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HYDROGEN ERA

the Anglo-American announcements of achieves ment in harnessing the power of the hydrogen bomb are found quiet con- fidence on the one hand and eauton on the other. Britain's atomic chlot, Sir John Cockroft, has said he is 20 per cent certain that the scientists working under him have produced thermo- nuclear fusion-the secret of the sun's energy. the other side of the Atlan

Lewla Lie, Mr Chairman of the US Atomic Energy Commission, stepped behind the enutions statement that he would not describe the development so for a "a major break- through."

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IKE'S CONDITION FOR SUMMIT TALKS

Agreement On What Subjects LAUNCHING

To Be Discussed

By SUSAN WAGNER

Washington, Jan. 26.

Stranas, President Eisenhower is ready to hold new sum».

mit talks with Russia with the sole condition that the Soviets first agree on subject to be discussed, Press Secretary James C. Hagerty said today.

Hagerty sald agreement on British scientists have been an agenda-the cely condition quietly and unobtrusively, he paxd--could be reached progressing for many years, through

channels

diplomatie

towards the onl of and a Foreign Ministers' meet-

utilising the seas around' ing.

their island to provide |

cheap and unlimited supply

of hydrogen fuel.

Softening

The Press

mido

There has been no shout-

ing from the housetops, ment, but Sir John's announce programme "Face The Natio,"

ment and his subsequent answers to queations have confirmed what has bera an open secret for months. No rash cluíms are made furi the future' but the fidence is exhilarating. Justifiable Pride

con-

TE caution exercized by Tar Strauss is understandi

uble in the light of recent setbacks, such as the aber tive attempt to launch the

Vanguard. Nevertheless, in

botli countries there justifiable pride in achieve ment.

The emphatic denials

both Sir John and

by Mr

Strauss of the assertions

01

fer

Secretary's state- on the CBS-TV

Indicate torne

to appeared softening in American terms

hoking a rummitt inecting The President said last weekend in a letter to Soviel Premier Nikolal A. Bulganin That advice falke would have to show that a sunimit meeting would "hold good hope for advancing the cause of peace."

Elsenhower's letter was In response to Bulgroin's new bla for a summit meeltag.

"We would like to have a serious honest meeting (with Russk) where important ques tens can

out be talked Hagerly said.

One Thing

Reaction To

Speech

In Moscow

Moscow, Jan. 26. Diplomatic quarters con- sidered an East-West summit conference much the closer tonight ...it United States will accept Its preparation through diplomalle channels rather than a Foreign Ministers' Bession.

US SATELLITE American Embassy In Ferry Boat Ankara Bombed

CANCELLED

Cape Canaveral,

Jan. 26.

It was reported here tonight that the Navy had cancelled an at- tempt to launch 1 satellite-carrying rocket but might renew the attempt in a few days.

According to a usual- ly reliable source here weather conditions were the major reason for the cancellation.

The first US`attempt to launch a satellite

failure ended in

on December 6-Reuter.

Lady Dorothy

Meets An Old Friend

Wellington, Jan. 20.

An excited housewife rushed to cet Lady Dorothy, Macmillan Ins she left church in Dunedh. This was the fret tunofciat this morning crying, "I [M reaction io US Presidential Janet."

James Press Secretary

C.

Hagerty's sintement that Pred.

Eisenhower

13

cent

will accept summit talks if the agenda 17 agreed in advance.

It was midnight when the JEWS reached hero and no

Janet, now Mrs Janet Har” h

was nursemaid in the Macmillian household for three years more than 20 years ago. She married

Ankara, Jan. 27.

Unknown terrorists thrèw two bombs at the US Embassy and an American book-shop today less than 12 hours before the opening of the Bagdad Pact conference.

UK PLANS TO

CUT DEFENCE

EXPENDITURE

Tho

The bombings took, place just before and jait after midnight.

No one was known to be hurt." Secretary State, John Foster Dulles, here for the Bagdad Pact meeting, was at tho US Ambassador's house more than a mile away.

.

Speeding Car

The explosion at the Embassy blew one and out of a ware- house. The warehouse la part of the Embassy compound and officials mid the bomb Wad

thrown from apparently spoeding ear.

London, Jan. 26. British Government plans to cut its defence budget by £200,000,000

Windows were amashed in the to pag its total defence vicially, The second explosion expenditure

at £1,500,- occurred 30 minutes after mid- 000,000, the

I political night.

apparently correspondent of the Sun- day Times old today. The errespondent said the cut would dolay the Govern

to reform and men's plan

the Army. modemlig

SHORT-FALL

Ho mid thie Goverment frees a short-fall of 20,000 to 36,000 men in the 163,000-man

caused by a bomb thrown from another car at a brok-shop sell-

in American booky, which is half-way between the United

Goodwill Is No Good On Cyprus

-HARDING

Cambridge, Jan. 26. Field Marshal Sir John Harding, former Governor of Cyprus, declared here. today in a roforence to his successor Sir Hugh Foot that goodwill would: net. solve the Cyprus problem. He said in an address to tha

States Information Services Cambridge University Conserva

offices and the USIS book-shop.

tive Association: "I am not free Embassy spokesmen said the ing to belittle my good fra d bomb thrower

apparently but goodwill will not solve the problem. It may stop the Baht❤ thought they were bombing

ing and bickering between the USIS property.

was knocked down Cypriot elements, but it will bo A wall and windows were chattered in process of papering over the

cracks." but no one wasi the vicinity known to be hurt.

President Colol Bayer, Prime

Sir John added: "The problem Minister Adnan Menderes, wi the Interior Minister, Namik can only be solved in Athens Immediately contacted and Ankara, and there must be Cedik,

American Ambassador, compromise between the two the Fletcher Warren, and sald they countries and ourselves."--

The ex-governor asked: "Should the lakkud be governed

forget it set for the regular Army when conscription ends in 1800, To make up the short-fail, the Government may have to a New Zealander and is now

maintain a system of selective Rollled here with three boys a

draft or ballot after 1000, the her. "own.

Lady Dorothy invited Mry correspondent added, official reaction could be en bak to the Grand Hoteld the continuing rise would do everything possible to

ected for Mume kurs, but for hem and later visted in production cost precularly find hote vious statements by Communist

No Desire

of the

While the Press Secretary did not elaborate, the United Stales presumably would not Khrushchev has declared that agree to summit discussions, the Soviet Union has no desire

for n preparatory conference of Foreign Ministers,

He sold the President wld that the Americans →nd Bulginin he was ready for such asked Britain to delay a meeting

if one thing" was Party leader Nikita Khrushchev announcement of success-done in advance. He said that gave a frm mdication ful experiments until the "one thing" wos to "ugree on ¦ expected Soviet feeling. United States had "caught what we will discuss." up" are welcome. Bussin, the third power enrty- ing out like experiments. has been silent

her Achievements in the thermo- nuclear fleld since she an nounced attaining a tem- perature of one million degrees centigrade. Britain admits to four million de grees and the United States claims to have reached tem- six peratures ns high as million degrees, but for a shorter period.

of any East-West issues on which there is not some ab- jectives In reaching agree- ment,

telephone,

Reached later by however, Hagurty said he "cer tainly didn't intend to give any impipssion of going beyond the President's letter" to Bulganin. He said he merely wanted to emphasise the necessity of "pro- per advance preparations" for Guch a meeting-United Press.

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It is possible the Russians bave renched an even higher figure, but doubtful whether they can be anywhere near the hundred million degree- mark nt which thermo-

London, Jan. 28, nuclear reaction maintains

Work was resumed late to itself,

night in London's fre-damaged British scientists estimate It Smithfield Market-but firemen

will be another two decades i stayed on duty, before that goal in reached.

The feeling porsists that the Russions have no desire to nogexiste with Secretary State John Foster Dulles,

Khrushcher's latest specch on the subject, released yester- day, firmly opposed the policies of Dulles but treated President Elsenhower delicately.

quite The unmediate absessment

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her in her suburban home so that she could "tell her mollier in Sussex all about the family -China Mail Specipi.

of nuclear and scientific' arms and equipment, made it essen- til to cut other defence

CORTS

by £200,000,000 United Press.

CYPRUS ISSUE OVERSHADOWS

BAGDAD TALKS

Ankara, Jan. 27.

here was that if an agendo can Anglo-Turkish talks on Cyprus have over shadowed the four-day meeting beginning here today of the two-year-old Bagdad Pact Ministerial Council.

agreed through diplomatie channels, there will be an early summit conference.

to facilitate

US Ambassador to Russia, Llewellyn Thompson's arrival in Washington only today was considered likely sucis preparations if the United States is willing to make them on this level.United Press.

An eve-of-conference surprise was the summoning of Sir Hugh Foot, Governor of Cyprus, la advise the Brilishi Foreign Secretary, Mr Selwyn Lloyd, who is believed to be trying to

undisclosed British proposals Caracas, Jan. 26, for a, Cyprus settlement, Former Argenline Dictator

It wo9 Juan Peran admitted today that These,.

generally he might depart for

Ciudad believed, are based on a perlot Dominican Republic, of well-government end that he might go to Europe Mediterranton Island, following

which Cypriot-Greeks

That period could possibly poultry section on Thursday, Peron To Leave? win Turkish adherence to new,

The fre which began in the

was expected to smoulder on bo shortened with closer co-harmlessly until the middle of

the operation between

the week. United States and Britain

Poultry dealers arrived before and if it were possible to widnight, the reumal starting have frank three-way time, and were allocated other Trujillo.

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Crime Study

Moscow, Jan. 26.

PERSUADE

Sir Hugh Fool's advice is ex- pected to be used to try to persuade the Turks, who want island partitioned Im-

Prof. A Gerisonzon, one of the Russia's top jurists, today pro-mediately, that their minority posed the creation

an rights would be of

Enfeguarded

During the Ministerial Coun- ell meeting, which will be secret exerpt for the opening and closing sessions, the United States and Britain are expected by usually reliable sources to facc Increased requests for economic aid from the other

Pact members.

DentationTM:

COMPROMISE

by its own people, by the HURO of Commona es el present, tha"; | Greek Government or vested

the United Nations or Nato brganizationa?”,

*Mr Menderes and the Interior Minister immediately went to the scene with the elty governor

He said "Until this “quallon end members of the Govetement is solved, there will be no kettle- security organisation.

Believed Lost

In Gale

Tokyo, Jan. 26. Japanese coast-guard patrol boats and fishing vessels tonight braved tremen- dous seas in a howling gale to search the waters off. Awaji falind, western Japan, for possible sur- vivors from, the ill-fated ferry boat Nankaj Maru. A Waköynnin City coast-guard apokezinan gald; Wo fear tho 120 passengers and 39 crew members have perished."

A Miracle

Ho added, "Only a miracle cra save those miserable souls." The 470-ton vessel was employ- ed, on a regular ferry sepulco between Komatsu. Isinad" and Wakayama in the Japan In- tond Sca,

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LIFEBUOY SIGHTED

Wakayama, Jan. 27. A Coast Guard patrol boat reported early this morn- Ing that it had eighted a white painted, too! box and a lifebuoy belonging to a Japanese ferry boat- missing since Gunday: night with 150 praw and passengers.

¿"The report heightened fears

„that the vowa) had,cip Calzad in the turbulent KI Strafts churned by 50 miles an hour winds and Bank United Press.

Premier Mandores was beordents of the Cyprus problem it was known as a "Honeymoon

of this I am absolutely sure.”—

to remark it was "a demonstra-Ching Mall Special

tlan."

to the

Mr Warren came 'Embassy to inspect the bomb damage and then returned to his residence and woke Mr Dulles to inform him of the incident.

The Embassy alerted all its and installations In Turkey strengthened its own guards.

It was the first Incident against American Installations

STUDENTS CALLED

TO STRIKE

Rome, Jan. 26.

in Turkey, where the Commu-Student leaders at Rome nist Party

United Press,

19 outlawed....

University tonight - called on: 430,000 students in Italian universities and

THE LAST WORD upper secondary schools

ON CANCER

London, Jan. 20. The Sunday Graphic said today the British Medical Association bas stated faily that cigarettes Planned communications pro- caused cancer.

The mass-elrculation tabloid

口味 DMA 000. So far the United States quoted the Jects will coat sors £107,140,-

saying has promised only about cigarettes smoking is a cause of £4,480,000 and Britain £1 lung cancer. No other theory militon.

Ats the fecte. No amounts of If no further Anglo-American criticism has shaken the basic ald is promised the communica- clinical, chemical and statistical 1lons projects, which include Audings."

The paper said the report "Is rail and road links between the Moslem Pact members, have the remits of months of study." little chance of being executed. United Press,

Institute of eximinology for during any self-government Mr Dulles planned to announce

study of the extent and origins period. of crime la the Boviet Union.

He blamed Stalln for the fuct that Russia stopped keep ing crime statistics In the thirties-United Press.

"Unfounded'

NO SIGNS

Observers SAV no signs that

Singapore, Jan. 20. any further. spectacular ald An RAF spokesman today' dismissed, na “unfounded". ro- grants, Mr John Foster Dufles, United In their secret sessions the ports that the RAF was making States Secretary of State, is ministers are expected to review a curvey of British Borneo ter- com-ritory to provide Scafo defence attending the Ministerial Counell and approve reports of meeting for the first time, mittees, notably the economic, planner with an up-to-date map symbolising America's support milltary and counter-subversion of the arcs.

He said that the RAF had for the Bagdad Past even though committees, which have been

bern

"normal K Oran, Jan. 20.

making meciing here. A 52-year-old man was killed she is not a full member.

Sha la

ministers survoya" in Malaya and other member of three Pact In addition, the and six persons were Injured,

analyse, probably today, British possessicas In South- to three of them seriously, when a committees but alts in only at will

Council Soviet motives in the Middle east Asia for many years bomb exploded at Ben!-Sat last an observer in the

full members-East and the nature of the provide maps for in'stea which night, it was announced today.. beside the One of the injured, was a pollee- Britain, Iraq, Pakistan, Persia threat of subversion inaldo their had been inadequately surveyed.

-United Press. man--France-Presse.

own territorien-Router. and Turkey.

.

WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DROPS, MAN HIBERNATES

Heading, Jan. 20. Wealthy Douglas Cloke, 58, Le

· malasing 'Trim his bome near here today and his wife said last night that he may ba Riberasting,

When the weather turns 'oolid, Bloke ming seems to" freese *sup, his wife: explained.

drops and to begins to look

WhenCloke had a nervous | She said: “The temperature breakdown, three years BED. Nuw; .oold winds, snow and Lee make him withdraw from Mormal life. MST

"Ile becomes lethargis and lu- capable of carrying on blu

· DOTERAł: Work,ches: Gostorm say law in a state or hiberna: tion/Linia Brn Cloke;"

"Then he wakes," up" and his memory has left him. 116 (docan't know: ma of Dur" "AM./" "As the weeks pass, and the temperature rises, he's A Line

"Joelkg, donats: 1 and HO MADE

memory: unimpaired - abak `events" which happened” bo«. *fore he went into his, winier

with only før bly. looking: Cloli

to strike against the Government from next Wednesday. They object to a Government proposal liat university graduates should pass a Dow examination before entering the professions:

Who Government considers some universities grant degrees

too casity.

Protests against the · propoml students clashes with led to police Li Naples yesterday. China Mail Special....

Special"...

The coast-guard (pokesman said, the Waka- yama 'City · 'coust-guard head- quarters minitored a distress call from the vessel shortly before 0930 hours GMT. The coll was heard, during the height of a howling gals,

Have Mercy

The last message from the vessels Captain, Yoshio Kanano, a veteran of more

aca than 30 years

service, sald, "Help. We are disabled. have never seen such souS

before. Namuamidebutsu. (Buddha have mercy on our Bouls.)

Today's sen disaster is the

second major accident in, Japanese maritime history.

An official or the Nankai Ship- ping Company told Reuter tonight "the ship was built not to sink, She was only two years old and had every known safety measure built Into her. She is secking the shelter of some, friendly, port away from this terrible weather."-Reuter;

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