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Action At Last THE

HE mills of Government Invariably grind slowly and they certainly haven't been working overtime on the proposal, advanced at least three years ago, that technical traffic offences be handled in such a way no to leave magistrates more time with which to deni with mure important cases, ¦ But if action has been tardy, it is, now that it has been

taken, nonetheless welcome, Under

Ordinance It HOW which received

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rending this week, it will be possible for motorisis guilty of trivand infringements of the trafle regalations for acknowledge their offence on A prescribed form.

enclose the prescribed fine and despatch both to the having to appear before a

appropriate court without

magistrate,

This is going to save a lot of time for everybody concern-

No. 36255

Established 1845 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1955.

Price 20 Cents

Labour Party Conference Acclaims New National Plan

HANGEUNG 1.

KW LOUN

BIGGER PENSIONS FOR ALL Dow

Richard Crossman's Townsend Visits

Ambitious Scheme

INCOME EQUAL TO

HALF SALARY

Margate, Oct. 13.

The Labour Party annual conference today swept aside its internal quarrelling to acclaim a new plan which would give every Briton an income equal to half his salary once he retired from work.

This revolutionary extension on the was put to the conference

ed and simultaneously will welfare state" serve the ends of justice. It !

will not only benefit the by Mr Richard Crossman, left-wing member magistrates, who are over of the national executive, Labour's ruling with all sorts of CAMEN, body.

burdened trying

to deal

serious as well as trivia), ¦ İt foreshadowed, in broad outline, the legislation a but will be helpful to those future Labour government would try to put into force. offenders who, while pre- pared to plead guilly and pay a fine, at the present often have to spend hours in a magistracy waiting for their case to be heard. FOUR types of minor traffic

offences come within the provisions of the new ordinance. They are: leaving a vehicle unattended in contravention of the Vehicles and Traffic Regula. tions; unnecessary obstruc- tion; failing to stop near the left side of the road

The proposal is for a state-run national superan- nuation scheme to supplement the basic state pension- £2 a week-now paid to men retiring at the age of 65 and women at 60.

LION TAMER

SAVAGED

Mr Crosman suggested that a plan for nationalised super- annuntion would involve either public ownership of Insurance or some form of insurance con- trol.

WAS winding

Mr Crossinari a debate up

on national in- surance and pensions. The Party's social services sub- London, Oct. 13. Charles Elleneb, the prin- momber, has for months been committee, of which he is a when depositing a passe elpul animal trainer of the deadlocked with the 8,000,000- ger or

load; improper Billy Smart circus, was at- strong Trades Union Con- parking. This is a modest list of mild tacked here tonight during Kress on this issue.

offences and could coneclv-a performance by "Caesar", ably be expanded. But it is one of the lions in his act.

The debate was based on a resolution moved by

Aneurin Bevan, left-wing a start in the right direc

Three thousand tion. The fines are fair and

spectators leader, who advocated that the watched in atent onguish as I whole cost of social insurance the ardinouce provides flex, another lion In the Act should be transferred to the safeguards for both alleged prepared to charge the wounded national exchequer, eutling out offenders and the Crown. animat trainer. when Waiter the compulsory weekly contri- There seems to be no reason Mlide. Elleneh's German assis-butions made by workers and why the new legislation and rushed to the fallen mon's employers.

should not fulfil a very use- ful purpose,

ald,

were

Mr Bevan's, arguments Milde, carrying Elleneb on his opposed by Sir Alfred Robertz, back, slowly backed out of the chairman of the TUC social sur- age with only his sharp gazetovices sub-committee, mod some hold off the angry beasts. A few

Jeft-wing delegates

folt the

PHE Objects and Reasons THE

which accompany the BI include an arresting sen seconds later, Mde came back. tence. "At present," it is into the cage alone and forced leader would find it difficult to observed, "the offences ao the lions into their cages with get trades union backing for his specified are truffle offences his voice alone. The spectators proposal. only." This hints at the applauded wildly. possibility of similar legis- lation being extended to taken trivial offences committed where by members of the public

Elleneb,

They

were hopeful for Mr

an Austrian, Was Crossman's "compromise" --'♫ 10 a London hospital nat

rate pension financed by he underwent

on contributions und a national scheme with emergency operation. His con- superannuation dition was described as critical, grade santributions and graded other than drivers.

The same lion, "Caesar" at- benefits. This treads difficult ground tacked the trainer during

and considerable thought performance a year ago and The conference referred the will need to be given to the lacerated his arms

and resolution sponsored by Mr suggestion of expanding the shoulders. Nevertheless, "Cae- Bevan to the executive com- system of "self-judgments will go unpunished as the mittee for study.

considered risks of

"to embrace

other

than

nilack Is

of "one

merely

the

strictly technical traffic trade".-France-Presse,

offences.

The fundamental aim of this

type of legislation is to help relieve the

1

the

PRIVATE SESSION

RICHARD CROSSMAN

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT

Moscow, Oct. 13.

ħir Valerio Zorin, Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister, staked about President

Elsenhower's interim'lötter 口罩 disarmament - to the Soviet Prime Minister, said today: We must think about it before we express an opinion."

Fle, sald the letter way forwarded today to Marshal Nikolai | Balyanin's - re- Ridelice in the Crimea, and wa I'd probably be publisked in the Soviet press

win an 11-

The

written by the alling American President and his aides, terli reply to one from Marshal Bulganin suggest- limitations to the ing President's "open

sklest plan for mutual American- Sovies Inspection,

Mr Zorin was 'answering questions by reporters at a reception at the Luxem- bourg Leration here in honour

of the par Hamentary deleguon now visiting Russia.--Reuter.

Clarence House To See

See Princess

London, Oct. 13.

Princess Margaret and Group Captain Peter Townsend met for the first time for nearly three years here tonight.

The 41-year-old Brussels Air Attache, rumour- ed to be in love with the Princess, drove his car to Clarence House, home of Princess Margaret and the Queen Mother, shortly before 7 p.m.

His visit gave fresh impetus to speculation that an official statement will soon be issued about the future of the princess and the wartime air ace,

Princess Margaret returned to London today from her long summer holiday in Scotland. Group Captain Town- send arrived from Brussels on leave yesterday.

The

last mot Sir

discitised couple had

Anthony Eden, was with the Queen the issuing of a shortly before Townsend posted to Brusscis as Alr statement during his recent visit Attach in 1953,

to Balmoral Castle in Scotland.

Townsend told Reuter tonight: "It is trin: I went to Clarence House, I have nothing to say."

Reuter.

The Air Atlache arrived at Clarence Houst in his green Rennull car which he had brought from Brussels, He parked it in the courtyard and ran smartly through the door- way of Clarence House.

Не arrived just before her Princess Margaret and mother sat down to dinner.

Townsend left Clarence House about 90

at 8.30 p.m. after micutes

He drove his car himself. Townsend's posting to Brus sels followed shortly after coronation

the

of Queen Elizabeth

and was referred to by some

newspapers as "exile."

cinco made no definite statement on his reported romasance with Princess Margaret and Buckingham Palgee has remained silent,

Some newspapers have sug- gested that the Prime Minister,

Archbishop Freed

Vienna, Oct. ́ia.'

Joszet Groesz, Monsignor

Kalocar Archbishop of Hungary,

has been released from prison, Budapest rádlo an- nounced tonight.

Faure's For

PETER TOWNSEND

Programme Algeria

Paris, Oct. 13.

French Premier Edgar Faure tonight present-

Sailor's Slow Death Described In Diary

San Diego, Oct. 13.

A crudely written diary today told the story of the slow death of an American anilor 'in the badlands of Mexico following the crash of his light plane.

The body of the flyer, William E Fails, 22, was found by private pilot. Alongside was the diary which told of 11 days of torture by thirst and starva- tion..

A copy of the battered diary was obtained and copyrighted by the San Diego Union A rote on the first page anked that

be delivered to Charles Schriber of El Cajon, California, The first page also told of Falls running, out of gas and crashing on September, 10.

FIRST NIGHT

The first night, Falls said, he

a fire and bullt.

kept it going until ho.could find nothing more

to burn. Later he told of going swimming in the Gulf of Call- fornia and of sesing planes over- head.

On the third day Falls wrote: "I would like you to tell my mother that it took days with- out water or food to get her son. Will you see that they pour, `a gless of

on me??!

wrote: or

On S 23 ho

"Take me back dad (sic) alive. Of that I have no con trol. If I can't be alive with my mother please tako do, and lay me by tho skle of my father If I'm found in thrus, I would ike a sunrde) (die) just like he had same place, Earne ! songs and brother Rock to say the words

CRAVING THIRST.

ed a four-point programme for Algeria to the National Assembly in the critical debate on his After the eventh day government's policy in the North African terriranianses, the alry becam tory. Vie

The points wero;

1. Neither secession nor assiinilation for Algeria, but in- tegration, by which was meant raising the standard of living of Algerians, increasing the terri- tory's revenues and shoring them out,

fully. 2. The

rapid application o

of short-term measures. This was to refer to the plan ot taken Algerian Governor-General, M. pro- Jacques Soustelle, which vides for administrative and

shorter. On September: 28 he wrote: "This is sure a hell of a way to go, Chuck, with nobody, having

man wouldn't thing, wing, wanting every

REDS FREE give for drink of water or a

A RED

Friedland, Oct. 13. Kurt Mueller, farmer, deputy chairman of the West German Communist Party who dis- appeared in Berlin in 1950; re-

Mgr. Groesz is the second Hungarian church dignitary to be released recently. The first was 'Cardinal Mindzenty, who was given "provisional liberty" land reforms and urgent colpurred here today in a group et|

on July 10.-France-Presse.

AFRO-ASIAN NATIONS

DO IT AGAIN IN UN

United Nations, Oct. 13.

مر

Asian and African delegates, backed by the Latin American and Soviet bloc, today beat down an attempt to sidetrack another explosive United Nations debate on colonial issues.

+

mic measures.

big dish of ice cream.

• ̈On September: 27 he wrote simply: Still Here. Weak Damn weak. On the last page of the book contained only- the date "9/29/55"-United “Press."

from 28 German prisoners miRussia.

STOP PRESS

3. Medium-term economic plan Including far-reaching administrative and Land re Mueller, 42, arrived in the forms, x n rapid increase in group of prisoners who had US JET PLANE

prison Investments in Algeria, which been held at Vladimir would be raised by 15,000 near Moscow. Another of them

the million francs,' 'o ceiling of was

Nazi gauleiter of Rudolf 103,000 million francs annually Magdesburg - Anhalt,

from 1982.

DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS

4. Free democratie elections

OT

Jordan.

Mueller, who looked tired and

in Algeria, without pressure by strained, told reporters that he had been lured to East Berlin either terrorists

ad the ministration, After which the and was arrested there by East possibility of modifying the German state security oficials

22 1950. Algerian statute of 1947 could on March

on a He said he was put result of today's be

with The first By a vote of 38 to 18, with

examined together

trial" "rigged

Instigated by a declaration by the delegates elected to the Algerian Beria and Abakumov, the Soviet three abstentions, the UN Social, vote was Humanitarian and Cultural Union of South Africa that it Assembly.

secret police chief and his- do. The woek-long conference,

from now od The premier's speech Was which ends tomorrow. dealt Committee voted to start im would retin

applauded by moderate and puty, who were later executed. Asked whether he was still m entirely today with domestic mediately with an article by from any participation in dis-

cussion cf the humanı rights right-wing deputies, but Was magistrates SOVIET OFFER political issues. In the afternoon article review of the controver-convention and abstain from all received coldly by the Socialists Communist, he aald: "No com-

it went into private session to sial draft covenants on human vates on specific articles.

| mcat."--Reuter. who have tabled a motion of no- consider party finances and rights. This review will bring

the government confidence organisational matters.

The South African delegate, over its Algerian policy. the for debate at once up

The Gaullists, most of whom Mr J. van Dalsen, said the Com- For the first time this week principle of self-determination, mifter's three-day wrangling voted against M. Faure the proceedings

2 basic issue In. the anti over Mr Hammarskjold's pro- Morocco, were divided on their free of tension.

colonialism campaign. which posal und the efforts to avoid aattitude over Algeria.

The Mr. Bevan, after a clash with dominates

UN full-scale debate on self-deter

that

Algerian that the Governor-General Jacques Sous- 'showed the official leaderobly earlier in Assembly session.

mination the week, maintained the non-

covenants would lose all force telle is a Gaullist inclined them MISGIVINGS

world to and effect" as long as

support the

government. differences CA complicated-Router, controversial line.

The vote rejected a suggestion political-ceonomie-social ques- to minor traffic offences can handed to the acting Prenler, week has done litle to advance by the Secretary-General, Mrtions were not resolved first. bo practicably applied to Rachid Karume, during a 15-his prospects of eventual leader- Dag Hammarskjold, that the The United States has already petty offences of a general minute meeting, these sources ship of the Party..

courts of tiresome triviali- ties; nevertheless the moat effective means of dealing with petty offenders is to

Beirut, Oct. 13. The Soviet Union offered to- day to develop its trade with Lebanon and to grant any

have summary courts func, the tioning night as well as day, eventually to Lebanon Admittedly that is a pretty economic or technical assistance tall order, but we endorse might need, informed sources the idea because consider-said. able doubt exists whether

The offer was contained in a the legislation applicable note which the Soviet Minister

natura.

were

almost

in the Lebanon, Vassill Bellacy, Some of his friends fear the

said-France-Pressc.

Portrait Of The Prime Minister

PRESTIGE BOOSTED

the

current

fact

Spies Arrested.

on

Beirut, Oct. 13. question of self-determination-given notice that it will not ac- An Iraeli espionaga ring any covenant on human operating in the Lebanon has the right of people to choose cept

the been uncovered by the military their own political, economic, rights and Britain, France,

major authorliles, It was announod social and cultural status Soviet Union and other

have indicated their ulti-here today. powers Some leaders forecast private-

controversy". Mr

mate rejection of the documents Nine persons belonging to the| ly, today that Mr Herbert. Mor- "political WHAT is the feeling about Sir Anthony Eden as a poll-risen, former Foreign Secretary, Hammarskjold expressed grave for which the smaller nations espionage ring were reported to is virtually certain to succeed 12- misgivings about the develop have pressed for nearly 10 years, be already behind bars-France- ticlan, a statesman and a Prime Minister? What are

Clement Attlee

-United Press. sment of debate on this issue. your-okl

Presse. his problems and how is he fitted to deal with them? Does leader of the Party. he hold an uneasy balance of power in his cabinet or is Mr Hugh Gaitskell, he the undisputed 'mister?

40, Uhe

'Party' treasurer and former BOY" DIES” OF STARVATION THROUGH

These are some of the many questions British people are Chancellor of the Exchequer, asking. And in tomorrow's China Mall, Sir Beverley Baxter gives will be Mr. Morrison's "long- you a picture of the Eden' of today as he scen at Westminster.

This is only one of the many topline features you will find successor," they added.

In tomorrow's feature-packed China Mall. Here are some others:

The naughty Ducheri

D. T. Baker-CaTT.

But there was little expocta-

a world's strangest story by tion that Mr Attloo will make

Intly DÄNGUDGEMEnt for his

A

PARENT'S ALLEGED NEGLECT :

and Ave others, were arrested | on charges of criminal neglect. Juvenile, officers said the two boys apparently had lived hungry for weeks, foraging through the carnival «elly's

Doctors said William Baughman, Jr, 6, died before dawn today after".complaining of hunger. The other boy was identified as Laurence, 7.

1

New Orleans, Oct.,13. alz-year-old boy died of! starvation today is this city famous for its fine foods. His last words were a pitiful plea Many of the most responsible

for

sandwich. Amantia figures in the Labour hierarchy Police, said an older brother was

for Talvages

son?" one doctor malnutrition.

Mrs

askéd Williams. - Baughman sold her husband had been for a month from "Yes, ir said the boy, "Get William Baughman, 129-year-old

unemployed Engehoreman, a- nervous, disorder and alie! megham wandwich,”.... and his 38:sarvold, wolje, had fed the faintly on $7 a A short time later, he was dead. parents of the moodulidren) ~ week provided by her Church, ---United Pres

Is your husband a candidate for disaster?, Chapman position before delegates disperso Plucher sounds a warning, revealing the alarming truth tomorrow. about the biggest problem facing medicine today. Why are women, afraid of humour? In 60 because they

them seriously? think men might not take

the conferences-frst adhes

·Marshalt unMDOVA. There are all your favourite texturen as well Incinding the their Party's defect in the May latori film reviews, three pages of local and, oversese pictores, general, elections--fine. *sharply carlcons: comis strips, sports news, women's news, children's news bobsled the prestige/both of Me

Morrison, and Mr. Gallaheil, ...... and Giles ---- All In the China MAR.

Rauber.

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ém pritical condition.from.com pins for what, scrape they "Is there anything we con do

CRASHES

Tokyo, Oct. 14

A United, Btates F-86F ' Kabwejet crashed on Okinawa carly this morning, killing the pilot. Vi

An official air force an- Donisement said the, pilot: was performing “a rosiino proficiency flight" when the plane crashed.

The aircraft, was assigned. to the 67th fighter booiber › squadron of the 18th fighter bomber wing at the Kadena air base, Okinawa-Router.

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