Threat To Riviera US. Jet Sets Commons Racial
Venezuelan Refugees Kidnapped
The disaster town of Frejus took urgent precau-At tions today against a new flood threat as heavy continuing rain brought a sudden rise in the River Reyran.
even-
Rain has been falling sesutily Offcials feared the death toll
the Riviera const since from the disaster would mithight end weather burema funily rise to 500. The Ministry. officials s It was likely to of the Interior sald the intest continue for some time. Already death count wna 323. Only 250 it has disrupted the newly bodies have been identified. restored telephone network the Frejus area.
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A liberty ship?” stood offshore to runcuate any or all of the 2,500 residents of Frejus-Plage, the town's beach suburb, in the ovent of new floods, and a fleet of buses has been mOVEÍ here from Grenoble,
500 HOMES
Mexico City, Dec. 7. least two and perhaps as many as 14 Venezuelan refugees were kidnapped from their homes here last wook by unidentified gun- men, it was reported to- day.
The wives of ex-Colonels Jose Rnd Edgar Puchero Gutierrez Trujillo Echeverria (old Polico their husbands were reized on Wednesday night and have not
No Ministry source would †been heard from since. offer an official silmate of Newspapers here reported the number all! missing. that a dozen other Venezuelans, But local authorities placed supporters of ouster! Ak about 100 and some Prizblent Marcos estimates ran even higher.- Jinienez, were abducted Reuter and UPI.
about the same tine.
The Malpasal Dom disaster ON THE BEACH'
last week which killed at least
323
people also
washed away
new river banks holding back
the eyran,
AUTHOR WON'T
the which unti
dren was built rase over its banks twice a year -- in spring
and December,
The river has now run into SEE THE FILM
a new channel and its rise is!
threatening about 500 homes in
seaside the
area, already damaged by the dam buret.
As bulldozers and lorries cleared mud from the out skirts of the town, citizens queued up for compulsory free Vaccination against typhoid,
Ludspeaker
drove through the town telling people where to report to a Rod Cross molalle unir. About 15,000 people in the area are to be varcinaled
vans
A mass funeral for 50 viefima, many of them unidentified, was held today. But the spectre of death has lost its sling and few town?propile attendeet.
Melbourne, Dec. 7.
British-born author Nevile Shuto has refuted to 100 the premiere here on December 17 of the film- ed version of his best- "On The selling novel, Booch," was reported today.
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Mrs Gullerrez atel Mr's Echeverria said they believe the Bunnies who neized their hus- banks were agents of the new Venezuelan Government,
Mexican Police denied
any knowledge of the roundup.- UPI.
Debre Submits
Compromise Plan
Paris, Dec. 7. Premier Michel Debro work. ed out a compromise to- day which he hopes will ward off a split in his Cabinet over State aid to Catholic schools.
Mr Shute's Private Secrettry The iden is to send into Par- was quoted in the Melbourne |liament a bill limited to the newspaper, Sun News-Pictorial, enunciation of 1 few general saging the 60-year principles. Detalls of the lives near Mel-Catholic schools' new status the would be worked out later
when the
passion hod down.
author, who
nut attend larne would premiere and would issue
alement giving the reasons for his refusal later this work.
SET IN AUSTRALIA
race
after a
Poitical quarters said Debre submitted his draft bill 14 0 rpoin Cabinet meeting last night.
HIGHER DEATH TOLL
Unexploded German land anines left over from World War I added to the misery and
"On The Beach," a work of dangers of this food-ravaged | action describing the last days community
hurnon f the nuclear war, was mainly set li Australia and the tin was made here. The film's premiere will ¦ take place simultaneously in the world capitals on December 17.in
The proceeds
The authorities buntied the public from visiting the ruins of Malpasse Dam after the mines wêre discovered during the Search for victims who died when the dam collapsed Jast Wednesday night.
Army engineers were calledbourne prevalere will go to to defuse the mines' which were organisation which cares for lald hroughtout the aren dur- children of ex-servicemen, ing the last war.
Reuter.
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The Ministers and State Secretaries will cope with the problem arain today at Cabinet session presided over by President Charles De Gaulle.
Prince Abdullah and his Lebanese bride Lamya Solh are now officially and legally married. The marriage contracts have been signed in Beirut, and Abdullah's other princely rival has gone back disgruntled to Saudi-Arabia. But accord- ing to Moroccan Court custom, the marriage may not be con- mummated till six months time, after a special ceremony at the Court in Rabat, So meanwhile Abdullah has given Lamya a parrot carefully trained to repest over and over again the words "Je t'aime, Je t'aime," so that Lamya presumably won't forget. In French because they met while she was studying at the Rorbonne. Picture shows: The Prince, the bride-and the well-trained parrot.—Express Photo,
IKE IS PRESENTED
WITH PAKISTAN'S
HIGHEST AWARD
Karachi, Dec. 7.
De Gaulle has not taken part President Eisenhower today was awarded Pakis-
the dispute, which has brought resignation threats
on
of the Mel-Iron Ministers. But he wants onto have the matter settled bn-
Dakar fore he lies to Wednesday to preside over 3 meeting of Ure Executive Court- cll of the French Community of Nations. UPI.
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beef fins! (8).
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15 Civic treo fellow (8).
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ently (4).
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mixed drink, Scrumptioust (5).
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NOT THE USUAL TOURIST SIGHTS
Tokyo, Dec. 8. Patrons of a sightseeing bus
Aizu company at looking at more than the tourist sighis,
are
A spokesman for the com- pany complained that 28 of the company's girl "gukles" are planning to be married this month, most of them to former customers,
male
tan's highest civilian decoration, the Order of Nishan, in the Throne Room of the former Palace of Governors,
interpreted.—AFP.
President Mohammed Ayub, His current tour, he said, is
the award, meant to create Khan presented
better under- which cited Mr Eisenhower's standing of the true aims of role as defender of individual United States polley, which are freedom and his constant efforts uften misunderstood UT mis- to promote economic and social progress in free nations,
Both Presidents When changed gifts.
Mr Disenhower milingly accepted magnifier.at my, some lavish brocade and a bush
Nigreed silver, made of work of East Pakistan crafts- mez,
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President Ayub Khan get a and Christmas xift of camera Alm from the American people, Speaking at a banquet in his honour
the Presidential al Palace, Mr Eisenhower said
Paris, Doc. 7. that every powerful nation, of which the United States was Surrealist
artist Salvador one, should in all honesty C 2 Dali, wearing old couples have taken the its strength only in the interest company's sightseeing tour two ist humanity,
He sald many passengers proposed to the girls frequently. He also said many
or three times to "look over" 1 Mr Eisenhower said the prospective bridles for their United States wishes to promote sons,-UPI.
co-operation among
nations,
Youth On Trial For
Murdering Woman In Bermuda
Bermuda, Dec. 7.
gold
Altitude Record
Calif., Dec. 7.
The Navy today claimed o world altitude rocord for aircraft with a flight of a McDonnel F4H Phantom
I jot to an unofficial height of 98,560 foot.
Vice
Clarence Admiral
Ex Ekstrom, Commander of the Air Fares of the Pacific Fleet, said the fight was made on Sunday
by Cmdr. Lawrence E. Flint, Jr., 39, a native of Beckley, West Virginia.
Debate Ends In Uproar
London, Dec. 7.
A House of Commons debate on the British Govern- ment's recent voting at the United Nations on racial discrimination ended in uproar tonight and the defeat of a critical Labour motion by 341 votes to 239 — a Government majority of 102.
The motion declared strong disapproval of racial Intolerance
and discrimination and called on the government to set
оль
U.S. Army
all occasions--particularly at Reduction
Elstrom said the new record | the United Nations in a man- betters by 3,002 feet, the recordner wholly consistent with this set by Russia's Maj. V. S. Nyu- | declaration sim In a TU-431.
It had been common know- ledge among rabštary aviation circles that since Russia not the July record the U.S. Services have been unofficially competing against each other to see which would be the first to better It,~~ UPI.
Prince Orsini
Case Adjourned
Rome, Dec. 7. Lawyers for Prince_Filippo Orsini and his wife, Prin- cess Franca, asked for an adjournment when their case for legal separation
up for
a hearing here today.
adjourned The Judge case to January 15.
came
the
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The Princess obtained a pro- visional separation with tody of their two sons in June. Prince Orsini, one of the two to hereditary Prince Assistants the Papal Throne, has not ap- peared in the Vatican since an incident in January las! year when he was taken to hospital here with slashed wrists. His name has been associated with that of Belinda Lee, the Bri- lish Alm actress.-China Majl Special.
Murderer
Kills Self
pr
McAlester, Okla., Dec. 7.
Ben T. Galbraith former McAlester heart murdered specialist who
his wife and three chil- dren in 1955, killed him- self today in his State Penitentiary cell where he was serving a life term.
the It was the fourth time 38-year-old one-time medical leader had attempted to take his own life since he put his family to the club and torch on March 17, 1955. Using a razor which he had hidden in hus cell the Tennessee-born slayer slash- od his groin.
Galbraith left A lengthy suicide note, requesting prison ometals to have his body cre- mated and the ashes strewn on the graves of his wile children---UPI.
and
CLEANLINESS CAMPAIGN
leather "spaceman's suit," ! today demonstrated his now "ovocipede!"—a huge transparent plastic ball in which he plans to make Walling his entry into New York trafic later this month.
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Djakarta, Dec. 7.
sirens stopped all street, Djakarta's while themBitary pushed brooms
the hands of "It's a toy, just a toy," the Spanish-born' painter
passengers, told re
porters as he stopped into the transparent ball, twirling his upturned moustache.
BALLERINA
"But I've always been obsenced by toys. 1 want to make toys. Of course, it's expen- sive toy. I never do anything cheaply."
Dalí declined to show
porters gathered at a Parla ice ink just how the "ovocipedel" French balerina to prope! it
works.
But he called on a tiny
Nineteen-year-old Wendell Willis Lightbourne on Monday stood trial for his life, charged with the murder of Miss Dorothy Barbara Rawlin son, an English woman who was found dead at across the ice. "another
Youthland's Beach, Warwick, on September 27.
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(5).
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(4).
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YESTERDAY'S CROSSWORD.--ÁBÍO: Tarit. 7 Blockade. 8 Mewla. : Etrada(mem). Setties. 15 Terca 18 Daria (stand), 19 Skotelon, 20 due, 21 Bty-les. Down: 1 Gibes. 2 Mecca. 3 Bananate. 4 Tremor, B Clong air, 8 T-lomeo, 10 Neturfed. 12 Esters. 13 Sedule. 14 Lassie. 10 Exxery. 17 Bienest...***
The trial is being heard by 'I done it Sir.' I asked "what', Chief Justice the Honourable and he said Girl on beach on Sir Newnham Worley. Crown Sunday. I bashed her,'" Counsel is the Hondurable J. S. Hootan, Attorney General. The accused is represented by Mis
Lois Browno.
Lewis, who is a Scotland Yard expert in charge of the murder investigation in Bermuda con- tinued:
" then cautioned him, Hooton, in outlining the case for the Prosecution, told the Lord. I wrote the caution down jurors the Crown would put in on paper. I explained it to him evidence written statements and read it back to him point- made by Lightbourne confessing ing out each word as I read it he had idiled the woman. back and I asked him to sign caution which underneath the
Dolcetive
Superintendent he did." Richard Lewis tesilled that he SAW the accused on October
30.
"Lightbourne at that time was regling his head on his arm,
He locked up with touris TAROS down bis chocles and he wild'
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He promised, however, that he would the the toy when he lands in New
York from the uner America. -- China Mall Special
Political Asylum
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Motorists and pedestrians all over the city were set sweeping the streets
inaugurate Indonesia's cleanliness week.
Starling the national clean-up campaign Minister of Education Dr Prijano said
"Cleanliness in part of the Indonesian national identity."--UFI.
Cyprus Elections
Nicosia, Dec. 7. Elections for the first Cyprus House of Re-resentatives will be held on January 10, Arch- bishop Makarios said on Monday. Elections for the Greck Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot Communal Chambers will be held later but before the Island becanta independent on February 19, he added.
The island's Presidential elec- tion will be held next Sunday.
AP.
Price Cut
Maldon, Dec. 7. The 18 boys and girls in the Choir of the All Saints Churchi
Asuncion Paragatay, Dec. 8. Five Breton Army officers who participated in the recent abortive revolt against the Ilio Governingch have been to political sylum Here, was Also in the statepient to disclosed on Monday night. have shnounced they will cut Lowls,
Wha Lightbourne
The announcerbent was marte ! their fee for singing at wed- allerod to hiya sisted that to the Braziliari Embassy here dings from £4 to 1 10% be tried to hang himself and ❘ by the Paraguayan Foreign They said they reduced the will shoot himself but did not have Office, Two C-47 direrafts used price so that all comers the nerve to go through with by the rebots were turned drar have a better chance for their 11-AF..
to Bradlian authorities. UPI. services. UPI.
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spokesman,
In Iceland Denied
the sald
at a TC-
Mr James Callaghan, Labour's chlef motion
aimed whe cent Brilish vole at the UN against a resolution criticising South
apartheid
| policies.
African
Later, government amend- ment asking the House to ap
efforis 10 Tromote prove Its racial tolerance was carried by 337 voles to 239, a government majority of £8.
Reykjavik, Dec. 7. The Foreign Minister, Mr
Gudmundur Gudmunds
The parliament son, told today that the reduction or withdrawal of Ameri. can forces from Iceland "is not under considera- Ulon."
The debate ended with me- ber shouting at each other across the floor and Mr Calle ghan waving his arms and weekend that the US. would
shouting to the government above the din: "Are you against apartheid or for it or are you too ashamed and too corally to give us a clear answer?!
Mr Cuthbert Alpert, Minister of State for Commonwealth Re- lations, angeret! the oppostion by saying its front bench was "littered with fallen ministerial timber."
Sir Winston Churchill t- tended today's debate and no- ceplex Mr
Referring to reports this
educe the number of Its troops here from 6,300 to 4,000, Mr Gudmundsson arid that only the organisation and composition of the forets is being considered,
He said he recently held talks with the American ambassador cancerning the organisation of iceland's defence forces,
"The talks did not in any way conter diminishing Iceland's defences or the reduction of the number of forces or a changers
troops," Mr Gud- mundsson said.-UPI.
Harold Macmillan's number of Invitation to sit beside him on the front bench instead of his accustomed place."
Sir Winston voted with the government.Reater and UPI.
POLICE AID
COULDN'T READ
Levittown, N.Y., Dec. 7. Virgilio Molle, 23, reurded signs warning that the tmporary House Trailer Offico of the Franklin National Bank was protected by a burglar alarm system. He broke in any way and tacled banging away
He told Follee who answered
Bridlington, Dec. 7. Bridlington Polier broke into at the vault,
a house here yesterday" after
fis vacationing occupants wie- the alarm and arrested him that To the trouble was he came over off from Italy only three years ago --and can't read English.----UPI.
phoned long distance sand quested that someone turn their electric blanket--UPI.
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