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Ingenuous Ruse

TOWEVER much the West

Hin inclined to welcome

"Russia's sudden decision to reduce her armed forces, the Jalost "suggestions" and "expectations” made hy Моксом radio expose thu novo Пн another in- genuous ruse to embarrass | the Allies. It is typical of Russin's blatant cheek to expect Washington, London and Paris to make COT responding reductions to their armed forces as "gesture of faith" following | her own week-end decision. No country in the world-- but Rusain-would have the effrontery to make such an implausible request.

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Established 1845

MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 1956.

Garrisons Alerted Throughout Britain

Price 201 Cents-

NEW IRA RAIDS FEARED

Storm

Armed

Claims 42 Troops Guard

Lives

Damage Estimated

At $15 Million

New York, Aug. 14.

New York was busy clear-

Camps

London, Aug. 14

The War Office alerted all its gar-

ing away the debris and risons throughout the United Kingdom

un-

reaction. What 1070 facts? For the first time hurricane pursued, an since the end of the war-certain course that might possibly since 1920's-RussiN

Jate, put the city in its path.

And this asperity is fully repairing the damage left in today against a feared new commando

justified in any Western the wake of one tropical

the storm today while another raid by the Irish Republican Army.

The order went out to take all as IRA officials necessary precautions" told a

mass meeting they would push their drive to force British troops out Erle after cutting of Northern Ireland by "force and the use of arms" if necessary.

the announces |

what is ostensibly a major

Hurricane Connie-now only

tut in her armed forces. a storm was losing its power

But it is impossible to judge over Lake the full importance of the deadly path up 10 the decision, the Foreign seaboard and

£14

inland through Office points out, because Connecticut and Pennsylvania. Moscow refuses to divulge winds that coce blew up to 135 the actual strength of her miles an hour had been timed

forces.

of

the total NATO

The scene as the Police,

with the dockers who staged a protest strike for higher wages In Amsterdam,

A band of "commandos" from the Irish under- San Marino Election who were called in clashed ground army yesterday raided the British Army Arborfield Barracks, only 35 miles from London, down to gusts of 30 to 35.

and escaped with 68 automatic rifles and machine- her victims were still But

At least 42 guns. They also seized 80,000 rounds of ammuni- adding up the toll. persons died. In the

weekend tion.

the were

A NEW STORM

for

re-

Leftists Polling Well

San Marino, Aug. 14. The leftwing rulers of

Police dis-

persed the strikers when they attempted to march

SAXONE

Shoes for Men

MADE IN SCOTLAND

Whiteaways

OONEKING 1.

KUWI ODN

S. Korea Celebrates

Amsterdam Independence Day

Riot

Parson

Hopes For

through the city. London Atomic War

Express Photo.

London, Aug. 14.

A British parson, the Rev. Philip' Francis, wrote in his

GIS Stand-By For Trouble

.Seoul, Aug. 15. American soldiers, armed as if for war, were alerted today against possible South Korean riots as the young Republic of Korea celebrated 10 years of freedom from Japanese rule.

US. commanders told troops guarding Communist truce inspectors to be prepared in case government-inspired de monstrations once ngain threaten the safely of the Polish and Czech trued inspectors.

Tens of thousands of people will gather in mejor cities throughout South Korea on this 10th anniversary of Japan's World-War II surrender, which gave Korca its independence but caused the tragic split be tween Communism and, De mocracy.

ROK President. Syngman Rhee, who will keynote the holiday with a thundering de mand to repel rather than negotiato with the Reds, has ordered his people to avoid bloodshed in opposing the Poles and Czechs.

Engine Room regular pastoral letter this by the

Explosion carry on until the the 1,600-year-old republic

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that dark"

Mystery

the Vse to

cause of a

TAKING NO CHANCES

But' US Army officials, bound two-year armistice

inspectors from harm, are taking no chances,

BUT if the estimate of stx million is correct, Russia's forces, despite the cut, are still far in excess of the blow, while damage was Scotland Yurd agents and passengers

and baggage combined regular services estimated at $15,000,000. States milllary police threw up a net ireland-bound ships.

America, Britain and| Involved, besides Connecticut of road checks, bar:kendes IRA' members were openly France. The Allies have and Pennsylvania,

und port inspection all over jubilant. Danny Ryan, London been reducing their numbers Carolinas, Virginia, Maryland, Britain.. But only three of the

agent for the consistently since 1945, Delaware, New Jersey and New estimated 20 raiders were cap- voy army, told a mass Britain,

tured and a amail for example, has York.

part of the meeting in working-class Cam-

week, "I hope we have an agreement to protect the Com- ammunition recovered, cut hers by a fifth to under

den Town today:

atomic war. It would be the munist British newspapers reported "We' will one million while America

sentry at Arbor-tricolour of Iceland, the flag. of

finest thing that could hap-| About 5,000 American troops has reduced hers by at least Meanwhile, the new tropical at the one

field had been armed only with the Irish Republic, flies over of San Marino, only

pen to us."

are crouching in foxholes and half and possibly more to storm, Diane was reported 800

much cast of Vero Beach Florida, a wooden pick handle Ometals the City Hall in Bellest," Communist rus state. .....in - ~~~

The 55 year-old. Vicar of behind sandbags, steal-water q Just under three million.

planned a military inqulay

Marthall' CASUALTIES WILL GROW Western Europe, seemed to

(Cheshira), * whyes tanks, and barbed wire gates to moving in west-north-west Monday or Tuesday

ก

to deter-

statement aroused astonished keep South Koreana

from Russia has a vast numerical course of 10 thlies. per hour.

ine how the raiders managed from Belfast, told the crowd; first results came in from

Ryan, & 32-year-old carpenter have a slight edge tonight as San Francisco; Aug. 14, comment among other, Britishi breaking into the truce in- superiority on the continent Centre, winds are estimated at

Shipping ometals said today clergymen, gave capture 20 soldiers and carry "As the fight

three reasons spection: compounds. goes on, the off two truckloads of ammuni-

still in the for his desire: they were

The GIs are of Europe. Her forces far 150 miles per hour.

voting earlier in the day.

armed with re casualties will be greater" without exceed

meeting Early morning rain in New tion

He said the IRA

1. That the world is bound to hayonets, rifles, baseball bats as was "only Final results in four out of "strange" engine room explosion have an atomic war anyway; well as smoke and gas grenades. manpower And yet she York City halted at noon today,sistance. There

widespread sorry" that three men had been

sections showed narrow aboard the Norwegian motorship

United Press photographer 2. That something good might following yesterday's victories seriously expects the West and the sun peeped occasionally

for the Communists Tanered which killed two crew- Light rumours that the IA, pledged caught

world Hank Egashi reported early to clouds. to make further cuts at this through

lightning raid. drive the British from

and their Socialist allics in men and seriously injured four come out of it, like a

day from besleged Wolmi Island, stage as a gesture of faith? showers were predicted for late to

Other IRA speakers echoed three.

government, for instance. others. afternoon and early evening, but Northern Ireland, were planning

Ryan's pledge to

a. Anyway, that would be the one of the inspection compounds, Moscow, by its announce no resumption was expected of more ruids.

The Tonered, ment, is only just beginning the torrential downpours which

British from Ireland,

The Christian Democrats and freighter enrrying a crew of 42 best way to enter, the atomk that nearly 200 South Koreans were camped outside the stoel ON STAND-TO BASIS to carry out what the Allies preceded and accompanied Con-

Palice made no attempt to Social Democrats won 289 votes and 11 passengers,

limped into age.

wire gate. The Rev Francis mocked the Armed sentries appeared before break up the meeting. There against 235 for the leftwingers port fem a polat 120 miles west ignorant

Blinding 60-inch US Army have completed in post-war nie.

scientists" of the two sections of of here where an explosion and many British military camps to was some heckling, particularly in one

who, he disarmament. And it would

Trying to frighten searchlights were trained on the Light traffic

republic's fire ripped through the main said moving day. Most Army, Navy and from a Cockney housewife who the postage stamp

demonstrators, mostly women, to be insane for the West to

the people about

consequences quest any on all highways to Air Force bases put their men shouted: "Into whose back wil capital. But in the other they engine room. reduce its armed strength and from the city, according to

move toward the normally

explosions. He said barricaded gate. *** on a "stand-to" basis, ready to you put the bullets you stole surprisingly lost by 210 votes to The blast was confined below of atomic any further until

Russia the Automobile

that from the beginning of the Club,

320. which swing into action against any yesterday?"

decks but the main electrical

there

been more has released at least another said highway

MILLING ROUND GATES workmen had new raids,

The Republican Army is an

The anti-Communist paries power and the ship's evaporators World,

radiation Atomic

than that million

Scotland Yard detectives and army," retorted Ryan, "and it men frum active cleared up the flooding on the

were knocked out.

From Pusan, another "neutral service.

Northern State Parkway in Intelligence officers mingled with will take the fleld as an army had been expected to total

The ship was operater by the caused by atomic bombs.

In any case, he said, all things rations Inspection point, United Nassau County, eliminating a crowds at airports and railway against the British Army when bigger margin in the city while Overseas

the Communists and Socialists:

Shipping Company which are truly good would be Press corespondent Jack Russell.”-

HOCK, operatic preserved Captain Per

from destruction telephoned that nearly 700 South manager for the line, told nows

Koreans were milling around the France-Presse. men the Tancred's Ciptala

three gates to the US compound. Olav Moen, of Oslo, "went over

Séveral Koreans climbed up the engine room to find the

crude wooden tower, they cause of the explosion. He was unable to,"

WHEN disarmament comes

to be discussed by the Big Four foreign ministers in October perhaps Mr Molotov will be confronted with these facts to show why the Weat dare not reduce below its

present strength without seriously weakening its ability

to

withstand a sudden assault. Moscow should not forget

the

was

were

drive the

burussirup detour.-United Press, stations. Heavy guards screened | the time is ripe”--United Presa

"Peaceful Invasion

Of Goa

Scheduled For Today

Panjim, Goa, Aug. 14.

П

were expected to do better in the countryside,

"It is

9,700-ton

were

has

Freighter Sinks

in

4

track.

studied

inside

that what Marshal Bulganin with India on the eve of the threatened "Invasion" of the Portuguese set-

Police were moving into position tonight along Goa's 165-mile bordering old peasants to the polling 10. of Inglewood, California, galda to keep up with the water aleah, a former Japanese raco tlement by between 2,000 and 3,000 unarmed Indians.

advocated at Geneva was that Russian, Chinese and American forces should be

DAY OF CONFUSION Throughout the day confusion

erected outside the main goto and with field glasse had gripped the republie as its

Hamilton, Bermuda, Aug. 14. malo voters flocked to the polls

“VERY STRANGE”

battlefeld-like defence The 2,006-ton British freighter, the to elect the 60 members of the

very strange," observed

shallow inside the compound.. Grand and General Council.

Captain Hoeg. "So strange that Wychwood, sank in

Three barbed-wire defenco everyone is afraid to say just water off Bermuda late last night

after being

truce: Catholic and

abandoned by her perimeters encircle the Communis: what happened."

crew when the salvage pumps inspectors quarters party "activists urged totter. A passenger, William Evans failed booths. The sick and infirm he saw a flash and then a small

She foundered and sank in Troops of five US infantry in invalid chairs or on crutches, fire." were shepherded along to cast it was just like a gunshot," the middle of the night, leaving companies plus vicious K-0 war

he said. "Smoke came pouring showing above the

only vital votes in a tight contest.

the tips of her masts dogs are patrolling the barbed- entanglemenita, United water.wite up and two men ran out-com- Reuter.

Press. Then thousand tourists, inpletely naked, and the second badly burned and tearing · his dawn onwards Into the capital clothes off.": cily of San Marino, perched on

Six men on duty in the engine The demonstrators, who want

room were caught by the blast. sponsible for any violent petion Its President is a member of the summit of Mount Titan

They mingled with more thien Two apparently were killed ing Goa merged with India say they taken against unermed

the ruling Congress Party, which 1,000: San Marinesi who had stantly. The casualties were all will cross at 12 secret points, monstrators,

has relaxed an earlier ban on hurried home from the United Norwegians. Portuguese troops are

march is being its members taking part in Tomorrow's

France and States, Belgium, standing by but the Governor of organised by all parties of the move for the merger

The dead wore Kgell Potter- of the

thesen, 21, oiler, of Frederikstad. to a more realistic level it Goa, General Pualo Bernand

Goan Liberation Committee, 1,500 square miles Portuguese surrounding loly to help

the and Anders Lund, 16, an engine that they is quite impossible for the Guedes, has stated

10,000 inhabitants choose The comunittee has collected filiam territories with India, Went to feel any pleasure at will only be used against an in-

50,000 rupees to Briance the de- They may take part as in republic's rulers, for the next boy from. Horg. monstration and

to provide dividuals though the Congress four years.-Reuter. transport to the frontler food and medical facilities.

reduced to below 1.5 million while those of France and Britain should be reduced to 650,000. Britain and America are far nearer these target minimums than Russia,

Until her forces are reduced

the Russian move, though | M

If it is to be the first of

number of "steppod” re-

The Indians are preparing to mark the seventh anniversary of Indian in- dependence on August 15 with the "greatest peaceful invasion in history" in a bid to force Portugal to abandon her three territories on the Indian sub-continent coaches and cars, flociced from Goa, Daman and Diu.

also

vading army

and not against unarmed demonstrators,

The acting

comman- police dant, Captain Philo Braz., ductions, it is obvious that saui in

N an Interview that the facto disarmament police under him had been in- solution, If not a de jure structed that "violent measures

0

do

agreement, may aventually should not be used against un-

be found, But. Moscow has got a lot more cutting to do: yet.

It

achieve a more realistic balance in manpower bo-

armed people who violate our

de

the

(Contd. on back page, Col. 8)

Volunteers Begin March

Bombay, Aug: 14.

Five hundred Indian, volunteers left Belgaum, a town

on the castern side of the Goa frontier at dawn, this measures are morning on a 30-mile trek to the nearest border point.

or batong

AS LAST RESORT.

Bing Crosby's

Son Injured

frontiers unicas they disobey

Washington, Aug. 14. orders or chow resistance."

Philip Crosby, 21-year-old violent "It

Bon of crooner Bing Crosby, to necessary, tear gas be reckless may

first and · these The volunteers decide, in buszy, for Savantwadi on the was injured today when his car speculate on why Russia must be used

mebgures are judged sufficient. cover the distance on foot in northern border. Five hundred crashed through guard railings has made the reduction but "Firing must only be resorted view of an order by the Bombay volunteers had left earlier for and two embankments on a hill many observera will

no to in very serious, cases, and stato govornurient denying them the same town.

"Just Arimide', the Raymond City doubt 'find a more tenable then the first shots must be into lorry transport.

Umits, explanation in her need to the air, as a warning:

Marching briskly in bright A total of 1,200 volunteers

One report : sild the Injuries cross, the sunshine with Indian tricolour was expected to flags held aloft, the volunteers border at Banda ntar Sa-did not appear serious.

Crowby's dar was demolished declared

vantwadi. They plan to march tween industry and the

to thay hoped hugo and unproductive "It orders, are still disobeyed, "llberate" several Goan Villages to Gon tomorrow morning at by the time it had ripped up motive is not doubted but the demonstrators', teat and were denit, with by PortugUONO, Sma/343nlater, Mr■715-foot - embankment and services. A dual fire should be directed in front and "occupy them until they exactly the same time as the four guard posts crashed over undurls the Kadian polisie hérossrailway tracks only in the laki resort ✨ If

polico, the Prem Trust of

other incline and onto caticaal fag in an Independe still unheeded reported tonight extracting as much propa- Tires are

the "demonstrators · be

lorries with food und Day ceremony at the histo ganda from the decision named on," Captain, Pinto Bras medical supplies followed the Hea

Red Fort ins Deižali possible. It is n gums the weld,

maska procession, wilar, included : 22 { Thapa shunda has played too often, how, zuzne Indian government has medióaljarödande. level” and no one should be akulah: that it i will hold by the 40Anot

fooled by her tactics,

ärmed

aho is obviously intent on

IN SERIOUS COMDITION Sent "to hospital "with" second and third · degree burns" › wer!" Erling Ravany 23, asalatant Anderu engineer, Elkefjord: Textieland,

55. refrigerator engineer, Fitjar; Gunnar Bjaaland, 35, motorman, Bruvik; and Bjorn Hansen,:10, of Oslo: A spokesman for, the Marine, Hospital sald

their condition was

but all .were expected to recover,

as Shipping officials Overseas

began questioning immediately.

and the crow

Cine

the "the "to engine room cause of the explosión. They sald no announcement would be made until the investigation was compisted-United Press.

rious

GOVT RESIGNS (AParia, Aug. 14. Mosha, Shareit decided today to The Government of Premier tronignition to the ident of Israel, Isait-Ben mccurdinir, to Jerusalem row ere. The

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