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No. 35129

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1952.

DRAMATIC RESCUE

OF 32 SEAMEN

the Dritish, scientists have Call For A Storm Breaks Ships

that

at last, constructed an

atomic bomb. It

зая

British research which

leided the first principles for harnessing the atom to

General

the production of great Strike Over

heat in such a way that it could be made into An explosive weapon, and it

was these principles which Oil Pact

guided the Americans ini their construction of the original ntomic bomb. Since those early days of Anglo-American co operation the

Uniled States has set up an Iron Curtain around the atomic bomb project; Britain has been denied access to any of the American secrets relating to the construction

of the weapon consequent

to the adoption by Congress

of the McMahon Bill. Mr Churchill has long been particularly sensitive about Britain's position in the

of development

war weapons. remember how we ahead in that we were able to deal on equal terms with) the U.S. it ie indeed

By Frederick Ellis

London, Feb. 18. Three Iraq opposition parties have called a general strike for tomorrow in pro- test against

the new oil

pact with British Interests, The agreement, which splits the oil profits 50-50 between Iraq and the oil companies was ratified in Bagdad yes-

terday.

Street,

In Halves

MANY MEN STILL TO

BE TAKEN OFF

Boston, Feb. 18.

Thirty-two seamen were saved from an angry sea on Monday night but many more remained in deadly peril after the Winter's worst storm split two big tankers in halves.

Electric Cable Kills 4 Persons

Douglasville, Georgia, Feb. 18.

A man. his wife

and their son were electrocuted

after the other in

*

fuille attempt to save •

kroond Bon

from fallen: titch tension electric line liere.

A third child ́llves, lay« ing stopped short of the cable after seeing the four hedia.

The Police mid thal-one cf the children wanderen Into A

Gold Jesterday

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where the high voltage

As tie had fallen. leaned over. snapped

scross his walet and killed hlm. The others died in succession as they teted to pull one another · awBY.---

Reuter, Those saved were taken off the stern section of the tanker Pendleton in rough seas by Coast Guards in small motor whaleboats as a plane dropped flares to illuminate the scene. was lost overboard during the rescue, off Chatham on Cape Cod.

One man

Another eight of the Pendleton's crew of 45 were believed by the Coast Guard to be alive in the vessel's distance away. bow section, floating a considerable This would leave four of her crew unaccounted for.

Windsor May Live In England

The oil, which is expected to flow nt more than 30 million tons a year by 1955, is owned

the utomic! by

million Iraq £ 180 "When we Petroleum Company, a British were firm run from offices in Oxford The company is owned Ave ways with Britain holding the Coast Guard officers said thore highway huddled in a restaurant Speculation Aroused major stake. The Anglo-Iranian -depressing to feel that we Company-controls 23-per-cent; sections of the other freighter, pike at Kennebunk..

Snow depths varied from eight have been outstripped by with its Dutch partner the Fort Mercer, rocking and the Soviets in this field," another 2344 per cent; and rolling six miles apart, before inches at Boston to 31 in sections gale-driven sca5, Sha was of New Hampshire-Associated he observed publicly last French and Americans ench an-

to, have carried a crow Press. your. Nevertheless, even other 23% per cent. The odd five believed at that time, Mr Attleb, per cent is held by Mr Calouste of 43.

Both tankers, 10,000-ton ves- then Prime Minister, In- Sarkis Gulbenkian, engay, my sels, were bringing oil to New sisted that British atomic stery all men.

England.

to lift in some

change

of

anction

by

اله

But

ОБ of the

were

survivors aboard both an oasis midway on the turn-

the Pendleton

here today.

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---·-· London, Feb. 18. The possibility that the Duke of Windsor, the elder brother of the late King George VI who has lived outside Britain since his abdication 16. years ago, might shortly settle in Bri- tuin was being discussed in well-informed-circles today:

The speculation to this effect Follow the long talks which the. Duke of Windsor had with Premier Winsion

Churchill at

the end of last week. It is sug- gested that the Duke's plan to stay in Britain Indicates that he is settling this question,

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FUNERAL SALUTE FOR LATE KING

Guns of the Royal Horse Artillery fire a 56 gun salute in Hyde Park, London, during the funeral of the late King George VI which took place last

Friday.-Loadon Express,

Secrets Of

Of Britain's New

Jet Fighter Leak

By HUCH DUNDAS

London, Feb. 18.

Air Ministry security officials are to hold an urgent investigation into a leakage of information about Britain's new top secret jet fighter super- marine Swift. '

The plane, about which nothing may be

written in this country, has been described in detail circulates beyond the Iron Curtain. by the Swiss flying magazine Interavia, which

Service and other aviation exportare anxious about the magazine's report which la illus rated by photographs and sectional drawings, tabbed and indexed, to show 100 different points in the construction and equipment of the plane and its Rolls-Royce Avon engine.

The Government of the Yugo- slay Federal Republic of Slove- nio, in an emergency session at Ljubljana, today ordered the general mobilisation of man

awer and transport to combat he unprecedented snow.

Mr Churchill is an old friend The village of Gorja, near of the Duke of Windsor's and Kobarida, in the Tomino displayed an important part in the act, was almost entirely buried abdication crisis and it is point-

More than alf the houses in the neigh-

ed out that he would be strongly in

of the Duke being favour have

permitted to remain in Britain. allapsed.

The

decision final

must Two men and one waman were buried by snow in the village of depend on the feelings of the The fact that Reyal Family. Bove. Avalanches demolished the Duke of Windsor walked three houses, killed two men and injured one seriously in the with the other Royal Dukes in wearing the funeral process appears Russian MIG15. his Admiral's

by an avalanche.

LION. TAMER MAULED

n

Cannes, Feb. 18. The "Great Manzano," Spanish cabaret performer, who

Out

Times Wins Freedom Of Press Case

London, Feb. 18.

The Times today won a court netion here described as a test case involving the freedom of the Press.

A High Court judge found the newspaper not guilty of breaks. ing the law in publishing a pro- Conservative nävertisement dur-

ing last October's election,

Under Britain's election laws

As the Swift may not be inputs his head, in a lion's mouth squadron service before Jale every night, should have quit next year or carly 1954 the when he was ahead. Last night no expense may be incurred m

favour of a candidate unless it Information in the Interavin- the lion shut its mouth. assuming it is accur, te--will be Horrised Riviera night-club is declared and is within limits invaluable to foreign powers, patronis, who were separated governed by the number

a constituency. will help designers to from the act by a sheet of plate volers in determine the range, armament glass, saw the ilon tamer wrench cost of the advertisement con and armour plating desirable his head from the beast's jaws.cerned was not included in any

candidate's expenses. in their own new lighters. The Blood streamed from his gashed Swift is Britain's answer to the face.

AVALANCHES KILL 25

Belgrade, Feb. 18. Last year the five partners in

Allogether 26 people were. laboratories were making the world's most powerful The Fort Mercer met disaster killed avainneer in a deßnite progress towardla bloc fixed up the 60-50 pact about 30 miles east of Chatham, Slovene Alps, Western Yugo solving the riddle of atomic under which the Iraq Cover plates were putting, and her slavia, during the past three bomb production. This has ment was to have collected £15 plates and deed days, according to press reports. now been accomplished and million this year, rising to £60 immediato nesistance."

But the Pendleton's

blight none will deny British million by 1855 when full pro-

was unknown until her bow and -expected. scientists the credit which

Iraq stern sections were seen floating Persia, the in is rightfully theirs for the Government has faced the prob- through blinding snow just oft

lem of getting the pact ratified the Chatham shore, achievement.

by Parliament.

Lights glowed brightly and And

steam was sections certain

up in the derelict WASHINGTON reaction to Persia,

as it the news is not without Iraq political machine have been stern of significance. Already the clamouring for full nationalisa- drifted toward the beach, Coast suggestion has been made tion. But, unlike Persia, where Guards rigged a breeches buoy, that it might be advisable the oil riches had been flowing intenting to fire a line if the stern came close enough. If not, measure for years, production in land-

locked had been curtailed rescue attempts in the Coust

Iraq Congress's ban on the ex- difficulties in getting the oil Guard's rugged motor whale bouring village of Jagu

information of

boats were planned. relating to the atom bomb. out of the country.

In the Iraq dispute the Ameri- Britain has shown

cans are directly involved with again that she is capable heir near-quarter stake owned of making independent and faintly by the Standard Out of and Amenca s Jersey positive contributions to New

The lion had apparently been powerful Secony-

to indicate that the situation 19 atomic developments, and richest and

Vacuum Company.

upset by the flash-bulb used by that her knowledge and

evolving favourably for him.

The only information here is a press photographer trying to research in this field is not forelin

It would seem likely that the

that it exists in to be ignored or regarded written a letter deploring the Boatswain Daniel Cluff, head-

Duke himself is anxious to live only stan prototype form. get an impressive shot. Three carefully vetted photos hours later, with his face stitch- disclosing the minimum disdainfully. American International Bank's plan toing the combined life-saving Seine area were today preparing in Britain. Two years ago ne

to solve crew from the Chatham and to evacuate villages threatened had started looking for a house have been released, detaled up. Manzano went back into the lion's cuge, hoping to wean policy to date has forced negotiate with Perala

oil dispute. Nauset Coast Guard stations, with flooding from the river, in London, but nothing came of

teravia gives minute details of it from its dict of Manzano. The Britain. to becomo. the Anglo-Persian

from rain this plan. People are new re-

construction, engine mounting lion made a vicious swipe with competitor in the field of He fears it will encourage other made the first rescue from the swollen with water

membering the piece in his ab- to confiscate ship nearly two miles offshore, and melted snow.

Streets in some villages were dication speech when he said dimensions, radio equipment and its paw, knocked him down and

fuel capacity. It ever

even describes pounced. atomic development despite governments

and alrendy under water

that if ever he could serve the the close alliance which the foreign property-London Ex-It was not known immediately

the plane's armament which Manzano was in hospital to- press Service.

how many men were saved.

Bays, represents an "almost day.-Reuter, Still adon in the tempest, number of main highways were sovereign of his country in a United States has fostered

private capacity he would glad-revolutionary" improvement on In other forms of military

wind, waves and cut,

the In Paris, where the river hasty do so.-France-Presse.

20-mm

cannons which for the snow, were the two bows and the London, Feb. 18.

the two sterns

501-foot overlowed

past 11 years have been standard tho дивул. silent for vessels from Wilmington, De-Invaded pos Big Ben will be

low-lying pro-

in all RAF

fighters. to inware. severni hours after 8 a.m. morrow. Twelve rubber buffers

once

FIRST RESCUE The initial rescue was made by lifeboat off Chatham Bar from the stern of the Pendleton, twin of the Fort Mercer, which split in half.in a wild storm that

26 lives ashore in New Eng

Senator Wiley, Republican tole

affairs expert

has

defence. The lateat British Repairs To Big Ben swept by

achievement calls, for partnership on a new basis. American · 09 well as British interests can now which the quarter and hour be served by co-operation bell hammers fall are to be re- replacing competition.

nowed-Beuter.

Coronation: No Early

Announcement Likely

village of Socha, Reuter.

I

BEINE IN FLOOD

Paris, Fcu, 18.

The authorities in the tower

and

*

The Fort Mercer, which had perty, the level dropped slight Heroin From dashed a distress call earlier inly today.

an the

A winter sports resort in the

cut off by the day to give the first alarm Pyrenees was nt the tragedy, was rolling in the sca 25 miles southeast of avalanche, which blocked the Cape Cod. Her bow and mountain roads and fore down stern

sections were about six telegraph lines. Workmen were tonight struggling to clear the sxey and reopen the road to traffic-Reuter,

miles apart.

Nearer shore was the Pendle ton, which had 'split so swiftly that it was impossible to flash word of distress. Her stern sestion tumbled crazily about two miles bff | Chatham" Bar. moving South from Nauset to Queen Elizabeth today received the Duke of Nor-Chatham. Her how was heeling folk, who as Earl Marshal is responsible for Coronation, heavily perhaps five miles south- plans, but an early announcement of the date of the ward, twisting past Pollock Rip

toward Nantucket ceremony is unlikely..

London, Feb. 18.

report relayed to "Rear- Admiral H. G, Bradbury, Com-~ mandes of the First Coast Guara District who is directing opera- tions, Indicated that there was someone alive in each of the four

for been responsible the Earl have Ancial of Marshal's Office sald: "We may planning Royal ceremonials for not hear anything until the many generations, mut await period of the full Court mourning her word before launching their ends on May 31.

préparations

HK Seized

San Francisco, Feb. 18. How heroin valued at half a million dollars was smuggled from into the United States Hongkong was described today in the Federal court trial of John R. Brown.

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MINUTE DETAILS

Only one, Swift has so for fown. It was damaged in a forced landing last September and isn't yet back in the air, No one outside the firm which

builds the Swift and a few RAF unen of the

experimental establishment has ever seen the. plane...

Where then, did Interavla get the Information? This question will be thoroughly Investigated. From Amsterdam, John Bpsan reports that Rudolf and Robert Dat 23-year-old twins, who write for Interavia, told him how they succeeded in making tanda paddressed to the de-

Each magazine bore drawings of, the Switt

**VERY more than $1 in postage.

Customs agent

Kahn Myron

87, is accused of

STOP PRESS facilitating the s

shipment which

Agreement · At Panmunjom

was hidden in bundles of

"It was very "LE"

We know of the from the publication in all sorts und aviation technical

aid he became that Fot

magazines and

Hit press reports have said pieces of the ships.Associate-The UN and the Communis15 \imagazine contained threq ounces) and 835, We collected all the The Coronation of a sovereign that the Ministry of Works Pross and United 2 In Westminster Abbey, is not which has to put many of the usually performed until a year plans into effect, will soon o more after the Accession but submit a draft plan to the Queen. many people believe that Queen Ellabeth will be crowned late this summer

A dato in the

the summer

for approval.

Artists will be invited in the next few weeles to submit de-.

· Betmadiermediary in the dollvery chalḥ, duced. It was easy, for instante,

EXPERI

Large sections inside each Und magazines that the Swift will boca cub out to provide a space differ very slightly from older Panmunjom, Feb. 19.

types, for secreting Harcolles. Each

like the Supermarine 610 reached a "full" solution on the

pr

facts and stetalls connected with heroin. Another customs agent seized the new type magazinice,

could fifth and final item today an BLIZZABI'S TOLL

we which what to recommend to their Brown upon delivery of the Boston, Feb. 18;

find in aviation magazines, He said, that Brown The Winter's worst snowstorm governments after a Korean

"Lots of details were publish- armistice is claimed $21. Ilves in the northeast

admitted serving as an intered before eccrecy was intro- A UN United States on Monday.

to deduce what sort of guns the Twenty-two died in New Eng. / General WLiam P. Nuckols but refused to talk about? Who

told newmen during a recess Also was involved in the Swift

would have 95 "signs" för, postage stamps and land, four in New Yorks and one l'ot today's plenary session on sourcing, schemo-Associated || Tho twins, havo laps usually chosen because the coins bearing the cfigy of in New Jersey as a result of tho Arth and final item of the Press

which reached near

ence with drawings of new accompanying pageantry includes ·Quserí

procession. colou

through The

Blizzard proportions., Many, a? ¡¡armistice agreement mince:

planes. They once made an there Is

elaborate dra

ate drawing of the Thun-

•:0f, London to the por rait, soon to help in the i tho deaths were due to over meds) suggest that it be

they Abbey from Buckingham Palace

Palace designs.

exertion from how shovelling

der jets which were published turned over to staff, om

officers' to Flood tides and and tank agein.

00-milo.

Stockholm, Feb 18, who construction A Coronation this summer be fated in Britain and in the hour winds accompanied the work out the detalls."

authori Gen, Nuckols sold'

Felice officials revealed today secret. The American Vice-Adm would leave the now Queen colander in about nine months Winter's worn storm, which

mogozines which and her husband, the Duke of time. The coins will not be in abated over most of the area C Turner Joy

during the 10-minute first been askcod by their Norwegian

them with the Edinburgh, free to make their use until next year All, now Iste Monday,

Southern Maing and Capo Cón action. It appears that the colleagues: to take part Are the hand

search; } for the Norwegian facts. The

The Americans had 20 Dooned tour of Australia and Post Office vans will bear the

wo have scientist auf mom researcher, admit that the boys did is not New Zealand next year, AN monograins "ER, 1". From next were hard hits Power and tele agreement which

The Queen herself decides week vare taken of the road phonen libes were down on the reached to a full solution to this For Warcakiold, 30, who disponses secret information; only the date and the Once of the for maintenance and repainting Cape. In Maine, 500 stranded item of the agenda, United appeared, ander mysterious cir- material publicly available, Duke of Norfolk, whose family will be restancilled Router, mótortata monum new super- Press

cumstances. United Press. London Express Service!

Elizabeth 11. Queen may alt for a

storm

The new postage stamps will

an

"It appears

Scientist

Missing Scr

was

told the Rode that the Swedish polico;

have ties tackled them,

of

The

The Times was sued jointly with the mining firm who in- and serted, the advertisement the company's Secretary.

All threo defendants pierdea

Mr Justice McNair. said, "No not guilly and were discharged. reasonable jury on the evidence could And that the advertise- ment in question was presen ed to the electors of any particular constituency for any particular candidate." Reuter.

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