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THE CHINA MAIE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 1954.
US DEVELOPING "A FAMILY" OF BIG Russia Has "Home HYDROGEN BOMBS
Object Of Present Tests
At Bikini Atoll
ATTEMPTS TO OVERCOME THREAT OF RUSSIAN ATOMIC ATTACKS
Washington sources said yesterday it seemed certain the purpose of the H-Bomb explosions carlier this month at Bikini Atoll and other tests next month was to perfect "a family of hydrogen weapons ranging upwards in power from around the equivalent of one million tons of TNT".
Possible reasons for this were found in a statement by the Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee who said Russia now had at least 1,000 long range bombers capable of atom-bombing perhaps even hydrogen-bombing the United States.
or
Another source, unnamed, said in Washington America had little if any technological lead in the field of hydrogen weapons and they were relatively easy to make.
But in Paris the NATO Supreme Commander General
Alfred Gruenther
said yesterday the West could defeat Soviet Russia even if the Russians dropped a hydrogen bomb first,
revealed in yes- Mr Strauss pro- Washington, Mar. 30. States mucicar weapons
particularly, on terday's announcement that be Official sources hinted to-gramme and,
fore the Friday test planes day that the two H-bomb the Pacific tests now going on.
"carefully searched" the vast proscribed hazard arca that there sure
Incidents necidental of March 1.
tests in the Pacific this month established that it can be made both simpler and cheaper than had been supposed.
apparently
Wow
much
of
and frightened world.
Another source said the Unit-
make.
was
PERFECT A FAMILY
It appeared certain that the
of this month's
purpose
test Was
tho
ex-
make
would be no like those
has "40,000 military aircraft, compared with a strength of about
for 30,000
the United States today."
A Pedicure Before The Easter Parade
The Duke Lifts Gothic
Taksoni, the young Indian elephant submitted gracefully In a pedicure by fils kooper, Buck Jones, at the London Zoo last week.
She knows it is most im- portant to look her best be- muse for six days this week during the Zoo's Easter prade she will be taking children for rides around the Zoo-Reuterpipto,
Embargo For
Old Girl Australia
A 20-Year
Perth, Mar. 31.
The girl, Elaine Williams of the Perth suburb of Hamilton, asked his permission to enter the wharf area to see her uncle, a member of the Gothic's erew.
Has A Killer
A
Jellyfish
Sydney, Mar. 80.
found jellyfish
in
Northern Australian waters
Guard.
Recruiting Trouble
Moscow, Mar. 30, Thousands of Russians are being trained in a part-time "home guard”, but more volunteers are needed.
The Soviet "home guard" is known aş DOSAAF, the Voluntary Society for Assistance to the Armed Forces. According to the Army newspaper, "Red Star", it is "many millions strong.'
But Lieutenant-General N. F.) Gritchin, Chairman of DOSAAF, is not satisfied.
·Writing in “Red Star", he said that there are still mený defcols in the activity of the Society. which Impede the further development of defence work among the population of our country. The progress achieved cannot satisfy us.
"Thousands of cor drivers, tractor drivers, motor-cyclistse and other specialists have been trained without leaving off pro- duction.
US Playwright
Refused
A Passport
Washington, Mar. 30, The U.S. State Department announced today it had refused to grant a passport to the American playwright, Mr. Arthur Miller, who had planned to go to Brussels for the opening of his play. The Crucible?,.or known's "The Witch's Hat" in
version.
"Many thousands of DOSAAF members have learned to shoot accurately, to sail boats and, dy gliders, to parachute and use radio techniques and means of the French anti-aircraft and defence.
anti-848 A State Department spokes-
NOT SATISFACTORY
man said Mr Miller, hi ̈re- quested a passport on March 2.
"Wide development has been The application was turned". given in the Society to shooting, down under regulations provid- flying, motor-cycling and othering for refusal of passports to forms of applied military sports, persona suspected of supporting radio and modelling the Communist movement, whether or not these persons
amateur
• aeroplanes and ships."
bers.
But, he added, in spite of wore Communist Party - continuous growth, "It cannot be said that the increase in the The passport application was number of members of the So-refused on March 6. ciety is going on satisfactorily everywhere.".
DOSA 1F groups are organised in factories, offers, schools,
Questioned at his residence
in New Milford, Connecticut, Mr Miller sald he supported no Communist movement.
sen
When the passport was
residential blocks and collective fused, he was told by the farms. A key task for the authorities that the time.re- organisation, according to Gen-quired to study his application eral Gritchin, is the training of was insufficient in view of the youths before they are called-update he wanted to leave the for two-years service with the United States. France-Presse. armed forces, China Matl Special.
plosions and others scheduled for next month was to perfect
1.000 BOMBERS The Chairman of the HousO a family of hydrogen weapons
power Armed Services Committee Mr upwards in One source, who asked not to ranking he identified, said that one of from around the equivalent of Dewey Short, said today Russia now has "at least 1,000 long the explosions employed a one malion tons of TNT.
In 051
disclosing the method of triggering and
second range bombers capable of de- atomic bombs... on unnamed material used by the test us the current series at the livering Russians in their test H-bomu
Entwetok Bikini proving the continental United States."
Energy Writing in the current issue the Atomic exposion last August,
ground,
tho This
trade publication the Commission made it clear it of
the "Planes" he March explosion whose power intends to go ahead with
soid the Red could deliver astonished
also atomle weaponcers experimonie despite criticism in planes
devices which "thermonuclear the
Europe and Asia. both
That is the The announcement of Friday's they may possess".
torm used delayed term
by United
A small group of Australians will be allowed States #uoce:sful ed States had little if any tech-until it was certain that no one
officials for hydrogen bombs. on the strongly guarded wharf alongside the nological lead in the field of had suffered radio-active ash "The latest reports from be-
He hydrogen weapons.
said burns like those experienced by hind the Iron Curtain indicate Gothic today because of a letter which a 20-year- they were relatively easy to some Japanese fishermen after that the masters of the Kremlin old girl wrote to the Duke of Edinburgh.
are focusing increasing attention the March 1
explosion. By 1960,
sold, it he
of late- By the time
announce- on the development possible that nations like ment was made, the cloud blown model, long-range strategic France,
is considered to be the End To Karen for
he said. example, may into the upper air by Friday's bombers,
Mr Short wald Russio now H-bombs,
explosion presumably was many
deaddest creature in the Revolt Predicted. posteanwhile, the Chairman of hundreds of miles away and too
world by Frank McNeill, bc 21 the Atomic Energy Commission, thoroughly diffused to
marite zoologist here. Mr Lewis L. Strauss, just back hazard to anyone.
Mr McNeill believes that the Friday's was at
Because of the anti-polio pre-, from the Gothic and the Royal lenst the from the Pacific, called at the White House presumably
Mr Short urged the develop cautions the uncle is confined to guests will be segregated from floating tentacled jellyfish which to fourth hydrogen explosion in brief President
ship and
come their hosts because of pollo pre-stung and killed eight-year-old United ment of a "national air policy" | the The history. Elsenhower on world
cauflons.
Clarke Currow at Darwin' re- explosions of March 1 Statco had detonated two pre- by Congress and the Adminis-ashore.
cently as a Cubamedusa jelly vlously, the first in November, tration. He said that "tremen-
A spokesman for the Gothic's
ald known as a sea wasp, dous economies" expected that 1952, and Russia at least one.
were possible
of the fifth in- pro agents said Captain A. Aicheson farin of use
"consistent elther the
Mr At least 56 clear blasts now by President or
Mr William shallow water when thefantry brigade, said his troops alrerati produc- had told them he had been in-stockbreeder, Strauss later on would Issue # have been set off, all but nine gramming of
structed to order the issue of a Burges, and his wife.
creature drifted against him nuw occupied key points around tion."United Press. fuller statement on the United' by the United States.
wharf pass for the Williams Food will be brought from and wipped its long wispy Khweshan, the only rice bowl family subject to approval by the Royal yacht in refrigerated streamer about him. The child available to the Karens in that
ran screening to the beach, area. The Queen and the Duke collapsed and died within a few
in the air on food minutes. also re- General Gruenther sald he stood the Duke had soon the lunched General Gruenther
"The bamedusa is deadlier the Gothic that from
during their and recommended his chlet
substitute solution letter buked
lieutenant, knew of no
flight to country centres yester than the host polsonous snake," Alphonse Juin of for German Marshal
rearmament within Elaine's request be granted.
McNelli , and has caused Today the Royal couple will day.
death and affirmed that the the European Army treaty.
i loss than three Gruenther, said today the European Defence Community "The German contribution to eat their first meal in a private Australia-
He add, "More than. 12 West could defent the Soviet would work smoothly. He was Western defence can be achieved home in Western
Wo but the food will be brought
A report to the Australian people halp boen killed by Western defence perfectly within the EDC. Union-even if the Russians speaking
Government on the tour is ex-Cubamedustings in Northern dropped a hydrogen bomb problems before Press reporters have no other plans no matter
pected to show that it has been Australian voters. It is com- tropical waters, but
the any' kind.
It has appeared off But it is also expected to re- Queensland coast.
"The Camedusa 13 about commend that after the first and major tour of Australia the size of man's hand, with be tentacles beleen two and four future Royal visits should restricted largely to capital feet long."-inlted Press. cities, while trips to the country should be semi-private
the
giant
and March 28,
Some sourceS
unable to
"West Can Defeat USSR”-Gruentherurity police.
Paris, Mar. 30.
The NATO Supreme Com- mander, General Alfred M. France
Arst.
his al near here.
on
SHAPE Headquarters whether it is the best solution," he said.
A British Crossword Puzzle
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YESTERDAY'S CROSSWORD. --- Acrosst
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Marshal Juin, who is Allied Central European sector Com- mander, called the treaty workable last week-end, and was summoned on Wednesday
un-
Mrs Willams said she under-
Cambodian Premier Resigns Pnompenh, Mar. 30. Premier Chunnaic of Cambodia by Premier Joseph Laniel to banded his resignation today to give
explanation of his King Norodom Sihanouk on blunt remark,
General Gruenther's remarka vere considered as aimed at the outspoken Marshal who carlier Supported EDC.
The General was asked about European defence against hydrogen-bomb effects.
MOST IMPORTANT THING
He said the most important thing is to prevent a bomb from being dropped."
"Once it hits our troops, or situation would be remely serious. But we, too, have a considerable destructive capacity
the
And if an all-out attack were launched against us, our bomb ing possibilities in retaliation would top by for that of our
enemy
General Gruenther, said that Russia had no reply to the United States B-47 alomic bomber. The Russians have the TU-4, a copy of the United States
B-29, "which we consider is putdated
59
to The U-4 could, of course,
the United States and deliver an atomic bomb but its radius is too small to return to its base. Naturally enough the raid would mean that the enemy
a plane,"
lost
General Gruenther said the Russians were rushing work on
# and".
B-47-United Press.
grounds of l-health.
They will eat at the luxury fish
van.
Rangoon, Mar. 30," MA high-ranking Burmese officer today predicted an early end of the Karen rebellion in the Tennastrin area in south easi
of a West Australian Clark Was
was standing In the
FREE FROM WITCHES minutes."
remarkably free from bitches of mon only in
Nutriton College To B Formed
Ambay, Mar. 30.
1
He added that he had ordered his troops not to advance nearer than five miles from the border between Siam and Burma in order to avoid any possible in- cidents-France-Presse.
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At the Lord Mayor's ball last It was not known whether night the Queen did not dance the young King would accept but smiled happily at the scene. the resignation, which could be A 6,000 square foot dance floor A college of nutrition and expected to open up a new had been built on the university entering, Die best of its kind in among floatlit poplar Asia, is to be established in Ministerial crisis and require a lawns shifting
Cabinet treES. of present posts.
The guests did not stand und Women's Food Council, stare at the Queen instead of The college ธ expected to dancing as at other functions of start functioning from next the Australian tar. As soon June. It will
both
theoreti- will gro as the music struck_up, they cal and pracional training ro- moved away from the Royal garding food dd dietetics and will include laboratory for dals and began to dance, The emphasis was formality. Many of the 1,100
on in practical demon rations
The comprensive syllabus guests were under 30 and the includes such selects as health
hygiene, accounts, band played up-to-the-minute and
urchase dance tunes as well as tradi- respondence,
storage. Reuter tional waltzes.--Reuter
Prember Channak
several times has attempted in the past to resign but stayed in office at the King's request.
Informed sources said that former Premier Pean Nouth, if the resignation were accepted, with whom King Norodom talk ed late today, would be a likely candidate for the post-United
Press.
Black Blizzards Make Noon Like Midnight
Droughts Turn
Vast Areas Of USA
Into Dusty Deserts
cur
and
The worst drought conditions in two decades, accompanied by feat dust storms, have turned vast areas of mid-west and south-west America ato a de- sert, according to reports from America,
A return to the dust bowl though it's the middle
of the The Agricultural Department
had
their
series of A-bomber prototypes
that within a a few years disaster of the Thirties is fear day. The street lights are on pointed out that may landown- they may have lanes as good ed. Thousands of farmers - It's like midnight, a Cars are ers in the past 10 years as or even better than the reads have been forced to re-barely creeping, Schools are planted trees, arend
Harme to prevent erosion. treat from their barren lands: closed.”
Paul Bwisher, Corado to the cities.
“Hundreds ́· of thouskádem, of Commissioner of Ablack bl
people were forced during the reported, that 20 pert “storm to remains indoors. Fjostse- whent, crop in als Colorado
wives flufféd ikgu inió door and counties in mitoial; window cracks ; to: prevent " the choking
Paris, Mar. 30,
Radio Dinicarta's Arable service hundreds of monitored in Paris today said two mijes hig that a major fire twroka curt early" over the pantire this morning in the office of the Nebraska to the
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