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Floor Leader

Washington, Jan, 2,

Republican Senators today unanimously chose Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio to be their Floor Leader in the new Congress.

The choice of Senator Taft-a selection made certain by behind-the-scenes jockeying in the. months since the election--was announced after a two-hour closed door session.

The Republicans agreed to Style: Bridges of New Hamp- meet again to deal with touchy Įshire to be President Pro Tem- questions of membership on pere: Senator Willlam Knowlaną key committers and proposals of California to be Chairman of to revise Senate rules to make the Senate GOP Policy Com- It easier to choke off Alibusterzmittee; and Senator Eugene D. Senator Leverett Saltonstall Milikin of Colorado to bg Republican - Massachusetts) | Chairman of the GOP Con- was chosen as Whip or Aference which Includes the 40 sistant Party Leader.

Republican Senators. Al picked for kcy Senate

The new

Congress convenes posts by unanimous vates at the at noon on Saturday, and short- morning meeting were Senatory thereafter there selections are expected to be made official by formal vote.

Living Language

Why

Lozenge.

We Any

The old French word losange meant flattery. 1 happened that epitaphs on tomb. stones were gencrally

engraved in

the pat- tern we now refer to

SA

"lozenge-shaped," and because epitaphs generally overpraise the virtue of the de- ceased these too be- came known as losanges-pieces of flattery. Then

this particular shape began to be used by chemists for the pastilles they manufactured to soothe the sore throats and like. Thus we come to know "lozenges" today as throat tablets.

SEDGMAN

HEADS

1952 LIST

Classification By French Expert

Paris, Jan. 2. Frank Sedgman, who is to play as a professional, has been placed at the top of the 1952 jawa tennis classification of M. Pierre Gou, President of the Franch

Lawn Tennis Federa

tion.

No British player was named among the first 20, but Jaroslav

Drobny (Egypt) is given second

place and Eric Sturgess (South

Africa) 7th,

First Europeans are Fawsto Gardini (Italy) 16, Kurt Nielsen (Denmark) 10th and Philippe Washer (Belgium) 20th.

M. Gillou made his chalee in conjunction, for the first time, with M. Jacques Kauffman who, unili 1051, organised the French championships.

Today's meeting was what is known as a coucus, That is the Republican Senators got to

gether to agree on the slate they will offer when

organises

the Scnate

ELECTION ASSURED

Senate Democrats and Senate

and House Republicans also

wore

meeting each separately

to pick much slales.

of

Slice

the Republicans have a majority cach brunch

In Congress, their slutes are assured of election when the

Senate

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African's To The

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London, Jan. 2.

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Mr Maiyu Koinange, an executive member of the Year greetings Kenya African Union, in a New and House formally organise.

Senator Taft then will take sage to Queen Elizabeth II, has protested against taken by the Kenya the title of Majority Leader, alleged "oppressive measures” Whoever the Democrats choose authorities against Africans. will become minority leader.

Senator Wayne Morse Oregen, who bolted the fepub- 1lcan Party to become an dependent and

support the Democratte Presidential nominċe duting the past election, did not attend the session of Republican Senators

of

In-

In a telegram to the Queen at Sandringham, where she is now staying, Mr Koinange, on behalf of the Kenya African Union, said:

that

{

"We wish to bring to your ; power In the name of your

African men. Malesty, attention women and children are being. "Many senior administrative oppressed in

your Majesty's oficials, excluding the Gover- name by collective punishment. nor, Sir Evelyn Baring, have acquired land which they were entrusted to protect for Africans.

"As a result of these oppres- sive measurca, our people are reduced to a status lower than wild animals. They are being denied fundamental humman

All Equal

The

Shepsked, Jan, 2. Bhepshed Districi Counell have decided thero thould be no class distino- ilon where the dead are concerned,

They have fixed a flat rste

for burials Shepshed's 20-nere, ceme lery

We are all equal when we get up there', so wo have done Away with class distinctions in our ceme- Councillor ·F. A

tery

· Smith said when presenting A new table of charges to the Council.--Reuter,

Experts Fall Out Over Fish

DOUBLE

THREAT

TO NATO

Britain's Warning.

London, Jan. 2. The British Government Bald tonight that the 14- nation Atlantic Pact si}}|' faced the double, threat of sudden aggression and dis- ruption from within.

The alliance, It said, could not relax it defence effort, but it must prevent rearmament from excessively

the straining economies of Western Europe.

The assessment was contálned in a report to Parliament on last month's Atlantic Council meeting in Paris

The report said the NATO effort must go forward until NATO strength was a solid deterrent to any temptation to attack.

The proclaimed purpose of the

sald recent

re-

Grahamstown, Jan. 2. Professer J. L. B. Smith, Soviet Government was to dis- the expert who identified rupt NATO trem within.

The report the Coelacanth, pre-historic ductions in the United Kingdem fish recently caught in the defence programme reflected a Mozambique channel, denied change of emphasis in som today he had ever said the fields, but was in no sense a re- duction in the present scale of Coelacanth would throwBritain's rearmament effort. light on the origin of man. He was commenting on a broadcast mode

MORE IN 1013 Britain in 1963 Intended. to in London on spend more on defence than in Wednesday by Dr Carol White, | 1052.

Deputy Keeper of the Geologie This was broadly true of the

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Department of the British whole NATO. effort. The com- Natural History Museum.

bined forces planned for 1053 While had said:

"The would in fact be not only better Cociacanth is not likely to shed equipped but also larger than much light on the stery of the those of 1952. evolution of man To suggest The

It

contained resolution sup

wor

that this is a missing link and NATO Council that it

it will throw light on the porting France in hor

of man is, to put origin

against Communist aggression. bluntly, sheer ronsense."

Professor Smith sald today: "If Dr White thinks I said any thing of the kind, he is wrong, I did not."

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at 10 a.m, on the 2nd January, The report set out the agree ments reached at the Council

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He added that a good many On the general foreign policy things had been published in discussion in the Counell, the the press 0.5 expressing his report said the British Govern- The afternoon meeting to. con-

views of the significance of the ment attached the highest im- Coelacanth which sider Commlitce assignments will

had never porance to these periodical ex- have to deal with the question

cald

changes of view between Minis- of whether the Republicans are

Professor Smith, of Rhodes ters. going to give Senator Morse

"They now seek repressive University, returned here on The

exchanges ensured places on important Committees.

powers to retain what they Monday from a lonely Isle with coherence and a large measure NIXON'S

have wrongly acquired. Te the

decide rights. icans

"This has created grave Coelacanth, a fish thought to tonimity in the Interns ogainst ullotting places 10 "Their elementary means of mistrust of the Kenya Govern- have become extinct 50 million governments, it cald.—Router, Senator Magic, he would still sustenance, food, livestock and ment and European settlere years ago. be entitled to consideration for houses are being confiscated." among Africans.” places as a "minority" member. The telegram added: "Innocent The telegram appealed to the The Democrats would then African children are being made Queen's "Christian

to decide whether they to have

suffer. Schools Are closed would alot places to him.

and they

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Senator Alben Barkley (De- education. macral-Kentucky) wül be the

"Our

Senate's Presiding Officer until babies,

are

A

Professor

Smith said here

of

Majesty, the lah sath never described Tommy

being who h cso the mother f denled children, to bring relief to her loyal and Innocent suffering women,

with African subjects."-Reuter. many are thrown into the

Junuary 20 when Vice-Presi- Kajiado prison camp without

dont-siest Richard Nixon

Nixon will trial and are

be sworn in at the inauguration hardship. Many

suffering great women have

of President-elect Dwight D. been raped and Indecently as-

Eisenhower. Senator Nixon will then

become

me Presiding Officer.

New members of Congress are to be sworn in on Saturday soon after Congress convenes at noon.

Senator Homer Ferguson (Republican-Michigan) said in a statement he will reintroduce

and-lynch and anti-poll tax bills in the new Congress,

at

He has offered the bills previous sessions of Congress but they have not been brought to a vote. Associated Press.

CRICKET ON A

FROZEN PITCH

Edinburgh, Jan. 2.

New Year festivities in

saulted by members of the army and the police force,"

"GRAVE MISTRUST"

Mr Koinange today suffering never suffered hands of

said: "We ate

DS WO have before at the officials exercising

PRELATE REQUESTS PASSPORT

Vatican City, Jan, 2, Archbishop Stefan Wyszynski

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CODED MESSAGE: · France's Mount Blanc, highest mountain.

"the missing link in the chain of evolution

He agreed with Dr.

White that it would be wrong-to-call It that.

Lawton's New Role

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London, Jan. 2. Tommy Lawton, for many He agreed

the Coelacanth might be a specialised sidelines England's regular centre- To

forward, is to be team_manager in. the main. iines of evolution of the Division II club, Brentford, that never gave rise to anything for when he will continue to

in itself," as Dr White

ite had said. play, it was announced today.

(In an article in The Times, The club's Mr F. A. Davis London, today. Professor Smith sald Lawton would be concerned appealed for help tɔ search for purely with team matters. another specimen and said there

to was hardly a limit what might be learned through the Coelacanth)-Router.

Lawton, who played 24 times for England, Joined Brentford from Notts County last March for in fee of about £12,000-Reuter,

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Edinburgh today Included a of Warsaw, one two Catholic cricket match at Goldenacre, Prelates in Communist countries | FRANKfarter, 2. home of the Herlois F. P. designated Cardinals by the Popé,¦ FLOur, 4, SUEɩ, 5. Rugby Club.

has asked the Polish Government BEAN. The game was arranged by for a passport to enable him to the newly formed Cricket visit Rome to receive, his Biretta

of Scotland. It wus Society

"Red ---or

Hat"-a Vatican The first ten aro: Frank Sed played on a hard drozen pitch, source said today man (Australia).

1st.; Jaroslav bounded by rugby goal posis. The source said it was not (Едур) Drobny

Ken

Cricketers from many parts known here whether the Arch- McGregor (Australia) 3rd, Vic of Scotland took part. Most of bishop's

would Seixas (U.S.) Mervyn

the wickets went cheaply, but granted by the Communists. Rose (Australia) 5th, Gardnar 3. Aitchison, Scotland cricketer, Mulloy

Eric was 55 not out. (U.9.) 8th, Surgess (South Africa) 7th,

He hit four fours and a six Larsen (U.S.) Bih, Herb in one over-Reuter, Flam (U.S.) Dth, Dicit Savilt (U.S.) 10th.

2nd,

4th,

Tony Traberi (U.S.), who Swimmer To

ranked fifth last year, is un- classifed because of insufficient performances. He is now rury. ing in the Navy. Reuter.

NEW.BEEDINGS

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Park, Jan. 2. Pierre Dumanit (Racing Club do France) yesterday failed in an attempt to establish a 200 Adelaide, Jan. 2. Morvyn Rose and juniors metres orthodox breast Ken Rosewall and Lewis Hond world record at Rheims,

request

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The other Cardinal-designate, Yugoslay Archbishop Aloysius

Stepinac of Zagreb, will certain- ly be absent when the Popa creates 24 new Cardinals In the week beginning January 12, the same source said.

wax

Archbishop Stepinac reported a month ago to have wald that he would not nek Barshal Tito's Government for

an exit permit

Ho was still living as a virtual prisoner in the vicarage of his home village since is of his leased from gnol in December, 1051, after having served part of a 10-year sentence on a charge of wartime collaboration..

Sincest other, Cardinals- designate 11X recoiva the Bleita from heads of State of of the Pope, in keeping with

ancient privilege, experience, I intends Dumestil could do no better, there will be only 10 or 17 pre- and other than 2 minutes 40.0 seconds, it in the Vatican to receive irio juniors on a tour this year. He is to try again today the cap from the Pope's hands-

head the list of new seedings Federation, which had agreed The International: Swimming for the Australian tennis singles championships following to separate the orthodox from the withdrawal of Sedgman and the butterfly in breast stroku awimming after the Olymple, McGregor.

The Australian Lawn Tennd minutes 38 seconds for the Association, realising, the need for your players to gain orthodox.ge Overzeux sending the

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Prince Chichibu represented the Japanese Imperial family at the Coronation of the late King George VI of England.-United Press.

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