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MEISENHOWER CONSIDERING TODAY'S RACING
Unalloyed Fears
THE House of Commons debate on President Eisenhower's decision to deprive Communist China of the "protection of the US Seventh Fleet"
by
dencatrulising the Straits of Formosa followed more or less expected lines. It showed thai the Govern- | ment had reorientated its thinking on the subject j since holding direct talks with the American Seere. tary of State Mr Morrison
expressed the fear predo-
BLOCKADE OF CHINA "Blockade
Adm. Radford's Disclosure
Washington, Feb. 6.
Admiral Arthur Radford told a Congression- al committee today that President Eisenhower is minant in the minds of considering a Naval blockade of the Chinese Com- himself and his colleagues munist mainland, members of Congress reported.
when he declared: "There in a real risk that there
might be major trouble between China
and the forces of the United States," the inference being
that if there were any such development, it would mean that Mr Eisenhower's
action, far from helping to
Adm. Radford testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee considering military appropriations.
Holland's Flood Deaths Rise To 1,355
Runner" Sails Up The Canal
Suez, Feb. 6. The skipper of the Italian tanker, Miriella, which is attempting to run Britain's "legal block- ade" of Persian oil, today took his ship up the Suez Canal.
Watched by British troops en- emped alongside the Canal, the hip moved slowly la a convoy. led by in
Egyptian destroyer, and is due in Port Said tonight.
When he docked in Suzz this morning with 4,035 Cons of oil. Captak Romicare Mazzeo teld have enought froubles as it is. the Canal Company's surveyor: "I
SELECTIONS
By "Rapior"
EXTRA RACE
Flying Saucer Evening View Boyne
Outsider:-Magplo,
RACE 1 No Regrets Fleeting Moment Corrib
J
Outsider:-Pearl Diver.
RACE 2
Firestone Ben Ledi Peony
Outsider:-Quickwood.
RACE 3
Jennifer
Goodwood
Outsider: Miami Beauty.
RACE 4 Moonrush Precious Mine First Laily
Outsider: Huntington.
RACE 5
Amber Amsterdam, Feb. 6. Holland's flood deaths climbed to 1,355 to- night while thousands of bone weary troops and civilians built new defences against the sea and grappled with the staggering refugee problem.
United States amphibious ducks, American and British planes and watercraft of all descriptions ferried suggestions that the President might be planning to order people to dry ground, carried supplies and dropped every
thing from sandbags to vaccines.
Members said he told them that a blockade is under consideration but emphasised that no final decision has been reached.
Meanwhile, the White House declined to comment on
a Naval blockade of the Red China coast.
The Press Secretary, James Hagerty, was asked whether Mr Eisenhower will proclaim such a blockade. He said, "I have no answer to that question and that does not imply yes or no."
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whe
Al Fresco Chief Witness Acropiana
Please skip unbremsry quei- Outalder: Gracechurch, flons."
RACE 6 He told the curveyer he was carrying fuel furnace oll and Fei Chị· · was chartered by the frantan Daire Nationalised Petroleum Cam-Liberty Ship
He was bound for Italy "on orders," he added.
He produced a copy Italian paper which sald he expects to Into
pany.
run
is fairly sensitive to the depend partly on consultations question was raised by Senator sea disasters in Britain, Holland, 54 tons of material had landed | trouble or diler."
feelings of the general public. has
A positive answer. "We should cer tainly take the view," he
"that it would kayu,
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before the Senate committee
British critics of Mr Dise upon his return from Europe to publican, New York) shid Adm. hower's new policy. For clarify Mr Elrenhower's order example,
Нойне one
of freeing
Generallssin · Chinng Commons questioner want Kai-shek's troops for roids ed to know what Britain against Communist China. would du if the Chinese.
"WE CAN DO IT" Nationalists started to in- terfere with British ships Chchman Dewey Short (Re-
publican, Missouri)
and
Beven in
Press.
Elsewhere In
Europe It's Ice & Snow
of
'som
Though the Iranian Petro- toum Company is named on the
of the tanker. charterers
the actual charterers are believed to be the Italian EPIM Company,
The Italian Consul, Signor Giannelli, who boarded the ship bere, told the Canal surveyor: of the Canat'a This is none business
had given strict instructions to the Suez Fort Police not to allow any body.aboard, except the neces sary officials. The Police moined on board unt!! sho started up the Canal-Reuter.
Skipper
Mazzco
Outsider:Uncle Willlo,
*RACE 7
Lovely Lady Adorable Atalanta Straight' Flush
Outsider:-Arablan Dagger.
RACE 8
Busy Bee Powerhouse Prairie Moon
Outsider: Fleet Admiral,
By "The Turf” EXTRA RAGE
Flying Saucer Воуле Outsider
Outsider:-Magpilo.
RACE 1
No Regrets Fleeting Moment,
Diana
Outsider:-Pearl Diver.
RACE 2
Ben Lodi Firestone Peony
Outalder:-Quickwood.
Jennifer
Amber
RACE 3
A Grand Time
Outsider: Courtier.
RACE 4
Precious Mino
Moonrush
Royal Command
Outsider:-Huntington,
Al Fresco Phoenix
Windchaser
RACE 5
Outsider: Aeroplane.
RACE 6
Liberty Ship
Pegasus
Uncle Willle
Outsider:-Daisy Bell.
Marletta
Inspiration Lily
RACE 7
Outsider:-Glorious.
RACE 8
Prairie Moon
Hellophyte
Powerhouse
Outsider: Copper.
Doctor's Evidence At
Trial Of Begum
Karachi Feb. 0. with ropes and a chain and beat.
Dr Nomani told n Karachling her.
court today, during the resumed
bring the Korean war to an end, would have encouraged expansion of hostilities,
Dutch, Belgian British, State John Foster Dulles today And in such
French, American and Canadian that early An event
Bod conservative. would members of the
troops
deployed equipment estimates were between $300, United Nations, now active
brought in from bases. in000,000 and $100,000,000. ly associated with Ameri.
Germany and elsewhere and set Red Cross Headquarters at can forces in fighting the
The impression of impartial manding to know
about repairing dykes, soggy The Hague rat they were observers here was that the ther Mr Communists
roads and disrupted communi-braced to handle the, anticipated Eisenhow:r's Korea, be ex-blockade question was still in "positive Far Eastern new
stream of reller goods from policy cation Ines, pected to contribute military the general tiscussion stage and includes "steps which may lead
Altogether 1,818, persons have abroad. Royal Dutch Airlines resourceH to a new eam that
any decision Was some
heperished in a week of floods and ficials at Schiphol airport said paign? Mr Morrison, who line off. It was believed to
Jahn Sparkman
by plane up to 4 pm-United (Democrat, Belgium and Germany.
Latest toll with major members of the Alabama) among others,
The
in Britala United Nations participating In Replying to Democratic was 430 made up of 291 flood
de- the Korean, war and other ant-manda, Sen.
128 who died in the Smith announced victims, Cominunist
of struggles in Asia.
the that Mr. Dulles will be called sinking
Scotland- Simultaneously, Senator
I before the Schatt Foreign Re Northern Ireland ferry Princess wrong for British forces to the Senate Foreign Relations Eastern Affairs as soon as he
Alexander Smith, chaleman of lations Sub-committee on Far Victoria and 17 who were lost when the trawler Michael be involved in those opern-St-commilita on Far Eastern returns from
Grifiths disappeared in the European tour same area. Twenty have died ∙tions."
affairs, announced that the Me Dulles is due back un was not the only Secretary of State, Mr John Monday. THIS
in Belgium possibility worrying the Foster Dulles, will be called
"POSSIBILITY”
Germany. Chairman Join Taber (Re-
SUPPLIES PROFFED Planes dropped vaccine and
London; Feb.....0. the "pos medical Radfor foresaw
supplies over, the Snow and ice accompanied sibility** of large-scale opera- wastelands of Holland today to with strong winds struck parts
lons by the Chinese Nationalists help rescue workers prevent an against the China mainland as outbreak of typhoid among the of Northern Europe today while
result of Mr Eisenhower's | flood victims, Formosa decision.
Low flying American planes lood-devastated areas of liel- reported Adm. Radford did not say also
for dyke rơ empty andbags
Workers Some reassurance can be House Armed Services Com-ed on
Immediately a considerable scale or pairs. derived from Mr Eden's milles seemed to favour fellow-whether the Chinese Nationalists, began filling the 100-lb. sacks reply that they would be ing up
action in their attacks frem Formosa, with sand and mud left behind protected," yet this alone with a Naval blockade Com-would have the support of the by the retreating sea and piled emplinalaca the
them on the battered dykes." China. milest
He said Adm. United States Navy. dangeroud
Redford told him
The Dutch Radio said that "we can lo Most
23-year-old counted any big Nationalist-raids the worst part of the emergency Farenheit to 32 below zero were waiting for a $3,000,000 (£1, pleasure of Her-Highness,
playboy, const should it be imposed Fleet Commander.
Adm. Radford, United States now. Other sources said Aan. was over but that the death toll falling continually and the radio | 670,000 today in New York's | Junagadh, charged with mur- {
Radford voiced strong support was expected to keep rising for station warned of more Ice to fore a jury
Jnheritance, went be- by either the United States,{ or the Nationalists, or both. peared before Chairman Short's for a Naval blockade. The pro- days as more bodies were re
and posal was reported to have found covered.. Thursday on
Rescue workers turned to the Thus Viscount
testified today before the strong support among members endeavour to obtain anlouse Military
task of forestalling an epidemic Appropriations of both the Military Affairs and
of typhold threatened by the Appropriations Committees. assurance that inter- Sub-committer.
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One House source quoted pollution of water supplies in ference with legitimate Members of the appropria- trade between the United tions group sald Adm. Padron Adm. Radford as saying that a Holland's worst flood in five
blockade, if applied, will be centuries. Kingdom and China and indicated that no decision has imposed only against
Rubber gloves dropped from Hongkong and the maluland een will be permitted, is a final determination might hinge Chinese carry on for daily trade. taminated water.
Naval blockade. They said the going shipping not against planes will be worn by workers plauded. British traders are entitled to that
safe guard and it should be accorded them readily if) and when the United States approves of a blueknde.
011
rescue 'workers still talled in
their way to China. | earlier that the majority of his when such ra might get stari dumped rocks and 250,000 land and Britain.
implications of_un_all-out blockade of the China
Elibank's
commitlee
then
the Formoson
reached as yet
up
on the
on how much fuss is raised by the United States allies over the Force decision.
The Formosa order touched of a spirited debate in the Senate, wtih Democrats de-
authorities have dif-
ocean-
Router cables reported:
Stockholm: Ships pround Sweden's east, coast were im- prisoned due to strong freezing
Vice Trial
Opens
winds but truffle on the main-
New York, Feb. 6. land was almost back to normal.
Minot "Mickey" Jalke, fat, Temperatures of five degrees short
come,
Snow up to
snow
counts
المملكة
Banu's body, inflleted whis
of the senior Begum of Pollee surgeon Artau: Rehman Junagadh, on a charge of salt he had found elaven injuries murdering a maid servant, that ho had heard crics of pain coming fraro a Begum's house,
room in
the
Dr Nomani, who was staying with the Begum, said: "I did not dare enter the room becauso I would have incurred the dis-
48 hours of death. The girl had died free shock resulting from multiple injuries.
The trial was adjourned until Monday (Feb. 9)-Reuter.
Heroes To Attend Coronation
Melbourne, Feb. 6.
Four Victoria Cross winners and seven soldiers at present serving in Korea will be includ- d in the Australian contingent the coronation of Queen Elizabeth.
to
The senior Begum of
most publicised vice trial since dering her 13-year-old mold, Berlin: Henvy
tell the mid-thirties.
heard the girl's father tell the and At least eight "love for sale" court he had not been able to throughout East Germany
were expected slowed traffic on the East Ger-beauties
to see his daughter in her seven man Autobahn connecting West parade before the court to tell
years in the Begum's service, about their $100 a night (£35) Germany with West Berlin,
Dadikhan, father of the maid, sovers feet earnings from wealthy, patrons.
Jelko faces nine
Banu, said he had only learned blanketed the Thuringian and.
forcing giris into prostitutions. of her death through the news-
The prosecutor, Assistant Dis-papers. Brussels: Belgium was swept
The Army Minister, Mr Anthony. trict Attorney by nowstorms. and buldozers Liebler, told the all-male jury
The 54-year-old Begum, once Joseph Franels, sold tonight, in clear worked
from in his openlag statemens: one of the richest women in racuncing the composition of blocked
and tramway "Mickey Jelke is not a vice lord. India, has pleaded not guilty. She the contingers, that five women lines.
is accused of tying up the maid will be included. Reuter, Copenhagene Light snow fell He is just a pimp in a society throughout Denmark-Heuter,
cafe soclewn in this city as
Harz mountains. junky and small boots which the hauling cattle out of
con-
snow
Workless Throw Stones At Buses
which is
procurers
of
J.
10 This source sald Mr Eisen- Typhoid Inaculations are being hower is expected to make a given to
roads hundreds of flood decision on the blockade when workers and survivors, al
in are
from
1,500 MAROONED ́`· America's partners in the United A Dutch Radio report on Nations wor against Com-Friday night sald 1,500 people
He munism in the Far Eastwice morcoed en a small
told the packed court: kneb
We'll show you he surrounded United Press.
of land at Poortvliet en Tholia
himself with pimps and Islandi. Planes were overhead
pro- stitutes and
and and preparing to drop
supplie
madames. We'll show you the MORE MAU MAU The Government said rall
type of life he lived. We'll show south of Dordrecht on the
Haita, Feb, 0. you he never did a lick of work, INCENDIARISM
Amsterdam
Rotterdam
Several hundred unemployed but day after day drank and ate Antwerp line would not be
carrying buck
demon-at the finest and most expensive operative for a month. Nairebl, Feb. 0.
The Dykes on Voore Island stroked for Jobs today in Halfa night clubs and restaurants in A second forest are, tolleved
weakening but Bay, Israel's most important New York, have been started by Mau were reported
industrial area, by stoning 'pass-
The 23-year-old their to Mau terrorists, broke out today still holding. Workmans were
ing buses and setting up road margarine fortune is accused in the Mainenet Forest Reserva, feverishly building them up.
forcing three comely young There has been no omelat blocks. near the Aberdare Forest blaze
Israel's unemployment situa-women Into prostitution which by tonight had swept estimate of damage, but Dutch
have tion is reaching alarming pro-living off the earnings of ons.— through an estimated 3,000 acres oficials were reported to
Reuter. told of cedars-Reuter.
American
of portions--Associated Press, Secretary
to
Baga
of
cnd
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