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Comment Russian Army orders troops to crisis zone
of the SOVIETS AT
AT BERLIN BORDER
day
Economic blockade of Two armoured
Communist bloc
BERLIN HATCH ADENAUER'S
CLOSED
Teiners
THE escape hatch for Enst
has been
closed. The move was anti- vipated some time ago and the only curious thing is that the list
was not
put on the fateh before last Sunday.
One can only
eut
THREAT TO
RETALIATE
to-
Bonn, Aug. 14. conclude that Dr Konrad Adenauer, West
German Chancellor, night warned that strong aconomic measures might be taken against East Germany in retaliation
Bast the decision to Berlin all from the Western Hector has been the result Powers Warsaw of the meeting fast week and that the meeting End the full backing of the Snviet Uniert.
*
10
this is the It is obvious that
on the part of first move the Communist Power step up the cold war und it would appear that the next move must be made by the Western nations.
It cannot be draied that the Berlin crisis is gaining in
uncl intensity
that the steam from the kettle could at any time blow off the fid as the escape valve muy not be alde le castrol the pressure contained within.
Slippery slope
THE
crisis could easily Follow the same pattern in 1914 and 1939, but this time down the slippery slope tu eternity.
The Western Powera and Mr
Kruschey
that maintain they must negotiate, but moment there is at the little evidence that the statesmom are getting duwn to tackling the job in its right perspective.
The entire situation eduld in
the next few days reach boiling point and the West cannot afford to exploit the crisis.
Any repetition of the
rials at this time can only lead to disaster and sense- srule less tragedy o
1953
hitherto unknown to 1213211- kind.
Protests
THE Western nations could
T"
to There Bo to the assis. tance of the East Berliners than they could go to the rescue of the Hungarians who stayed their hornle hal bortive revolt in 1956. The Western Powers are cor- rently making protests and relalintry contemplating action against East Ger many although it is hard to Bee what more they can do
to halt the latest move in
Bir Kraschev's overall plan
to disrupt and confuse the opposition.
If ever there was a time for level-loaded thinking. It is
HOW
No appeasement
and West Berlin.
divisions
move
up
Berlin, Aug. 15.
The Soviet Army has moved troops to the West Berlin border, Westorn spokesmen reported today.
"There have been movements of Soviet troops from their garrisons in the Soviet zone to the West Berlin border," American and British spokesmen said.
Brinoured
The Allied spokesmen gave no for her closing of the details, But Western intelli- East gence sources said two Soviet border between
divisions moved to the outskirts of Berlin.
for the troop The reaso movement was not known.
The East German Army today Enst reinforcementa into cent
But that movement was Berlin.
crush any designed to Communist demonstrations might arise,
Speaking at an election rally at Regensburg, West Germany, Dr Adenauer also threatened "complete trade embargo" of the whole Commanist bloe if the Berin problem could not be settled with Russia, the occupy- ing power in East Berlin.
·
No fear
OFFICERS AND MEN HELD ON ACTIVE DUTY
U.S. Navy extends the tours of 26,800
Washington, Aug. 14.
The U.S. Navy announced today that 26,800 officers and men will be held on active duty for six to 12 months beyond their normal tours as part of the new U.S. preparedness buildup.
Next June
would have
JOHNSON'S
PARTIAL
AMNESIA
New York, Aug. 15. Thomor Johnson had a ready excuse when police in Oberlin, Ohio, asked him why ho smashed the Furniture in his homo, broke a front window and tore the window sill away.
He said the family had boon .considering getting now furniture, and ho
"thought this was on good away as any to get rid of the old stuff,”
1 was pointed out, however, that the Involuntary extensions || highballs
aro could be reduced It there sufficient numbers who volun- teer to stay on.
over
The Communists gave the some reason Tor the new ban
omers to be held on duty Authority for extensions of vchletes entering the tours of duty was granted will be seagoing officers and on Western East Berlin
for President Kennedy as they did
in a Con- aviators with the rank of Reu- sealing off the East-West Ber-gressional resolution following tenant commander and below.
25 announcement of About two-thirds of the in border--alleged western pro- his July
63 Vocations.
extensive plans in the face of enlisted men's specialties will be The Navy also said that 20- the "freedom of the Berlin crists. They said
affected.
year men who apply for retire- rate for West Berlin vehicles
The Navy said it would be- ment will be looked "misused" for the had been
followed in holding men involuntarlly carefully by the Bureau of Navel The Navy action of Western espionage anti-benellt
and some requests that activity against East Germany. steps taken by the Air Force to un September 1. In that month Personnel
The Communists, at the same nter reserves for possible call- an estimated 80 officers and 1,000 inay be denied-UPI. time, cut off virtually all com- up next month, and by the must whose tours De Adenauer was speaking
munications with West Ger- Army to bring three divisions ended will be extended for six months. *The numbers in this country to full combat to 12 NO11 afler Cast Germany
many without explanation.
possible deploy-offeted in October will be 400 followed
werkend There was no interference, West German Postai Minister | strength for
ofleers and 2,800 men. barricade measures by closing however, with Allied traffic and Mr Richard Stueckten in Bonn ment oversens. the famous Brandenburg Gate, West Berliners
allowed announced
The Navy announced German the East
at tours for nal crossing paint between
bito East Berlin after presenta | Government halted all telegram, extension East and
and pack-officers and 24,000 enlisted West Berlin. and tion of their papers.
telephone, teletype
between the two would be ordered threatening "counter measures
age service
Dscal year whleh against hostile action."
parts of Germany.
He said the Communist action June 30.
postat service virtually made
and West Get- between East many "dend."
Interior Ministry an- The nouncement said all West Ber- in automobiles, motorcycles and scouters until further notice" would need special permission To enter East Berlin.
JEN up
A meeting
be no
were
On the border of West Berlin and East Germany there could fear of anti-Communist outbreaks, Western officials sald, in unuther development which Mr Andrei Stojanov, Soviet signined a tightening of the Ambassador in Bonn, tonight division of the elly, the East asked for a meeting with Flr, German Ministry of Interior West Berlin Adenauer. A West Gerinan tast night banned Government spokesinan said the vehicles from entering East Ber- request was expected to be dis- without special permits. Pussed at 3 Cabinet meeting! The measure was offlelaily an- German tomorrow.
-nounced by the East
news service ADN.
About 1,500 East Germana The announcement came as have slipped across the border Communist East German troops tight since the weekend restrictions und police still held were imposed, most of them along the tense border between swinning across rivers and East and West Berlin. canals or making their way! across Belts, beb sites and Karden.
Germans
West Berlin police reported that Communist policeman Ilred a warning shot late last Western police night when a officer accidentally stepped
three yards Into eastern terri tory.
About 40,000 East and East Berliners who worked ja West Berlin until last week- their und were inling from
The policeman was not hit. Jos today-first working day The incident occurred at the Since East Germany closed the Brandenburg Gate, which up commuters until its closing yesterday hud border and told the
The biggest east-West to get new jobs in Eas! Germany, been
transit point in the tense city. or East Berlin-Reuter.
S. Korean junta
frees generals
Seoul, Aug. 15.
South Korea's ruling military junta today re-
Western allied vehicles were not covered by the ban.-UPI.
JAPANESE GANGSTERS
IN BRAZIL
Sao Paulo, Aug. 14. Brazilian police have broken up a band of Japanese gangsters engaged in a well-organised "protection rucket," it was disclosed here today.
The maibets of the Kung. who were oli Japanese or of Japanese urigin, specialised in operations against nightclubs run by their compatriots here,
The gang called themselves
over
that
to Over the October, 1961 2,800 (June, 1962 pericd, the Navy uf the men said, about 10 per cent
the oflicers and 30 per cent of the unds next men who would have completed
their tours, will be extended.
Sweden sends up her
first space rocket
Stockholm, Aug. 14. Sweden's first space rocket was successfully launched from its site at Jokkmokk, Lapland, at 2105 GMT tonight.
The rocket soared to a height of 90 kilometres where it sent out an artificial cloud which was photo- graphed from the ground.
Zak
In spite of the small sixe of the racket - little more than two metras experts expect important scientific data from this experiment and from four more to be sent up this year and next. The rocket was an Arcas missile, one of five pre- sented to Sweden by the American Aeronautics and Space Administration for experimental pur- poses. Its main purpose was to make observa- tions on the brilliant clouds frequently observed at night over northern Scandinavia.-Router.
CURIOSITY KILLED THIS CAT
Mount Vernon, Aug. 14.
the “Gurental,”—'rebels against | Curiosity killed the cat. In the process 4,000 Mount
society.'
They offered protection to owners of cabarets and other establishments if they were paid
certain serĶe sum
to wreck the place."
AL
leased former First Army Commander Lieut-monthly, threatening otherwise The Gen Lee Han Lim and five other generals held under arrest since the mid-May South Korean coup d'etat.
The junta also announced the volutionary committee, "thereby reteare of three Colonels. The helping in backing up the con- Generals included one solidation of the revolutionary ave Lieutenant General. two Major forces."---UPI. Generals and two Brigadier Generals. One of the Brigad
face trial later, Generals will however, it was announced,
RESISTED
Major General Pak C!! Am, chief of the junta's specini announced HERE is little room to revolutionary court,
for the release of the military off- manoeuvre and less
this morning. rers early
He
appeasement which leaver sad they were released on the both aidon out on a limb cest of Korea'n 18th Liberas that may be too fragiletion Day mulversory today. for the alrongest blog to Their release, Pak said, was of ex- weather In the
"in consideration galeamate threatening Europe and the tenuating circumstances." There
was little evidence they world. Appeasement the evil. tentionally resisted (the coup) futile product of fear and a result of the bifluence of anf-righteous and exclusionist thin the West cannot afford. politieintur" he said. Recent examplea in history The officers,
od
because
in
Pek nald,
are all too clearly implant-"altale In instantly Aup- bocalise in the memoriea ofporting the revolution
careful in perform millions of what happened they were
appeasement [ing tele dulles,"
They did not know the real and it must not happen situation," the court chief said. again.
Pak and the officers hnd But at the same time it is pledget their co-operation and necessary to leave the door allegiance to the revolutionary open fur negotiation and nuthorities in accordance with not alam it like the encapo the development of the situatien Intch to West Berlin. and the propaganda of the re-
1
this point a
Japanese
Vernon and Knox County homes and business places wore plunged into darkness for three hours corly to- day by a power failuro,
cat got into a sub-station, Wan emergency men arrived
of the Ohio Power Co. here, and apparently its tall brush- ed against an Insulator, cous- ing a 7,200-volt are from the Insulator to the ground.
Lawyer, Lincoln Sooma usunily turned up to suggest a "friendly arrangement,"
This involved further financial It blew fuses in two d3,000-volt transactions-for
the actually "Curental.”—AFF.
lines, and power was cut off from shortly after 1 am to 4
Sooma
of head
Was the
ain.
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Johnson odmitted ko had had a fow before home, and he didn't re- member much of what happened afterward,
Judge David Gold- thorpe reminded him, and fined him US$100.—UPI.
Troops rushed by air to quell Africans
Lusaka, Aug. 14.
For the second time in a week, new police and troop reinforcements were airlifted to the Northern Province of Northern Rhodesia to- day in an attempt to stamp out arson and sabotage by African extreraists.
A number of women and and children in the crowd of Atri- cons were Bent back to their villages.AP.
These disorders have been going on for a fortnight,
reports say they re- press semble "itie Angola" and are more serious than govern- in- ment communiques have dicated.
REPLACEMENT
NEW CLASHES New clashes have been re- ported between the white
London, Aug. 15. government's armed patrols and Just how Imperturbable a roaming gangs ol Africans good party hostess can be was armed with axes, spears, bleyele pointed up by Daily
Express chains, knives and clubs.
columniat, William Hickey, who At least eight Africans have reported a domestic tragedy in boen killed in skirmishes with which a butler dropped a turkey police.
as he entered the room. Security forces in the Luwingu district of Northern Province re- "Take that back to the kit- ported that they surrounded on chen, Henry," said the hostess, armed mob. of Africans on Sun- "and bring in the second tur- day and arrested 78 men.
key."—UFI.
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