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Former British
British envoy takes
own life Chatterley Powers' U-2 plane Professor
Rome, Aug, 25.
Mr Harold Charles Gibson, a former British diplomat reported to have been involved in anti-Communist underground activities, was found shot to death today in his Rome apart- ment,
the
Police said the London-bom former First Secretary of Bish Embassy in Rome had taken his own life with a pistol' hek to his right temple.
Pullee mid they found a letter ho ful written shortly before his douth but neither pollee nor the Embassy would disclose 11s contents,
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Mr Gibson, 63, resigned
Secretary Wo Embassy Firs years ago, but he was active in Rome the Brilish Embassy in
and the Embassy said he st served on the staff there. The LIS say Embassy would not
what capacity but said he had
end of this year.
Singapore
aircraft
display
Singapore, Aug. 25. expected to retire toward the Singapore proposes holding a International one-wook aircraft exhibition about the and of March noxt was announced year, it hore today.
ANTI-COMMUNIST
Italian neighbours described Mr Gibson as an austere cor- English gentle- Feel, "perfect men" type, who lived quietly favilla-upariment near the Via Nomentana where the late Duve Mussolin! had palatial residence.
his
The Deputy
aircraft:
hearing adjourned
London, Aug, 25.
to
A summons against Ponguin Books, publishers of paporbacks, relating the publication of the unexpurgatod edition of
D. H. Lawrence's contro- versial naval "Lady Chat- torley's Lover" was ad- journed in court here to- day until September 8, after a two-minuto hear- ing.
most of denls with 12
was not shot down, father says
New York, Aug. 25.
Oliver Powers, father of the U-2 pilot Francis G. Powers, said today that his son had told him
Lovell
thanked
- Jodrell. Bank, Aug. 25. Professor A. C. B. Lovell has received a telophone call of thanks from the Bell Telophone Laboratories of Naw Jersey In the United States for picking up radio signals bounced off the American Echo satellite.
The signals heard at Jodrell Bank yesterday came from
he didn't believe that his plane was shot down transmitter at Hold Dell, New
over Russia.
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The elder Powers would not
but elaborate,
statement $s lent substance to the American The firm had planned to pub-bellef that the high altitude Jet 1ful the book today, but an-suffered a "flameout," or power nounged last week that publien-failure. Instead of being hit tion had been postponed until by a rocket at 05,000 feet further nolice in anticipation of the Soviet Union claimed.
the Obscene legal action under
Powers, who was in tears at Publications Act,
times, told a news . conference LITERARY MERITS "Lady Chatterley's Lover, ist President Elxenhower had which is banned throughout sent personal word to Francis through the U.S. embassy in the Commonwealth, Moscow that he would not be English noble-prosecuted by the US gover- woman's love affair with her ment, when and if he returns, impotent husband's gamekeeper for revealing his contract with Under the Obscene Publica- the Central Intelligence Agency. lions Act of 1959, which has not yet resulted in prosecution, witnesses may be called to give evidence sa to the literary merits of a book, while the prosecution can call witnesses to negate this, Another feature of the law that the book must be judged as a whole and not on Isolated passakes.
Slogan on pavements
many Prime Minister,
Dr Toh Chin-chye, making the announcement, said the object of the display was to draw the attention of the people of Singa- His name was among those of pore to their airport, emphasise several Western diplomate men- the importance of Singapore as tioned in a Czechoslovak Com a key South-East Asia civil munist treason trial in Prague aviation centre and to give ex- after 1948 as having been inhibitors of aircraft a "Orst class
to anti-Communist | opportunity"
display their 1:2 volved underground conspiracies.
He leaves a widow, Ekaterina Alimova Lescenko, 42, a blonde Rumanian-born white Russian dancer, who runs a ballet school in Rome.
1951 They were married in
1.nine-year-old NOT, and have who attends school in England,
Mr Gibson spoke fluent ku- stan, French and Italian.
Не
lund been appointed recently as
an interpreter for the Olympic Games,—AP.
Rome
Russian jet passenger planes grounded
Moscow, Aug. 25. Tourist officials told would- be travellers today that alt Ilyushin-18 lights have been temporarily grounded.
No run- Bon was given but presumably i
with the has sume connection erust at one of these turbo-prop alriers last week en route. from Cairo.--AP.
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COME HOME
Powers sald his son told him that he definitely did want to come home when he falshed his
all term.
Jersey and Included radio tones, a short spoken passage _an- nouncing the function of Echo 2.3 a communications satellite and a low bars of the tune "America the Beautiful."
six-week
The operation was the first Involving a stelllie since the radio telescope's long overhaul. Echo, a
plastic 100 feet aluminium coated bolloon was
launched over a weeks ago and is circling the earth at a height of almost 1,000 miles-China
Mail Special.”
Nixon 'sundae'
Johannesburg, Aug. 25. Thousands of Johannesburg people stopped and stared today at a slogan lettered in black on pavements at downtown street corners: "There Is Still Time, White Brother." Police announced · the arrest of four while university
Eaton Rapids, Aug. 25. students, including two girls,
.Vice Fresident Richard M. saught putting up placards on Wednesday night with the same Nixon is leading Sen. John F.
4 "sundre words, the students were re-Kennedy
at Miller's Ice presidential poll leased after questioning.
cream parlour. The elder Powers, a cobbler.
The new slogan "There is in Norton, Va., sold he Still Tune-appeared shortly Miller's is keeping track of
Nit thought that Primier
after the South Rhodesian had deliberately parliament
for the first Umees of le featured Dicir and "Jack" sundaes, Thus far Dick Khrushchev
and Mrs voted to admit African mam
had 54 "votes" and Jack 32.---- Powers while they were bers.
UPI, Moscow, He said he did This is something which the that Mrs Barbara white supremacy government not think Powers, the wife of the pilot, of South Africa has never al would be successful in her attempted.-AP. tempt to soo Khrushchev,
Coples of the book were pass Dr Toh said the government intended to make the show aed to Scotland Yard for study,
intervalional event and a Penguin spokesman Xavoided seeing him first class Involving civil and military air-plained that under the Act the craft, electronic ground equip book was therefore technically ment and flight accessories deemed to have been published
-Clan Mail Special, Reuter.
Laos troops head
for rebel
capital
Vientiane, Aug. 25. Prince Souvanna Phouma, neutralist Premier- designate of Laos, today appealed to guerillo fighters of the pro-Communist Pathet Lao to return to their native villages as his troops be- gan setting up strong points here in the face of forces loyal to the ousted pro-Western Laotian Government,
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The loyalist troops command-
ed by General Phoirm Nosavath were reported to be heading for the administrative capital here from two directions.
Prince Souvannavone, head of the Pathet Lao forces and half brother of Prince Souvenna, broadcast * state ment over the Pathet Lao rudio supporting Prince Souvanna's declared aims of stopping the civil war, reuniting the people and establishing policy of akrict neutrality.
A patrol boat on the Mekong River was machine-gunned this morning from the Thailand bank. No casualties were re- ported, but Prince Souvanna Phouma has summoned Thailand Ambassador Vientiane for an explanation. Router.
Adding insult
to injury
the
UF
Massapequa, N.Y., Aug. 25, Two burglars who entered a discount store yesterday and
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cd their bags so full of cameras, watches, jewellery and other loot they couldn't lift them. solved the problem in short order.
They found three cleanup men in another part of the store. ordered them to carry the loot to their waiting car and fed, --- UPI.
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out (5).
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22 Saves the printer bother (4).
24 Blayed in residoncol (8).
26 Move to deceive (5).
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28 Take hold of yourself? (4),
· Memphis. Tenti., Aug. 25. City Commoner Janes Moore received a bank state- ment. yesterday allowing. balance of $73,838,87 in his personal, account.
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Moore sald his records show-
ed a balance of $1UPI.
Cabinet dismissals
The Turkish Commlites of
YESTERDAY'S CROSSWORD-Across ' 1 Climbs, 7 Tate, National
Ankaru, Aug.: 26...
Union today (af-
9 Divot, 10' Plume, 11 Naga, 13 Norwegians, 10 Jele, 10 Goal, nounced that 10 out of a total 19. Blue Ughte, 23 Slab, 24 A-trip, 25-Pista, 20 Knee, 27 Roller, of 19 cabinet ministerk Call ex- Downs 2. Lover, a Mitre, 4 Boptie, 8 Stunning, 8.Biep, 8 A-mas, cept, one of minor importance) 12. Stems, 18 Nogus, 14 Well-bred; 17 Abate, 15 Keeper, 20 1mpel, had been relieved of their
POSTELA. 21 Hadio 28 Live,
Powers was asked what steps he thought the U.S.gov- erament might attempt to try Ho to get his son's release, suggested "gwapping" hls boy and the two RB-47 Riors now some of In Soviet hands for the Communist Sples now held including Col- La lhe U.S. Rudolf I. Abel,-UPI.
Not frightened
in
Earth tremors
Santiago, Aug. 25.
People fled from their houses in the Lebu arca of quake- Bournemouth, Aug 25.
ravaged southern Chile "today a bear bo Dressed up as
No damage was reported. advertise a local garage, Lionel 14 tremors hit the region, Marais, 24, was bitten by a doz he tried to yesterday when frighten the animal by growling. -UPL
Frequent tremors have been recorded there since the great May disaster which wiped out whole villages.--Reuter,
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