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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1966.
US Reacting Slowly To New Snow In The Creepy-Peepy Soviet Line
Goes With
Walkie-Talkie
Washington, Feb. 20. The need that it now had THE US Army today an-
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"creepy-peepy" televí
slon to go with its walkie- talkie radio,
The outfit consists of a hand- held TV comers and a poy! - able transmitter with which n soldier can relay battle pictures to his commanders,
The Army said the lightweight set, weighing 55 pounds, als could.help civillan neWEICH Cover fast-breakingg stortes
such as Ares recorded from rooftops, arrival of'dignitaries
NO INDICATION OF
ANY MAJOR
COUNTER-OFFENSIVE
By Paul Scott Rankine
The Eisenhower
Washington, Feb. 20.
Administration is reacting slowly and hesitantly to the dramatic new turns of Soviet policy boing announced at the Communist Party Con- gress in Moscow.
Onelals here today did not
at airports and aircraft wrecks minimise the importance of: on mountainside",
I said the
camera would
1. The Well Soviet be disavowal of Stalinist imperial | "ideal for on-the-spot inter-m and the obvious appent of Mat- this change in polley to views" and sports events,
wis, but anti-Stalinist, "Social The TV outfit au ideally with Democrat" type leaders in the the walkie-talkie radita to South Asia and Western Europe; give the soldier electronic
"reconnaissance
cars."
bycs
Mile Away
and
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The camera will make a picture
a inile away at relay it a receiver a half-mile to the rear. The receiver, mounted | in a Jeep, then can send the televised picture to the com- mander's headquarters. The Army said the equipment
could replace
meri
in some
Instances by serving no a "slient sentry" to report enemy movements front.
Mounted 011
camera
tures
tripod. A
the
will
transmit plc- The for two hours.
handle
the
receiving pictures
TRIS,
the
bat lefeld
just
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2. The decision to seek communism through Parlia- mentary methods -512 non- Communist countries and through **popular front" alliances with non-Communist
groups;
3. The proposal for zone of peace" In the uncorn- Europe, and mitted areas of Asia;
1. The adoption of the United States policy of “massive retaliation."
But there appears to be no
offensive" to strategy nutilnes by the
Party Communist Mr Nikita Khrushchev, from five cameras. party congress,
jeep can
Secretary.
to the
special adviser on disarmament, appointed Mr Horold Slagsen, Inter-departmental task forces" to prepare United States counter-proposals in reply
appeals Soviet
for speclâc agreements on disarmament.
Investigation
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Efforts to put foreign aid pro- grammes on a long-term Mar- shall Plan basis have run into strong opposition in Congress, itself preoccupied with the ap- proaching Congressiona
elec
Jon. This weakens the hand of the administration in cour tering the Soviet efforts to penetrate Middle East and South Asia, economically and politie. ally.
Despite the feeling of creased unity between the United
States and Britain resulting from the recent, visit of the British Prime Minister,
bren
able
by
Eternal City
The cold spell which hit the continent of Europe recently oven caused snow to fall in
time the Eternal City for the first
In 15 years. The usually sunay streets wore mostly deserted, but these two intrepid Romans had a novel method worked out of getting along the Via Parma. Il may be a good 15 years before they have another opportunity to do it this way again-Express Photo.
Social Republicans
Join Mollet Govt
Paris, Feb. 20.
Two Social Republicans tonight accepted posts in the government of French Socialist Premier Guy Mollet.
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'Restrict Hongkong Cotton Imports
UK LEADERS SEE THORNEYCROFT
London, Feb. 20.
Leaders of both sides of the British cotton industry today met the President of the Board of Trade, Mr Peter Thorney- croft, and asked him to impose restrictions on the import of cheap, duty-free cloth from Hongkong and India.
A statement issued afterwards said Mr Thorneycroft "recognised that the industry had made out a strong case.”
Mr Thorneycroft emphasised, however, the grave difficulties involved for the government's broad commercial
policy "particularly at this time" by
a departure from the statement mado last May by the Prime Minister, Sir Anthony Eden, on the cotton industry, the state- ment added,
Maintain Arrangements
(In the House of Commons then the Premier said the gov ernment had decided to main- tain the arrangements under which cloth imported from the
Republican Primary Commonweal is duly free.)
Elections
Knowland
Opposes Eisenhower
Mr Thorneycroft also toid tha delegates that the general con~ siderations underlying that de- cision remained the same at the present time, the statement said.
Ho asked the industry to keep
In close touch with him about
Mr Thorneycroft
all developments in the stun-Aust. Dock Strike
tion.
The deputation will report back next week to the industry on today's meeting, after, which the policy to be pursued will be decided.
SINGAPORE
FACES
FLOUR GLUT
Singapore
They were M. Jacques Chaban-Delmas who becomes Minister of State without portfolio, and indication that the United States Sir Anthony Eden, to Washing- M. Maurice Lemaire, who becomes Secretary of
Case Rejected will be able to stage a major on, the administration has
Harrisburg, Feb. 20. not diplomatic at
"peace counter-on,
off a full-
ful-State for Industry and Commerce. to head
President
The British industry's case Eisenhower match grand
Soviet cenic and highly publicised Cen-
for protection and Senator
against foreign M. Lemaire will share
William imports, which Kression.
placed by M. Robert Lacoste,
amounted to Investigation of trade.
for industry and and M. Mollet has made state-Knowland, of California, about 180,000,000 square yards Britain, with sponsibility particularly By Communist countries,
the which commerce at
Economic ments on the "indissoluble links" Republican leader in the last year, was rejected by the વધાર tends to present the Anglo- Affairs Ministry with M. Ber- between France and
Algeria. Senate,
were entered to-government 12 months ago, nard. Chochoy, a Socialist Secre-Those developments have re-
The American alliance in
industry submitted a cause an un-
B5 opposing assured the Social Republicans. day
can fresh caso to favourable light and underminetary of State.
Mr Thorneycroft didates for the Republican just before Christmas-Reuter. confidence in the United States' When he formed his govern- M. Chaban-Delmas said after presidential primary elec major ally-China Mati Specialment three weeks ago the Pre- formally accepting bis post that mier offered the portfolio of Ex-Servicemen's Affairs to M Chaban-Delmia and asked M. Lemaire to be Secretary of State for Reconstruction..
Army sald,
сал
sports
be surveyed events are
covered by commercial TV. Radio Corporation of America built the combat ald for the Signal Corps, which developed It originally at its engineer
at Fort ing laboratories Monmouth, New Jersey-
United Press.
NATO Navy
Commander
WIG
Analysis
Western
Insofar as mafer shifts in Soviet strategy call for a cor- responding shift in
officials here counter-strategy. today had little to suggest ex- cept that the speeches before the Congress would be carefully analysed,
Battle Of Verdun
One reason for this apparent Commemorated
lethargy is that the chief policy.
f
makers in the administration on vacation: the are currently
Mr Julm State, Secretary
Dulles, shing off the Foster Bahamar, and the President and His Steretary of the Treasury. shooting quil in Georgia,
Anuther that the complex
All
Uncertain
it was possible that M. Mollet tion in Pennsylvania on would also ask a Social Repub- April 24.
can Senator to join his gov- ernment.
on the
Petitions to place their names He and M. Lemaire are both the ballot were given to the
State Election Bureaur deputies in the National last day for Allog nemingting Assembly.
M. Chaban-Delmas, petitions. Neither the Pre- who is 40, was Minister
of sident
nor Senator Knowland Transport and Public Works in signed the petlilons to place They decided to refuse these the government of M. Pierre their names on the ballot. Dosis because of their un-Mendes-France. He is a law- certainty about the Algerian yer and b Brigadier of was
palley which M. Molle would Army Reserve. 40th pursue, First
Paris, Feb. 20, France today commemorating the anniversary of the Paris. Feb. 20.
The retiring Governor-General World War
Battle of of Algeria, M. Jacques Soustelle, French Vice-Admiral Antoine
Verdun Bolo
to named, today
with memorial is himself a Social Republican, Robert succeed Admiral
politics of this presidential elec- ceremonies and the laying and he was, when the govern- Jaujard, nico of France, *N tion year make it difficult for of wreaths at the Tomb of ment was formed, to have been
Navel Commander of Allied Forces for Central Europe.
the administration to formulate the Unknown Warrior in replaced by General Georges
Catroux, or agres upon any programme Paris. The announcement of Adm.
te take the initiative nway from the Soviet Union, without find ing themselves in confiter with one powerful voling group or
Sala's appointment was made
by
General Alfred Gruenther, Supreme Commander of Allied Forces for Europe (SHAPE). another.
Admiral Jaujard, who held the command since its creation
It is being pointed out in the in 1951, is retiring because of press that it is now five months age-France-Presse,
President Eisenhower's since
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YESTERDAY'S CROSSWORD-Acrom: 1 Socked, 4 Appal,
7 Ignke, 6 Begin, 10 Prop, 12 Parados, 15 necur, 10 Rost, 17 Rats, 19 Poror,:20 Sustain, 21 Soor; 29 HDurry, 24. Brutal, 25 Bludy, 20 Candid. Down: 1 Suppeur, 2 Consorta, a
were
25-mlie
The Social Republicans feared The ceremonies will continue that the General might make too throughout several months, to many concessions to Moslem commemorate the greatest of nationalists in Algeria. all entrenched land battles in
of men
Since then General Catroux which millions engaged, vilinges destroyes and has resigned, and has been re-
razed forests
OVLT B aren of Lorraine.
st wast there that the French erested their "Verdun Woll" which, at the cost of milllons of dead and wounded, haltea the German juggernaut and made good, the vow that "They shall not pass"
From February 21 to June 16, the army at Verdun enw 86 divisions on its front--Franco- PICES.
RED WRITER
ATTACKS COMRADES
Moscow, Feb. 20.
Soviet writer Mikhail Sholokhov today accused
Cooks, Barbers his colleagues of "seeking
to rest on their laurola”
And Salesmen and of leading
Leave
Ceylon
Colombo, Feb. 20, Because Indians are leaving the country, Coylon is facing shortage of cooks, barbers, and salesanen, it was learned here
today
Most of these jobs were held
luxury.
a life of
Sholokhov's
attack violent against follow writers was warm- ly applauded at the Soviet Com- munist Party Congress by First Party Secretary Nikita Khrush chey who continued to clap even after others had stopped.
Sholokhov also attacked the Union of Soviet Writers and its secretary Me Surkov for
ot
by Indians, but 2,000 salesmen, appraising the level of Soviet 500 cooks and 750 barbers, all literature by the number Indians, who held temporary books published. residence permits, are leaving
Ceylon on the instructions of the The writers said it would be Ceylon government in accord- "difficult to expect good, works with tho , Ceylonisation | if the situation does not change.”
ance scheme.
The labour authorities
hero
are finalising plans to train Cey- loneze cooks, barbers and sales- man,--France-Pressu.
Watches- On The Rhine
Basle, Feb, 20, Some 4,000,000 tons of gooda pamed through the Rhine pert at Baale last year, official figures show, Sa
-France-Presse,
1,000 TO ONE CHANCE
Wellington, Feb. 20.
A thief who stoto a car at Ohingalil, in the centre, of the North Islarat, Alagafrod It, and drove it 1,300 milles in three days, lost the car because the owner's landse spotted in by a thoumid to one chance wizile on a vists to Taupo 123 miles from Boma
This was more than 000- The Chief: appeared to have third of tie whole of Bwitser resched Tiapo acter, and sites-
Musician Mobbed By Fans
|
Singapore, Feb. 20.
faces a probable glut of Bour next month bes
of the Australian dock strike.
Importers sold today that shipments from Canada and France ordered here because of the Australian strike might not now reach the country before the first post-dock, strike com signments from Australia.
In this event, the whalesale market, on which flour is now almost unprocurable, would be overstockett Importers who ordered
from Canada andi Caen, Feb. 20. France might as a result lose Jazz musician and orchestra, money, because Australian four
Sidney Bechet leader
was was preferred in Singapore and The Republican mate organi-recovering today from the
a riot Malaya.-Reuter. sation led the petitions for created by his enthusiastic fans, President Eisenhower, re-during which the police had to
Oslu, Feb, 20, Are
and sident of nearby Gettysburg, use
extinguishers
The Oslo Health Council has Pennsylvania,
demonstrators threw snowballs closed it lists of parents wish- at them.
ing to adopt children becauro Bechet M. Lemaire, an engineer who Senator Knowland's petitions
autographing there are not enough children to fled by Mr Andrew records in a Caen shop when go round. was head of the French state
from 1940 to 1949, Green,
It is estimated that there are a Harrisburg lawyer about 50 fare created such an rallways was Minister of Housing and and former president of the uproar that he could not leave now ten times as many parents, Reconstruction In
Club the Laniel Young Republicans'
or to give a concert at Vimoutiers. seeking to adopt a child as there and Mendes-France
Police reinforcements had to are children in need of adoption. govern- Dauphin County (Harrisburg). ments. He is 00.--Reuter.
-Reuter.
be called-France-Presse,
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