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THE CHINA MAIL, TIHURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1957.
US Didn't Ask Britain To Suppress Announcement
Atomic Power Row: No Secret Pact
New!...
Automatic!
S'pore Is The Harnessing Of Govt Crisis French War Hero EVERSHARP
Ready For 5,000 Dutch Refugees
Singaporo, Dec. 18.
The Singapore Government
announced today that the
Colony can accommodato 5,000 Dutch refugees at ony ane timo without colling
British on the
Army for help.
A Government spices
H-Bomb's
Power For Peace
Washington, Dec. 18. Chairman Lewis L. Strauss of the Atomic- Energy Commission today branded as "completely false" published reports that he requested Britain to suppress an announcement that British scientists have succeeded in controlling fusion reaction,
These reports had said a secret political deal between the United States and Britain pre- vented Britain from disclosing officially that British scientists had harnessed the H-bomb for peaceful purposes.
said it w anlikely that this Strauss, in a statement sent here from the Nato
figure would be reicht.
Same 3,304 refugees from Indonesia are expected to arrive here in four ships within the next few days, the first docking on Saturday. A 16ţul of 228 re- Icgees arrived today hy air. Most of them were wives and ehlidren of Dutch bin Diessmen,
The real mushorities today completed the erection of 30 army tents and eight barracks to house the refugees,
STRANDED
Meanwhile, 300 Indonesians who were afraided here have formed a committee and pro- tested to
conférence in Paris, asserted that the de- velopment of economic thermo-nuclear power "is still remote." He said, however, that he is "confident that it will be realised."
ANTI-IKE
REDS IN
PARIS ARE
the KPM Shipping ARRESTED
authorities about the conditions
on board the ship where they
are living. The committee said.
Paris, Dec. 18.
It would not be responsible for Four Communists and one events it coulitions did not in- prove.
The Indonesians were rand- vd when the Dutch-owned ships refused บ Caler In- donesian ports.
Ja jakarta the Dutch CON- munity In Irulones in kerky sont telegrami the Netherlands Perme Minister, Willem Dress, expressing bitter disappointment ahe Dutch Cabinet's recent decisfun can the payment of re- patriate fares.
The Nelberlands Govern- ment announced that it would pay the fures from Indonesia to Singapore of Dutch 414- Ronals who could not afford it und that advances only would be given the rest of the voy- are from Shugapore to Hot- Jared.
Strongs said that research on the problem of controlling fusite repetion has been carried on in the United States and Britah, independently for number of years."
"Since 1956," he said, "wa have shared results and in- tomation on the project with the United Kingdom th a means more rapidly reaching the goal we both seck.
"Periodically it occurs that first ene laboratory and then another will make it useful and illuminating nivance. These advances have resulted in the! extrome rightist ware production and maintenance of guoled today for taking quite high temperatures in
plasma of light nuclei and the demonstrations containment of such a plasma part in against the arrival in for very brief but neverthe Paris of President Elsen- less appreciable length of hower, who came to time. attend the Nato "summit" conference.
Experiments
"Much
Threatens Israel
Jerusalem,, Dec. 19, A government crisis threatened Israel to night. The majority party in the coalition government ordered members of the minority party to re- sign from the Cabinet.
Government sources expected the Cabinet to fall “momentarily,”
At a party meeting tonight, the Mapai Party. the govern- ment's largest group, ordered
Ahdut the Haavoda Party mem hers of the Cabinet to resign for sabotaging a "supreme security mat ter" by giving it publicity.
The Mapai meeting. presided over by the Prime Minister David' Ben Gurion, apparently referred to Ahdut Haavoda leaks yester day concerning a pro-
Ben posed
Gurion mission to Germany- United Press.
They Leave Britain
Lontion, Dee. 18. a The Commonwealth relations office announced foilay that 220,000
British subjects emigrated to the Commonwealth during 1956.
longer containment, cwever, must be obtained and higher temperatures
The Communists distributed pamphlets along the way which Elsenhower's
car was to take passing through Parls on Satur- much day. The tracis called for reached. peace and a hall in atomic "During these experimenta
Clests.
The Communists were
on both sides of the Atlantic. the emission of neutrons has
charged with inciting to form a been observed. Whether or not mob and taking part In DIL illegal demonstration.
these neutrons are produced under thermo-nuclear condi- tions will only be ascertainable as a result of elaborate and protracted experiments."
Exchange
At the same time,.in another court, un extreme right-wing demonstrator, Georges Ferrlere, The protest enable, signed by a
Was arrested on the spine number of prominen Dutch charges. Driving the wrong way resideak in bjakarta, urged the p a one-way street, he Governmesi
review is stopped by the police who dretsion so that the revnomical-found him carrying, pamphlets, States and Britain "freely ex-
ly weak would not have to bear Breworks and a club.
was
Strauss sald the United
changed" information meeting here
October. the said it was agreed at the meet- Reg. attended by scientist
Da inhuman" birden from the He was a member of beginning of the new life they right-wing Peoples Party would have to start.--France-volutionary Movement-France-bath countries, that "lthough Presse.
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More than 100,000 went Canada, the others to Australia, New Zenland, Kenya, Rhodesla, Nyasaland and South Afrien, France-Presse,
Charged With
Double Murder
Clearwater, Florida, Dec. 18. French war hero Maurice M. Chavigny, on trial for double murder, testified today that retired Brig. Gen. Wilbur McReynolds shot his wife during a scuffle and that he in turn shot the General,
The suave soldier of fortune, fured ufter a police chase, claimed he was forced to sign a allegedly confessed he had shol confession that he himself shot the couple to death. both.
Judge John U. Bird ruled that Chavigny, who broke down | Chavigny's "confession" be read seven times while on the wit before the courtroom crowded ness stand, sakd he had made up with 300 spectators, mostly
his mind to leave
the MeReynolds' home, where he had lived more than a year.
The Frenchman said he in- formed the couple of his inten- tlons while they were having "room-le-room" argument, He said both had been drinking.
"ho want to have part in the sight," be said in broken English, explaining he told Mrs McReynolds that he was going to leave.
"She said no. She fold me, I love you very much, Maurice.'
He testified he replied, "Ini going. It's Anished. You pray for me, darling."
He said he then told her ho was going to id himself and pulled a pistol from his pocket, Mrs McReynolds "grabbed hia orm, saying, “1 love you very mach, Maurice,"
but
SHOUTS
Chevigny said it was possible that the last shot fired by the General was meant for him, but that he shot the General bofore McReynolds could shoot,
Mrs Martha Colt, who lives across the street from the home in which Chavigny Hved na combination butler, chauffeur and guest of the McReynolds testined she heard Chavigny shout: "you play with me, my darling Finis Finla!"
Then eight shots rang cut, the McReynolds
roated Cadillac away from the exclusive neigh- bourhood had Chavigny, cap-
Atom-Powered Subs Will Spearhead New Navies: Jane's
London, Dec. 18..
nuclear-powered
"Jane's Fighting Ships" today held out the possi-
bility that
submarines equipped with guided missiles would replace aircraft carriers as the spearhead of naval warfare within a few years.
the temperatures reached in both countries suggested the Achievement of neutrons from The classic reference work on thermo-nuclear reactions, more the world's navies, in its dia- work would be required to es-mond jubilee edition published | tablish this as a fact."
today, noted that "adva neeg · in nuclear propulsion enable sub- "The realisation of the pro-marines to remain
submerged duction of thermo-nuclear indefinitely anci to Inunch neutrons, if definitely establish-guided missile attacks with far ed, would be an important slep greater chances of survival but only a siệp – in the than surface ships, including long range efforts to develop aircraft carriers." thermo-muclear reactors for the
Nuclear-powered submarines production of economic power... needed "only
a fruction of the "It may be important to restale that the development of maintenance and none of the economie thermo-nuclear power craft carriers."
naval support required by air- although I am confident that it will be realised, is still remote, "It will not, therefore, inter- fere with the necessary develop- ment of reactors for the pro- duction of
electrical energy from the Bssion of heavy ele ments."-United Press,
Discretion
New Jersey, Dec. 18, Police began 3 "discroct" search yesterday for two vital liems Mrs Edith Erickson re ported her 10-year-old daugh ter's girdle and panties had been stolen from the clothesling in back of her home-United Press,
Since the war the Russians have built more cruisers and destroyers than all the other nations of the worki combined, but the
Russian emphasis in bullding is now understoood to be shifting from 15,000-ton cruisers with a speed of 35
knots to fast ocean destroyers of 38 knots.
"Jane's" also observes that the 10,080-ton nuclear-powered icebreaker "Lenin" nt present building and a 25,000-ton leo- breaker projected "are ob- viously test vehicles and pre- cursors of utomic-powered crutiere
battlecruisers of
the future."
the
US PROGRESS
"Inne's" puts the Soviet sut marine flect at more than
Raymond V., B. Blackburn, 475 units, of which a large per- compiler and editor of this centage are long-range boats of edition, politis out in the fore- new construction.
word that the world has reach- The Soviet Union, it ised another turning point at rev. estimated, will commission 75 This is particularly illustrated to 05 new modern submarines by the section devoted to in each of the calendar years, growing nuclear power and '1958 and 1959.
missile zmarnents of the United' "But," Jane's added: "Al-States novy. though Russia may have About Britain's Royal Navy, superiority in numbers, the "June's" draws attention to the United Sintos cannot be sald reorganisation "into streamlined to have
behind i teak logged
groups around aircraft pressing submarine design carriers," and gives details towards the ultimate develop construction and modernisation ment-with several nuclear of warships to meet present powered submarines,"
conditions-China Mall Special.
Girls In Racial Fight:
US STUDENTS STAGE WALK-OUT IN ST LOUIS
St. Louis, Dec. 10.
Between 50 and 100 skudents staged a pre- arranged walkout at Central High School here today aftor a white girl and a negro girl werd involved in a fight yesterday. Poller_and_school authorities had the situation
undor control in about two hours.
Police sald übout 100 students were involved, but school authorities sald It was slovod, jo 50. Polles arrested three stria, two 16 and one, 17,
of
for resisting arrest as they tried to break
up the milling throng. Police said yesterday that
white and a negro girl, both 15, fought over possession of a swerter in the girls locker room. The fight continued in the hallway before it was broken up.
The fatal integrated. enrolment of Central High School, located in mid-town North SL Lous, is about 1,800 students.
There was ng actual ashiting or soling in the
walkout," an affloor. Biden-United From
women.
"I wish to kill myself in her home," the Beged confession saki. Chavigny, much-decorated veteran of four ways, sald he donned his French Legion unl- form for the occasion,
drink many drinke_che drik many drinks, too," be allegedly told the
"SHOOT!"".
He said he pulled out the pistol to kill himself and Mrs Meleynolds "came toward me to disarm me after that I shoot, shoot, shoot!"
McReynolds came into the room and tried to get the .22
caliber pistol Chavigny had just bought, he said, and "1 shoot, shoot, shoot."
"It's an old love story," he told the overs. "I don't know if you will understand it."
Mrs Coll's husband, George S. Coit, testified that during. Chavigny's your as a guest in the McReynolds home, the Frenchman acted as a "com- bination buller-chauffeur" who was socially acceptable in the fashionable neighbourhood be- cause of his own charm."
aç-
Colt said Chavigny and Mrs
on occasions McReynolds cupled the house together during the General's absences for as long as two weeks at a time.-- United Press.
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