THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22. 1960
Khrush Complains
Of 'House Arrest'
NEW YORK (/P)—Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev com
plained yesterday, in a weird balcony press conference, that
he is under house arrest.
The pudgy Russian boss suddenly appeared in shirtsleeves
on the second floor balcony of the. Soviet government's Park
, Avenue headquarters.
Reporters on the street below
began shouting questions at him.
ITo their surprise, Khrushchev be
igan answering them through an
interpreter.
Asked about his plans, the
Soviet premier pointed to the
' balcony he was standing on
and said. "I'm not seeing Amer
ica. I'm under house arrest so
my desires are resrained."
The reference was to a State
Department edict limiting him to
Manhattan Island and to his con
tinuing quarrel over stringent se
curity measures taken by New
York police.
The security headache was
compounded earlier by a vague,
unconfirmed report that uniden
tified foreign assassins were
stalking Khrushchev.
Police, were inclined to dismiss
the rumor as stale propaganda.
' Asked about this purported
threat, Khrushchev replied by
going through the motions of
delivering an uppercut----pre
sumably a knockout blow aimed
'at anyone who might try to kill
him.
Rarick Attacked
At Convention
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (W)
Another outbreak of violence
yesterday at the United Steel
workers convention led to a for
mal complaint to the federal gov
ernment asking it to step in to
end an asserted "reign of terror"
at the meeting:
Donald C. Rarick of McKees
port, Pa., a political foe of union
President David J. McDonald, en
gaged in a bloody mele with Mc-
Donald supporters just off the
convention floor.
McPonald, blaming Rarick for
instigating yesterday's roug h
stuff, bluntly warned that if he,
did it again he would be ousted . ,
as a convention delegate.
Rarick said he was . jumped)
upon. beaten and robbed without]
provocation just before Secretary;
of Labor James P. Mitchell' was,
called upon to address the con-'
vention.
lie later sent Mitchell a formal
complaint that union democracy
guarantees of the Landrum-Grif
fin law were being violated.
Mitchell told newsmen lie could
not pass on any such complaint
without knowing the facts. But
the labor secretary added, "I think
it's very unfortunate in a demo
cratic union such as this that acts
of violence take place."
Rarick suffered badly bruised
ribs. He charged later that the
convention was illegally stacked
with union staff employes and
that violence was being provoked
to discourage Rarick forces in
their attempted drive to unseat
McDonald as national union pres
ident in elections next February.
Mobutu Demands
U.N. Withdrawals
LEOPOLDVILLE. the Congo
01 - I—Col. Joseph Mobutu, Congo
army strongman, said last night
he has demanded removal of U.N.
forces of Ghana and Guinea from
the Congo.
He accused the soldiers of the
two African countries of meddling
in Congo internal affairs.
The British-officered Ghana
soldiers had been regarded as
among the best disciplined in the
U.N. forces. The Guinea men,
from a former French colony now
playing along with the Soviet Un
ion, had been considered less
stable members of the U.N. setup.
A predecessor of Mobutu in
power, Patrice Lumumba, several
times asked for removal of non-
African U.N. troops.
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As a torrent of boos came from
anti - Communist demonstrators.
who were kept a, block away from
the Soviet headquarters by police,
Khrushchev remarked sarcastical
ly, "They are the wisest people
in America. These who shout the
loudest are the wisest."
Khrushchev continues to come
and go to the U.N. General As
sembly without incident.
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Rebel Force
Halted in
Vientiane
VIENTIANT, Laos - The
government of neutralist Premier
.Souvanna Phouma claimed yes
terday its troops have stopped a
drive on this administrative capi
tal by anti-Communist rebels un
der the command of a former
defense minister, Gen, Phoumi
Nosa van.
Gen. Ouane Rathikone, govern
ment army chief said three of No
savan's • soldiers were killed and
a large number wounded.
Reports reaching Bangkok,
Thailand, from Phoumi Nose
van's headquarters gave a dif
ferent picture. They claimed a
significant victory over Vien
tiane forces.
The Soviet government charged
in a statement broadcast from
Moscow that the United States
and its SEATO allies organized
the rebellion and are backing
Gen. Nesavan.
Phouma's government charged
that two companies of rebel sol
diers reached Pasane by cross
ing through neighboring Thailand
and that Thai officials have sup
plied arms and ammunition.
The premier said he had
asked the United States to inter
cede with the Thai government.
"I think the United States has
done so," he added, "but Thai
land is ignoring it."
U.S. Ambassador Winthrop G.
Brown declined comment on
Phouma 's remarks, referring
newsmen to a Sept. 10 State De
partment note.
The note said, in part, the Unit
ed States has no desire to inter
vene in Laos' internal affairs, but
would be "immediately con
cerned" if any outside power
sought to capitalize on the situ
ation.
!Slue Scour Rocket Payload
'Hurlsl6,ooo Miles in Space
—The Air Force rocketed a pay- mance of the foot solid-fuel stages
load 16,600 miles into space yes- meant - there is little doubt the
terday, but loss of radio contact 13;13:./°V reached the16,600-mile
altitude i t was supposed to. He
prevented collection of data that said the package probably burned
could lead to a methdd of detect-' up, as scheduled, upon re-enter
ing nuclear exploions high above ing the earth's atmosphere over
the atmosphere. the South Atlantic about 7,000
Nevertheless, the firing was a miles southeast of Cape Canave
success for the Blue Scout launch- rat.
ing vehicle on its maiden flight. The 32.8 - pound st)::e mo'senger .
The Air Force hopes to de ve l o p was packed with tiny. instruments
it as an all-purpose rocket for to take radiation and• magnetic
boosting probes and satellites t o field readings in space.
gain valuable military informa
tion.
"This was the first launching to a means of determining if an
of the Blue Scout." Lt. Col. Don- enemy has ignited a nuclear
ald A. Stine, project director, told homn above the atmosphere. It
newsmen. "We are highly pleased also could help find safe high
with the results. We wanted lo altitude areas \\lien , the United
get the rocket off the ground. The States could test nue! , ar weapons.
payload was a secondary objec- pleasuring devices like those
tive"
The 40-foot rocket, its four could draw a radiation roadmap
stages firing with clocklike pre- of space, and when launched at
cision. streaked to a speed of 22,- regular intervals could note ma
-000 miles an hour before flinging jor differences that would indicate
its payload into space. there had been a nuclear explo-
Stine said the perfect perfor-
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