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COMMENT OF THE DAY

Dangerous Acts

AT

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T any time the shooting down by Soviet jet fighters of British rind Americnu planes while their lawful and peaceful flights would be a serious muller, and not without dangerous implications, but the two incidents this week are particularly disturbing. coming an

they have NO

quickly after the upheaval caused in Russia by the death of Stalin, which itself has engendered siderable

con-

nervousnCAR ru-

garding future Soviet inter- national policies. Not even

the Soviets or the Czechs have attempted to deny that both nets were deliberato. Their only cluim` is that on both occasions their planes |

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No. 35458

Established 1845

SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 1953.

MAIL

Soviet MIGs Fire Warning

At BEA Plane

NEW BERLIN

AIR CORRIDOR

INCIDENT

London, Mar. 13.

Russian planes fired shots alongside a Bri- tish European Airways Viking plane near the air corridor to Berlin yesterday, à BEA spokesman said in London tonight.

He said that full details were not yet known. The plane was on its way to Berlin when the were provoked into the at- shots were fired, he said. The Viking was near the tack because the British corridor. and American aircraft hudh ↑ violated territorial

"Presumably they fired as a warning to keep sovereignty. It is therefore, the Viking well into the corridor" the spokesman

extremely unlikely that either the British or United States governments will re- relve any satisfaction to their demands for udmis siun of responsibility, in-!

demnity and punishment of the offending Red airmen, The Soviets have never yet conceded being in the wrong over international incidents, and they are not likely to THE two important points of concern are: (1) Do the premeditated attacks against allied aircraft foreshadow a Soviet- aggressive

do so now.

new

said.

BEA operate two flights daily to Berlin. The firat, a Viking, leaves Northolt airport at 12.12 pm and flies by way of Amsterdam and Hanover.

The second, a Pionair, leaves at 2.44 pm and flies through Dusseldorf.

British Jet · Crashes In Westphalia

Lucbbzeko. Mar, 13.

The West German news agency DPA #id tonigbi that Britlah jet fighter plane crashed and exploded In a village near here this

afternoon.

I said a 13-year-old girl wis mortally wounded and another little girl severely injured.

The pilot had not yet been found, DPA added Reuter.

Tribesmen Executed For Murder

Nairobi, Mar, 13. Eleven Kikuyu tribesmen A prompt protest against the A BEA spokesman mud the Viking buzzing incident was pilot of the aircraft was Cuple have been hanged in Nairobi made by the British controller Blackwood (initials not avail- prison for the murder of a at the Air Safety office In able). He added: "About, 5.10 | European farmer, the Kenya Berlin to his Russian colleague, p.m. yesterday, when the plane Government announced to a Foreign Office spokesman said (was about 70 miles from

Berlin, tonight.

It was approached by four to

day. Soviet MIGs. They fred The spokesman sa'd the tracer shots across the bows of Foreign Office hed

received a the Viking and flew in fately confirming close formation. report from Berlin that shots had been fred alonske the

not "They did Viking while

1110 attack

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COMMUNIST PRES. GOTTWALD GRAVELY ILL Haemorrhage In The Lungs Feared By His Doctors

London, Mar. 13.

President Klement, Gottwald, fifty-six-year- old head of the Communist State of Czechoslova- kia, has been taken seriously ill with inflammation of the lung within a few days of returning from Stalin's funeral...

He fell ill yesterday and his condition worsened to day, according to bulletins issued tonight by Ceteka, the official Czechoslovak News Agency,

The first bulletin said the an incisive writer, persuasive President had been "taken illorator and brilliant political with a Ierious form of in-organiser. He is considered the Bammation of the lungs and zeal architect of the first post- pleurisy".

war cleations in May 1946, which gave the Communists 38 per cent of the votes and made Dr Gott- wald Prime Minister of a coalition· Government.

controlled policy in the cold was making a routine flight to alterail, which was lying on the Kikuyu were sentenced to evening

Concern is mounting in Lon- don over the four incidents In uddition to the aight affecting Western planes shot passengers the Viking carried at by Communist alreraft over first officer, a radio oficer and Germany this week,

a stewardess.---Reuter,

In

While diplomalle headquarters London are by no means jumping to the conclusion that

the incidents are connected it

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KILLED More Riots TORNADO In Karachi TEXAS

Karachi, Mar. 13. Thirty three people were arrested by nightfall in A tornado ripped, through Karachi today after police

Wichita Falls, Mar, 13.

Russia Vetoes at least two North Central lind made several mild baton

Pearson

Texas towns late today: charges to break up.de. marching destroying 22 homes and monstrators

through the streets and killing seven persona...

shouting slogans against Ofelals believed they would the Foreign Minister, Sir United Nations, Mar, 13.

discover more dead. Russia vetoed Mr

Zafrullah Khan, and his Lester Pearson of Canada as Secretary- Four persons were killed at Ahmadiyn sect during the General of the United Nations Knox City, according to deputy afternoon.

and the State tonight and Mr Carlos Romulo sheriffs there

failed

No Police, Three persons were killed majority in the farming scenunity of veloped.

Jud.

A second, issued soon after wards, stated that his state of health had become "aggravated because of a sudden lowering of blood pressure and a general Less than two years later, 12 weakness of the blood circula- of the non-Communist ministers tion:"

resigned in protest against Can- The oficial Czechoslovakumist infiltration Into the police News Agency Jater

tonight and in February 1948 Dr Gott- issued this announcement on wald formed a predominantly President Gottwald:

Communist Government. "On the morning of March Elections were held in May at The farmer was slashed to 12 President Gottwald was which the people were given the death in his bath on October taken ill with a serious form alternative of voting for the 27, less than a week after the of inflammation of the lungs Government list or casting a declaration of the Meu Mau and

blank vote. The President, Dri Pleurisy emergency.

temperature in the Benes, resigned a week later.-- The

37.7 degrees Reuter death last December and Centigrade. His puise was 108 wart (2) If so, what p Berlin from the Frankfurt edge of the corridor. The plane executed on Wednesday and to, the minute. His blood- proprinte

reached its destination safely Thursday, counter action | Berlin sie corridor.

the annouticement pressure was 120 maximum --- acd without damage.

Therat should be taken? It would

108 'minimumit said. were no casualties."

Their uppcal 10 not be wise to assume to

the East

"All necessary measures have African Court of Appeal was been and are being taken in the much. There are no more

dismissed on January 30,

treatment of comrade Gottwald." valid reasons today why

Troops and police with dogs Ceteku's announcement Russia should want to start

scoured the Ebu district, about tinued: the aahooting war with

80 miles north-east of here, lo- West than there were dur-

day after 30 Mau Mau had kill ing Stalin's reign. The sug-

Washington, Mar. 13. ed a chlef of the Embu tribe gestion that this week's in-

latest in the series of and one of his retainers.

plar ineldents Tribal warriors armed with cidents were created for the

the gain purpose of demonstrating has now come to study carefully announced by British European spears and long knives also

gives further joined the hunt, to the world that Russin the possibility that a new diret Airways today

confirmation to the

The chief, Jushua Kringe, a

necessary for nomination. view gain-

In Lahore the Chief Martial In a dramatic secrét vote on given to her East European and

In official circles first grade chief of the Embu

Administrator, Major crested paper ballots, held be

Deputy sheriffs at Knox CityLaw inhabits the incidents are tribe,

hind locked and guarded doors reported that six satellites are as vigilant and Soviet and East European Airing strength

here that such

which

Azam Mohammed persons may Generol about Forces in Germany. tough 1115 ever

part of a new

Kenya area, and deliberate Mount

was at

the basement conference have been killed there, but they Khan, said in a broadcast to- their own security-is-more--Some-quarters-here-have-al-policy of the new Soviet regime facked and shot Just night when

in

re-the-f here, -first-

bailoting had found only four bodies so night that the city was he went out to Investigate air of Premier Malenkov. feasible. Warming up the tributed

pletely normal thanks to public the increased

succeed the far. noises in his com-

nominee

co-operation with the army. nervousnes by An American cold war could conceivably activity

Sed a British suspicious

SECOND BULLETIN

Mr Trygve Secretary-General, authorities following plane

Jimmy Branch, editor of the have been shot down pound, according to reports.

these results: Two

with

He serve the purpose of divert Soviet

Ceteka followved the announce-

at Knox

public to warned the policemen

weekly newspaper Romulo ve votes Germany and

In favour,

about of ment with o second bulletla Ing the attention of the Rus- Stalin's death.

him were also attacked,

City, telephoned Wichita Falls beware (Russia ειναι

France) or fired

and at by Com- buzzed According to these sian and satellite peoples

figures during the to 50 homes in Knox casualty that 30 Joshua and one of the police-which said: Achters munist

since Premier from

diiculties Soviel aircraft may

"As the result of Immediate against, four abstentions, internal

have been Malerkov took over the Soviet men were wounded by revolver

Mr Stanislaw

Skrzeszewaki,City were destroyed or dam- martial law period. He added to exercise

shots. Both died later.

application of medical measures excep- Government. which may now be confront- instructed

killed and 49 Injured while tional vigilanco along the

thil.. Joshun, 1

of the it has been possible to stop the Polish Foreign Ministerone in aged. A hospital was reported that eleven civilians had been supporter The theory held in very well

(Russia), three against,

had two soldiers ing the Communist regimes, p

been killed frontier.

the seven abstentions.

The tomado struck less than and four wounded. But it is a policy demanding Su far there is no confirma-informed quarters is that Premier Kenya Goverment, is the first further weakening of the blood favour

Pearson nine in favour, one an hour after weather fore- delicate calculations, and is tion here that Britain intents Malenkov is purposely seeking Erbu chief to have been killed circulation. Nevertheless,

ogainst

(Russian veto), one casters had predicted twisters These casuales had occurred dangerous. The Soviets to raise the question with the to demonstrate the strength and by Mau Mau, though a number stale of health of President

(Lebanon)United for bath North Central Texes between March 6 and 8 after in clashes with terrorists- The bulletin said that a surgi- abstention cannot French and United States oc-confidence of the new Soviet of the tribe have been wounded Gottwald remains serious". must realise they

cal examination of President Press.

and Southwestern Oklahoma. which no. incidents had taken powers in Germany Government

Reuter. indulge in any further acts cupation

The audience almed at in

place.-Reuter. Gottwald's chest had been made

United. Press, TERRORISTS SLAIN without it If these events continue it intimidation

seems clear the question will these aerial propaganda demon-

Nairobi, Mar. 13. ns it was feared there re-call

for international study strations is not the anti-Com-

Kenya Regiment troops and Router.

munist world but the Govern police killed Ave Mau Mau ter- ments and peoples in Soviet rorist and wounded and cap- dominated Germany and Eastern tured a sixth in a combined rafd Europe and the people of Russia in the Aberdare Hilla west of

Nyeri today.-Reuter.

of Ruffering appropriate prisals.

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The objective is to make it clear that the change from Stalin to Malenkov will not in- volve any

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tribal

Destructive Fire

New York, Mar. 13.

Firo

illness of President Gottwald ក communicated tonight to the Party Presidium and the Cabinet who are devot- ing attention to the development

"Further of the illness.

bulletins will be issued regarding the treatment."

medical

of the

The announcement was signed by the Presidium of the Central Committee of the Communist

Czechoslovakia's room- Party of People's Republic.

Who

on a

"haemorrhage in the lungs." Dare Not Touch

Money,

Los Angeles, Mar. 13.

an

Or Gottwald, 66, was one of the founders of the Czechoslovak Communist Party and led them 10 power in February 1948. He became President in the follow- ing June.

A skin specialist has reported a He is the third President of medical case-perhaps the most the Czechoslovak state, created pitiful imagmable-in which a in 1918 after the first World man suddenly developed War

allergy to money and could not tion of Stalin's policies.

swept through the He succeeded to the post touch it without getting a rash. The hope is that tho Soviet business district of Dening, when Dr Eduard Benes, one of Dr Paul Foster fold the College dominated people throughout the southwest New Mexico, early the founders of the republic, of Medical Evangelists at their

completely world will be impressed by the today

destroying realgned after

convention that elections which post-graduate Communists' daring on the first four large office and shop gave the Communists an 88 per this allergy sufferer broke out in week of a new regime to shoot buildings and causing damage cent majority,

rash whenever he handled down Western plans and estimated at $1,000,000.-Reu- A Joiner In his youth, Dr money and was advised to let it provoke such incidents.-Reuter. ter.

Gottwald is known to Czechs as alone-United Press.

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