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THE SUNDAY STAR Washington, ®. Pecomter It, IMO A-10 West Germany Asks NATO Talks on Dollar parts Dec. 17 (AP).—Prosperous West Germany called today for a NATO summit conference in the spring to sort out a growing tangle of alliance problems largely resulting from America’s dollar drain. Defense Minister Franz Josef Strauss unexpectedly tossed thia proposal into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s ministerial meeting wrestling now with financial problems j; and the threat of Russia’s I growing nuclear might. I His suggestion would give other Western chiefs of govern ment a chance to confer with John F. Kennedy after the new American President has as sumed office and got his ad nynistration running. Warmly Supported I The proposal was warmly supported by Canada and Greece. The United States del egation, representing the out going Eisenhower administra tion, declined to commit itself. 'The American representatives in any event cannot bind Mr. Kennedy, whose prospective Secretary of State, Dean Rusk, its known to take a dim view of summit diplomacy because it keeps the President from other pressing business. The subject was referred to the final meeting tomorrow. For many of the ministers the project has this basic appeal: the heads of their governments could meet face-to-face with Mr. Kennedy and learn how he wants the West to counter the threat of Russia’s growing 'might. Mr. Strauss* move came after a spokesman for the outgoing Elsenhower admi n 1 s tration stressed that some of the fi nancial burden of the common defense must be lifted from the shoulders of the United States. Balt to Free Equipment Defense Secretary Gates, Jr., called a halt to free distribution of United States military equip ment to Britain, France. West Germany and Luxembourg. This amounted to $3O million a year for Britain and less than that for the others. Mr. Gates repeated warnings of Secretary of State Herter that the dollar must be pro tected and urged wealthier Western European nations to buy arms from American pro duction lines. Mr. Gates pointed out that the future defense of the At lantic Alliance depends in con siderable measure on expanding American “military space and scientific programs” which are costing tremendous sums of money. Would Discontinue Grants Ho added that the United States, therefore, is unable “to continue indefinitely to provide military equipment on a grant basis’* to those members of the alliance now well enough off tc buy their own arms. The United States alreadj has put forward a proposal tc give NATO its own nucleai striking force, based on 18( Polaris missiles costing $1 mil lion each. These missiles would be de ployed in five nuclear subma rines assigned by the Unitec States and aboard an unspeci fied number of surface ships Other members of the alliance would have to put up a large sum of money to finance this system. West Germany Would Appeal Once on the seas, these mis siles would more than make uj in striking power for any pull out of United States troops ii | See This AMAZING CAMERA | ■ Come in ... HAVE -a YOUR I PICTURE | M TAKEN I FR g E | • IN U SECONOS WITH THE | NEW POLAROID I ELECTRIC EYE CAMERA j I At Our 3 Locations | fffihrtatmaaffiftSpecial )I | ) CDMPLETE 1 | ’!POLAROID OUTFIT) g ) SOB CAMERA, gfl Est ) | | ) COMPARTMENT CASE, wW J aww I i !\ FLASH GUN, EXPOSURE VI ( | ( METER—PLUS 2 ROLLS OF ID-SECOND FILM ( I J Use Our Lay-Away Service 1 ! WE HAVE IT! 5 THE NEW 10-SECOND I POLAROID LAND FILM I" Theft right. Yoe des't even hove to welt a mieets any nrara. The ! Newest Polaroid Lend film gives you finished pkturet in 'jest 10 I secen4s. Come in fore demonstration—it only takes ten seconds! START YOUR OWRI ALBUM! . FREE ACETATE PAGES WITH EACH FILM PURCHASED Europe caused by the dwin dling of United States gold and dollar reserves. In proposing a conference of Western government chiefs, Mr. Strauss, in a sense, was following an appeal procedure. West Germany, with a bulging ' foreign exchange surplus, faces demands that she assume a I greater share of NATO defense costs. These demands come not only from the United States but from other members of the alliance. Briefing officers told corre spondents about the discus sions conducted behind locked doors by foreign, defense and finance ministers of the IS NATO nations. The ministers heard a dis quieting assessment of Soviet military strength by French Gen. Andre Beauffre, chairman of the military standing group which shapes NATO military policy. The gist of this intelli gence assessment was that Pre mier Khrushchev now is able to put massive nuclear strength ' around the borders of the So viet Union while his army has been made more mobile by ' modernised equipment. In this light, the ministers 1 treid to decide ho wbest they ' could work out a long-range 1 plan for the alliance in a world ‘ where weapons systems are be 1' coming astronomically expen- sive. I - Nobel Priest Tells Os Peace Aims CAIRO, Dec. 17 (AP).— Father Dominique Pire, the Roman Catholic Nobel Prise ' winning priest, said today he ’ wants to build a bridge between the East and West through ’ understanding and love. 1 At a news conference at the Arab League’s offices. Father Pire said: "I know it is very ’ difficult and it is a naive dream, but I already have a in my mind which I [cannot divulge.’* Father Pire, who is here on Na week’s visit as part of a trip through Middle East and Asian countries, has already toured Palestine refugee camps in the I Gaza strip. He was awarded > the Mobel Peace Prise for his s work with refugees. ! X ’ South Africa ° Census Up 25% 0 PRETORIA, South Africa. - Dec. 17 (AP)j—South Africa’s population increased about 25 - per cent between 1951 to 1990 - —from 12,971,493 to 15441,128 1 —with the biggest increase in - the non-white majority, ac i- cording to preliminary results e of the 1900 census published e today. ■ ; This count shows the white ■ population of the country at . 2,067,938, 1,488,638 coloreds 1 (mixed bloods), 477,414 Asians -'and 10,807,892 Bantu (blacks), p In 1951 there were 2,641.989 -Iwhites, 1.103,016 colored. 366,- 1! 664 Asians and 8,560,085 blacks. Ethiopians Hail Selassie Return I LONDON. Dec. 17 (AP).—, Emperor ’ Haile Selassie re turned in triumph to his capital of Addis Ababa today. Leaders! of the abortive palace revolt in Ethiopia were reported to' have fled before his arrival. I Some may have committed suicide. Reports that the rebellion had ended in bloody failure poured out of Addis Ababa. | The city was reported rapidly returning to normal. Diplomats in London also' heard that four ministers who served the 68-year-old “Con quering Lion of Judah” were shot as hostages yesterday as he landed in Asmara, 400 miles north of the capital, and began to make his way back home. He had rushed back from a state visit to Brazil when the revolt broke out Wednesday. Two Believed Slain The slain officials were said to have been the ministers of defense and commerce, the acting foreign minister and the deputy minister of informa tion. The minister of health was reported missing and the ministers of public works and finance fled the city when the revolt broke out. As for the rebels, diplomatic sources here reported that the ringleader, Gen. Mulugeta Bull!, and his commissioners of police were dead and pre- sumed suicides. The rebel i premier, Ras (Prince) Imeru, former ambassador to the United States, India and the i Soviet Union, was reported either arrested or dead. Clark Mollenhoff. Washing i ton correspondent for the Min ’ neapolls Star and Tribune and i the Dea Moines' Register and ■ I Tribune, reported from Addis Ababa that the city suffered . considerable damage in street fighting between the rebels . and a large segment of the army that remained loyal to the Emperor. He said the rebels were said to have killed as many as 16 high government officials, in cluding three cabinet minis- - ten. e No Americans were hurt in b the fighting, Mr. Mollenhoff b said. ’ Rallied to Emperor About 10,000 troops were e said to have milled to the _ Emperor and pursued the reb _ els with bombing and artillery e flre - A delayed dispatch from t Homer Smith, assistant press correspondent in Addis Ababa, described yesterday’s fighting 5 as fierce. He said some of the P heaviest fighting yesterday “ took place near the United “ States embassy. * The Mollenhoff and Smith “ news dispatches were the tint 18 to emerge from Addis Ababa since commercial communica tions channels were shut down - after Wednesday's revolt. Lars Bringert, a Swedish I 3 STORES— Washington • . 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I When about 100 officials had gathered, he said, they were ‘surrounded by soldiers of the Emperor’s bodyguard and by J some of the “young intelleet- ■ uals” who were mentioned as supporters of the rebel gov- j eminent in its later communl- I ques. Royal Family Safe Addis Ababa Radio announced ■ that the royal family is safe. “LASSIE IN PERIL AS LADDIES HUNT LYNXWITHBOW! FOR TONIGHTS BEST STAY WITH CBS® THE 20th CENTURY. "The Berliners: Life ■3 V in a Gilded Cage" makes a fascinating study. TOOLASSIE | Timmy and his chum, Bob, armed with bow and arrow, risk their lives and Lassie’s as they track a dangerous lynx. | 7 a ft DENNIS THE MENACE. He wins a new-car ■v3U raffle but an antique auto shows up instead! B.ftft ED SULLIVAN SNOW. His guests include] ■UU Jack Carter, Mahalia Jackson, Ford & Hines. 9aftft G-E THEATER. Mickey Rooney, son Teddy, ■ W star together for first time in a racing drama. 9a<)ft JACK RENN Y. 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