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PAN'AMERICAN
STREAK OF
OF LIGHTNING
68 DIE IN HORRIBLE AIR DISASTER
Was mment The Sky
Littered With
Comment Of The Day
Falling
Debris
Milan, June 26.
A NEW POST A Trans-World Airlines Constellation en
PARISH priest's life in a
A place like Hongkung is
other
different from kny place in the world. His parlah includes the clubs, the beaches, the cinemas, A well as the Ants, the rooms and the stately residences of his congregation - English homes, American homes andj Chinese homes. There is
one
who has distinguished himself in this unusual cos mopolitan atmosphere,
route to Chicago burst apart in a thunderstorm and crashed tonight, killing all 68 persons aboard.
Finming parts of the. It was the worst cly
of the year. huge plane fell in a wooded on disaster
tupped even the death toll
area,
avia-
It
in
at the height of the New York crash of Lock- thunder, lightning and hail heed Electra, on February 2,
flying from storm.
Chicago to New York, in which 63 persons w[ killed
Disintegratos
Witnesses fa nearby towns stew n flash of fire in the sky To most readers he is known and heard a crash. One piece formally as the Very Rev. of the plane fell near on oc- Site of the F. S. Temple. He is the cupled farmhouse.
crash was Cascina Aglese.
Dean of Hongkong. On hamlet 10 miles from Milan's
enthusiastic, hard-working, airport. fun-loving person who has
made many friends in his
six years here, many of whom have no connection with St John's Cathedral, the Church of England, ari Levon Christianity.
H
The
plane,
Mrs Rina Bruno of Legnano, one of the first persons to re- port the crash, said she and her husband EDW un iftah" and then heard the noise
of the crash.
BRITISH GIRL HELPS IN ROUTING
SANDHURST CADETS
RIMY
Salisbury, Jane 26. British hundred endelrouted by an £1-.) vading foron of 45 French cadets, can lay at least part of the blame on a pretty Southern girl, a. Englis Command spokesman reveal- ed hero today. The riri, Mian Jean Richards.
had a rendezvous
#
Their two objectives - electronle
to equipment supposed
abte la reverts the direction of guided missiles, and the professor who invented the on the dovlec-were both other side of the river Frost, the spokesman said,
the Sandhurat Royal Mary Academy.
"The Sandhurst cadets are not the at all upset about it," army spokesman said, "They infiloted quité heavy
́ensualties on the French and they may have their revenge later this year' when they'll probably invade Britanny.
invaded English cadela France lost Year and
The Sandhurst (British) cadets
were guarding all the bridges | "The with pne
but
of the French leaders. In a prab
Dorset,
ii Warthani,
near the fleld where the in- vaders landed by parachute on Wednesday night.
Mis Richards led the French aeroze a shallow part of the river and through the British new,
"Bhe flyes In Camberley, near
won
Soviet Official Defects
To The
West
Rangoon, June 26.
hands down with the help of Alexander Urekitch Kaznacheev, an information
a Frenchman who met them with a car."uina Mal
Special.
Rain Again Threatens
Heavyweight Fight
New York, June 26.
"normous The hard-luck Floyd Patterson-Ingemar Johansson heavy- weight title fight was threatened with rain again to- night as ring time approached at Yankee Stadium.
officer at the Soviet Embassy here, has defected and sought American asylum, the United States Embassy announced today.
tu
Kaznacheev said he was as well as on my Burmese diellusioned with the Soviet friends.
I have freely left my posl Communist. "regime and tion In the Soviet Embassy in wanted the protection of Rangoon because I want the American Embassy. struggle against the cruel and The announcement, sald. Kaa- oppressive tyranny of Com- nacheey went to the US. In munism."-Router. formation-library in mid-town Rangoon on Tueday and asked the American Ubrarlon in charge to put him in touch with an American Embassy official..
U.S. Embassy
An officer from the EmbesBY, In the next street, arrived and
for the light-talked for about an hour with. the Russian, who said he want- ed to leave the Soviet foreign service,
Kaznáchvov went
The plane's body and tail crashed far apart, rescue squads B9 saki with
Thunderstorms in the area Promoter B!! Rosensohn -sald Joey Maxim Passengers and a *Brow of
Like A Fire.
caused intermittent. drizzles and he expected a crowd of 35,000 heavyweight title, at the Yankee off had taken
from
a lot gato of haif a stadium Firemen and police rushed to forged the attendants to unroll with Millan's Malpensa airport 80
Patterson, who took a long miles outside the north Italian the scene from Milan and half aa terpaulin over the framework:llion dollars.
Bazen nearby towns.
above the lights, high over the Although the weather, a few walk and ate a light breakfast, the fight, con- said he was in due shape, and hours before ring.
warm and humid, with said he didn't think the post- The crowd came very slowly Uinued
ponement would make hovering around into the wet stadium. Many of the mercury them wore raincoats and some the 80-degree mark, the New difference to either one of them. of those who didn't bring their York Weather Bureau held out the promise of Alghtly cooley's temperatore by the time the two men, enter the ring at about HK
time 11.30 am.
elly, and was in the ale five minutes, fighting for altitude,
disintegrated When it james.
in
Anether witness who wa K few miles from the scene of the crashi said he saw "some thing like a fire in the sky. "At first I thought it was only lightning, then I saw something fall and smoke rise from the ground," he said. Rain hampered the work of the rescue qunds.
TE leaves early next week for England for a big
One of the victims was iden- appointment senior chap tiled as Prof. Maritz Schet- lain to Dr Geoffrey Fisher, fermi, sister of the late slomic Archbishop of Canterbury, scientist Dr Engico Fermi who Hongkong will miss him for helped develop the first ctom Butalde his unusun parish bemb. She was en route to the
fait pelted dowdy'on' the res "round" and his general visit her brother's grave. TWA offelals in Rome ht
счета. Lightning whipped church duties, he has done first believed there might have through the sky.
TWA ofcials] dis-been-three extra much work for the
Eyewitnesses sald the plane a total
of 71 treased and needy, for the boord, making
flying Way
at an altitude of But a further
check about 2,000 feet and was bare refugees and the people victins, called streetsleepers. Bishop showed they were among the 50 y visible in the clouds and rain Hall called him one of the passengers.
The plane, 23 feet longer than when the disaster occurred. hardest-working people he Super-G-Constellation was part of the "Jetstream" feet of
had ever known.
It
Was
A
[2
Explosion
in
The plane disintegrated the air and fell down in bits and pieces-first a wing, then other parts, then the engines and the fuselage, they said.
A hall of lighter pleces kept falling for several seconds after the big parte crashed.
The burning engines fell on
a 5,000-volt power line. They Fled
He is an Englishman who has TWA.
adapted himself to life in .this East-West city in s
fort from villagers said. way that all his friends will
affection. they thought the plono had been remember with Among those who paid struck by lightning, although destroyed tribute to him earlier this were has been no instance of a
-commercial aircraft week was the Governor, Siehy Ugh ning bolts, Robert Black.
There have been at least six thunderstorm where high honour, but a well de cases served one. The Cathedral turbulence has destroyed plantes, "I saw A policeman said: loses a much loved minister.
Farmer Davide Barbieri, 50, the airliner hit by a streak tireless Hongkong loves
wife. A wing
22-year-old of lightning. First
daughter and a 16-year-old ocemed to come off, then the
farmhouse, son, inside thing the whole fail, then
escaped injury. They fled in and burst Into Games
+1
Terror. plunged down, hitting the ground with a great explo-
for."
him
worker for the well-being of All over the Its' people. Colony people wish good luck, Godspeed, and happiness and fulfilment in his new job.
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Violation
London, June 20.
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JOHANSSON Stronger
BELTHUNDERSHO "Aiurday-
Chier
Ehest There
meteorologist, Christie, told newsmen was only a light chance" of thundershowers, but predicted that If they did occur, they would be over before the night.
RESULT TO BE
PUBLISHED
The
of
the resuit Johansson-Patterson world heavyweight flüo fight will be published in later issued of the Saturday Mali," soon as it is received in 1Ionskun.......
PATTERSON 'Fine Shape
any
There was very little betting on the outcome of the fight, with adds favouring Patterson 5 to. 1.
A spokesman for the closed television circuit said the fight would be seen by an estimated Both Patterson and Johans 550,000 persons in 170 theatres 135 cities spread zon were still at their New in over York hotels and
"incom-throughout the country.
A referes and two judges will municado" until they enter the ring. Both
took light officiate, scoring the fight by men
24-hour rounds according to the New
York System-UPI and AFP.
exercise during
postponement,
the
Reporters, concerned over the
RECOVERS
possible effects the heat and KING HUSSEIN Promoter Bill Rosensohn humidity might have on the closeted himself in a room a Swedish challenger received The sladium offices. He te word from the Johanssun' en- fused to sto reporters but seni tourage that "he can fight under out word he would put on the any circumstances." bout if at all possible.
Hosensohn was extremely re-
Amman, June 20. THE HEAT
King Itussein of Jordon has recovered completely from nia) The New China News Agency luctant to make a second post- Johansson sent word that he recent finess and will resume
of the international felt little stronger than he did his duties said today that two United Donement
the next Monday, States Navy aircraft violated 15-rounder,
which had been yesterday "because I have had royal palace announced today. Chinese territorial air spaco over washed out yesterday.
more rest," He has not boxed At the end of May, the King the Haisha Islands of Kwang-As the evening continued, in uimast a week
woa-tound-to-be-suffering_fram | The New York heat was re-glandular fever and trach100 jung province yesterday morn- the sprinkle developed into
At HK Time miniscent of the night in 1952, bronchitis (Inflammation of the Ing. The agency said a recon- steady light rain. naissance plane few twice over 9.18 m. Saturday spectators when Sugar Ray Robinson and nostrils) and was advised by his the islands while a patrol plans on the field began hastening referee Rudy 'Goldstein collaps doctors to take a month's rest. Intruded once.--Reuter.
ed when Robinson challenged | Router, into the stands for coyer,
a
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He Declines Royal Invitation
home Prince
After arranging another meat ing for the following day. He kept the appointment .~und- woul to the American. 'Em- Linaat, - whiere he had been Ever since.
Kaznachcov, 27, was born, in Moscow and graduated from the International - Amiry~ Institute there. He speaks. Burmego "and | ; English bdalies Russian,
When he ought asylum in the American Embassy on June 24, he brought with him a statement In his own handwriting which sald, according to the anounce meat, that tro had decided on his own tres will leave his former Hie and responsibilities.
Freedom
Kaznacheev's statement added: **I destro
a life of freedom which is not possible for a citl zen of the USSR and request sylum. I hate the regime that is presently ruling the Soviet Union
Boviet Government uses terror, subversion and police state · melboda to achieve its aims.
Brussels, June 26.
Charles, Belgium's former regent has declined on Invitation to attend the wedding of his nephew Prince Albert of Lloge and Donna Paola Ruffo Di Calabria here on July 2, a Royal palace...spokesman sald today...
Prince Charles," B0, was èhtef of state during King Leopold's captivity in the last stages of the wdr and subsequent" six-
oxito year self-imposed Switzerland."
He now lives in Belgium.
THE RIFT....... According to well-informed sources, the rift between the ex-regent and the royal family complete. The reasons Wa were not quito clear,
The palaca spokesman told a press conference that the rest of would all the royal family
and the civil attend both religious ceremonies.
All the royal guests invited were Princo Albert's relatives,
royal
Refugee Year
I believe and he invitations had been
sent.to. other foreign that Communiam la evli de-
courts-Reutér, CaUJO deprives the in- dividual man of his pride and. self-respect....and reduces a lo s sub-human Iovci
United Nationis, June 20. where he is a slave of the
Some 12 countries end 55 non- party and lis ruling masters""
governmental International or- "Since 1 have been in Burmaganisations, have agreed to have been forced by my participate in the "International
Year" superiors in the Soviet Embassy Refugee
starting on
maa
to spy on my fellow Russians Sundby-AFP.
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