n I .- , 1.•• . I 1-- ti . ~ h j o int co mun i q e s i ne d y P rime M i n i s t e r e hru re si d - / 4 , I ~ ~ n t Kenne d ~ n<' W111...-a....we~~~'AU- - ~ ~ ur p ri es . f he In d ian l e a d er, spea k in efore the National Press C lu b in ash in ton - termed Khru s hchev 's atomic testing, ' very harmful , disastrous. A sentiment ech oe d in the communique whi c h calls for a nuclear test ban. ~~ - with a / f oolproo f inspection system. Berlin? Nehru agrees with Kennedy - that the llied access routes to West Berlin must be safeguarded. That the West cannot compromise - on its bas~c interests. TSoutheast sia? The t w o ~ are in f avor of self-determination -- in that part of the g lobe. Which leaves unmentioned the uestion o f whether merican troops should help the beleaguered nations - to enjo self-determination. ~ . e ~ Gene r a lities!- · ~ ~ - , - ~. But the communique presents "' /\ ehru - a s ~ pro-western. Or at any rate, ll ~ in f avo r of estern ti democracy - ~ Communi st t y ranny. ,, e a te o is ent e ne l u t u r e peak in be in omethin of a ttl , C e,,t,e, rwr.,e J , ~ ipl mat ,{ en a ements A The irst si nificant he ule -- Dec em er Sixth . Oc casion - a speech efor e the ational Assoc i ation of anu acturer of ew York . The Pre sident , anxio us to counte r ac t the accu ation - that his a mi nistration 1s anti- busin e s. The second significant date - Decemb e r eventh . Occasion - a speech before the AF L - CI O convention in Miami. The President balancing the Manufacturers - with the Unions. All - within the spa c e of two days.- ~ with overtones of domestic politics. CR H l ' t ft n that OU f in d a ho 1 · ta r' f anxious or - u c ent a e . octor a n nur·e , ho 1 to treat - or f er n ur ie . ut t hap ne 1. n i g h t at h e i c l ol le e of i r i nia - a«~ at r wor ar rive 0 orren ous 1 ne era h . The t f , oin into ri to ta e care f ~ e many 1 j ured who were exp c e t o arrive . The tra edy is - that only two d i d arrive. Pilot R onal lori Co May and F l i h t a . ~ e otherTo n lneer B ill Poy thress - both of era k up . Inclu d ing seventy-four recruits - a ter one day ) in th e army . The p roblem tonight - what cause d two of the Imperial Co nstellations' en g ines t o ~ out. We are told that the ~ answer t o this - may not be forthcomin fo r months. All we k now is that the pilot trie d f rantically for an emergency lan in - at Richmond's Byrd airport. Raab Fallin - to m k e it. His plane, plummeting eetlllQ-~ into a swamp two H - ? mil a r . t a roa - ha t o ul be he r f or ile a roun . u n the fa t a li t i e - an t h two a c i de nt ca es for t h hos ital . ECUADOR Ecuador seems quiet tonight - under its new President. Carlos Arosmena, taking the oath of office in spite of army opposition - to what the Generals consider his leftist policies. Arosmena, who was Vice President under Velasco Ibarra - strongly backed by the Ecuadorian Congress in Quito. The lawmakers, calling for the Vice President to move up - as provided by the Constitution. And - that's what happened. The army, giving way - rather than plunge their country into a Civil War. Arosmana, becoming - Ecuador's Chief of State. HONDURAS British Honduras~ to have - a new capital city. Prime Minister George Price, announcing - evacuation of the old capital. Belize - Wfttwr'\wH pounded into ruins ) by hurricane Hattie. The site of Belize, considered too dangerous - for rebuilding. Too vulnerable to lu hurricanes - roaring in from the Caribbean. A shelter development is in operation - sixteen miles from Belize. &, temporary home for the refugees - according ) . to Prime Minister Price. Their permanent home and the new capital of British Honduras - to be built from the ground up, on a site about fifty miles away. ALGERIA The people and police o f l g eria are braced for - ' the night ofthe plastic bombs." Meaning - a threat by the ri g ht wing underground. The opponents of DeGaulle, passing the word - that they'll touch off a hundred explosions tonight Using their trade-mark -- homemade bombs of dynamite encased in plastic. Hence "the night of the plastic bombs." As for DeGaulle - the tall soldier of France isn't a bit intimidated. He's pushing ahead with his plan for - an "Algerian Algeria." Today DeGaulle told an audience in Marseilles• that he expects to resume negotiations with the Moslem rebels soon. BERLIN American uniforms were coming and going - in East Germany today. Coming - the U.S. Army. Companies of men, riding along the utobahn - across East Germany into West Berlin. ,t&~ Another demonstration of u-sar right - to use the access .A. routes. Going from East Germany - a refugee impersonating an American soldier • . An East German, who rented a uniform from a pawn shop - and wore it up to the check point. The shirt and trousers described as "a comic opera version of an American uniform." But the Red guards were completely fooled. They stood and watched as the refugee calmly strolled through the check-point - to freedom in West Berlin. GHANA ~ Q ueen E l i z a b e t h ~ is receiving - an enthusiastic welcome in Ghana. A combination of Twentieth Century formality - and age-old tribal ceremony. The formality - epitomized by Prime Minister Nkrumah, who g reeted the ueen and the Duke of Edinburgh at the airpport. Nkrumah, offering the customary UUDa cotmtesiea - of international etiquette. Her Majesty - responding in kind. All, amid - the usual trappings. Band blaring, . honor guard snapping to attention - and so on. Then came - the ceremony of old Africa. '!he people of Accra, i■ swarming around - in gaily colored costumes. Beating on A frican drums - chanting African songs. Then, sixty one tribal chiefs advanced - in single file. Each, pausing before the Queen - to offer a personal welcome. The Q ueen, df'erin g h e r ~ thanks -in reply. The word from . c cra is - that there won't be any unpl easantness during this ro y al tour. The terrorist GH A NA - 2 rin g lea ers - sai t o be hi d in g out in ta the jungle. Th at is - t he o n e s who aren' t in j ail. Their followers, too anxio'1s to participate in the festivities - to start throwing bombs. Ghana, a swirl of c~~or and excitement - with a real Q ueen at the center of it all. X-1 5 ~ today's flight of the X-1 5 ~ - ,(Major Bob White took the brakes off - for the first time. Pushing the throttle all th+ay forward - so he could get the full thrust of his nine hundred pound rocket engine. thrust of - half a million horsepower. The major, zooming a hundred thousand feet up, and back - on enough fuel for exactly eighty-six seconds of flight. Hitting a record speed of - four thousand and seventy miles an hour. A mile and a quarter - a second. Six times - the speed of sound. Twice as fast - as a rifle bullet. Fast enough to fly from New York to Los Angeles - in thirty minutes. Or - around the ~ in u seven hours . .( The temperature, so intense - the paint scorched off on the outside. Wind pressure, so violent - it shattered part of the windshield. But the ,a flight over the Mojave was - an ~ ~ualified success. Pilot and plane - fastest 1n the worl~:----Major Bob White - and his X-15. ,if.~ //ii:,., ~in, ) ATMOSPHERE The University of Maine petition against contamination of the atmosphere - ~~ pgned by - most of the ... faculty? ~ potnt?out that ther;tf a grave danger to health - as long as the contamination goes on. To which they add - it's already close to the danger point. Sounds like - another appeal against atomic testing. Actually, the - radioactive problem is - rather less cosmic. No mention of fallout~s , ~,>ntamlnatlon of the atmosphere - ls caused by fumes til from the local paper mill. The profs at the University of Maine, protesting - that something should be done about it.