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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1955.
Russia Improves Armed Dutch Swimmers
Forces
400 SUBMARINES IN SERVICE:
MANY OCEAN-GOING
Paris, Dec. 9.
The Soviet Union has made overall improvement in the quality of its armed forces, particularly in the submarine branch, Mr Stylianow, Pallis, Greek Chair- man of the North Atlantic Treaty Or ganisation Military Committee, said in Paris today.
Mr Pallis, who was addressing the
his information Committee, said
was
based on reports from NATO countries The Soviet Union intelligence services.
had 400 submarines, a great number of them ocean-going craft, Mr Pallis added.
Floating Mine
Explodes Off North Japan
The Committee came to the general conclusion that the Attaulle powers had improved
their defence
but potential should devote more attention to improving training methods to adapt their forces to the condi- Lione of a a nuclear weapon al- Lack against the West
represen-
The West German tative, General Heusinger, Was wearing
new German
the
the Committee,
of
maform at today's meeting Tokyo. Dec. 9. The Japanese Coust Guard reported more than 300 window panes of a junior high school had been Khattered when A
Another meeting of the Mill- tary Committee is fixed for next Tuesday. This will be a joini the NATO per- floating mino carly today session with
the
exploded only 00 yards from manent representatives to pre- shore of Kanaura village, paro the Atlantic Council meet-
Friday.-France-Presse.
Akitor Prefecture, northerning which
Japan.
The Coast Guard said there
were no casualties.
would have
been a disaster if the mine had
opens here next
Pasha Better
of Glaoul,
They said there
exploded during school hours.
A
Japanese Foreign Ministry The
Marrakesh, Dec. 1. condition
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Stabbed Army Husband
ANOTHER APPEAL
AGAINST LAW
Charleston, Dec. 9. Federal Judge Ben Moore today granted a writ of habeas corpus requiring the Government to show why it should not bulletin last month stated mines Pasha of Marrakesh, is steady release Mrs Dorothy Krueger Smith from Sen of Japan. The Ministry stomach ailment, his doctors satda life sentence for the fatal stabbing of her
today.
Army Colonél husband in Japan three The Coast Guard said origin The doctors said no further
would be put-years ago. of the mine which exploded to health bulletins day had not yet been established. |lished. El Glaoui is 78-France- -China Mall Special,
Presse.
in the Sea of Japan had "pric-improving, following his opera-
traffic on the tically crippled"
said the mines were Russian,
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The wait was based on recent Federal Court rulings that court martial trials of civilians are unconstitutional.
Warden Nina Kensella of the Federal Reformatory for Women at Alderson, West Virginia, Was directed to produce Mrs Smith an court here on December 20 Ior hearing.
The petition for the writ of habeas corpus was filed on be half of Br
Smith's father, Gen. Walter Krueger,
Unconstitutional
In asking Judge Moore for the writ of habeas COTDUS,
Krueger's attorney convenge that ber Arial by a general court martial was unconsutu- Honni.
and
Custody, imprisonment restraint of Mrs Smith are illegal because the general court martial that tried her was with- out jurisdiction to do so," the polition said.
The
also aticaney
turged that psychiatric testimony at her trial showed that she was in an "emotionally disturbed" stata which
amounted 10
legal insanity United Fres.
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London, Dec. 29.
Mary Kok, 15-year-old Netherlands swimmer, tonight beat the world record in the 440 yards women's free style event at Isleworth (Middlesex) swimming pool.
Miss Kok clocked 3 minutes 7.2 seconds. She bent the pre- vious world record held by Miss Ann Curtia (United States) with 5 minutes, 7.9 seconds.
US REDUCING
The Netherlands women's ro FE STRENGTH
Buy team beat another American world record tonight by clock- Ing 4 minutes, 30.2 seconds in
the four mes 100 yards mixed relay.
The record was held by an American women's team with 4 minutes 30.5 seconda.
Only Opponent
in her record breaking 440 Kok had as yards swim, Miss
her only opponent her com- palrial
De Nijs, world
Lenie
record holder for the women's 880 yards free-style.
The record breaking Nether-
Jandig icam was composed of
Van
Jophie
D. De Leeuw (breast- stroke). A. Voorbij (butterfly breaststroke) and G. Gastelars (crawl).
Akphen (back-
All
Netherlands swim-
mers in the relay were 15 years old. They easily beat the other three relay teams opposed to them, an international British selection, and two home teams Ilford and Leander.
Washington, Dec. 9. The United States Army today announced reductions its foron in the Far East that would leave it with 19 divisions, one Icas
in
It has now, by next Butiner. The announge- ment Dy the Army
sald that his strength in Kores Would not be affcolod-
Reuter.
1952 Anti-Ridgway Demonstration
Paris Court Finally Settles Case
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The previous record for the mixed relay was set up in May
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Fryer, an auctioneer, had been a probable for Britain's team, in the 1980 Olympia Games.- China Mail Special,
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