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COMMENT OF

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ISOLATION

OF ISRAEL

Torsary of the country,

ODAY, on the tenth anni-

Becs Israel still suffering from a nonso of isolation situated as she is on the western fringo of Asia Reeking admlanion to the European community of nations.

To Iørnell lenders, the compact body of European nations seems a likeller shelter than any of the other world bloca, In this community, they

argue, they find a way of

life similar to their own, or

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Will Never Explode Another N-Weapon Unless... Serious MR K'S NEW LETTER TO IKE Clashes

It's All

Up To

The West

.Moscow, Apr. 23.

tho one they would wish to Nikita Khrushchev_pro-

have, a democracy akin to their own, an economic programme which could help Israel and be helped by her. Perhaps one of the weightlest considerations is also the conviction that Israel's re- quirements in arms must come frott Countries in Western Europe.

The greatest consideration of

all, however, seems to ba Israel's desire to belong and the Prime Minister, Mr David Ben Gurion, han often deplored his country's

unique position, alone in a work where nations huddle together in groups.

No Place

FOR

In fact, Israel has not place in a grouping of nations linked by religion

mised President Eisen-

today

that

hower the Sovict Union would never explode another nuclear wea- pon "unless the US or Britain compels it to."

In a letter to the President

delivered in Washington, yesterday and released

Unwelcomed Dockers

Sir Bernard and Lady Docker.

NOW SIR BERNARD IS BARRED FROM RESORT

Five Killed And Many Injured In Disastrous Parachute Practice

Fort Campbell, Ky., Apr. 23.

In Malta

Valletta, Apr. 23. Fifteen people were re-

ported injured ́ ́tonight when police clashed with demonstrators In the streets of Valletta,

-Paratroopers of the 101st Division jumped today into violent

wind gusts that slammed five of them to their deaths Monday, sed against trees and rocks as they landed.

Omers sald 137 men were

The demonstrators, supporters of Mr Dom Minton's Labour Government, who resigned on iron *coshies catapults and large nails against truncheon-swinging police try- ing to disperse them.

While tho demonstrations

injured and taken to hospitals: The Leprechauns Were Playing Up raged through the streets, Dr

None of the injured was ported in critical condition and raost of the injuries were scratches and bruises.

All was still confusion at the sprawling base hours after the jump-made Initially with a ground wind of 12 knots, just within the Monte Carlo, Apr. 23.

maximum safety

here today, the Sovie! Sir Bernard Docker has been barred from the limit of 15 miles an hour.

Premier sald that the responsibility for con-

on

the

French Riviera, as well as Lady Docker..

tinued nuclear testing A Monuco Government spokesman announcing the ban on' Inid squarely

Sir Bernard Docker, refused to give reasons or to say Western powers.

why the action was not taken yesterday, when Lady Docker was banished from Prince Rainier's princi- pality for offensive behaviour - tearing up a paper Monegasque flag.

"The US and British Govern- ments bear a great responsibility before the entire world,” he said. Concrete Deeds

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A

of

"From now on the USSR will not explode single atom bomb, hot single hydrogen bomb, unless the ~USA-or-Britain, compels It_to,"

he sold.

Best Legal Advice

Monaco's ban was extended today to cover the whole

French Riviera,

Paris, Sir Bernard Docker sald today. that as soon as he received official confirmation that he and Lady Docker were being banned from, the French Riviera he would seek "the best legal advice in France.” - When he arrived here by air from London on his way -south-to-join-Lady Docker in Cannes reporters told him he was included in the ban as well as his wife.

Given 24 Hours

such as the Latin American He said the great powers must to concrete states or the Islamic group turn from words because of there being no deeds if the world was to have other Jowish nation.

peace, and he said the Soviets mude their contribution The hostility of her Arab had

the weakening fowards neighbours keeps Israel out

towards In world tension and of her natural place in the peace" by halting nuclear tests. regional grouping, and it is

the only with

greatest difficulty that Israel has Bucceeded in overcoming Arab obstacles--to-her-links with some of the countries

Afro-Asinn of the munity. The recent trends of Israeli policy to secure admission to the European economic and political bodies, therefore, seem to be a symptom of the urge to belong. Importance

the Western

com-

He told Presiden! Eisenfrower that the Soviet Government was "waiting for the US to put an

mediate end" to "fights by bombers with hydrogen bomb loads in the direction of the He USSR."

The Soviet Premier said that such flights were "playing with Arc."

Follow Lead

His letter followed up the OVER the past few yea

European formal raising of the subject by countries have become the Soviets in the United Nation's

Couneli carlier

this aware of Israel's importance Serurlly

The Soviet Preinler realising that week. association with her could reiterated in his new letter the

are

call to the United States to

So Sudden

The disaster was so sudden that, even as he landed with his wrestled with them men and with his ballooning parachute, the 101st's commander called it a very successful jump",

Mai-Gen. WC Westmore-

land, who mado his 70th jump today, like other officers did not

know at the time troops had died,

that some

A number of civilians and several high officers, Including Lieut-Gen. Thomas Hickey, commander of the Third Army, watched some 1,300 men buil out en masse and descend into the maelstrom of gusty winds during Operation "Engla Wing"

The Jump began from some of the 86 aircraft involved at 1,250 fret.

Rough Jump

FAIRIES GAVE THIS

GOVT A HEADACHE

Now They Believe In Them!

By PATRICK QUINN

Dublin, Apr. 23. The Irish Republic's Government has decided

believes in fairies,

it

Mr Erskine Childers, Minister of Lands, has ruled

against the violation of a "fairy palace," it was learned tonight.

Borg Olivier, leader of Melta's Party, right-wing Nationalist called on the Governor and told him he was not prepared to form a government without mandate from the people,

The

Emergency

T

Govemer, Sir Robert Laycock, may now declare n of emergency and take the administration him-

QULT

self.

In tonight's demonstrations polico in steel helmets escorted

shouting men through the city's

mala streets.

Mounted police were also used to break up a noisy de- monstration in a square outside British Army Headquarters,

Injured

niviscut British 'cor- Polica respondents watching the de monstration to leave the area.

The Minister has ordered af A report was made to Mr Government team to "bend" a Childers and his solution now fence so that land occupied by Is to "bend the fence, keeping the "Mittle people" is not the fairy preserve ininet, violated

The Belmulle! "fairy palace" This will allow the fairies at is one of many pre-Christian

Four policemen were injured in yesterday's demonstrations, elmullet, in the far west of earthen forts in Ireland, erected County Mayo, to hold, their tra-

by the chieftains who flourish- during which Queen Victoria's ditional revels undisturbed oned before the slith century. statuo—was—“capped"--with "Fairy Day"-May 1.

•

EXPEDIENCY

wns nat clear tonight decision of the -administration-wes-on-aci-of-

Almple faltor of political ex- pediency,

United Press photographer

It Vic Cooley also wis a sperta- tor. He said it was a "rough whether the

The ground where the men Endod was well covered with gross and was muddy in some spots. The jump was in two zones with men bailing simul taneously,

replied: "Frankly, I don't believe a word of it. Therefor

have been so many communiques and statements that I don't think they know what is happening themselves."

He said he would continue by air to Nice tonight.

in Nice, French officiala gave Lady Norah Docker 24 hours

today to get off the Riviera,

Pierre-Jean Muotti, Prefect of the Alpes-Maritimes Department, signed the two orders providing for the expulsion of the Dockers.

be beneficial to both parties. follow Russia's lead and His action came after the Principality of Monaco ordered

If the Western European unilaterally abandon the testing

1

countries wish. to retain of nuclear weapons. foothold

in the region, no only in they can do Israel as the rest of the Middle East is already divided between the United States and

Sovjet

He charged that President Eisenhower's message of Aprit

Union.

the

The role Israel could play in the long run is that of a

between A bridge

new

8 "altempts to cast doubt on the sincerity" of the Soviet move In unilaterally aban- doning nuclear texts. He once more turned down

Eisenhower's ukigs plan for serial inspection vi both sides of the Iron Cur-

President

open

Europe, no longer "colonial" ain, saying that criss-crossing

in approach, and the coun- Soviet Union by planes will

eye

of

Lady Docker expelled for "disrespect" to the Monegasque flag.

France had to follow suit because of a treaty with Monaco,

that anyone considered as undesirable in the Prin cipality must also be expelled from the Riviera. United Press.

of the United States and the tries in Asia, und mainly in hardly make the peoples

great with both countries feel who Africa, auspicion the expansionlat sense of safety and give them plans of President Nasser peace and calmness". of Egypt-

Inspired By Fear

Actial photography, he said. could in fact heighten tension rather than reduce it, and thus "play into the hands of those forces which are seeking a on protext for hauling mankind inlo an annihilating atomic war."-- United Press.

O a large extent Israel's

attempts to Icar Western Europe are inspired by the fear that she might be thrown by the

San Fernando, Apr. 23. Soviet Union as a bone to

Fire broke out in a building her Arab neighbours

HUR of the Texaco Trinidad Of although

effect, in

refinery here today 90 minutes Russians have not taken before Princess Margaret was sides in the Arab-Israeli due to attend a sports meeting but rather want to in the company's athielle dispute, draw the Arabs to their ground. side in the global tug-of- Fire alarm sirens howled as the building went up in flames,

War.

the

Yet the possibility of an -Reuter.

offensive launched by Pre-

sident Nasser and actively

PRINCE RAINIER REJECTS GIFTS

Monte Carlo, Apr. 23.

-

Prince Rainier of Monaco today ordered palace officials to return the gifts which Lady Docker, wife of British Industrialist, Sir Bernard Docker, sent to the palace on the birth of Crown Prince Albert. The order was the latest development in a running feud between the Palace and Lady Docker, aged 52, who allegedly tore up in public a red-and-white Monaco Ang after her son, Lance, was barred from Prince Albert's christening on Sunday.

The

gifts, sent to the palace last week, were a watch Inlaid in a 10 franca gold piece bearing an effigy of Monuco's late Prince Albert, and a silver tray engraved with the alphabet.

The tray was a gift from Lance-France-Presse.

backed by the Soviet Union TO TEST RE-ENTRY PROBLEM

Is the nightmare of the

Jewlah leaders,

And this fear is matched by

a growing feeling among

VANGUARD-THOR ROCKET LAUNCHED

THE huge "makeshift” Inter-

It was hoped the experimental gr_top. fight would carry an unpro- The main purpose of, the, tast cadented 6,300 miles over the was to help solve the problem of getting a núntsar miulle nose Atlantic.

Western nome

European atatesmen that the frontiera

Cape Canaveral, Apr. 23. of Europe are now in the Middle East, which is the THE UB Air Force launched a weakest link in Europe's

continental rocket tonight over defences..

the Atlantio and a Hash WIE But ence the immense fish cone back through the "atmqa Israel's Inclusion in the

mare than 200 miles came, observers were unable to here from Space without framework of a European observed

But it see anything but faifing fire-burning up from friction. other from the launching alto.

The rocket was basically; fica dofanco system,

was uncertain-If the combination balle thousands of fost in this

the one the Air Force hopes to through the North Atlantic Air Force Thor-Navy Vanguard sky.

The mill consisted jorah | song to the moon in a few Treaty Organisation or in blew up or kept going.

The Air Force, said the second Air Paron Thor Intermediata | months, but thortest was strictly some other form, would have a deterrent effect, and stage of the two-stage combink Range. Alesite with a modified concerned with the re-entry

increase Israel's tion thum

rocket "ignitad success.cond stage of the Navy's Van problem, oMogra seld-United

gwurd satellite rocket mounted! Press. : security from attack.

fully."

The Jump 20110 WAR two miles long and one mile wide.

THE

paratroopers were parl

of the "aggressor" force and members of the 502nd Airbone Battle Group,

One trooper had ly chute wrapped around his neck by the wind as he was pulled along

the ground. A Public Informa tion -Offeer jumped to his aid and cut the chute away United Press.

RUSSIAN ARRESTED

Bome, Apr. 23,

Alexander Solovov, a member

For the fairies #1 remote

Belmullet have been causing among the sophisti- headaches cated ministers and civil ser- vants here in the capital,

It all began last week when the Lands Commission began constructing fence across gricultural land et Beimultet,

The fence was supposed to cut through a "falry palace," a

The country abounded with dustbin. these farts and over the cen- | turies, the belict has grown! that they are inhabited by Issebl falries-China Mail Special,

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The Labour Party newspaper inst today described night's incidents as "the people "giving vent to their anger against-

British colonialism."--Reuter,

GOVERNOR MAY

mound of earth covered with It

hawthorn and thicket.

RULE MALTA

By RICHARD KILIAN

Valletta, Apr. 24.

looks now as though Friday will be trouble day for Malta. That is the day when parliament will be dissolved, I am told.

Worse:

Twenty workers employed by the Commission refused to bulld the fence across the fairy land. They said the "good people" might show resentment and do things to them that they might "not be able to understand."

Land Commission Inspectors have been trying unsuccessfully members and march through the crisis could end end Mr Mintoff for days to reason with the town.

recruit other local

men Dr labour.

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A Million-year-old

of the staff of the Soviet Mill-

in Rome, tory Attache

Madrid, Apr. 23. arrosted here by Italian counter- Spanish clentists today an-

was

it is a day the Laycock added: "If he relutes, Sociollets Mr Mintoil's political shall have to enforce emer backbone-bave decided to hold -gency powers, My job now is mass meeting of 18,000 to save Malta, from itself. This

could end t by showing a dem sire to make a token effort ta I visited the tall, greying pay part of the experise of run- Governor-General Sir Robert ning the Government," Laycock today.

CARETAKER

But Mr Mintoff won't accept the role as a caretaker Primo Minister for eight weeks be- cause ho will have to ask Sin

Ho smoked Turkish cigarette Laycock and the Colonial Ofice espionage agents a few days ago,nounced the discovery of the while he told me: " the for money to meet his daily the Italian Continentale News skeleton of a million-your-old Opposition Leader,

Mr Borg bills. So emergency rula is Agency reported tonight.

they described Olivier, says no to my request almost a certainty tonight. elephant, which

that he should try to form a Goverment, then I shall ask And of the record, Maltese

told mo Mr. Mintoff to form a caretaker politicians

Mr Borg It would Government.

take Olivier will refuse to form an- before cight weeks

general other Government, London elections can be held." And Sir Express Service.

The Agency said Soldvov was as the most complete remains"* found to be carrying documents ever found in Sprin of "a highly compromising 1- The elephant, which apparent

iy stood about 16 feet high, was ture" when he was arrested.

dug up at Villaverde, fvo milica weat of here--Unlied Pres.

The Agency said that Solovov was later released after his diplomatic immunity was estab-

bed.

The Italian Foreign Ministry tonight refused to cominent on the report/Router.

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