WHY SOVIETS ARE RUSHING A MILITARY BUILDUP IN CUBA
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THE CUT IN T
WHY SOVIETS ARE RUSHING
A MILITARY BUILDUP IN CUBA
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If Taxes Are Cut - the Chances of a Boom
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Interview With West German Chancellor Adenauer
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A New "Sea of Trouble" in Southeast Asia
What's involved in the latest efforts b.- Indonesia's Sukarno
to upset the balance of power in Southeast Asia: page 46.
"Seaports" for Oklahoma
here is the story of what one Senator-Kerr of Oklahoma-
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Cover Articles: Wily Soviets Are Rushing a 'Military Build-
up in Cuba, page 42 ... Itlterview: The True Story of Black
Africa and Its Future, page 72 ... The Cut in Tax Deductions
-What New Plan W'ould 'dean, page 33.
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Rift in West-How Serious
Problems Face U. S. After De Gaulle Rebuff to Britain ..................
29
Adenauer Sizes Up De Gaulle
Interview With West German Chancellor ....................................
31
If Taxes Are Cut-the Chances of a Boom ..................................
32
The Cut in Tax Deductions-What New Plan Would Mean......
33
New Gains in Business: How Strong ...................................................
36
Bright, Dark Spots in Profits Picture ....................................
38
Canada-A Weakening Ally? "Gap" in Hemisphere's Defenses....
41
Why Soviets Are Rushing a Military Buildup in Cuba ..............
42
Latest Facts on Russia's Cuban Base
Interview With Senator Keating of New York ..............................
43
A New "Sea of Trouble" in Southeast Asia
Is Sukarno Expanding His Empire Again? ....................................
46
What De Gaulle Sees Ahead .......................................................
55
If It's Rockefeller vs. Kennedy in 1964- ...... ....................
56
Kennedy's Latest Program for Aid to Schools. .........................
60
"Seaports" for Oklahoma-Senator Kerr's Goals ..........................
66
The U. S. 37 Years From Now ............................................
70
The True Story of Black Africa and Its Future
Exclusive Interview With Dr. George H. T. Kimble ........................
72
News-Lines for Businessmen: What You Can and Cannot Do......
80
Labor Week: Where Unions Have Hit a Roadblock ............................
88
Finance Week:
What Investment Funds Are Doing With Their Money ....................
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The union leader?
His constituents benefit when busi-
ness is profitable. Therc can be no col-
lective bargaining with bankruptcy.
The newspaperman?
His personal welfare depends substan-
tially on the profitability of his paper
-ask any man who works on a heavy
loser.
The mayor?
iM He knows that civic development can
be realized effectively only when local
business is operating profitably.
The family?
The security of the employment of
its wage earners depends on the prof-
itability of the businesses they work
for.
The baby?
Will its future be bright or dismal?
Rising population demands vigorous
economic growth, which in a free so-
ciety can be powered only by profit
incentives.
Who cares? All of us. Whether we recognize it
or not, we are all affected, seriously and personally,
by the profitability of our business enterprises. In-
decd, only irresponsibility or indifference could char-
acterize those who don't care. For quest of profit is
the essence of national growth and national survival
and an inseparable characteristic of the free society.
Who cares about Profits?
The investor?
His concern is obvious. Only hope of
reward entices his dollars from safe,
but unproductive, hiding places.
The government employee?
Government services come chiefly
from taxes on profits of corporations
and earnings of individuals. As profits
go down, tax revenues feel the pinch.
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The professor?
Endowments and gifts produce a sub-
stantial share of the income support-
ing higher education. Dwindling prof-
its tighten budgets on the campus.
The consumer?
Only profitable businesses can do the
research and development workwhich
bring new products, lower prices, and
better things for better living to the
consumer.
The plant worker?
The security of his present job and
his opportunities for advancement de-
pend on the profits that stimulate em-
ployment and expansion.
FRON10pAr ;3M. CI Qe,65BQ. HE 02002W6E1 WEEK
tRt
AS U. S. FORCES ENTER THE MISSILE AGE
'I'hc I. S. armed forces is they swill
look fine scats from now sere skctcfted
for Congress bs Sccretal% 01 IXfeltse
Robert S. AIrAanuLa on l.L1n.trs .30.
Predicted, for 1965:
Army. It will have 16 dis isiuits
.is now, but will be conipletelw rcor-
ganizrd into six in[antrs, fist mechan-
ized, three armored and (wo ,tirbnrlle
divisions. A radicallw new air-.tss:mlt
division is a possibility, as is ,t bit'
Army an farce. Modeni e(Inipnu?11i
Will be stockpiled for six additional
divisions in case of a hurried Bescrwe
call-lip.
Navy. "I'odaws S.16-ship fleet sill
shrink somt shat. No "crash" building
pro,t;r.on is foreseen. '1 ll< re swill be otc
tletc carrier ewerv other sear. 'I'hc
building of unclear-driven ships \0 11
be 11(1(1 to a trawl. 1.11cre aw to he
It'sw(r dcstroy(rs ill the ness \.n w.
more guided-missile friilates. laws, of
.ill services. swill change till- least.
Air Force. Big shiitcgic boutbeis
still be (-lit back hc 50 per (.(.lot. to a
force of (300 B-:53 and B-.55 bombers.
There still be less emphasis on air
power rl,nl,ralls. except where it is
ue_ed(d to lielp support eroond tntlPs
in battle.
Missile force. 'I-lus gets till- roairt
(mphasis, ssitll (lie Air I orcc ;old
\avv controlling at least I,S1)1) i11ter-
contiuc[till ballistic missiles. Included
will he 950 solid-fueled \tintttt?into in
hardened silts and (i.56 Pal;u'is missiles
aboard -il stibmariu(s. Also coining:
a new medium-range missile to be fired
from mowing tracks, and a nl,sw ad-
13--pt of 1 Oi'tc,e Photo
A MINUTEMAN IS LAUNCHED
To stand guard: 950 more
sainted I( "B\1. details of swbit'li are
"ecrtt..
The chief danger. "()lit principal
cu11t-ern iii the wars ahead most be the
(Lingers of all ICBM or suhmarine-
I,ttinched missile attack.- Mr. \Ic\a-
tniuu said, ".111(1 till' main thrust of our
efforts should be redirected to meet
these risiiii thic;tts.
"Although the Soviet t-oioi than now
base. or 50)11 achiese, the capability
to place in orbit bomb-c:a-rsing s,itel-
lites, there does not appear to he any
ON THE WAY: LOWER MEAT PRICES
C111C:1GO - Ilottseswiwes app.uient-
h ('an look fcrwird to lower prices
for beefsteaks mld roasts at till, meat
counter.
l'or farmers. prices al-cads haws
(bopped. "I'hc price of choice I.tt steers,
at the end of January, had fallen it
full 55 from the three-year high of 5:33
it hnndredsweight in November.
\larketin_t experts sin- the price de-
cline is likely to continue into the
spring. According to the .Agri(oliore
I)ep.mitinent, farmers Lase 13 per cent
more cattlc fattening ill their feedlots
tba11 they had a sear ago.
A recent spot check of meat prices in
supermarkets showed some good buys
in seek-end "specials."
lu (.iiicagu, one big grocers chain
offered rotted steak reduced from 95
rents to 79 cents it pon11d, sirloin steak
both $1 09 to 89 cents, and porterhouse
steak Irom $1.39 to 98 cents.
Sass an official of the chain: 'If the
predictions ;Le right, not only the Cat-
tle market. but the hog market is go-
ing to he somess hat softer. At the same
time, we're beading into tilt- usual big
spring supply of broilers and frying
chickens. -1'hc outlook is for lower
prices on most kinds of meat at the
grocers stole.
logical reason for them to do so. since
there are much more efficient svays of
deliscring nuclear warheads. But we
cannot ignore the possibility of that
kind of threat arising in the future."
WILL HOFFA'S UNION
BE PUT OUT OF BUSINESS?
16'--151/1.A"GTOy - Teamster boss
lames B. Iloffa came to \Vashington
Pebrnarw I to tell the house Labor
Committee his troubles.
'I'hc I'eainstei's Union no longer
can find insurance firms that are twilling
to bond its officials, \Ir. Ilofla said.
And, under the Lai drum-Griffin Act.
the union can't operate unless its offi-
cials are bonded.
11 the situation doesn't char ge soon,
\Ir. Ilofla said. "'T'here will be uo
strike benefits. -I'ht-re swill be no bills
paid. . . . ..his is just the latest attempt
to pit the Teamsters out of business."
\Ir. f Ioff.t accused Attornev General
Bohert 1'. Kennedy and other officials
of pitting pressure oil insurance firms.
But till, labor leader conceded lie had
no personal knossled(,e'' of uns Gov-
ernmcot officio] approaching am- bond-
ing company.
Gostrnme11t officials, including the
Attorney General, base maintained
that the Teamsters' difficulties had
nothing to do with official "pressures.,,
Instead, one official told Com,ress, the
trouble etas stein from the fact that
".t number of Teamster officials have
had difficulties with the lass."
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FRO OF THE WEEK
U. S. ATOMIC TESTS:
OFF, THEN ON AGAIN
1t'ASII1\Y;TOV - .\ sequence of
events affecting U. S. unclear tests:
On fannarN 36, President kenned-
ordered suspension of urtclcrgrouncl
tests in Nevada, ill the hope unit this
ssonld facilitate test-n;ui negotiations
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Why does the Volkswagen have 4 forward speeds?
The VW has 4 forward speeds because
3 wouldn't be enough and 5 would be one
too many.
The 4 forward speeds let you get the
most out of the engine without straining it.
when you're on the highway.
Just to make it easy, all 4 gears are
synchromesh. You can shift up, down and
sideways without crunching.
But maybe more than anything else,
As one VW owner said, You feel you
national sport.
Lots of people are paying fancy prices for
4-speed stick shifts, just to get in on the fun.
On the VW, one of the world's smooth-
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Avis is only No.2
in rent a cars.
So why go with us?
We try harder.
(When you're not the biggest, you have to.)
We just can't afford dirty ashtrays. Or half-empty
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PEOPLE
OF THE WEEK
DEFICIT ADVOCATES
Economists Heller and Gordon
Lead-off men in the campaign to get
the Administration's tax-cut program
through Congress were two New Frontier
officials who helped formulate the theory
that a federal deficit now means a bal-
anced budget later-
Walter W. Heller, Chairman of the
President's Council of Economic Advis-
ers.
Kermit Gordon, former member of the
Council who took over in January as the
new Director of the Budget.
As members of the Council, the two
men helped write a report last year on
which the Administration's tax and budg-
et policies are based. A report on these
policies appears on page 32. Mr. Heller
and Mr. Gordon were first to testify
when the joint Economic Committee of
Congress began a study of the tax-cut
proposals.
Mr. Gordon, a 46-year-old former eco-
nomics professor at Williams College,
told the Committee that a balanced
budget now would lead to a general eco-
nomic decline, bigger deficits later.
An increase in taxes to balance the
1964 budget, he said, "would ... depress
production, employment and purchasing
power. . . ." And a cut in spending, he
said, would "tend to produce a sharp de-
cline in gross national product which
might even get as high as 50 or 60 bil-
lion dollars a year. . . .
Either way, Mr. Gordon said, unem-
ployment would increase-probably to as
much as "10 per cent of the labor force."
Mr. Gordon's testimony outraged Sen-
ator Harry F. Byrd (Dem.), of Virginia,
chairman of the Senate Finance Com-
mittee. He called for the removal of Mr.
Gordon. "A man who thinks a balanced
budget would be a catastrophe does not
have the frame of mind to direct the
budget of the United States Govern-
ment," Senator Byrd said.
Mr. Heller said the key to faster eco-
nomic growth lay in "a sustained rise in
demand." The tax cuts, he said, would
do this by putting 8 billion dollars per
year back into the disposable income of
individuals. By 1965 or 1966, he said,
the increased consumer spending would
add several times 8 billion to the gross
national product.
Cuts in U. S. spending, however, would
wipe out the effect of the tax reductions,
Mr. Heller declared. "A deficit is an in-
evitable part of the stimulus," he said.
(People of the Week cont. on p. 16)
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Dean Harlan McClure of Clemson's school of architecture talks with Harvey Gantt
A NEW SEMESTER-A
In South Carolina, the last holdout
against court-enforced school integration,
a Negro has been admitted to Clemson
College. He is 20-year-old Harvey Gantt
of Charleston, who won a court order
for his admission.
Mr. Gantt registered on January 28.
Heavy precautions had been taken by
State officials against disorders and vio-
lence. But the event was accepted calmly
by the students, and the State. And in
the spotlight of national attention that
turned on Mr. Gantt, he was revealed as
a tall, serious young man, intent on get-
ting an education.
Son of a civilian mechanic at the
Charleston Navy Yard, young Gantt was
NEW NEGRO STUDENT
raised in a religious home. He is active
in church work, as are both his parents.
He graduated from high school with
honors, was a star athlete, a competent
musician. In two years at Iowa State
University, before quitting to attempt
to enter Clemson, he had a B average.
Mr. Gantt has been active in the Na-
tional Association for the Advancement
of Colored People, but he is not regarded
as a zealot. His decision to seek admis-
sion to Clemson was a personal one.
"I am happy," he told newsmen, "to
know that this is going to give other
Negroes an opportunity to go to Clem-
son. But my main purpose here is to get
an education."
In Mississippi, James H. Meredith de-
cided to stick it out for another semester
at the State university.
The 29-year-old crusader for civil
rights is the only Negro attending a pub-
lic school for white persons in Missis-
sippi. He was enrolled last September un-
der court order, and to the accompani-
ment of rioting. For four months, U. S.
marshals and soldiers have guarded him
on the campus. More than 300 troops are
still stationed there. Officials estimated it
costs the Government $4,500 a day to
keep him in school.
Mr. Meredith, shunned by most stu-
dents, harassed by some, said early in
January he might quit. And there were
reports that he was in scholastic trouble.
On January 30, he told a news con-
ference he would return to "Ole Miss."
"I see signs," he said, "that give me
hope. . . ... Also, his grades were appar-
ently adequate for readmission. Next
day, he registered without incident.
James Meredith, shown discussing his
return for another term at "Ole Miss"
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VIETNAM VICTORY IN THREE YEARS?
Victory over the Communists in South
Vietnam is in sight-but three years
away-reports Adm. Harry D. Felt, com-
mander of U. S. forces in the Pacific.
At a news conference in Washington,
Admiral Felt cited favorable trends to
back his prediction. Among them-
e Armed attacks by Red guerrillas
have fallen from a weekly average of 118
a year ago to about 50 now. The attacks
are seldom of battalion size any more.
? In recent months, Government forces
have killed five Communists for every
one of their own lost in combat.
? Since September, the Reds have
been losing more weapons than they
have captured. They now are short of
USN&WH Photo
The Shah of Iran
"LEGAL REVOLUTION"
Voters Support Iran's Shah
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi of Iran
is a new kind of royal politician. He out-
promises his political opponents and
beats them at the ballot box.
On January 26. peasants, workers and
women turned out in droves to endorse
the Shah's program of "legal revolution."
The program calls for breaking up feudal
estates ; an end to serfdom ; profit
sharing by industry; a vast educational
program, and new electoral laws.
Landowners, businessmen, some Mos-
lem religious leaders, and politicians of
the National Front called for a boycott
of the referendum. There were some riots,
some arrests. But the boycott failed. Al-
most 5.6 million Iranians voted for the
program, fewer than 5,000 against it.
The Shah came to power in 1941, when
Britain and Russia occupied Iran, forced
his pro-German father to abdicate. He
has survived an assassination attempt, a
coup by nationalist Mohammed Mossa-
degh, and constant Soviet pressure.
Many of the key reforms had already
been decreed, were theoretically in effect.
The Shah himself had given away most
of his land to peasants, endowed a foun-
mecicine and food. Communist fighters
are defecting at the rate of 50 a week.
? The Diem Government now controls
51 our cent of the population, compared
with no more than 30 per cent at one
time. Some river routes closed for years
by the Communists now are being kept
open, and Vietnamese rice exports are on
the rise.
The 60-year-old naval officer has corn-
manded U. S. forces in the Pacific since
1958. He is the man in over-all charge
of U. S. military efforts in Southeast
Asia. There still are serious problems in
Vietnam, he said. But his was the most
optimistic official report from there Amer-
icans had heard in some time.
elation to boost education. But real prog-
ress had been snail-slow.
The referendum clearly has given the
Shah new authority. Reforms may come
falter in Iran from now on.
SPLIT IN FEDERAL AGENCY
Power Commissioner Leaving
Howard Morgan has asked President
Kennedy not to reappoint him to the
Federal Power Commission. Reason: Mr.
Morgan, a former Oregon public-utilities
regulator, finds himself too often at odds
with a majority of his fellow commis-
sioners,
Mr. Morgan was named to the Com-
mission in 1961 for a term that expires
next June 22. He has frequently dissented
from FPC rulings, and his opinions in
those cases indicated he did not think
consumers were getting enough protec-
tion from the FPC.
In his letter to the President, Mr. Mor-
gan voiced some sharp criticism of the
FPC-and regulatory agencies generally.
Ile warned that only men of courage,
character and broad vision should be
named to such agencies.
"Ordinary men cannot administer
'hose laws today in the face of pressures
generated by huge industries," Mr. Mor-
gan said. "Utility regulation ceases to be
or never becomes a protection to the
,onsuming public. Instead it can easily
become a fraud upon the public and a
protective shield behind which monopoly
may operate to the public detriment."
FPC Chairman Joseph C. Swidler de-
fended the Commission, said it had been
.,more active and worked more for the
public benefit in the last year and a half
. . . than any FPC in history."
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Adm. Harry D. Felt
BACK IN GOVERNMENT
FDR, Jr., Gets Commerce Post
Once more, a Roosevelt has been
named to a sub-Cabinet post. President
Kennedy picked Franklin D. Roosevelt,
Jr., to be Under Secretary of Commerce,
replacing Edward Gudeman, who re-
signed.
Both Mr. Roosevelt's father and great-
uncle-Theodore Roosevelt-began their
Washington careers as Assistant Secre-
tary of the Navy.
Franklin, Jr., has been active in poli-
tics. He won election to Congress from
New York three times, was Democratic
nominee for State attorney general in
1954. In 1960, he campaigned for Mr. Ken-
nedy. Now 48, he has been dividing his
time between a New York law practice,
-UPI Photo
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr.
a Washington auto agency, and a cattle-
breeding farm near Poughquag, N. Y.
Mr. Roosevelt and his three brothers
were familiar Washington figures while
their father was President. James, now
55, is serving his fifth term as a Repre-
sentative from California, Elliott, 52, is
a Miami, Fla., businessman. And John,
46, a New York investment banker, is
active in Republican politics.
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would any Scotch. But there the resemblance
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of Pinch, just as the Highlanders of old intended.
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Inside the dritwers of this
'l"alkar [''ile- 1LL;ter* every inch of
;pace is (!rei'.ti.tiib/1 uurl N.,(,/)/v
brcutr.wth(e drawer; expy
deadlines already set.
'['It(- United Nations now is "caretaker..
of \Vest Ncw (:ninea. A t-. N. Army.
composed nminly of Pakistani troops.
plans to hand over West New Gtninea to
Indonesia ou or about May 1.
Sukarno Inas asked the V. N. to dc-
fiver West New Guinea to Indonesia
right now. I'll(, U. N. is looking into his
request. But Britain and outer members
of the U. N. feel that Sukano is merely
anxious to move into New Guinea before
he begins an all-out military operation
against British Borneo.
Malaya's Tengku Hahman and the .un-
thorities of Sarawak. Brunei and North
Borneo plan to get the Madavsi,ut Fed-
eration going about August After this
Federation beconnes a fact. Sukarno's
talk of "liberating" the British Borneo
territories will sound rather empty. since
the Federation itself will be run by
\Ialayaus, not b\ Europeans.
Sukarno's worry. What worries Su-
karno now is that the U. N. might decide
Indonesia is "unfit" to run West New
Guinea it the Indonesians get involved
in an attack on British Borneo. Sukarno
also fears that British Borneo might get
away from him and into the new Fed-
eratiou of \lalassia unless he acts fast.
If it does come to it war over Borneo
the Indonesian leader will have much
in his favor. Thanks largely to Khru-
shehev, Indonesia has it Navy and Air
Force with real striking power.
Russia has sent Indonesia about 100
MIG-15, 17 and 19 jet fighters phis at
I' ast it dozen long-range \lIG-2I jets.
Also in Sukarno's Air Force are 20 IL-28
jet bombers and at least 10 `I'U-16s. The
'IV-16 is it jet bomber with it range of
i earls' 5,(1(1(1 miles.
Pride of the Iulouesian Navy is it
19,000-ton cruiser of the Sr:erdloc class.
"I7tis warship, as well as two Riga-class
I igates also supplied by Russia, has mis-
sile capability. In addition, the Indone-
sian Nan'v has 2(1 submarines, it dozen of
I will long-range Soviet vessels, plus sev-
ens modern destroyers.
The Indonesian Army of 350,00(1 reg-
a l:u's has amphibious tanks, artillery car-
rcrs and at least one hatters of Soviet
around-to-air guided missiles. There are
both Russian-made and U. S.-made sea
and air troop transports to move Indo-
nesia's soldiers to war.
Motive for Sukarno. Indonesian of-
ficials, obedient to Sukarno's will, al-
r''.ulv talk about applying it policy of
oulrontatiion" toward the British and
\Ltlavans over Borneo. Lest there be
doubt about just what the "conlronta-
I oil" policy means, this was ]tow Sukar-
no described his technique for getting
Ilntch West New Guinea. Selected para-
troopers and guerrilla-warfare Special-
irk from Indonesia's armed forces are
ptnshed into the arras Sukarno wants.
'I hey' "canlroot? the owners of the real
c;tatc whether Dutch in Ness' Guinea
or British in Borneo--ss'ith force.
\Vlny does Sukarno avant British Bor-
ueu' 'I'll(' three territories, Sarawak, Bru-
nei and North Borneo. have pretty much
v hat tlne rest of Indonesia's scattered is-
SUKARNO holds crowds spellbound by
hurling defiance at nations opposing him
lands have-oil, rubber, copra, timber
and great undeveloped wealth in min-
erals and raw materials,
Most observers here believe Sukarno
wants British Borneo "because it's there"
-because the Indonesian leader would
rather dabble in empire building and
world power politics than face his real
troubles at home.
When experts are fired. Indonesia
is deep in economic troubles, largely be-
cause of mismanagement-or no man-
agement.
Oil, normally the No. 2 export item, is
doing well in the hands of British, Dutch
and U. S. producers and marketers. Hub-
bcr, though still No. I export of Indone-
sia, is falling off fast, like tin. Dutch
technicians were ousted long ago and
Indonesian administrators failed to
maintain rubber plantations or tin dredg-
ems. Al] through the Indonesian economy
there is a pattern of mismanagement,
inefficiency and inexperience.
Sukarno's Indonesia owes the Soviet
Union about 1 billion dollars-mainly
for arms. Even the arms-happy Sukarno
is worried about this one-sided bill and
has shown signs of cutting down on arms
buying. The combined debts of hnlo-
uesia to Western nations may total an-
other billion dollars. Funding of these
debts now cats up nearly one quarter
of Indonesia's annual earnings of for-
eign exchange.
Inside Indonesia, and particularly on
Java, Sukarno's personal prestige and
popularity with the masses remain high.
At 61 the President still is a spellbinder,
capable of swaying great crowds as the
self-styled "Bung (Brother) Karoo,
Tongue of the Indonesian People."
Again and again in crises past he has
told his people, "We don't care about in-
ternational opinion." That is still Sukar-
no's theme today.
Reputation: ruthlessness. Outside
Indonesia, Sukarno has earned a repu-
tation among neighbors and 'esterners
of complete political ruthlessness. IIc
considers Malaya a "lost province- of
Indonesia and scorns the Philippines,
which lie considers dominated by the
U. S. For Sukarno and many of his fol-
lowers, all of Southeast Asia is no more
than the tail to the Indonesian cornet.
Everywhere in Southeast Asia today
you find deep concern over the unpre-
dictability of Sukarno's will, his plans to
use his power and his vaulting ego. At
this time all(] for the immediate future
Sukarno appears to be the main source
of trouble in this part of the world. As
such, Sukarno helps Russia and the Com-
munists, hurts the U. S. [END]
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The hose strangled on some of the stuff it had to
handle. Benzene and toluene, for example. These
petrochemicals attacked the inside of the hose.
They made the rubber swell and blister, then buckle
and crack. Before long, the hose had to be replaced.
Then BFG engineers went to work on the problem.
They analyzed and evaluated scores of ingredients,
experimented with many rubber compounds, and
made dozens of tests. The outcome? An entirely
new compound forthe hose lining. But BFG product
improvement didn't stop there. The rest of the hose
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No sore throat was the verdict. The improved
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>11 Looks like a bad winter for people with "grand designs."
President de Gaulle has blocked--possibly wrecked--President Kennedy's
"grand design" for an Atlantic community with U.S. in the driver's seat.
Simultaneously, De Gaulle knocked galley-west Prime Minister Macmillan's
"grand design" to make Britain a major power on the continent of Europe.
>> Then, while all this was going on in the West--
Khrushchev's "grand design" of a Communist empire, with himself in charge,
fell apart when Mao Tse-tung refused to take any more orders from Moscow.
Castro, in addition, shows signs of bucking Khrushchev's "grand design."
Castro wants to launch one of his own for the conquest of Latin America.
> > Sukarno is another with big ideas. His latest "grand design" (see page 46)
threatens islands and sea lanes vital to the Philippines and Southeast Asia.
Nehru is in the market for a new "grand design." His old one--a neutralist
bloc headed by himself--collapsed when Red China swept into India.
Nasser has revived his "grand design" of an Arab empire. But this time he
is moving cautiously, sending troops into Yemen first, maybe Saudi Arabia later.
Nkrumah of Ghana is not to be overlooked, either. His ambitions appear to
involve a very large chunk of Africa, with himself at the controls.
>> It's doubtful how far the minor-league "grand designs" will get. Big
powers, if they will, can upset the plans of a Castro or a Sukarno.
De Gaulle is something else again. He plays in the major leagues. Critics
can't see how Europe can go it alone without U.S. to defend it, as De Gaulle's
"grand design" implies, but many Europeans are willing to overlook this point.
Vision of a Europe for Europeans--free of U.S. leadership, with American
investment and influence sharply reduced--has its appeal in Europe. It may be
De Gaulle has chosen just the right psychological moment for an anti-U.S. move.
>> For example: The Paris weekly "Express," often critical of De Gaulle, on
January 31 asked if it wasn't about time U.S. got out of Europe.
Here's the way "Express" reasons: "Times have changed. Now it is not so
much the Communists, but first of all, and much more strongly, the big bankers
who are indignant about American investments in Europe... Since the Cuban affair
...the Americans and the Russians have understood that nothing... is more
important than to avoid nuclear war.... Today the great alliance...is that of
Moscow and Washington, to impose atomic peace on the world. They can only do it
together, keeping for themselves the power of decision...."
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In other words: De Gaulle is justified in opposing U.S. in Europe if U.S.
and Russia are about to make the big decisions for the world, including Europe.
> > A De Gaulle-Khrushchevv "deal," then? It's just a rumor, that's all.
Actually, what De Gaulle is busy doing now is making preliminary moves to
pull the countries of Western Europe closer together--with Paris as the hub.
Overtures have gone from Paris to detach Denmark and Austria from Britain's
trade group, the "Outer Seven." These overtures are on the economic front.
On the military front, De Gaulle is sending a mission to Franco's Spain.
The reason: De Gaulle regards Spain as "Europe's rear guard," therefore to be
tied into De Gaulle's concept of European defense. So, high-ranking officers
from Paris are going to Madrid to plan co-operation with Franco's armed forces.
Timing of this French mission can be expensive for U.S. It is just about
to renegotiate agreements with Franco for U.S. bases in Spain. Franco may be
encouraged by De Gaulle's sudden interest in Spain to raise the ante for U.S.
Probably this wouldn't bother De Gaulle. He has begun work on his plan to
push U.S. out of the Continent, make it a Europe for Europeans only.
> > The Congo is relatively quiet. Now trouble is brewing elsewhere in Africa.
Battle lines are being drawn between black-controlled Northern Rhodesia and
white-controlled Southern Rhodesia. Britain is giving up its attempt to tie
them together. As a result, the remaining white governments in Africa will tend
to close ranks against a rising tide of African nationalism moving south.
A white alliance is talked of. Likely members: South Africa, Portuguese
Angola and Mozambique, plus Southern Rhodesia.
By cable from Salisbury: "White attitudes are hardening all along the line.
Blacks north of the line have the support of most of Africa, plus that of U.N.,
maybe U.S. as well. The pressure on white-run southern Africa is mounting."
>31 At the United Nations, diplomats got a sample of what is to be expected
from De Gaulle's France from now on out. De Gaulle dropped a monkey wrench into
the machinery by which the U.N. hoped to pay for its armies abroad.
U.N. bonds, you remember, were issued to pay the costs of keeping U.N.
forces in the Congo and in the Mideast. U.N. members would be billed for a fair
share of principal and interest on these bonds. But....
De Gaulle refused to pay the French share. Only $300,000 was involved, out
of more than 5 million dollars, for the French share of U.N. costs. French
argument is that France doesn't think a U.N. Army should be in the Congo and
therefore won't pay. Russia, others are likely to follow De Gaulle's lead.
Who then will back up U.N. bonds? U.S. has done most of it so far.
>> U.N. military operations in the Congo, said Secretary-General Thant, are
now at an end. The door is open, he said, for foreign aid to the Congo.
Almost as a postscript to this announcement came another from Congo where
U.N. experts are looking into the Katanga National Bank. Books examined showed
2.8 million dollars in hard currency. Amount actually found in the bank's
vaults: 116.28. Shortage is "under investigation."
Things like this Katanga incident make dispensers of aid uneasy. Natural
fear is that the open door for Congo aid may turn out to be a swinging door,
one that lets the aid go out about as fast as it comes in.
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WHAT DE GAULLE SEES AHEAD
Why did De Gaulle slam the
door to Europe on Britain?
From those close to him: The
French President is looking far
into the future. He sees changes
coming-in Russia and in the
U. S. So his goal is to build a
"Europe for the Europeans."
PARIS
Charles de Gaulle, in the aftermath
of his victory in repelling Britain's bid
to join the European Common Market,
is described as being "serene."
France's President is said to be confi-
dent that the crisis he set off will die
down with time; that the Common Mar-
ket may shudder but will not break up.
In the end, De Gaulle feels, his position
will be recognized as right and neces-
sary for the creation of a truly united
Europe.
Many people ask: "Why does De
Gaulle seem bent on shattering the very
unity in Europe that he claims to be
working toward?" The answer you get
from officials close to him is this:
"You must understand that De Gaulle
is not a wily politician. He could have
let the negotiations in Brussels drag on
indefinitely until Britain was forced to
break them off. There still were enor-
mous difficulties to solve which we be-
lieve were insurmountable for Britain at
this time. But De Gaulle decided to end
it. That's his style-attributable, in part,
to his military background."
French officials emphasize that De
Gaulle is not excluding Britain from the
Common Market for all time. In his
view, however, Britain is not ready eco-
nomically or politically to participate
without reservations in the building of
the Europe that he has in mind.
Moreover, he is convinced that Britain
will not be ready for Europe until the
British break off their "special relation-
ship" with the United States.
Pique over missiles. Britain's "spe-
cial relationship" with the U. S. took on
new meaning for De Gaulle when Prime
Minister Macmillan at Nassau last De-
cember agreed to accept American Po-
laris missiles and put its own nuclear
weapons under the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization. De Gaulle was
quoted recently as saying: "Britain has
agreed to turn its nuclear force into the
hands of the U. S. She could have given
it to Europe. Well, she has chosen."
Those close to the French President
say he was struck by the fact that on a
vital matter of defense Britain made a
long-term commitment within a few
days. Yet, Britain had been haggling on
economic matters in the Common Mar-
ket negotiations for 16 months without,
in French eyes, much progress being
made.
Observers here get the impression that
De Gaulle somehow expected Britain to
offer to work with France in the creation
of a purely European nuclear force out-
side NATO. When Macmillan, instead,
chose to intensity co-operation with the
U. S. in the nuclear field, De Gaulle
decided to act.
There is an economic side to the
French position, too. Long before Brit-
ain made the Polaris deal with the
U. S., French officials frankly said they
preferred that Britain enter the Common
Market at a later date. The reason: The
sudden arrival of Britain, followed by
other candidates, would in the French
view wreck the careful structure of eco-
nomic integration.
French spokesmen talk about the
"dilution" Britain's entry would have
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"U.S. GO HOME?" This ban-
ner headline appeared in the
Paris weekly "L'Express" on Jan-
uary 31 over a full-page picture
of President Kennedy. Editorial
in "L'Express" said: "Let no one
have any illusions about it:
France ... is behind De Gaulle."
caused in Europe. Thus, De Gaulle feels
himself to be the defender of Europe
against a Britain which would have been
nothing more than a "Trojan horse" of
American economic and political dom-
ination.
The upshot is that De Gaulle expects
Britain to enter a period of great diffi-
culty. He foresees a Labor Government
returning to power-only to fall in a few
years, proving that there really is no
workable alternative to joining Europe.
Then, as De Gaulle sees it, a govern-
ment headed by progressive, young
Conservatives would emerge-capable
and willing to transform Britain and take
it into a united Europe.
A U. S. withdrawal? Behind all
these Gaullist predictions is a long-range
vision-10 to 15 years ahead-of the
way the world is moving. De Gaulle be-
lieves it inevitable that the U. S. will
sooner or later disengage from its com-
mitments in Europe. Ile believes the
NATO alliance, created in 1949, is com-
pletely out of date. Since then, the
whole power relationship between Eu-
rope and the U. S. has changed.
De Gaulle has long insisted that Rus-
sia will become more moderate, so that
some kind of East-West agreement will
become possible. That's what he means
when he talks of a Europe "from the At-
lantic to the Urals."
Will De Gaulle now make a deal with
Russia's Khrushchev? French officials
point to his rigidly anti-Communist rec-
ord, his support of the U. S. on Cuba, his
opposition to concessions to the Russians
in negotiations on Berlin. Ile hasn't
changed, these officials say.
It's often asked where the U. S. fits
into this Gaullist picture. The answer
is that first priority in De Gaulle's mind
is to get rid of American influence on
the Continent so that Europe "can make
itself." But he reportedly favors an alli-
ance with the U. S. as long as it's under-
stood that Europe-under French lead-
ership-is free to go its own way.
Right now, De Gaulle faces isolation.
He does not believe it will last. If only
for geographical reasons, not much can
be done in Europe without France.
For the immediate future there seems
to be little that the U. S, can do to dis-
suade De Gaulle. He regards U. S. ef-
forts to form an Atlantic community as
the "kiss of death" for a truly independ-
ent Europe. If and when anyone can
change De Gaulle's mind, it will be
Europeans, not Americans.
More on De Gaulle, page 53.
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IF IT'S ROCKEFELLER
VS. KENNEDY IN 1964
Politicians already are counting the 1964 vote, State by State. They agree that
Governor Rockefeller has a tall job ahead if he is to unseat President Kennedy.
This analysis of trends in key areas shows why.
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BEST BET for the Republican presidential nomination in 1964: Governor Nelson
A. Rockefeller of New York. But it's almost certain that a fight will develop.
more and more it's being taken for
granted that in 1961, the race for the
Presidency will be between: Nelson A.
Rockefeller of Nev.- York for the Repub-
licans and John F. Kennedy of Massa-
chusetts for the Democrats.
President Kennedy will be renomi-
nated without challenge. Governor
Rockeleller's victory at the Republican
Convention will not come so easily.
Richard M. Nixon appears to have re-
moved himself from the running. Gov-
ernor George Homney of Michigan and
Governor \Villiam \V. Scranton of Penn-
sylvania have a scant year and a half in
which to establish themselves, and Mr.
Romncy in 1964 will have re-election
problems of his own.
That leaves only one Republican who
might have' it chance to challenge Mr.
Rockefeller for the nomination. Ile is
Barry Goldwater, the "conservative"
Senator from Arizona.
Senator Goldwater, however, comes
up for re-election to the Senate in 1964.
Under Arizona law he may not run for
both the Presidency and the Senate.
Mat iv Republicans keep referring to
the Arizona Senator as the "ideal vice-
presidential nominee." Senator Gold-
water, however, has said flatly that he is
not interested in second place on a Rock-
efeller ticket.
A party trend? Meanwhile, there
are stirrings within the Republican Party
which suggest to many of its leaders
that it "conservative" trend may be run-
ning within the party.
Opposition to foreign aid is growing.
There is little enthusiasm for constant
expansion of Government spending, with
budgets-and deficits-that do not stop
increasing. Public opposition to big, long
strikes scums to offer an issue to such a
"conservative as Mr. Goldwater.
The Senator has cultivated the "con-
servatives" of the South. Reportedly
there is much support for him there and
in the Border States. Goldwater enthusi-
asts think that, running against President
Kennedy, the Senator might pick up
125 or so electoral votes in those areas.
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They see additional votes to be had
in New England, the Middle West and
Mountain areas. But even if the Senator
should score heavily in these States, as
neutral observers see it, he still would
be short of the 270 electoral votes
needed to win the election,
"Big" States. The consensus is that
Senator Goldwater would have to score
in several of the big industrial States,
with large electoral totals. It is in these
States that Mr. Kennedy is strongest.
All this, in any event, is conditioned
upon Senator Goldwater's winning the
nomination. Here, general opinion is, he
would run into a formidable obstacle.
The Republican Party and its conven-
tions came under the control of Repub-
lican "liberals" with the nomination of
Wendell L. Willkie in 1940. Thomas E.
Dewey and Dwight D. Eisenhower de-
feated Senator Robert A. Taft. Richard
M. Nixon became acceptable to the "lib-
erals" and, in 1960, he adapted his pro-
gram-over Mr. Goldwater's objections
-to the ideas of Mr. Rockefeller.
The latter now is acceptable to the
"liberals" and also to numerous "con-
servative" party leaders who might actu-
ally prefer Senator Goldwater, but see
the New York Governor as the more
probable winner.
Totting up figures-. Those close
to Mr. Rockefeller, and the Governor
himself, are busy figuring out a combi-
nation of States that would give him the
needed 270 electoral votes.
Usually, they begin with Mr. Rocke-
feller's own State, New York. It has 43
electoral votes, biggest of all, The Gov-
ernor, of course, is well known. He has
been elected twice there.
Now the Democratic organization in
New York City is in disrepair, torn by
internal feuding. The Republican or-
ganization is firmly based on the party's
control of the State government.
Nevertheless, the expectation that Mr.
Rockefeller would win in New York is
firmly disputed in knowledgeable polit-
ical circles. The State will be one of the
great battlegrounds of 1964.
Next, Rockefeller strategists turn to
Pennsylvania and its 29 electoral votes.
Mr. Kennedy carried the State in 1960
by 116,326 votes, getting 51.2 per cent
of the total cast-a close result.
Governor Scranton replaced a Demo-
cratic predecessor last autumn. This
gives the Republicans an opportunity to
beef up their organization with extensive
State patronage. Democrats are feuding
in Philadelphia, and a blowup is ex-
pected. Pennsylvania will be another
battleground of 1964. With New York
and Pennsylvania, Mr. Rockefeller would
have 72 electoral votes.
In Ohio, the Rockefeller forces have
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Watch these five men when Republicans mobilize for the presidential-
election campaign next year. They are expected to play key roles at the
party's Convention and in the ensuing struggle to defeat President Kennedy.
ARIZONA'S Senator Barry
Goldwater, right, who may
be in contention for the
presidential nomination. His
main strength lies in the
party's "conservative" wing.
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MICHIGAN'S Governor George
Romney. He could give the party's
cause a lift in his pivotal State.
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CALIFORNIA'S Senator Thomas
Kuchel, now being talked about
as a vice-presidential possibility
if Rockefeller gets the top spot.
PENNSYLVANIA'S Governor Wil-
liam W. Scranton could develop
into a dark-horse presidential
candidate. Mr. Scranton is pop-
ular, has a big and powerful
party organization in his State.
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OREGON'S Governor Mark O.
Hatfield, below, is discussed as a
vice-presidential possibility. He
could help with the Western vote.
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IF IT'S ROCKEFELLER VS. KENNEDY
every reason to expect a victory. The
State has 26 electoral votes. Richard M.
Nixon carried Ohio by 273,363 votes in
1960. Last year a Republican defeated
the incumbent Democratic Governor,
giving the astute Republican State chair-
man, Ray Bliss, a base for strengthening
his already strong organization. Add
Ohio, and the Rockefeller total is 98.
President Kennedy took Illinois in
1960 with a bare margin of 8,858 votes.
The big-city organization of Richard J.
Daley in Chicago has weakened. Repub-
licans are confident about 1964. The
State has 26 electoral votes, which
would give the Governor 124.
Problem States. Rockefeller forces
are aiming somewhat uncertainly at a
prize of 21 electoral votes in Michigan.
To win they would have to defeat the
determined efforts of the United Auto-
mobile Workers and the AFL-CIO. With
IN THE WHITE HOUSE, President Kennedy and Governor Rockefeller confer.
Next year, they may be facing each other in the presidential election.
labor's help Mr. Kennedy took Michigan
by 66,841 votes in 1960. Mr. Romney's
victory, by 78,500 votes, last autumn was
considered more. personal than political.
In the same election a Democratic
Representative-at-large was elected. The
consensus is that Mr. Rockefeller has his
work cut out for him, but with Michigan
his total would be 145.
In California, with 40 electoral votes,
both sides will go all out. Opinions differ
as to which will win, but are dominantly
pro-Kennedy.
Mr. Rockefeller has problems in Cali-
fornia, where he is not too well known.
There is a continuing row between-Re-
publican rightists and those who are
more to the middle of the road. The
Democratic organization, despite some
bickering, is anchored to the Democratic
State administration.
Some suggest that Mr. Rockefeller
might help himself by making Senator
Thomas H. Kuchel, a popular figure, his
vice-presidential running mate, or by
turning to Governor Mark O. Hatfield
of neighboring Oregon.
California went to Richard M. Nixon
by 35,623 votes out of more than 6.4
million cast in 1960.
These six big-city States will cast a
total of 185 electoral votes in 1964. In
all except Ohio and perhaps Illinois,
there are serious doubts that Mr. Rocke-
feller can defeat Mr. Kennedy.
It is in these States that Mr. Kennedy
perhaps is strongest. The electorate in-
cludes millions of low-income voters, la-
bor, Negroes, people of the Jewish faith,
ethnic minorities to whom the Presi-
dent's appeal is strong. There also are
many Roman Catholics. Politicians ex-
pect the latter to stand by the President,
On the West Coast, Oregon, with 6
electoral votes, has Republican tenden-
cies in national elections. Washington
State, 9 votes, veers from side to side.
Hawaii, 4 votes, went Democratic in
1960, and Alaska, 3 votes, went Repub-
lican-both by a hair.
Even if Mr. Rockefeller should take
all six big-city States, the smaller States
credited to him would leave his total a
little short of the 270 needed for a ma-
jority in the Electoral College. He would
look to the South and the Border States
to make up the deficiency.
South: an enigma. What the South
might do in 1964 is a politicians' enigma.
Southerners like neither Mr. Rockefeller
nor Mr. Kennedy because of their em-
phatic stands on Negro rights.
Nevertheless, expectations are that
Virginia, 12 votes, and Florida, 14, might
go to Mr. Rockefeller, with the possible
addition of North Carolina, 13 votes.
This would put him over.
Politicians say that Mr. Kennedy
could count on Georgia and Arkansas
and that the Catholic vote makes him
formidable in Louisiana. They also see
his strength growing in Tennessee,
which he lost in 1960-mainly, politi-
cians think, on the religious issue. Texas
now is generally credited to Mr. Ken-
nedy. The Texas Poll of January 20 gives
Mr. Kennedy 60 per cent, Mr. Rocke-
feller 29, with 11 per cent undecided.
Along the border, Mr. Kennedy is re-
ported well entrenched in Maryland and
West Virginia and gaining strength in
Kentucky and Oklahoma.
Politicians, studying these figures,
think one conclusion is obvious: To win,
Mr. Rockefeller must score somewhat
heavily in the six big-city States where
the going is toughest for him and the
while simultaneously the religious issue power of the Presidency is greatest.
that hampered him in 1960 has receded. For issues, Mr. Rockefeller is criticiz-
There are States, however, to which irig Government secrecy in the Cuban
Mr. Rockefeller can look more certainly situation and the President's stopping of
for electoral support. On the basis of bomb tests. He agrees with most of the
historical voting in presidential elections New Frontier social programs, but he
he could expect to win in New Hamp- would insist that there be sufficient reve-
shire, Maine and Vermont, with 11 votes, nue to finance them. This attracts "con-
making his total 196. servative" support.
In the Middle West there are Indi- Bets now: on JFK. Whether this
ana with 13 votes, Iowa with 9, Kansas would be enough is sharply questioned
with 7, Nebraska with 5,. the Dakotas in many political circles. In this century
with 8-a total of 42. Wisconsin, 12, only two first-term Presidents seeking a
and Minnesota, 10, would be less cer- second term have been defeated. Wil-
tain. Excluding the latter two, this would liam Howard Taft was beaten in 1912
raise the Governor's list to 238. by the Bull Moose split in the Republi-
In the Rocky Mountain States, Mr. can Party, and Herbert Hoover lost in
Rockefeller might reasonably pick up 1932, due to the depression. A change
21 electoral votes in Colorado, Wyoming, in the economic situation could alter
Utah, Montana and Idaho, giving him a forecasts. But, as of now, the betting is
total of 259. on President Kennedy. [END]
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KENNEDY'S LATEST PLAN
FOR AID TO SCHOOLS
What about the Kennedy Ad-
ministration's omnibus education
bill for '63-will it fare any bet-
ter than last year's?
Here's a look at the latest mul-
tibillion-dollar aid plan, item by
item, and how it is being received
in Congress.
As with his tax plan, President Ken-
ncdv has thrown into his school-aid plan
just about every idea his advisers have
hoeii able to think tip.
Many items of the President's school-
aid program already are in trouble with
Congress. Of two dozen-with a price
tag of 5 to 6 billions over a three-year
period-the big new item most likely to
get approval is the one providing federal
aid to build college classrooms.
Rua down the list and you find few
other school-aid ideas that are not in
trouble. As key Congressmen see it-
Aid for teachers' pay. This one faces
intense opposition because parochial
schools would not benefit and for other
reasons. Passage is highly doubtful.
Aid for construction. Together with
teacher aid, this idea would cost 1.5 bil-
lions, making it the most costly of the
new proposals. Federal money would
help build public elementary and high
schools in needy areas. Again, the re-
ligious issue is a factor. Parochial schools
want to share. There's also pressure to
tie on an amendment requiring inte-
gration in the new schools. Seems dead.
Help for equipment. Idea is to con-
tinue the present program of subsidy
for science, mathematics and language-
teaching equipment for secondary
schools. Opposition unlikely.
Aid for impacted areas. Extension of
it current program to subsidize public
schools in areas inundated by military
families and federal workers seems as-
sured. Cost: 1.5 billions over four years.
But proposed changes, including addi-
tion of Washington, D. C., to subsidy
areas. are running into trouble.
Grants for junior colleges. Outright
federal grants are proposed here, to
pay up to half the cost of building and
equipping new, two-year "community
colleges. The idea has considerable sup-
port, but serious questions are raised as
to why grants are involved instead of
loans, as in the case of four-year colleges.
l.'neertain as of now.
College building loans. Proposed are
I ederal loans of up to I billion dollars
aver three years, to help finance aca-
dcmic buildings. Unless the religious
ssue blocks it, this proposal appears to
have a good chance.
Loans to students. Idea is to expand
v 50 per cent the present national de-
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CAMPUS ADDITION-Congress may ap-
prove loans to build college classrooms
tense student-loan plan. Fair chance of
passage, unless talk of adding free schol-
arship grants adds controversy.
Insurance for bank loans. This plan-
for federal backing to underwrite pri-
vate loans from banks or colleges to
students-has gotten nowhere in the
past. Its chances of being approved this
time are uncertain.
"Work and study" program. Thisisa
new proposal. The U. S. would pay half
of student wages for part-time campus
jobs. Little enthusiasm sparked in Con-
gress thus far.
Graduate fellowships. Idea is to in-
crease the number of federal fellow-
ships from 1,500 to 10,000 annually,
and add 2,000 summer-session fellow-
ships. F.ach pays $2.000 to $2,400 a year.
Has some chance, but considered too big
a jump by many.
Technical schools. Donations of fed-
eral money are envisioned here, to
pay half the cost of building, equipping
two-year, college-level schools to turn
out technicians in engineering, science
and health fields. Relatively new idea,
its reception still uncertain.
Aid for college libraries. A new Gov-
ernment subsidy is proposed to build li-
braries on campuses, stock them with
books. Little reaction to this one.
Graduate-school grants. Federal do-
nations here would cover half the cost
of building or expanding university
graduate schools. First response in Con-
gress: Why not loans, like those pro-
posed for undergraduate buildings?
Language centers. Proposed is a 50
per cent increase in a current program
for language studies in colleges. Both
public and private institutions eligible.
Approval likely.
Community libraries. This one is a
new idea: federal funds for new libaries
in cities and towns across the U. S. No
quick approval foreseen.
More extension courses. Off-campus
education would be expanded by financ-
ing bigger extension-course programs by
land-grant colleges, State universities.
Such a plan got nowhere last year, has
an uncertain outlook now.
Aid for adult education. Small fed-
eral grants are proposed for programs of
education up to the eighth grade for
adults. Crowded out last year, proposal
now has a 50-50 chance.
Handicapped children. Grants of fed-
eral money would provide special train-
ing for teachers of deaf, blind, retarded
and otherwise handicapped children. No
real opposition; relatively little money
involved.
Vocational education. Half again as
much federal aid is proposed to spur
vocational training. Not controversial at
this time.
Teacher training. Several proposals
are involved: (1) Direct payments to
teachers to help pay for further school-
ing. (2) Grants to colleges to expand
teacher-training facilities. (3) Some spe-
cialized training programs. (4) An ex-
panded program to help prospective
teachers finance their education. Pros-
pects seem to be tied in with bigger
school-aid programs, now in trouble in
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"Profit?
.Who needs it!"
T O MANY AMERICANS these days, `Profit' has become
an almost evil word. Yet everyone in the country
favors a fast rate of growth for the U.S. economy. This
is like being for transportation but against the wheel.
Under our system, you simply can't have economic
growth or material progress without profits.
T AKE UNION OIL'S CASE. During the last 10 years, the
public. demand for petroleum products in our mar-
keting territory has grown from 885,000 barrels per day
to 1,215,000. To keep pace with these growing needs,
Union Oil has had to invest some $280,000,000 in refin-
ing, marketing and distribution facilities alone. To say
nothing of the even larger amounts we have invested in
the search for more oil and gas reserves.
HERE DID WE GET THE MONEY to do this? Part of
Wit came from funds set aside to replace worn out
facilities. Part of it came from net profits - slightly more
than half of which we customarily plow back into the
business each year. And part of it we borrowed. But, in
any case, these necessary facilities would have been
impossible without profits.
Union Oil Company of California
SO WOULD A LOT OF OTHER THINGS. Taxes on profits
of U. S. corporations provide our Federal Govern-
ment enough revenue each year to pay the entire
costs of operating the Departments of Agriculture,
Commerce, Health Education and Welfare, Labor and
State; plus the Atomic Energy Commission, C.A.B.,
F.H.A., Veterans Administration and the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration.
W ITHOUT PROFITS, all our nation's research and
development on new and improved products
would falter. In fact, practically every product your
family uses owes its existence to profits. And every one
of the 681/2 million jobs in the country-public or
private - is dependent on profits.
O WHEN YOU'RE TALKING about our nation's eco-
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of the system, it is the very foundation of the entire
American economy. You simply can't have one without
the other.
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Business activity is climbing, but slowly. That's the latest report of
the Commerce Department after scanning the record for December, early January.
People's income continues to show gains. In January there was a sharp jump
because of payments of dividends on veterans' life insurance.
Rising incomes, however, are about the only sign of substantial advance.
Industrial production has been level for seven months.
Factory shipments of durable goods showed little change. Orders for
durables, however, showed a dip in December.
Retail sales are running at a record clip but show few gains.
It's this sluggishness that the Kennedy Administration hopes to overcome by
tax cuts and federal spending. Improvement will not come quickly, however, as a
result of these devices, even if Congress approves.
Nonfarm employment in January totaled 61.7 million. That was down a little
more than seasonally from the December total of 63.5 million. After seasonal
adjustment, the Labor Department notes that nonfarm employment has shown little
change since last May. That's another sign of sluggishness.
Unemployment in January was 4.7 million, against 3.8 million in December.
Rise in number of jobless was a little more than usual for the season.
Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted, was 5.8 per cent of the labor
force, against 5.6 per cent in December--not a great change. 1962.
Unemployment in January, 1963, was at the same rate as in January,
As far as the problem of the jobless is concerned, there was no improvement
over the year. And little improvement is expected for the months ahead.
Total output in 1962 came to 554 billions, up 35 billions or almost 7 per
cent from 1961 Output this year is estimated at 578 billions, for a gain of a
little more than 4 per cent. That will not be enough to get the plant use,
production and employment that the Kennedy planners want. Official view, in
brief, is that economic sluggishness will not be corrected this year.
Moderate improvement in business is reported for January by the National
Association of Purchasing Agents. That is about what was expected.
Production gained, but the purchasing agents said the advance slowed.
New orders however, are reported by the purchasing agents to be running
ahead of production. That's regarded as a healthy sign. Orders had been
smaller than production for three months.
Order gains are a sign that plants will be kept busy in the future. Drops
in the backlog often signal drops ahead in output.
Inventory trimming, which had been going on since June, came to a halt in
January. The purchasing agents said that, while some 23 per cent of firms
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Chances are that more inventory building will be done as industrial buyers
begin to hedge against the possibility of strikes. Purchasing agents, however,
still seem to be cautious in making forward commitments.
Construction industry continues at near-boom levels.
Total new construction in January ran at a rate of 62.6 billions a year,
after seasonal adjustment. That was a gain of 1 per cent above December and
5.8 per cent above a year earlier.
Private building activity accounted for the January increase. The gain
was sparked by a rise, seE-.sonally adjusted, in residential building. Home
building, in fact, was at a record for the month, 13.6 per cent ahead of a year
earlier. Other private building also gained in January, after slipping for four
successive months. Industrial building continued to decline.
Public construction dipped in January for the third successive month.
Activity in public building was down 10.6 per cent from the October record
and 2.7 per cent below a year earlier. Drop in highwa building accounts for
most of the decline in public works.
Outlook is for declines in building activity over the next month or two
because of the bitter winter. Return of milder weather should bring a large
gain in public construction and perhaps a moderate upturn in housing starts.
Orders for cutting-type tools rose 10 per cent in December to the highest
point in 13 months. Shipments in fourth quarter were the highest since 1957.
Bookings for fabricated structural steel also rose in December. The
American Institute of Steel- Construction reported the highest volume of orders
since January, 1956. December shipments were high.
Rising orders for tools and structural steel may indicate that business
firms are raising their sights on investments. If so, the improvement in
general business activity this year may be greater than now is expected.
U. S. News & World Report's
INDEX OF BUSINESS ACTIVITY
m
LATEST
WEEK
LATEST WEEK
110.1
MONTH AGO
110.7
YEAR AG0
YEAR AGO
115.7
J A S O N D I J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J
WEEKLY 1959 196(D 1361 1962 1963
Sluggishness in the economy shows up on the latest chart of indicators. The
base of the index has been changed from a 1947-49 average to a 1957-59 average.
That lowers the index numbers on the chart, but does not affect trends.
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the total packaging operation was speeded up 50%, according to James Gassien,
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"SEAPORTS" FOR OKLAHOMA
A "seaway" through Oklahoma and space-age factories on the plains-they were
part of Senator Robert S. Kerr's plans for his State. He reached many goals before
his death. What he sought for Oklahoma-and got-is a saga of the new West.
Reported from OKLAHOMA
and WASHINGTON, D. C.
'['his is the story of stli;ti one Senator
etas able to do for his Stale.
Senator Robert S. Kerr of Oklahoma
hall it dream. Ile sass- it "prairie fleet' of
barges plying up and dostn the me-
anderin