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THE
Sea Power
United States
Assembled In Mediterranean
London, Sept. 24.
Fifty-two United States warships were con- centrated in the Mediterranean Sea today in an obvious warning to the Communist world that war in Korea had not stripped United States seapower in Europe.
ond
of the carriers Midway and Leyte, the cruisers Der Molner Columbus
Salem, 16 destroyem, 10 auxillaries and pro 526-ion submarine, the Piper. The total force in the Mediter- ranean today includes four sub marines.
The US. Navy Public Infor- mation Ofice here pointed out that this was the largest con- centration of American ships in Europe since
war--tire the
history. peacetime large in The unnouncement did not ex- pinin the marmive concentration maris
of naval strength in the Medi-just arrived. There are terranean.
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three of which have four four carriers, but it appears somo
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It was counted significant will that the Navy hnd decided to Issue an official announcement States fleet in Europe had two
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show call prinary which did nothing but
United
States goodwill and the nitention to the biggest
the United States fog. The dog- centration in history and to the
warships Involved, showing was most evident in the Indicated crucial italian election of 1948, announcement also
United States when it was feared the Com- Intriage in pahating strength on tunists would try to seize power side of the world. The size of by force.—United Pres.
number of
The
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Increase from
on
Eub.
marine to four-was not in it-
self parkeularly significant,
Protest By Thorez
"Tici Into the United States programme to bolster is furter
Paris, Sept. 24. everywhere as quickly as possi-
M. Maurice Tharez, Secretary. bie, the increase began to an- swer the bid by Russia to zelze General of the French Com- control of sealanes which Bri-munist Party, said here today thin and the United State; have that a longer period of military deminated for years,
service In Frasice menst the "DC- Rusin
to be build celeration reported is
of the imperialist fra mammoth submarine feel preparations for the third world with a target of anore than 1,000 underva craft, It has onver more emphasis on naval matters in recent months than on my thing else since the Communist came to power,
FLAG SHOWING
war against Russia,"
He was addressing a meeting called by the Corumanist Party to protest against an extension of military service from 12 to 18 month.
"H also means an Intensifen- Before the current assembly tion of the criminal colonialist in the Mediterranean, the Unitedwar in Vietnam," he said, "and States fleet in European and increased Piddle Eastern waters consul
for American nurrer son in Korea."--Reuter,
Commonwealth Plan Southeast Asia
For
Scoutmasters recently gathered from all over the world at Gilwell Park near Training Centre, Chingford, Essex, for a conference on scout train- ing and methods, and dele- gates from 45 countries, including the United Malta, States, Canada, Trinidad, Northern Rhodesia and Pakistan at- tended. Some of the dele- gates are pletured study- ing a bridge over which one of the party Is cross- ing. The bridge is made of stones and logs. (Lon- don Express Service).
BATTLE FOR SEOUL
(Cantuned from Page 1)
Other Marine
units, Crused the Han River ca Sunday at Inte in the day were on Iti!? 79, tess than three-fourths of mile from Yongsan railroad nation in the southern part of
Scoutmasters”
Training
Italian Peasants
Becomes Owners Farm Lands
Of
Santa Severina, Italy, Sept. 21.
A peasant in Nicola Pomparola, aged 62, plunged his horny hand into a hat here today, drew out a number and became a landowner.
His wife and 11 straggling children followed him as he pushed through the crowd of high offi- cials and 2,000 fellow villagers in the square of Santa Severina, climbed down the steep mountain- side and padded along the nearly dry river-bed below to look at his property.
GRINDING MISERY
China Issue Becomes China Dominant Issue Before U.N. General Assembly
Lake Success, Sept. 24. .
It is the almost unanimous opinion of com- 400 GERMAN petent political observers here that not the Ameri
tan proposal to convert the United Nations into
a push-button machinery against aggression but REDS the question of China-including Formosa-is the
dominant issue before the fifth session of the ARRESTED General Assembly,
scenes.
The
Bochum, Sept. 24. This has been brought out by four days of
German police arrested 400 debates in that body and its ancillaries as well as Communist youths who tried to disturb a youth taily of the by the talks that go on constantly behind the
West
trade German miners' unions addressed by the West German President, Dr Theodor logic
Council - Heuss, here today, inexorable
of In the Security
Twenty thousand young Cien- and cussions over the United States events has begun to tell,
man miners angrily chouted: those some of
who opposed action in Formosa.
"Free German Youths (a Com- of "aut admission Peiping's
If that happens, the next munist Youth organisallon)- turn" on the grounds of "no appeasement under Communist step to the General Assembly Get Out,"
The President continued his have begun should not be lang, especially as political pressure"
a number of countries that are speech, however, whien hundreds to take a more open attitudo.
on this trouble- of Communist boys and girls Pursuing the "logical con-holding back sequences" of her declured porome question are said to be shouted Communist slogan
Communist Longs India waiting for a lead from the sung
the United States--Reuter, the of
lley in respect to Chino, raised the question from
President instant the
banged his gavel Assembly Inst Tuesday to inaugurate the historic fifth session.
been
Radio Hongkong
Since then there havG four votes in the General As
Calling" Tro- sembly on this issue and one in
On 4. "Hongkong the Credentials Committee.
etaime Summary: 1.02, Children's Conducted by Jack alt Hour, occasions, India has voted In
Frant (Studio): 0.30. Portuguesa liali faveur of Communist China.
(Studio): 7. Speeches t The last of these votes came our
Meeting Commonwealth In the Assembly yesterday, The Ministers
Conference. Economic Developmenis of South-East Anla London Relay): were that an Indications portunity would be lost to keep 7.30, "rish hythms Frank Ma un hammering at this lacuna tn Dunat (Tenor) the Ulster Singe the solidarity of the United No-the filthythms Orch, (UBCTS): 8. World News and News Analysis Lotion Helay); 8.35, "I Like What
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The police later stated that they had arrested 238 men and 115 women niembers of the Free German Youth. They had come Zone the Soviet here from carlier today, Their 10 buses were confiscated,
The police also arrested
West German young munists.
After the tuinult, President Heuss said: "We are not pre-
to pared
allow terrorists 10 pursue their activities where
25 Com-
and when they like. This inci dent demonstrates what a nation is up to if it follows a handful I Like." Presented by Eric Pickles Jul rioters." Until the United States Look (Studio); 8.45, Linda Cater Talks on
Commenting on the incident, them (Studio): 9, "From the Edi
Relay); 9.10, the Federal Chancellor, Dr torials" (London the step of calling upon United Nations to determine the Weather Report: 9.11. Khachaturian's Kor.rad Adenauer, sald at his status of Formosa-the seat of Concerin for long and Orchestra home near Bonn today: "This the Nationalist China Govern-Moura Lympany (Planol
Tandon Symphony Orchestra: 9.43, case shows that the Communistr (BBCTS); 10.13, Latin end their auxiliaries will shrink heclares of practically ment-in terms of agreements "tma" 250,- 1,502
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United from nothing but stay faithful to between the expropriated
Album; 10.43, Dance To 000 Handles Julian pencants nncultivated land
the last war, there was plausible Nations
Muggy Space and in Ragtime the orders received from the
News rel. London (Soviet Communist) Party. whe, in the next f.w months, from six focal land barom.
34.13. Weather Holy's Minister of Agriculture, speculation that the Peking dead: 11.
"We will use every means to are to be planted in full owner- size Apolonio Segal, the main mand would be postponed until 18 Goodnight Music God Save quielen these people." Reuter.
1.200.000 lctures of
the United States A big assault on Seoul began ṛhip of On Sunday. The First Marme farinand stopped from great architect of the biggest planned after
lind relorm ever carried out ingressoinal elections in Novem-the King: 11.30, Close Down Remnt drove one mile into je taler. the southern section of Seoul
"You will see what I can do Western Europe, watched the ber.
families as they drew their lots Pornparola, this," said after crossing the lian River of with
Ricking up the dust of his arid for the first land to be parcelled dawn.
out under the new reforms. three-hectare lot on the edg DIE
A Cuban resolution that a the rocky river bed.
In the rquare of the 11:5"
satisfactory" method "more of 3031 village presentatives
His officials had chosen Santa other
peasant families Were Severina "the land of misery than the existing minchinery for The credentials be established and a slowly ang up to a line of four as it is locally known, for
decision General Assembly and expropriations The Marines attacking from hats. Each diew out a munib.r,
distribution. theh
whole faany
were giv-appoint a seven-member Com-
question. the west and north were stop-and
after spearing to crowded round a map pinned on ing executive birth to a pro-mittee to study the quest
by the
Italian
The projection of the Formo new plan-understood to stress the cold
into the General the Parliament April this year san question i.ntify the number with development of agricultural, multi-purpese hydro- within less than two miles from the wall of the Town Holt a
the centre of the city,
for the transformation of the Assembly in the overall context United Nations lots of land attached to it. Rampaging
policies against electric, transport and industrial schemes-has
Sila region, a rugged of former Allied slicing out huge were
Other pensands in the square desolate
of Japan is now expected to bring been evolved by co-ordinating six-year develop-chunks of territory which had were already discussing the price mountain tract in the instea
the issue of United Nations re- of the Chinese Here,
vast estates The ment programmes submitted by India, Pakistan, been seized by the North Korean af ploughs, sheep, seed, fertili-Southern Italy's "boot."
all oiler
of presentation Taegu which lasers, donkeys and
a dozen land barons con-Government on the continent of Ceylon and the British territories of South-East' invarters,
20.000 been at the edge of the 120-mile equipment needed to transform halt
the demner!
peasant Asia into sharp focus.
ปี The United States has mili Asia.
V.N. defence perimeter around
families living on them to
forces in and fe of grinding misery.
fary and naval
It Formosa.
warned In the pizza of the nearest rout
June 21 taten
Crotone. men were Communist China un
American Seventh the offering themselves for work that
Fleet would "prevent" any at- yesterday ai 250 lire a day.
The main object of the new tack on Formosa, reforms is to provide
London, Sept. 21. Ministers of seven Commonwealth countries will meet here tomorrow to open a 10-day con- ference to discuss a six-year £1,725 million Com- monwealth plan for the development of South-the city. East Asia.
The
India would raise The Ministers will meet pr of which vately. They do not include a teadily admit Rupees 20.30. representative of South Africa. nillions.
1
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The British
territories
of
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single
this plan,
thl economic will be poppysenter by Mr Malcolm MacDon
in
1,500
Ceylon and Malaya are re- ported to have submitted plan involving cxpenditure of adwut
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millions and
to The lot has increased
A 170 Jules.
nying the Fina Cavalry 1 berna piumten to Pun, about nult nor that of Target,
South-East Asia, cursilered
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London Gels Its Sunday Joint
London, Sept, 24.
11. unolliclal 8:15 strikke. which has barassed Worth Lon- with cooking dan housewives
2 700 millors requet vel, condary roads through the *Flve DR Commonwealth For: Faktan, paan is 4 enve
The troops entered covalries of South-East Ala-
to be in the egon of tapeet little or no position problem all work, the 500 intors, of which Paks- Burn, Siam, and
of Freuch Stales Buto-China have accepted infun would raise 50 percent in- vitellons to attend but have notatis.
asociated
50
far submitted their
schemes.
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interfere with the traditional English Sunday join! today.
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Gas pressure was increased 13 front, near normal owing to decres vanced Industrial densand on Sunday. Judonesia's reply to the invia have accept d de invita- the past two days against little But pressure will be down tation in awalted. Dr Sukandrio, unas will
Join the talks on
er no restce. by te alugain tomorrow.-Reuter, noon yesterday, the That Divi
POSSESSION rion Cup- Commanwraith
1. exper Comunato.
wheller American
The Indonesing Ambassador to | Jeudi a 2. Britain, met Mr Ernest Davin,
that Parllanwatiy Inter Secretary
for Foreign Affair
Just Friday at his own reque. t.
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to convier
It was understood that he had ld is resory to thefetivo.
bes
ciisenssel the ponsibility fametal approach for any such
Indonesia's joining in.
The Indian programme
of the six-year plan. No
for it res yet been mad
States Government, --- |
the plan involves an expendi- United ture of Rupres 10,400 millions,
SIDE GLANCES`
Reuter.
The
By Galbraith
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7-28
"My firat childhood memory is of a baker's window-
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Yanghyung (10 miles south-west of Yougok), an advance of lu miles,
The Capit Division advancea 10 miles to occupy Pampodon::. 15 miles north-west of Kigye.
Units of the Eighth DivIADA. were four miles north of UzunĄ Elements of the First Cuyuny Division moved south Sangju this morning to u poma four miles north of Rumenon. Other elements moved four miles north from Sangu toward Hum chang. Both fortes encountered little enemy resistance.
STRONG RESISTANCE The enemy is still strongly of th. resisting the advance 24th Division toward Rumchen. It holds positions Un the high Kround on the east bank of the River П mile from the Communist Iorces ' holding out in positions north-cast and couth-east
city.
$1.4
Sangju.
Troops of the Second Divi sion were advancing Hyopchon from two lir.ctions
The main fores, moving due
west was within two miles o the city. Another unit moved
tart
from Oran north-west reached a point two miles to the south-east,
10th Corps communique snid that troops in the Scoul area made attacks to "seize limited objectives" and Kon- solidate positions gained earlier. Superfortress bombers comu- ed all reads leading to Seoul from the north, but found no sign of large-scale movements of reinforcements.
Intelligence officers reported part of three Communist divi- sions heading north from the bid "defence box",
arc
No main road is open to
who these Northernets, lumbering over rough tracks and poor secondary roads. Reuter.
first
Ject
passed!
Ther
the
these
to
a
Describing this action an men with lond which they will work all the year round, vastly threat to international pesce, increasing the output of the re-the Peking Government lodged complaint of "aggression" in, both in the ange of pro-u
nguinst the United States which Quels and in quantity.
Council has nd- The experience gained in the the Security rela
region wi be applied mitted.
Meanwhile, the related quer- with uf a peace treaty throughout the rest of Italy in
uti the reforms to be carried out on tion
the highest diplomatie tevel! a national scale during the next Japan has been taken up couple of years-Reuter.
will proceed and talks here side by side with the attempt United Nations 10 to Kel the
the problem
FAR EAST
Maureen Gardner, English hurdler, kissing her husband, Geoff Dyson, goodbye at Airways-Terminal, London. He is off on a four-week trip to Singapore where he will Instruct Chinese and Malayan coaches, (London Express Service).
"Lake over"
Formess.
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From India's point of view, li Mirs is important to note that
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LIGHT WEIGHT • the 100,
has been here since
of the General A- opening
sembly,
She as taken a keen behind. the-scenes Interest in what has been going on regard the overall 11 question. Far Eastern understood that she has been in touch with the top constant
the ques diplomat discussing
tongs
of the Japanese pence treaty and the future of Formosa and that she has been kept fully informed on the nature of the talks.
The Indian „delegates' declara- Assembly the General tion in that Indh regards Communist Chin's
Independent as "ɔn
18 Government" working out
carried more cwn plans has conviction than would have uten possible in the early days of the Korean War.
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