The Portsmouth Herald from Portsmouth, New Hampshire • Page 1

The Portsmouth Herald VOL. LXXIH, NO. 263 SATURDAY, AUGUST 5,1961 24 PAGES PRICE 7c ConUavlag OtUiber 7, 11H) MINUTEMAN AT PEASE The tint Minuteman, nlisife em broatht to the Portsmouth area rolled throarh the mala fate AFB yesterday a flatbed (ruck from Wright-Patterson AFB In Daj I on, Ohio. The Miialcman will be here for three days while 50 members (he Defense Orientation Ceoferenpe Association tour the base. Then, the missile will be transported hick (o Wrltht-Pal- lerson.

Earlier this year, Pease was identified'ai the probable headquarters of a S20 million missile installation, bul no i a derision on i site selection has bern made. (Portsmouth Herald phoio) Macmillan Reaffirms West's Case LONDON (AP) Prime Minis- tor Harold Macmillan said last night the West must be ready to talk with the Soviet Union on West Berlin bul Ihm the West con never abandon the I wo million free West Berliners. Macmillan was the first of I lie Western leaders to react publicly to Soviet Premier Khrushchev's new o(fer to negotiate on Berlin. "They have built their lives In freedom under Western protection and they depend on us," Macmll- Ian said in a TV address to the Brlllsh nation. "It would be neither prudent Mr honorable lo abandon them," he added.

Macmillan said the West Is not worried about the technicalities ol the Berlin situation but is worried about the fundamental rights of West Berllners. "And we're also worried about the Russian suggcstidti that our right, the rights of the Allies, can just be done away with without our agreement at all," he said. "Now it Is true that Mr. Khrushchev has gone some way towards recognizing that we ui tnrn la tkrre Weather and Almanac FORECAST clondj, Tomorrow--Warm A 24 Hours--HUh 75, kw Si SUNRISE a.m. a.m.

SUNSET p.m. TIDE TWaj-17 ft, a.m. Smog Over Inman, S.C. (See Page 3) Police Raid Religious Cult (See Page 3) Seabrook Embezzlement (See Page 3) City Should Spend $100,000 Yearly (See Page 5) Senate Sets New Figure For Defense WASIIIXGTOX I A Forging $1 billion beyond President Kennedy's requests, Hie Scnaic voted unamimoiisly yesterday for a record peacetime defense budget WG.8 billion. An 8.5-0 roll call sent the money iill lo the House which had voted M2-pliis billion well bcfure Kennedy called 10 days for spending boost in ths 'ace of fresh Communist threats West Berlin.

Sonale added alwiit SI bit ion a the President did no! ask 'or his program of slrcr.slhening J. S. conventional, war- 'arc fortes. This pushed Hie Senate-approved total anon! SI billion above that of Ihc House. The House, however, is e.xpect- ed lo pi along promptly added 51 billion, largely for bombers, although the adminis- ration may refuse lo pcnd money.

Bi.ssesl single, iinn'kevl sildilioa $o25 million lo coniiiv.n. 1 produc- ion of U52 jet bonilicrs which McN'amara has said he doesn't need. The Senate al-o r.dded million lo the $200 million ths (Please turn (o pagr three) i i RED EXODUS acOmatic wrapom across their chests, inarch out of Prfsoii dvrimt HM rkamciac guard. Anerkai MWiers were lak- tft IW (xardini N.il War II rrlmbub fer Uw A.tusl Index to Features On Inside t'nijcs Air Rase Column It Ann Landers 10 Cnmirs Ifi. 17 Crossword Puzzle 17 Drew Pearson II I)r.

Molncr 11 Editorial Opinion 10 Crorcn on Bride 16 i Editors 17 Kennedy's Kitchen I I.alt Sports 24 Sports 12, 13 Television Log 14 Theiler 15 Women's Pagea (, 7.