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Mr Sandys' Task THE
decision to Invest Bri- tain's Defence Minister Duncan Sandys with wider powers is an interesting, but not wholly unexpected one. Its purpose, apparent- ly, is to facilitato the task of streamlining the nation's armed forces, bringing them into line with present-day requirements, and simui- taneously to reorganise the directorates and commands of the three services.
These developments were foreshadowed KOTIH! time sub- ago and given some Blanco when Mr Antony Head, shortly before Sir Anthony Eden's resigna- tion, announced that the Royal Auxiliary Air Force and the air arm of the Royal Naval Volunteer Re- serve were to be disbanded, This was a clear fudlestion that a programme was in hand for u complete re- organisation defence forces, Under
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WANTED: HOME FOR AN ALLIGATOR
Norfolk, Jan, 24. The Norfolk (Virginia) Ho
ciety for the Prevention of Cruelly to Animal had a tough problem today: to find a liome for a 10-pound
foot four-and-a-half
Alll-
gator. Not even the zoo will take
him.
Four teen-agers dug the cold
blooded beast out of elty park on Tuesday.
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"We were dipsing about three feet down in the hole when we saw his tail wuggling," 14-year-old Lab Joyni sald
excitedly, "and I jumped out of that hole."
Young Joynt and bis four companions, all aged 13 to 15, slipped a noose over the alligator and pulled him from his lair,
a two- capture ended
scare during week-long
The
stopped
which parents children from playing in the vicinity. Bat the SPČA Manager, Mr Maynard Jolinson sald the boys were in no great dan-・ ger when they dug him up. Was The alligator, he said,
cold and sluggish," in a
semi-hibernation state, be- cause his blood temperature was the same as that in the air around him.
But, he added, "If It had been better than 80 degrees out there, that alligator would have been rough."
RELAX IN
INDAKS Whiteaways
Mr Johnson salk it was rough, too, to find the alligator n home, but he was deter- mined to do it.
The first place. ho turned to
ww the Norfolk Zoo, but it said it already had plenty of alligators-United Press.
INDIA THWARTED IN U.N.
Kashmir's Status Quo Ordered By Security Council RENEWED
MENON'S We Protest
RECORD SPEECH
New York, Jan. 21. The United Nations Security Council tonight resolution
administrative approved the system which existed before
Mr Macmillan's accession the
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the
not the
Premiership undertaking was not easy to achieve,
least reason being the jealous guarding of the indepen dence of the three services by their chlefs and Crown ministers. In the appoint- Air Marshal sir
a
calling for the main- tenance of the status quo in Kashmir while the Council continued con- sideration of the dispute between India and Pakistan over the state's future.
which was
ment of William Dickson as chief- The resolution of-staff to the Defence adopted by a vote of ten to none Minister, as well as chair with the Soviet Union abstaining man of the Chiefs-of-Stall, reminded "the governments and of six concerned" Committee, can be discerned authorities
the resolutions adopted by
the Prime Minister's deter-Council between 1948 and 1950 mination
Lu bring about
declaring the principle that a unification of the three
conducted under plebiscite United Nations auspices should armed forces,
decide final disposition of the
MR Duncan Sandys is now
state.
It further said - any action given the power to take taken by the Indian-supported all decisions regarding the Commutuent Assembly of Kash- stationing and composition mir or acion by the parties of the armed forces, the concerned In support of any type of their equipment and Euch action by the Assembly their armament. Additional would not constitute a dispost- ly he has the right to inter- tion of the state in accordance vene in the appointment of with the principle of a free and senior offleurs and is iparul plebiscite, instructed to
l. reduce
ministrative costs. One
Pakistan's Complaint
Pakistan had complained that taking
inevitable effect will he to | India
was
steps
To
the
cut the individual power of aegrate" Kashmir into the parliamentary ministers Indian Union through steps con- by the Kashmir responsible for the three mplated services; another Lo Constituent Assembly next
on
facilitate quicker polley Saturday
the highest by Au: Britain
decisions lovel.
resolution wits sponsored Australia, Colombia, Cubs,
and the United States The Chiefs-of-Staff Committee Earlier todny Mr V. K.
is also going to be placed in Krishna Mano, Indian Minis
a new position. Their chalr.fr without Portfolio, concluded man will be the Defence manthon aven and
sporch hour Minister's right-hand man, | ta vier onsuring direct contact bely bettered all tween the committee and United Nations records. the parliamentary Authori
ty,
Here again there can
Tho
Sir
KRISHNA MENON
Japanese
Official On Serious
Charge
were
stamps, it was alleged today.
whlei previous
Kobe, Jan. 24. ald record was estab lished
Mohammed More than $44,000 worth or by Zafrullah Khan, then Pakistan Japanese cotton prints be radical elimination of Foreign Minister in February shipped to South Africa last red tape and of indecision 1950, when he spoke for six- year with false inspection caused by
on the departmentul and-a-half hours also jealousies.
Kashmir question.
Hisajiro Kondo, 01-year-old The task which Mr Duncan
vote Just before the Sandys is given is dual in Menon strongly criticised the leaf of the Textile Dyeing Inspection Offee, was in custody purpose: to reorganise the revolution and declared: The armed services in such a only effect it can have is to of police after admitting he had left a complete set of export In- way that they measure up reagitate this question." to standards required by
Pakistan had asked the Counspecion stamps and chops with
Kashmir Kebe dyeing firm. to take up he
cl
the rapidly changing types of weapons and armaments, issue agaba after five years be-
Police estimated that 3,186,400 worth
of cotton cloth cause she said he Indian Guy-yards
We
bearing this sel of
and at the same time effect ornment was "laking steps to $441,660 were shipped to South a substantial reduction in integrate the
state
Into the Africa defence costs. To do this Indian Union. it is essential he be given Mr Menon told the Council powers to carry through the yesterday that all that would
without programme
un-happen at midnight on Saturday necessary impediment,
of the the dissolution Wis The urgent needs of the Kashmir Assembly. He said India moment require strong and had no intention of agreeing to and Jammu plebiscite. largely unfettered action.
Kashmir were and should be an Mr Sandys Is the man integral part of India and this chosen to
chul- meet the
came into force last November. his past per- The Council. adjouned fur-
趄 As minister ther debate on the Kashmir
lenge, and formances
suggest that he will deal problem to an unspecified date, with it successfully,
-Reuter.
slamgas.
Employees of the Kazama Dyellig Works
pressed
the preval stamps on the cloth and then turned the fabrics over to rst-taking export companies, such as Itochu, who accepted the stamps in good faith, it was sald. 'TRUSTED THEM:
an
GAITSKELL ASKS FOR MEETING WITH IKE
London, Jan. 2.1. The leader of the Opposi tion. Mr Hugh Gaitskell, enlled for a meeting between the Prime Minister, Mr Harold Macmillan, and Pre- sident Eisenhower,
He skin
He House of Commons today that this meet- ing should be preceded by n confetenes of Prime Ministers, of the Commonwealt
Replying to Mr Galtskell's proposals, Me Macmillan sulel he was
not in a position make a statement about the possibility of a
meeting with
President Elsenhower.
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He said it would not be easy in
summon, a Commonwealtérő Prime
Ministers' en quickly. These Commonwealth
meetings could only take place at certain dates.
TORY REPLY
The Reason Why
Sheffield, Jan. 24.
When Mrs Lily Monfredi received an electric bill for £32 this week she told her husband to have the electricity cut off.
"We'll see our way to bed by the street lights," she
Baid. But when the main switch was pulled, the neighbour- hood street lights 32 of them went out too. The Yorkshire Electricity Bourd reported today that the rewton Mrs Monfredi's bill was so high was that the street lights had been connected to her line by mistake.-United Press.
OVER THE FIRST HURDLE...
U.S. MIDDLE EAST
DOCTRINE
WINS APPROVAL
Washington, Jan. 24.
THE
"Open Skies'
Plan Now Sponsored
By Russia
United Nations; Jan. 24.
The Soviet Union formal- ly agreed for the first time tonight to sponsor President Eisenhower's "open skies" plan for discussion by the U.N. Disarmament Commis-
RENEWEDsion and its five-power sub-
HUNGARY
FIGHTING
Vienna, Jan. 24.
committee.
Russia and the United States wore
12 among
co-sponsorM listext on a procedural, draft resolution deyigned to send the whole problems of disarmament back to closed discussion by the five great atomle powers.
other
sponsors
aro
About 200 Hungarian par- Salvador, Frazil, Canada, Li
India, Japan, tisans have been captured In Norway, Britain and Yugoslavia. renewed fighting in the Bukk This representation
practically hills between Eger and Mlakoto | essurei unanimous Approval In north-east Hungary, it was when the draft is placed before.
them main Pollucal reported today.
Commitiçe tomorrow
subsequently before the General Assembly.
The last time there was un- animous agreement on such a procedural disarmament resolu- flon was in November 1954,
These reports said there was armel resistance to the Kadar regime in several parts of the country.
Unconfirmed reports from Budapest salt that 000 Russian troops at Baja bad deserted and fled across the Yugoslav border 20 miles south of the town.
ports said.
FIRST TIME
The new draft recommends that the Disarmament Commis- its sub-committee
Four secret police officers havesion and been killed by pariisus, the respectically "give continued con- sideration to the plan of Mr Eisenhower... for exchanging military blueprints and mutual aerial Inspection, and the plan of Mr Bulganin... for estab- at strategic posto United Press adds: The T-T05."
Miners' Opposition
ports said the Incident occurred
control
near Miskolc, capital of the A U.S. spokesman noted that restive Borsod province, Anti-although the United States had Kadar resistance was quickly agreed to discuss the plan of crushed by Hungarian militia. the Soviet Premier prior
The reports of unrest
the first time at to this, this is The House Foreign Affairs Committee tonight Male coincided with clear the Russians have formally the Elschhotyer indications that the miners of agreed to put.
the sub-Committee bverwhelmingly approved President Eisenhower's Pec and Komid, near the Yugo platon plan to use economic aid and force —If necessary slav frontier, were keeping up agenda.
bitter passive resistance It has been discussed by tho to block Russian penetration in the Middle East. | 6o the Kadar regime-Reuter & sub-Committee before, but over
United Pro
Soviet protests.--United Press.
The
The
aggression'. without vole was 24 to 2. The to repel proposal now goes before the bringing about atomic war." full House of Representatives,
The importance of the Labour member, Mr Arthur which was expected to add
US acting in co-operation Lowis, then asked Mr Macmillan | iis overwhelming endorse- with the United Nations and ita to disavow the anti-American intot late next week.
allien in dealing with
the reetings expressed by "some of
House group made five Middle East crisis,
Presi- his political friends who had
changes in the ibitor
The need to imporve signed a motion, criticising the
But dent's eiginal resolution.
free world productive United States, now before the voted him essentially the power to offset "the mounting
he sought to keep coonomile power of the House. Mr Lewis said that some authority
Com- from establishing of the signatories of this motion | itússla
munist bloc." had since become members of icd.e East foothold.
The desirability of end- the Government. He called on
ahipments to ing urma them to withdraw the motion cr
the Middle East by Russia “and "resign".
eventually all nations,"
Delrabllly of streng
Speaking for the right-wing Conservatives, R. Reader Harris, said: "There would be very grave dissalleinction it
The
SENATE TROUBLE
4
While the programme secmod Jikely to pass through the House without difficulty, trouble was building up in the Senate.
The Secretary
Israel,"
thening the UN. forces of State, Mr in the Middle East as a way of Prime John Foster Dulles, went before "stopping the chronic state of Minister appeared to be rushing the combined Senate Foreign guerilla war on the borders of over to America with unscemiy
Relations and Armed Services baste. A lo1 of people here Committees for a third day to- would like to see the President E
and encountered an angry see the coming over here to
Demneralic attack on his foreign Prime Minister."
policies,
Was
The need to find a coTI- siruclive solution to tho
conflict between Israel and the Arab states with justice to both
Hla atalement
Senator J. William Fulbright, sides. greeted with cries of Hear, Hear who led the attack, charged thai his policies had been harmful France-Presse.
to our interesis".
Britons To Stay In Singapore
He demanded л full-teale Congressional review of Mr Dulles' policies before acting on the Middle East resolution.
TRUMAN'S MOVE
The great importance of the long-range develop- ment of Middle East resources. -United Press.
Speidel Protest
London, Jan. 24. Former President Truman Labour MP Mr Emmanuel also stepped into the contro- Shinwell,
Detence former versy by urging Congress to Minister, submited a motion in overhaul the President's pro- the Commong today, protesting posal to fill what he termed a against the appointmen of old left by the administra-Gorman General Hana Speidel on. But he said Congress had os Commander of the North no choice except to take soine Atlantic. Treaty forets in central Europe. The motion has been Mr Truman outlined seven signed so far by 10 other Labour points in which he said Congress members.--France-Priest, could help strengthen the I post Singapore govern-isenhower Deetrine. mint departments key men had elected to stay.
Singapore, Jan. 25. Almost two-thirds of Britain's expatriate officers have decided to stay in Singapore to help run "Malayanised" government
service, the Straits Times re perted today.
action"
New A-Tests
One was the desirability to The total of 488 expatriate strengthen the UN forces in that Kondo was described as
Washington, Jan. 24. ofleers were given the option of area as a means of stopping the | officia]
The Atomic Energy Commis- of the Textile Dyeing remaining for a year or more chronic state of guerilla war on Inspection Association, an OT- or quitting because of Malaya- the borders of Israel
slon and Defence Department ganisation rei up by textile com- |nisation.
Congress should support the announced today series of weapon Lost smaller nucicar panies with Governmentauthori Two hundred red sixty three Eisenhower Doctrine. satlon to check the quality of or 64 per cent of the total harl But he recommended that explosions would be conducted
deelded to, stay.
Congress consider these areas as int the Nevada proving grounds In Malaya it is reported that among those on which Congress Leginning late this spring- Kondo claimed he left the as per cent of expatriates would should suggest polley to the Reuter, Here are some of the feature highlights in tomorrow's ble stamps in custody of the Kazama stay atice Malaya attains in- Administration week-end edition of the China Mall;
Company, which he said he dependence within the British trusted, because he
dd Commonwealth on August 31- cnough "men to do Reuter.
In Your Saturday Mail
export goods,
Americans are preparing a blg welcome for Mgcmillan not have when he conica, nays Don Iddon,
Christine Ross writes on the current South Pole expedi- tion-the last preat land journey' on earth,"/
all the work at his station.
The Kobe omte must inspect three to four-million yards of cloth each month, he said; but
Dasil Cardew Ands a petrol saver that really does work." has a staff of only four in-
Richard Labrum tells an Australia Day story.
Les Armour profiles Molotov.
spectors.
Police charged, however, that Kendo received $1,055 in cam- mission from Kazama,
A spokesman said he believed There are also your regular favourites including race tips for the Valley meeting, Jane Roberts' film reviews, three pages of there was "considerable bribery" local and overseas pictures, book and record reviews, William in the Export Inspection System Hickey's diary, Giles, comlo strips, puzzles... all in the China Mall, and urged the need for overall
strengthening of control +++ | inspectors--United Press.
over
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of US The adequacy milltary forces to act In Middle East "in such a way as
10 Die In Factory Fire
Jan, 24.
of
New. Haven, Connecticut. Fire swept through a four- alorey garment factory bulld- ing today with a flash flames which leapt through windows, and scared pante- siricken women as they fled. some will clothes, and hair on firo,
Ton were killed and 30 injured.
The bodies were found within
six hours of the discovery of the blaze, which forced the fiteing women to Jam fire escapes in franilo, attempts to got away,
Influenza Fight
Tokyo, Jan. 21. Japanese doctors, nurses and Red Cross workers boarded denica leaving here, for Holt- kaldo, northern Japan, tonight to help prevent the spread of an influenza (pidcasic,--Rewer.
Penney Leaves
London, Jan. 24. Sir William Penney, Director, Fire Captain Paul Hines sald of Britain's Atomie Weapons "There's ✩ posiblity there Research establishment left Lon- are still some more poor soulsdon by air tonight for the United In there."United Press.
States-Reuter.
thoir.
'Chou And Nehru
At Loggerheads”
New Delhi, Jan. 24. Mr Chou En-lai now visiting India, rave Mr Nehru, Indian Prime Minister, his - latent waterment of the position in Budapest at a
today. According to political circles,
Chou
Mr
who visited Budapest last week, assur-
ed Mr Nehru that if the situation was given time to stabilise completely with. out outside interference the Soviet Union would begin to withdraw her troops from Hungary.
At their last meeting they
were known to have dif
fered in their assessment of the situation in Hua- rary, the Chinese Premler supporting the necessity for Soviet intervention.
The length of their talks 10- night (3 hours) suggested differences have not been overcome,
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Apart from the Hungarian: "situation the two. Prime Ministers are understood
to
have disessed the Eisenhower plan for the Middle East and the dis atmamoni question. - Reuter,
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