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The Salaries Commission.
Government servants Rentrally, chief interest
in the new Salaries Com misalon which hak now, begun its work is whether It will find itself able to recommend An upward revision of salaries. Yet an equally important part of the terms of reference in the question of whether all or any of the current high cost of living allowances should be consolidated inte basic wages. It has now been firmly established thut, no substantial fall in the
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1953.
French Communist
Official
PLOTTING
Arrested
AGAINST STATE
!
CHARGE
Paris, Nov. 22.
of living Can IN The police tonight announced the arrest of
for that matter anywhere
expected to Hongkong, or Benoit Frachon, Secretary-General of the Com- else. This, in fact, has long munist-dominated CGT labour union, on charges been recognised and of plotting against the security of the nation. accepted by many of the The 61-year-old veteran Communist and Colony's leading business labour leader went into hiding after the legal houses which have already brought into effect consoli authorities issued a warrant against him last year. dation of basic salaries and He was arrested after making a public speech to HCI.. It is a realistic polley the Congress of the Seine Department CGT section conditions, and to employees in Paris.
In the light of existing
it possesses advantages
other than guaranteeing stabilired income. It means also that where provident funds exist
part of employment conditions, the worker is saving more and having more saved for him. It means also that he can budget with more con- fidence ench month. And i ix psychologically
im-
portant in that the worker
of valuation
his
feels that what he receives is a services and not part salary and part charity.
Delegates cheered when he made his first public appearance in months at the Adbobly Hall, He de- livered a speech and then watched the remainder of the session.
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Tribesmen
Poison Water Supplies
Calcutta, Nov. 22. Primitive Tagin tribes- men from the hill country on the Assam-Burma have poisoned all water supplies in the area through which Indian Government forces are about to march against learned here them, it was today.
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Smog Afflicts US East
Coast Residents
New York, Nov. 22.
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East Coast residents were sneezing and coughing their way through their sixth straight day of amok today.
The Industrial fumes and for whsch, until yesterday, had been called a "amaze" or mixture of hase and soot has got thleker as Industrial plants pour'aut ganse and fumes, and the warm air at higher levels prevents the fumes from rising." At least two deaths and 32 traffic injuries over the week- end have been directly blamed on the mor, which has forced cars to check their speed on the highways.
The Weather Barcau reported that no relief was due for the area until about Tuesday, but there were some Indications that the situation was softening when the first acroplane landed at Idlewild International Airport shortly after noon. The smog has caused widespread coughing and sneezing, irritated throats and watering, smarting eyes, but the threat to hearts has not approached that experienced in London during the five-day amor in December, 1952-United Press.
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Flying Czechs Escape Through Hail Of Bullets
Regensburg, Germany, Nov. 22.
Two anti-Communist Czech youths flew an American Piper Cub plane through a hail of Red bullets from Prague to West Germany today, crashlanded unhurt in a field and asked for poli- tical asylum.
The United States Army identified the refugees from Communism as Zdanek Volf, 23, pilot of the tiny plane, and Jirs Wertheim, 24. They told Germans who flocked to the field where they jolted to a halt, in which the carriage and propeller of their plane were damaged, that they had fled to the West for "political reasons".
After running a gauntlet of | Communist gunfire during their two-and-a-half-hour flight, the Crocks ΣΑΠΙΟ down outside Pfarrkirchen, 40 miles south- wost of the Junction of the German-Czech and Austrian borders,
German farmers took the will- ing young Czechs to US in- telligence agents at Pfarrkir Cavalry Regiment posted Chen The US Sixth Armoured the plane, which guard over
had the serial number "OK-1",
The youths were brought to Regensburg for questioning.
ZAHEDI'S
PROMISE
Teheran, Nov. 22. Premier Faztóllah Zahedi
told the Iranian people 10- day that he would do his best to get all flowing to the world markets again and to restore diplomatic relations "with all nations",
General Zahedi, in a broadcast marking completion of his three months in office, emphasised oil would remain
AN OLD MODEL
The plane was described as a fairly old model which had been turned over by the United Czechoslovakia ofier Slates to the liberatien in 1945. Germans that Iran's who talked with the Czechs said nationalised. And he did not the two described themselves as specifi-lly mention Britain, with civilian engineers.
whic plomatic relations were
This was the fourly Framelle broken off after former Premler border crashing by anti Mohammed Mossadegh nation-
the
Anglo-Iranian Oil
Tagins ambushed and attack- ed a Government, military party Mr Aneurin Bevan, leader of the left-wing rent into the Abor hills inst October to quell tribal feuds, Socialists and a former Cabinet minister, said here Survivor
of the massacre tonight he hoped Mr Clement Attlee, leader of the kept as hostages by the Parliamentary opposition, would insist on having were
demanded long tribesmen, who Police waiting around the hall seized him afterwards. knives and cloth as ransom. a debate in the House of Commons on Monday or Details of the arrest were not disclosed immediately.
A punitive ve
expedition was Tuesday on the Big Three Bermuda conference. ·
at the same despatched and Although Frachon remained
He said Mr Attlee should not accept the Govern- time
the Indian Government underground, the official Com began negotiations for release ment's refusal to have a debate. munist newspaper L'Humanite of the captives.
"We do not want Sir Winston Churchill, in his fragile and other Party publications
The deadline expired today had continued to publish hir
state of health to go along to Bermuda to meet President and a
a fullscale military opera- vitriolle, anu government
tion against the tribesmen is Elsenhower in his present harassed condition of mind to articles.
to begin tomorrow. discuss these very grave matters with a French repre- Frachon and Ive
leading expected to
Reports today from Jorhat, asentative who may not know at any moment whether he Including headquarters Party Deputies,
in Ass Jacques Duclos, acfing said that the release of the cap is going to be called home," he said. United States Army officials Steretary-General,
"We think we should have "Those are the sort of commit- suid today that nine-year-olded on charges of demoraliskig lives was dependent entirely on
are being Communist Czechs this year and alised the tribe's womenfolk. Custom an opportunity in the House of ments to THIRD important term of Susan Rothschild,,
the second by aeroplane. Last Company. Army and nation
demands that women and not Commons of declaring our point excrificed here." reference for the Com-sterious death yesterday touched plotting against the external
March 23, four Czech hijacked s men should carry out negotia of view before that meeting be
Cztoh National Airlines plime in General CHANGES IN RUSSIA ...
Zahedi cald that minalon reintes to the eff a wide investigation, died as security of the State.
Warrants were issued in Octo-ions with the "enemy" regard cause there are things we want
fight between Prague and Brno Moscadegh, question of entry salaries, the result of strangulation.
now on trint" for or death ing the release
to say on this question."
Mr Bevan said that changes and forced the pilet at gunpoint treason, "pursued wront
✡1 It is well known that
and scratches around ber last year, when the govern slaves and hostages. Bruises and
criticised Britain's | ME Bevait
taking place inside rm programme and referred to Union were making for a more
the Soviet to by to Frankfurt.
polloy, which led to the closing Government has experienced the neck indicated that no in- ment claimed that mass raids
CEREMONY RITUAL
Last July, eight Czecha down of the old industry” and. it as a "crippling burden." great difficulty in attracting strument was used, a spokesman on Party headquarters and cells
Lo
rumbled
tho through The women are reported
Iron Iran last 4,000,000,000 rials of revealed all over the country had un- autopsy to the service professional there was no evidence of at- covered evidenco of
"robing" - 1 He said that two years ago Optimistic view of the future and
that the Curtain near Regensburg in seditious be holding
income as a result, as well as men with the best qualißen- | tempted
was not at the homemade tank which one of allowing its oil refineries to fall DI1 official activity.
tribal ritual ceremony upon the the generals had predicted that led to the conclusion
the "year of Soviet Union
moment harbouring any inten- them had worked tions. almost entirely spokesman said.
The National Assembly recent the fate of the captives.
outcome of which will depend 1953 would be
on secretly into disrepair. peril."
general ly rejected the govemment's de
WC
to the tion of making a because starting salaries
now coming
in his backyard garage for two In the meanwhile thousands The child was found gagged and that it if Parliamentars of leaflets
years. On November 1, three "The Iranian people did not With its are inadequate.
Works and lving face down in a shallow Immunity from the five Deputies
have been dropped end of the year of peril, and sault on the West. expanding Public
into the area by Indian Air war has not occurred.
"There is now more evidence young Czechs asked for pollil- octionalise their oil industry to | drainage ditch two blocks from
Berlin create, another burden on their in West cal asylum they other her hoine last night by her Frachon was
So
could sland
"But we are still carrying an of resistance to effective peace after shooting their way across finances but to benefit from lis programme
the rial Force planes calling upon
the of £1,000, negotiations. from
United undertakings it is necessary | father. .Colonel Jacquard H.
reported to have Taging to release their hostages arms expenditure participated
times many should Rothchild of Chicage.
Drs, am-000,000. in and give up their
the Soviet Czechoslovakia and East Gerincone," he said. "I hope, with States than from that Government
support of the brave Iranian closed CGT and Party meetings munlion and equipment and "We are getting_nów strong
nation, to preserve this God- have the services of fully Although Susan was lying face during his 13 months "under-the
bodies of their murdered competition from Germany, the Union," he added: "If the United many in a 28-day march the
States claim the right to circle United Press.
givin treasure trove and tap it qualified young men, but it down "In several inches of water ground."--United Press,
victims by noon today.
United States and Japan and the globe with basea in order
properly and export its products cannot be expected these an official Army
The leaflets warned that if that looks like becoming strong; to deal with the threat of war,
according to existing (cational- the instructions are ignored the er ch ever and our
the Soviet Union is also will be forthcoming if terms aid, "death was not attributed
MEN KNIFED BY ration) laws." of employment are anything vealed "numerous
to drowning". The autopsy re-
titled to have global representa- hostile villages will be bombed trade is languishing." less than the minimum scratches around the face and presiding over the CGT Con- out of existence by the Indian
--HOPELESS HANDICAP tion at a conférence to discuss AMERICAN NEGRO
Router.
most-urgent-plans-was-the of the Paris area which present day con-neck, which indicated no instru- gress
The Indian Government at He contended that unless the
"strengthening of diplomatic re- ditions demand: And
Munich, Nov. 22. was afternoon, said the unity of the New Delhi today denied placing for strangulation
Ho continued: "It is perfect- : the Army sald.
lations with all nations on a basis An American Negro working class was Professor Priestley recently
at the disposal of the North- arms burden was stepped down,
Britain's exporting Industries ly reasonable and we will have
tonight knifed several
of mutual respect". men emphasised, tile same The girl "as partially nude, while the "reactionary partics East Frontier Agency within would be hopticssly handicappella say in this island in stronger
"disintegrat-whose
the Abor
2013 that the waiting for a bus bere.
that, during the a rag stuffed in her mouth in France were
Jurisdiction applies to the teaching pre-v-th:
and would not be able to com- and stronger terms
United hills are located - a large sum
States will have to The police explanation for his Massadegh regime, Iran's huge fession. The Colony when found, military officials ing
M. Jean Baylot, Prefect of of
pete with other countries. money to be used in con- Mr Bevan also criticised the turn her hack on Chiang Kai- act, according to the West Ger- oli refineries and installations possesses a splendid Public reported. The child died a few
was believed to have nection with
de- the ransom after her anguished Police, minutes
Nationalist mon news agency, was that the were practically rendered in- (Chinese of 75,000 shek Service, but given more
rolention by Britain of policemanded by the tribesmen. Inther, an Army chemical effeer, ordered hundreds
stated soldiers in the Suez Canst Zeno. leader) and admit the revolu- soldier became angry when one operative by lack of spare parts.
of the men shone realistic and attractive
• light in- It
cfcially
1:an enust spend at least " found her lying in a ditch near men and inspectors to keep a
"You must grasp the fact that tenary Government of China. employment conditions, it their heme in a US Army housing close watch on the headquarters that reports suggesting this hod
"It is now becoming unsistently on the face of the 6,000,000,000 rials in order to order to placate in a modern world you cannot CGT where
time would become even
today's been dong in
girl who was rehabilitato the refineries," ho endurable. eren about 30 miles southwest of of more
took place. But the meeting
tribesmen and thus secure, remain in another people's coun- endu
· of Great Tokyo-United Press.
Britain with the Negro-France-Presse. tuld.-United Press. eleient and valuable.
Frachon slipped through a side release of the hostages were try unless they are content for
started to talk more straightly door while hundreds of Com-untrue. Reuter.
you to stay there," he added.
to the Unlied States on all munist bodyguards guarded 102
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Reuter adds
that Frachon,
this
Air Force.
increasing
Was
TITO ELECTED
Frachon cluded capture on March 20, 1953, when a number of CGT leaders were arrested on
Belgrade, Nov. 23. the same chargo. These, includ- |ing Assistant Secretary-General The Yugoslav news agency Alain le Leap and Luclen Molino Tanjug said today Marshal Tito have since been released on was cicated in his Belgrade con- provisionat liberty.
stituency with 34,708 votes out of 35,575 votes cast, of which 807 have been invalidated.-Reuter.
Was
Frachon Was arrested as he leaving the CGT head- quarters after the meeting in a closed car.
Police were watching all
and he was spotted as soon as the car left the building's main entrance. He turned to two of
are
export
peace.
people
"I am cause
not
It is
DC-
ст-
the young
"You cannot stay there safely except with their co-operation
not saying this be and if they do not want you
I am anll-American, there, the sooner you get out am not anti-American and the better. That is what we am
anti-Russian either. discovered in India, Burma, There are very large numbers of people in the United States Pakistan and Ceylon."
Mr Bevan contended that if who think the same way that Hut tho fact is that Britain gave up that commit we do.
Great Britain has not been ment she could immediately reduce her period of milltary exerting sufficient leverage on service by dx months and save American polley and unless we
do, £70 million a year.
we will find ourselves drifting
further to Brush Guiana, towards a third world war."
further, and he declared: "If we are going Reuter. to live on peaceful terms with many people in many parts of the world, I do not believe, and do not think you believe, that British Army and the British Navy ought to be used merely to keep down working class people in intolérable con- 20,ditions for planters in British
Gulani.
Quake Shakes Towndered
Murcia, Spain, Nov. 22.
La
his staff who were in the car The population of Murcia 10- with
him. It's nothing. keep day ran into the streets in terror As on earth tremor shook the calm," he said.
and caused the bells He then went to the police town headquarters in a police car. the_cathedral to ring out. Many CGT members streaming The tremor, which lasted for out of the building witnessed the only three seconds, was the first arrest but thera "CTO no to occur here since May Incidents-Reuter.
1952. France-Presse,
the
Latest Theory About Flying Saucers
latest
Shock For A
Wife
Dusseldorf, Nov. 22.
It took four months for Frau Ernst of Duascidorf to find out that the man the was living with was not har husband.
was a result of the woman's
The nhoppy predicament Men from Mars may equally having forgotten what her real London, Nov. 29. A "mother space ship" would j Crows of "fying saucers" ro- go up, the Major sinted recent well have set up their base, on husband looked like since all ported sighted from fourly, and from this small patrol our moon, and be sending out
destroyed during Allied bomb- Western capitals recently could craft would be launched for patrols to look at the earth, photographs of him had been When spotted by carthmen they ing, The real husband was ro be reconnaissance patrols from low altitude survey. another planet, it was suggested If they were attacked by zoom away out of danger-just ported missing on the Russian here today.
"other world" Oghter planes, as Major Keyhoe says his men front during the war.
away would do.
Arthur Woulder, who became The theory was worked out the patrols would zoom"
And the
tho simple analogy from an of explanation--in reverse reported, spotted by a. Londer eently returned from a by
spurious husband, had re
pri- pert's views on how the people
a complete anti-aircraft team on their sonera" camp in Russia. He of the earth would set about ob--would supply
In wanted to ma
start life anew ho serving the people of another answer to the saucer mystery,, radar set last week, behaved
It was slafed here.
just, this way.
told the police, and became planct.
loading
If earthmen: wanted to probe The theory is supported too the spouse of the woman. Major Keyhoc,
Four months later, Frau United States Investigator of the Mars, for example, they would, by the fact that reports of flying 30 far unexplained nucers, for convenience, sot up bassi soucers always come in periodle Ernst, tumbled to the fact that was told how earthmen would on the moon which circles Mars Curries just when Mars reaches the 30-year-old ex-solder. was probe another planet if people to save the
the the closest point to the earth in not her rightful husband---
Its orb China Mail Special. France-Presso,
This
were thought to be living there, earth each try from
German
soldier
Foami.
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General Zahedi said one of his
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