FRANCE That threatened air invasion of France - still hasn't come off. The Algiers radi ~aid in one broadcast that no paratroop assault across the Mediterranean - was ever intended. ~ - w In Paris, the ve11e te,:r - is different. DeGaulle , s quick action - . /'- is said to have ~ o rr the invaders. _,,. .~ - - , ( blocka~e) The President of France - ordering a nava~ut••~ of the Algerian coast. Closing down - all the airfields in France. calling up reserves - and mobilizing the civilian population. Thousands of Frenchmen rushed to answer the call - to defend their country againet the rebels. one other point in neoaulle 1 s favor - that telegram from President Kennedy. The insurgents had appealed - to the President of the United states. Instead of responding - he sent his special message to l)eQaulle in par is J ~aying :- 11 In this g rave hour for France, I assur you of m: ' constant friendship and solidarity." . Then president Kennedy went on to ~ say_ that the American people are behind 't:Ae i President.-:r-- , . tik ~ : n his search for an Algerian peace. ALGERIA FOLLOW FRANCE Ovn-=ln Al eria, i t's possible that tho reselt ot this vn hu~ e,{ ~"L< ~ - --t-~ insurrection w il~ ~l'tlu1· and mayhe,t tl'lr01.1Shaat the wan '-' - ~ C north Africa, ,,a~f111.r /\ three-cornered fi gh t -- between / rebel Frenchmen, loyal Frenchmen, and rebel Moelems. As for the fight between Frenchmen and Frenchmen - that could take place inside Algeria itse ~ f. Especially since DeGaulle still holds the loyalty - of part of the army. Then there 1 s the possibility of - French Algeria against metropolitan France. Moslem rebels. Today their headquarters-4n-exile broadcast - an aux order-of-the-day from Tunis. The order - 11 fight onl" The rebels insist theyf,re willin g to do bueineea - with DeGaulle. But they say they can I t do any thasl,181• at all - with I s . the rebellious French general PABlS fQLLOLaLg~114 While France is having a p olitical fight, Paris is h a ving - A p ril. The ~ity of Light - full of soldier• · and tanks. Also full of - tourists and strollers along the ~eine. Americans in Paris say - Oh, they~r• hot worried. UeGaulle - can handle the situation. ~o they think. What about those who find - flights cancelld Said Joyce ~ond of Loa Angeles - •that could be nicer. Who wants to leave Paris in April?• CUBA The crisis o v er Cub a seem s t e po~t-morten sta e. In w · shington, Pres i dent K enned y named s brot er - to h elp find o ut w h a t went wrong. Attorney General R obert Kenned y , j o.ning Allen Dulles, Admiral Arlei gh Bure, and General Maxwell Taylor - in an investigation of Intelli g ence reports on Cuba; )lhe reports that~groeely under-est i mated -- castro•s military power. Xnd hie police state control that enabled him to chec the rebellion - by quic l ly ro·1nding up his opponents. In Hav~, the post-mortem is taking a form of - revenge. Castro, brushing aside a clemency plea - eigned by five Latin-Ametican presidents. The Cuban dictator, promising hie opponents - a blood bath. Meanwhile, Honduras announces - it is breaking mtptHY.JO diplomatic relations with Cuba. The ninth nation in this • hemisphere - to call home its Ambassador to Havana. The t th Honduran g overnment - Castro's refus al reason , a ccording o e the Inter-American system in dealin w ith his to ab ide by nei g hbors. LAOS ew Delhi ann ou ncee th a t trec o nt rol Comm ~ eon or Laos w 11 m eet o n F r'da y . Dele o ates fro m Ind i a, P o l and, and Canada - to g o to th at war-torn nat i on of sout h east As i a. ,,.,., pa1p 1 to ver i fy that a cease-f i re has ta k en place. At the same t i me, the Forei g n Ministers of fourteen nat i ons are scheduled to meet in Geneva on May Twelfth - to discuss a permanent peace for LQoe. Our only condition - that a real cease-fire be actually established by them. , Al0his, _!9Howing ~ s ~ e t negt;>"tla ti RS - , ' / .,, / - i n - Moe cow. Jl.'he ~ dipl01119. t 1; t ; iU!ftph , for Alfit c ~ ~ Alnba~lldor Stt ;ran oberte - jJ! r'eceiving' special ;ongra(ulatJ:cine.d As the document was being signed in Moscow - the ~ . c - _ Laot i an rebel a were , : , a a l ~ ftying to seize as much .. ,,.( g round as possible - b efore the armistice. Several American t d is ain n the area lost by milit ary adv is ors - are repor e m ~ t h e Laotian army. !ndonesias eripeteatic P resident - he always seeas to be on tour, is receiving a royal welco ■e - in Washington. P restlent Kennedy was at the airport - to greet resident ~ukarno. Guns - booming; honor guard - sna ~ ing to attention; red carpet - rolled out - and so on. The two shook hands, and then drove to the •bite liouae for lunch - follo•ed by a long review of mrld p roble ■ s. President Sukarno is hoping for American support - in his claim to uutch Mew ~uinea, which Indonesia is entitled to juet as we are entitled to •11, uen■ ark, or P ortugal. President Iennedy ia trying to find out bow our prestige in the ~ast is being affected - by the abortive anti-~astro revolt. MISSILE The h ead of t h e Con ressional Sub-Comm i ttee o n weapone Q c allin f o r the development of an anti-satellite missile. Senator Henry Jac k son po i nts out that the Soviet man-in-space -- poses grave military problems for the free world. .!!'he fear that I the Russians mi ht put in orbit - a platform for weapons. A satellite - capable of firing atomic bombs at the earth. The waehington Democrat wants us to have the capability - of knock, . down such satellites. jf-J- N1 Senator Jaclcson 1eh• t r■allg expect.lug = . a Soviet bombardment from outer space. He just thinks we can•t negotiate succeeefully with Moscow - ae long as the possibility exists. ' In Jer salem , t e derendant 1 ... law er a .. turne d d own - • w a r or u~ tho ht i t m g e an obvious plea. Lawyer Robert serv t ~ , d eclar that Adolf' Eichmann i s completely sane. e ud ·me n t , br o ht n by two ps y ch i atr ists , who e x am i ned ·c m ann. In the r op·ni on - e ·s mor all y responsible ror hi s act an s. Knd was responsible during iorld wa r Two - when he it- · v ~ 4, committed the atrocit i es Klu.xR that have landed him tn tbi look; I\. Servatius i s not disputing - thie medical opinion. In fact, he point s out that Eichmann is eo sane - he' e helpin Cf-prepare hie own derense. Working late at night - in his cell , I .,.-B1'awL . up sug g est ons - ro:r his lawyer to use in court. Saye Servatius - 11 Eichmann is my best assistant." ~ • I d Maybe so. But - one thing •clear. Eichmann now has no c h ance or ma·in - an insanity plea. COURT pectato sat a ~ession of the upreme Court d n't ofter . !( ; ( ~ee - a quarrel between the j ustices. ou~ suppose our hi h est •• : tr bu na l ~ too au ust "' for th a t? · ~till z l}; happened today. j Chief Just c · Warren and Just i ce F ran lfurter - crossing swords . Or at least - ep thats. Subject - the Supreme Court revers a l of a murder conviction. Franl further accused h is colleagues - of lliainu mi sinterpreti ng their function. Of persistently tryin g to find some minor erro r i n the lower courti - as a pretext for overruling the conv i ction. A s ~XDk11a.iax Frankfurter ended - Chief Justice w arren accused him of delivering a lecture. Playing - to the a ll ery. And, in warren's words - "d e gr ad ing this court. 11 Repli ed Justice Frankfurter - "I'll le ave it to the record . " -we ll , yott een hear harsh worue - - dur ing any Sttpre111e 1k • R i i,tjl; &!61!i"lly a °'he,:"!e Ptoi, eotif:ttted 1Jo tns lal111e+.. d G I I ■lib@ a - - - ln Stresa, ~taly, an Interna t ional congress is ha p p y - abou t t he weather. Ana it's - p ouring rain. Which was not what moat visitors hope for - when they arrive in that fine italian city. ~ut, m oat visitors are not - umbrella manufacturers. This p articular group - they do mate buabershoots - and they are there to discuss their business. And they've decided to build an umbrella museua - Stresa; a building shaped like a arasol. They discuss this as they gaze happily out the window - at the rain. fboae happy uabrella aanufactur LTP.1961.04.24i.pdf LTP.1961.04.24ii.pdf