THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1960.
Soviet bloc favours disarmament
DISCUSSION OF WARSAW PACT
MEMBERS BARED
London, Feb. 4.
The Soviet Premier, Mr Nikita Khrushchev described Russia's "new substantial" armed forces reduction today in a meeting with repre- sentatives of the eight members of the Warsaw Pact in Moscow.
de. The conference sued a claration which sold now conditions are more favourable +2104 Cver before for truttati nentialiens on diturument be
of the East wet 1 states and the West."
'China now one-fifth literate'
Paris, Feb, &. Radio Peking roported today that In 1859 more than 100 million people one-fifth of China's total population became. literato after participating in the nation-wide literacy eli- mination movement." They were mostly commune poanasta and workers.
Some 810.000 kludents are now attending 841 in- siltutes of higher learning. This Arure, i was pointed out, was close to the target set for 3862, the last year of China's second five-year- plan of 850 090.——AET.
She would
remain in hiding
New York, Feb. 4. Andre Parumbeanu's missing wife said today she in- tended to remain in hid- ing as long as he continu- ed "his Roman holiday" with typewriter Gombie Bonedict. Poruber is charging that Gamble's grandmother and brother were forcibly hiding his
foil wife 10
Jala plans for divorce.
2
hairess
Porumbeanu, 33-year-old unemployed economist, wants to maury the heiress in a $10 milion fortune As soon as he can obtain a divorce.-UPL
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All
the member states of Warsaw treaty formally stated their deals to take part in a universal distrmn- total bod ment agreement such as the on Mr Khrushchey proposed at the United Nations last year.
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FOLLOW THE LEADER
This gave rise to Western speculation that the satellite powers may unilaterally decide to reduce their military forces to follow the lead of the Soviet Union.
A Tass report sald the Extern European leaders dis- curl the "relaxation of inter- national tension in general and preparauons for the East-West unimit in Paris on May 16 in particular.
The Tass report was the Arkt news of what look place during ull-chy meeting in
Kremlin today,-UP!.
Pakistani on
murder
the
charge in UK
Guru Rumpoche, the Datei Lama's senior tufor, and other high Tibetan prieste, aro seen conducting a special service at the ancient Nepalesa Bodknath_monastery where there is a Tibetan colony of mome seven thousand. The presence of the Tibetan priests In Nepal and their conducting of services praying for the return of the Dalai Lama, and peace. to Tibet, have been criticised by the pro-Chinese press, and the anti-Indian, pre-Communist political section, claiming that it is able to spread the Cold War to Nepal.The Times Photo.
INDEPENDENCE FOR Own medicine
CYPRUS MAY BE POSTPONED
Nicosia, Feb. 4.
Himberto
Buenos Aires, Feb. 4.
Buincio, whose policy towards women was sumplereat 'em rough"-is in hospital today recovering from burns received when a giri friend he had beaten up pour- ed alcohol over him while he slept and set him on fire-UPI.
Heavy rains
Labour's THE COMMON COLD
censure. -A TRIUMPH
motion
London, Feb. 4.
A consure motion tabled in the House of Commons this evening by the British Parliamentary Labour
FOR DOCTORS
By CHAPMAN PINCHER
London, Feb. 4.
Party doplored Britain's A MEDICAL discovery expected to lead to the consent to stops NOW production of the world's first effective vaccine being taken to equip the against the common cold has been made by British West Gormans
nuclear woopont.
with
doctors.
Boveral different viruses are believed to cause cold symp- toma.
A Medical Research Council team led by Dr David Tyrell at the Common Cold Research Ualt near Salisbury has found a way The Common Cold Research to grow the ultra-microscopic | Unit was nearly closed down
the common cold germ outside the during
Governinent's human body.
economy drive three years ago.
Only a plea by Dr Christopher Andrewes for a few more years' graces saved It.-London Ex-
These moves, agreed to by the British Government, will pre Judice the chances of success of the forthcoming summit meets Ing, the motion eald,
After regretting the failure of the British Government to put This means that for the Arsi forward any plans for stopping time scientists will be able to the arms race and ending the culture cold was, the motion urged "the limitilon and control of forces and weapons in central Europe as a first step towards a wider political settlement in that area and as a means of re- laxing tension over Berlin."
The motion signed by both Labour Party leader Fugh It could also save many lives, Galiskell and his deputy because colds are often followed Aneurin Bevan, desplto the up by pricumonia, bronchlils. latter's presence in hospital and other dangerous allments. will be debated in the Come- mans on February 11 and 12. -AFP.
cold enough common germa for vaccine to be made prosa. from them in the same way that polio vaccine is made from pollo germa,
Repeat performance
A successful vaccine could save the world countless millions of pounds by reducing absence from work.
CONFIDENT
All previous claims for cul- turing the cannon cold virus, as the gerins are quiled, have proved unfounded.
3 sentenced
to death
Port Elizabeth, Feb. 4. Three coloured men (of mixed race) aged from 18 to 20 were sentenced to death here today for mur- dering a 16-year-old white girl last August.
Dr Tyrell is confident that his
A search party found the Memphis, Feb. 4. method is reliable because e
body of the girl, Mr Leon Watkins left her cultured virus causes colds when battered
the noses of Barbara Harding, near a radio two children with her slater-in-introduced into
imast. A few yards away her law, Mre Mary Walkins, yester- volunteers. Britain's Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies,
day and went to
When the hospital,
the Health Ministry 17-your-old boy friend luy bat- Rio De Janeiro, Feb. 4.
she
to A gave birth
onnounces the discovery shortly, tered inte unconsciousness, Heavy Mr Julian Amery, arrived in Cyprus tonight by
rains and lightning where
it will call for still more volun- plane from London as a possible further post-smashed at this tropical capital daughter,
Several hours later, Mrs Mary teers to speed the next stage of early icday. At least two people ponement of Cyprus independence loomed.
perished, a glan! landslide Watkins left the children with the work the production of a blacked a mountain road and her husband and went to the vaccine.
A mixed vaccine may have transportation was crippled by eame hospital. She gave birth to
to be developed because Router. flooding.AP.
a daughwr 100,-UPI.
Birmingham, Feb. 4. A Cyprus Government splies- brought no new 24-year-old Pakistani, non said he Mohammed Sajawal, of propants with him.
The spokesman sald that 5 Birminghom, was today certain administrative decisions committed in custody to would have to be taken whether the noxt Birmingham or not agreement was reached, British Government had Assizes on a charge of the murdering another Mos- thought it would be helpful to
have a minister avaliable,
EXCHANGED VIEWS
lom, Mohammed Sultan, 27.
|
Earlier today Archbishop Linkarlos mel the Turkish- Cypriot leader, Dr Fazil
Sujawal was further charged |with naliciously wounding Mo hammed Malak, 20, of Birming ham with intent to cause griev- Kuichuk. ous bodily harm.
cd
the
The Archbishop told rt- guilty porters that they had exchang- Sojava pleaded not and reserved his defence,,
views and agreed on The prosecution has alleged lins to be followed in further with the British that Sultan and Mulak cach re-regoliations ceived stab wounds In an inci- about bases in Cyprus, dent in an alley and that Sultan
following day.-AFP.
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A British Crossword Puzzle
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teeth! (0)
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jall regularly. (D)
8 Organist, upset and feeling
much too hot. (8)
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(0)
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16 Last bit of wood? Could be.
(4)
17 Padden. (7)
18 Optical illusions. (7),
20 Detail in white marble, (4)
21 Put into the hery furnace.
(1)
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burg. (0)
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East. (6)
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(4)
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(0)
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(8)
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3)
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23 Used to give both mweetness
and warmth, (5)
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28 Unwritten, (4)
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Asher, 24 ENSA.
The Greek aud Turkish Cypriots are agreed in refudng British demands for an area of about 120 square miles.
LEG GRAFT
UNSUCCESSFUL
Hayward, Calif., Feb. 4, Doctors who tried to graft back the leg of 26-year- old labourer Billy Smith, after it had been torn almost completely away in an accident fast July, were forced to amputato today dospito months of intensive offerts to save the man's leg.
SoYon
The original grafting opera- tion appeared to have been successful and was aecialmed as a miracle of modern surgery. 12 more operations However, later became necessary, during which a serious infection de- sources veloped in the flesh and knee said that if no agreement is joint, making amputation neces- reached, the March 10 target | sary.
Local diplomatic
date for independener may be Smith was reported to have postponed further three successfully withstood the am73-
months, It has already been
put back a month from Feb. 10,---AP.
Flight record
Tokyo, Feb. 4.
A Pan American Boeing 707
putation.-AFP.
Istanbul snowfull
Istanbul, Feb. 4.
Istanbul today shivered under
the spell of the worst snowfall
to hit this Turkish metropolis Fresh
tot airliner set 故 new fight in the last three years.
record today between Honghong snowfall jammed traffle in the
and Tokyo, flying the 1,885-mile | city.
distance in 2 hours 59 minutes.
The weather was indirectly three ut least responsible for on
The old record, set by a Pon: American jot airuner December 7, was 3 hours 7 deuths.-AP. minus-AP,
No excuse
St Louis, Mo.. Feb. 4.
Circus Judge John J. Kelly
aald today that residents
can
DEATH
Taipei, Feb. 4.
Mao Fel, member of the
not be excused from jury duty Legislative Yuan (parliament),
by explaining they are "not dled here today of cancer. Be Interested."UPI.
was 69. AP.
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