1958-01-11 — Page 1

THE STAR-ABOVI ALES LORDOMAT

Sais Agonial

GILMANS

COMMENT OF

THE DAY

STATE OF THE UNION

RESIDENT Eisenhower's

Pof the Union

message, while impressive on the whole, lacked fire and failed to demonstrate enough sense of urgency. The President called for "sacrificca and a high degrev of understanding" but did} not indicate to the nation what was required of the American people.

In

Russian

the face of technical superiority in the intercontinental ballistic missile and space age pro- grammes a more emphatic and stronger line was ex- pected to be taken by the Administration.

Utmost Speed THERE

was nothing in the President's message to emphasise what must surely have been at the back of hia mind-the necessity 10 prcas nhead with the utmost speed In order to make up for lost initiative.

To offset this the President made a point of reassuring the nation that, the present day deterrent power of the United States Strategic Air Command can handle any Soviet aggression. Doubtless Mr Eisenhower meant this to allay fears that the country is losing its place as a great military power and at the same time giving an assurance that he intends to call for defence réorganisation.

Disputes

latter.

promise to

tho

Tovercome harmful inter- service.disputes" was greet- ed by Congress and nation with more applause than any other part of the President's message.

CHINA A MAIL

No: -36946

Established 1845

SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 1958.

EAST-WEST

Selwyn Lloyd LONDON

Presents Three

Point Plan

London, Jan. 10.

Foreign Secretary, Mr Selwyn Lloyd; to- night put forward a three-point plan to achieve better relations with the Soviet Union.

SELWYN LLOYD

Indonesians

Arrest

15 People

Djakarta, Jan. 10. Indonesian troops arrested 15 people in ralds in the suburbs of Djakarta to-j day, the Djakarta news- paper Sinpo reported.

A large quantity of ammuni- tion hidden in a house And

Inter-service rivalry has been a bone of contention for years and it led to splitting the ample scientific brains of the country with the re- ault that the Soviet Union caught up and passed the United States in the outer some weapons were also seized. space and missile Taco. the newspaper said. Perhaps his plan to sharo the Nato nationa' knowhow will help to overcome Russian superiority. But the acid test of the Pre- sident's leadership and his ability to persundo Congress to accept his programme in a congressional, election year will depend on how he fol- lows up his general State of the Union message with specific and concrete mill tary and economie proposals,

to

avoid

SOCIETY

GAMBLING

RAID

London, Jan. 10.

The son and daughter of an Earl and the kinsman of

a Duke were among the men and women charged here today offer a raid on what police alleged was a high society gambling party..

The dock of Marylebone Police Court was crowded with women in fur coats,

men in overcoats with fur and velvet collars. Most of the accusos ---- many in their early twende described themselves as of in- dependent means and gave ad- dresses

in London's most fashionable streets.

He also said that Soviet Pre- mler. Nikola Bulganin's letter to Premier Harold Macmillet, should be "carefully con sidered."

Mr Lloyd's plan was; 1. To iry *

public recriminations 2. To try to increase pemonal contacts be- John Aspinali, 31, well-known and the Soviet London socialist, with his mother, tween Britain Union by exchange of students Lady Mary Cruce Osborne, 54, with tourism and other social wife of racehorse owner Sir and cultural exchanges.

George Osborne, Baronet, were try to increase charged with keeping a common gaming house at fat in fashionable Hyde Park: Street, With them on this charge was John Richard Burke, 34. These three pleaded not guity were remanded,

3. To tradic,

Success Needed

The Foreign Secretary sald: *What we need is an obulous success in the sense of an agree tnent achieved which is nccep- table to both sides upon some issue."

"There is a deadlock with regard to the disarmament dis- cussions," said Mr Lloyd, speak ing at Wirral, Cheshire. "Surely it should be within the power of a menting at Foreign Ministers' level to reach complete agree ment to A day or two on how to proceed

I

a

BOUND OVER

aud

Sixteen of the others, charged with being found on the premises, were bound over in the sum of £23 not to frequent gaming houses and to be of good behavi-

our for 12 months.

were

Lord

Among them Willoughby de Eresby, 21-year-

old son and heir of the Earl of Ancaster, and his 23-year-old

cole...

*3

"That, I believe, would be a psychological success and make sister, Lady Nancy Jane Heath possible for greatet. things." They gave

Drummond Willoughby,

their names The Foreign Secretary went

"Timothy and Jane Willoughby." to Dn

"We desire beller way:

This group also included Mir relations with the Soviet Union. We wish to live in peace with Bentinck, 32, son of a former William James Cavendish- tha Russian people. We wish British Ambassador to Poland that peace to be a real pence.

and a kinsman of the Tuke of We are ready to negotiate with

Portland, the Soviet Union at any time,"

Other Ways

Mr Lloyd said: "People, how ever, seem to have become con- vinced that the only way to negotiate is by a pubile meeting. In fact, there are many, probe

ably more effective, ways open -through ambassadors, through private meetings of one sort or another."

It was then that the Foreign his put forward

plan. France -

An army spokemon sald the raids were

a continuation of recurity moves carly Inst year when troops wooped on parts | Secretary

three-point city in search

M of the

Presse. for forbidden arms.

He confirmed that troops were placed in the fashionable Kobajoran suburb, the home, of most foreign residents.

The spokesman said he could not give details of the raids because they were still going on-Reuter."

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Conspiracy Denied

Kud, Jan. 10.

Premier,

Farmer Kashmir' Shelk Mohammed Abdullat

Five-others accused of being found at the fat were remmided all full hearing of the cast on February 12,

A CRAZE.

In recent years gossip-writers in the British newspapers have of pounds reported thousands sterling being lost and won overnight at "champagne-and- caviar" gambling parties which have become the craze of Bri tish society.

- Baccarat, roulette and poker are played and expert crouplers sometimes flown across from the Continent. The parties are held in private flats and houses, ---Router,

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RELATIONS FRENCH

German Reunification

DULLES CHALLENGES SOVIET UNION

Washington, Jan. 10.

Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, .at his news conference today, challenged Russia to reunify Ger- many as an act of good faith prior to any new "summit" meeting.

At the same time, Mr Dulles rejected Soviet Premier Nikolai Bilganin's call for an East-West summit conference within two or three months.

Mr Dulles told news con- ference any such meeting would have to be adequately prepared and offer a reasonable chance of achievement before it would be worthwhile.

First, he rald, have to be diplomatie negotia- there would Pulons on a lower level or

Foreign Ministers' meeting, or both.

The Secretary emphasised BIE that he did not consider pro- gress on the German unification questern An absolute

prere- quisite for new top level East- West talks.

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He said it was an example of the kind of good faith Russia should carry uul before kwar. level talks would become fruitful.-United Press,

new

Miss Callas Welcomed Home

Bill Stoker

At Winter

Games

St Moritz, Jan. 10. Stoker, representing Hongkong, finished 17th

tho

in

ALBANIA RELEASES US PLANE

London, Jan. 10. Tirana radio announced tonight that the United Statis fet plane forced down on Albanian toITÉ- tory had been released and allowed to leave with its

puol

The plane, an American T33, was forced down-on-

■ flight. Tróm ; Santhwest France last month and its plici, Major Howard J. Curran, was accused of "Violating space."

Tirana tonight

Albanian

radio said that the plane WAS

being released without

001-

further action

tribution to lessening in- ternational tension---Ron- ter.

PLAYED

RUSSIAN

Commonwealth ROULETTE

Games skeleton race оп the famous Cresta run here today.

The

chulet

New York, Jan. 10. John Lenox, 81, a retired police detective and 22-year-old Hongkong-security office of the tousing bom rider clocked 48.6 seconds, Authority police force, got up 48.8 and 47.7 for his three runs at 3 am today, dressed and down the 980 yards course.

wakened his with

He had an aggregate of 144. seconds, compared with 138.4 seconds by the winner, Flight- Lieutenant Colin Mitchell of England.

Mitchell's three times were 48:3, 40.1 and 46.0 seconds,

Stoker was the only rider in the field of 23 to fly his national, colours. On the : backer of blaj bright red sweater was the black dragon, unblem of Hong- kong

"Esther, I'm going to play Russian roulette," he told her.

Lenox put the muzzle of his service revolver to his temple and pulled the trigger.

"Beo, nothing Eappened," he reassured his wife.

Nothing happened the second tune either.

Lẽnóx cáided his life The third- time he pulled the trigger

Police Bald Lenox was warried over reports that; ho was about to lose his job. They

United Press,

Milan, Jao. 10 American-born" sopfano Maria Cla's got a heroine's welcome when

Twenty of the 25 starters she arrived here from completed the three runs listed his death as sueldo,

Reuler. Rome "to find a little peace" before she goes to Chicago to fill a-singing date,

About 300 fans, shouting "you are divine and beautiful", greet. ed Miss Callas at the railroad station last night.

The singer went straight horpe to bed, leaving her husband; Giovanni Battleta Meneghini, to the row touched off when she wrestle with pending details of walked out on a performance ef "Norma" in Rome last week.

CALLED LAWYER Meneghiul called a lawyer as soon as he and Mies, Callas, ar- rived last night. He told news

bo "Tegal men there may developments" today perhaps meaning that Mies Callas intends tó carry out her threat to sue the Rome Opera House for breach of contract.

Patino Suesced comment

who was released on Wednesday For Divorce

after 53 months' detention today

denied that he had entered into

u "conspiracy" against Indin:

with America or any other

foreign country:

Paris, Jan. 10.

The soprano's husband de

011 Rome Opera Buperintendent Carlo Latina declaration that he has no intention of compromising the nationalised Company's glovance against Miss Collar.

Bolivian George Ortiz Patino.United Free.

In an interview with the In-nephew of tin augnate, Antener dan UPI correspondent hare, Palino, and his Cuban wife, Shell Mohammed said: "I did Degner Sanchez y Bettencourt, not betray India."

niece of the Archbishop of Cuba, faced each other át.the opening He said his stand on Kash-of a fierco legal tussel in a Paris mur's future remained undivorco court today, changed and added that it de- Patino has filed suit for divorce pends upon the will of tho and his wife is opposing the people. "A decision cannot be action, which is expected to be Burst upons the people." lengthy and tangled-unce-

France-PressO,

Presse.

Eisenhower Wants

US 39,500 Million

For

Defence

Washington, Jan. 10.

President Eisenhower will ask for 39,500 million dollars for defence in his budget to be presented to Congress next Monday, Senator Lyndon Johnson, Democratic Chairman of the Senate Preparedness Committee said tonight.

The last budget, as approved by Congress last summer, set a limit of, 38,000 million dollars to maitary spending for tho Onancial year ending June 30.

A low days ago President Eisenhower presented to Con- press supplementary military spending request of

1,200 million dollars for the current Tiscal

inance year, mostly to Chattahoochee, Jan. 10. increased spending on missiles William Gordon found he and redor defence,... filmed his escape, wrong from The military budget for the

Too Cold

the Florida Mental Hospital last next deal year, beginning July 1, week and turned himself in to was an official secret today, like police yesterday.

other details of the national He said it was too cold" out- budget which is not to be pub- Ride.—United Presk.

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AIR-INDIA

REFORM

BILL

KO-

Paris, Jan, 10. The French Cabinet tonight Approved a constitutional form bill which will shortly be put before the National Assom- bly.

Under the bill, in. order to everthrow a government," the parliamentary opposition must prescht a justified motion of censure, setting out a pro- gramme of legislative measures replying to those proposed by the government in power, and also suggesting the name of tho mon who could take over from the premier should the govern- ment be defeated.

The bill will be odmmimfeated to the different parliamentary parties and should go before the Assembly very shortly.-France- Presse.

Dulles Not Resigning

Washington, Jan, 10. Mr John Foster Dalles made it clear today that he had no thought of resigning ́na Secretary of State, 2 He was asked at his, press conference about reports that he had expressed to President Elsenhower his willkugness to continue at his job.

Mr Dulles replied that it was not a question of reaching a decision to continue. Ho.ob- served that it would take a de- cision to discontinue, either by the President or by himself, and he added with a smile, there had been по such declaton from any quarter that he was aware of Reuter.

Submarine Refloated-

Campbeltowa,. Jan.” 10. Tho submarino Taciturn, which went aground during yesterday's gale " was refosted this afternoon, at high tide

Five Admiralty ships and a Lug towed her off a shingle bank at the entrance to Camp- | beltown - Loch, ・ "Argyllshire –

Reuter

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