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FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 1952.
BULGARIANS EVACUATE
Need For DISPUTED
Meeting
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the nature of
Talliances or coalitions to
fall apart. It is in, the nature of democracies to reach decision through con- fusion. It is therefore to be expected that in a democra- tic coalition the, ultimate aim should often be lost in a maze of cross-purposes. Such an alliance needs to be refreshed by frequent, authoritative contacta, IL is suggested that the time
is fast arriving when the North Atlantic Powers, certainly Britain and Amerion, must arrange another high-level meeting. Certain marked differences in polley are beginning to appear on each side of the
Situation
ISLAND
Is 'Still Very
Dangerous
9
Athens, Aug. 7.
The Greek General Staff announced tonight that the Bulgarians had evacuated the disputed island of Gamma in the Evros River after under- going several hours of continuous shelling.
A communique said the Bulgarians withdrew this evening.
Earlier, Greek observers had reported that the Bulgarians were leaving the island and return- Atlantic. The most impor-ing to their own side of the river as Greek troops kept up a rain of mortar shells. The fire was not returned by the Bulgarians,
tant of them is concerned
with the meaning and end
of rearmament. In 1947 the
:
United Nations observers reported from the US evolved the "Truman Greek-Bulgarian frontier that big forces from both Doctrine," which was countries were ready for action and the situation was policy of "containing" | "very dangerous." Russia by strengthening friendly countries. After the outbreak of the Korean war in 1950 that leisurely programme was superseded by a furious rearmament
The observers said: "The Greek national army in- tends to use force to recapture Gamma Island and a very dangerous situation may follow" if those measures are taken.
"Intervention by the United Nations may possibly save the situation," the observers' report, dated yesterday.
which would not only pro-added. tect the Western countries but also enable them to "speak on equal terma" with other words. Russia. In
the West was no longer content simply to shove back where Rusia pushed forward. Rearmament was designed to give the initia- tive to the West. Now thero has come a subtle changa. British rearmament is to flatten out. Mr Churchill Buys: " the cold war is to continue, and it certainly
An
HOTEL TRAGEDY
U.S. Businessman Found Hanged
The United Nations report said the Greek Government had neked that the necessary steps be taken for the United Nations to act as a go between."
The Greek representative to the United Nations said today that there was no intention at present of
of bringing the Greek- Bulgarian dispute over two river islands to the-Security Council, but added that the situation was nevertheless serious..
Mr Alexis Kyrou, Permanent Greck delegate to the United Mr Henry W. Hume, aged Nations, said this dispute was - does not rest with us, we 56, an American citizen, was much graver than the minor
cannot afford vast defence found hanged in his room in the past six years.
Greck-Bulgarian border disputes expenditure over
the The Greek Government was indefinite period. This is the on the sixth floor of little less that brings us to Gloucester Hotel this morn-still prepared to accept somet
of mediation, Trygve Lie, Secretary-General, Mr Kyrou sald.
form
possibly
a half-way house which is ing.
thun "containment" The discovery was made by a through the good offices of Mr
more
9.15 u.m. but less than full rearma-room-boy at about ment. It might be called a when he called at the room.
The Police were informed im- policy of containment-plus.
mediately, but life was found to 10 the American Govern- be extinct. The body was later former United
Do
They have made n
very States
Army
FULLY ENTITLED
Meanwhile, the Greek Gov- ernment considered itself fully
entliled under Article 61 of the Charter to take individual mea-
Coronation Goblets
Signs of next year's Coronation of Queen Eliza. beth II are already in evidence, and at the Whitefriars Glass Works, Wealdstone, Middlesex, goblets are" being made to mark the occasion. Picture shows Mr W. J. Wilson, the designer, engraving one of the glass goblets.
Rhee's Ex-Communist Presidential Opponent Disappears Into Hiding
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Police Chase
Tramp In Search
For Murderer
SUSPECTS HAVE ALIBIS
Lurs, Southern France, Aug. 7.
Detectives raced to the Mediterranean coast tonight looking for a tramp in a tattered black suit who they believe left the footprints found near the body of 11-year-old Elizabeth Drummond.
Grimy, unshaven, aged between 40 and 50, the new suspect had been prówling for three days round the village of Peyruis, four miles from the scene of the Drummond triple murder:
He had taken up his abode in an old ruined house there. Searching it, police found footprints which, they said tonight, were "absolutely identical with the very clear boot marks close to Elizabeth, who was lying in a ditch with her head battered in.
And motorists report that half an hour before the shots which killed Elizabeth's parents the same tramp
Loss Of Life In Manila Floods
Manila, Aug. 8.
High tides) and “hrávVT. rains Gooded Manila for the third consecutive day and.. the police reported the death of abc peradas, fouT from drowning and two in accidenta caused by tho heavy rains,
Those drowned included Ihres children. Thirty-four persons were treated hospital for minor injuricu caused by the flood, which has covered all low areas of the hears the city including of the business diarios, The capital, suffering from the worst inundation in flye yours, already has sustain-
thousand
of "peho damage to streets stone,
Weather men, predicted "Many schools moro rain. remained temporarily ‚ closed.--United Pres.
cd
One Dead, One
Missing, Two
in tattered black suit and beret was seen within a mile of Safe In Rhine
the spot.
•
"Even if the tramp is not the killer, we are sure he can help
Us in our investigations,” 貔 police spokesman said.
the
The police omhelal said tramp carried a dirty knapsack and a long brown paper parcel slung from his shoulder.
WAFDISTS MAY SPLIT
Cairo, Aug..7.
"It is quite possible that the parcel might have contained the Egypt's powerful Wafd Party carbine used by the killer," he may be headed for a full-fledged declared.
split in the wake of the present observers sold First reports today were that purge, political
hero today. the tramp had been seen neur the
of Mediterranean port Toulon, about 60 miles south of here.
Air Disaster
Wiesbaden, Aug. 7.
an Two of the crew of American twin - engined bomber jumped clear when the plane crashed into the Rhino river today with one engine on fire..
One body wan recovered from the wreckage when it was lifted.. out of the river.
Observers predicted' that dis- Another man is still missing,
were an eyewitnes said. mlased Party members,
He may likely to retallate by making have jumped or fallen out of Hopes, were higher at the penetrating accusations against the B-30 onto an island in the temporary police headquarters remaining members before the middle of the river. established in the only cafe of
La Brillane, a nearby village, Party's clean-up committee, than at any time during the 41-hour quest.
CAST-IRON. ALIBIS
A United States Air Forco Such a jolt might result in helicopter landed on the Island. reducing the Ward to secondary soon after the crash, but found
importance in the country's nothing. political life and bringing the
they sald. both
Boats on the Rhine pieced Earlier today, after a night-Muslim Brotherhood to the fore long. "grilling" of two Guspects, as the leading party, observers out the two men who jumped, the police had admitted
They have cuts and bruises and wero completely baffled,
Meanwhile, It is understood are suffering from shock. had proved cast-iron that one reason for "strong man"
The recovered body was wear. General Mohammed Nogula's
Primeing a parachute harness. His open search frequent visits to
men
alibia.
While the systematic
the
ups went on hour after hour budget by cutting
Gustav Dominiet,
who
first
The
оп
Chò Pang-am, South Korea's "man of stone" and a reformed Communist who tried and failed of farms and hamiets in the Minister, Aly Maher, was to make parachute clung to the wreckage,
arid foothills of the southern plans for increasing the Army
elsewhere. to oust President Syngman Rhee as head of the
spending under....a broiling sun, farmer Naguib is known as the State for the next four years, has disappeared.-
There is plenty of evidence, however, that Cho is in ment agree to this change? removed to the Mortuary
Mr Hume, u severe cut in dollar aid to In World War 1, has been living sures of self defence to preserve hiding after piling up 800,000 votes in his whirlwind pre- France, which Mr Acheson the Hotel since October, what it considered to be its in-sidential campaign. He had not returned home or to his National Assembly office; no one knew or would say when herent territorial rights. admitu will Blow down 1946. Ho was carrying on
Mr Shamaldharee Lall, Indian he would be back. Western rearmament. But general business on his own. whatever the US Govern-
A man of quiet disposton, Acting Secretary-General, was
Cho was last seen on Monday The leader of South Korea's
Corps off at Secul where he was unable Youth
premised ment think, the Republican Mr Hume was well-liked. He today consulting with other high
was born in India, and was a officials en the best way
States dealing with the Greek Govern- to hold election meetings before "patriotically support the Pre- Colonel in the United
Tuesday's poll, and was swamp-sident after accepting defeat by killer. complaint. Armed Forces Reserves.
the The observers reported used by the Rhee vote there. Rhee's secret nominee for morning's firing in a message to He is thought to have gone to Vice-Presidency, Ham Ta-yongings Headquarters here tonight. They ground in its working class elderly Christian preacher and said the Greek national army suburbs, 300 miles from Pusan leader of Korea's YMCA-Lon-.
where ho nearly defeated don Express Service, Rhee, and actually did in one of lls five wards.
Party have denounced tho "negative, futile, and Im- moral policy of contain-
Mr Hume was a graduate of ment." They want "libera-Yale University, tion"-which means that, ag some point, the rearmed West must tell Russia to
clear out of Eastern Europe. Many things are said during Presidential elections which
are afterwards discreetly
600 Passengers Stranded
ment
swept the island with mortar
and machinegun fire but drew no reply from the Bulgarians,
They cabled that, the Greeks took uction after the expiry of verbal ultimatum in which
London, Aug. 7. Firemen smashed windows to
train stranded to quit Gamina island
havo
Many of his workers gone into hiding with him.
At Inchon, gunmen entered
workers fled.
forgotten. But this impor~ { }ct in air to 600 pòssengers in a they had asked the Bulgarian, his campaign headquarters. The
alderable differences
call
for correction. If they are
allowed to flourish UR- checked the tendency to fall apurt will become more marked, and Russia will be
London subway
if
probably
Beggar's Lucrative Business
to
It appeared he had tried to Jump
the but got caught in plano and was drawn under. ·
Earlier, divers 'went down stumbled on the bullet-ridden of a strong Egyptian Army
Egyptian
tian Cabinet today lease the men belleved trap- bodies, was questioned for the the quickest possible rearmament. into the Rhine to wy and w
imposed an extra 20 per cent ped in the wreckage. third me.
The interrogation yielded to import tax motorcars, watches,
The plane broko into three quen, but police said they were photographic apparatus, musical convinced the farmer had not
Instruments and articles made of pieces. told everything he knew. They wool, cotton and artificial and An American Air Force ona: engine of believed he was holding some pure silk. An additional 30 per thing back through fear of the cent tax was imposed on im- spokesman sald
ported wines, spirits and cigars the plane exploded shortly after cent. on beer. It had taken off from Wiesbaden Policemen combed the build- and 20 per United Press.
to fly to Bavaria.-Reuter. after Dominici's farm on the questioning
The quiet little terraced town of Forcalquier, where a passing aircraft is a major event to its 8,000 people, was in mourning today for the funeral of the Drummonds.
Shops along the tree-lined streets rolled down their chut MEND.
The three oak coffins lay sur- rounded by wreaths in a small room, hung with French and British flags, In the local hos pital
A bunch of carnations from a French girl, five-year-old cothering Rejeune, with the words "A souvenir from a little French girl", lay on the coffin of ElizabethReuter,
FUNERAL
Big Melbourne United Nations may possibly scratched with penknives off to get $50 worth of rickles and buried here tonight with a vow
Robbery
tant principle undoubtedly
Rhee himself, in a troubled represents a powerful scc-
The Greeks opened fire after underground early today by tion of American public foods which cut the
electric, the passing of the Simplon Ex-aftermath of his re-election, also
kept
away from Pusan and his opinion. So there is a head-power.
press, which passes within firing on clash in defence policy.
For four hours the passengers range of the river at that point. hillside home there. He is re-
cabled: The observers,
wemaining in Seoul, There in another in the joked and sang until a steam
that big forces until Friday, when he must be in Pusan for the inauguration of
Oklahoma City, Aug. 7. shunted along are informed economic field. Mr Thorney-locomotive was
Willie Covens, 34-year-old croft saya
that America side to rescue them. There was from both sides are ready for his second term of office.
action. Greek
"army national
Comploie returns gave him crippled negro beggar from must open her markets to no panic.
intends to use force to reoccupy five million votes and Cho and Dallas, returned to the road in Flooding after the severe
A island. British goods. President storm and cloudbursts Garama
very very Truman agrees. But the
police put a sudden en 'to "his over London and southern Eng- dangerous situation may follow two other presidential candidates his 1052 Lincoln today after the
Police, cool by to put down lucrative business, here, If something as above mentioned nearly two millon Republicana say that, if and last night caused wide-
Greek Government nood bo, tariffa must spread dislocation of the subway happens.
10 take
the accessary any disorders.
Police officers E, W. Steven-
Forcalquier, Aug. 7 actually be raised against system today, Thousands were
TROUBLE LOOMS steps to the United Nations so
The three boiled of the imports. These very con- late for work--Reuter,
Election portraits were hur-son and B, R. McDonald became that the United Nations can go
removed and posters suspicious when they found Billy murdered Drummond family, in medly Direct action of the were tom, scraped and between.
even Joe Hill, 19, at a store attempting their plain oak coffins, were save the situation."Reuter.
dimes changed into bigger by the Mayor that France "will walls.
Trouble
currency. loomed. A Cabinet denomination
They not rest until we have found the committed this So is followed Hill around the corner assassin who shake-up is coming. another upheaval of the con- to Willie, who sat on the pave heinous crime."
a dilapidated little
Hundreds of townsfolk In the only gainer. This is Thieves today stole 33,693 .why there should bo Australian pounds (£20,074
Farliament with notice that he wagon propelled by his hands, their combre Sunday sulis at-
vendod the ceremony another top-level North sterling) from a basement room
lan't going to let Parliament
The rag-clothed Willlo was
The only splashes of colour lp his powers by keeping the mcoting.
out his hat, urging in.
Kittio. tho
white-walled First, in the heart however, the British coun- what is believed to be Australia's
London, Aug. 7.
ene right it secured out of the holding battle biggest, robbery.
it lost to prevent hire pers by to "help me help cemetery were the summer tries must arrive at a
myself".
frocks of the girls who had Queen Elizabeth the Second, popular vote. This The money, an Army payroll, colierent
with their chilers to Commonwealth
* "Dallad 'wan klad of slow and from a room behind with the Duke of Edinburgh and polley. They must step a mid-city bank used by a their two children, the Duke of powerful Cabinet out of office I was looking for a lucky break."
mourn,
A strange allence hung over cutting imports against one carrying firm as its headquar. Cornwall and Princes after one year and make the he told the offecum just
the town when the long oortogo another. They must
for 11 armoured car] left London in the Royal Train Frimac Miner; ^
trying to help myself make a responsible 10 viping ex- ters
tonight for Balmoral Castle is appointing a new one.
Icft the hospital where the pand, not contract, When escort action,
Scotland. ammuni
to Hill, he said, bodies had sam for the last that
The money was in an has policy
boon
Rhee is expected to dismiss the
Shutters werĽO The Queer Mother will by Edinburgh University educated You, I gave him the mone threo Hays
windows
calce hammered out in London tion box ready for delivery to
tomorrow from London to join Prime Minister Chang for a start He's my chauffeur. When I get drawn over slupp next November Britain any barracks in the suburbs.
The robbery was kept secret them at the Castle, where they after text Wednesday's reassem- little money, I got: it changed had closed their doors. should make hasto to confer by the polles for 12 hours while will be in residence until the bly of Parliament.
blager money.”
The last rays of the Bun He odd ho hrd, mada
ado 1114 in burnished the snow-capped with Washington. The time they
Investigated. They had dumn
Watching him will be out-of- Margaret: will be ripe, for by then the not found the money tonight
accom-davou Léo Bum-suck who, today two days and "theme" Oldahoma peaks of the distant Alps un US will have, a new and no artists have been made, panded the Reval party in to bid for Rheo's renewed friend-City people have hearts of gold". the cortege passed through the
United-ProRE President.
night's trainRouter.
'Atlantic
Wis
taken
Reuter,
Melbourne, Aug. 7.
of Melbourne in
Royal Family Leave London
stitution. For Rhee has served ment in
Princess
ship.
was
to vote tho nli-
into
.
come
gates of the cemetery-Reuter.
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