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COMMENT

OILMANS

THE DAY

Gloucester Arcade

OF

Sudan Decides

THE Sudan parliament has

THE

Anally made the historie decision which has been awaited for some time past

hus proclaimed the Sudan an independent re- public. It is a clean cut --- from Anglo-Egyptian Huence: il courageous action, To the Sudanese will so the best wisher of all their friends for the coun- try's future success, Two alternatives have Con- fronted the Sudanese

leaders-complete indepen-

dence or some sort of union

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"THE HEALJE (OCH KUNEBUDET ́EN ALTERN THREAD BADORAS

Whiteaways

HONGKONG

KOWLOON

ISRAEL'S 8-POINT PEACE PLAN Red Sabre

Reply To US Queries Jet Bombers JORDAN PREMIER SEARCH FOR ARMS

DETAILS

140 Dead 300 Missing

GIVEN TO SHOCKING

DULLES

Washington, Dec. 19.

with Egypt. Popular sent ment has strongly favoured } peace

bern reinforced

Israel has given the United States an official eight-point Middle East plan, Israeli the first choice, and this has sources said today.

The plan was submitted to Dulles, John Foster Mr United States Secretary of State, before he left for the North Atlantic Treaty Coun. cil meeting in Purin last week,

by the knowledge that under Bri- Lish tutelage during the

half past

century, the Sudanese have become fully qualified for and capable of self-government. They have the necessary personnel for running the civil service and are thoroughly versed in administration.

israeli sources said the pro- sala reffected their Govern met's known position but it Even the country's advance was the first time they had been towards complete indepen-submitted as a concrete plan in

dence

Washington intentions,

no Wan

ubout

wholly reponse to official inquiries in has been

Israel'a The decision evolutionary. 7244414 yesterday snap one, born of a sudden emotion. Several factors and developmenis over a lengthy period influenced parlia- ment in taking the final step.

E first, and undoubtedly THE

the most important, wan Britain's willingness in 1963

A

of

THE EIGHT POINTS

Tu Israeli proposals were:

telks between Direct Isuel and Arab repre- sculative, especially with Egyp tan peace envoys.

The mutual adjustment of frontier lines but no unikte:al cession of terrory

The re-creation of faruel as the turb of the Middle wheel. communication

to withdraw her rulers. The by Israel. action removed from the minds

the Sudanese Huspicions that the country would have to put up with camouflaged form of dependence. It gave

-

East

ISTDel would be willing to per- mit the Arabs to establish land the and air communications on the artery between fidence and a sense of fit- Egypt and Lebanon and between Egypt and Jordan from east to west.

Sudanese a feeling of cou-north-south

further stimulation for complete independence was provided by the deposition

in return would ★ Israet

expect the Arab states to

of General Naguib I grant her similar land and air Egypt. This helped to break communications facilities in Arab

WHM

Territories.

★ Jurdan

Ila ta

what had previously been ties with Egypt. strong Naguib

personally popular with the Shade P his

Colonel AUCCESNOT, Nasser has BOL the

ten/ for

free

given

be would

facilities Burt

FLOOD

́TRAGEDY

Betrul, Dec. 19.

Aboul 140 people were found dead in the strecin of Tripoll today and more Chan 300 poopts are missing in north Lebanon In the worst floods in the country's history. Damage was estimated at £1,000,- 000.

Part of Tripoll, on the north-west coast,

was de. vastated as the River Abon All we flooded by andden rainstorms.

soldiers and still clear-

Squads

of volunteers are ing debris,

Cinema shows and radio programmes were cancelled and the Iraq Petroleum) Company"

refinery

Tripoli

Company

пояг

said Inc

stopped

bed work. officials work would not

no resumed for five wecks,

The country in observing 24 bours national mourn. Ing, ordered by the Cabinet at m special meeting fast night.-Reater.

'HOMOSEXUALS IN

PARLIAMENT'

BREACH OF

In Mid-Air

Collision: Eight Killed

New York, Dec. 19.

B-17 Two US Air Force jel

bombers collided in flight near Tampa, Florida, today.

The Air Force announced there

were no survivors. Each plane

carried four crewmen.

The Highway Patrol reported from the scene of the crash that six bodies had been recovered and the wreckage of the two air- crali was süll burning.

The

separate on planes, routine training flights, collided over a forest between a factory There were and railway yard. no ground casualties.

A B-47 Jet Bomber

to

Highway Patrol Lieutenant Jimm Prater, who epoke soveral aye-witnesses, sak at least one airman tried to ball out but his parachute caught fire "and be just plummeted straight down with his para-

chute burning all the way."

PRIVILEGE CLIPPED WINGS

COMPLAINT

London, Dec. 19.

in

RESIGNS:

SURPRISE SEQUEL

TO RIOTS

Jerusalem, Dec. 19.

Jordan's pro-Western Premier resigned to-

| night. He later ordered national elections follow- ing a wave of rioting against Jordan's proposal to join the Bagdad Pact.

nounce

The Jordan radio at Amman rocks. He suffered severe facial interrupted a broadcast to an- | injuries before he escaped.

John that Premjer Haja El

Berncastle, a Briton Majail had asked King Hussein attached to the Palestine con- to dissolve Parliament, The citation commission, narrowly escaped an angry crowd when King agreed, the broadcast sald.

The broadcast

to said Majall he tried extinguish flames would put it to the people to which destroyed

United decide at the polis whether Nations truce observer's car.

the Jordan would be in the Bagdad Another mob assaulted Pact

Turkish Consulate. smaching Majal said he would rosign windows and damaging immediately and let a caretaker building's exterior before Arad them government conduct the elec- Legionnaires dispersed tions. The new Parliament with gun-fire. would meet on Jan. 14.

KING'S WARNING

Appealing for

the

Flames demolished the ground floor of the Consulate.

The Turkish Censul-General

peace, Majali | inter crossed from Jordan Into said the people no longer need læracti new Jerusalem to seek show concern about the past medical treatment. He and his but should await the elections deputy suffered minor injuries.

express their views.

The Turkish diplomatic King

Hussein joined in ap-mission was the target of rioters pealing to the nation to observe presumably because of Turkey's Cadey anú tranquillity. Hemembership in the Bagdad Pact.

to

British soldiers in Cyprus searching a lonely mountain village for terrorista are seen here going over a priest, He le made to remova his hat during the search for. anna- Central Press Photo,

Union Leader's Car Blown Up

New York, Dec. 19. A car belonging to one of the local leaders of the recently united AFL-CIO Union aestroyed at Fort Wayne, Indiana today by a strong explosion.

Wha

HOSPITAL DAMAGED

to a attempt

faction members

opposed to

bute the

of union

Rattling In Berlin

Berlin, Dec. 19.

The East German Com- munists, in new threats against the West, sald today that an armed Communist workers' militia in Engt Berlin was ready to fight alleged "Western provoca- tions".

The Communist East Bertin evening paper B.2. am Abend disclosed today that more than 6,300 Communist workers militia, their Affes slung over their shoulders, paradet

In East Berlin over the week-end

a spirit of hggressiveness. The Communist Party Secre.. tary, Manfred Braehmer, call- ed on them to give

an appro- pilate answer to all those pro- vocateurs who believe they con intringo on our achievements from the Western part of our capital", the paper cald,

The workers militla, dressed in blue fighting combinations, on Enst paraded

Berlin's and at other Luxemburgplatz Soviet sector points, the paper disclosed,

SMUGGLERS ARRESTED

The

ເມື nouced

the militia, officially

"Oghting groups", have been armed with machine pistols in addition carbines,

Communists' have

that

dubbed

to

Berlin,

armed

"The fighting groups over the weekend pledged their readiness to defend

our republic," mid. the B. Z. n Abend, The union loader, who was

The existence of the militia not in the car at the time of the in itself is a violation of the would deal warned that he

blast, was unharmed. with

d15

four-power rules for nny "stringently”-

The Fort Wayne police attri- which distinctly forbid the turbances,

of banding together Meanwhile, passengers reach-

Arab Legionnaires were Amman this ing Calro from

Di ail

Communists foreign Con-union leadership-France-Presse. groups of any sort.

Meanwhile, the evening sudd rioters there were stationed stoning

to tanke

steel-sulates after the Spanish Consul

arrest alleged and

continued in and senior diplomatic representa- Decision. Hailed helmeted Arab legionnaires

East-West snugglers on charges that they illegally carried food who were posted live in Jordanian Jerusalem pro- battle

fested to the Tary Verkir,

military on every man to posted

A report from Ein-Asub noar Britain today accepted the ports said..

An American woman tourist Hebron sald demonstrators broke decision of the Sudan Chamber an American-sponsored of Deputies that the country said that crowds stoned a Bri-into tish bank this morning, breaking hospital and caused considerable should be proclaimed

damage.. all the windows.

In a Foreign Office statement A refugee welfare centre was reported looted

rioters issued tonight Britain welcomed

the declaration-Reuter United Press.

RIFLE-FIRE ALL NIGHT

Dame.

were

He quoted

witnesses as saying the two pimes were

around 18,000 feet and that the rear plane moved up and clip ped one wing of the second six- A Labour MP today asked jet bomber. the House

"There was one big explosion, of Commons to

after the treat as a breach of Parlia. then several others

planes hit the ground," he said. mentary privilege an ac-

"I had to remain in my hotel The secondary explosions

room for the last three days," eusation by leading British were apparently caused by am-

the said orre tourist who refused to exploding men that Parlia-munition

***There give his at medical

wreckage. ment contains "practising

Flots and demonstrations all over Confiicling eye-witness reports the city going on all the time. earlier

had indicated that one The Israel: government homosexuals "

leep at night because couldn't sleep The charge appeared last of the planes was a tanker and

of rific-fire under window. would agree to pay com-

my week, in a booklet on "Prostitu- that the aircraft WeTe in the them.

aepensation to Arab refugees in

The tourists reported that all Return of the tion and Homosexuality" by an middle of refueling operation. union prospect of

with the Middle East.

however, shops in Amman were closed,

"all you can Egypt immediately became refugees to their former homes Inquiry committee of the British The Air Force said,

that this was incorrect. Both and that in israel was ruled out but the Medical Association. The church,

Amman now Israeli Government Was pre-

planes were B-475.

or legionnaires and rioters." pared to accept the United States

There was no explanation

Rioting against the Bagdad what caused the collusion.

Pact brought leaders might have remain- offer of a loan to provide the ed exercised in their minds compensation.

United Press.

whether to devinre for con- plete independence or unión WILH

less attractive.

Nevertheless, the

MMING

Sudanese

the

Co-operation with Arabs in plans for sharing Egypt had not the waters uf the Jordan and Egyptian government gross-Yarmuk rivers.

The maintenance of the status quo in the divided

ly overplayed its hand in the Sudan, creating the im-

pression that it was pre-chy of Jerusalem. paring to break the terms

of the 1952 agreement. This ISRAEL'S CONDITIONS

produced a reaction of re- sistance and mistrust,

on a

elvi

service, press, radio and were also mentioned as stage we institutions with homosexuals.

Colonel Marcus Lipton con- ended this might be a breach of Parliamentary privilege and aid he had been unable to bring the matter before Parliament on Friday because of lack of a copy of the booklet,

TRIED AGAIN

been

Worst Year For Strikes

Bethlehem,

in

by

London, Dec. 19.

sovereign ropublic." -

"fully

U.N. DEADLOCK MAY

BE BROKEN TODAY ··

are army tanks Yugoslavia Expected To Get Seat

curfow

Reports reaching hero

in

New York, Dec. 19.

United Nations diplomats predicted today that the from three-month deadlock between Yugoslavia and the Philip

the Jordanian sector of Jerusa-pines for a Security Council seat would be broken to

lem suid that demonstrators

hauled the French vice-consul,

M. Francois de Beauvais, from

morrow when the General Assembly resumes balloting.

Yugoslavia it was said would

his car and attacked him with be elected for a two-year term

Marshall Tells Eden Of Singapore

Aims

but there would be an informal understanding that she would resign in a year and allow the the Philippines to be elected in her place.

This was the plan which the Assembly rejected- on Friday night when it was proposed by the Assembly President, Dr Jose Maza of Chi

Singapore, Dec. 19. The year 1955 will go down in Singapore's history as one of The speaker of the House of the worst year of labour unrest. turned the issue Up to the end of November Taracli sources reported that Commons the Ambassador. Mr Abba Eban down as a matter for immediate

involving more than 67,000 EGYPT can be expected to told the State Department that discussion because by Parlia there was a record of 271 strikes rule Colonel Lipton workers, and the loss of 800,890 feel some disappointment his Government firmly opposed meatary

ought to have raised it at the work days. Financial losses re- of territory over the Sudanese decision the cession

от the sur- carllest moment and the booklet sulting from the strikes ran into

had to cinim independence and unilateral basis

published las millions of dollars. render of the Elath. it is

Wednesday. self-government, yet

Colonel

Lipton was could it doubtful whether

The State Department

could, he liked, put down venanted union between the olso told the Israeli Government two countries would have expected the Arabs to end their motion on the question,

Colonel Lipton tried again blockade of Israell shipping in proved successful. The validity of tion between the the area and that it would be with a report which appeared ing into power of the Labour of the people of Singapore for agreed to the compromise plan.

desirable for Egypt to join with yesterday in "The People," a Sudan and Egypt are not Isract in accepting a Western Sunday newspaper. disputed, and it is necessary security guarantee in advance of that there should exist good direct peace talks-Router. neighbourly relations. Such

a 40-

relations, however, are more likely to be cemented if the

SHOOTING CONTINUES

Last year there were only eight strikes,

Marshall.

The

ملتان

London, Deo, 19. Dr Maza sald Yugoslavia had

Minister Prime

Sir won a draw to serve the first Labour unrest Increased In in Anthony Eden today said he half of the two-year term after tensity this year with the com-sympathised" with the demand both she and the Philippines British sources said that they Front government of Mr David an early self-government, In-

formed jourven said,.

were hopeful about the out- It reached a climax in June

During his 40-minute talk come after

weekend This under the heading "Vico when 98 strikes broke out in-

Minis-

private falks but the 20-nation in Parliament alleged that the volving more than 32,000 work with Singapore's Chief

Americion fer, Mr

group doctors behind the British

David Marshall today, Latin In July there were 02 Medical Association

booklet new strikes affecting 4,100, work-Sir Anthony was reported to posed a big question mark.

have shown his interest" In Soventeen members at this knew of actual casos” of homo-

the Colony's future economie group met for over three hours Jerusalem, Dec. 10.

Members of Parliament, sexual

From August up to Novem- and political development, and today and afterwards said they two states are sovereign and An Israeli military spokes-

The Speaker said he would, ser workers appeared to have to have indicated his willing-were unable to reach agreement. independent.

man said tonight that Egyptian

Israelteve what he had to say on changed their tactics. During

decided to meet again attacked on Sudan's now status is also forces

Д this period there were 73 walk-nes to do his best for the people They dec

tomorrow an hour of Singapore. calculated to give her a patrol in the Kissum area of the newspaper report us

breach of privilege unti

cats-United Press.

Mr Marshall, according to Assembly is due to better chance of enforcing the Gaza strip border,

morrow-Reuter,

another reliable source, convey-balloting. her legitimate claims on the

Egyptian force

Tokyo, Doc. 18. people's anxiety for an early by Britain and the Soviet Union nor the Philippines' backed by to positions

Police reported six.cases of self-govermanent, L

the United States has been able Nicosis, Dec. 19. their own side of the line

suicides including one, double Но was to have con Sir to win the necessary two-thirds has arisen friction between when the patrol returned their One of four British service sulaide,

on Friday, but the majority. In a record 35 ballota Egypt, and the Sudan over fire.

men, who were injured when a failed, during seven hours to Anthony the question emphasises Later Egyptian molar post-bomb was flung at them by day, in Tokyo. Two women died. Pane Minister was confined to in the Assembly to elect a suc-

cessor to Turkey-Reuter. the necessity. for the trong shelled an Israel patrol, terrorists

Limassol on Three men and two women re-bed with a cold-United- Prosk Sudanese to be in a position the

but were in a spokesman said, There December 14, died today in the mained alive

Teraell casualties in British military hospital critical condition. -- China Mail

Reuter elther incident-Reuler,

Special..

sold on He

to-

Nile. The Sudan must have penetrated into Israel territory

the Israeli patrol Injured Soldier Dios

a fair share of the Nile and fired on waters, and the fact there but returned

to negotiate with authority were no for their rights.

Quito properly the British

government has expressed

תם

Joy

beface, the

resume

Six Suicide Attempts ed to the Prime Minister the Neither Yugoslavia backed

succeeded

*

its pleasure and satisfaction CJ's ADVICE TO JILTED HUSBANDS

at the Sudanese docision

for sovereign independence.

Britain

has mada

the

London, Dec. 19.

biggest single contribution Britain's Lord Chice Justice said.

towards

this desirable

development. The fervent

hope will be that the Sudanese will realise to the

réduced to manslaughter. 1. tall's appeal ordnet a denti, sentence imposed on tarry-O "The divorce courts, are open killlow his wife, at Bury Inst to everyone in these days of today it is about time" that

month;

legal aid, "If a man wants to husband learnt that a wire's wanaithfulness was no Justice about time," Lord God- get rid of his wife he must do

dard

It that way cation for munder

people, too-learn that more unfaithfulziens, key, ai tenk

full, their new destiny, and The way to "get rid or a wire Sam was to get a divorce, he mad

and oftenditziet, husbanda--|

that their emergence de a in sending Auchun Nuttall, 42 women, opadally if she is sovereign nation will, make, to the galloway

a notable contribution to the The C Chiel

kap] - Alving apart from her husbaİLİ

Fin", any circ

stability of the: Middle Fast. Lond-Goddard “rufucked Mub

Five Killed In New Ambush

Alders, Dec., 19.

French wuthorities here to-

Man's Heroic Act After Explosion

Poco, Dec. 19. Foxte workers, etw idled und day announced that Algerian two scalded by hat old when the rebels last night ambushed two oil tanke exploded in the control. army trucks near Bone killing roomy, of the Poona Electric five soldiers. A

Bois trucks were burned out |Pow" Subply Company today.

As Vamploves, who etished to. but most of the occupants på-the-bacit to moldás off the din "expod." Thay, 'drove off the re- current, datol Mod de bist whose casuslliam were in

and yte - ksown, the wuthorikan said. 1

CA pufrót feden a naarby:

and other goods to the West.

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They announced the arrest

and sentencing of numerous alleged smugglers-United Press,

HIS 11- PIECE

Capetown, Dec. 19.

What is probably the only 11-shilling piece its the world belongs to Mr F. Bousfield, of Sütterhelm, Cape Province.

It dates from 1899, when struck a thITSE lightning containing three florins and two half-crowns and fuerd them into one solid coin,

The inilling on the edga is quite clear, and the

shows coln uppermost plainly Queen Victoria and the date, 1897:-China Mati Special

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