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maitre. 24 THE OSHAWA TIMES, Tucsdey, Mey 21, 1963 AFTER MONTREAL BLAST Det, Sgt. Leo Plouffe (centre, with hat), Montreal city police bomb expert, and another detective collect pieces of wreckage for later examination followinga powerful time - bomb blast that damaged the Royal Can- adian Electrical and Mechani- cal Engineers armory in Montreal. The blast was the latest in a series of several since April 1 that are be- lieved to be the work of the Front de Liberation quebecois, a secret separatist organiza- tion. (C PWirephoto) Fewer Guns Noticed In Streets Of Havana Canadian Press re?orter Jack Best has paid a re- turn visit to Havana after nearly two years, In this story he gives his impres- sion of the changes: since his last visit in. 1961. By JACK BEST HAVANA (CP)--The streets of Havana no longer bristle with guns to the extent they once did. t is the most striking dif- e I noted on coming back Cuban capital after be- y nearly two years. 'd with it is a decided on of tension. v> are still very much in B dence. They would make a werful impression on a first- time visitor. But they are no- where near as common as when I was here just after the Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961, The types of weapons have also changed. Whereas the "burp" gun used to predomin- ate, today you see few of this kind of sub - machine gun. In- etead militiamen and militia- women guarding public build- ings are armed with less-so-| phisticated bolt-action Mauser' rifles. The ordinary soldier or mil- ftiaman carries no weapon at all when walking in the street, although officers of some higher ranks have revolvers. Asked the reason for the change, a government official explained that the armed forces, having become more or-|Seneral agreement: -- and better disciplined, Whatever the reason, the over-all impression of Havana in May, 1963, in comparison with May, 1961, is 'fewer beards and fewer guns," as one seasoned observer put it. The Castro government has been making determined efforts to reduce tension in the capi- tal. There is less hysterical talk about invasion. Propa- ganda posters and placards still exhort the people to be on guard against enemies of the revolution, but they are | ess prominent than others urging Cubans to increase production. There is less anti-American invective in the press, less use of such words as '"'gusanos"-- worms--to describe opponents of the revolution. Seldom now are you searched for weapons or bombs on enter- ing hotels or public buildings. CONCEAL TANKS Anti-aircraft guns and tanks are not as conspicuous. There's no doubt they're still at hand but generally they're kept con- cealed from the general pub- lic. Cuban experts are inclined to view such changes with cau- tion, uncertain whether they hold any long-term significance. Trends in revolutionary Cuba have always tended to be cycli- cal and there have been pe- riods of relaxed tension before, though few perhaps as -pro- nounced as this one. On one point there seems The gov- ernment wants to get people's minds off some of the. things oe Na ee wate ok that have heretofore occupied duty. WEAPONS STOLEN Other Cubans say, however, that the government acted tojserious, halt a growing loss of weapons, particularly sub -- them. and on to the practical problems of increased produc' tion and economic advance. The food situation remains though according to some accounts it has been im- machine-| proving. It is said to be worse guns. They were believed tojin the smaller cities and towns have been falling into unauthor-| of the interior, But nobody is ized hands, including those of|starving, one is told. counter - revolutionaries. The There is a chronic shortage guns were collected and putjof meat, especially above the into storage depots, when needed, for use|lower grades, and of fresh fruit and vegetables, although sup- No Decision Seen On Nuclear NATO OTTAWA (CP)--French For-| eign Minister Couve de Murville gays the NATO ministerial The nuclear force would com- prise three American Polaris missile submarines, British meeting here this week will dis-/bomber command and tactical cuss that "not many great decisions have to be taken now." "What is important is the situ- ation that exists, and this sit- uation is very cine ett be change," he s in a brie Seoonat on arrival here Mon- day night for the Wednesday-to- Friday NATO conference. Mr, Couve de Murville thus implied what has been common NATO gossip for weeks: That France will go along with a NATO decision to create an inter-allied nuclear force of ex- isting air and sea units as lon, as his decision is not dresse up as something new. France does not want it to ap- that a NATO nuclear force would be an alternative for her own "force de frappe" now be- ing built up. NAME UNIMPORTANT Lord Home, British foreign eecretary, seemed to take note of France's ybjections when he eaid that what the alliance does és important, not what kind of a gam it gives to the inter-allied Quclear arm. "nuclear problems" but/air units from several countries, including Canada. Prime Minister Pearson indi- cated in the Commons that Can- ada supports creation of such a force. U.S. State Secretary Dean Rusk did not mention the inter- allied force directly in his brief arrival statement. av "It is true there are some dif- ferences about where do we go from here, how we organize the West, particularly western Europe, for the next chapter ahead of us, and some of those differences will be discussed," Mr. Rusk said. Mr. Rusk credited former prime minister St. Laurent with proposing the. idea "'that there should be a single mutual de- fence system for the Atlantic area within the framework of the United Nations." Mr. Pearson has separate talks today with Mr. Couve de Murville and Mr. Rusk. Ex- ternal Affairs Minister Paul Martin confers separately with Mr. Couve de Murville, Mr. Rusk and Lord Home. plies of these are improving. Fresh milk is difficult for adults to obtain; children are being adequately provided for. RATIONING WORKS The rationing system, started just after I left here in August, 961, appears to work fairly smoothly, It's administered by committees for the defence of the revolution, vigilance groups formed originally to watch for| counter - revolutionary activity. Their sidelines in addition to running the ration system in- clude organizing vaccination clinics. At the hotel where I stayed, the Habana Libre, the usual breakfast was a toasted sand- wich with some kind of heavily salted soft meat in the middle and hot chocolate. One morning there' was a small plate of thin gruel, two buns with sauce-like spread and coffee: The price in| either case was 60 cents, Another morning, however, I hit the jackpot -- scrambled eggs, orange juice and coffee with milk. I had spied the eggs off in a corner of the kitchen and asked the waiter for some. There were hurried consulta- tions between him and the res- taurant manager, then he led me into a room where the Rus- sian and Czechoslovakian tech- nicians eat, off the main din- ing room. There I was served the preferred fare, price: $1. Dinner was usually a choice between macaroni and a cold meat plate, with soup, a piece . Messi pastry and coffee, for| LOBSTER FOR $3 f It's possible to do better than this at other hotels, however. For lunch one. day in the res- taurant of the Capri Hotel I had| soup, lobster with rice and beets, buns and coffee for $3. Nearby at a fairly good res- taurant that wasn't attached -to a hotel, lunch consisting of soup, spaghetti, a sweet tropi- cal fruit dish and coffee cost $4.90. Next to the food shortage, the most pressing problem appears to be transportation. It results from the lack of spare parts for American - made vehicles. This problem had already be- come acute in 1961. Now. it's much worse, The sight of cars, trucks and buses broken down in the street has become depressingly rou- tine. Of those still going, prac- tically every one seems to have some weird noise coming from its motor. Cubans say the parts situa- tion is aggravated by the cal- ibre of gasoline and oil the So- viet Union is supplying, The gas is said to be of too low octane and to contain too little lead; the oil is held to be too thin for Cuban requirements. 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