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UN Agrees To Debate Russian POW Charge
A SHABBY PROPAGANDA 3 Years
TRICK SAYS DELEGATE.
Mass Murders Resolution
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United Nations, Dec, 21: The Steering Committee today voted to include Russia's 'request for consideration of the Soviet charges of murder of Communist prisoners of war in Korea in the United Nations Assembly agenda.
The vote was 11 in favour, none against and three abstentions (Argentina, China and Honduras),
Earlier, the United States had agreed to have the General Assembly consider the Soviet charges but termed the Russian accusations a "shabby propaganda trick".
i
The United States delegate, Dr Philip Jessup, told 'the Assembly's General Committee, convened in an extraordinary Sunday session on the request of the acting chief Russian delegate, Mr Andrei Gromyko, that he had no objections to having the Assembly discuss and dispose of Russia's "midnight knock on the door".
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Tangier, Dec. 21. A US Consular court
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Aircraft Crashes Into Mountain
Damascus, Dec. 21.* Ten Syrians,died in a passenger plane which crashed into a mountain top about 56 miles north of here while searching for a Dutch Catalina fly- ing boat.
The hostess and a Journalist were among the victims. There were five survivors.
A committee of Inquiry has been sent to the scene to investigate the reason for the crash.
Reports from Beirut said the Catalina crashed yes- terday in the Lebanese mountains killing the pilot and injuring three others on board.—Reuter,
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AIR FORCE SGT'S MIRACULOUS ESCAPE
Washington, Dec, 21.
A 24-year-old sergeant of the United States Air Force, named Francis Wehrle, just back from Japan, had a miraculous escape from the blazing wreckage of the ill-fated army Globemaster, air craft which crashed after takeoff from Larson air base on Saturday.
Sergeant Wehrle said here today that he was asleep on the plane and was awakened by a series of shudders to find his fellow passengers being violently thrown against their safety belts.
He said the fuselage then be-|in Montana on November 17 and gan to break up and fragments with the possible exception of started to fall on the passengers, the crack yesterday.
finally
When
the aircraft
Inverligators for the USAB'S halt, fire immediate Flight Safety Research, for the in the forward Tactical Air Command and for
Out
sergeant added. Homeless
Mass Evacuation Outside Bordeaux
came to a ly broke
plane, ho theh Civil Aeronautics Administration of the part frantically threw out his safety healfed immediately for Moses belt and parachute harness to Lake today to try to trade the crawl through a hole in the cause of that rash. Fist ee- twisted fuselago.
witness report indicated that the After running about 50 yards big, threa-deck C-124 failed bo from
the aircraft he fainted, the gain eltiade extor takeoff, sing- gered for a moment in the air A second I surviver, 21-year-old and then piniget to the ground Alvin Six, said that he was also The depot touched off the fuel aleeping when the aircraft crash-load and the rockage burned, ed. He said he saw Blames in It was showing but observer
Indiably di
"think" the every direction but was able to
weather was responsible for the, escape before being burnt. He agent. added that his safety belt bad
wire and that The crash yesterday and certainly saved This life, -
of the transport in Montana :oe- France-Presse.
curred on fint ·· terrain.:. But virtually all the others (at least cne wreck has not been found) talks in stormy weather. came when planes struck moun
More hope. The prospects which the Commonwealth Plan holds out are that Britain and her Empire partners will achieve an economic recovery that will help tu raise living standards, not only within the Common-
Sidney H (Nylon Sid) Paley, LT who said he hates the sight of wealth, but in other coun-
the sen and is rightened by tries. The economic world
Sir Gladwyn Jebb of Britain, saying he had read the Russian complaint with
guns of any sort, was convicted Is Bike Bec-Baw,
only five minutes before, said he was willing to discuss this "propaganda item".
of helping mastermind the armed heavily-weighted- America
attack on the 300-ton Dulch un one end and the rost on
Dr Jessup sold he believed all The Soviet resolution spoke However, Mr Gromyko Im
Combinatie in the; strolled
the motorship the other, up in the air. If the Assembly delegations felt of "mess murders" of prisonart mediately
Mediterranean
off. Spain the Assembly October 4. ask ond of their "systematic exter- rostrum to Britain gains in weight and a "natural sense of irritation.S.
Consular Judge Milton J. Bordeaux, Dec. 21. substance, she can go to the and disgust, and, I may say,mination" The draft termed that this item be taken up as
soon to the Committee's selalek returned the verdienst
About 1,000. this last-minute. middle
people these "criminal acts". and restore contempt for
unveiled his wap ready-within about 30
ordered to leave INVESTIGATION - BEGINS se the Barbary Const's were equilibrium. In other words, shabby propagando trick, which
Mr Gromyko
case the delegation of the Soviet dramatic proposal at a press minutes.
Washington, Dec. 21: homes on if British trade is boosted Union seeks to perpetrate upon conference at 1.30 a.m. at the
the Mr Ernest Grows of the United fitat reported piracy since World
be their and sterling fortified by
the General Assembly".
New York headquarters of the States, taking over from Dr War II and the first ever to
crashes, military leaders have higher Empire production,
Soviet delegation. In one of his Jessup who handled the Com-handled by an American Consu- northern outskirts of Bor- Stirred by a plague of plane
à senward dispatched another team of in- As part of the general, in- the balance between dollars Mr Gromyko placed before
he mittee debate while Mr Grosslar court. Judge Helmick was deaux when and other currencies can be the Committee a draft resolu- deverni interventions today,
tign urging the Assembly to asked that the question be talean drove from his Long Island well known in the Far East be- | dyke burst today under | vestigators to seek the cause of {vestigation, to supplement tho ⚫rostored.
in aviation
cular accidents, the Air Forch history Garonne and beeldent the
to THIS cannot be achieved by condemn these criminal acts up immediately this afternoon heron, opposed that, cource of ford World W. Cars were convin pressure of flood waters the latest and most disastrous individual inquiries into part-
formed C-124 The crash of huge
a survey The Afsembly Was
Dordogne rivers.
વે
**of · navim Moses Globemastor plane
analyse adequacy forces in Korea and to "Insis!" Assembly. Britain alone. Expansion by the United States armed in the plenary session of the scheduled to meet anyway to will not provide full access that the United States should up the soulin, but the last
Fleets of lorries evacuated Lake, Washington, Jesterday, Soul and communicationsave
• his two ćivillon | dollar to the
market-take "immediate steps to
the homeless and rushed mantecams while the Air Force and em both in airwart and on the possible. The Assembly associates
Judge Hohnick which is essential it come an end to the brutalities core minute. Soviet, more treabad for his idea of a dubate as soon OVERRULED
rial to reinforce the city's next Navy still were awaiting final ground. Moreover, the team is then voted at to 20 mittest by the United States, to keep the body in suskan for
with 10 found Paley guilty
railway reports on the reason for nine inquiring into the weather fight merce is to run freely-
authorities against days.
abetentions to throw out
other crashes of big transports training programmes and the the counts of aiding and plotting line of defence; a The title of the Soviet com
embankment. com- unless the United States co-military
prisoners
Russlan Korean and Chinese
move.
the piracy. a
with
in the North Pacific and North- weather briefings given alr fugitive New what is
is "mass murder' of
The Assembly adjoured York adventurer, operates. And
Elit FOT-
western United States-Alaska crew just before takpost. these Korean and Chinese prisoners of until 1.30 am, GMT Monday, rest, 29. of committing
arch. All told the 19 crashes guilty urgently needed from her is of war, and should call those plaint
MAY TAKE MONTHS", war by States a lowering of tariffs. It is crimes to strict account."
Forrest was named as the
took about 300 lives. forces on the island of me when it will reconvene to ex
the Soviet
There were signs that charges leader of the attack, committed
crash A good deal to ask of a
six hooded
especially with men by Republican Administration,
new Congress may look into the often take months, machineguns from the chartered
series of tragedies after it con- if no survivors motorship Esme.
teatify. The wreckage Holmick Judge
sentenced
venes in January. Representa- Paley to
a
put
action.
Judge of US Consuler court Mr Gromyko galloped back to the International Settlement in
Soviet seats Shanghai, the rostrum-tho are the first argue
RA
sider
Experiment With
It was a foregone conclusion
In replying to Mr Gromyko. United Press.
term Committee would agree to Dr the
Jessup said, "The - but it is not expecting too pince the Soviet charges on the knock on the door at midnight'
much that they
symbolically aSSD- will agenda and the full Assembly has become appreciate the necessity for would lose no time in throwing clated with the kind of tactics the Soviet government and its such a gesture. The alter- them out.
resolution secret police Mr
employ in de Gromyke's native is a Europe as
people unfortunate pensioner of charged that on December 14, 32 priving permanent America and a Britain Chinese and Korean war prison enough to live under that rule all satisfaction which on Pongam of constantly afflicted
were killed by ers
But normally come to human beings Island and 120 wounded.
denied in the economic crises. The slogan Dr Jessup immediately
course of their daily coined by Mr Butler, that
ese lives. Chinese any
seerins if the "It would personnel on Pongam
could intimidate the Assembly
"Trade, not Aid" continues milk were
Prisoners.
Two
*
the
Plans
team
Investigations
are left. to
- Is
Police vans splashed through the water in the streets with loudspeakers blarring a varning to leave,
The decision to evacuate the frer was taken by M. Chabar Delmas, Deputy and Major of
-but
ruled the sentences with workers striving to save | Texas), a member of the House for possible failure of the
gines, plane structure, equip the dyke. Cracks widened into Armed Services Committee, told and be oorved concurrently.
any, a reporter:
"EyowitnessĆE, a 10-yard breach at dawn and Judge Helmick's civilian as
"I should think we sught to the questioned. Inspectors sel into adjacent water poured in the court-Thomas
do something to see what are to
the exact com reconstruct Sea of Mackay Radio and folds.
the reasons for so many crashes ditions prevalling in the plane Charles Lichtensteiger, a banker Serious flooding was reported in the same general area."
dissented. Although this did from many
parts oliver not alter the Judge'a verdict, IE France. The River Loire, al. ready over its banka in some places,
count, should
Of
was rising, So were all those klied were Soviet delegation thought it "Sot Free" To Work
of
the
automatically appealed the case to the American Minister here.
The
government
to apply. Evon 80, sacrifices and by
On Dam Project Commonwealth rebel Korean civillans. the
In his opening speech, Mr of the United Nations by a nations are also, required.
"Inhuman knock on the door at midnight. The purpose of the Five- Gromyko charged:
just as the
Allahabad, Dec. 21. Assembly is about Year Plan is to get the brutality against prisoners of
to adjourn."
In a novel experiment, described before war, which has taken place on
Dr Jessup foundations right
Cheau Koje,
and Pongam the superstructure of better-Islands are acts bo
false, slanderous and do-them lifers, were "get free" Ilving can be built. Empire Soviet Union has already the Russian charges as an "utterly 2,000 prisoners, many of but he used a defence siz-
but said to work as labourers ona development is the last the attention of the Assembly famatory proposal",
the the United States did not ob- dam project In put reserve and it can
and bear evidence to Britain and the Common-systematic extermination of men tect to discussion.
"It should be put on the Pradesh, State, wealth on top again. by the military authorities
egenda and disposed of torth- learned today. ***** | with," he said.
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attorney, Neal Ruge, did not ask for the maximum penalty of 20 years since Paley had not been previously convicted of a crims, gestion that the defendant be returned to the United States and placed on probation, Ultor MITIGATING FACTOR
was One of the mitigating factors, .. Ruge sald, was that Paley
Forrest carried it
บ
Ex
the maments, before
and
A
at the
instant of impact.
But some crashës
no
NO SINGLE CAUSE Air Force officials, noting.
Pinncs are lost at sea, or go Maine, the that complete reports have not survivors and no wreckage, the the Seine,
yet been received, say mo single on in remote mountain areas Moselle and their tributaries,
is apparent for the
where Farms were isolated, parts of cause
ne months of Crashes. They seemingly bave low-lying towns inundated and occurred for a variety of rea- follow before the wreckage Le
discovered.
have
years may
roads cut in many areas.
The Air Force declined to Eight deaths by drowning, in-sons, including bad weather.
Weather, it is said, appears to cluding three children been reported in the last three have been a deast a contributing may procisely how many of the cause by all of the military C-124 Globemaster planes are days-Reuter,
transport crashes except for one being flown-Associated. Pres
Chan- merely helped plan the hijack Deer Smash
The project, the draprabha Dam, is located 40ing, CURIOUS COINCIDENCE
miles southeast of Benares, The out. He informed the Steering
drawn up by the scheme, Committee there kvere Irrigation Department, in addi Chinese personnel
on Fongation to irrigating 24,000 acres of Island and sold it might have new land, will supply water to been a curious coincidence that 49,000 acres of land now per the Pongam revolt occurred on viced by unreliable watering the day China.
new
rejected the fact the Dám' will 'pro-
Korean
It took the Committee almost River which has its source in
one
the
Into Car
"This, of course, may only prove that Forrest had more courage than Paley, or that he
London, Dec. 21. didn't take part because he got
A-herd of between 20 and 30 seasick," Ruge said.
The chler witness against theer, leaping out of the dark- Paley was
Australian sea ness, crashed into the side of a sembly's resolution on
Ernest
Towrsend, captain,
car in Epping Forest tonight and pushed
down
a. slope, where: purely that is not a fantastic fooded by the Chandraprabha Paley
cet 30 squ
square miles from being former copper of Paley's boat, Laloun Townsend sald
overturned. told him that he and assumption," be added.
Its occupants, Mr and Mrs ning tho Combinatio hour of debate over the the remote Vindya Hills. A bir Forrest sat up a sight plan | Thomas Coe, "weża sightly: in: |
raid. Raid: Bjured... stream during winter, It
Other prosecution.. witnesses The deer 'pounded out of the technicalities of the Soviet pro- dries up during the rest of the posal before coming to
had sald Paley and Forrest
forest
led by a largo stag, which
UB to add explosive item to the year.
Prisoners from all over Uttar engaged in a profitable busi-jumped right over the car.
of trading in American able to stop, the others smashed worksheet. Debate was to, start Pradesh Stato
into it and In their confusing Tho cigarettes, bought in cigarettes on the high seas.
mixup, pushed it down a bili bargain Tangler at
prices | where it turned over and crash- sinco it is a free port, are
ed into some trees.
Forest rangers went out to rendezvous points, delivered. to The Committee finally ad lead a normal family life, ac hauled out to sea and, at secret
find the deer and see if any with the Assembly
to current plans. cording
were
ere Injured. President, Mr Lester Pearson, Uttar Pradesh's Chief Ministe buyers Associated Press.
Govind,
Bellabh Pant In ter' item at the end of the 19-item agenda for the afternoon,
volo
plenary
Immediately -'in.^, the
were taken toss session of the Assembly, held the project site without any less than a hundred yards from escort. They will be given all the room where the Committee itinds of amenities and
met
Inter
will be allowed to marry
and
planning to take up the Savionusuring the
that said
new venture tha scheme was
The superintendent of Epping Forest, which is on the northern
ME Person also hoped to hold uniqite experiment In India Twins' Condition outskirts of London, said: "We
an extraentinary night session to sock to dispose of the Soviet charger.
NO INSTRUCTIONS A Argentine abstained from, voting deenue, as the Argen- tinian -delegate, Serar Rudolfo Monia, said it deft, debate storilik rice Macalitate, the present state of international relation". Ho who said the Bart-Canute pro posals fott, lies without" " instrüc=
Jone
4 previous example of an- ployment of convicte, ho said, was to be found in Russia where a dam hnd bech built by prisoners-United Press
SOON TO SIGN
Unchanged
Chicago, Dec, 21.
A harpitál spokesman said today that there had been change for better or worse" In
Brodie
the condition. The
Siamero
AGREEMENTAR In a report
Washington, Dec. 21. the
at noon,
have never before come across a case of deer pushing a car off the road-Reuter,
Duke Pilots. His Own Plane
d London, Deb/ 21. The Duke of Edinburgh, ar- Tho United States and Spain Brodie, whom the doctors wero rived at Bandringham, Hourg
will soon sign their agreement Encours in the un-the Royal Family's country no
POSTIC BEAT | zion. Noger, whose “
by which America will develop The fan Armbly met 24 0.80 and use naval and air basca In
iplomat PAN, OMT and Bit Pearson sug- Spain, dested that it seek to clear up in here tonight, An
The agreements were mild to egomis and leave the Soviet teen
military aid, For the each while, hwaking; the provisio
military report of the Comeitige on the economia
operation which sidence, after piloting his traini=" from his brother, ing plane from a South England was still in a "crilical" condi- aerodrome today.
nilbuto to Together with other members, of the Royal Family, the Duke minuta fight for his life amazed doctors, was still listed on in will spend his. Christmas - Holl- precarious condition"-United, dey at Bandringtum. Fyngco-
·Press.
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