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COMMENT OF

THE DAY

The President's

Health

conviction

Though many

grown- are re-

luctant to admit it-that America will be lucky

have President Eisenhower In office for a full first term, let alone a second. Carefully. worded statements

by

specialists on his health and the reticence of Republican Party officiala on the Presi-i dent's future combing to suggest that only a miracIE- loun recovery will enable him to resume full-time duties.

Are

It appears that doctors

trying to ease public anxiety by suggesting that the slight; wetback in his condition on Monday wan not entirely! unexpected. The Arst two

said to weeks arc "crucial" following a heart attack because during this period a scar forms over the damaged muscle tissue

be

in

the heart. This is possibly true and 11 would,

of

courge,

to

bo premature make any official pronounce- ment at this stage on hisi future-regardless of the rate and the extent of his recovery. But many indien- Hons point to an early retirement.

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New Measures "Liberation

To Check Spending Of Algeria

Spree Expected

Hector McNeill

Stricken

in Washington nay that Mr Elsenhower, aware of his condition, has made it as clear as possible to colleagues in recent months that it would be unwise to count on his acceptance of the nomination for a second torm. Fow wore prepared to: regard. his many hints ag får den er. serious threat. And to the

Condition Grave

*New York, Oct. 4. party in general it was un- Mr Hector McNeill, A thinkable that any one but "Ike" would stand.

Something of the dread with

British Labour Party leader, suffered a stroke while on his way to the United States in the liner Queen Mary which docked

which the nation contem- plated its government with out its popular and bene- here today. volent President at the helm

He was taken immediate- was revealed in the

last Monday. ly to Columbia Presbyterian Street crash

Centre in New Granted the initial reaction Medical

Wall

London, Oct. 4.

Mr R. A. Butler, Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, pledged tonight he would "at all costs" defend the pound sterling and made it clear he intends to take new steps to stem inflation in Britain.

He was speaking at the Lord Mayor of London's dinner to bankers and merchants -a few hours after the Treasury had dis- closed a big September dip of $112 million in Britain's vital gold and dollar reserves,

Mr Butler pointed out that this loss had taken place in the first half of the month while adverse rumours about sterling were rife.

After he had spoken to the International Monetary Fund at Istanbul dismissing speculation that the pound was to be devalued the slide in the reserves ceased,

Suying the pound was now firmer, the Chancellor added: "We must

now assist sterling to carry forward its recovery by showing our continuing deter- to deal with inlinton mination

|

& Morocco

Unified Command

Announced

Cairo, Oct. 4

9

A leading Moroccan Na- tionalist today announced command to direct the struggle for liberation Algeria and Morocco."

the creation of a "unified

in

He also announced the formation of "an army of liberation of North Africa." The announcement was made a lender of the Moroccan Nationalist Party, the tetigial, at a pross con- ference in Cairo,

by Alial El Fossil,

lie said: "The inover:nt of

North African liberation is en-

whose tering into a new phase

custntial element is the DQ- ordination of objectives and of military netion for the achieve- ment of their single alm:

**The

the independence of countries of the Arab Maghreb (North Afrien) and the return Sultan of Morco Mohammed Ben Yusser to his

of

British economy. for a healthy The British world trade position has been weakened recently by from increasing competition West Germany, Japan and the

throne." United stoles in world markets, sources sakd. — France- Presse.

at home. Then I believe sterlinghe will regain its full strength,

Any measures necessary would be announced to Parliament as Boon as it mat after the summer recess at the end of this month, he said.

The Chancellor, who has al- ready this year clamped down on borrowing. -trom, banks, gave no hint of what steps he in- tended to take.

going

the

Ono suggestion rounds is that he will increase purchase tax on luxury goods, to curb especially automobiles. Britain's inflationary sending spree.

Mr

and a

TWO SIDES

up two Butler summed

of Britain's present sides economy as follows.

On the one hand a gratifying was one of shock, but it was York.

rise in production und exports followed by fear and appre

A hospital spokesman said

general spirit of con hension. "What happens if he goes," was the question that his condition was con- Adence.

He On the other side a big rise America, sidered "very grave," asked throughout

con-in imports, the pressure of ad- indeed throughout the freej added the "outlook is

ditional wage demands and an world.

sidered grave."-Reuter.

doute shortage of labour.

But, he said, he did not want anyone at home or misjudge the nature of the prob-

While

the concern

of

the

American people for their 3 Presidents

President la understandable

and while all wish him

complete and

speedy

T

re-

covery, it would be sensible

for all Republicans to realise

that the "unthinkable" and

Re-elected

Paris, Oct. 4. M. Pierro Schreiter, Popular the "impossible" are now in Republican, was re-elected as and, President of the French National fact both thinkable more than possible, very Assembly when it reconvened to probable. It would be un-day.

295 Schneiter 'received M. Zair to wait for Mr Eisen-

hig own votes against 159 cast for the hower to decide future. Hla soldier's senso of Socialist, Andre le Troquer, and

duty might incline him fight on regardless of odds.

to the

91 votes for Marcel Cachin, veteran Communist deputy.

Muston Monnerville was re- elected President of the French Senate for the 13th time by 210 votes to 40.

M. Albert, Sarraut was

re-

HE Republicans have at THE

least 12 months to prepare elected President of the Assime for the nomination of the bly of the French Union for the next presidential candidate. fourth time by 101 votes to 11 They would be wise to use Reuter.

this time in weighing the

qualifications and the

ro-

lative merits of their most PERON HARD-UP prominent men--for

the

Democrat opponent, whether

Asuncion. Oct. 4.

that

it is Mr Stevenson or Mr Ex-President Juan Peron told Harriman will provide the United Press today strong oppoaltion, and pos-because "I do not have sufficient into sibly much stronger opposi-money at the moment to inake tlon than in 1952 when the the trip" he will not go

exile in Europe. Instead, he said, Republican champlon was a he will remain here indefinitely. national hero,

-United Press.

Mr Nixon, the Vice-President,

Tribute To

AGREEMENTS

Allad El Fassi was asked by reporters it he recognised the agreement concluded in Mada- gascar between ex-Sultan Ben Yussef and French

envoy Gen- feral Georges Catroux..

Sir Alexander Fusel replied: "We have riot

J

to

team this agreement but we....pro tertain that Ben Yussef) would never sign an agreement con- New York, Oct. 4.

| trary

the interest of Mr Krishna Menon, In-Morocco." dia's chief delegate, paid a The Nationalist Leader tribute to Sir Alexander then asked if the decision to Grantham, the Governor of unify the "liberation armies in

19-Year-Old Wife Sails For HK Death Of

Mrs Joyce Jackson, 10, waved as she left Southampton last week to Join her Navy husband, who is also 19, in Hong- kong, after a last-minute intervention by Mr. W. 8. Morrison, Speaker of the House of Commons, had gained her permission tur mail- Eariter: the Halmiralty bad told «lfry --Jackson sho could not join her husband because, he is only 19. Mr Morri son' intervened and the Admiralty relented. Reuterphoto.

WabBECAUSE OF IKE'S ILLNESS

Hongkong, when he re-Algeria and Morocco were not NATIONAL PROBLEMS ARE

cluded in

A

ferred to colonial problema contrary to the agreement con-

Alx Les Bains be In his speech before the tween France and the Istiqlal He re- United Nations General As-Executive Committee,

"France has not carried plied: sembly today.

out these agreements and this He mentioned Sir Alexander's is one of the main reasons for

he spoke of the name when

this uniflention.' large

French, number" of British and Belgian administra-

French journalist then tor who, irrespective of their pointed out that Franco had purposes and none the less obtained the do- Ben Arafa. system and the protection that went with it, had parture of Sulian

a great part of their Eli Fossi retorted that Ben lives in the service of depen-Arafa "has only left physically" dent

and that he had left his re- peoples.

Abdallah Ben Besides Sir Alexander Gran presentative tham, he also mentoned Sir Halz in his place. Edward Twining, Governor of Tanganyika, Sir Charles Arden of the Gold Clarke, Governor Coast, and Sir Andrew Cogen "Rather, Wo are suffering of Uganda.-Reuter. from the effects of bouyant ex- pansion coupled with insufficient restraint at home,

lem.

abroad to

These are not the difficulties of a country which is running into trouble through Inertia or flebbiness," he said.

"This restraict is to be in- tensified."--Reuter.

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Denver, Colorado, Oct. 4.

Greek Premier

Marshal Papagos

Athens, Oct. 4. Greece's war hero, Primo Minister Alexander Pa- pagos, died tonight, to the end refusing to give up his office in the midst of the Cyprus crisis.

The Prime Minister, who field " the rank of marshal, was 73. He had been ill, for nine months, but held the reins of office throughout his illness.

A few hours before his death was announced in a communique, he had appointed the Foreign Minister. Stephanos Stefano- poulos,

acting

Prime Minister.

Papagos retained the premier- ship but appointed Mr Stefano- poulos noting premier following Royal.request under a consti- national provision that the King | should be able to discuss current. matters with and consult a responsible premier. This had been impossible lately beenuse of Marshal Papagos illness.→→ United Press.

Ex-Red Flier's Plane Missing

New York, Oct. 4. An armada of search planes

the scorched

lake-studded tundra. of the Northwest Territories today for a missing plano plloted by a former Com "munist "flor "who bolted to

West in a MIG fighter in

the Korean war, **

Twenty-three planes involved the search were spurred by

a report from & Hudson Bay

མ་ Company post that an Indian treard n' low-flying plane laat Thursday night when the miss ing aircraft disappeared with Joseph Cermak in the pliot's acat

..

The Indian's camp is near Tha Stark Lake, on the route of four-engine York. transport plane owned by the Associated. Airways and engaged in work on the Distant Early Warning

radar

(DEW) ra line being bullt across the top of the continent.

Cermak, who flew the MIG

to United Nations base in

#

their Orst close look at the

-03:50.

Mr Eisenhower will not run again for the presidency of the United States. That is certain. Korea, giving Western exporta

Whatever pressures the Republicans may bring to Russian-built jet, bad bear, however high the President's senas. of duty, the pilot Gerhart Lozio, 27, also an determination of his family and intimates not to let him expert filler and a veteran of jeopardise his life by another four years in the White the Royal Dutch

United Press. House, will remove him from the political scene,

SENTIMENTS EXALTED The next question was: "Has [the decision to unify

Al

So, the Republicans have lost But it decisions on this Moroccan

other gerian and

standard-bearer, and move their greatest

almost equally ments been influenced by the their victory symbol and may serious matters aren't to be

decision United Nations

to well have lost the next election fatally postponed, who is to place Algeria on the agenda in consequence too. of the General Assembly? El Foes!

victory replied: "This has exalted the sentiments of

Off Outlaws. the Arab peoples."

-Air-Force

Killed By Glass Splinter

Naples, Oct. 4. Antonietta Cascone, 35; ‚was :: Not the least extraordinary [kifted by a splinter' when n facet of the fantastic situation bottle of tomato hiléo, exploded which has obtained here for the in her hands. China Mail

(Contd. on back page, Col. 7)

take them?.

the

But although Mr Ebenhower's bow-out from politics ut end of his term in January, 1957, poees difficult problems of a long-term nature, the air here

The Nationalist leader, asked

in Colorado and over Washing- if the Istiqlal Executive Comten is thick with other problems mitted approved the decision to

all of them unify the Algerien and Moroccan and questions

said: "The heads pressing and all unanswered.

from Quite apart

foreign of the liberation army have not movements,

policy matters

rs which are on the consulted the political leaders.

mind of Mr Foster Dulles, De liberation army open

compared renco Secretary Charles W. Wil-

Ichoo of all parties.

Algeria

Bone, Algeria, Oct. 4. London, Oct. 4.

A mother of eight children, Britain will reduce its de-

whose husband had just been fence expenditures and social

near here, shouldered a heavy services, informed sources here shot dead by terorists on a Larm believed, following the Chan-

shotgun and repulsed the outlaws cellor of the Exchequer's anby firing through 271 nouncement tonight, of a forth window, it was disclosed today. coming slash in British Gov- The mother, Mrs Pierre Falset. Asked where the headquartersson has a tremendous problem was at home with two of her of the unified command was, of his own; one which is vital ernment expenditure.

These

sources believed that children when her husband was Fres said: "In a secret place not only to America but to the Mr Butler would present the

the in

In attack, which somewhere

and entire Western world. Morocco."France-Presse, projected cuts in a special occurred yesterday,

WHAT IT'S ABOUT budget to be

presented to The terrorists set fire to three Parliament when it reconvenes straw huts before they retreated on October 25.

fro under heavy

from Msa Mr Butler emphasised that Falset's shotgun. economic measures, made neces- sary by a drop in Britain's goid and dollar reserves, would have be shared equally by all stellons of the people.

Informed sources belloved that Mr Butler would try to establish a long-term foundation

to

ls regarded in some quar MONKS INVADE

ters ns' an able succossor,

but it is not clear whether

he has wide enough support

Ragura, Stelly, Oct. 4.

SCHOOL

Describing the Invasion'

In another Incident, terrorists attacked a farm near the town of Perthievre and set ry to three tractors and a grain har- vester-France-Presse.

Lovelorn Mechanic Terrorises Town

within the party to achieve Italian police restored order at a "violent", the police related terrorised this city last night in

local high school today follow-

the solidarity that has

.

ing its "potent" invasion by barefoot Carmelite monks.

marked President Eison-

The

away

TOONE

Wilson was on the point of

it with Mr Eisenhower when the President had his crippling heart attack.

Rebels Attack tying out to Denver to discuss

Outpost

It is this: Treasury Secretary George Humphrey has been Rabat, Oct. 4.

way he can, Sixty strongly armed rebels saying the only attacked a company, of French provide for lower taxes and 'o balanced budget next year. Alpine troops holding post at Taforalt -- near the which would be a tremendous frontier between French Mo- talking point for the Republ rocco and Algeria last night.

an out-

-catis at the, : elections-it by big ..... attack WCs much einshes

in America's armod Norrlooping, Sweden, Oct. 4, ・

further cast than the five other forces. A velorn-acroplane mechanic raide made since the with- The prospect of such slashes drawal from Rabat of Sultan genuinely appalled Service which stalon plaic

ho Ben Arafa. Taforalt is about chilots who are dying America's that the monkà broke class-a

miles from

would the Spanish security

be terribly. clear of desks and threatened to erash in a tickle 20

the home of his | Morocco frontier..

jcoperted, other furniture in order to attempt into

The rebels tried to overwhelm This sort of problem ob- hava living mom, sold the wife.. police.

The novel "auicide attempt the outpost but were beaten off. vlously is one of the gravest

One robel

was killed. The which could be contemplated, not erded, however, whan the plang

altackers

wore khaki shirts. only by the United States, but monks were reported in—'

crashed into a powerline just

two terested in having some extra outside of town. The mechanie, trollers and a blouse and, were the whole Western alliance,

horid quarters to live in. According whom police seid never plated equipped with

And

is equally certain renades coch, a British-typa to provisions, within' the a powered

although today, the President aircraft:......”batore,

and combat boots,"

I reported comfortable, relaxed Lateran Pact, police stated the copped with a strained shoulder Fle

"This was the only important and cheerful"-it is a problem Carmelites could have knett- and minor, facial (beuimos. He p gated legal means for re- took a tank back to town and ongement reported last night which cannot possibly be put to obtaining

› building, va arrested by waiting pation in French United Press.

at the city, imala mat

shower's term of office. Fac-The monks, claiming the school tional disputes and last belonged to them from a law! minuto cleavages within the dating back to 1860, yester- al

The m party ranks might provo day attempted to take it fatal to its chances.

from Ita

current state-run management dilemma the party finds it-

body

of the self in at the moment is un- Police reported

monks, belonging to the bare- pleasant, but it is a situa tion that calls for realistic thinking and immediate preparation.

foot or Caleed Order of the Carmelites, penetrated the school in, the "middle of the 'previous nighti

Find Trackets him for weeks, and perhaps

month "to coins.

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