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Western alliance
Tautions will rejoice in
the
Inct that President Eisenhower's health is im proving and that he will bo able to attend the crucial¦ “summit" conforenco in Paris starting next Monday. The President's illness was the cause for concern and there was a certain amount of despondency among the allied nations who
were
anxious that Mr Eisen-
hower's dynamic per- Bonality would
provide
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No. 36923
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1957.
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DAKS Whiteaways
Bulganin's Call For Big Power Conference
THE FANGEN KOMERRY ́IN'ALTEIN-TEMANNIN
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RUSSIA'S NEW PEACE OFFENSIVE
'Arsenic, And
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Old Lace Murders?
London, Dec. 11,
statesmanlike leadership to A 66-year-old woman of ensure the success of the meeting,
The President's presence In
Parin is
now even more
necessary following. the spate of Bulganin Jotters to the heads of Western governments as they appear designed to frustrate the establishment of bailistic miguile bases In Nato coun- trics.
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Was ar.
private means rested near the City of Newcastle today and charged with the murder of her last husband, Ernest Wilson, in a case that may rival_the_grue some tale of "Arsenic and Old Lace,"
The
woman, Mm Mary Wilson, is suspected of murder.
hus-
One motive for the despatching four men during a two year
of the letters may be the period, including three expectation that
new bands and a man for whom she move to establish missile worked as housekeeper, Under buses for the new United English law, the accured can States weapons on the Con- only be tried for one crime. tinent will arouse consider- able opposition and thus create dissension among the partnera.
Committed
RITAIN for her part has
self in principle to the re- orientation of the forces in Europe and there is nothing that Marshal Balganin can do about it. Marshal Bulganin has tried
similar tricks in the past — usually on the eve of im- portant talks and so far the effect has
Mrs Wilson's arrest followed Investigation by the police who recently exhumed
the corpses of the four alleged victims and immediately charged her with murder.
SUSPICION
Suspicion was aroused by the fact that, although Mrz Wilson was married to her arst husband
for 45 years, her second marringe insted only a few weeks, and her last luck
only 18)
ices mate died after days of wedlock.
ты The
estato agit, named Leonard, „died" early, 'this' year, She then
NIKOLAI BULGANIN Imperative for agreement
to be reached
Welcomes
Accuses NATO Indonesia
Of War Preparations
London, Dec. 11. Marshal Nikolai Bulganin, the Soviet Prime Minister, told President Eisenhower in a message, broadcast by Moscow Radio tonight that Russia was ready to agree to a "personal meeting of heads of countries.”
The Radio did not make clear the number of countries it
envisaged attending such a meeting."
Clumsy Move To Create. Dissension At Paris Talks
Says US - Official
The United States Government will not reply to the letter
Washington, Dec. 11. sent to President Eisenhower by Soviet Premier, Nikolai Bulganin, before consulting its allies at the Atlantic Pact summit conference in Paris, a highly placed authoritative source sald today.. Eisenhower conferred with the Secretary of State, John Foster Dulles, for nearly two hours today on the Bulgarin letter, which was delivered in Washington yesterday,
It is considered in the highest echelons of the American Gov- ernment as a propaganda move designed to muddy the waters at the Nata conference which
Monday
Paris. CONSULTATIONS
John Arst husband, boen Knowles, died at the age of negligiblo And there is 70 In September, 1955. John Hittle ilkelihood thut his Russel, for whom sho WAK latest efforts will sway housekteper nid alleged in even the smaller powers tress, died in January 1980. Her despite the Soviet Union's second husband, a retired real auperiority in the nuclear feld, But the fact remains that a leader is required if the alliance in to flourish and Mr Eisenhower is cust for that role. That he will than £100 to the sccused. Mira Wilson is alleged to have recently full his role is beyond told one newsman that she had question and one can but needed £10 to pay her rent, hope that his health will which not be further impaired by married her last husband, nad
tok him so-France-Presse,
the task ahend,
married Wilson, a retired en sincer, who died shortly after
the wedding:
None of the men
loft more
wis why sho had
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The letter contains no pro- posals which have not already been rejected by the United States and its allies, it was sold here.
the
Informed
sald sources Govemment, nevertheless, did not wish to reply to Bul- Eunin's letter without consulting its allies. Such consultation fell within the framework
of the enlarged political talks the Allies planned to hold at the conference,
It was thought here that the letter showed that the
USSR was disturbed by the forth- coming Nato talks, and wished
create 10
dissension by manoeuvre which American officials considered to be rather clumsy-France-Presse.
British Interests Unaffected
4
London, Dec. 11.
of British Representatives interests in Indonesia said today that although the situation there confused following the take-over of Dutch firms it was belleved the British position was unaffected and companies would
TVOB
President Eisenbower Will consult Allies, first
Emergency Declared
In NY
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purpose, the incasare added, would be to discusa questions of 'interest to the two}.. sides.
The
hunded inosage was over in Washington yesterday. Similar messages have been
sent to Britain, West Germany.
France and
A Summary
Brit
Mediation Offer
Djakarta, Deç, 11.
An Indonesian Government
spokesman said tonight that Indonesia would wel come a US offer to mediato its bitter dis puse with the Netherlands over control of Dutch New Guinea,
"If the United States offered to mediate we would be glad to accept," Foreign Office spokesman, Gants Harsono, said in replaying to a question by an American newsman,
pt
SIMULTANEOUS
an
Bank Rate Leakage Inquiry | LONDON TYCOON GIVES EVIDENCE AT TRIBUNAL
London, Dec. 11.
Lord Kindersley, head of many big businesses, told an
ocial tribunal today that he was able to divorce secrets he acquired as a Bank of England Director from his ordinary business judgment.
To caid that "neither directly, England, Mr Cambron Cobbold, he told anyone that Britain's Bor indirectly nor by hint" had had told him on September 10 he proposed to recommend Ava Bank Rate was to be raised by per cent Bank Ráte rise, two per cent to seven per cent last September 19,
The 58-year-old Baron was testifying before the tribunal which is investigating allega- Hons that there was an ad- vance leakage of information about the Back Rate re INFINITESIMAL
Earlier
Parker
At a meeting of Lazard's at which it had been decided the firm'a quidity should be imom proved, he said, he had fully realised this could only be done through, the sale of gill-edged holdings. But the frat ho know of the actual sale was in going through documents after it had token place. And he had not
the
Marshal Bulganin also said that Nato states were mobillaing
Ruslan Abdulgani,' Chairman the Indonesian National their
resources to speed up
this week the At-peken of the Bank Rate to the arms production
Council told a rally tonight that torney-General, Sir Reginald cuts who made the decl and war pre-
SIOTI all Dutch banks, estates, and Manningham-Huller, hed called parations in general.
Smiling, industrial enterprises in East him "a connecting link" between told
Lord
Kinderley Java would be taken over three companies which
Attorney General: systematically" by the Govern-blocks of Government stock in in solling £1,800.000 gilt-edged. Bold There is nothing very much mont
the days just preceding the you know, Sir. All you are do- The Indonesian Foreign Office
Bank Rato rise.
ing is selling to get money." spokesman said that Indonesia The Tribunal Chairman, Lord would accept
DIVORCE (Str. Hubert American Justice of the mesango w
Moscow Itadlo, in a summary mediation, offer if the United | Parker) referred to, rumours President States made simultaneous ap-that Lord Kindersley personally. should be called to the Elpenhower, sald attention proaches to the
Dutch and had made money from pre-bank that on the initiative of the
inct Indonesian Government,
rate desis and asked how the It was the first reliable in sale of gill-edged stocks by his United States measures were currently being Government; would be recos replied: "To such an infinite- dication that the Indoncalon companies would have affected him personally Lord Kindersity worked out with the aim of tive to mediation attempt by sharply intensifying the warthird party in its campaign te
san) degren, Sir”. preparations of the North gai gonfrol of West. New Atlantic signatories.
Guinea West Irian) from the All this activity is taking | DutchUnlied Press, place in an atmosphere of an artificially built up nervous. nces and
fear of
non- existent threat on the part of the U8SA, and wide use is made ́or, USSE's, latest selenii- 14 and technical achieve- menta" The
Radlo Bald Marshal Bulganin pointed out that such actions by the Western Powers do riot help to eise International tensions and do not answer the interests of strengthcaling peace.
to
Arms Race
Instead of seeking ways to reach agreement on disarma- ment, the USA is making plars build bises for rocket weapons on the territory of the West European countries' and is urging a further arms race,
Realization the plans for basing the Nuclear weapon In the West European countries cannot, however, strengthen the US military, position bet only increases the danger of war breaking out
Marshal Bulganin called on the United States for a joint effort to end the cold war, stop: the arms race and take a firm stand on the road to peaceful, co-existence.
New York, Dec. 11. New York's Police Depart-
mant declared an omor-- gency tonight to copo
It is imperative, he said, for, with the transport tangle 2greement" to be reached on caused by a subwoy trained for such an agreement is to disarmament, and what is need- drivers' strike which has establish trust among the parties reduced trains to about taking part in the disarmament
talks. one third of normal. Transit Authority Policemen
Crucial Moment were placed aboard those trains still running after a lead pipe
Marshal Bulganin polated ont was thrown at a non-striding that a crucial moment had been driver early today. The pipe reached in international rela- shattered a glass window, miss-ons, the Radio aald.
seager.
FOUR MILLION
be able to carry on normally, ed the driver, bút Injured a pas».
A well-informed Anglo-in- donesian rubber BourCo saidi that in certain companies Dutch stuff had gone back to Holland, but in one Britlah concern the latest Information a day are carried by the sub-
was that no Dutch employs had left.
It was believed the British position was: "all right, Reuter.
Reorganised
United Nations, Dec. 11, The Secretary of the Interior
More than four million people
these have now been forced to way system. The majority of
And
alternative means OL
The world situation today' was such that steps taken in the immediato, future, parti cularly by the great powerR would go a long way towards, providing an answer to main question disturbing ma kind.
La
This was whether the trendi transport in and out of the city towards a military catastrophe since the strike, called by the faster pace or whether those would continuo-and at en even Motormen's Benevolent Associa-responsible for national policies ten (drivers), which began would tone the only reasonable early on Monday morning to road of peaceful co-existence back
its demands that the and co-operation between Trans!! Authority should countries, he reid,Houter. negotiate with it over condi tions and waged..
The Authority refused claim- deal, only transport
in the British Government on ing that it would Cyprus sald today the "Ecks" with the larger revolutionary organisation had workers unkn→→Reuter. brorganised; itself -- ginon. Jest
February “during the relaxatión
bi emergency measures by the
leinod's "administration,
The Interior Gecretary, K, J.
Neglo, made the statement dues
Ing a press conference and "mid"
Bullet Proof!
Rangoon, Dec. 12.
ARRESTED
Codogno, Dec. 11.
The police today ammeted the grade drowing attendant,at Codogno;: " where the plan, Rome express was wrecked last week, killing 15 and caus
Disgruntled followers stating many injuries,
be did not believe the cambers" tered the claim of the notorious The allocati, Zedrina C100)}}
of itwe, milliant terrorista (in.
Baambia rebel Leader, Bo Bog,} was charged with beglidened, Mokor bat acting He said Koka umat he tuna Düllet proot, and isis, seront wast orderndể bơ, tha
| Derrulled mainly youtha,between
Hunger Strike
Delailing his bandal In crests in many concerns, he Gold "they would have to sell millions before they brought anything to me."
He told the tribunal: "After many years I have, found I can, to my satisfaction, divorce the knowledge which I know
companies, from have acquired from the Bank of England or one of the other my normal business judgment if I happen to be placed in the unfortunate of having to live position business judgment.
Ho never experienced any conflict of
Lord Justice Parker
The three compartes › which sold gilt-edged securities are manted: "Forgive me, for saying Lazart
Brothers, merchant bankers, the Royal Excherige, but it seems to me almost
superhuman. It' London, Dec. 11.
does produce Assuranco-Company, and... the
at Ume some" "awkward situs- The London
Match office of the British
Corporation. tione." Cypriot Ethnarchy announced Lord Kindersley is Chalman tonight that 20 Cypriot political of Lazard's and British Match
Lord Kindersley: Very awk« ward, "Indeed, prisoners at Wormwood, Scrubs and Governor of the Roval prison have decided to start im- Exchange. mediately
a 48-hour hunger He told the tribunal that the strike-France-Fresc.
Governor of the
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