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DE GAULLE BID FOR POWER
FOR POWER BRITISH P.O. BREAKS
Expected To Denounce Third Force Confident Of Success In General Elections
Paris, August 28.
General Charlos de Gaulle, spurred by the downfall of M. Andro Mario's middle-of-the-road Government, will unleash shortly an all-out campaign for his own return to power.
SACRIFICE MAN WAS LUNATIC
Hamburg, August 28.
A Latvian refugco who was arrested when about to sacrifice two small children to Jehovah to save his followers from the Impending end of the world, has been certified insane and sent to a lunatic asylum.
the British Zone
Close associates of France's wartime resistance leader, told the United Press that General de Gaulle is convinced that "Third Force" Govern- ment in France is done for.
He believes that now is the time to make a hard-hit-
ting bid to return to power.
interest demanded a Government
It is expected that the Gen- M. Thorez told newamen after- eral would issue a statement wards that "we told the Presi- denouncing the present "Third dent of our opinion that France's Force" regime and demanding of a democratic union with the the dissolution of the National Assembly and holding nationwide General Elections.
GENERAL DE Gaulle
Minister of
A WORLD RECORD
Tardort Argyllshire, August Ra.
A rition pelty-officer today established world record dive by. desganding 638 foot Into Loch Fyne from the sub- marine, rescue ship Recialm, which for more than two months has been the contra of deep-diving texta.
The diver, 29-year-old Petty Officer W. Bollard, of Leices ter, was wearing a special diving suit and fed with oxygen and hellum instead of air during the experiment, which was staged to perfect diving sult in which rescuers pan work comfortably at about the depth a submarins reaches In a crash diva,
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The former record of 400 feet, was held by the United States and was also smashed by another diver who reach- ed 481 Test--Router.
WAR OFFICE SILENCE ON THREE MARSHALS
London, August 28. British officials refused today to clarify the case of four German military commandors. who, the Govemment announced yesterday, are to be brought to trial in Germany as war criminals." The War Office issued the announcement of the impending trial after three years Imprisonment of Field Marshals Gerd von Rundstedt, Eleich von Manstein, Walter von Brauchitsch and Col. General Adolf Strauss,
people's confl·lence and support- ofed by the people and a Govern- ment which In every domain He said that he is confident he would carry out genuinely the, ex-premier, M. Paul Ramadier, could ride to power with at least French policy of democracy and is regarded as the most likely 41 per cent of the popular vote.
peace,"
choice.
But it declared today that it: "They have been held far too One thing considered by Gen- The Communists. contrary to
Radicals Bittor- was acting only as a distribut-long in captivity without al de Gaulle and his supporters. usual procedure, did not make a
trial. it is learned, is the issuing of formal demand to head the Gov-
However, the Radicals are hit-ing medium for the declaration Technical difficulties, if there The refugee, named Pogatzki, propaganda stickers to be attach ernment. Their call for a Gov-terly resentful of the Socialist and that the announcement was were any, may explain such dila- lived with his wife, two sisters-ed to letters. The purchasers of ernment of a "democratic union" action, A. Yvon Dalbos, Radical prepared "by the Government."tory methods but they cannot in-law and the 12 children the three women in the village to write a letter to the General Socialists to join them, though shall not forget the attitude of Office to the question what was approving of the decision to try
of the stickers would each be asked clearly was
Education in the an appeal to the
There was no answer at either excuse them." Marie Cabinet, declared: "We the War Office of Nutzhorn, near Oldenburg, in at his Colombey-les-deux-Eglises all political observers agreed that the Socialist Ministers. We shall meant by "the Government". In- the four, said "there is quite or the Foreign The Manchester Guardian, dis- Country home demanding.
ing, dis- there is no likelihood of the So- solution of the Assembly
not agree tomorrow to join any formation was not available at the clearly and clalists doing so.
Interim Government or
something nlling for General Elections, •
a Gov-otice of the Prime Minister, who about it."--Associated Press.
unkayotiry Political lenders are frankly ernment of reconciliation." General de Gaulle's Aldes
in hospital for treatment If pointed out that it even half a pessimistic about the chances of the Radicals with their, 54 of eczma of the feet.
Assembly votes scinain obdurate, to anillion persons sent the letters, ending the crisis quickly.
British
newspapers. which the formation of rnother "Third the whole French poslal system
coalition Government
for the past two weeks have Force" rould be choked.
been protesting against the con- commanding the necessary 310
tinued Assembly voles would be impos
Imprlionment of the German war leaders, received the War. Offca announcement The Anal cause for the split
with little enthusiasm. ~~ known tonight, was the refusi by the Socialists to accept the wage price sections of the Rey-fed naud recovery plan.
On Saturday, August 14. Pagatzki and his family held an all-night prayer meeting at which they worked themselves state of religious frenzy.
Pagatzki, holding an axe and
a large knife, told crowd of Red Appeal To Socialists. Schuman
villagers the following day that the world would end the next day and that tol please God, he was going to sacrifice two children at sunset
The police were called in and) they charged the house through a hall of flower pots and kitchen utensila in time to rescue the .children who cre
in an
-orphanage.-Reuter,
now
Meanwhile,
General Elections? Other possibilities were that
(Popular Republi- | sible. resident Vincan) or even M. Mario himself Dent Aurtol saw Edouard might be called on to try. In in the Marie Cabinet, It became, Harriot and M. Geston Man any event, President Auriol is derville, Presidents of the Na-expocted to continue his talks tional Assembly
and the throughout the week-end and it Council of the
Republic, is thought unlikely that he would Ho also confer-designate anyoru tu form a Gov- respectively.
Maurice Thoraz fornment earlier than tomorrow
Duoles, light or Monday.
red with M. and M. Jacques France's two top ranking Com. munists.
MASS 'BOMBING' OF
U.S. CITIES
Washington, August 28. Fifty U.S. bombers based in Asia, Oceania and Europo will converge on the U.S., with cities as targets, in, the greatest mass co-ordinated flights over attempted against the United Statos on September 18.
The planca will take off from One flight will Furstenfeldbruck in Germany: Shemya in
originate at the Aleutians and Misawa in Japan; Keflavik in terminate at Baltimore, for a dis Iceland; Barber's Point, Hawali; once of 4,900 miles, St. George In Burmuda; Goose Bay, Labrador; and Shemya
Four flights will originate ---Island, in the Aleutians. Their Barber's Point Naval Air Station. feat will mark the celebration Oahu, Hawall. The first, vis Lit- tle Rock, Arkansas, will go to Omaha for 4,531
via Oklah miles..
of Air Force Day.
al
The City to Oregon, te
The fights will all be non-stop Cincinnati, will cover 4,498. The
and will range in distance from third, via Medford, 3,800 to 5,000 miles. Twenty-five New Orleans will be 4,000 miles U.S. elties will be the targets, with two planes going to each and the fourth to Buffalo, N.Y.,
will be 4,702 mlies.
city.
Other
destinations include
Politicians of the middle-of- the-road parties and Oversi Paris afternoon papers predict- ed gloomily that if the crisis dragged on for several weeka without anyone being able to form a workable Government,
With the
Communist Party
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Evidence
SYRIAN POLICY IN PALESTINE
Damascus, August 28. -The new Syrian Cabinet
The questions newspapers kak-
today included: What war crimes are alleged formed by Jamil Mardam Bey against the four?
Why did the Government walt for the first time tonight when last Monday faced Parliament to bring a statement of policy was redd
and the labour unions glamour three years to decide Ing for a generat increase of such charges? In the cost of living, the Bo-
ciallate ware driven inte join-tarized are the four to be demi-declaring that Syria ing the wage boost campaign What nations or nation is pre-Zionism with the other for fear of losing control of ferring the charges?
The London Times, asserting that the fact that the men
the non-Communist unions.
arc
would continue the sruggle against Arab States until final victory."
It asked Parliament to comply M. Reynaud's plan envisaged now to be brought to trial "sug with all demands for the neces President Aurial might ha the general lifting of Govern- driven into dissolving the Astment controls on salaries and re-ests that the British Govern-sary expenses.
turn to free bargaining
ment is in possession of evidence semily and calling for Gan-
The now Government express- the f in aral Elections.
near future. In the meantime, concluded that "any comment on in spite of the many disappoint
of their conduct during the war," ed Its hope in the United Nations, he planned to offer workers a high cost of living allowance of
menis which, record
it said, the Arab 1,000 to 1,300 franes monthly.
countries had had to face in the
This would open a. way to General de Gaulle and a posable bloody civil war between the de Gaulle forces and the Commun- ists.
The Socialist Cabinet Ministers would take nothing less than an overall 15 per cent wago increase. Normally, the Socialists, whose They threatened to leave the opposition to M. Reynaud's dras- Cabinet on this issue, but were tie economic recovery programmoforestallee by M. Marie's an- brought the Maric Government [nouncement of the resignation of toppling, would be named to try the entire Government.-United to form another Cabinet. The Press.
PANIC IN PARIS BLACK MARKET
President Vincent Aurial today cancelled all his ap-
Paris, August 28.
pointments to concentrate on solving the crisis that might mean the end of middle-of-the-road government in France.
The Air Force said the project will involve the greatest number Montgomery, Ala.; San Antonio, of aircraft ever to participate in Tex.; Charleston, W. Va.; Mil-usual on simultaneous individunt opern-woukee; Cleveland; St. Louis: Government's tions on a worldwide basis. The Chicago; Pittsburgh; Dallas, Tax.; panic flights will be long-range train-Boise, Ida.; Sun ing mistions beginning. Septem-Los Angeles; Riverside,
The Paris Boursò closed as, would mean a total about-face Saturday but the from the Reynaud polley of lift-
crash caused ing Government controls, among unofficial and Pessimism was increased by Rafael, Calif.; black market dealers.
Calif.:
The price of gold soared 200
ber 17 and running into Septem- New York: Boston; Washington points during the morning and ber 18, which is Air Force Day. and Detroit-United Press.
It marks the date in 1947 when
the Air Force became a co-equal
member of the national military establishment.
From Japan
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GRAIN FIRE
Wellingborough, Northants,
August 28.,
dealers refused to sell more than 15 gold 20-franc coins at a time. A 20-franc piece is changing hands at 4,755 francs compared with yesterday's 4,500 to 4,850.
statement surly this morn- 'ing by the Radioal, Yvon Dalbos, Minister of Education In the Meris Cabinet, that bla group: would not participate in any Government headed by a Socialist..
Jacques Duclos, · Communlat There was widespread tack that leader and French: member of the the Finance Minister, Paul Rey-Cominform, reiterated his party's Two flights will originate In
naud, whose drastic economy re-demand for a share in the Gov Mila, Honehu laland, Japan.
Hundreds of tons of grain the Marie
covery
programme brought about ernment preferably a. Socialist-
Government's down-Communist The first will be aimed at Bant. Were destroyed in a fire at a fall, might
coalition. 110, covering
he succeeded by atatuts grain merchants store here to Pierre Mendes France, who is a with Eastern Europe in a move
Duclos called for
for more trade- mlies, whlis the second will be day, and fire brigades from fivo radical. Mendes France 2 aimed at Minneapolle, die. Northamptonshire
towns tonkwell-known
to "defend our monetary system "tance of 5,668 miles.
three hours to get the blaze un-tightest economic control and feriean: millionaires want to
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sirengthen the Arab League, But.it added sharply that the which, it declared, had demons- "manner in which the case has trated Arab unity by the partlet- been
handled can be legitipation of all the Arab armies in mataly consured."
the Palestine struggle.-Reuter.
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