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WITHOUT GERMANY EUROPE'S DEFENCE
JOHN CLARKE'S CASEBOOK
A Letter From Home
tone.
a Soho street corner,
MAY BE DOOMED Young
General Gruenther
Issues
Warning
Grave
London, June 25.
The Supreme Commander Allied Forces in Europe, General Alfred Gruenther, was reported in a London evening newspaper today as saying that present NATO forces would not be able to step a premeditated Russian attack on Western Europe.
Argentine Climbers
Just Fall
Katmandu, Jane 25. President Juan Peron's expedition
failed to conquer the 26,795-foot Dhaulariti
mountain in Nepal after reaching 26,000 feet.
A
The leader,
Lieutenant Francisco Ibanez, Ars mesinge received today. said the Argentine ellibera with two Sherpas climbed to within 800 feet of the sumanit
in those early hours of the morning when human resistance to such things is said to be of its lowest, 縣 policeman found William singing a dirge in a mourn ful, creaking, but loud bari- "Pack it up." said the police man, But William went on with his lament, in a voice whose
According to a Paris interview published in accents were Ulster, though it
"the Star," the General, when asked if Russian in 20 years since he was there.
"Stop it." said the policeman forces could be held "supposing they decided to Willlim noticed him then, and stopped his singing. He looked begin a premeditated war," replied: "No. We are the policeman up down, not that good. There is no reason for discourage- "You know," he wild,
Better. It would have been a miracle if we had that uniform I'm ment. time I 00
become so good in three and a half years."
tempted to go med."
and
"every
of shall have to arrest you," the polleeman said, "for being drunk and disorderly."
DISORDERLY?-NIVVER
noticed
He had
William's swaying, and the trouble
bact
oling to the pavement, and the odd look in 1 сусв.
to
"Oh well," sald William, "1 suppose you'll get a day off for this," and charitably he
allow-
ed himself to be arrested.
At Marlborough Street next morning when the charge was put to him. William sald:
drunk
all Whe
right, nivver disorderly. I've a here
Mr
Rowland Thomas,
the magistratr, colled for
and
evidence,
told his
the
but
be
But General Gruenther Asked if there were any poe. Gertnan added that a NATO defensible alternative to £1 sive shield had been created military contribution, the Gen-
which may
cral replied that "It would be enough to
for the other countries to make prevent a so-called accidental
contribu- war, the Star stated.
significantly greater
tions which would provide the
He said France at Germany | reinforcementa required for the "must both make a sunditeart | shield.". contribution" to the defence of Western Europe.
necessary
while
to have
1
It
DECISION NOW "But WG understand the various countries are nearly al the limit
"The defener or Europe in
of the active foreca extremely difficult and may even
impezable without a German which they are providing and contribution
is will continue to provide," he German said. letter contribution, it is equally truc
"We say we need a decision that the defence of Europe does on the Germans
were made today, it would be QC, not exist without France," the
General told the Star.
two
they were years before We need ready.
the element of extra strength urgently.
the policeman story of William's
night of song.
"Now what
to say?"
Mr
would you like Thomes asked
William. when the policeman
had done.
A SISTER'S ADVICE
THIS
HIS latter," William said, "Me old dad In Uister,
he's ill. This letter'il prove it."
He handed forward a crumpled sheet of letter paper.
It's from and sister in Bel- fast," William explained, as the magistrate began to read.
UK Surprised
At
US Surprise
British
London, June 35. A
Foreign Office spokesman Londght expressed surprise ut the effect in the United States of Mr Anthony Eden's proposal for an arrange ment "such guarantee settlement can't that. Do you want to go back,
"She says," eald the magis traie, "Can't you get yourself deported?
"Unfortunately I
do
DIN uny
Locarno" to Indo-China
The Foreign Secretary's state-
now.
Ibants wrote: **Most of the 11 Argentine moun. taineers are suffering from severe frostbite^",
The expedition is expect- ed to reach New Delhi in the Dret week of July...--
Landy Fails In Bid For Record
Pori, West Finland,
June 25. John Landy, Australia's wonder
who four
runner
days ago lowered the world mile record to three minutes 58 seconds, today failed in a bid to lower the two-mile record of eight minutes 40.4 seconds held by Belgium's Gaston Reiff.
"We suy that
Landy
military power amass is one elements which
won
because the
special I wo We are abie inlies race, but his time was of the critical eight
minutes 42.4 determinexuelly two seconda outside the whether & working compromise record.
was
15 achieved with the Soviet The Australian, Union," he told the Star. The General emphasised hc glving a military opinion which was subject to pontical decisions of Governments.
General Gruenther maintained that atomic weapons should be used in the event of a Russlan attack. "We should use all the weapons in our arsenal," he doclar ext.-Router.
to Bellam to see your dear old ment to this effect in the House To Take Charge
father""
"Aye." sald William.
BUT the
ཐ
Mr
of Commons foreign aitoire debate
Wednesday evoked surprise in responsible quarters
Washington.
Of 5,000 School Children
London, June 25. A 33-year-old village school mistress, Miss
the
her
the not,
Sho has been
Beconds,
accompanied
by his Finnish friend and pace- inaker, Denis Johansson, arrived by air half an hour before the mecting started and two hours before he was due to run.
in
Second in today's roce Was Ilmari Talipale in nine minutes and third Denis Juhansson nine minutes 18.2 seconds.
Landy was also timed at 3,000 meires in eight minutes 9.4 seconds, which was well out- side Reur's two miles established 1950. Reuter,
record in Parks in August,
Casey Leaves For
Washington
The
Briton Beats Champions
To Win Golf Match
Birmingham, June 25.
Peter Allis, 24, son of a famous stalwart of pre-war British golf, Percy Allis, today won the £400 first prize in the Daks £2,000 professional golf tournament.
In the final two rounds on the Little Aston near here, he returned 70 and 67 to give him an overall 72 holes aggregate of 279.
open
A stroke behind Was Bobby Locke, South Africa, three times British champion, who set out for his final round just as Allis finished.
Allis,
British young
Ryder Cup player, who
# has been professional for only five years, 21449 knocked at the door
consistently during
ing those years
today.
chasing him foiled,
the Assistanis won
champion- ninth ship and fast year was (third British) in the Open and third in the Irish Open. ile was first man put started his Jinal
four round strokes behind A. J. Harman but set such a cracking pace in the inst round that All others
As SA often happens, the major thrills of the event came
in the final round with men
chasing
15
needed to do, was asking a little too much and he took 30, which left him ono stroke behind.
Harman had failed by taking 75 in the Bnal round, 10 strokes more than the record which he created in the morning to gain ha three rouxis lead.
Antonle Cerdu, level with Locke after three rounds, took 73 in the final and fell back to eighth place.
one
of
Almost unheralded, Sam King. the farmer golfer, had today's best totals, 69 and 88, which ited him into third place. Leading scores: Peter Allis, 73,
69,
70 and 67 for 279 (2400), Dobby Locke 67, 72, 72 am 60 for 280 (£250), Sam King 73, 11, 80 and 68 for 281 (£150), Dal Rees 71, 72, 60 and 70 for 282 (£100), Fred Jowle, Arthur Lees and A. J. Harman, cach 283 (£08), Cerdo 284 (£50), Peter Thomson and R. M. Mandeville each 286 (35).—Reuter.
This pace-maker, time the pace was so worm however, that none of the later starters had sufficient in hand to make the grade,
LOCKE'S CHANCE
Bobby
Locke had, perhaps, the best chance and when he turned In 33 it seems that Allis,
its waiting
the club-house, might be caught. But to go the homeward half in 34, as Locke
Wash-Out
At Wimbledon
Wimbledon, June 25. Persistent rain prevented a ball being played on the fifth day of the Wimbledon lawn tennis championships today.
It was only the second time
dem
groups
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A QUIET CHAT
magistrate had looked more closely at the
In the last quarter of a century by the Acting High Com- letter. "This is dated three weeks The spokesman said this was
that rain bed completely wash-missioner, said that Mr Bruce ago," he said, "If your dear unexpected since Mr Eden had
ed out a day's programme at "with complete disregard for old father was ill then, he may throughout the
Wimbledon. Geneva con-
own safety" went to the ald have passed away by now, You ference constantly
London, June 25,
Offclats urged the
delayed thekr
of four men trapped in the cab Mr Richard Casey, Australian cision for four and a half hours of Smith. Lillan had better have a quiet chat guarantee for ony sel lement leaves behind the 41 children of Minister of
a lorry which had gon4 with the probation officer,
that might be reached by
External Affairs, in the hopes of an improvement through a high bridge and was Kent school this summer left today by air for Washing- in the Morgan, here."
Ave Colombo
weather. All during that, hanging at a steep angle over a William rubbed his white, Asked
when she salla to a new post in ton for talks on Southeast Asia time patient crowds, totalling sheer drop into a river. whethra.
Mr Eden's
Undied States and about tubbly chin. und drew his statement had been conveyed in Brunet-o take charge of 5,000 with his
18,000, Canadian colleagues.
jammed the trayed overcoat about him. "I'll advance to the State
While extricating the trapped Depart-children.
entrance halls and promenades.
men, do that," he
A short circuit occurred agreed.
ment
BRAVED THE RAIN In Washington,
Since leaving Geneva last
which appointed week, Mr Casey has already dis-
Small he was
might have set fire to brought apokesman said it had
optimistic Brunel's first Education Officer, cussed with Sir Winston Church braved the rain and waited in the lorry, and burned its dock, and Mr adding that it would have been Under
the direction of the and Morgan went into the witness- most unusual to do so.-Reuter. Sulton, Miss Smith will control Mr Eden, the
his Foreign Secretary the centre court
the open standing enclosures on cupante if Mr Bruce had not
wrenched out the wires from "This
man," he said,
the education of the children in Indo-China peace and the con- prospects of an
under
dash the "earns about £8
board-"n tarpaulin canopy protected a week, as a rule, but most of that goes on
the tiny protectorate which has
cept ΟΙ * Southeast Aslan the centre court turf so had the difficult proceeding in a lorry at been financing OF) expanded
rain ceased play would have security pact.
a very steep angle programme of social and
started almost immediately.
cab telescoped,” education services from its rich The Australian Minister con- On the few occasions when Ashoka Chakra was establish- oil revenues.
ferred this morning with the tho rain dildi stop, isolated ed Chief of the Imperial General sections of the crowd began 1952 and is awarded for acts of Hongkong. 25th June, 1954,
by Presidential decreo in Staff, Field-Marshal Sir John slow hand-clapping impatiently, gallantry, daring and self sac- Harding, British representative at the recent five-power mill- affect the
The hold-up will not seriously riflce other than in the face of
schedule of the 12- the
enemy. tary staff talks in Washington day tournament which was well resident in India
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a bad Investment for us to pay for him to go to Belfast now, He can earn £8 by a week's work, and have ample for the fere. He knows all about how to get work and .."
"And all abut dodging it, no doubt," said the magistrate,
Oh, I think so," gaid Mr
Morgan
William was discharged con- ditionally and he humped off, heaving Heavy sighs: A
pour
Bort of world, it is, said those sighs, when a man has to ask to be deported and,
a favour
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