Ben Bella, Castro To Confer In Cuba
NEW YORK — (UPI) — Algerian Premier Ahmed Ben Bella flew to Havana today for talks with Cuban Premier Fidel Castro amid indications he would play down the political significance of his controversial trip.
Ben Bella and a group of aides left New York's Idlewild airport shortly after 6 a.m. aboard a private plane. The non-stop flight is expected to take $4\frac{1}{2}$ hours.
THE 44-YEAR-OLD ALGERIAN leader left shortly after the disclosure in well-informed diplomatic circles that he would not play the role of mediator in the U.S.-Cuban conflict. Ben Bella, while anxious to thank Castro for having supported the Algerian revolt against the French, is equally anxious not to let his trip appear as an anti-American gesture, diplomatic sources said.
Ben Bella took off without fanfare. He will return to New York tomorrow aboard the same plane. His departure for Algiers has been set for Friday.
ASC to Debate Poll Proposal
The All Student Council tonight will meet in an emergency session to discuss action on a decentralization of polls proposal.
The ASC committee on committees last night declined to make a recommendation on the voting poll amendment proposed by Vox Populi.
Trudy Meserve, Abilene junior and ASC vice-chairman and committee chairman, said the decision was not an indication of whether her committee was opposed to the amendment.
However, Miss Meserve said the committee would suggest a new bill which places two voting polls in place of one in Strong and the other polls in Murphy and the Kansas Union.
Phyllis Wertzberger, Lawrence graduate student in the School of Pharmacy, and member of the committee on committees said the committee based its decision on two points. She said committee members doubted the need for decentralization of polls.
"The turnout in voting has been just as good as it was when the polls were placed in the various schools on campus several years ago." Miss Wertzberger explained.
A second point was that more workers would be needed if the Vox amendment was accepted.
Cuban sources said a contingent headed by Castro and President Osvaldo Dorticos would greet Ben Bella at the Havana airport. They were scheduled to ride into the city in an open convertible.
CUBAN CITIZENS WERE EX-horted to line the route to give the Algerian a welcome. Later, Ben Bella was scheduled to place a wreath on the statue in Havana Central Park of Jose Marti, the Cuban liberator.
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Posters bearing a likeness of Ben Bella and the words "Welcome, Ben Bella" in both Spanish and Arabic were placed yesterday in the windows of Havana department stores and on buses.
To ease outbursts of American resentment, Ben Bella privately has been playing down the political import of his two-day Cuban visit, especially in the light of his warm welcome in this country.
Ben Bella will be the guest of honor tonight at a reception held by Dorticos. The Algerian party will stay in a Cuban government residence.
THE ALGERIAN PREMIER'S nine-day visit here culminated yesterday with a 21 gun salute on the White House lawn and a greeting from President Kennedy. Ben Bella was assured of American aid, probably in the form of medical supplies and grain.
Mohamed Yazid, former information officer in the provisional government (GPRA) was present yesterday and is due to return to Washington next month with two aides to continue talks on increased American aid.
It was certain that Ben Bella's demeanor and statements in Havana would be closely watched by officials here. However, during his United States stay, Ben Bella—in office only a month—stressed the "non-aligned" political posture of his regime and his primary concern was economic advancement of his country.
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