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HEAVY FIGHTING IN

Egypt Refuses To Comply With UN Order To Cease Fire

"

REPORTS OF THREAT TO USE POISON GAS

PLOT TO MURDER EL CAUDILLO

Madrid, October 17.

Tel Aviv, October 17.'

Egypt has told the United Nations that she will not order a cease fira in the Negev aroa of South- orn Palestine whore heavy fighting is in pro- gross on the convoy routes to Jowish settle. mants until Israeli forcos cease fire and ra- turn to their former positions.

Israel rejected the cease fire request last night, and told the United Nations Chief of Staff, Colonel Henri Vigier, that she must first have "full guarantees from the Chief of Staff that the passage of traffic to and from the Negev will be allowed unmolested by the Egyptians." Israeli spokesman said today that the aim of the Negev oporations was still the opening of the road to the Jowish settlements, but that so far no convoy had broken through the Egyptian lines.

carriers | Egyptian troops it this material-

Lernchised."

The Spanish polige are in- vestigating a plot in the pro- vince of Salarianes, alleged to have been fostered by Commu- An pist terrorists, against the life of General Francisco Franen.

The plot would have hern carried out

Generali during Franco's return from a

Visit to Portugal, briginally planned fe month but postponed, police A1ર્મ,

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"Craven

Appeasement'

Boston, October 17,

The Catholla Archblahop Richard Cushing, of Boston, has described ka "'craven ap- pozaoment" United Nations decision to omit the name of God from a statement.

He sald that the United Nations meeting In Parla "excluded" the word "God"

from a statement of the bazon of human dignity because of the "pressure of one single government, which officially proclaims ita athalum.”

Jews Maintaining Upper Hand

Negev Battle

In

Tel Aviv, October 17. Scores of Egyptian regular troops have been taken prisoner at the height in the Negev area where hoovy fighting was now proceeding, an Israeli communique stated tonight.

armoured cars.

Most of the fighting was of Israeli forces, fought their way the hand-to-hand nature, with with bayonets onto the important considerable Usc of bayonets. height and held the hill against and most of the Egyptian repented heavy Egyptian counter- casualties were hit at close attacks, supported by tanka and range, the communique added.

Four six-pounder runs were The Israeli forces appeared to Captured on the height, which be maintaining the upper hand in dominutes the Israeli route to the the offensive launched two days. Nerev. The Egyptions counter-jago. The Egyptians themselves attacked heavily with tanks and have implied this in a complaint armoured cars after the reported to the United

Nations

central Jewish success, but they were Truce Cominisalon Office at Haifa' driven off by ground and air that the Jews had “secupled many ..............................ssses [forces, it was added.

|new positions,” an Israeli military

spokesman said tonight.

Ha added: "There is some. thing the matter with us, as well sa the United Nations," when we appease so readily. and on a point so barle, the advermarlon of alt we hold doar."-Reuters

TOO MUCH EMPHASIS LAID ON SEX LIFE

Washington, October 18.

An American doctor has called for a "house clean-

ing" in psychiatry, with loss omphasis on sex.

Air Dog-Fight

the

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The spokesman Balt height from which Egyptians had been pounding Jowish traffic, was defended by nearly 300 Egyptian ragulare, He described the fighting there As the bitterest of

the cam- prion, mostly at close quarters. "I disagree most heartily,"lemand for a house cleaning and Brett Egyptian

There has been were captured intoel by

increasing declared Dr. C. Charles Bur- a hard-headed differentiation be- Egyptian opposition

to Jewish and scientiae control forces in a morping rok on the An Egyptian complaint, which lingame, himself a psychiatrist, tween hypothesis

bf the air over the mine was to have been laid varam and Niron area, he nd arrived at the United Nations "with those who would inter- | fact,"

battlefield today, but the spoken- and exploded under a bridge over

headquarters, at Haifu today, af- pret sex as the whole of life which the Caudillo's eny sould

Among other things, he attuck-man said that an effective Israeli Today's Israeli

con- and expand the definition aced the "love starvation" school over the entire Southern front communique leged that the Jews have

nir patrol was being maintained have passed, I was alleged.

said heavy fightin went on tinued to drive Southwards oc-cordingly."

of thought, which propounds the and that numbers General Franco, who *the Negev throughout the night cupying several new positions

theory that most,

of dog-fights If not all, had gen visiting the

aron and this morning. Israeli troops East of Feluja and blocking the

emotional troubles stem from the either side.

occurred without loss, to (the most Boutherly point of

rated Egyptiim artery any road from Hebron to Jerusalem.

fact that the child's craving for Spain, on the strelta of Glibrations, and Egyption communica

A United Nations special in-

He added that there has been love has never been satisfied. tard in his yacht, Axer, la ex- tions were disrupted in several vestigation team reported that ob-

no move by other Arab armies! pected to continue his cruise for pluces.

servers remained only In Egypt-

"Proponents of this school," he "In paychiatry. more thon in suid, "would have

to relieve us running Egyptions

the pressure on the at least another three days. Israel planes bombed Gaza, lan controlled territory and that

is a along dripping love all over the fronts into activity.Heuter.

by throwing *helt Usually reliable sources in Elurish, Majdal and Faluja. In

the further South the Jews were not any other specialty, there

place until the child alipa Tarifa sald his visit there was communique added. Gaza is the permitting observers in many

fractures his future." connected with the whaling and seat of the “Arab Palestine Goy-pinces occupied by them.

rdish Industries and an in- ernment." spection of speed launches based on the port,

sword

Tarifa

General Franco had earlier carried out a tour of Important towns in South Western Spain, in cluding Seville, Cadiz and Jerez.

Reuter.

A PALESTINE REDS

TO COMBINE

Haifa, October 17. The fusion of the Jewish und Arab Communist parties is to be furmally carried out

Haffu

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In a paper prepared for District of Columbia Medical clety, Hurlingame said:

the

Su-

and

The medical group also heard a note of warning against too much axercise after the age of 40. It came from Dr. Wingate Johnson of Wake Forest Col-

The reason given by the Jewish are all inexperienced, but are An Israeli military spokesman authorities on the spot was that having good fun." suid: "Very severe fighting in the area was mined.

The men are paid full trade Palestine today centred around

Reuter reported from Calro Inst union wages at skilled Jabour single height somewhere in the night that Egyptian planes claim-rates. Except for a few soldiers Negev area." The precise loca-ed to have shot down two Mes-on leave, Jerusalem is a very tion was nut disclosed.

lege, 'who said: serschmitts of the Jacoeli Air feminine city during the after-

Arab Charge

He said the Jews occupied Force which had attacked Egypt-noon while the scheme is on. the height, formerly held by ajian ground forces.

The English-language Palestine company and half of Egypt- Jans. The Egyptians made Post said today that It was not many unsuccessful efforts to re-believed that the Negev fighting would spread to other fronts. The paper added that there were in- dications that an Israeli repulse of the Egyptians would be wel- come both in Amman and Con-

Take it.

Gas Throat

Questioned about reports that)

use gas and "secret weapons" The aim of the Uniter Party the figliting continued, was defined as "to fight for a spokesman said thal such acts National, State of Palestlaw."--would forre the Jews to retaliate, Reuter.

adding: "I do Bot envy the

next Friday, it was Jearned here the Egyptians had threatened to

today,

JEWS TO

the

BE SOLD

UP THE RIVER?

Paris, October 17.

The United Nations was criticised today by Mr. Henry Morgenthau, Junior, former Secretary of the United States Treasury and General

don, "particularly if it would lend to the discomfiture of the Egypt- on-sponsored Gaza Government."

French Protest

"During the first world war, Walter Camp, Yale's most famous athlete, boasted that ho kept the members of Woodrow Wilson's

famous "dally dozen" exerciser." [Cabinet in prime condition by his

"The

Pontiff's

"Highest Purpose"

man today that 20 shells and two It was officially stated in Am-

Vatican City, October 17. The return to Catholicism of mortars fell in the Square of the Mosque of Omar in Jerusalem

non-Catholic Christians "is one yesterday.

only member of the of the highest purposes" of The Western wall of Cabinet who declined to take the Pope Plus, the Observatore the Mosque was damaged.

dally drill was Josephus Daniels, Romano said today. who recently died just short of

"In this modem world,

said

tho

An Arab Legion statement his 86th birthday having out- return of non-Catholic Christians that 229 different size lived all other members of the to Catholicism would enable the shells were fired by the Jews Cabinet and having been active Cathoile Church to offer a more from Mount Zion yesterday, and useful until his last brief ill-splendid example killing three people, including ness. two civilians, and wounding 15, including six civilians.

The French Consul-General

and be an In Jerusalem, M. Rana Neuville,

easier asylum of concord and proteated last night to his Gov.

peace," was said in a letter "Walter Camp himself failed by jby the Vatican Under-Secretary ernment over the "brutal shell-

several years to reach the Psal-of State, Monsignor Glovanni Ing" by Arabe of the Dermal- "The Jews violated the truce mists limit (70).

Buttista Montini. tion Abbey, on Mount Zion, on a large-scale In Jerusalem

The latter sakt: "This desire south of the Old City,

yesterday, challenging the Arab "Chauncey Lepew, who lacked corresponds with the constant This was M. Neuville's second Legion," an official Arab League 18 days of living to 94, was quot desire of the Holy Father and is protest to Paris yesterday, spokesman declared.. Earlier he had cabled the Secur The Jews fired for six hours exercise by acting as pallbearer persuaded that such a most ed as saying that he got his one of the righest aims of his Apostolle action, because he is ity Council about alleged Arab conluously, aiming to penetrate for-his-friends who took excrelse. augured return to the fold of the aniping from the Old City walls the Arab fronts, but they were

at United Nations personnel. compelled to retreat. The Legfon

Despite the Intermittent heil- captured some Jewish arms and to discourage exercise within rea-world the dawn of an era in "These stories are not intended church of so many brothers who are divided would mark for the In and sniping, a 10-day Jewish ammunition and first-aid road-balling and repairing|terial-Reuter.

Chairman of the “United Jewish Appeal," for, sheme is in full swing in Jeru-

its delay in taking a decision on Palestine.

A strong Palestine State, he ja miserable country as Egypt. sald, would be bulwark havo never seen sueli povery any

salem. For six hours A day. offices, shops, factories and work- shops close down. Just before

Inoon, and buses and lorries take

their workers to the job.

against Communism in the where as exists in Egypt." "It's not tough, white-col- Middle East.

Mr. Morgenthau made the state- inent after a lalk with Mr. War- ren Austin,' the American re- presentative to the United Nations General Assembly. He said: "The United Nations is running a great risk of becoming an international debating solely like the Disarma- ment Conference back in the

thirties,

The delay in giving recognition to the State of Israel is costly in human lives, in glit dollars and 10 the young Government of Israel.

"I pray and hope that the United Nations will promptly take action, The Bernadotte reports should be the minimum basin tor a settlement.”

Asked about the chances he thought there was of "action" by the United Nations, Mr. Mor genthau said: "Frankly I am very depressed

ubout the United Nations' attitude and very dia- couraged. I am afraid Palesting may be sold up the river."

The prospects of the United

Reuter.

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Mr. Morgenthau as "practically

all" He will leave for Palestine SWATOW

by air tomorrow after seeing the

Israeli Foreign-

Minister, Mr.

Moshe Shertok, and the French Socialist leader, M. Leon Blum.

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