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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 1958.
After A Week Of Talks, He Accepts Task
BRIEFS Pleven-The Next
Denver. Apr. 28. Police today held a youth who admitind stealing ours in the moralog to gol to mabool agrows town, then stealing others) to get back homɑ ai night.
The high school student told) authorlice te had a car of big own but never had enough mongy te
buy United
Fross.
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Truce Line, Korea, Apr. 20. The US 7 Infantry Division'e service club now puts out two- page "camied" letter for the talka Dark hoe. All the GT has to do is address the envelope and pit a stamp on it.
The letters, which are revised every month to help the troops "100% writing." generally describe life near the Trice Line,
RETIRES · FROM
BING
SHOW -BUSINESS
New York, Apr. 28.
BING CROSBY today an
-nounced his ratiramont from the entertainmant busi- gass at the age of 54. Ho qualified this slightly by saying he will be available it something grout comes along.
He added: "But right now barracks fe, Korean customs, it doesn't look as if there and even the weather...United
Is anything." Press.
Goettingen, Apr. 28. A new breed of bees that are "gentle an lamba" and use their; slingers only rarely was claim-;
today by bes scientist Dri Bans Wohlgemuth).
Wohlgemall, Director of the Lower Saxony State Institute for Be Research, said that the will-behaved bees were decry ed through cross-breeding. They produce
honey as As much belligerent bees.--United Press,
Dueren. Apr. 28. Hunted by pollee, All Rahem, 021 Algerian, honged himself from a tree In Dugren, Germany, ile was suffering from a persecu tion complex-United Press.
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Sydney. Apr. 28.
being urged Australians are by a national newspaper (Syd- ney Sun-Herald) to eat grilled Krass-hopper-as a public ser- Object: to help wipe out the
Feled ants pest,
and roasted caterpillers
alno mended.-United Press,
vice.
recom-
Paterno, Apr. 20. Pyjama-clad Antonio Am- mirata dived head first Into the street fran a third-floor bal- cony after making on election
prech in Paterno, Sielly.
He was caught in a fireman's no1 nnd taken off for psy-
treatment,
chiatrie Press,
United
Bing Crosby
The actor and singer announced his plans in an inter- view in Look magazine.
He is now married to actress Kathryn Grant. llc has four sons by his first wife, the late singer Dixie Len,
In the interview he said: "I've managed to give, if I may be immodest, some good entertainment to the public. Unless I can maintain that standard, there is nothing for me to do but hang up the old throat spray and spend my time with Kathryn, my kids, golf, fishing — all attractive prospects to me,"
MANY INTERESTS
Crosby pointed out that he has many interests side the entertainment feld.
Premier?
Agreement On The Algerian Charter
Paris, Apr. 28.
M. Rene Ploven, middle-of-the-road politi- cian, today officially accepted the task of trying to form the next Fronch government following nearly a week's exploratory talks on Algeria with key porty leaders.
The 57-year-old Prime Minister designate, a near- Radical, announced his acceptance after a 90- minute talk with President Rene Coty.
He said he had obtained “almost general agree ment" with political leaders on his proposed Algerian charter.
Bombing Of British Freighters: No Comment
Singapore, Apr. 26.
A spokesman for the Indone-
lan Consulate In Singa- pore said today his office had received no informa- tion of the bombing attack on two Biltish tankors, in tha Indonesian port of Balik Papon.
Earlier today the 8,190-ton British lonker Baronia reported in a radio message that she had British tanker, the 12,270-ton
oleked up the crew of another
Sun Flaviano: after both bud høin bombed in the Indonesian
The
But because various warty M. Pleven were merging this port of Balik Papan, groups had still to meet to dia- week. cuss their position he did not
envisage an Investiture debate Pleven's declaration had 11
in the National Assembly be- fore the beginning of next week. He said he would start im- out-mediately on the second phase of his tusk-the formulation of Bnancial and social policy.
M. Pleven said tonight that difficult task in he faced a
drawing up an economic and financial polley acceptable to the key parites.
His friend Bob Hope often makes jokes about Crosby's stable of racehorses and, as Crosby himself put it, he has "fingers in other pies: loads of things to do." He added: "I have a lot of business projects, such as television deals; that will occupy my attention."
Crosby said:
"I'm actually retiring because there's nothing I'm really keen to do. Not that I wouldn't get back into action if something great came up and I could grab ll, but right now, it doesn't look as if there is any thing."
Somu
Estimate
M. Faure revealed that M.
points and covered not only but also Tunisia and Algeria Morocco.
M. Pleven also consulled with Poujadist leader who sald later that the Poujadots would nal support him.
M. Pierre Pimlin, MRP leader, said after talking with M. Plevers that the declaration was "remarkable" and that he had no major objections to it.
M. Plover also saw today
experts estimate the next Government will have to Minister for Algeria Robert Taise 50,000 to 80,000 million Lacoste. In practice up to now
revenue and franes in new
only the extreme left and Conservatives are
tradi-extreme right have come out tionally hostile to new taxation, openly against M. Pleven.
He said he is not making any formal announcement | the of his retirement.
Crosby said he would like to "Just slip into the back- ground. After all, something might come up."
"I just don't want to waste my time on some- "After thing for which I've no enthusiasm,” he said. all, the public is getting very selective both on movies and TV... They tear shows apart unless they're good.
"The best thing is to stay away from something you have no faith in. Otherwise, you're in trouble."--Reuter.
Soviet Bombers
Over
Seen
Alaska
Grand Rapids, Apr. 28.
ATOR American Strategic Air Force officer sald. Here that
Soviet bombers were sighted regularly patrolling over the Arctic north of Alaska,
General Francle Griswold, SAC Deputy Commander, said, “i Desume the Russian plants are carrying nuclear devices."
He added that in case of surprise Soviet attacks, BAC bomb. ere would deliver a massive retaliatory blow on Soviet territory. Bombe carried by the BAC, herald, would kill 50 to 60 million persons in a single wava-France-Prazas.
A British Crossword Puzzle
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33
ACROSS
3 Dangerous knot? (4).
7 Poetic pigeon (5).
Issue (4).
o Ex-cub (4).
10 By no means unreasonable
(7).
12 Legal action (4).
15 Heals (5),
18 Currency in Denmark? Yos
∙and no (4).
19 Objects of larceny by'a red
knave (8),
IS
DOWN
Vehicle (5).
2 Curativo (7),
4 he's far from home, (5):
5 Ward of (4),
# The prospector's
elulon! (4)
Kind of bird (4),
personal
11 Part of a Muffet meal (8),
13 European river (5).
15 Piece of crockery (4).
16 An indifferent sort of person
(5).
21 Feature of the Kent country- 17 Wish down the decka (4).
side, perhaps (5).
22 The some again, I repeal,
and very dead (4).
18 She was invited into the
garden (4).
20 Appended items (7).
23 Remaines we hear, portocily 23 Expresion
sober (5),
(4).
ol annoyance
20 Part of England to spend the 21 Savoury suase? (B),
night in (4),
25 Room at the top! (5),
20 The result of some climbing 27 One over the odds (4).
(7).
30 Rich, and green (4)......
31 Our man-made "gun" (4).
- 32 Concedo (5).
33 Fitting encounter (4).
26 Bhut violently (4),
Napoleon's Love
Letters
Authorities
Munich, Apr. 28,
today cancelled a scheduled nuotion of Napoleon Bonaparte's letters to his second wite lest the collection be broken up and scattered among private collectors.
meckt-
Labour unions are while impatiently waiting for Franco'# 26th LOVEREDCnt since 1944 to be formed be- fore launching new Day
claims to meet the rising cost
of living.
But the former French encourazo- Premier received. ment from two other premiers, Georges Bidaull and Edgar Faure, in his task of settling
government crisia.
the
M Pleven's Brst caller today was M. Bidsuit of the mainly Cathelle MRP Party, who failed In previous effort to win
support for a government succeed that of Radical Premier M. Fellx Gaillard.
to
M. Bidault said that he had made several suggestions which bad been atk pled by M. Pleven for his declaration on was Algerian polley, and thus
encourage "happy to
him 19 continue his task".
Declaration
M. Pleven's
declaration
svukesman said: "K there was any bombing, you can take it from me that it was a rebel plane.
Aro
"Dalik Papan is Govern- meni territory, alid we not likely to bomb our own country."
A spokesman for the British Commissioner General's Office said it any action was to bo Taken over the bombing, it would be initiated through the British Embassy in Djakarta- Router.
Bus Strike Talks
This indicated the possibility Break Down
of a workable majority includ- in Socialists, Social Ne- publicans (ex-Gaullists), MRP and some Radicals and inde- pericni-Router and France- Presse.
Britain Agrees
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London, Apr. 28. Britain has agreed 10 Jordan request to defer until May 1, 1904, the payment of an instalment of £500,000 due on May 1 next for
Brilich stores and installations in Jordan, the Foreign Office Here announced today-Reuter.
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London, Apr. 28.
Talks to avert a siriko on May 4 by London's 50,000 busmen broke down tonight after 74 | hours
Mr Frank Cousins, Secretory of the 1,300,000-strong Transport and General Workers Union, said it had not been possible " make any progress in talice with London transport ebiets..
The busmen are demanding an all-round wrestly pay increase of ten shillings and sixpence.
The dispute is regarded here as setting the pattern for other wage fights all over Britain -- Router.
WILL "SWIM” THE
ATLANTIC!
Paris, Apr. 28. M. MAURICE Tondu. 35. of Paris, said today he will "swim" To the Atlanilo skone with a special dinghy on which he will reat the upper part of his body.
He said that in his attempt at the end of June he would be reportedly Impiled some quest | proprijed arrows the ocean by hår lega covered by rubber galtern The auction of the lettera to for direct contacts and negotia- | The dinghy would hold his food, and belongings, Empress Marie-Louisu Was tions to settle the three-year old scheduled for toinorrow and Algerian war. Wednesday in a Munich auction
M. Bidault, one of the leaders house which exported to sco who
provoked the fall of the
the documents for an esthnated Gaillard Government by op. US$240,000.
There are approximately 8,000 letters and notes in the culice- tion.-United Press,
Earthquake
Tokyo, Apr. 20.
posing the conclusions of the Anglo-American "Good Ofces" previously pro- Mission, had posed a policy which was inter- preted as hardening the French attitude toward the Algerian problem, Tunisia and Morocco.
Encouragement also came to day from M. Faure, lesder of the middle of the road RGR Party, an offshoot of 11:0
A slight earli tremor today Radicals.
shook southern and costern M. Faure disclosed after Hokkaido, Japan's northern-talking with M. Pleven that, as most island.-Reuler.
a matter of fact, his party and
Teenagers Charged
With Killing
Korean Student
Philadelphia, Apr. 28.. Elght teenagers, appearing unconcerned, were arraigned in Juvenile Court today on charges of taking part in the fatal beating of a Korean graduate student at the University of Penn- sylvania on Friday night.
on
Three older suspects charged.
The 11 defendants, all Negroes, with the crime are being held were accused of savagely beating
ball without
homleido 20-year-old In-ho Oh to death charges for CHminal Court.
on a street corner after they had decided to "roll the next sur who comes along" to get money to go to a church-sponsored
The eight, ranging from 10 to 17 years old, kept looking around the courtroom for no dance. qualritances during the 10- minute hearing before Juden” J. Sydney Hoffman. The Judeo adjbmed the hearing to Wed nesday at the request of the
MONDAY'S CROSSWORD.—Across: – 1. Nipper,-7--Rall, altrict Attorney's Office Chips, 10 Smelt, 11 Nose, 13 Pomeranian, 16 Tend, 18 Soap. If Coal Cellar. 22 Sols, 24, Doubt, 25 Ducat, 24 Part 3 Hornet Downs 2 Idiom, 3 Poser4 Rising, & Pre-natal, 6 Bits, 0 Alon, 11 Elder, 13 Posts. 14 Exporary, 17 Acter, 18 Clutch, 39 Elds
Seven of the born were com- mited to Mayamango and the eighth was set to the Youth Study Centre in avail, The next bearing.
Oh, a political science student. at Penn, was attacked as the dropped a letter to his parents in Korea Into a corner chail box, He was kicked and bonden with fiat, a milk botile and a black- jack, but his assailants found his pockets empty
Oh dad ten police tingusbó bần 14. Famke ferian Hospital.
Mr Tondu, who in married, sald be was making the attempt for "mainly scientific" reasons. He hoped he would be helped on la "wim" from Dakar in West Africa to Martinique in the West Indies by warm currents---China Mail Special.
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