. Industry her in Venezuela." The eternal problem of Latin America abject poverty in the midst of visible riches generates anti-Yankeeism. But little anti Yankeelsm is detected at the gov ernment level or in the ranks of Betancourt's Accion Democratica party. There is; on the contrary, much evidence of hope that the United States will make a new approach to Latin America. Venezuela, with less than seven million people, is enormously rich in mineral resources. lis oil brings in more than 1100 million month ly. It It sixth in the world in pro duction of iron. Yet It is in the grip of a depression. The causes He in a combination of the heritage of a wasteful dic tatorship and the shock of the change in regimes which fright ened foreign capital. Betancourt and his Cabinet are attempting to use both private en terprise and public projects to stimulate the economy. If the measures have the look of socialism, say Venezuelans, it is because they tee no other way to struggle with their problems. Today in Venezuela all parties are to the left of center, and the party in control represents the most moderate. Fcmed Writer Got$ Hiking SUN VALLEY. Idaho (API Writer Ernest Hemingway has gen to bis mountain hideaway near this southern Idaho resort after two months at the Mayo Clinic at Rochester, Minn., where hit doctor said he underwent treat ment for high blood pressure and a mild cat of diabetes. Hemingway told newsmen Mon . any subject, except that he was ting into seclusion to do some work, and torn walking to keep hit weight down to it present 171 .pounds. PAGE t-S HERALD AND NEWS, Klamath rafts, Oregaa Wfdaetday, January" M, 1H1 nnn ( w3f DALE IELTON "SNUFfY" SMITH was honored by Bly Grangers, during meet, ing recently, with charter draping ceremonies. Smith, Bly Justice Court judge and former deputy sheriff, was killed in an auto Occident late in December. At left is 'Ruth Hall, grange mitr, and at right, Barbara Rentle, acting chaplain. ' . y Photo by Roberta McSee 1 ' w , 3 $v-':jd i I III . II i i Prince Shoots Big Male Tiger JAIPUR. India (AP) - Print Philip shot an eight-foot male tiger in the jungle near Sawti Madhopur Tuesday. A British spokesman said th duke fired one shot, hitting the tiger in the head. Queen Elizabeth II was about 25-36 yards away and it was' unknown whether she was able to see the kill. - - Two tigers were seen in the area where the royal couple hunt ed unsuccessfully Monday. But Indian beaters were unable to flush one and drive it by the royal hunters' sliooting platform. The queen and her husband hunted in jeeps with the Maha raja of Jaipur, their host on their visit to this area of southwest In. dia. PACK AND TROOP 71, Cub Scouts end Boy Scouts, sponsored by Twyle Ferguson School Parents and Patrons Association, gathered recently for their annual wiener roast and Christmas tree borning. The boys collected discarded trees in the South Suburban area. At left is Scoutmaster Alvln Culver supervising a delicate culinary maneuver by Boy Scout Lynn Boles, center, and Cub Scout Scott Bolei, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Merle Helaas. IT WAS COLD PARADISE, Mich. (AP)-It was colder than Hell in Paradise, a Upper Peninsula community. Paradise had an estimated low of 20 below zero Tuesday. Residents of Hell, a southeast ern community near Detroit. basked in a comparatively mod erate 5 above zero. An Insecf's Head Deaf s None, Scientists Say By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A superior head, heavenly dust and tons of earthly reports en gage scientists' attention:' Heady Tale An insect's head is better than none, in many ways li is ocuer than man's, suggests Dr. R. E, Snodgrass of the Smithsonian In stitution. The insect head has a variety of feeding apparatus that can be changed to bite, chew, suck, or pierce, depending on what it is feeding on. It has both simple and compound eyes, antennae that are super-sensitive to touch, smell and sometimes sound. Unlike man, the insect doesn't have to bite into something to see if it likes the taste. Taste organs are located outside the mouth, sometimes on the feet. , Root' of Behavior Them Is new evidence how our senses our perception of the world around us greatly influ ence our behavior. Unusual behavior has been pro duced in cats by severing nerve bundles In the brain, in effect disconnecting the senses from the thinking part of the brain. These cats have poor attention, little or no aggressive or defen sive actions when challenged, no response to pleasurable stimula tion. They are mute, lack facial expression, and show sort of supcr-explortory activity con unually wandering, sniffing and searching as though they were having hallucinations. The effect, say University of Pennsylvania researchers, is due to sensory deprivation and has relationship to the effects of sen sory Isolation in humans. Heavenly Dust There may be a dense belt of dust circling the earth about 4.000 miles above sea level, a physicist suggests. The dust belt may be respon sible for sweeping away some of the heavy atomic particles pro tons from the radiation belt in that area, says Prof. S. Fred inger of the University of Mary land. Sonar Medicine Sonar the ultrasonic device that helps locate submarines hid den in ocean depths now is be ing used to spot hidden tumors or other foreign masses in the hu man eye. An ultrasonoscope using high frequency sound to detect condi tions such as a detached retina or other disorders has been de signed by an electronics firm, General Precision Equipment Corp. It also designed an electronic device which accurately meas ures the tiny movements of the pupil of the eye. Harvest Scientists are still reaping the harvest of the International Geo physical Year, digesting tons of facts about th earth, sea, air and space. They'll be at it for years to come. Reports from the Antarctic alone now total more than 15 tons, Some 30,000 scientists from 66 na tions cooperated in the 18-month 'year." NEW HOMES INCREASE NEW YORK (UPD - About 25 per cent of the existing homes in the nations metropolitan areas have been built in the last dec ade, according to the Barrett Di vision of Allied Chemical Corp. .,1 L .Mttit rue lecel "."I, . VW TJZS B wto., s VIRN OWENS' Frlgldeir Salesman soys: "I lik Frlgldalr Washers because they wash clothes CLEAN, art safe for all fabrics, and are depend able!" A SWEETHEART OF A PAIR AT 1 fr Popt RMj SPOT ADS N a A SWEETHEART OF A PRICE! Ksi elusive Avteiiifftie Seek SltWftHPa) SvttVvsMfWvIt WMti( hslasle Htmim Heat PJPP 4aVsB)BBJ4J tsTrtRBO, Cyciet IWtM Meed ... I Tee , Wen VIRN OWENS' Cascade Home Furnishings Two Acute Problems Face New Administration world confidence in the dollar and disturbs planning at home. The loss of gold with the possibility it could lead to remedies . that would mean more inflation and By SAM DAWSOK AP Business News Analyst NEW YORK ( API-Two acute problems face the new adminis trationrising unemployment and rjsjng production costs also, along falling gold reserves. What is done with other reasons. about one could affect the other. U. S. companies to invest in over- And the whole public may getiseas plants to make goods there a clue as to what President Ken- rather than to hire workers here unemployment is put on poor bus!-i will get better, inventories will ness in auto, appliance, machin- give out and have to be replen ery and other manufacturing and ished, automation creates its own skills and builds new markets, business slackness may be re nedy proposes to do when his first news conference is carried tonight on TV and radio and printed at length for all to study in Thurs day s newspapers, to produce them. And this has its effect on the total of unemploy ment. World trade conditions, whether competitive imports, or brakes on The problems are linked in two our exports, or financial condi ways: I. Rising unemployment is due to a large extent, although not al together, to a continuing slack ness in business. One traditional way for government to tackle that problem is to force interest rates down and make business borrow ing easier. But this time. if it does, the government runs the .risk of in creasing the flow of investment capital to other lands where re turns are higher. And that in turn will make it just that much easi er for foreigners to pile up dol lars they can turn in for more of our gold, i ' 2. The loss of gold affects the Connecticut, with nearly one for every two persons, has more telephones per capita than any other state in the Union. tions such as the loss of gold typifies, all have effects on do mestic business. The jobless problem, however, is too obviously cluttering up the economy now to be swept under the rug. . . President Kennedy has been given some new estimates by La bor Secretary Arthur Goldberg. Current unemployment is put at 5li million, up a million in a month. The number actually re- ceivmg jobless payments is ap proaching the record of 3,331,600, set in April 1958. Bad weather and other seasonal factors make it likely that the record will be reached or topped before spring. Many out of work persons aren't eligible for such benefits and many have exhausted the limit such payments are made. Much of the blame for rising metal industries. But there are other causes. ' j The usual seasonal ones, for ex- encourages WMth namnprs con. struction and other outdoor work. A hand-to-mouth inventory pol icythat is, not ordering anything until the factory or store has used up stocks on hand has caused cutbacks at supplier levels, such as metal production and process ing. General business uncertainty running all the- way from stock market nervousness to planning for spending on new plant and equipment has taken a toll. Also, along this line was uncertainty as to what changes would come with a new administration. 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