P! 1-T - The communi q ue issued by the SEATO Co n f e rence in Bang k ok - is a m il d er document than Secretary of State Rusk want ed. T h e American sp okesman urged the others to join him in saying flatly - that they ou l d intervene in Laos to stop Red aggression. Intervene with military forces - unless Khrushchev called off the Red Rebellion. The main obstacle to such a declaration - France. The French Foreign Minister, proposing - a more moderate foraula. Couve de Murvi,lle, protesting - that a strong commitment would only prejudice a peaceful solution. And - he had his . way . Secretary Rusk, putting his signature to the communique - along with everybody else. As a result, the members of SEATO sim p ly express - •grave concern" over Laos. Adding - that the International Organization will take •w atever actionA may. be appropriate.• Leaving - out - a specific warning to Mos cow. But this doesn't mean - that SEATO can't be relied on. The members may disagree - on the wording of their official communique. I .. o t as p redicted - they're ,..gU ' • • .aEAl'.Q - 2 unanimous about the need of meeting this Communist threat, bead-on. Ruling out any a p easement - that w ould amount to surr e nder. In fact, SEATO has a common strategy - already worked out. into Laos. What to do - if it becomes necessary to move The plan mentions - two basic points: First - a drive in to the U p er Valley of the Mekong River. "" Purpose - to rest a critical area of Laotian soil from the Reds. The second point - air strikes at Communist bases in Nor th Vie t Nam • Purpose - to smash the Red supply lines that funnel food and ammunition to the Rebels. At the same time, American forces in Southeast Asia are ready for action in Laos - if Washington gives the signal. Ships, planes and ground troops - standing by at strategic points. _,,Beady to coo p erate - with SEATO; > to act independently, if necessary. --Or - llll2.Y~Li2.ll2!_.§UIQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Secretary Rusk left Bangkok for New Dehli ,~ a nd I urgent talks with ~ Nehru. The Indian Prime M inister may be the key figure - in the Laotian crisis. ) ,,£e world leader who could tip the balance as a go-betwee Ti p it - by persuading Khrushchev to negotiate. The Big Question - will Ihrushchev listen to Behru, or to anyone else? The Soviet Press continues to bla■ e the West - for the Laotian crisis. Bu\• the Soviet Air Lift to the Rebels;has not/taen stopped. Ihrushchev, evidentlJ ordering it to maintain the supply line - while he I s making up his mind what to do. A persistent rumor among Westerners in Moscow- · is that the Boss of the Irealin won't say anything until he has sounded out the Boss of Red China. Ihrushchev, wanting to make sure that be can count on lao Tse-Tung - before announcing his decision on Laos. Which could meaDij that lhrushchev doesn't intend to take Russian support for , the Rebellion out of Laos - only to see it replaced by sup p ort fro■ Red China. The IEATO Conference today ran into an enemy - they hadn I t allowed for. They were under attack - before they realized what was happening. And were forced into a stragetic retreat - from the battlefield. The enemy - hornets. The Southeast Asian variety - big, fast, irritable, and armed with a stina about an inch long As the SEATO delegates broke up in Bangkok - the hornets attacked. ~ I v ~ hundreds. Hitting,Aeveryone,- Zooming in - by the They aiaaed Secretary of State Rusk - who got out of the way in a hurry. So did - his colleagues. But the newsmen covering the Conference - weren't so lucky. Yost of them, accumul a ting - a few stings. -AM: one Secret Service Agent m. stung.,+ - twenty-five times. The assault, so massive - he had to be given emergency medical treataent. • • • • OA •••a1n1ng 1a ~01eese1 l,W . . . . That kidnapping in Laos was a case of - mistaken nationali ey. Communist Raiders, filtering through the jungle toward Vientiane - in search of Americans. Seizing a couple out on a picnic - releasing the ■, when they turned out to be French. lhy the dis ti net ion? The guess is - a Coaaunist attempt to driYe • a wedge between the French and the Americans. llany of the French are not reconciled - to the situation in Laoa. Angl'J -,that America has taken over the leadership in what used to be a French poaaession. March 29, 1961 Today President Kennedy asked Congress to earmark three billion dollars - for spending over the next forty years. Most of it - during the decade of the sixties. Subject - better housing for Americans. In particular - urban renewal in our older cities. The President points out - that our cities are deteriorating, .,) ,. )hd will continue on the downgrade - unless the Federal government steps in with financial assistance. billion dollars worth. Three w,lilQ.2 .. . ... . . . The Administration Budget is causing a split on Capitol Bill - along party lines. Most Democrats, bactin I President Kennedy - on the need to spend aore than the Eisenhower budget called for. On the other side of the uniting aisle Republicans are akb1 against - what they tera J... •a deficit decade.• The GOP Leaders in the Senate and Bouse - issuing a joint indictaent of the Adaini1tration. Senator Dirksen of Illinoi1 and Congressaan Halleck of Indiana - charging that there will be Red ink in the national accounts this JuneV'Jiore red ink - in June of ) Nineteen Sixty-Two. And so on - in a snowballing J deficit. Dirts ea and Balle ck, suaming up with the charge - that the national debt ceiling will have to be raised. To which the Deaocrata retort - that there are measures that have to be taken for the good of the country. _,,;And that the Adainistration is right - to promis/ that those measures will be taken. !W~R . . . . . Tonight the States of Iowa and Wisconsin - are caring for four thousand refugees. That many people, driven from their homes - by rampaging flood waters. The v i l ~ s of the piece - the Cedar and IickapooRivers. Wisconsin seems over the worst - with the Kickapoo subsiding. Residents of the Valley - begining to trickle back. ~tarting to• clear up - the debris left } by the flood. Iowa is still braced - for trouble. The floo4 crest of the Cedar RiYer has passed Waterloo - and ia pluDgiDg OD downstreu) )tb.reateni11g to turn another fifteen hundred families out of their hoaes. JQBASSQ!! . . . .. .. . The first round in the heavyweight title match between Ingemar Johansson du 1 n nc e Sam - is a draw. In g o, receiving p ermission - to go back to Europe. agreeing to leave behind - a sizable bank account. ) But ~ d promising to return when the Yankee Court wants to see hia again. This bout was arranged by - the Revenue Depart■entJ ..ffich clipped Ingo with an uppercut - in the fora of a million-dollar tax claim. The former heavy- weight champion, accused of owing that much - on his earnings in this country. Ingo, counter~ng with a claim that the American tax doesn't apply to hia - because he's a citizen of Switzerland. End of - Round One • . Round Two, coming up - as soon as the Revenue Department bas its Court Case readJ. Ingo says he'll show up - for the fhowdown with Uncle Saa. Adding_ he thinks the outcome will be different f~o• what h '-2-,,y n happened when he met Floyd Patterson two weeks ag~ e Smorgasbord Smasher was knocked galley weat ~ the Jt ,{J \A/Y\j ,___ ~./1., ~ - f);J_ American cbaap! the flag. Here~s the story of the man - who didn't wave He was waved - by it. The place - Calipatria, California. A wind- storm started to rise over Calipatria - so Pa\rolman Doyle Wallis decided to lower the flag from the town flagpole. He was holding onto the hoisting cable when a gust of wind caught the flag - and whipped it up into the a~. The Calipatria cop - becaae airborne. Zooming - back and forth. Losing - his cap and nightstic~ ~ ! H N ~ ~ ~ - i · . e ~ - and hanging on for dear life. Finally - his strength gave out. Be let go - and tumbled to the ground. Landing, a hundred feet - tro■ where he took off, Unharmed - except f o r ~ embarrassment. The man - who was waved by the flag.