European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 17, 1964, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday october 17, 1964 the stars and stripes no Quick shifts seen in policy of Russia Page 3 end of peaceful coexistence by Stewart liens lev Washington Upil Uso Icouls said no kill Khrushchev probably won forced to resign a soviet Premier and communist party chief because of his failure to solve Russia s mounting tide of problems at Home and  foresaw no immediate major changes in soviet policy toward the West but declined to predict what the Long Range con sequences might be. It was obvious that the John son administration was not accepting at face value the official soviet explanation that Khrushchev had asked to be relieved of his duties because of his advanced age and deterioration of his  . Officials acknowledged that Khrushchev s health plus his Many Long absences from mos cow could have been a Factor which caused his colleagues inthe Kremlin to feel that he was unable to handle Russia s Multi tude of problems effectively. . Officials cited the increasingly bitter soviet tight with red i China for leadership of world communism continued economic problems at Home and the Dis array in Many communist Par tics abroad As the factors  believe led to Khrushchev a ouster. It was emphasized that the women taking Over Khrushchev s Post Leonid Brezhnev As part chief und Al excl Kosygin As pre Mier were Khrushchev s Menand probably would continue his general policy line.. Officials said there Well May have been considerable Dis satisfaction in the Kremlin with Khrushchev s effectiveness As on administrator while there still was agreement with his  tabulation showed that from june 1857 until june 19m Khrushchev had been away from mos cow on 88 occasions totalling about two years and nine months. He was during this time out of the country 55 times totalling Ono and three quarters  the first six months of this year. Khrushchev was i Moscow Only half the time. This doubles led to the feeling that even if his policies were Correct he was gone too much of the Timeto run Trie country effectively. To support their feeling thai Khrushchev s resignation was not voluntary. . Official pointed out that he had announced plans to receive the lat est soviet cosmonaut heroes on their arrival in Moscow. He also indicated an intention to visit West Germany Early next  must have been some dispute Between Khrushchev another leaders . Officials said because otherwise he would Sim ply have resigned As first Secre tary and Premier but would not have Given up his a pm a hip in the  age and ill health would not have prevented him from staying on As a member of that group without Uny official position. Reu option of salinization Moscow peking pact possible by ii nov s. Read skier Moscow i a in a Ini i us Imi Rupea or Coli i capital is concerned the people i dollars. Pentagon studies soviet shift will hard line return by Elton c. Fay Washington a the de sense department is  for clues on two Mili tary questions posed by the shifting the Moscow government will u mean increased influence by the hard Lino Hawks of the old soviet military clique does it portend u resumption of soul it sino collaboration cutoff by Khrushchev in his ideological Row with peking an Ascendancy in Power by the offensive oriented military group could mean warning flares going up Over Al least three regions of prime importance to the . Armed forces Vietnam and Berlin. Cuba Cuba and Berlin Are in the so Viet Union s direct sphere of in Terest. Crises arising from soviet de mands for the departure of West american  of the weapons by China May not below of i attained Lor another five or 10 and supplies. Including years in he judgment of Someen military forces from free weapons an supplies Berlin have brought . Forces vitally needed Petroleum from Western experts. To the Alert on several occasions. Russia to red China could spell i when the first dispatches of soviet generals have remained unhappy Over  e Bac Down in the cuban missile crisis of october 1962.the Vietnam guerrilla opera Linns have been directed and sup ported by red China through the medium of the communist government of North Vietnam. So Viet Aid to the Viet con dwindled after the Moscow Pek ing companionship turned sour and Khrushchev halted virtually All Aid and advice for red  Patch up of differences be tween the two communist pow ers could pose both Immo Idale and Long Range problems for the in Wilh Vii even greater difficulties in the change in the russian govern Vietnam War where Almont 10.000 Nicol reached Washington so arc american fighting men Are Eom-1 Tury of defense Robert s. Me melted. Conceivably it also could i num uru was in fort Worth tex., bolster China s courage in the i for the debut of the full War ill of direct intervention in plane. Gen. Earlc g. Wheeler Ilnam. I chairman of the joint chiefs of further out among the Dos i staff was at u meeting near Sill cities is that soviet scientific Norfolk  technical Aid in chinese when Mcnamara finished his most important might be upend of Lite Effort to coexist peace fully with inc Wisl. Most immediately interesting to soviet citizens might be abandonment of  of the emphasis on consumer goods and a comfortable life rather than on revolutionary slogans. The first move of Brezhnev was to seek to reassure the so Viet people that  economic improvement would remain As policies but whether this Assurance. Indicated by the communist party news paper pravda. Was More than a transitional tall a remained to be seen. The dispute Wilh peking had become a bitter feud Between the chinese and Nikita Khrushchev whose replacement by Brezhnev As soviet communist party first Secretary was announced Friday. Nol too involved As Long As Khrushchev was top. Man reconciliation was out of i the question. Brezhnev has appeared to avoid personal involve ment not even repeating the Usu Al attacks on peking of other so i Vel  Brezhnev s position is obscure in a key question in the Moscow peking clash . The chinese Cri Tirl cd Khrushchev for releasing the soviet people from Stalin s Iron listed  had in Short Al owed Moscow s position in world communism to crumble. Any reconciliation with peking would re quire a common policy toward the West. This would probably mean in end of the Khrushchev Era of peaceful coexistence no necessarily leading to armed con Ron Talon but certainly increasing tensions and military Bud a major pressure group in the soviet Union has been the Mili tary men. They opposed thru i Chov s dependence on rockets with a reduction of armies to save resources for consumer  advocates of heavy Indus try steelmakers of who Brezhnev has been one also opposed inc turn to consumer goods instead of continuing Stalin s de Votion to investment for an end Lessly a so Xin cd tomorrow. Rise to Rowe Khrushchev used both the sol Diers and industrialists in his Rise o supreme Power by attacking g. M. Malenkos. Stalin s first successor As Premier for giving More attention to consume goods but once firmly in control with Malenkos banished tothe provinces Khrushchev used Malinkov s  in the last year Khrushchev put a belter life atthe top of soviet priorities. Only by proving that communism can produce for its people can the doctrine Hope to win Over i heres of uie world he argued. Treachery said peking. Soviet resources should be devoted to helping the revolution in other countries nol lying Down and enjoying in fruits in  one Field there have been few frills or Grain milk Mentor eggs either. Khrushchev took upon himself even before Stull died the Job weapon system development specially the nuclear bomb und missile or manned bomber de livery equipment might be re  though peking has exploded us first nuclear device production of actual nuclear Day afternoon. Address he was handed a slip of paper. He Iofi the speakers plat form to talk by phone Wilh Dep Uty Secretary Cyrus Vance who reported the Moscow  returned As scheduled to Washington late thurs of bringing Forward the most backward part of the soviet Economy agriculture. He Wen from one crash program to another yet soviet agriculture Rumulus backward. It was one of Khrushchev s most obvious fail ures. The world might hear before too Long of other failures. Of  begins