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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 1954.

NEW ATOMIC ARMAMENT PLANS Strengthening

"Conscience Money"

Las Vegas, Mar, 15.

A local theatre has re- ceived a cheque for 315 from a Los Angeles women who said she attended the movies at juvenile prices long after she

pasted the

12-year age limit,

"I don't know exactly how much I owe you," her letter said. "but I think this will more than cover the amount. Please for- give me."---United Press,

The Pope Is Slowly Recovering

Vatican City, Mar. 15. Pope Pius XII continued

ANNOUNCED

America To Equip Fighters As

Well As Bombers

Washington, Mar. 15.

The United States Air Force plans to equip every offensive fighter as well as bomber with atomic weapons for tactical use against enemy ground forces, the Air Force Chief of Staff, General Nathan Twining, announced today.

"It is also Air Force policy that we will be able to deliver those weapons on a round-the- clock basis, regardless of weather," he told the Armed Services Sub-committee of the Senate Appropriations Committee.

He also said the United States was now deploying his slow but steady Conval-two squadrons of B-61 Matador pilotless bombera to escence from a 50-day-old, reinforce the tactical air forces in Europe. altuck of stomach Trouble today and Vatican sources war

The culs were: Army-308,000 Was neither static normen, mostly from non-combat Hald that his recovery up- diminishing, he told the Com-units, but anti-aircraft battalions pears to be only a question nutter, "On the contrary, our with guided defensive missiles indleates

of time

The boter

ed thank

The Soviet threat of atomic

Intelligence

that the will be increased by live Soviet Air Force is steadily and Navy -76,400;

Marine forces-28,800

skilfully being Increased in

orting more by and shaving up quality

effectiveness," and 3.8701 every day.

General Twining stated. The sources discounted Preg

These intelligence reports reports distributed abrum tha!

that Rusola was de- ! showed The Pope's illne

oficially

advanced long- diagnosed & gastritis on

veloping more Feb-range bombers capable of direct Tuary 5, he now been plentis nttack on the United States; Hey by his deriors, as stenosis of large force of light jet bombers The pylorus contraction. of the TAN

*9*| which posed a serious threat in small end of the touch which Europe and the Far East; and u adequate air defence radar

leads into the small antrefiran

with

modern

The sources pointer out that systen no new tests have been made by the Pope's deelors after the Wartung and improved Jet in-

Arst round of X-rays tond other¦

terceptors,

But the Air Force will have. Increased Its manpower by 57,308 by June 1955,-Reuter,

KEYSTONE OF STRATEGY

Washington, Mar. 15, The United States Air Secre-

alter

jas, Mr Harold Talbott, full the Serinte Appropriation Sub-Com- torlay airpower "nud especially the offensive power of the strategic atr

air command, is; the keystor: to mur milltary strategy."

Montagu Trial Opens: Counsel's

Warning To The Jury

London, Mar. 15.

A slender, dark-haired young airman told a Court at Winchester today of homo-sexual house parties on the vast estate of 27-year-old bachelor peer, Lord Montagu of Beaulieu.

He also told of men dancing together at one modern of these parties while others went into bedrooms.

The demonstrated ability of tests early in February, whirly The Bussions to podien atome

Mr Talbott snid. "The Air lead to the offietal dingnosis weapons

deliver thein Force we are building must gastritis. United Pross

dhetted increased United States continue to be the most power- Parnest Comphasis

air preparednessful in the world. Our

hope for peace finds its greutest, The United States was rapidlyport in the massive striking power of our strategic air mpleting a system of overgros

uce, coupled with the

New Liner With The "Dream

Kitchens"

Below decks, the 29,000- ton P. and O. liner Arcadin, now on her maiden voynge to Australia, earned a name for herself before sailing from London which may

alded.

unay rench

of

The witness made his state- ments t the opening of the trial here of Lord Montagu and

The trial-expected to inst a week-was opened by Mr G. D. Roberta, Q.C., with a warning to we other men on a total of 18 the jury that they should necept the evidence of McNally and home-sexual charges,

Keynolds with "extreme cau- tion."

The other accused are Michael Pitt Rivers, 37, a second cousin

Cenemy targets" and was prcapabilities of own air of the peer, and Peter Wilde-

i usea within

viding supersonic jet fighters for the defence of such bazes.

BIG REDUCTION

American armed forces, athe- than the Air Force, would be sished by more than 400.000

men between

"The

Flood

Walls

Men seen at work on the damaged wall of the Thames at Long Reach, Dartford, Kent. where

thousands #f sandbags have been used reinforce the wall against the recent high tides.

All. night viafls were kept,

the Ude although

japped within inches of the top the wall the defences held, One high ilde caused.a 2000. stretch of the wall to silp last week, and there has been some serious cracking. The tido broke through at the same place during last year's fooding.

He Deserved

Medal, Not

of

Court Martial

-Says Defence

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