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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MAY 7, 1951.
NEO-NAZIS TAKE LEAD
IN AUSTRIAN ELECTIONS
Vienna, May 6.
The surprisingly heavy vote polled by the Neo- Nazis appeared tonight to have delayed selection of a new Austrian President, :
Observers predicted à run-off after the neo- Nazis, who did not bother to conduct a speaking campaign, cut into the Conservative People's Party in voting on the sixth anniversary of Austria's liberation from Nazism,
Main attention wan föeused: Reports from all major cities on the Neo-Nazi Socialist Reichs In today's voting indicated Party, whose militant organisa- heavy shift from the People's tions, chiefly the Reichfront, Parly to Burghard Breitner, on were banned by the Bonni Innsbruck surgeon and can-Governanen! and dissolved by didate of the "Above Party the party two days ago. Committee for Unity" composed Ten parties are competing mainly of former Nazis, pan for between 140 and 180 seats. Germanists
and similar
to be led by a combination runtled ultra-Rightist groups. of direct -and proportional
UnoMelal complete five of
from
returns Austria's 25
The Socialists, who with 65 Federal election districts, com seats, were the biggest party in prising about 15 per cent of the the outgoing 149-member total vote, gave Heinrich Glels Parliontent, are experted ner of the People's Party 325,405,a
ns the biggest
emerge again
to
Theodor Koerner (Socialist) 175.-single parts over their closest (neo- rivals, the Christian Democrats, 370, Burghard Breitner Nazi Independent) 81,589, Gott- lied Fiala (Communist) 17,210, who held 30, and the German Johannes Ude
(Independent) Party,
2,550 and Mrc
Hantseh Marchet
255.
Ludovica Reuter.
{Democrat).
If no candidate receives 蠱
who, held 27 seats.-
majority of more than 2,100,000 RED COLONEL
DESERTS
London, May 0.
votes, the two candidates re- ceiving the highest number. would be opposed in a run-off election, With Breitner drain- ing off up to 20 per cent of 10- day's voting, the People's Party candidate Heinrich Cleisner Doris Shapastnikov, son of a had no chance of winning in Soviet Marshal, had fled to the
The newspaper Sunday Dis- patch said today that Colonel
Czech
Army
the first round The Socialista United States Zone of Germany Celebrates
won only 1,023,000 votes in 1949. fгол Russia with what he Their candidate, the Viennese described #az outline of Lord Mayor Theodor Koerner. Russia's plans for a third world would undoubtedly oppose (war." Gleissher in a run-off,-Walted | Press.
FIRST TIME
Vienna, May 6. For the first time in the his- tory of their Republic, Austrians went to the polis today to efect
for
The paper said the 42-year-old colonel walked across the Czech frontier Into Bavaria and asked asylum as + political It said he was being refugee. questioned by Allied intelligence officers in the United States The man chosen to succeed enmp near Munich.
However, reliable sources in Dr Kart Renner, an outstanding
there was 210 who died Socialist
on New Germany said
for the report. United will be the Afth besig President of the Republic but Press.
a new Presiden.
Year's Eve,
the first elected by
ballot of the whole people,
The
others have.
picked by Parliament,
Decret
all been
Just over 4,500,000 voters are expected to go to the polla. Under Austrian law all eligible eltizens must vote or risk a fine
of up to 1,000 schillings about £17).
uf
Liberation
Prague, May 6. Czechoslovakia's President, Dr Klement Gottwald, took the Salute here today at a march- past of 40,000 infantry and motorised and armoured troops celebrating the anniversary the liberation of Prague.
He said the creation of a
emcient
and army
contrary to the purposes of
of
stro militia was in no way
peace.
and
Narriman Had slovaldia's defence
Royal Gown
our
THE DARE-DEVIL SKYMEN
High above the City streets (365 feet up) the gilded cross. of St. Paul's Cathedral is surrounded by scaffolding ns work- men re-gild It. Dare-devil workmen climb non- chalantly up and down the ladders placed from the scaffolding to the arms of the cross Central Press
Photo.
Socialist's
Attack On
Morrison
Troops Flown
To Grenada
Kingston, Jamalos,
May 6
Forty soldiers of the Welch Fusiliers stationed here were flown today to Grenada.
Trouble is
anticipated
at the trial thero tomorrow of the labour leader G. Gairy.United Press.
MUSLIMS BACKING
FOR NEHRU
Calcutta, May. 6. Representatives of 30 million Indian Muslims -convention meeting at a here today fully endorsed
.
the Nehru Government's
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