THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY}' SEPTEMBER 14, 1961.
FRENCH LAUNCH DRIVE AGAINST ANTI-GAULLISTS IN ALGERIA Swoop follows big dragnet in France
Algiers, Sept. 13.
French authorities made 225 arrests in Algeria overnight in the drive against the anti-Gaullist European extremist "Secret Army Organi- sation," it was officially announced here tonight.
AMERICAN IN
SPACE SOON?
Cape Canaveral, Sept. 13.
A Mercury space capsule, of the kind that is ex- pected to take a human astronaut into world orbit within a year, was hurled once round the earth today and recovered from the sea! just over three hours later.
and
The capsule, which contained a simulated robot astronaut who
radio sent
messages back to earth,
"breathed" and "sweated." was shot round the earth at more than 17,500 miles an hour, la just over an hour and three quarters.
Tracking
M. Jan Steurant, Director of Political Affairs and Inform- tion at the Government Delegation-General here, sold the arrests had been inade throughout Algeria "thanks to documents seized und Informa- tJon
gathered" following the arrest of 33 OAS members in-
cluding M. Maurice Gingembre,
rived
Seized
Gingembre, seized as hear
here from Parts by Caravelle last Friday, is alleged
for metropolitan France.
Safari finds body of British explorer;
Express man lost
Rio de Janeiro, Sept. 13.
A heavily armed_safari_radioed today it had reached the body of an Indian-slaughtered British explorer after hacking an agonising trail foot by foot through savage Amazon jungle.
circling plane sald only:
A brief message to an ea
"We have reached "the body. All's well with us."
It took the sofuri a day and a hair to singh the 18-mile trail from the Brazilian Air Force outpost at Cachimbo,
The safari, led by Indian scouts and supported by army Jungle fighters, struck out at um yesterday from Cachimbo. │Among the troopers and Brazi- an Indian experts were two of Mason's companions, Christopher Lambert and John Hemming.
The safari, with a covering Through the Jungle lest it be caught in an Indian trap,
The safari earlier had reported to have been the OAS Treasurer ce condo's who killed plane circling overhead, inched
Richard Mason 10 days ago.
M. Sicurani added; "There is 110 question of revealing the names of those arrested for the moment, but among them, pre attempt une important members of the OAS. Other prrests will pro- bably follow."
months because of problems with the Atlas rocket bocater, which delayed today's
because of
pro-
for over a month technical 'dimculties.
The next step in the gramme, which tentatively als at putting a man into orbit by the end of this year, or early next year, is a triple orbit and sule had attained a virtually | recovery of a chimpanzee.-Reu-| perfect orbit, almost exactly aster. planned. Reverse rockets slowed
down as it neared! the rocke!
stations round the
world confirmed that the cap
the coast of Mexico after its single voyage round the globe, and it parachuted into the sea 160 miles east of Bermuda.
UNPLANNED
The landing in the sea was the only part of the launching thai did not go entirely cording to plan.
nc-
The oppsule had been ex- pected to land about 40 miles further to the east, and ale though the capsule was spotted almost immediately, 11 was over an hour and 20 minutes before the recovery steel could reach it.
The capsule was hauled from the water and deposited on the duck uf the destroyer USS Decatur, first of the recovery, fleet to reach the scene.
It was
lo be returned as quickly as possible to Cape Canaveral, where officials were waiting to re-examine it to bec how well the capsule and its "passenger had withstood the flight and the white-hot re- entry.
The capsule is identical to the one in which one of the Eeven Mercury astronauts will inter take off for the first U.S. orbital manned fight.
Today's success was seen by observers as a boost to the Mer- eury man-in-space programine, which has been lagging in recent
British offer to
N. Rhodesia
London, Sept. 13. The British Government is prepared to reconsider the con- stitution of Northern Rhodesla, provided that violence and dis- order in the protectorate cense, a communique Issued by the Colonial Office stated tonight.
"The Government will impose the new constitution and pre- pare for a general election after considering any representation within the area where diver gencies persist."-AFP.
Swoop
Meanwhile, Brazilian Air Force planes narrowed a search for a missing British newspaper pilot feared to have gone down
Jack
in
sinister
correspondent and A Brazilian
somewhere
the jungles to the north,
SEARCH PLANES
Comben, 42-year-old former HAF pliut and now The swoop in Algeria follows a Dally
correspondent for the London big = police dragnet in metro-heard from
Express, had not been since he took off politan France following the abortive attempt last Friday to
carly on Monday morning the 200-mile Anal leg assassinate General de Gaulle as he drove from Faris to country home ai Cokmbey-les- Deux-Eglises, French Duthori. tics in Paris claim to have decapitated the OAS organisa- tion in France with the
arrest of key members, lncluding two generals and a colonel,
way
Indian guides led the while the others walked under
jungle fighters. the guard of nine Brazilien
The safari halted after sun- down yesterday and camped on the banks of the Irirl River to sleep through the
At night, 6 am today the safari moved on within six again and arrived
scene of Mason's hours at the slaying.
Radio reports to the plane
no on sald
indians had been of a encountered during the night
Mason's slaying. Journey reach the scene of and that all went well.
Comben's plane was flying to Crichimbo, base of operations for the recovery of Mason's body from Jacarescanga.
FATHER
The safari was expected back
MENTAL CASE
Teheran, Sept. 13, Habib "Baul; 42-year-old former Government - om- ployee wha killed his three daughters yelerday and then attempted to as analnate Governor Abdul- Vahab Eghbat, la suffering from a mental silment, a physician said today.
The
condition of Gov- ormor Eghbal is improving and he is expected to Ire Hown to Toberan ionierrow.
AP.
REPENTANT OFFENDER LET OFF
Lynchburg, Sept. 13. The object repentance of a young Mennonite stood him in good stead in court when he pleaded guilty to burglary and attempted
гаре.
Burks
Judge Gharles sentenced Norman Ray Neigh but suspended 4 years of the bors, 22, to 5 years in prison
terni.
The Mennonites are Protestant Christians whose creed empha- sizes non-resistance, pisinness af dress, restriction of marriage to members of the seet and the rile of foot washing.
Neighbors pleaded guilty to the misdeed, which occurred in the home of another Mennonite couple on July. B.
- IN BED
The complainant, a young woman, testified that while ber husband was away, and while she was asleep, Neighbors dis- connected the house lights, cut a hole in a screen door and, once inside the house, cut the telephone line.
She said she woke up to find him in her bed. Her reaction was to pray. out loud and ad- monish Neighbors to get down on his knees and pray.
at Cachimbo tomorrow.
Hemming's father, Col. Henry Hemming, arrived in Rio de He did, kusceling beside the Janeiro from London today say-bed, then leaving the house. ing he wanted to leave as soon as possible for Cachimba "bring my son home."
Last Sunday in the Mennonite to Church, Neighbors stood before the congregation and admitted But Brazilian officials were the charges against him. The reported counselling him against congregation officially forgave making the trip and assuring him. to have
So did the complainant, him that Hemming would be her husband, and his own wife, on his way here soon.
Search planes conccntrated on that 200-mile stretch of jungle. A Brazilian Air Force search Security, forces in Algeria plane reported it was going to were recently reported to have investigate, a U.S. religious narrowly missed capturing ex-mission about 18 miles north- General Raoul Salan, head of cast of Cachimbo on the chance the OAS, who has been in flight Comben, could be there. The since the unsuccessful military mission is believed puisch In Algiers inst April.
landing strip
Comben had been flying to Cachimbo apparently in hopes of joining the safari that finally reached the soone of Mason's death at about noon today,
were
Salan and other fugitive officers condemned to death in their absence by a special high military, tribunal-Reuter.
BID TO SMUGGLE WOMEN OUT OF E. BERLIN
Berlin, Sept. 13.
A Briton, two Americans, and a Dutchman have been arrested by East Berlin police and accused of trying to smuggle two woman out of East Borlin in the boots
of their cars, the East German news agency ADN said tonight,
ADN named the Brilon as Ber-
nurd Joseph Colett, The others were Victor Searles Pankey and Gilbert Fuge of the United States, and Mr Henri Johannes Petrus Marie Pierrot of Holland.
A British Crossword . Puzzle
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1 Wrapping up,
B Time and again!
10 Heavenly path.
12 Push the boat out.
18 It's nothing.
14 Disencumbura.
18. River,
10 Material.
16 Irritable wear?
20 Thanks, thanks; good-byel
21 Unit of work.
20 Energy.
24 A tender!
25 Went wrong.
20 Guards.
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2 Unearthly.
DOWN
3 Pulled levell
4 Halot
8 High-minded.
6 Frightening.
7 Flags that may be high!
9 Barrow-boys,
11 Motal worker.
10 Cunning.
17 Prewaing.
19 It may be blank.
At Girl of the monthl
23 Foreign, labourer,
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ADN, which did not give their home addresses, salt! they would be "handed over to the courts on conclusion of the investigation."
It sald
the Brilon and the
Americans tried to smuggle two womca to the West in their cars, and the Dutchman tried to get a wegian into West Berlio on his wife's passport.Reuter.
FOREIGN AID BILL
Major victory for Kennedy
Washington, Sept. 13,
President Kennedy won a major victory today when the Senate Appropriations Committee voted to give him $4,196,000,000 in actual cash for the foreign aid programme.
on the
The committoo, in a series of action
measure and record votes, restored all but moved Congress one step closeT $63 million of the $500 million to adjournment, trimmed by the House from the
$4,253,500,000 programme au- The thorised by the Congress cartier. counting
Administration wab
heavily On Bomo
It then approved its version of Republican support to push the the bill by voice vole. This committee bill to final passage. etcared the way for Senato --UPI.
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blazing lorry
Col. Hemming told newsmen that his son, Mason and Lam- bert were adventurers but, he Policeman steered added, they never dreamed of the danger they might run Jaio in the Amazon, perhaps the fereest jungle area in the world. The Brazilian Air Force re- ported that Mason's body would be brought back to Rio de Janeiro and buried in a British cemetery here.
Cel. Hemming said Mason's brother, another
adventurer, bad been killed dimbing a mountain,
ON OWN
iri
In Branilla, ometals charge of Indian affairs issued a communique
the saying Brazilian Government could ac cept no responsibility for Mason's death. It satd the three Britons went to the Kingu region of the Amazon on their own.
The communique said Brazi- lian Indian affaits officials had wamed the three Britons of
the dangers of heading into the unknown jungica,
Brazilian themselves hesitate
to enter the Xingu region, which has been declared
park
a national
Tho communique sald the three Engilshmen sought for three weeks to get a Brazilian Government clearance for their journey
But, the communique – raid, Government officials absolutely Zorbade them to make the trip. The commmiques added that the trio left without the 'Go- vernment Iddlats
Agency's knowledge--AP,
Ikeda reveals
plans for SEA visits
Tokyo, Sept. 13.
The Japanese: Government today announced the Itinerary for Mr Hayate Ikeda, the Prime Minister, for his tour of Southeast Asian countries beginning on November 16,
Me "ikėda will visit Pakistan, India, Burma and Thailand.
He will arrive in Cakutia on November 10 for an overnight stopover, then. continue to Pakistan for a four-day viĽA from November 17 to 20, 5.,.
ite will then wait India until November 13, Bunk from 23 to 20 ani. Tanilkriti · from 20 until 29.
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TALKS DEADLOCKED
Complete shutdown of General Motors
appears imminent
Detroit, Sept. 18. A complete shutdown of the giant General Motors Corporation appeared imminent today as negotiations with union representatives re- mained deadlocked on issues of workers' rights in individual factories.
The United Auto Workers', for tomorrow to approve the Union ordered its members, who new.contract.
ringed a massive walkout two It had been hoped that enough days age, back to work at about local agreements could havo 45 factories where settlements been reached by thun to enable on local issues had already been the union to ratify the untional reached.
contract, but union oMetals in dicated in effect that this would not be possible-Reuter.
But according to GM's chief negotiator, Mr Louis Beaton, these instructions were likely to have "ile practical effect."
HOPES
He said that a shortage of ear parts supplled by the 85-more Izetaries still idle, would bring
production of new 1962 cars to a halt within a few days,
Monty in Sian
London, Sept. 13. gomery of Britain, who is on a Field Marshal Viscount. Mont-
visit to China, arrived today by Hopes for agreement on a new air at Sian, capital of Shenst national-level work contract had Province, and vlalted union indefinitely postponed a university. the New China News disappeared carller when the provincial museum and 。 meeting that had been scheduled | Agency reported.-fleuter.
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