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Atoms For Peace

HREE weeks tgཔ the Tuts of the Big Four govertiments emphatically agreed that use of H and À. bombs would mean the virtual extermination of the human race, with no spoils Jeft for the victor, and to? that extent they unomeintly outlawed these fearful weapons. This week, in the MALMC Paluee

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RUSSIA

AMERICA SAYS 'NO' TO CHINA ASKS U.S.

Refuses List Of Nationals

In U.S.

The of Nations

Geneva, Aug, 8. United States In at Geneva, atomic power is understood to have rejected being discussed on 41 a Communist Chinese re- different level and from an entirely different angle. The theme is "atoms for pence."

quest for a list of names of all the Chinese nationals in America, according to sources close to the Sino- American talks,

If the two conferences widely differ in concept, they can

Mr Wang Ping-nan, prin- still be considered comple mentary. Atomic bombs and cipal Communist Chinese other weapons of destruction negotiator, had given Mr are anathema and cun, given: Alexis Johnson, chief Ameri the will and the wit, be re- ran delegate, a list of the moved from the world' American civilians in Com- arsenals. But atomic power, munist China and in return IN a constructive weapon asked for a list of the; which can bring bountiful

in Chinese nationals

the benefits to the human race.

United States. The purpose of the current

Mr Wang had then alsoɔ sug-. conference and its atten-

gested that the Faking govern- dant public exhibition is to rent would like India to be a make manifest the potent-["third party", for looking after finlities of atomic power as the affairs of Chinese nationals a benefactor of mankind.

America and particularly questions concerning the re-

triction

Chinese students.

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of

the

TOT the least significant

feature about the "atoms The sources added that such for penee" conference is suggestions could involve all that twelve hundred Chinese who are net naturalised delegates are assembled for: American citizens. This was not

of acceptable to Washington. the express purpose

sharing their secrets. For

the first time the 72 partici- 150 Want To Return

pating countries will place their scientific curds on the The United States Govern- table, exchange knowledge.ment had previously understood and attempt to formulate and has always maintained that plans for the most effective only the future of the Chinese way of utilising atomic students in America was subject to discussion at the Geneva

power for peaceful purposes talks.

The event may mark the

Washington has made it clear most profound step forward that there are no legal restric-

to date in international"}tions preventing the return to

relations.

.

China from America of any

Chinese students who desire to But only about.150 of about

13

But while in the conference 5,000

10

Chinese students in room at Geneva there is to Amerien wonted to return be a generous pooling of Chip at the last count by the scientific knowledge, United States authorities some side there will be quiet, months ago.

The

State:

but intensive rivalry and cemeracy upholding the free- competition. Only the

doni

could pressure Chinese

want to

United

of the individual United States, Russia and never agree

to any Britain today possess the being put

[11 the know-how of putting atomic students who did no! power to practical uses; leave America, diplomatic have the necessary plant, observers cold. and can

re- Some sources produce the

close to the said and conference

that quired

today plutonium uranium fiets which can be despite the recent compartive employed for peaceful pur slow progress of the talks they remained optimistic about the outcome of the discussions on

postes,

EAST GERMAN RIOT

HOUSEWIVES REBEL AT POTATO EDICT

Berlin. Aug. 8. The ant Communist "Information Bureau Wext"

today East Bald Germans in the

Berlin suburb of Potsdam ralded potato trucks оп Saturday and routed Police who tried to stop them.

The West Berlin Bureau said the riot look place at the- town market when farmers announced they had

to

ordered been restrict free market sales to one pound of potatoes a person.

sformed

Enraged shoppers then the farmers' and took the wagons potatoes, the Bureau said. POLICE BEATEN UP

Police who tried to re- pet the raiders were forced to flee and some of the police were badly besten, the Bureau mid.

The Communist Party newspaper Neues Deutsch- land sald yesterday that

in the first Berlin

exist

Bast four days of August re- ocived less than half of the potatoes it

needed. Similar storlages throughout East Germany, the Bureau aid, because most of last year's potato harvest had been used up and the now crop had not been harvested yet. - United Press.

Snow Falls In Mid-summer!

Bonn, Aug. 8. Four inches of snow fell in South German Alpine regions last night, the Weather Bureau reported· joday.

The August snow" fell in regions above the 6,000-ft, level, This happens only once every ten years, on the average, Light iy-clad summer tourists remained the civillans repatriation close to Alpine hotels and warm RUSSIA has a natural mar problem. They added that the fires as the temperature fell to

through

ket for her atomic

a near-freezing levels ro- talks were being held in Nources the satellite coun- cordis atmosphere.-Reuter, out the region,-United Press.

tries. To Britain and the

United States goes the free

world market. The question

is whether it is to be mutual- ly shared or made severely competitive. The American stockpile, particularly of plutonium is reported to be reaching a formidable_size; so much so that the United

Bittor Algeria Fighting

NINE DIE

Not Standing? IN REBEL

Challenge To Mr Stevenson

Chicago, Aug. 8. The Governor of Connec- ticut, Mr Abraham Ribicoff, n Democrat, said today Mr Adlai Stevenson would not be drafted again for the Democratie Presidential nomination in 1956.

Mr. Ribicoff" said at a Prees conference: "If he (Mr Steven- son) wants the nomination he must come out and say so." Mr Stevenson wits the Democratic nominee in 1952,"

Mr Ribicon sald that Mr Averell Harriman, Governor of "wonderful New York, had a springboard" for the porty nommation as President. He said that on the basin of statements by Mr Harriman, he would con- sent to being u candidate.

ATTACKS

Algiers, Aug. 8.

Nine people were killed and 11 wounded in a series of rebel attacks in the rugged Aures Mountains of south-eastern Algeria over the week-end, the French

to authorities announced day..

NEXT STEP IN SCIENTISTS'

PLAN TO CONQUER SPACE

Satellite To Fly Round The Moon

Washington, Aug. 8.

Three scientists co-operating in the United Two French officers and four rebels died on Saturday during States programme for launching an earth satellite a rebel ambush as elements of said today the next step towards space travel

the 24th regiment

of Colonial

Infantry Passed through the might be shooting a small satellite out into space so

region

Eleven French troops:

were wounded.. Reinforcements that it would fly round the moon.

summoned by radio beat off the rebels.

region the some.

two Algerian

peasants were assas- by

sinated outlaws early yes.

terdala

In the nt Oued-Taga.

District A -tarın watchman was killed,

North-cast of the Aures, near Aln-Belda, French gendermes akirmished

with eigle' rebels' ami thok one of them prisoner. Thirty suspects were arrested in this sector.

RETURN OUR MEN'

Washington, Aug. 8.

Russia today asked the United States to secure the return to Russia of 20 Soviet seamen at present Formosa who have asked for political asylum.

for

OR

Mr Sergei Striganov, acting the Soviet | Ambassador, mado

the request in a brief meating with Mr Herbert Hoover jne. the

Unckr Secretary of State,

The 20 camen were part of the crow of the Russian tanker Tuapso seized by the Nation- alists off the coast or Formosa more than a year ago. Eleven of them have already received permission to remain *in Formos.

Striganov niso called for the return of the tanker which & south is still being held in Formosa port. He told Mr Hoover the Soviet Government "noted with antisfaction", that

crew

.

They said the United States 20 members of the Tuapse's

would share a data gained

"were released and have from the earth satellite with

arrived already

in the Soviet other nations participating in Union." of

the International Geophysrul

Year I 1057-58.

The scientists-Dr Alan Water. man, Director of the National Science Foundation, Dr Alan Shapley, vice-Chairman the

and Foundation,

Dr Athelston

Spilhaus, member of the United States Commit tec for the Internationa Geophysical Year-were dis. cussing the exploration of space in, en Interview in the magazine United States News and World Report. The scientists said it was poss- ible that the launching of the earth satellite would lead to a landing platform circling in space and to man's flight through the universe. third was set in the cellar of at we have to know more hotel in the Old Meding (native quarter)..

BOMB TRAGEDY

In neighbouring Morocco. three terrorist bombs exploded yesterday. Two of them caused The damage. only material

The proprietor of the hotel but he discovered the bomb threw it out of the hotel with- out warning passers-by. Five of them were wounded.

Ip Marrakesh, capital of South

•Morocco, 48 Moroccans wore condemned to prison terma ranging from one month to two- years for being involved in the of the the visit ricts during

M. Gübert Resint-General Grandval.-United Press.

Cotton Industry Talks On Foreign

Competition

The Governor of California, Mr Goodwin Knight, said he Elsenhower thought President

Manchester, Aug. 8. would run again in 1956 and win. He said Mr

Mr A. R. W. Low, Minis- would

Mr Eisen- Harriman would give hower the sifongest opposition fer of State at the Board of he Trade, is to visit Manchester of any Democrts because

on Wednesday to discuss with British cotton chiefs the effects of foreign imports on the home industry.

had demonstrated that he was vole getter in the biggest state in the Union."--Reuler.

FREE 41 CIVILIANS FIRST

IS AMERICA'S DEMAND

Geneva, Aug. 8.

States probably will be able The United States made it clear

za offer atomic power fuel

#1 cui

rates. Certainly

America appears to be in the best position to supply the needs of the "have not" countries in the way of

cheap fuel.

JEVERTHELESS,

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Economist hus emphasised, Britain possesses subatan- tial resources and technical

today it would make no other dels with Communist China In the current Geneva nego- tletons until Peking bogins freeing 41 actained Americans.

special joint

announcement, issued after today's talks at United States instigation and With

reluctant Chinese ap- proval, said the 'discussions so far had been confined to the question of the return of elvilians their respective countries,

experience that can be made some reports had claimed that

available to assist countries without any need for formal nogotiation or specific government - to - government agreements: And if plu- tonium in · not yut abundant in Britain as it is in

United tho

States, uranium. fuols are certainly available in quantity,

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It can be taken for granted

that the impact of peaceful, atomic energy will bo tremendous, It follows, therefore, there will be a for many large domand yours to come for equipment and for complete inatalla- tions by countries that lack) the scientific resources to develop their own atomic iridustries.

Britain, if she so desires, can make a substantial contribu- ten to the, meeting of this demand..

other subjects

on which the

To Edinburgh

At 717 mph!

Farnborough Aug. Bea Forcé A Royal Air Hawkers Hunter jet fighter today covered the

425 Edinburgh Royal Alroaft

miles between and the

Establishment

Farn- borough in 27 minutes 40 seconds at un SverLEO Spood

of 717 mph,

The plane mashed 'the record of 630 miles at 'hour It' wet

the up for Mirtit to Edinburgh Jass Friday..

The plane, piloted on esch trip by Squadron Leader Roger Topp, kept just this side of the sound barrier' during today's re- cord-breaking. Balst-Reu-

ter.

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Mr Low's visit was announced by the Cotton Board and follows. the recent deputation to Mr Peler Thorneycroft, Fresident of the Board of Trade.

Trade Union leaders in the

about a lot of things before we can say. We can do it only systematically stop step....

Human would 'burn up*

"The next stop might be to sen if you cari shout one of nine little satellites up and make it go round the moon." At the moment there was no thought of shooting a human Into space because "he would burn up or explode."

In the meantime the scientiste that predicted

instruments

an earth satelli carried by would give information of primary importance to daily. life on earth. They thought the impact of this tata would be far greater than even they and their colizagues coula visualise at the present time.

'We're Stymied' They said one immediate bene- fit would be in the field of weather forecasting. At the

moment man was "stymled" in weather prediction because of physical limitations.

Sex Books To

Be Destroyed

Auckland, Aug. 8.

Industry meeting at Manchester Describing novels by three today asked for talks with the Chinese would like to reach question of general representa- employers is discuss "the serious authors as "filth on paper," agreement, such as the future tion of Chinese interests in posillon". in the industry and its a magistrate at Hastings

"effect

пест ста the livelihood

of

made the first order for the Formosa

Foreign a

the US. would be, excluded.

have thousands of workers." who Ministers' meeting on the Far 2. Only civilians

desire to registered East, had been raised during the talks last week.

return would be interviewed. denied This was

The U.S. has ruled out any of the painful repetition statement issued

Panmunjom POW screening misunderstandings."

ordeal.

There would be no link

in the Joint to "correct

And well-informed sources sald the U.S. would not discuss any other tople until the re- patriation question had been settled.

Diplomats said the clarification was issued mainly for U.S. domcatle political reasons, The Eisenhower administration, while obviously Involved in some re-shaping of its Fer 'does not want

Eastern pampression of go- i

to give any ing too far too fast. Although

were and Peking

3.

between

Ind

their

of

the

The trade union leaders also destruction of books under revealed that workers would not legislation passed by the be asked to boycott foreign New Zealand Government cotton textiles at least for the last September. time being

The boycott appeal was made

The magistrale said he found last month by mill owners in in the books "undue prominance. Rochdale in notiens posted up at of sex, drug addiction and the case

generally corrupting and per- He ordered The Chinese students in the US. every mill in the district.

goods look cheap at the verting matter." who are free to move about moment," the notices sald, "but their destruction in 14 days'

and they plerse

the they will be very expensive, if

time. unemployment for forcibly delained Americans they mean

The measures, to curb sex you."-Router.

depravity among New Zealand's teenagers, wore introduced into. Parliament' after nationwide publicity was given to police daclosures of Immorality among school children.

in China.-United Press.

UN Seat For China Plea

Washington, Aug. 8. deadlocked The Ambassador of Ceylon, Mr. R. S. S. Gunewardene, today called for admission of Red China to the United, Nations, declaring that this would "help greatly to relieve the In the Far current tension East

In the four seaslonia so fer-

next Lic

fixed Whe

for Wednesday-the pattern of a possible future accord was emerging with modifications. The_maximum the US, would

offer was seen da:

1. Partial acceptance at Premier He also said: "Ways and means

Chou En-It's proposal for

A

third party to oversee the ro- turn of civilians, but any

Dockers Strike

Amsterdam, Auk, 8.* About ́4,000 Dutch dockers want on strike today for 24

bourbockers and ba

The

ard asking for higher wagen, 11. The "sirika involved About

all döckers: · at "fle · portofi Amsterdam

United

that

must be found whereby the Biates and (Rod). China can get together to dis. cuss the situation directly and this connection, wo Lee

the Asian, nations can. play a useful role through their

good offices in creating a better atmosphere for such

KVIETKIN RACE Mr Gunawardane, addressedă The Iannualneming of the School

*Friive

The Ambassador noted that his A special committee, which for country, had taken a staunen framed recommendations anti-Communist "'altitude of legislation, reported that there "moral chaos". in, some ail occasions and said: "I was want to make it quito clear to parts.

you that none

of the country--China

of the demo-Mall Special: cratic governments in the

South and East Asian region

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the

been

theganov said: "The

members of the crew have asked to be admitted to United States. This had Black Sky, Bright Stars

under consideration for some time in Washington.

In Describing the conditions the

a statement to reporters with Mr satellite would

encounter in after space they said: "There will Hoover, Mr be absolute silence for one

Soviet Government expects that be the United States Government thing. The sky would black. The stars would be will take the necessary measures to effect the speediest release of and the very bright would be terrifically intense. the rest of the members of the They did not know how hot tanker Tuapse.-Reuter, the satellite would get.. They said they already had the reporting instruments ready for the satellite.

suri

Egyptians Attack

Launching the satellite posed Israeli Farmers

Loridon, Aug 8. Israel Rado saki that Egypt- fan maraudere this morning opened fire on Imsell, tractor drivers bear a settlemen: in the north-western Negeb.

one basle problem: that of getting it up to a speed of 18,000 miles an hour so that It would circle the world with Its centrifugal force able to overcome the pall of gravity They said they believed they The marauders crossed the could aitaln this speed and simistice line into Iraeil terri- Latch the satellite, other-tory and attacked the workers, wise they would not have who returned, the fire. ・・・ There made their original announce were no casualties, the broad- ment. Reuter."

|cast slaled. Reuter.

Wore Pyjamas For High Altitude Jet Flight

Melbourne, Aug. 8. After a medical check disclosed

that

wore a photoffeer pyjamas under his normal flying

on a` long-range fight a Royal Australian Ai Force spokesmen admitted that the RAAF did

gear

reluctantly

Sub-zero temporatures from

high altitude flying werg said to cause-the-crew-discomfort and Pilot Offer Bert Peut wore his pyjamas 'under his flying gear for extra warmth,

net have suitable diothing for The RAAF spokesman said ex- such lights.

The pyjamas were discovered when the crew of a Canberra jet bomber stripped down for medion) examination after a 6,000-mile round-Australia-in- a-day flight.

periments with a new ven- flated suit suitable for such being conducted flights were

in Britain. It successful the sult would probably become i standard issue for RAAF jet pilafs, China' Mail Special,

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China has gone, Communist."

Ho added, however, "We accept

the fact that the Communist government is the de facto stovernment: "AVas such, most

Eased Slightly

Parls, Aug 8. The Soviet Union has abolist-

of us in the Asian region Beed censorship of news, dis- lieve that it is time China was patches aled from Russia by newspaperien from the patellita admitted into the United

countries and our Yugoslavia, Nationa

French diplomatic sources sald

The Ambassade also said we toda

In Ceylon hold the wiow that Tha..., source Formosa should", bet under Soviet trusteeship for a period- und Western that the Formosans should be had ds: bein (hæld | "allowed to decide xhur oWIS WE

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