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19 DIE IN PLANE CRASH INA Machine Strikes Mountain Peak

Amid Precipices

Corsica.

In

Paris, Mar. 27. Nineteen passengers in a British plane which crash- ed in Corsica early today were killed, it was reported by Agence Franco Presso, the Fronch nows agency, from Ajaccio, Corsica, tonight. The plane, which had come from New Delhi, struck the eastern slopes of Mont Cardo at a height of 6,000 feet. In Paris, it was learned that there were 15 passengers and four crew in the machine and that all had died. The aircraft left Rome at 5.30 a.m. Mont Cardo is in Central Corsica.

The aircraft, belonging to tha Indian National Airways, left New Delhi on March 21, and had stopped at Rome, on its way to London.

Major W. Follett Routley, the British Consul-General in Ajne- ein, told Reuter tonight that the plane was lying in heavy snow on the mountain top.

ro.

Easter Eggs

Los Angeles, Mar. 27. Easter egg-6,500 of them --have been sent by a friend- ship plans to orphans In Lone don. For many of the shll- dren in London's 17 orphan homes it may be their first fresh agu.

The egge were supplied by the Pacific Gtstor Buttar, Egp, Cheese and Poultry As- soolation and the paid by donations-Assoolat- ed Press.

Mrs. Dougall or, Dourgall, rescue

expensos

******

Communist Ban In Bengal

Calcutta, Mar. 27. Police patrols were streng- thened in Calcutta today as Communist offices throughout West Bengal were being sealed, up, following the Provincial Government's ban on the Com- munist Party of India.

The ban, which affects an estimated total of 30,000 Com- munists in the province, has yet led to no reaction of any day stated. note, reporta received here to-

The ban, which affects an

party of volunteers had Mr. P. G. Harwood, Mr. Bar.set out by road from Ajaccio to monic, Mr. Madan, Mr. Lana, help when the first party resum- Mies Lane, Mr. Kperahad, Mes its rescue work at dawn to-estimated total of 30,000 Com- Calapi, Mrs. Calapl, Mramorrow. Banni, MIGD Rydra, Mr. A.

Stiale, Major Nott, Mrs. Nott, Maslar Nott.

Fuselage Breaks

munists in the province, has yet led to no reaction of any

Aviation officials at. Ajaccio note, reports received here to- thought it likely that the aircraft, daya atated.

As well 09 strengthening after being buffeted by a heavy

police patrola, the Provincial wind, struck on air pocket and Government, s an additiona then crashed.

precautionary measure, today

•

The crew, he snld, were; "The plane struck a mountain Commander Ghose, pliot B. D. peak near Vennco," իր sald. Chowthary, radio operator W. D. "Volunteer parties have set out Fatwardhon, and A. Gusta,

Reports indicated that the banned assemblies of more from Vennco and neighbouring

The Civil Air Ministry spokes-fuselage broke in two when it than five persons in Calcutta. hamlets, but the plane is in 5 mna added: "The rosene party struck the snow-covered penk. Mr. K. 8. Roy, the Home spot extremely difficult of access, encountered the utmost dimeul- The bodies of the crew were Minister of West Bengal, said | may take several days.

ties because the crash had oc-found in the machine, but the in an interview today that the "It is an Alpine operation curred four hours climb from the passengers had been thrown out Government had outlawed the presenting the utmost dimculty nearest village. Snowdrifts and and were found embedded in the Communist Party because Its even to those who know

the steep precipices at this high snow, near the wreckage.

recent activities threatened the mountainous country well."

nititude added to their dimeul- It was understood from India maintenance of law and order. M. Latour, commander of thetics,"

House, London (the office of the **Tho Government have rea- Ajaccio airport, who was one of Telegrams reaching Ports by High Cornmissioner), that no of-sons to suspect members of the the first to be advised of the way of Nice tonight said a second ficial passengers

been acquiring were expected party have Immodjately

funda crash,

and illicit and Jeft tr

more elaborately equipped | in the plane crash.-Reuter.

and training the party's volunteer supervise briefing of the first res- cue parties.

organisation, the Red Quards, In the use of firearms," he de- clared.-Reuter,

The first rescue parties located the plane this evening and found the bodies In and педг tho wreck, deeply embedded in the

snow,

The first news of the crash came when an aircraft of the Corsican Civil Air Rescue Bar. vica, on a morning routing

Draft Treaty For A Free Press

Genova, Mar. 27...

fight, saw debris in the snow- The United States today formally introduced into

covered mountains three miles: .east of Venaco.

sume

The Arst rescue parties had in-. sufficient equipment to carry the bodies to Venaco and prepared to camp the night in a sheltered spet nearby. Villagers at Venucu prepared to receive the bodies- The

ome badly burnt tomorrow.

Venaco, where the crash J curred, Is on the railway line linking Ajaccio with Bastin and is roughly halfway between the two ports. It is in the heart the tourist country of Central Coralen, about eight miles south

of

of Corte, the largest inland town

in the island.

Doop Gorges

the International Conference on Freedom of Information and the Press a draft treaty da- signed to abolish all but security censorship throughout the world.

proposed treaty would guarantee a free flow of information around the world. The draft copy soid its purpose was to "implement the right of peoples to be adequately informed ...to improve understanding...through a free flow of information.'

"

opposed by Russian and

· It is expected the treaty will be news to be published. He sald "Iran Prof. Zacharia Chafee Jr., one Curtain" delegates who previous- of the chief American delegates, ly clashed with United States de-admitted at Lake Success that legates over censorship and other there is censorship in the Unit-

concepts of ed States. differing East-West

The country is a succession of deep gorges and rocky peaks, many of which are a vivid red, The highest point in the district is the peak of Monte Rotondo deposit their raufications. 8,013 feet.

free press, It would come into The Yugoslav delegation raised force when two or

or more states a point of order in another com-

mittee about the reference

on

The United States is also ex-Thursday to the death of freedom pected to introduce a resolution in Yugoslavia by William Benton, the asking all nations to abolish res-chief U. 5. delegate. Chairman Aviatrictions on the movements of G. J. van Heuvan Godhart ruled

foreign correspondents.

The list of passengers as given tonight by an official of French Ministry of Civil tion; was:

Ike Still' Refuses

Washington, Mar. 27. The "Eisenhower for President" movement received new strength today, but the General still does not want anything to do with politics or Presidential nomina-

tions.

Franklin

D. Roosevelt's sons, Franklin Jr and Elliott, headed a anil-Truman movement

ΠΕΤ

which seems likely to carry or- ganized former Roosevelt "New Dealers" with. it.' The late Pre- sident's sons called for De- mocratic Party draft of Elsen- hower at the Philadelphia Сол- vention in July.

that he had not heard Benton

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BARCLAY ON BRIDGE

By SHEPARD BARCLAY

"THE AUTHORITY ON AUTHORITIES"

treaty, Horry Martin, president of the American Newspaper Guild, was refuting Soviet charges that the American press is controlled and censored by vested interests, Jacob Lomakin, the Soviet de- legale, had charged on Thursday that the American press is coni- trolled by a dozen persons, and complained of fluctuations in the American.handling of news.

Martin retorted today?

CREDIT DUE FOR TRYING South's hand, if the Q hap- "This comes strangely from

pened to be ruffed, and it Figuring out same one des. the representative of a nation which

posadases the

declarer. strictest parate possible way to beat the might make life easier for the cansorship human civilization déclarer's contract-if the miss. Next he figured out has over, witnessed a nationing cards happen to be divided South might possibly have where no single word ever spa particular way-that is the held three little spades, six pears in print without advance soul of the finest defensive hearts to the K, three diamonds scrutiny and official approva playing in rubber bridge. Even to The K-J. and a singleton of the world's biggest monopoly if the effort -the Soviet Government.

proves to have club. In that event, leading cost an extra trick. banded to his club Q would enable South the declarer, you deserve credit to discard all his losing spades; for trying the only means you on diamonds and the club J.

"Flip-Flops"

that

The anti-Truman movement

ig "There is no fluctuation in the can find that allows the alight- But it also would give the de- growing

fast.

Elsenhower's American friends, however, are confident ne which reflects the ebb and now tactics beat only one otherwise contract.

press except that est ray of hope. If such tenders a chance to defeat the will continue to refuse. The gen-of news. The fluctuations in the sure game out of half a dozen, eral is expected to emerge American press are nothing cor-you are still better off than if spade to the A in East's hand With that situation, a small briely from retirement within a pared fortnight to appeal for defence Ideological flip-flops of the con- you had not given him that ex-would bring a spade, return to appropriations.-United Press.

trolled I ress of the Soviet tra trick on the other Union."

Martin

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aid there are 1,700 daily newspapers in the United States, of which 83' per cent had local ownership. The largest chain of American newspapers numbers fower then, 20

papers, S. KJOG: he said.

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In Contrast By contrast, Martin said. Soviet Government appoints at least confirms editors and staff members on Soviet nawspapers and issues frequent directivas to them.

"Thero is completely autocratic censorship In the Soviet Union," he said. "When there is an op- position newspaper in · Ruszio, the Soviet delegate will be in a better position to attack the Am- crican

press."

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compel the dummy to ruff high to take, the trick If East happened to hold three trumps to the J. That, ruffing high might set up the J for a trump trick since West's - '10] would be a pusher. It was al bit far-fetched, but he tried] it. It failed, of course but you: couldn't shoot trying.|||

Tomorrow's

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West opened the club K, HOW Kingdom, sald similar charges won. The diamond 3 was led C. AQ02. againat the. British pran

so ridiculous 'i shall not bother to the Kˇand A, whereupon to`answer them. · The British West went into, ta, conference

› prena ia under the control of its with himself. It looked pretty editors, and they are responhopeless, but still ho didn't albim only to their readers." give up.

West for not.

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American hewspapera imposed the Jin dummy for a possible in a matchpoint pale“ tourna consorship, by their, selection of discard of desonte, loser. Ini ment?

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