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U.S. BELIEVES HE'LL
HE'LL REMAIN UNCHALLENGED MASTER OF
OF CHINA Russians CHAIRMAN MAO TO RESIGN Find
Comment Of The
Day
The Puppet On Moscow's Knee
demonstrators
whe
Trave the American dipl
MAL, Mr Wilbur Rountrer such
rough II
time itt Bagdad yesterday make clear that the authority of the Premier, Brigadier Kassem, counts for little Ever
the pitiles murder of King Feisal nat Nuri El Said, the mob has shown itself a menacing and disturbing feature of Fragi politics. It is vienr who
Moscow
! UDS
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it:
“Tire
National Council of Pener Partisans" is a title that can foul no D. Both the ferocity of the demonstru tion and the tenor of its vilifications stamp it clearly as the puppet on Moscow's kneo.
What did Kassem's so-called!
Teval
Mr troops do fur Rountree?
the J'isperse demonstrators with tear gas.
n they would in any other !* country where authority is respected? Call out.
the
Lanks? Show who's who? None of i Thay qutedly hustled their "hot" Vasalou out of de door of the So much for the airport
authority Government's despite the fact that it had carlier given My Rountree
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fection.
fire
welen av
To Devote More SHIP SEES
Time To Work
Behind Scenes
Washington, Dec. 15.
The U.S. State Department believes that Mao Tse-tung is preparing to resign as China's head of state.
GONDOLA
OVER ATLANTIC
Santa Cruz, Dec. 15.
A German ship sighted the ocean hopping balloon "Small World" on course northeast of the Cape Verde islands, the Span- ish radio reported today. A spokesman for the govern
a message tram post here said
German vissel Berta Entz indicated ali was well with the gond la and the three
men
and the woman abord L
An authoritative source said today that the United States Government has received re- liable information that Mao is likely to re-ment-operated radio monitoring sign," probably next month when the National People's Congress meets.
British
Warplanes
For
Indonesia
But highly placed offteinis res jected the theory that Man was being forced to relinquish s visions Ta
because
ma's top command They believe that Mau want- ed to free himself from the jceremonial aspect of his job in orde to work behind the scenes und forre up to the emuntry the system of resettling millons of Chinese in
regimented ERINGARES
wast,
The Master
The officials said all the signs
Mao would remain} were that the unchallenged master of China the chair- London, Dec. 15.
and would
retain Export licences will be given manships of four other party of which by the British Govern- Koverninent bodies from ment for the sale of six the real power was wielded.
These are the Party's Central Gonnet nircraft to Committee, the Central Politi- Indonesia, it was learned cat Bureau,
tho
core
And
at the Foreign Office to-Politburo" of the Committee, the National Defence Counci), night.
and the controlling Party Con- in Arst of an They wil
El lunes from for becomestas Government.
No export bears have been Ira- ៩ \ \, ឬ, −1 L warships fur cote d it was further learned, The expo of the Gannels
anti-submarine air- sanctioned
torescatry
craft has been
safe E-
Eich
Not The Master
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truth is that Brigadier
a long egotiatiolas, DOWN PAYMENT
clea
5
Kress.
Officials described present position as Chairman, or head of state, of the n public, ALB 2 prestige and ceremonial
conferred post
upon him as the leader of the Chinese revolution. Naw, it was suggested, Mao wanted to divest himself
consuming
of
bul duties tim would remain the most power- tul gure in China.
During the talks a down pay- eneral was made by the
The State Department today Governace for the circulated EL "background" training tĺ men
probable to By these paper assessing the attcraft
Crews course of events in China in
the next few weeks.
Tarum in not muster of the training in Britain.
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bis country. At least twice recent months he has survived attempted plots to
both him. On dethrone
the ccasions
ringleaders have been gauled oner after considerable hesitancy--but his regin still stands at huy.
#
Kassem is reported to be in
And different to Nusser. Moscow horns in with friendly helping hand with big offers of trade, aid and arms. So Kassem is light-
subversion
two 012 ink frunta. But i
The active opposition in the country that gives both Nasser and Moscow their best oppor- tunities to make misellef.
A Tightrope
N°
The decision to grant export heenees was taken after a talk Mir Selwyn Lloyd between British Foreign Secretary,
Subandrio, the Indonesian Minister, dundog the Foren later's recent visit here.
Gunnet u The monoplane powered by turbe-prop engines placed side by side. The Cannet curries torpedoes, brune
and depth charges. Reuter,
mid-wing two-
Famous Movie Fan Dies
Britain's
London, DC. 15. best known movie died fun, Sir Arthur Jarratt, yesterday. He was 04.
احساء الأن
Resentment
The 15,000-to
A QUARTER DONE The Berta Entz reported see-
"ying on ng the balloon southwesterly attitude of spee! of Sunday night.
Course
Д
al 20 700 (feet) ut A nine tuigts" late
it took a on
TULIS
It was the first confirmed sighting of the balloon stuce tta 3,000-mile The journey three days ago. "Small World" has completed more than one-quarter of its Propage of America, estimated tonight. Sources
the said
DT from which took Friday on its
tree trans-Atlantic tempt, had completed at least 800 miles of its journey today,
U.P.I.
balloon, here on history-making
flight
at-
REVOLVERS
Australia U.S. OFFICIAL
Seeks Ban
For Kramer Troupe
Melbourne, Dec, 15.
are
оп
The Lawn Tennis Associa-
tion of Australia seeking a world ban the use of amateur courts by Jack Kramer, the American professional Jawn tennis promoter.
The Australion Association recently banned the Krumer troupe from playing on surateur courts in Australia. And their ! latest move, deelded upon at their meeting here tonight, follows ад alleged approach by Mr Kramer to Australian Country clubs to break the ban.
Chair.
Mr D. M. Ferguson,
thai by approaching man, sald the clubs, Mr Kramer had con- travened Australian Association rules and invited the clubs to break a rule of the International Federation.
Mr
World Move
Ferguson said the asso
STONED
IN BAGDAD
Beirut, Dec. 15.
American Assistant Secretary of State William C. Rountree had the windows of his car smashed by a stone-throwing mob in Bagdad today, a traveller reaching here from Bagdad reported.
There was no confirmation of the report from metal or other sources available here and all communications between Beirut and Bagdud have been cut off for the past 24 hours.
Surrounded
The traveller said that mobs surrounded Rountree's car
W
an attack apparently similar to the ones galost Vice-President Venezuela East Nixon sumber He said the threw atones Ete windows in the car.
mob
Liz And
Todd Jnr
Face Suit
Lost Belgians
London, Dec. 15.
A Soviet polar pilot, Viktor Perov, today rescued four Belgian explorers lost in the Antarctic since Thurs-
day, Moscow reported today.
Radio
The four have been iden-
tiled as Gaston de Gerinche, expedition leader, Prince Antoine de Ligne, Jacques Loodts and Charles Huis- hagen.
Plane Crashed
Their plane crashed on Thurs- day in the Crystal Ice Mountains about 130 miles from the Belgian Antarctle base, King Baudouin,
Moscow Radio carried reporte from the Miray Antarctic Base that said the Russian plane lett the Belgian station to continue the search, Two members of the
anushed Wilmington, Del., Dec. 15. Belgian expedition from King Movie actress Evelyn Keyes Baudouin were aboard the Soviet
snid Perov, ing an accounting in the pilot of the Russian plane, re- affairs of the corporation ported finding the four men und founded by the late landed nearly 12 minutes later.
filed suit today demand-Plane.
Radio Moscow
riation hoped the International Iraq Said He's
Federation would circularise its member countries and that the Kramer troupe would be ban- ned from the amateur courts which had
been previously available to them.
The meeting decided to sponsor a tour of "suitable"
Centres, amateurs to country which stand to lose money by Kramer's non-appearance.
DISAPPEAR Kighted. don't
FROM
TROOPER
Southampton, Dec. 15.
In Perth, Jack Kramer said the association was very short- know how long I can turn the other check he said. "I could get rougher than I have been. I could have my boys playing in October, November und December, the Save time
Luo ES
wins tour season."
Denied Attempt
Kramer denied
Theze
country
inat ho
'Welcome'
Washington, Dec. 15.
A State Department official aald today that Assistant. Secretary of Stato, WII- 1am Rountree, went to Iraq after he had been
by the nasurpa
Iraqi officials that he would be welcome.
State Department' spokes- man Lincoln White made this comment when ques- tionéd by newanen about the reports of a daman. stration against Rountree on his arrival at the Bagdad airport-U.P.1.
d
The traveller did not know If Rountree had been injured, Detectives and Army socurity
(Reports from Bagdad today officers visited the British
said that Rountree was greeted
Int force country by a shouting mot troopship Empire Fowey ut attempted to
clubs to break the ban on his manded he go home when he Southampton today to in-
which was recently arrived there. He is on a Mid- vestigate the reported dis-troupe,
dle-Eastern] fact-finding mia- appearance of revolvers imposed by the association.
clubs Bon and met with United Arab President Gamal during her voyage home approached me, saying they still
yester- from Cyprus.
wanted to see my troupe, ban or Abdel Nasser In Calro The 19,110-ton troopship had no ban," he said. "My principle has been that everyone should number of other Mediterranean ports
her pay to see the best pinyers on
the world. way to Southampton which she
I am sorry this has reached late last night.
happened. I can have my own The packing case containing courts sel up as I have done in the revolvers
were loaded
Europe and North America."- Ateuler and UPI. Tobruk, Libya,
It said, "The Department has called ut a
Its own reports from sources of resentment in China against extreme repressior, and niore specifically that Mao may
па Chairman of the resigne Chinese Communist regime.
"We note that the reports say that Man, whose four-year term as Chairman of the Peking re- gime is expiring, is retaining his positions leadership within the Communist Party.
"Of course, positions that
the these are
wield real power in a totalitarian Com
munist system.
ut
DISCOVERED
docker dis- A Southampton covered the broken case while helping to unload the ship.
From the position of the case In the hold police believed that
revolvery the
were stolen Tobruk or between either at there and Benghazi.
The Empire Fowey called al or two after Tobruk. China Mall
"It is interesting to speculate Benghazi a day
Mao
have leaving поду that
Special. found it
necessary
relinquish his position
to
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Sir Arthur, Managing Diree-head of the regime in order
tor of British Lion Films, Ltd., TOTICE that since coming was known for his uncanny fol
has for picking and booking motlur which later became pictures box office hits. He was knighted ir: 1946 for his work with the
to power kassern
made none of the victorious
barn-storming tours
that
Nasser has made in Egypt. Royal Naval Film Corp.-U.P.I.
Almost from the outbreak
troopa
of the revolt he has kept out of the limelight and has uBed his guardedly. Today he walke n. tightrope. What must concern the West most in who will succeed him if he
the
it
tu devote more time to his party posts These are undoubtedly
because of more onerous
to increase Party's efforts control over the people of main- land Ching through the mune stem".-Reuter.
сол
Sir Alexander Not
$100m A Year
Gas Explosion Kills One
in
Toronto Dec. 15. A gas explosion in # Lurnt- ture store today killed one per- Fun, flattened two buildings and chaltered windows up a mile away. Twenty persons were injured in the blast in Sher- brooke, Quebec,
the basement of
Republic
day).
The traveller sald the Incident
occurred when Rountree was en route from the airport to the American Embassy.
Attacked
The visit bas
been attacked bitterly in the Iraqi press, which has accused Rountree of coming to Bagdad to disrupt the pro- gress of the Iraqi revolution.
However, the Iraqi Govern- ment officially stated that he was welcome and indicated the necestry security incasures would be taken during his stay.-U.P.I.
Seven Killed
North Smithfield, R.1., Dec. 16, Police said the Blast 2p- Seven persona were killed parently was caused by a "kick-when a twin-engine Lockheed London, Dec, 15, back" in a propane gas furnace passenger plane crashed near an four- airport in Ithode Island today. The Colonial Secretary, Alan] in Lennox-Boyd, told Parliament storey brick building occupied the police reported.
Included The victima today that Britab is spending by Raby and Sono, distributors
£100 million this year on its of furniture and propane gas passengers and two crew mem-
| bottles—U.P.J.
bera--France-Presse. colonial territories.—UPI.
Ave
Coming To Colony Children Killed While Firemen
falla. The men behind the QUA mob are the most sinister power in Iraq today
Alexander Grantham, former Governor of long-
and kong. Ils at present making a
Kasoem will not fight them. business tour of the Far East, balki
it dose not include a vioit 10
Mr Rountree's vinit han Hongkong.
shown more vividly than
any report he could write
Bir Alexander is now Far East
the chaotic state of Iraq Advisor to the Ghelf Oll Com- today. It in typical of the pany, and during his present lour he is visiting a number of the turmoil that followe
and is at present in Singapore. revolution when establish company's offices in the Far East ed authority in violently He arrived there yesterday from
of Delhi. Ле overthrown in downright auarchy, The
a
It is understood that when he
Tragedy is that necond leaves Singapore to continue his revolution can, paly maka tour he will visit Manlia and matters worne. For where- Japan. He will not pass through as Kasnom in trying to keep the Colony.
his valuable contacts with Bir Alexander beaded the the Wont the next will Government of the Cotony from follow Moscow'n bidding.
1947 to 1907.
Ex-Governor Grantham
Raced To Wrong Address
Chicago, Dec. 15.
Chicago Fire Commissioner, Robert Quinn, today blamed a delayed fire alarm and a wrong address for the tragedy which killed 93 children and nuns in the Our Lady of the Angels School fire.
WOA
Michael Todd.
Elizabeth widow, and
Taylor.
ila Todd, Jr., were defendants named Aled
sun,
Within half an hour, the four were en route back to the Belgian Todd's encampment aboard the Russian Michael plane.-U.P.I.
the nong
In the sult
here in the court of
chancery.
Miss Keyes, holder of 100,000
the ไป shares
corporation, charged that funds of the firm were used for property "um- necessary for the corporation's business such Ա Jewellery, airplanes and paintings, cars, yachts."
BLOCK PAYMENT She asked the court to block payment of $4,714.587.02 to the Todd estate and $174,954.34 to A
from the Michiel Todd, Jr., corporate funds.
She said the principal asset | of the company is the movie, "Around the World in 80 Days," which she said has earned $10 mdition so fur.
The defendants were given until January 27 to answer the conplaint-U.P.I.
Singapore To
London By Air, Cheaper Than By Sea
Singapore, Dec. 15. British airline announced today that is planned to Introduce a special low- cost sorvico botween Lon- don and Singapore. The airline-Eagle Aviation Lunited--sald the service would cut passengers fares to below
of the price
tourist class sea passage.
Mr Normun
Turkey Thieves Director of
Worcester, Dec. 12.
police
an-
Worcestershire
o plan to best nounced today Christmas turkey rustlers with radio cars strategically placed around the local poultry farms. They asked farmers to Co- operate.-China Mall Special.
а
Achton Hill, the company now in Singapore, satd applications for a licence to run the service had been made to the British and Singapore Governments.
If these were approved. fortnightly DC-6 (C) service linking London and Singapore through Ader would April Reuter,
J
start on
Anglo-Egyptian Suez Quarrel
WILL IT BE CALLED
'REPARATIONS'
OR 'REDEVELOPMENT'
-
London, Dec. 15.
Britain and Egypt are "within an
of settling their Suez quarrel.
ace"
The Daily Mall's diplomatie, Egypt, He said "the Germans · reporter, T. F. Thompson, said are moving in on the Middle
the only crucial point now left East trading scene at an alarm-
"whether Britain's coming pace.
pensation for damage to Fort "The longer wo
nze burred, Sald during the Suez landings is the more firmly the Germans to be called reparations as de- · will dig in and the more dam- manded by Egypt or a redevelop-nging it will be" to Britain's ment grant ps Britain asks." export trade, Thompson said.
Ho said Britain's bariness....? men also are "bitter" because already got да
WHOSE FACE
J
the
Thompson said this "question France has of whose face is to be saved" is agreement with Egypt and holding up signing of a financial back in the Middle East. agreement which would emble Meanwhile, Mr Aneurin Britnin and Eppt to resumo Bevan, the British Labour "ormal relations,"
opposlikar's torelan affairs Quinn revealed for the first, coroner's inquest. "Definitely many lives," ho sold. "You
Britnin agreed, in the Anglo- spokesman, today urged
the flouso *t tinis that the first alarm of the and positively there
aelther win or lose a fire in
Egyption talks which broke off Government In school disaster gave Bremen the dlcrepancy in Umes-dentiel fow minutes."
in Rome last September, to pay Commons to extend(diplomatic wrong address, The trucks
Marks, a delayed alarm."
Harold
personal gypt £34,000,000 compensa-recognition to the United Arab raced to the Catholic Church
Atorney
Republic, for Coroner Walter
Hon. "If you had In return for this, plus tho Wir Allan Noble, Minister of around the corner instead of to Quinn, veteran of 30 years on McCarron, naked, tha
Fire Department building where children the
the
threo andrenched
school
unfreezing by Britain of Egypt's State for Foreign Affairs re Calcago'a top Про were dying in their classroom 1.
every fighting minutes sounor, could
blocked sterling balances, Egypt plied that on November 19, Mr the Fordlan "in ready to pay £110,000,000 Selwyn Lloyd, The Commissioner niso back-official, said "precious time was child have been saved?”
trucke ed up tealimony Indicating the lost" because the fire
answered. for British property sequestrated Secretary, had made it clear fire was burning 20 minutes. be- went to the wrong address, Later, however, ha refused to after Buez," the newspaper said, that we think lt advisable that fore the alarm was turned in..
sald Dritain the financial agreement should Thompson state positively that the firemen' "If we were given the proper could have saved every victim. faced with "real urgency" to be reached frat."--U.P.I, and aladdress we would have saved 'UP.L
patch up the quarrel
with Reuter,
"There was definitely a time! element involved," he told
Quinn
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