THE CHINA-MAIL,
SATURDAY, JANUARY 8,
;.
IS THERE
ANY
HOPE
THE ATOM CAN CUT COST
FOR MAN OF TRAVEL AND TRADE
CHAPMAN PINCHER
continues a remarkable mission
-O nation would suffer Industry. Later it will begin to many thousands of tens of coal answer to amog Atom power than Britain supplant coal, making it possible or oll, and may not need re- stations will produce no smoke in atomic war, None for Britain to export coal again, newal for several years.
N
more
stands to benefit so much from atomic peace. That is what leading atomic scientists, engineers, and administrators have told me in the course of my mis- sion.
to countries which will always need it as
of raw a sourco materials for industry.
incentives to
America and Ruaska have ample coal stocks and no lack
pressing such develop atomic power.
will RAILWAYS: Britain
almost certainly be the first to use atom power
for on a large scale rallway engines,
So prefabricated power planta could be set up in almost any of the areas of the world, which have remained undeveloped for Inck of fuel.
save
or sulphur fumes.
*The experts are confident that all these benefits can be won in Atomic power is no longer the years immediately ahead, 'tople to be talked of in terms of 20 years from now ON the scientists Orst forecast. “
bade problems of harnessing the atom are solved Uranium aupplies will be sum- clent to satisfy man's needs.
All countries
América and Russia will have to buy. The their atom power for many years, as they will not have the
to driving factories spake the fuel. Russia's home demands will be the
the
to share
The threat which forced the Government to bulid a £150 million atomic in dustry for defence has au- Britain tomatically made the only
country, apurt from America and Russia, way system which can produce large densely loaded with traffic it scale atom power in the should be economical to electrify foreseeable future.
Miniature atomic power plants 50 heavy that Britain and
U.S. are likely for engines may nover bo
export markets, feasible, but because our rall- compact and
the
the
alom from European countries.
most
11 Wilen cheapens power.
This may never be practicable for the extendexi and thinly leaded railways of Russla and
The defence secrets of atomic explosive making are also the trade secrets of releasing the pent-up the US. power of atomic fuel.
Britain is particularly well plneed to renp quick benefits
from the atom in five fields:
ELECTRIC POWER: Electri- city. which will begin to flow from our atomic industry far sooner than was first expected, should end the continuous fuel crisis
future
Inquiries about cost of British atom plant and fuel have already been received Govenument has already sold uranium fuel to Norway and le processing some for Switzerland
The DREAM
Miss Mann converts 100,000 to a diet
THE ATTRACTION IS
IT SKIPS A DAY
by EVELYN~ IRONS
MID-MORNING. --- Torc tomato juice, with one water-
The
biscuit,
cold
ono
ono
New York, hero. It is called the is becoming the rage
slices hore. It is called the LUNCH-Two
head lettuce, Skip-a-day diet because meat, half
tomato, one row carrot, that is just what it is. You slice dry toast, coffet or tea. go on a strict diet one day. TEA-Tea and one water- and eat what you like the biscuit next:
DINNER--Any grilled
(not roast bolled meat or fish Thousands of overweight or fried), two cooked vegetables. women who have hitherto (ngt potatoes), portion of Jelly balked at a slimming diet (the pudding, not the jam) or
Coffee because they could not face a half grapefruit, HE dangers of THE
rigours will not limit the full use tho.
of Bemi- of atomic power or substantially starvation are going in for increase its cost.
this one.
radioactivity
of the
Optimistic forecasts The
price of atomic electricity take no account of further cost-
projects which cutting almost certain to succeedi
But the richest markels of the future No in those hugo coun- tries with vast unworked natural resources.
for
SHIPS: As the leading ship- ping nation we stand
It war can be avoided, 08 tu gain the most from the seems most likely, the development of atom ship- spells rapid advancement propulsion. Engineers believe countries like India, Rhodesia, that when the price of alounic Australia, New Guinea, Brazil, fuel falls, atom bower for liners and the Argentine.. and large merchant ships may
be more economical than coal or oll
engines should
ented by our dwinding docks AEROPLANES: Our load in jet of easily workable coul.
give us the edge on the rest of the world in developing atomic power-plants. for large planes,
It should stop the continuing, rise in fuel prices, for there is now ittle doubt that the atom will cheopen the cost of electric power.
Acro-
more
pre
Pep Talks
tea.
or
General rules for the diet day -to sugar, the barest minimum -of salt (or none at all), the potatoes usual ban on bread, and fried foods, no liquids with meals (take tea or coffee after- wards), no skipping of meals, between moulin
no
Originator of the iden Is a tiny (partial
dynamle blonde called Mann.
Claire
The most promising of thesea is the building of a Lype of power station which, while generating electricity, will create Claire appears on one of the fuel than it consumes major television circuits for 30 isadnutes every day to give pop from dross materials. Man atom
talks about glamour and beauty, never likely lu get much nearer to the ancient dream of, per- and she is the director of Over- weight Annoymous which, she petual motion.
says frankly, she founded in direct imitation of the colossally successful Alcoholica Annoy- mous headed by another Mann, Marty, to whom she is not re Jutod,
This is the opportunity which Britain has been seeking -- means of exporting the uni- bruin-power of our rivalled
and the skill of our engineers.
scientists
il
The by-products of atomic power stations are proving to be of astonishing value.
A
N
The WASTE
in
Since it started three years ago, Overweight Anonymous hes grown to a membership of well over 100,000, of whom one
Every day sub-every 100 are men.
on TV Cialre Mann advises and encourages her OA disciples, and urges them to take to the "Skip-o-day" diet.
entirely new industry based on the strange effects of bombarding ordinary stances with
and the rays particles thrown off by atomic waste is being born in the laboratories.
1
It is long-lasting oppor- tunity, for the thorough exploit- atlon of the atom for penice, will make exacting demands on human ingenuity and inventive- ness for many years.
If foreign British experts to service atom plants as well as construct them, as may be necessary, we nay once more be able to build made flexible, opuque ones up foreign investments.
customers
prefer
that Thus it has beeh found plastics become far more resist- ant to heat after such bombardt ment.
EXPORTS: Cheaper electri- city would bene- Latest The
offelal estimates
by Britain's export trade show that the fuel cost of mak-
of manufac- electricity should cutting the cost ing atomic certainly be less than the coal tured goods, but the atom's out- for Britala costs at the most modern power standing promise
cin Brittle plasticə and may be 10 times lies in its ability to open up an stalions.
entirely new export industry- the sale of "packaged" power. The atom will first provide the ezira
One lb. of atomic fuel electricity which country needs to expand its set free as much electricity
BORN 1879
STILL
GOING STRONG
will
be
25
Is there a Veto `on
Mann
CLAIRE MANN--founder of OVERWEIGHT ANONYMOUS,
a new weakness, TV nibbling). A cocktail rates 180 calories (equivalent to a doughnut) and a whisky and sodo 140 calories (1% potatoes). So if alcohol is taken something else must be
off. Difector knocked admits that there is a psycho- logical twist to this business of period in which they reported looep her, weight- under control eating as much as you like on progress to her 900,000 viewers for at least alx months after sho alternate day of the diet.
right across America.
has got it down. At the end of the 13 weeks
The supervisor calls a meeting the women' complained that they at least mee o" fortnight'so that would never be able to keep members can confess their lips their - figures, down when bergft from tho regimo and forlify one of each other's moral support. another's resolve. can have as she said,
Today moral support 49 "Confession," "propounces Miss "but in practice you will prob, thoroughly organised. Members Mann, may be good for the ably begin to avoid such things pay no lees, but they are band- soul, and it certainly is good for as rich ice cream sundaes and ed together in groups of 5 to the figure."
----Moral Support
"In theory
you
much as you like,"
gooey chocolate cream pie.
.
are.
S
10, each group ruled by
Fat people, she believes, are "The important step in all volunteer supervisor who re-
to odten victims of come psycho- ming is to break the usual eat- Ports regularly on results. ing habits. Once that is done, it Miss Mann's New York head- leglo trouble, just as alcoholics She claims that over a six-
seems easier 10 avoid foods that quarters.
A nagging wife may cab too work period the average loss of will obviously add weight, their
Members have two pieces of much in order to satisfy her own weight on this regime is
"That's the way it is working equipment-bathroom scales and shortcomings, pounds.
out, anyway. People on this diet a tape measure. "Your Ideal "A"woman""_who" in worrying
pigs don't usually make Here is a typical set of menus themselves on the off days, it's what you were when you were may take to cake just as another
of weight," says Miss Mann, is ov
over come, financial difficulty for the diet day. It is varied
allo question of the psycho- 25, and your ideal measurements girl would take to drink slightly, but the quantities and
-logical
are waistline about eight_tp approach."
One who is in an emotional food values stay the same.
10 inches smaller than your tangle may guzzle chocolates hips; hips about two fches. The relief of talking "over her larger than your bust."
problems with other chronic Each member undertakes to over-enters can break bad eating keep a weekly chart of her habits. "Our records prove it weight and measurements.
She again
and again," sayı, Miss is disqualified if she does not Mann,
As an extra bonus for Britain
transparent.
atomic Potatoes treated with as atomic power offers an ultimate rays store much longer without ill-effects on taste' or tature, The rays can kill the damaging insect pests in flour, ficcand other foods
Make sure it's
Johnnie Walker in your glass
FINE OLD SCOTCH WHISKY
Distributors? A. GALDBECH
The recent race to A Leeds hospital with radioactive medi- clné from the Harwell research' station highlighted the ever- increasing application of atomic research to treatment. and diagnosis.
Enhancing all there exciting prospects is the fact that the bulk of the world's uranium- the Me-blood of 'all stom devel- opment - lics in the British Empire.
ON RISING. Lómon juice (fresh), and water.
BREAKFAST,—One boiled-- egg, one slice dry toast, coffice for tea with a little milk but bo
sugar,
H
Overweight Anonymous is a psychological trick to get slim, too. Miss Mann says she got the idea when three women- on her TV beauty panel had a com petition to see who could lose most weight during a 13-week
MIDDLE EAST PACT-1955?
are
Three
By JAMES WICKENDEN
Western Nuri-en-Said orice ngala from his premiership."
for
USTLING through the grit and heat from
Conscious of their weak hold wind - whipped Lake
through 17 German reinforced These movements, lika Egypt's at home, Middle East leaders Galilee to dervish-whirling Europe.
Muslim Brotherhood, work hard cannot offer. Israel acceptable In Canada alone prospectors Damascus bazaara..
treatles formato Inflame anti-Jew feeling and terms. The general Arab line bave made more than 600 pro-dozens of diplomats, soldiers sketchy framework for Middle are powerful enough to sway is that, potice, Israel must
withdraw tá mising strikes. Rhodesia is rich and leaders in the Middle East strength the Pakistan national polley.
pre-1948 frontiera. Israel, tenso from months of in uranium. Every month brings East's biggest postwar Turkey agreement, the link be
Brotherhood holding new-won tween Turkey and Egypt fol. Recently the
ground through lowing the Suez settlement, and accused Nasser's government of the co-called, truce period, Iz the The uranium now being ex
proposed Arab League talking peace with Israelis at willing to negotiate Some of them, like Security Pact. Atundsin secret meetings near the Gulf of poted from the huge heaps of wanto collected over the years Egypt's Abdel Nasser,
on Akaba. It was to save his face Moshe Shareit hints that, he offer the bait of a neutral and thou since Persian 'oll dowed over this that Nosser halled the corridor, through the in the South African goldficide Iraqi's - Nuri-és-Said
page des between Egypt and
news of tresh finds in Australia.
political atir.
Some sinew his grown on
:
Premier
will be providing about 40 per Tužkoy'a Adnan Menderes again in October. American Suez: But neither hej nor of
cent of America's total uranium supplies by 1956,
auty: other
Arabia are local premiers: Others, cams are already at sea bound Suez:
Nasser nieo for Iraq Egypt and Syria are
Israeli, leader "would;" radio: propaganda like
tolerating Britain's Chief of probably next on the list for,
against
French North African pulling back to the 1948.line, rule, and the ''popular Imperial General Stuff add
Catro 20 sacrificing much Harding And
Israel, Syrin, as well, is mapped by Under-Secretary
slogan "After Suez, Palestine." scothing discontent, despite trar THE emergence of atomic Shuckburgh are
first free elections in September; energy as a dominating force emissaries.
The Three :, major parties,
The WEALTH
in place or war has permanently increased the wealth of the Ein- pire,
But all soekt Middle East unity,"
Foreign But the defence jigsaw can- Evelyn not be complete without Arab- Jawharmony and now bases for Western the British and Arab unity.
thing-
Book-thick Report
Britain's capacity to supply! All face the same possible To get the Arab-Israel peace, the specialised equipment and dangers fighting between Jewa Shuckburgh is compling a book tudent to develop this wealt's will and Arabs, a Russian threat to thick report on the region as 2 lead to still closer co-operation oast Turkey and north Iraq, and basis for British Government with Empire countries in, with four
tottering Bilddo East peace proposals this year. - mutual beneat
Hardest To Get
People Party, Nailonalists and Last of all, and hardest to Socialists, tied for power of the get, is unity among the Arab polls: The stalemate is ex-
atoin offers * 'more' sand) : söónny fake prospect loss,AKU is Jendora, Iraq's Nuri-es-Said army men for social prestige world's oil at 4,000 pounds per.
pected to bring down the states. Only under a prophet or government in a few months, ad inspired leader fict Law Communists and intelligentsia. eco do the Arabs stand to-
A are, also linking against the vences of modern politics: in young King Hussain's Jordan gather, government despite its clean has not healed this peparatlan., Even now Nuri-es-Sald Virgatoria, John record.
to isolate Egypt, and Arabin-from. problems are tangled For the bases, Sir
Reason authoritarian govern the rest by joining This inquiry, which has taken in a forment of inter-state Arabs Harding is seeking definite mill-
Trag to the me into the confidence of many suspicion, ancient Arub hatred of tary concessions from the Middle ment in Arab countries is effec- leading atomie experts, sums up Jews and ** growing, ・ oil- Enst stated. */
tive in brief bouts but apparent Turkey-Pakistan block
And there is another dar
danger to this conclusion:-
Conscious middle-class dissatis Shuckingh's makis the ly does not satisfy the new in the Middle East. Compressed ked with thele stake in govern hardest. For even if the Middle middle-classes who vie with beneath. It is two-third of the Britain can benefit from the met. astonining opportunities the The
rim
The Communists gain ground Inch enough to blow old-tima for example, want
PROKY with Britain's
wild-catters; pacially since.
Vacum-Io they know their govern by backing such political outs Texas than any other bastion,
The threat of flat wealth Ledment may be swop away by aiders in Popular Froot"! move- tony of Suez- und by SHAPE headquarters cet and Why Musilm fanatics, ments growing in every Arab blowing apart, the traditional ANNEXT SATURDAY;
disunt poor and the neor town How soon will the atom by anacked it would be through fellow-travelling with an over- Even Iraq
"working" for us? Modelo (north Iraq and, cast Turkey, not bus Communist traderground. turmell soon, and to topple prov Arab unity,
yhigh
assésament that LAL Russia -ɖmatisłod intellectuale; .... both country, expected to be in rich is just one more in on
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