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of the CHIMP'S SUCCESSFUL FLIGHT
day
The Kennedy
bombshell
Kennedy's first State
Mof the Union message to
Congress tells us one thing more clearly than anything else: that in ten days a man drented well-informed, realistic, down-to-earth and sensible, has been ahocked at his first close contact
with the immensity and complexity of the prob
lems of our time. And he seems determined to do one thing immediately, and that is to shake the West mắt of the optimistic complacency in which it has been allow- i
ed to bask for so long, and 44 shock the American people out of the belief that everything's going be all right.
The picture he paints is dis- turbing and frightening. But then the West needs tu be disturbed, dreply dis. turbed if the world is to realise that it lives not in just an hour of national peril but in a time of per petual crisis, Mr Komedy throws doubt on the ability of present-day America in
endure "the outcome is by
Alive and well
after
rocket ride
Cape Canaveral, Jan. 31.
A gifted three-and-a-half-year_old_chimp named "Ham" rocketed 155 miles into space and 420 miles out to sea today and was recovered alive and well in a successful prelude to manned space flight.
BIG HK
FRAUD
PROBE
no means certain," he says. A huge case of fraud in-
And if his speech today is troubling the collective con science of the West as well as alarming a people who have been dowed for too long on bromides of American invinelbility and superior- ty, then 50 much the better.
W
THAT Mr Kennedy sue-
ceeded brilliantly in say ing was that the Western world has no pre-ordained right to survive, has no reason whatever to believe that time will see the nobil- ity of its ideals vindicated,
which
volving
sum Q could be as high as $1 million it being investi. gated by police. The care Involves a Chinese employee
hip-breaking cempans and large banking concerns are belloved to be the gruelpal losers,
گئی
The employee took letters of credit from the company last month,
and in a single week eashed them all in various parts of the Colony.
He then disappeared before was dis- the misappropriation
covered.
NO TRACE
has no ground for believing It is understuvi that police that a righteous enuse will | buve so far been unable to trace always triumph against an | bias,, alien and Godless tyranny,
everyone
NU
Criminal Investigation Branch detectives would not discuss the
case.
In short, the sooner we of the Wont come down to earth
The total amount of money with a bump, the better for involved in the fraud is not yet freedom and the better for known accurately. pened that
Preflasinory estimates, how- ernestly yens for.
H, ever place it as high as $1 then, Mr Kennedy's State of the Union mesange hus hit the country with the force
fully-loaded
of
ZL
if
ICBM.
it has rock- ed the great Americus “i dreamboat and convinced the West that it is heading . for disaster, then we say that Mr Kennedy has done more in 10 days than his predecessor did in eight years to arouse the demo- eracies to the dangers con fronting them.
10 add point to his speech Mr Kennedy has given a number of indications that there are going to be a few much-needed clunges in the way things are FIR in Washington. One of them
1
million.
DUCHESS
HAS
FLU
London, Jan. 31.
The 374 pound chimpanzee was hunched down the Atinnile missile range in a projec: Mer- cury apice craft by a Redstone rocket which sent it 40 miler higher and 130 miles farther then planned.
More than 34 hours later, a recovery ship picked up the Leapsule and freed Ham. Is haly
passenger.
The unexpectedly high thrust 1 from
the Redstone sent the space cruft 90 miles beyond the position of the outermost ship in Beet the eight-vessel recovery waiting to pluck him from the
sea.
No decision
NASA omelas were surprised but not dismayed by the over shoot. They said they remained cotuldent because they beloved an erar in the rocket's thrust regulator would be found and corrected before one of the seven Mercury astronauts asked to take the. Redstone trail blazed by the chimp.
in
Mercury oflelalu had planned,
if today's first test of the space craft's "fe-support" system was
HAPPY HAM
SHAKES
HANDS
The space-riding chim- light panzee Ilam had a supper on Monday night after his 420-mile rocket ride that took him 155 miles out in space.
Ham was released from his capmale aboard the USS Donner and was photo- graphed happily shaking hands with his examining veterinarian and a medical technician.
The veterinarian, Major R. E. Benson,
nald the chimp Was in excellent spirits and apparently un- harmed.
For dinner, the chimp's menu was one apple, half an orange and a KT11 wedge of Icituce,-AP.
A creeping influenza out- break struck down a mem ber of the Royal Family tonight and paralysed train and mail services in various parts of England is an instruction to service
and Wales.
successful, to give one chiefs to leave politics to that the Duchess of Kent, aunt time in April.
Kensington Palace announced astronauts a similar ride the President and not to of the Queen is conned to bed voice their own opinions on with du and has cancelled her foreign policy. There will immediate engagements. be widespread relief over The flu wave edged south to
that. Because during the London after Elsenhower regime The rampage through the north and military tail too frequentlyMidlands of Englund. wagged the political dog. More than 750 people have If Mr Kennedy la to lend the died of influenza since the qut-
now
tate
break
of the
some
However, Mr Robert Gilruth,
WATCHDOG
SATELLITE IN ORBIT
Ban Francisco, Jan. 31. The United States today for the first time placed in orbit Eamoe "watchdog" satellite being developed 10 keep the Western world's eye
Com- on the munkat treat around the globe.
The watchdog satellite was carried aloft by Allas intercontinental missile.
11
The Air Force said data from tracking stations showed it was taking the Samos about 98 minutes to circle the earth. At its closest point st was 300 miles from earth, and at its most distant, 350.—UPI,
Santa Maria
movements
uncertain
Recife, Jan. 31. Captain Henrique Rebel
Galvao promised today in a radio message to sail the Portuguese linor Santa Mario into the port of Recife tomorrow, but tho
China blasts First victory Will film
Kennedy's
message
Tokyo, Feb. 1.
China last night blasted President Kennedy's "State message as a warmonger- ing document almed at "spurting economic and cultural aggression."
of the Union
The attack troni the New China News Agency, offlelal or enn of the Peking regime, was the first Red Chinese reaction to the message.
It said:
for Kennedy
Washington, Jan. 31.
President Kennedy won his first big Congres-
sional victory today when the House voted to expand the Rules Committee.
On a rull call vole of 217 10 212, it approved a proposal by Speaker Som Raybum to en- large the 12-man rules group to 15 members.
This will add three liberal members to the commitee and break the conservative control "In his State of the Union that had threatened to block message. President Kennedy house action on Mr Kennedy's makes it appear that he is srek-illberai legislative programme. ing pence. In actuality, how- In close contests,
added ever, he makes it clear that his members-two of whom will be foreign policy is based on In-named by Mr Rayburn-wili ereasing military strength to swing control of the committee strengthen America's war pre-from Chairman Howard Smith; parations, and in spurring eco-Virginia Democrat to Mr Ray- nomic and cultuent aggression," burn.
Peking's reaction followed the same propaganda pattern It adopted towards the Eisen- heasesstr administration and to- warth Mr Kennedy after his election, although the Chinese had been silent since Mr Kennedy's inauguration, giving rise to some hope. of ʼn polley change. AP..
U.S. Navy said tonight the 6 Americans
fate of the 620 passengers and.370 crowmon was still to doubt, Rear-Admiral Allen Smith, and boarded the liner today" .talked for three hours with Galvau was now filled with un- Galvao and then reported that
certainty because "he does know what type of welcome he
if he goes
will receive
port,"
not
into
sentenced
to 30 years
Havana, Jan. 31.
court
A group of six American Two Frenchuhen parachuted citizens have been sentenced to a terms by to the Santa María today. One 36-year prison
Cuban military
for made it and the other didn't.
Charles Bonnay a Parisian allegedly taking part in an living in New York and repre- duartive hostile landing on the senting the Parls
announced Match, Cuban const it was parachuted into the Atlantic here officially today. Ocean hoping to be picked up The Government prosecutor by the liner. So did Gil de la had asked the court to sentence Marre, 1 siunt parachutist, he six Americans to death. formerly of Paris, now repre senting the Dalmas
agency.
The Imposition of 30-year instead of death penaltion was interpreted here as an attempt
77 Cubans
granted asylum
New York, Jan, 31, Seventy-seven Cuban re- fugees, possibly the fast to fall freely out of Havana to the United States, cams
ashore in New York today after being granted emergency asylum.
On the crucial vote, 22 Ro- publicans voted with 195 De- and inocrats to support the com- mitted change,
Strategist
Joined
Sixty-four Democrats with 148 Republicans against it. All the Democratic 'no' voles came from Southern and border state representatives,
The refugees--men, women, children-arrived yester- doy ubʊand the Spanish ship Covadonga, which originally was to have carried them on to Spain, since nong of thein was able to obtain U.S. visas.
They appealed for asylum, however, and
were granted permission to land on indennite
"parole
status" after hours of
between discussion
Marco Polo
in Colony
French
Paris, Jan. 31. movie producer Raoul Levy Bald today he has a powerful weapon -- Brigitte Bardot in his battle to win the "Marco Polo" film sweepstakes. Since Levy, who produced Brigitte's first film, announced his plans to film the travels of Marco Polo, three other movie Arms have said they will pro- duce competing films on the medieval Italian touriyi.
The producer sald he hoped Brigitte would agree to play a Chinese
of the empress-one fow women in history to have won a full male heart.
Levy said he also hopes to snare Yul Brynner to play the part of a Mongol chief.
star "My Marco Polo will Alain Delon," he said, "We will im it in Iraq. Thailand, Hongkong and Peking.
"I need a lot of Chinese and if the Red Chinese Govern- ment does not let me dim In And
Peking. I will have to Immigra-
non-Red ones and film some- where else."--UPL
officials here and In Washington,UPI.
Mr Smith is chief strategist of a conservative coalition, com- tion. prising tinself, Rep Willom Colmer, Mississip! Domecral and the corumiter's four e- pazblicang,sahich in the petl bas blocked detion on come welfare bits like those on Mr Kennedy's priority 1st.
Although MI Kennedy's forces carried today's vote, the narrow margin appeared to foretell difficulties ahead for much of the Kennedy pro- Even with the rules Framme. blockade broken, the President may have trouble mustering the majorities he must have in the House,
Both
Mr Rayburn
and Mr Kennedy put their prestige on the line in the bitter fight that has embroiled the House sluca January 3, opening day of the 87th Congress. All other House business has been at a stand- still awaiting settlement of the
Issue, photo
sions.
Small group
De La Marre landed near by Cuban authorities to avoid
Mr Smith, with the backing mensures likely to create addi- newsmen's Launch He was
tional Cuban-American ten- of most Southem Democrats picked up and carried
and aft but a small group of the cruise ship. Bonnay, how- ever, was picked up by a launch Miami on
The six men had salled from Republicans, charged Mr a yacht, the Arles, Rayburn with trying to "pack" sent out by a US destroyer and tried to land on the Cuban the rules group, Mr Rayburn he was brought back to the US. coast, but were
uncovered, replied he was seeking merely to vessel.
threw their weapons into the arsure that a majority of the The Frenchmen parachuted i sen
and tied up in Havana House can work its will, from two Cessna planes rented harbour 011 January 7, the from Brazilian owner-UPI &
charge against them stated... AFP.
AP,
BEN GURION
RESIGNS
Tel Aviv, Jan. 31.
director of NASA's space task Mr David Ben-Gurion, 74, who has led Israel with
only one interruption in office since founding of the Jewish state in 1948, resigned tonight as Premier and Minister of Defence.
ht
group which runs the Mercury project, said this afternoon that month-long no decision would be made on this untli the chimp is brought back and all the data carefully studied.
A declalon
Mr Ben-Gurion tanded his abortive intelligence operation sald, now, he started and thousands "would be premature."
to President Izhak ordered by the former Defence Weat away from the hour have been laid low.
Rear-resignation Admiral V. H. Hilles, comman among his Mapal Party collen UPL
Ben-Zvi sa result of a split Mindster against Egypt in 1954. of maximum danger" to a Factory managers in Eunt der al tho recovery fleet, told
of equality, Lancashire, worried by the newsmen he expected Ham to us over the "Lavon affair."
The bushy, white haired Pre- utability, preparedness, agit number of employees of stele, reach Great Bahama Island mier quit in protest over
ty and strength, it is right Issued anti-flu pills to all star. shortly after daylight
to-party's failure to meet his de- that he should be given tho In Wigan so many railway merrow."
that former Defenco Because of the means to accomplish the men were ill in bet that a num
overshoot, Minister Pinhas Lavon be re- task, unhampered by the cancelled.—AP.
ber of train services had to be | Mercury officials here lost radio moved as Secretary-General of contact with the chimp and is the Histaucht Labour Federation, space craft.
It was uncertain who will But up to that point; about 14 auccoed Mr Ben-Gurion "minutes" after launching, Ham The resignation marked tho was pushing his levers just as he second time that Me Ben- atientials were able to tell from of bile office since the found a prolkninery study of the radio ing of the. Jewish state;
His decision to quit
policies that others would
impose upon him. Ono man
should speak, one should
net
*
That is the way the UK FLOODS SUBSIDE had been trained to do, as far as Gurion publicly has bowed out
West will want it; and that
is the way Mr Kennedy will
inspire universal confidence
In hla cause. The hope is
west
datur.
ปรุ
Dr Dan Mostly. of Holloman time had been rumoured for sald he saw nothing to indicate week in the wake of a sharp the animal's hearibent or breath division in his own Mopal Party
Loudon, Jan. 31. Foods In forth and that he will go on slukking blocked ronds in eight countieg
England,
which yesterday his own people and those and submerged much farmland, ing rate was any greater than and coalition government over of Britain and Europe with lind nlmost cleared early today. expected.
and terrifying Motoring organisations (re-
ported
chimp got his name
the as-chlled “Lavon 'affair*"*
this now Image of world crisis in
The noods were zubaiding "Item" from his holders at the Dhialis of this "affair" never the hope that it will spark pldly where they had not al- air force's Holloman acromediave been
ready cleared. Cuina Mall Special
off a now and more earnest quest for world salvation,
oficially disclvoed cal laboratory in Now, Mexico, ut it is relkibly report- one trainer sald-UPI.
to have
comederick
· Mr David Ben-Gurion
The Rules Committee, Houso traffic cup", comtrols the flow of legislation from other committoes to the House floor. In recent years it has dividod cometimes G to 6 on some social, i welfare. and economic mea- sures of the kind Mr Kemedy outlined to the Congress in his Arst "State of the Union" ad- dress yesterday. On a tie vote, clearance is denied. UPI.
Top American Red dies
Now York. Feb. 1. Eugeno Dennis national Chairman of the Communist Party in the United States and one of the 12 arrested in 1948 under the Smith Aet, died today o Mt Sinai Hospital,
Dennis, 65, joined the Com-. munist Party in 1920 in Seattle, Washington. He ayan active during heavy unemployment in the late 20s and early 30'o Cn the Pacific coast,
Born in Seattle, ho attended school in the northwest and worked later as a tenmater, Jumberjack and electrical work- cr.---AP,
Mao ill rumour
New York, Jun. 31. Newsweek magazino
carried this item
today
its
Perioo coction ukier 庭 Peking datolice:
"Diplomatic 'circles here aro buzzing with reports that Mao Toe-tung has been seriously ill with a suvore stomach dis- order. He's said to be оп very sirlet-diet-Reuter,
NATO SENTRY ROBBED
OF TOMMY
Foriainebleau, Jan. 31.
A rueful French Army sentry told an inquiry board yester- day that he was robbed of his submachinegun while 'stand. ibe guard outside Nato. The young sentry said
stepped up to him at 3 am and in a commanding voice demanded his weapons. Then, while the sentry was caught
man
GUN
off guard, he MH hlm on the head with
# revolver and stunned him.
www
The sentry sald that when he
camo to the attacker Bome distance away, fleeing with the soldier's rubmachine- fun,
Before dieappearing the atlacker fired a burst at the sentry, wounding him slightly-UPI.
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