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Comment Lightning decision of a USAF general saves the day FALSE MISSILE ATTACK ALARM
of the day
GOOD START
IF there was a tendency several months ago to regard the Federation of Industries na va potentially uectur Institution for Hongkong but one which would be lew to make its Impact, that viewpoint and those who held it received sharp shock at Tuesday's innu- Durst dinner,
Signal off the 40 PLANES
PI
moon mistaken COMB PL
for
a rocket
Washington, Nov. 23.
The Federation's constitution General Laurence Kuter, commander of
provided an ambitious outline
of its activities but it was not unbl. Sir Sik-nin Chnu's inaugural speech that, the public was able to appreciate the speed and thoroughnes with which this Infant or ganisation has got on to its feel, and the mureness with which it has pinpointed the major probleme facing indus- try, and the Intelligent and Imaginative remedies it proposed.
the North Americon Defence Com- mand, made a lightning decision carly in October to disregard a report from a Greenland radar station which might have been read as indicating that a missile attack had been launched against the United States, Air Force sources said here today. OR there can be no doubt that if Industry falls in with the
said Genoral The sources various proporals for manage- ment training, quality control, Kuter received the report from radar installation at
has
expan -
a new
of
FOR
MISSING
AIRLINER
Manila, Nov. 24. Forty planes took off at dawn
today in a massive search operation for a Philippine Air Line DC-3 missing with 32 persons aboard on two-hour flight from Iloilo City, Central Philip- pines, to Manila.
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The airliner was due to have landed here last night at 1127 GMT.
Search planes set out shortly after midnight but returned with negative reports.
taken the lightning decision to disregard the report, there was no ainm or ware. The cause of A samples and specifications Thale, Greenland, which had the trouble a. Tule was late reglatry, improved designing been operational only a few discovered and the fault was and packaging of products and
days and whose computer had netined, development and
"immunised" against i flon at proposed by visit. not been
reflections
An Air the
Force spokesman ing experts, the Federa. Beting n
dented published story that Thule report had been When the delicate machinery the picked up the moon's image, accompanied by a breakdown of communications with the radar station, which was later found Most search planes were com- to be the result of an leeberging from the U.S. 7th Fleet al- having cut a submarine cable. tack aircraft carrier, USS Han-
cock Reutor.
tion's blueprint for the future
transform Hongkon will
Into Rmanufacturing centre which will be respected every- where for a wide variety of products.
The песевагу diversification which must accompany, any major plan for the future and which once seemed no dif ficult to attain may well result from an expert report on how weinight profitably develop our capacity. In the pasl Invertors have favoured ob vious money-spinners like textiles less because they were" convinced that this was the right industry to be in, than because they were unable to think of anything better. the experia can do this for
them
yet may
have F sensible, well-balanceu Indus try without having to resort to painful controls. CIR ROBERT BLACK'S sug
we
a shoestring,
to
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The spokesman said that in any case there were mony unti various channels of communica- tion with Thule, designed w avoid reliance On one direct
physical link. However the fact that General Kuter was able to telephone Thule was an Indication that the cables were Intact.
Refined
Norni in 11 joint United State: Canadian command de- signed to defend The North American continent from serial attack.
The Air Force issued a state-
gestion that the Federation might consider accomidating smali factories in flats in cost- ly but nevertheless valuable. Most of our factories are small, -ttaffed and run on And it seems basic require ment to aut them 01 a! But since the General had no Bounder foaling by amalga. similar reports from
alty of mation and by providing them Nord's other sources >> - with the space, machinery, formation, and because the expert management and image on the Thule screen was capital they have never had.
moving too slowly to be Federation's Inauguration
nice attack, he dreides bodes well for the future. But
dients the information, the best planning In the world will achieve nothing without ¦..!
ment about the Incident ecriter, GENERAL LAURENCE KUTER which said "the powerful radar of the balliste mele eurly warring system at Thule regis report was ached to Generaltered reflections of the moon Kater at his heardquarters during the first days of its ini-
Lis month's operation. Colerado Springs.
The
"RCA (Redio Corporation of America) technicians have siner refined adjustments in a built-in device
which CRUSES the BMEWS computer to ignore the returns from the moon.”
Air Force spokesmen said this The General Immediately meant that the incident could
not be repealed.
the support of the whole body tele heard the commander of
of industry and since they are
the Thule
who told stir th
was operating improperly.
the main beneficiaries, they lum that the equip mat there alono сап
determine the success of our own great leap
forward.
Ar Force scurces have said thalance Gineral Kuter has
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The new radar system became operational on October 1.—Rou- ter.
LIVES IN HIS GRAVE
Salliga, Nov. 23.
A 75-year-old man at Sino- man village, Java, has taken to iving in his grave.
Paksutoredjo had his children dug a grave last week, while he wreathed and wrapped himself In white burial garments.
He then stepped newly-dug trench,
into
A PAL spokesman | sold the airliner's route would have taken it over a wide expanse of water. He said the last ratio contact with the plane was made when from it was 100 miles away Manila.
HONGKONG
STUDENT KILLED IN
U.S. CRASH
Firth, Nov. 23.
be- Henry Ticng, lieved to be 22, an ex- change student ot Idaho Stata College from Hongkong Was killed today in a one- accident three miles south of here on Highway 191.
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UN conciliation
group cancels trip to Congo
United Nations, Nov. 23.
The United Nations conciliation commission on the Congo tonight cancelled plans to leave to- morrow for Leopoldville.
The group,
Idaho State Potrol- man Clarenco Nor-
15-nation good offices ris, the investigating
whose future was left officer, sold Tseng's
in doubt by the Western succesy car went out of con-
in gaining the Congo's General troi on •
Assembly turn, went across the highway, hit a bridge railing, went across the canal, hit- ting the north bank, and then into the canal.
Mr Kasayabu planned a meet- ing with Mr Hammarskjold on Thursday morning' and the con- citation commissien scheduled seat for President another, meeting for Thursday Joseph Kasavubu, met for ul-afternoon. One problem for it most two hours and announced was whether dissident members only that it scheduled depar- for the group should be replaced. tune was postponed.
Norris said the road was bare and dry.
Tseng was a chemis- try major at ISC. His body was taken to a Blackfoot funeral home.--UPI.
A boyishly happy President
IKE GOES
HUNTING
WITH A SORE ARM
Albany, Nov. 23.
President Eisenhower bothered by severe bursitis pains in his right shoulder and left elbow, hunted for quail in a steady downpour today just before returing to Washington.
Rain
streaming down his glasses obscured his alm. Half
of low-flying quall as he tram, ed through the wet underbrush of a Gcorgla plantation.
a. duzen Imes he missed coveys
The 70-year-old President secmed boylshly happy, how- ever, despite his bursitis twinges during
outdoor plenic lunchcon
of quail, barbecue short ribs, venilson, black-cyer peas and grits,
A YEAR
Tulking 10 reporters, Me Eisenhowever disclosed that he has suffered four bursitis attocks during the year, the last about 2 week ago while vacationing at the Augusta National Golf Club,
X-ray treatments have re- Heved some of the pain, he cold, but it hurt him to extend his left arm to fire a shotgun.
A CLEAN K
a
Moscow, Nov. 23. Finnish Prezident Kelonnen today presented Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev with The lingering buraitis was not Finnish saute (steam bath) at the overe nough to je Mira sparkling embassy luncheon,
Blacriuwer still. Immediately Laughing aller the plenle he happily went off into the woods again for a frut two hours of hunting
his
while ahlidren built a shelter over
He refuses to come out, but his family reports that he ap
pears well, and is eating twice just before boarding his plane,
a day-Reuter.
1-AP.
Mr
bartly Khru lahev accepled It saying when I think how many years
was dirty-and now I can be as clean as the Pruddesi who gave me this bath.AP.
CLARK GABLE BEQUEATHS ALL TO HIS WIFE
LATE FILM KING'S WILL FILED FOR PROBATE
Glendale, Nov. 23.
Clark Gable, famous Holly- wood film star who died on November 16 of a heart attack, has bo- queathed all his estate to his widow, Kay,, except for a house he bequeathed to his first wife.
He Will was filed for pro- bate in Los Angeles to- day:
No astionate was given of the value of the estate,
more
Mr Kasavubu conferred for than an hour with the group, which comprises only African and Aslan countries contributing contingents to the UN force in the Congo,
Modified
Informed sources said. Mr Kasavbu, his original opposi- tion to sending a good offices commited decidely modifed since he gained UN recognition, told the group he needed time to prepare for their arrival in the Congo to seek reconciliation of the country's warring pollü-. cal Tautions,
These sources said Mr Kosa- vubu told the group he believed conciliation among the factions the but that was possible,
to be laid groundwork had before the commission went into action,
They said Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold offered the opinion that conciliation was possible "ROON.".
There were reports that Mr Kávubu might leave for Leopoldvilts toy. Well good confirm only,
Sourety would however, that he was expected to kave within a day or two," making come unspecified stops en route to the Congo.
SOVIET
GIFTS
TO LAOS
Vientiane, Nov. 23.
| Neutralist Premier Souvanņa Phouma today announced crash programme of emergency food supplies from Russia plus omer- gency shipments of Soviet gasoline to be flown here from Hanoi within the next two or three days,
He made the announcement with. Soviet Ambassador. Alex- ofler an hour-long meeting ander Abramov,
Souvanna said he had asked and obtained Abramoy's promise for swift delivery of the food Items "which we lack at present: milk, slaptar nod fave" and odded: "He also promised to deliver the petroleum products which we lack at present.”
All shipments will be a gift
but reports have placed pline Dillon, Gable's first to Laos from the Soviet Union, It was estimated that about it at at leost
wifo. US$1
203,000 gallons of Soviet pétrol would be brought in, but this million.
was not officially confirmed.- AFP.
,་་ signed in Tho will was
September 1955, shortly after the actor's last mar- riage.
He referred to Kay in the
document or, "My Bo laved," and sold that anyone successfully con- 'testing' the terms of the|| will should receive $1, The house was lak to Jose-
Miss Dillon, now 75, still lives in the house, which Gable had owned. She explained after his death
thut she had once bonn SIDE BY SIDE! in danger of losing it through foreclosure on a mortgage.
Moscow, Nov. 23.
Premier Nikita Khrushchev, sked
tonight by reportera about an ideological dispute be- When she told him of her tween garela and China at the difficulties he bought the Communist summit: scederence
· house, and then willed' it here, said, “with our friends, we -to-har----Rauter, -
have-overnal respUPI.
IT WILL BE
COLDER
TOMORROW
The usubuálly warm weather of the past few days will probably come to on and latz tomorrow, said ja Observatory Royal spokesman this after-
noon,
THE ST FRANCIS HOTEL MÜRDER POLICE SEARCH SPREADS
Police searching for oman in connection with tho St Francis Hotel murder on Mon- hovo day afternoon, extended their hunt' to Aberdoon, the Now Territories and Macao.
The man is said to bo. 29-year-old Lui Ka- mo, who it reported to have bought a cash- swcop ticket with the
Ка 30-year-old Yu tung. Yu was found dead with multiplo stab wounds in the hotel.
NOT KNOWN
The ticket is said to have won a prize but the amount is not known, Both men wate restaurant coshiore.
Police believe the man they are looking tor may be able to help them in their inquiries.
Reporte 'state that "the man - Police are looking for was a close "friend" of
man,
the dead
A surge
of cold air la now. moving down over China and is
then.
The warm spell, punctuated with
has been light drizzle, caused by an airstream coming over the Pacife Orean, sold the spokesman.
expected to reach Hongkong Ducks for daughter
Normally at this time of the year, Hongkong is affected by cold northerly winds.
Washington, Nov, 23.
John F. President-elect Kennedy, carrying two Muscovy ducks as birthday gifts for his daughter, flew to Washington front his Florida vacation spot today to spend Thanksgiving with his family.-UPI,
NIXON-AND THE ILLINOIS
VOTES
Washington, Nov. 23.
of the Republican Mr Meade Alcorn, General Counsel National Committee, said today that he is sure a recount of votes in the Chicago area could swing Illinois', 27 electoral votes to Vice-President Richard M. Nixon
As the unofficial count now slands, Democrat John F. Ken- nedy is credited with 300 electoral votes. Thus an linols over- turn would still leave him with 273 or 4 more than the 269 required for election.-AP.
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