Laotian Rebels Offering Cease-Fire Proposals
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Weather Report Number Please Scattered showers and occasional snow State New» has new téléphoné Une*. For are . predieted for today by theU.S. news (tasks ■ extensions 2115, 2616 or Weather Barean. Expected high 16 de 3117. For all Mvertising calta, including grees. Tuesday's outlook, partly cloudy classified ads, use extensions 2642 or and caaL 2644. „ • - Serving MSU For 52 Yean a»«—u Cl«*» Postan leh. Cents East Lansing, Michigan, Monday Morning, May 1, 1961 6 Pages paW at Saw jLanawa. Mi m Kasavubu TvJTJf • la a- -CMP. L i i Laotian Rebels Offering Is After I I k I i I P 1 L r U B J y W Ê B Ê È Ê Ê m *t W Katanga m m ¡¡§ IS iÿ , Cease-Fire Proposals Explain" A rr e s t O f Tshombe WASHINGTON (JV-The Lao Secretary of StateDean Rusk United States is consulting with I ly silent Sunday , there was one tian rebels’ offer to discuss a spent much of Sunday at his of its allies. Presumably it is mak- clear sign of military prepara- cease-fire stirred well-qualified ing clear its fear that complete 1 tions on this side'of the Pacific, COQUILHATVILLE. The fice conferring with his far east collapse of the Royal goverff-t This came in the sudden, 11th Congo W)—The Congolese Cen private hopes but no public op ern advisers. There was no of timism Sunday among often- ment can not be long delayed if ¡Jiour cancellation of a 6,000 tral Government is determined ficial comment on these dis rebel ^pressure continués and ¡man training mission to Eur- disappointed administration of cussions but it was apparent there is no outside help. ;ope: _ to disarm Katanga President ficials. there was deepening convic The United States, however, Moise Tshombe’s army and get Meanwhile, plans went for tion that the present situation TROOPS standing ready to did not lay down any hard rid of all his white mercen ward for President Kennedy’s can not continue much longer. I board a fleet of about 300 trans- deadline on a cease-fire. aries, Foreign Minister Justine meeting today with the National I oceanic transport planes were Security Council—the fourth IT WAS made known that the While the Pentagon was solid- Bomboko declared Sunday. ] returned to their barracks at sessiop for that top strategy i Ft. Campbell. Ky., at mid-after- For the first time, the Cen- group within 10 days and per noon Saturday. They were t r a 1 Government explained haps the critical one in the ¡scheduled to begin arriving in why it arrested the president long-drawn crisis of Laos. State Dems Start Drive ¡Germany Sunday, of rich Katanga when he tried In a sudden change of plans, j The obvious immediate rea Kennedy cut short his weekend son was to keep these forces To walk out of a Congo unity at his farm retreat near Mid- conference, here last Wednes To Raise College Aid readily available for quick use dleburg, Va., to- retu rn to the elsewhere if needed. The White day. - capital Sunday night instead House made it amply plain that of Monday morning. There was By SAM MARTINO complete attendance of their THE HARSH demands made the cancellation was an immed no indication whether the Laos State News Staff Writer members in the House when on the. vigorous, independent Member* of Green Splash, Women’s swimming honorary, carry lighted candles in the bill comes up for debate iate result of Saturday’s urgent situation figured in this. meeting of the Security Coun- Tshombe made it clear that to pool at the beginning of the finale during the afternoon matinee presentation of Democrats in the State House this week WHILE DIPLOMATS held to of Representatives are plan Congo President Joseph Kasa *‘My Favorite Things.’’ The show took place last Saturday in the Women’s In —The Republicans hold a two icU Presided ov,er Kennedy. a cautious, wait-and-see posi ning an all out campaign today At the Defense Department, vubu now is determined to tramural Building and featured a water ballet. The performance was repeated at man edge over the Democrats tion—at least until Monday—the to wrest enough votes from Re bring Katanga under—central 8:00 thatiright. (Photo by Fred Bruflodt) ______ (56-54) in the House buLaccord- even the smallest detail regard nation’s armed forces appear publican ranks to amend the ing the present locations or control. ing to Mrs. McCollough some j ed to be preparing for any role controversial education bill j plans for deployment of troops, Tshombe angrily quit the Republicans might change they may be called on to play which would give state colleges ranks to vote for an increase in j ships or planes was veiled be conference of Congolese lead and universities more money. 35 New Tower Guards in Southeast Asia or elsewhere. the bill. hind tight secrecy. ers because Kasavubu agreed,, But -they were doing it in a “We (the Democrats) are go Republican legislators con -However, as far as could be to UN demands that all foreign tight-drawn secrecy equalled ing to try and bring the bill up tend that the State’s budget ¡ learned ^another planned exer civilian and military advisers only in wartime. to the Governor’s request,” can’t take any increases while j cise in which U.S. forces were get out of the Congo. Katanga Mortar Board Taps 19 Coeds The State Department studied said Mrs, Lucille H. McCol- a certain number of Democrats participating was underway— leans heavily on Belgiun civil with interest news dispatches lough, representative from claim there is enough money in j jhis one off the tip of south ian and military advisers and from Laos which told oi a reb Wayne county. the treasury to permit the in- east Asia. has many white mercenaries in el cease-fire offer but said the Gov. John B. Swainson asked its army, considered Ihe best A t Annual May Morning Sing crease. department had no official the legislature for $117 millioff in the Congo. word. In the absence of such for education. His request was Michigan State is seeking an increase of $7 million over its BOMBOKO SAID THAT Fifty-four coeds were honor enaded by out-going Mortar Susan Gilliland, Alpena; JennL word, there was no official com sliced by the Senate’s Appro 1960-61 budget of $29.4 for op ed this morning at the annual Boards and Tower Guards. fer Green, East Lansing; Pene ment, but one official said pri priation Committee to $109:1. -Tshombe will be held captive erating expenses. University Eichmann May Morning Sing at Beau President and% Mrs. John A. lope Green„East Lansing. vately that the reported move The Senate passed the bill indefinitely by the Central Con officials claim MSU will be se mont Tower. Hannah held a breakfast for Joan Harris, Battle Creek; by Prince Souvanna Phouma with the cut and the House golese Government under verely hurt if an adequate in Tapped into Mortar Board, Mortar Board and Spartan Wo Judith Howard, Elmherst, 111.; “is encouraging—if true.” Ways and Means Committee house arrest. It was indicated crease is not made over last Gets Help "senior women’s honorary, were m en’s League entertained Marilyn Hruby, Cicero, III.; News- dispatches said Sou gave its approval to the meas that he soon may be trans year’s budget. ferred to the capital at Leo 19 junior womem Tower Guard, Tower Guards, at breakfast. Barbara Jean Hume, Alexan vanna, recognized as Premier ure Friday. poldville. sophomore women’s honorary, New Mortar Boards are: dria, Var; Jane Kiesler, Otter by the communist-dominated “We expect to get full sup Eight other colleges and n i- versities aré making similar! From Past An enemy of UN intervention tapped 35 new freshman mem Sharon Coady, Cedar Springs; Lake; Karen Kraus, Lansing; Pathet Lao rebels, offered to port from our side and to per suade a few Republicans to pleas claiming that their oper in the Congo, Tshombe had de bers. - — Linda Lee Converse, Belding; Rosemary Kuhn, East Lansing. meet government representa back an amendment,” stated ations will be crippled unless j JERUSALEM UFI — Form er manded the Coquilhatville con The honored coeds were ser Vicki Lou Estes, Battle Creekr Mary Jo Lindsey, Detroit; tives in a sort of no-man’s-land Karen Luedtke, Berea, Ohio; 35 miles north of Vientiane, ad Mrs. McCollough, who is a more money is made available Gestapo associates of Adolf ference reject the United Na to them . jJ r - { tions program for stabilizing Janet Rockafellar, Vermont- ministrative capital of Laos. member of the House Educa- Eichmann now living in Ger- viller Judy Sanders, H a z e 1 tion Committee. If the Democrats are -sue- j the Congo. He gave that as his SOUVANNA offered to meet cessful in tacking on an amend- ¡ many are '■willing and able to condition for returning to the Red China Facing New Crest, III.; Nancy Simmons, before Wednesday and the gov “We can’t go back to the horse and buggy days. We need ment to the bill for an increase testify in his'trial, assistant De conference table. Bomboko North Tonawanda, N.Y., and ernment said it would send out Laura Webster, St. Clair to meet the needs of our stu in funds, the bill will be return fense Counsel Dieter Wechten- said Tshombe’s terms are un a flag-of-truce representative ed to the Senate for its ap acceptable.