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WE FLEW ALONGSIDE IT FOR A FEW MOMENTS
Norfolk, Virginia, Oct. 10.
The Navy pilots told a hair-raising story here of how their four-engine cargo plane nearly collided with astrange fireball over Utah today.
Lt. Cmdr James Monaghan sald the light bluish-green fireball seemed headed for a collision with his plane and he was forced to veer sharply to the right to avoid a collision.
WAS
He said he flow his plano alongside the fireball for a few
moments but could not keep up with it. Monaghan, stationed at Norfolk Naval Bane here, wid
"It flew right past us after we turned around, avet we followed it. It continued along aheat of us and deemed to disintegrate as it neared the ground.” "I'd say its speed was about Mack 2 (twlee the speed of
sound)," he added.
Lt. Cmdr. William S. Norris, Commander of the four- engined cargo plane flying from New Zealand to Norfolk with a crow of 15, added that "It came close enough to light up the whole cockpit." -
"It appeared to be a big ball tralling fire with a long tail on it," Cmdr. Norris unid.--United Press.
FIREBALL A METEOR?
Tests On Investigators
Two
Missiles
Sent To
To Go On Scene Of Crash
Washington, Oct. 10.
The United States is to con- The
tinuo immediately work! on the Army's "Jupiter"; intermediate range ballis-
tic missile as well as the:
air force's "Thor" missila, the Defence Department announced tonight.
An
announcement by Department sald that Secretary, Mr
Defence
McElroy,
Charles
the
the Nel
who atteceeded Mr Wilson Carlier
week, had approved mendation by Mr Holiday,
this
T recom-
killm
his special assistant
North
New York, Oct. 10. American Air Defenco Command at Colorado Springs, Colorado, said today it believed a hugo fireball which hurtled
the pre
across
down skias of six Wostorn
States was a meteor..
Command officials said an Air Force investigating team would be flown "immediately" to the north-eastern site where the object apparently crashed.
that WOB virtually
thought it WAL
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Command officials joined although several Eastern scientists in ruled out.
meteor or culded missile gone astray,
for guided milles.
To continue testing of the ruling out the possibility range ballistic missiles until a that the fireball was part of is the Russian satellite launch- Other military
Jupiter and Thor intermediate
technical
better
basis
tablished for an I.R.B.M. pro- ¿ing_rocket. gromme decision,"
The decision to continue the spokesmen in this area re testing of both missiles, prob- jected the possibility it was ably for rome months, re-a run-away missile.
folved
question of whether
to terminate one
or merge
This is a period of heavy both by the end of this year. meteor activity," said one Air A Defence Department Force official at the Air Defence spokesman, discussing the de- command. "A
shower known
and 23rd of
claton, said he believed "the as glacobimids was due Octo- best interest of the country is bera (last night) with ethers to delay dropping either test due on the 18th until we can provide the best October. Possible misaite."
He added that there would be an "acceleration of the testing of both of the 1,300- mic range mipsiles-Reuter.
Big Cultural Show?
Kota Bahru, Oct. 10. Melaya night organise Southeast Astan cultural fcctival in Kuala Lumpur next year, a Government spokesmas said today.
Yancob Inche Director
Blue Flame
"We won't have any definite information on the whole thing until an Air Force team geta in there to search the area on the Command's the ground," Public Information Service salą. The mysterious fiery object skipped erratically through pre- dawn
the Western skles in United States today leaving In is wake a flood of varying reports and speculation before it reportedly crushed near the Utah-Colorado border.
Bin Latif, Some described it as a "re- Others said it looked of Informations Ser-ball." vices, sald neighbouring coun-tike a "white moon" with a tries would be invited to take blue flame tall. Some thought gant it might be part of the Russian Intellite Inunching rocket,
part in the
proposed
show. Reuter
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A British Crossword Puzzle.
ACROSS
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15
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Choosy chapl (8).
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18 Out-of-this-world (6).
19 Bird on board!, (4).
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24 The Gospels Itontida
swing" (9).
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(B).
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6 Looks up and down! (4),
6 Restrict supplies (8).
7 Stayed in ambush? (0).
10 Well-known bar (8).
14 Bottled spirit? (B).
15 Beg to differt (7)
the 10 Most unfortunate (8).
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21 They're the customery (5).
22 Pricele? (4).
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THURSDAY'S DROSEWOŁDharams Hare, a hoqueils, 19 Repair, 13 Excited, 15 Bame, 17, Contrai, Je, aunts, 20 Lan, 21 Selling, 28 Roller, 27 Elements, 28 Erade, 20 Easondes. Down: Share, 2 Tripe, 3 Ambit, 4 A- MIMI; 3. Castor, a Dispol, a rects, 11 Exile, 13 Argus, 14 Desort, 18 Stiil, 10 Maine, 18 Fiesse, 19 Angels, 23 Lowes, 23 Iliad, 24- Green, 25 Deep.
Quiers
Witnesses at Vernal said they saw an object that "looked like the moon-white with a blue- Bare that pulsed ko n'heart" disappeared behind low Hills 20
to 30 miles east of the City- United Press,
Mr LIM GETS
THE SWORD
THAT KILLED
TEN...
Singapore, Oct. 10.
Chlef Minister Lim Yew Hock today received a Dyak sword which had cut 10 heads, in- cluding two Japanese. The silver Inlaid, headhunting
sword was a gift from Peng
of Kapit sul (Chiet) bas
village In the wlida of Sarawak lo Borneo. Hibas is here with his shapely daugh- of the ter for the premiere Shaw Brothers production "Long House" in which sho plays the leading role, | Dressed
the traditional costume of a tribal chief, including an elaborate head dress, Chlet Hibas caused a Burry In the Chief Minister's ofco when he arrived to pay a courtesy call and to present the sword.
Grim Reply
Admiring the sword, Singapore's
Chief Minister asked the Dysk Chlet it he had used it before.
от
"Yen," was the grim reply. "I have used it for 30 years and during that me I have cut heads including two Japanese. The other' eight were those of dival Dyako."
their two-week stay in "civilisation," both Chief Sibas and his lovely daughter are having the time of their +liver.
In
They
are riding In Jancy limousines and elevators, ipping orangeades at cock tall parties and buying things
from
department swank stores, Luli, his beautiful daughter, is wearing her first brassières in her own village at Kapit she goes about bare from the willst, up-United Press
Improving
New York, Oct. 10. Crown. Prince Feisal of Saudi Arabin is continuing his re- covery from his three-hour sur- Hery yesterday for removal of a non-malignant tumor. from, the esophagus and of a peptic ulcer, the New York Hospital an rounced today,United Press,
Their Luck
Chidd, Dot. 10. Michdel Estreimmons brought
the luck of the Irish with hiri when he bathigrated Hare,
No sooner had ha brrived thần
He bought d 24 órás ékáhge on
1967 car. and won Jassa
CABBAGES FOR A CHANGE
Being in a German too, dócan't make him a German hippo, neither does ealing á cabbage make him a vegetarian-but here's a hippo who enjoys & change from his normal Zoofare-Keystone.
PLANS TO SCOOTER BACK TO EUROPE
Singapore, Oct. 10.
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A 33-year-old Dutch- nian, father of five children, ร่ม making 10,000-mile overland trip on à 5-c., motor scoater to Holland,
Jutues Holland born Joode arrived here by ship tivo with his wife and children from New Guinea.
Ilis family will gäll on the Wam Ruys on Oct
31:
Joode has bought tim- self a scouter and plans to ride it through Thalland, Burma, India, the Middle
Asia Esst,
Minor and Europe to Holland.
Ife thinks the Journey may
three take between and five months over soine
láka
through golng" deserts and jungles.
To blats to start on liis Journey it a week's time. United Press.
She
BEVAN CRITICISED
BEVANITE
BY
London, Oct. 10. Aneurin Bevan, is today criticised by a leading "Bevanite," Michael Foot, for his speech on the hydrogen bomb to the recent Labour Party conference.
Mr Foot, a former member of Parliament, directs his cri- leks against the Labour Party reasitrer in this weelt's ikst:C of Tribune, long regarded as
the "Bevanite" organ.
the supposed world without prestige or power bestowed by the bomb.
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