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Eleanor Roosevelt — Part 15
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"Tractors fur Castro’ Drive Opens, ——
“ But Senators Deplore Program
By GEORGE SHERMAN
. Mar Sait Writer
rivate citizens committee,
fe for Freedom,” opened
pot “todierpledced
to raise millions of dollars for
600 tractors demanded by Fidel
ete fetoece af LOAN ae cn
Castro for TEAST UL 2.2 Vi ou
Cuban rebfls captured after the
ae last month,
Wa “Reuther, president of
- the tnnra AUTo Workers and
co-chairman of the committee,
wes to al rive at Detroit head-
“quarters this morning te help
handle the expected fiood of
nation-wide contributions with
Joseph Dodse, former Budget
Director under Presigent Fisen-
hower, ireasuret gfthe group,
Mrs. Eleanor/Roosevelt, the
honors chalfman, Dr. Milton
:_Pisenhower, the other co-chair-
mantra Wd ir. Reuther launched
the national appeal for dona-
tions here yesterday. They
etreeced they were acting as 4
“voluntary non-governmental"
group whicli has the “approval”
of the American Government,
The three chairmen spent a
bury day at the Statler Hotel
receiving delails of Premier
Castro's demands from 10
Cuban rebel-prisoners elected
by their fellows and paroled
by the Havana regime to nego-
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late the tractor deal, Dr. Milton S. Ticenhower Th discusses Fidel Castro's prisoners-for- /
Meet Deadline tractors deal with JValter Reuther of the United Aute Workers Union
After the hour meeting, Mr. and Mrs. Eleanor cae Ht Rarne a news conference. here.—AP Photo. |
Reuther announced he conn
mittee had elven the Cudan. , j“*
delegates a “firm commitment” € "Castro Infuriated
to send the tractors, This agree- From Cuba, meanwhile, came
ment allows the 10 prisoners to word ihat Mr. Castro reportedly
wire Mr. Castro the affirmative threatens to break off the ne-
reply he demanded by 1 P.™. gotlations. Mr. Castro has been
today. They now have four infuriated by the United States
more days to work out the de--calling: the proposal an ex-
tails. change. He insists jt is indem-
Mr, Reuther seid the 10 pris- nification for damage caused
oners were told in Havana they by the invasion.
sould receive 26 to 30 years Genator Morse, Democrat of!
votoue- Gf they failed in Oregon. chairman of the Sen-|
their mission. iate Latin) American Affairs,
But the committee's efforts Subcommitice, sald the State}
were met by charges and de-(Department owes it {fo the
mands which threatened to dis-'American people to make «
Tupt tne negotuations, statement of policy on the
Secrrinry of State Rusk Was offer.
faced with angry congressional He asked Mr. Rusk to an-
de.nands that he say «pecifie nounce soon “what the posi-
cally whether the administra- tion of our Government is,”
tion epproves the private ef- Senstor Morse called it “a
ferts to arrange for the e¢x- dangerous thing to counte-
phance. hance” voluntary committees
A tiurry af heated specches whose operations are bound to
in which Mr. Cestro's proposal have “repercussions on our fore
for euch an exchange was G4- eign policy ”
ecriled in e “heinous ae kept e Senator Fulbright, Democrat
yan “inhuman monster" kep Eph aekansas, chairman of the
tha Benate fn session unt Senate Forelan Relations C
early evening yesterday, mitteg, said he didn't bélieve} PO
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