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The Minister of Supply, Mr. John Wilmot, told a press conference today that Britain is now building the best medium and short range planes in the world. Overseas buyers are flooding factories with orders.

Strongly defending Britain's aircraft industry, Mr. Wilmot said critics at home were harming the export trade. He said he approved the Government's decision not to buy American "Constellations" and fit them with British en- gines because it would hurt Britain's reputa- tion abroad.

Mr. Wilmot sald the Argentine was one of the biggest customers. The Minister disclosed for the Srst time that the total of foreign

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Guam, Aug. 1.

TEST CASE AT BOW STREET

· London, July 31, Philip Rapon, described as an American oltizen and sub- Jeot to United States military law under the Visiting Forces Act, was accused at Bow Street today of fraudulently Stading

Customs and making a false declaration anent an American Pookard automobile which he alleged

the

sold in Britain for £2,100.

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test с for the Customs and currency restrictions and the Government is understood to have information on another hundred caser-United Prowe.

Aeroplane Crew Get Salvage Award

London, July 31. One of the most com- plicated salvage cases on record ended today with the Admiralty Division Court

announcing.

Few Too Many awards which, probably Sleep

Pills

for the first time in the history of maritime law, included the crew of an aeroplane.

Paris, July 31. Pretty Virginla Hill was stretched out on a bed today in a hospital in the Paris area,

The case involved the United He also said outstanding sellers in the shorter range plane class

after taking a "few too many" States Lines freighter "Ameri- are the De Havilland "Doves" and

A 17-year-old Samar (Philip day night.

sleeping pilla again on Satur-can Farmer," which was aban- the Miles "Marathon." He said pino lalanda) girl, who said her

doned after a collision in July 200 "Doves" are on order by vari- U.S. Navy Seabee sweetheart of the Hollywood gangster, 600 miles from

The shapely brunette "friend" 1946 during a heavy fog, about ous foreign customers, with Ar. smuggled her on board a land- Bugsy Sigel, just could not Salvage awarda

Land's End. gentinn the biggest buyer.

Ing craft in a aca bag, told the sleep last Saturday night,

totalled 423,- Mr. de Havilland told the Unit Island court on Thursday that police said. She took a

the 045. ed Press, following Mr. Wilmot's she had a promise of marriage tablets to help..

fow The "American disclosure, that Argentina had or. but not $200 for bail. dered 20 "Doves." The "Dove" is

The girl, Lilly Conding, who not tried to commit suicide. afoat and drifted southward. Doctors said Virginia had abandoned in the belief that it A twin-engined eight-to-cleven-is charged with illegal entry They said she had not swallow-

was a sinking ship, remained seater, with a cruising speed of into Cuam, told the court that cd enough pills to do the trick. RAF Coastal Command plane

The vessel from 100 to 200 mph.

Seabee James Cauldwell stow She will be well enough to leave

was sighted by a Mr. de Haviland said the Ar-ed her away on the ship when for the United States shortly, and the Air Counell and eight gentine Government has placed he was assigned to Saipan. they added United Press.

members of the plane's crew orders and intends to use the She stayed in the back of a

wore awarded 4,050, including "Dover" on domestic lines,

agreed expenses of 42,800,

"Vikings"

Farmer."

Afterwards, the small freight-

truck on the vessel and the Sea-she probably will be sent back beo brought her food and to Samar although her sweet The Vickers Aircraft Company water. A guard found her one heart who is stil on Salpan has Inter said the Argentine has or. night when she came out for promised to marry her when heer "Elizabete" arrived on the dered 20 twin-engined "Vikings" air.

is discharged from the Navy-scene and took the "American The Viking" is a 24.to-27.senter, Judge Jose Manibusan sald Associated Press.

Farmer". in tow. Thero was a with a cruising speed of 210 mph. It is similar to those used by thei

subsequent dispute about the "Elizabete's" ability to tow the Royal Family during the South African tour.

vessel and, under protest, hue lines were removed.

It is also known that the Ar gentine Government has placed i orders for "Laficasters" and "Bris. tols."

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Mr. Wilmot, at his press con-

Alpinists Conquer

The Holy Mountain

Zurich, July 31.

ference, claimed that the British Four members of the Swiss Himalaya Expedition

Overseas Airways Corporation is running the fastest long-distance service in the world on its Aus. tralian route and sald that by autumn it will inaugurate the first British air service across the Sahara Desert, a hop of 800 miles. He conceded competition on the Enpice route against operators with American "Constellations" and other long range types would be severo but. "I am sure Govern. ment was right in deciding to face

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The party were Andre Rock, divided into two parts, one go Alexander Graven, Rene Diting to the Karakoram range and tert and Alfred Sutter, accom- the other to the Garwhal die panied by a shepherd named trict.-Reuter. Tensing. The expedition's first two attempts on Kedernath fail- ed.

During the second attempt,

seven years to produce an en. headman Norbu slipped, drag- tirely new long-range type-ging Alfred Butter down United Press,

Americans'

Vote For "Go Ahead"

Princeton, NJ., July 30.

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steep 1,000 foot icy slope. Nor- bu was badly Injured."

A previous attempts to climb Kedernath have failed. The expedition was equipped by the Swiss Institute for Alpine Exploration.

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An unsuccessful attempt to climb Kedernath, the Swiss. In- stitute for Alpine Exploration The American Institute of said, was made in 1983 by Mr. Public Opinion posed the follow-Marco Pallis, a musician and ing: "If Russia and the United explorer, who led the Liverpool- States cannot agree on peacs| Himalayan Expedition which → terms for Japan and Germany, reached the Sutlej-Ganes water. the United States should go shed through Garwhal and ahead without Russia and make climbed two peaks of over 22,- separate peace with these two 000 feet, Batopanth and Lyu countries. Do you approve or Purgyal, though none of the disapprove of this idea 7′′

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