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How Is It Going
To End?
OW-and when-is it all
Hgoing to car? America in
to explode more hydrogen bombs, bigger than ever Bome reports Buy and one pute the size at 50 megatons (equivalent to 50 million toua of TNT). And Britain still has to test ita bomb. Wilf Russia rotullate? The word
de- "retaliate" is liberate, for whatever luler- pretation one is to put un Sunday's newa from
Washington and however rationalise 10 may
American
ong
Justify the decision, the fact remains that Lavo countries are participating in a contest to вес who can make the biggest bang.
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NEW JORDAN RIOTS The Commonwealth's
Casualties Announced
FOSTER DULLES' STRONG PROTEST
Cairo, Jan. 8.
One person was killed and three injured in renewed demonstrations in Jordan today agains! the Western-backed Bagdad Middle East defence pact.
"Tonight a Jordan government spokesman
said all was now quiet and security forces were in If the elect of the 1966 full control. Amman, the capital, was under a Eniwetok explosion is to second night of curfew, which was also imposed in scare the Russians--na dis-' Jordan-held Jerusalem and Ramallah, 13 miles to tinct from temporarily rid- ding the people of the West the north.
of their uncusiness over the new Soviet development— then inevitably it тения that Muscuw will be driven to emulate the fent. And so the vicious circle will con-
tinue. How and when is it all going to end? The regrettable feature of
The demonstrations which began yesterday were touched off by the resignation of the caretaker gov ernment appointed by King Hussein three weeks ago to supervise new elections, now cancelled.
The Arab news agency giving fuller details of all- day, rioting yesterday and soldiers of Jordan's Arab
Legion are on guard over key points in Amman.
One group tried to bura down I snid thot after expres:Ing these texta
that he United States Is
"yount Four' la "deep concern" at the re- whichever nation explodes atd office, the agency said ports of
mob violence, Dulies the bomb, America always Another triedk น sturm the requested that "all necessary Beems to come off worse in Padelphia Hotel, where about measures" be promptly taken to the world's judgment. Why? | 20 foreigners weit staying. protect American lives and pro-
back when perty from further rloting, Because many people in the They were driven Western world think that guests there fired into the air.
of the two countries The crowd dispersed on the [Amorien should know better than to persist in this folly And it should take the initiative where Russia
about
race.
These
appearance of troops after shaltering windows at the front of the building with stones.
Calro radio sald
Kw
**INADEQUATE"
Heferring 10 yesterday's riots, the Department said "I was obvious that the measures taken by the Jordan Govern-
States
Bus-Train Collision: Four Fatalities
Yokohatua, Jan. 9:
Four persons were killed and 18 others injured in a triple bus-train collision here on Sunday night
The collision occurred at the"Tanzqurish_rallyray croming here between a Tokyo-bound four-ese train and two elty buses.
As the freight train approached the rallway crossing the motorman saw a bus stalled on the lincks and sizzumèd on the emergency brakes but was too late to prevent it from ploughing into the bus.
PODZIEWA
tho
The bus was dragged for more than 70 feet along, the tracks and finally tossed into a road running parallel to the
Meanwhile, another ctly bes
Into damaged bus and sent ii careening into a couple of roadside drinking stands. Both of them were damaged.
Both buses carried more than 30 pimengers. -- United Prem
FRANCE:
Second Republic
PAKISTAN MAKES HISTORY TODAY
Karachi, Jan. 8. Pakistan will be the second Commonwealth country to be- come a republic under the terms of its proposed. constitution published today.
The proposals, which will be placed before the Constituent Assembly tomorrow, provide for the country's first constitution since the partition of the Indian subcontinent eight years ago;
A coalition group which has been working to frame a constitution and over- come the problems and differences which have denied solution since the birth of Pakistan in 1947, proposes in its draft that the country shall be called the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
REPUBLICAN that
FRONT GAINS GROUND
became a
At that time Mr Mubamined All ther Princ Minister of Paris, Jan. 8. Pakistan, reaffirmed his coun- Advocates of a moderate "Republican Front"try's steadfast adherence to the Commonwealth and is recogni- government for France were gaining ground today in
tion of the Queen as the
sym- behind-the-scenes moves aimed at solving the political tal of the free association of its end 48 problem set by last week's general election in which independent members,
auch head of the Commonwealth. none of the four main groups gained supremacy.
The draft - constitution cali that for the establement of an in Leaders
moderate, tional unio√9 to show
dependent soveregn state con- the the Republican Front is UD
ideology of workable,
right
old
the of
which provided rovernment, 10day sceme Inclined to allow a minority lefwing government to be set provided it is led by a Socialist such
Guy Mollet Ind not by M. Pierre
M.
Mendes-France, an ex-Prunier and "new deal" radical, who inces intense personal hostility from politicians of all the old government parties,
akistan.
ما
stitution
and
India
and with responsibility Natione republic in, cident
Assembly responel- |1950, but remained a full mem- | divided: between the centrability for matters of national
bey of the Commonwealth.
legirinturo and the provincial interest, including defence, Last Februrary a meeting of governments of West and East foreign affairs and currency. Commonwealth prime ministers
The draft constitution states in London unanimously decided
that no law shall be enacted Pakistan could remain a The central government would which
the repugnant to member of the Commonwealth, be formed by a single chamber, Koran (Moslem scriptures) or when she became a republic. called the National Assembly, Sunnah (holy laws).
use up of 300 members divide Gambling. of equally betweda the Western the consumption of alcoholbe and Bastein provinces. Ten drinks and intoxicants except
.peats additional
would be for medicinal purposes, shall craved for women for
shall the be prohibited and stops l{ der years,
be taken to enable Moslems to The two provincial assemblies order their lives according to would also be made up of 300 the Kuran and Sunnah. members with ten additionzi
NO DISCRIMINATION cats for women.
There will be no discrimina÷ allocation of respons-tion of any kind on the The billies between the central and of race, religion, caste, sex of istent with the
provincial governmenta would
place
of birth. and M. Mendes- Pakistan,
policy of Elections will be helt overy I would be governed under making the provinces autono Ave years continued to claim an
a iederal Bystem with a Pre-mous election victory in their news papery today and to insist that "prite in Algeria
be rust given top priority by the next government. There is no doubt that both leaders are personally that the only way convinced
M. Mollet France
of endig armed Tebe Hon Algeria £5 to recognise
the The Mundes - France - Med et principle of an Algerian nation alliance can claim only 165 seats Algeria is legally part of the National Assembly to the Metropolitan France and sends
to
the.
National moderate rights 219. But some deputies leaders of the larger group be- Assembly, though the territory leve that the only way to de- did not take part in the rectu
olectiona monstrate the need for their
because solution government of nabellion-Reuter.
demonstrament to prevent mob acilon hud has so far failed-in prae- tors had marched on govern been inadequate to the situa- Elsing what It preschus | ment buildings demanding the Lion."
ending the arma dischaton-of parliament an It was understood that Dulles elections unter thel
als objected to the indignities caretaker government. They suffered by the United also shouted people
against foreign lag during the rioting. pacts mal demanded that the
Secretary demand adequate security
summoned ENGLAND: Arab Legion be purged of (even if it is only security etish officers.
Toukan to his Washington home
The Jordan
BUT
ARBE
of the mind) and the cruel dilemma is that no one is certain that they yet have. Ramallah sald today curfews three lowns that security--or even that were remmposed in
Pr unrest and bigger and bigger H-bombe right after will, in the end, prove to be
demonstrations.
Damascus radio sald tonight as powerful a déterrent on that according to reports remune the statesmen of today make 9-g
Damascus.
The
this RÍLETNOON in pr wgen.
denionstrationking
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of
.from
thi
and
THE EDEN
of
London, Jan. 9.
the
British public opinion as reflected by newspaper com- ments here this morning shows itself to be divided about the controversy concernng Sir Anthony Eden's leadership of the Conservative Government.
conform
to
the
while
vesting in
the
Washing Causes A Spot Of
Bother At Chequers
Chequers, Bucks., Jan. 8.
From Chequera, official country residence of the Prime Minister, the washing could be seen hanging on the line in the back garden of Mrs Maud Butt, the cow herd's wife,
basis
for the National Assembly unless it is dissolved egrlice.
univerzal of sound
Tbere
suffrago
wili be for those
No decision has yet been taken whether Moslems and hon-Moslem *minorities EkDil vote for the candidates “Or
whether the minorities ahalk have separate member.
It is proposed that English shell continue as the outdial largunge for the next 20 years. but that after ten years the President shall appoint a com mission to recommend the re- placement of English by Urdu the languages of Pakistan
Lady Eden, Sir Anthony Eden's wife, saw the loupant the yests and the pants. Buttering in the breeze. And such. a sight perturbed her. So she asked Mrs Butt to move it to Woot and East
a less prominent: position while she and Sir Anthony were in respectively residence at Chequers.
An official on the Chequers estale suki Lady Eden Waa very nice about it" But
to the masa cireulá- cording tion newspaper, Sunday Pictorial, a big row is building up over that washing.
BIG FREEZE IN WEST EUROPE
move to protect Americans in CONTROVERSY LATEST stpt Jorden from any possible
Jord
anger. The half-hour meeting
place took
repor,& Jerusalem
indieu.ed families
American
officiuis Unted Nations
were from
the
Jordanian of the
city LY it out to be. And so there, took place today in the Jordanian occlar
Mis Bust, 34, told the news- was errup.ing for the Du Nas, violence
paper that her employer, firmer will be criticism mixed with
second straight day.
EA. Randag, a tenant of he
Snow has The Depatimen, disclosed that
informed her he had Britain and estate, newspapers, has become received a note from Lexiy Eden gripped Disiles has also asked the United; States Ambassador at Amman, those who call for the resigna-the most unpopular Conserva-
Europe. Lester
de Wit Mallory, and Lon of the Prime Minister are tive Prime Minister since Neville
"I told him thai Lady US Consul-General i Jeru-heng Hidiculous.
Chamberlain was driven from Eden didn't like it, she could Heavy snow falls are reported sadom, W Lom E Cole Jr., to
upheld the office in 1940," the report com- lump it," Mrs Butt told the as far apart This newspaper
as southwest and make similar repr. ions
ight to criticize
the Governmentod.
northeast England. the Jordanian authorides.
maintained ment but
"But among the Conservative that it
1.3.
resigned approval of the Jericho and Jerusalem.
fact that "we have to do it”. Russla, on the other hand,
DULLES' CHARGE
suffers no disadvantage in
The Unite States secured that there ім
vocal
Jordan Louny
of Laking opposition
tactics "innauquate measures to pro-
Each teet Amricua lives and
anti-Wes.crn a fairly from the
pro-
tu LA within the country. test is presented as accompli with but a single lots flating in Ammun and the
Late Judusaitan,
view point outlining pur purpose and effect, Russia
Secretary of State John Foster would have
world Dulles voleed this the
chorge at a believe that it is forced to meeting this afternoon with d'Affaires Charge
participate in this race, not | Jordanian of
its own volition, but Taysir A. Toukun, a State De- because of the determination partment conununique isclosed.
of its opponents to persist
in the contest. And after
all, they will ask who started It?
UNFORTUNATELY,
well-
SEVERE QUAKE IN MEXICO
The Deparment communique said in part:
"American property had been
American jainage. and
Lives nad been endangered. 1: was vious that the measures taken by the Jordan Government had bium inadequate to the sauation.
URGENT ACTION
The Dally Mall, a Conserva- voll, against the Prime Minister ave newspaper which has re- in the Conservative preES,
emily critic.sed the Govern "Sir Anthony, to mast. of the meat's policy, today sta.ed that Tory
objecting to the washing.
newspaper.
wouts be row.re to undermine antnbera of Parliament the NEVER COMPLAINED
Sir Anthony Eden.
The Yorkshire Post, another Conservative newspaper
which 3 parsistently supported
Sir
buch, a.gued thai Come of the con.roversy about the Prime Minister seems to Lave arisen in Western GCT- many.
AN OBSTACLE
sce
"The Secretary requested the Jordan representative to com-
Some Germans municate urgently to his Gov-
In Sir ernment the importance of the Anthony Eden an obstacle' ta Jordan Government's taking all their wish for • comfortable necessary measures to protect neutralism, the Yorkshire Post American lives and property in claimed. Jordan.
A front page report in the Daily Hereld (Labour) said tha: there is no doubt about the re-
"Instructions to make similar representations have been sent to the American Ambassador ni Amman, Lester de Witt Mallory, and tho American Consul- General in Jerusalem, William E. Cole, Jr.
CAFE EXPLOSION
Batt-Eden festing ls, so far, a mod rather than a movement." -China Mall Special.
2 Europeans
and
Killed
Constantine, Jan 8, Two Europeans were, killed a third seriously injured
main года
London, Jan. 0. fallen in much of a big freeze has most of Western
Jointly
The President of the Re- public, who must be over 40 and a Moslem, will be eleclad by members of the central and provincial legisla tures. He wil be in office for and wili have five years apremo command of the armed to the draft forces, according constitution
WILL APPOINT PM The President will appoint as the man who Prime Minister can command a majority in the National Assembly to which the Premier will be responsible.
The fundamental rights pro- posed by the draft say that all be equal before citizens shall the low and that no person shall
Aftogether 35 counties are be deprived of lite of liberty
found
good
Austria
Motorists
and in
save in accordance with the law.
/ Winter sports enthusiasts have Citizens shall have the right conditiona Into freedom of speech and ex- Switzerland. | pression and the right to 18- seveal countries semble peacefully without arms have beat,wamed of dangerous and to form associations or
union---Router. roads,--Reuter.
"Workmen Arrived at the affected. cottage and put a new clothes line in the front garden. This
the overlooks Lorries pass and would bend their dirt on to my clothes.
"There are trees between the windows at Chequers and my back garden.
clean
"Lady Churchüi never com- plained. I am afraid that if I see Lady Eden, i will tell her a few things about a working housewife has to do,"
menning neutraliste rep
by a band of some 30 armed Former Bandag explained too timid or too one-aidedly
erroriale near a chalk-pit about that the ban applied only when and. Lady neutral to condemn Russia
dve miles from here, it was dis-Sir Anthony Eden
Eden were in residence. for this tedious hypocrisy.
closed today. There Ja therefore no
"They are never there ba The victims were found by Monday mornings obvious
zo perhaps restraint on one
French military units
Mrs Butt hang it out then," be contestant and the onus is
minute search of the mountold the Pictorial---China Mail left with the West. The only
Lainous Mexico City, Jan. 8.
after an Arab
Special. solution will, in the end,
Several persons were br-
Toukan, contacted at the der-
worker had alcried the authori- Madrid, Jan, 8. be unilateral action-a
innian Embassy, told the Unlied
Host The Incident occurred decision by one nation to leved to have
been killed Press he was promptly trans- Teluan, Spanish
Six people were injured in
Morocco, to yesterday. All three victims stop--for neither side will and some 50 Injured when mitting the Secretary's repre- night when a bomb exploded in were employees of the chalk- POST ATTACKED ever feel secure enough to an apartment house col-sentations to his Government. the basement of a cafe in the pit. come to terms openly with lapsed in Acapulco, on the Dulles his Government' deep juries were said to be slight
He said he had expressed to centre of the town. The in- Meanwhile, it was reported
!
Вред
Nicosia, Jan. 8, that one person was injured, and British troops · - tonight: ro- the other.
Mexican Pacific coast, in a regret" over the incidents.
This is the first incident of a truck overturned in a series pulsed bomb-throwing terrorists- That is how the hydrogen severe earthquake early to- The Charge d'Aßaires said he th naturo reported trom of four attacks today on vahl-who, aflacked a milltary post in
bomb experiments should day.
Is confident that Jordan. will Tetuan for many years.
cular traffic near Bone.
the Greek village of Astromeriti, end. It is toubtful whether
take the necessary procedure-to The explosion occurred in 'On the Bone-Phkippeville | 19 miles west of Nicosia. caused the Russians would dare to
quake
some prevent any action such as the the basement of the La Bodega road, télegraph poles were cut]] The assailante escaped, end' Long tourists and are of January. 7"-Reuter ond 'continue them on their own panle
cake. Boveral" passersby were down over two-mile stretch--| no damago, or · caqualties were in the face of hostile opinion resort town, it was reported.
in Acapulco, · 4 | United. Press,
Dmong the injured.--Reuter, France-Press0,
reported. France-Presse. and particularly. If the The epicentre, ofthe,quake
neutrallets could be per-
The
vacationers
was placed at Tacubaya, nest Acapulco. The shock was also páternal pressure to bear on felt in Mexico City--Francë.
Buaded to bring gentle
the recalcitrant prodigal. Press.
The West decided unilaterally
to reduce its armed forces
"after the war. The Russians
gay they are doing it today.
BUILDINGS CRACK
Santiago, Chile, Jan. 8.
loleat eteth tremor"
It was a gamble in 1940 and shook Azies, Chiles' sweihernmost
it would be a" gamble today |town. "today causing cracks in
but
to stop testing Hibombs many buildings. no casual- bigger ono admittedly-but ties, there is no reason why it
open
They All Take Comfort From Ike's Statement
Washington, Jan. 8. President. Eisembower's hint that he has reached molenta»
polated to other.statementa to support, their views."
Republican · leader, Mr. Jomph --Martin, 'a. Fender In the ne cut minh ho mid after the news
Live decision on his. Stmill! The House
plans today failed to
prediciloam by politični Indors on witether he wouldN Book a Berend term. Republican
rusbed Into Inhabitantsi should not succeed as well, specs in panic, the pat
The tremor sent masses of particularly as both power earth and stones hurtling down blocs have the bomb. At any from neighbouring high land, zate, it is the only sane wrapping the town in a cloud answer, at any time to the of chart. question; ofhow, and when Arion Sala, on the Peruvian Dee In St-all-going to sudr
going to-run."
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[busėd⠀⠀ on: _Mr. Elsenhower's Representatien Hugh) Sooft,'.. concept of duty, his obligsilon
former chairman (of. Jhe';
to (ha", nation, concern for: file publican National mitter, said on * hole! programme that he boi the President wenn whong delay" kanodbeing his decis
House Democratie John
“American Forvar Herald:
that he
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