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NEW ARAB ALIGNMENT?

INCE formation of the

Arab United

Republic by Egypt and Syrin and the union of Jordan and Iraq into the. Arab Federal State there has been con. siderable speculation na tu possible alignment of the other Arab States in Persian Gulf.

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IKE'S CONDITION FOR TALKS Victims

Basic Issues At Pre-Summit

Conference

Washington, Mar. 2.

ave Bauti Government was President Eisenhower will hold out for a pre-

the question of the position of the two oil-rich sheik- doma of Kuwait and Bahrain, both of which have trenty relations with Britain,

Under the treaties both coun- tries have undertaken never to cede or lease any part of their territory to any foreign Power. It was therefore, understandable,

when it was announced

summit Foreign Ministers' conference with authority of "talk turkey" when he meets the Soviet Ambassador, Mikhail A. Menshikov, tomorrow, it was learned today.

The Great

Depression Is Here Says US Senator

New York, Mar. 2. Senator George Malone said

today that the greatest depression in history was underway, thanks to New York bankers.

Mr Malone, in a filmed and The President and the Secre-

John Foster recorded appearance on Edward lury ot State,

R.. Murrow's "See It Now" CBS on 11 a.m.

selevision show, said: "If there's meeting at the White House

United States with Mr Menshikov to discuss my clly in the Russia's latest bid for a chiefs- more dangerous to the United of-state meeting as soon as posston, D.C., it's New York." Ible.

SINGAPORE Dulles, scheduled SHIPS FOR

that plans were afoot for INVASION?

Federation of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Bahrain, that reaction in Britain was one

of surprise, The Foreign

Offee hun denied all know- ledge of any such proposal. Puzzling

WHAT is most puzzling is

W

the denial by the Bahrain Government of Federation discussions. It is puzzling because the original state- ment came from the uncle and chief adviser of Ruler.

the

It is difcult to understand

why the chief adviser of} the State, even though he has been absent from his country for a while, should be nu misinformed na Sheikh Khalifa ΔΙ Mohammed appears to have been, Even with the denial from Bahrain, the possibility of exploratory talka on Federa tion while Bahrain's Ruler was in Suudi Arabia should not be overlooked: it is quite possible that Sheikh Mohammed spoke out of turn. Whatever the

the truth. altuation will be closely watched from London ns any alignment of the pro- tected territories with the Republic, Federal State or with Saudi Arabia is cer; tain to have widespread political and economic re- percussions for Britain.

Singapore, Mar. 3. The Straits Times claimed

today

of fleet 11 Singapore freighters in

that

were

Russla proposed on Friday, in notes to several nations, that their Foreign Ministers meel within two months to determine

Talk

Forward

NASSER FLAYS HASHEMITE FEDERATION

Damascus, Mar. 2.

President Nasser of Egypt renewed his attack on the Iraqi-Jordanian federation today by charging that it was backed "by Imperialism and Zionism."

CENSURE MOVE

States of America thats Whahing- ON RENTS

When Mr Murrow asked why, Senator Malone replied:

SEE ASIA

you

It was the President's third blast at the newly-formed Hashemite union since he arriv- ed here last week.

Jointly

FUCHS AND PARTY TOAST OF BRITAIN

London, Mar. 2. Commonwealth leaders,

newspapers and members of other Antarctic expedi- tions today congratulated Dr Vivian Fuchs on the

Of Bus Tragedy Found

Prestonburg, Ky., Mar. 2. Volunteer workers.today

reclaimed from, the big Sandy River a battered, slime-covered school bus that carried 26 children and a bus driver to their deaths.

tho

driver were. Repovered, Officials feared the remaining vletins may have been wash- ed miles downstream in the rain-swollen current

completing of his 2,100-The bodies of 14 chlidren and mile Antarctic crossing. In addition to the announce- ment of a knighthood, congra- tulations from the Queca and Dr many prominent Britons, Fuchs received messages from the New Zealand and South Ho also announced

African Prime Ministers, with the Yemen's Foreign Minis-

In Tokyo o spokesmas at the Self el Islom ter, Mohammed

decision Japanese Antarctic Expedition el Badr, the "Yemen's to joint the rival Egyptian-headquarters called the trek "one of the epics of tho cen- Syrian repubile.

"lury," adding, "this was the last

chance to show man's severance against nature."

GREAT HELP

ASPIRATION

London, Mar. 3. The Labour Party will today try to censure the Con.

"I want to announce that servative Government on yemen is the first Arab coun

United Arab the operation of its new by to join the rent act, which the opposi-republic. This move by Imam Yemen, tion fears will lead before Ahmed, ruler of the the end of the year 10 we and our ancestors called answers Arab aspirations which for, I now welcome dear Yemen mass eviction of tenants.

into the foderation, which is the seed of all Arab unity,”

The act ends

the agenda, time, place and

"Because they're all inter- participants of a summli con-nationalists. They build those buildings so high over there, crence. the Rhio Islands

on the agenda would you know, that they can see the nations

of Europe and Asia: likely to be commander- be restricted to selling it up.

caster than they can those little ed by the Indonesian

States west of the Hudson River. ....So you have your nice Government for use as

have your

zent control and Some diplomats said the pro- clubs military landing craft.

posal appeared to be a move bankers-you have everything and security of tenure for more and fol

El Badr colled Nasser "our The Rhio Islands He between forward, others said it was not and you just think you're doing than 800,000 house

dwellers. but you're riding for a well,

According to local great leader" and expressed Singapore and

st hope that the new federation Sumatra. The

Diplomals said the United fall, and while they're making socialist and other estimates Times sald the ships were

cause 10,000 evictions in would help "liberate Palestine moored

was expected to hold those windows in those build will at Tanjong Pinang, States

ond the occupied south of Yemen," main port of the group.

pre-summit meetings Ings harder to climb out of, London alone by October. that would "talk turkey on you'll get out all right when this According to the paper, the such baste issues as disarma- hits you." Indonesian Government wanted ment and unification of Ger- "When what hits us?" asked the ships to carry troops to the coast of rebel Centrai Sumatra,

About 24 ships among the Rhios had been earmarked for use as transports, and many of them were Singapore-owned,

COASTERS

They were most of them small coasters, of from 50 to 80 tons.

According

to 1he Times. Indonesian officials had passed the word that they wanted the a cockini party in ships, at Tanjong Pinang.

Reports reaching here say the rebel regime expects an invasion to be launched at Cen- trai Sumatra trum the Rhlo Islands, and that rebel troops coast have been assigned to defence duties.-Reuter,

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Otherwise, they stressed, a summit meeting could be used by Russia as merely 'a propaganda show. United Preor.

At Eureka

Melbourne, Mar, 2. Thousands of people today welcomed Queen Elizabeth, the (Queen Mother, to the pictures- que former gold mining centre of Ballarat, set in what is now pastoral country 74 miles from here.

Mr Murrow.

"The greatest depression in replied Sonator history," Malone. "It's started now."

AGAINST IT

Senator Malone sald sugges- tions had been made that Now York should be thrown out of the Union, but he was against

it.

"I just say don't let 'em run the United States,"

He said a President must be elected without New York sup- 'port

that "everything"

be domo not

benest--United

The Royal visitor spent an would hour and a halt in the historie New city where armed gold miners, Press. resisting the prospecting laws ago, fought British a century troops in the Eureka stockade. -United Press.

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York's

Guatemala's New President

for

Guatemala City, Mar. 2. General Miguel Ydigoras Fuentes was sworn in as the

President of

ROW

Guatemala today.

Some Government supporters GIC 60 concerned about this possibility that a group of Con- estimated to servative MPs, total 40, has asked the Govern ment to receive a deputatlon to discuss the matter.

D

per-

In Oslo, Dr A. K. Ürvin, Director of the Norwegian Polar Institute, said:

Onc "A very achievement, which will be of great help to scientists."

Dr Fuchs and his band were the toast of Britain tonight.

Glasses were raised in the bars and all other places where Persons gather for a quiet drink

on Sunday.

The toast was "Dr Vivian Fuchs and his men. Well done!

Reuter and United Press.

Red Fleet

Thousands of persons-- among them

Istanbul, Mar. 2. many Lebanese

Twelve Russian ships-four the nationals cheered Egyptian President he coastal patrol boats, two mine- motor blested the Iraqi-Jordanian weepers and six small

tha boats--passer... through federation from the balcony Dardanelles today

bound for el the State Guest Palace. is against

The Government revising the act, believing It will prevent houses becoming lost through dilapidation and that I gives the landlords Justice be-i cause rents were frozen" at 1914 or 1030 levels. - China Mail Special.

NEW PLANS TO END EMERGENCY

Penang, Mar. 2, The Malayan Prime Minister, Tongku Abdul Rahman, said today he had now plans to and the Com- munist emergency by his

DIFFERENTIATE

"Imperialism, Zionism and imperialist collaborators were disappointed

the TIBC

over

of The United Arab Re- public and so they went on to fight it and establish Hashemite union sald Nasser,

artificial against it,"

"But we know that the Arab can differentiale between renl and false and differentiate be tween the path of the liberals and that of imperialista."

"We are sure that Arabs will not follow imperialist collabora- tors but will fight them as you WC did in did in Syrie, as Egypt."-United Press,

the Mediterranean-Reuter,

Two heavy construction trac- lots Kilpping là thổ nude soll that ined the banks of the Eastern Kentucky moURA" tain river, pulled the bug to the surface at 4.10 pmA,

Bloated Body

The bloated body of a girl kung limply from the rear door--S grotesque reminder of the agony that preceded death for thoso who tried in vain to free themselves from their

watery trap.

The bodies of 13 other children sloshed in the two feet of mud that lined the bus Geor. The Derossit, 22, driver, John was found slumped la his nest. A boy's body had been found earlier.

More than 3,000 tearful parents and anxious onlookers Blood by in silence as the volunteer. workers searched through the debris and carried out the blanket-covered bodies. Fourteen of the 40 chlidren the bus had managed aboard to scamper to mfely on Fr- day when the school ima pluused over » 50-foot-cilm and dived into the mud-dark water-Unlled Press.

VIOLENCE IN ALGIERS BRINGS NEW FEARS

Algiers, Mar, 2. A French unit patrolling the Gunfire struck down six Casbah halted a man for ques- He tried to see and tioning. Moslems today in the the French opened fro. The heart of Algiers, killing suspect was shot down and two of them. The day's captured.

But four

other

BIAY

toll brought foare that a Moslems were hit by now era of street violence bullets and one died shortly

afterwards in hospital, might be starting in this city.

Today's outbreak of street The first death came when a shootings here was viewed with

by rebel guaman shot and mortally alarm observers. Algiers wounded a pro-French Moslem has been relatively calm since In an Algiers Arab cafe. The late last year, when a sharp victim of the attack had been police and military crackdown serving in one of the French brought an end to rebel bomb auxiliary "Harki" units. His attacks in this city. killer escaped,

Meanwhile, in Oran at 8 pm, At

five 2.30 p.m.

a rebel grenado more this evening Moslems were shot, one fatally, hurled into a bowling alley ex- Nice, Mar. 2. in a street incident which hap- ploded, injuring 12 but killing Police were questioning pened in the city's Arab quar-none.

the Casbah.

suspects-United Press.

target date of August 31. CHURCHILL

"But I can only unnounce them later," he said.

The Tengku said he would soon be meeting the Minister for Defence, Dato Abdul Razak,

Yalgoras Fuentes, who last to discuss the new terms agreed

GETS UP

week visital President Eisen- upon with the Thai Govern- Sir Winston Churchill, the hower in Washington, said in his ment for Joint operations 83-year-old British statesman ter, acceptance speech his visit to the United States "I against terrorists on the Thal-who is recovering near hero

Malayan border.

that during

expressed Guatemala's gratitude for the generous help received from that great country, leader

of the democratic

received assurances

SPECIAL FORCE

trom pleurisy and pneumonia is

10-

now up for most meals, mem- bery of his household said night.

world, and He cald ho could not confirm

that such or deny a report that the Gov- He is staying at the Villa La akk will continue until Com-ernment was training a special Pausa belonging to his publisher munian is definitely uprooted force for use against terrorists Mr Emery Reeves at Roque- from our exil”

on the border.

brune Cap. Martin where ho Dato Abdul Razak said last has been since his illness start- Col. Guillermo Flores. Avon-

about 700 ed a fortnight ago. dano, who was acting president week there were

the terrorists in for the last few months, hand-hard-core

No dato has yet been, set ad the presidency to Yalgoras border arco. Fuentes after reading a message They are believed to be led for Sir Winston's departure. head of the Malayan Lady Churchill and his actress on the stale of the nation, stress by the ing the good economic footing of Communist Party, Chin Peng daughter, Sarah are still with Guatemala United Fress.

him at the Villa-Reuter.

Reuter.

The Goons Defend Royal

Dignity At Tiddly Winks

Cambridge, Mar. 1. The Duke of Edinburgh's chosen champion for a challenge match of tiddiy winks went dawn to defeat today at the bende of the Cambridge University Tiddly Wink Club

despite a last-mirarto mess age of encouragement from thie. Eruke.

1The goons rodo to battle in longi

yellow nightshirts and "Royal Tiddly Wink Club ties to do fend the Royal dignity from u

that tho suggestion:

Duke cheated at uddiy winks.

WIS

game of tiddly-winks played under fair rules which allow. ed no chance for cheating. The Duke wrote back from the

palace saying it

not customary for royalty to accept challenge of that kind but to appoint a champlon. was!!

Won

Cambridge, the Royal team, hoaded by chief Goon Spike Milligan, who picked to defend the Duke's It was agreed the goons would

woeldy honour: after a

be loyal champions and chal- lenge was sent through the mali. They claimed - they practised; for, months. A More than 600 poople watched the hour-long match and an estimated £150 was raised

the National Pod Fields Association, of which Prince Philip' la the President.

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the Spectator, spooted the books and pres reports pretending to have town, inside - knowledge of Royal anaire, with an article aufgosting that the Duke cheated at tuldly winks.

The Royal champion-Britalo't wackiest comellans, the "Qoons" pinyod mightiest, but lost by 120% points to 60% points Apregame mesengo from the Duke of Edinburgh said he had hoped to join his chiam plons, but whliq practising secretly I pulled an importanSİ muscle in the second or fiddly The Cambridge Univendly team solat of my winking singer." challenged the Duke la a

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