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Dirty Beaches

Althy state of a sumni-

THE WEATHEN: Light to moderato 8.E, winds. Fair and hot.

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THE FAMOUS COMFORT IN ACTION TRANSMIS

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SHONG'K”DƏM G. IM KIVA COO N

New York To London-And Back Cotton:

In Less

Less Than

Ronald Batchelor, Reuters correspondent|

12 Hours!

the previous records between the two cities set up by aị

New York to London læst Friday when, alded by fall winds,

Tber of car beaches, he-bears the therria during its record-breaking To Canberra Mark Vil jet nearly three years ago. us from the Soo Alpha hit speeds appreaching 700 tine today the plane battled

Comes more and More

noticeable_every week, The amount of cigarette ends wet-paper, fruit peel, ice.

trans-Ulustic journey.

New York, June 29.

cream cap and other rub. A jet tanker of the United States Strategic Air Command today: blah that has to le traversed

completed a double crossing of the Atlantic In less than 12 hours, smashing all existing records for a flight between New Yurk, London and return.

to reach the water's edge

has penned the stage of The KC-135 traken, Alpha, covered the London to New York leg foterable indifferences, On of the round trip today in the unofficial time of five hours 53 some beaches, rubbish 14 minutes 24.0 seconds at an averago speed of 607.72 miles an even floating in the water, Who is to him? The publie

large extent al nome) of the concessionaires ne well. The Vrbon Concil, which could de much more

to

i aur benches clean.,

at fault. Considera.

tion might be given to a campaign to persuade the public to play its part. The Urban Counell could begin with posters ní benches,

Not Enough

NE of the problems, how-

is

litter bins. Many of our benches could do with more af appropriate places on the beach. Sometimes, il in necessary to walk 60 yards to discard rubbish. Many take the easy way ont, drop rubbish outside the bench tenta or rave it inside. Large prominent notices ou beaches requesting people to throw rubbish Info there receptacles might **T!~ courage more tidiness.

A frequent complaint of bench-

is th

BON

the wretched state

of aners-utmed tents. grievance could easily be corrected if concessionaires would clean up tents after they have been vaented. It a. after all, their respo allity. There is another

point:

THE rubbish that

The

hour.

Two days ago the same plane streaked from New York to London in five hours 27 minutes 42 seconds at an average speed of 630.2 miles an hour. These two flights smashed by a wide margin

Canberra's London-New York, time of seven hours 20 minutes! 6G,7 acconds, with an averaga spaod of 481.117 m.p.b.

The KC-135 Jat did the trip today just over 120 m.p.h. faster than | An the Canberra.

The sleek, swept-wing Jet, in fact, covered the round-trip between

New York-London and return in the unofficlal time of 11 hours 19 minutes six point eight seconds, compared with the Can-As borra's 14 hours, 21 minutes 45.5 seconds—a measure of the tremendous advance mada in jet planes in the last three years. Plicted by Major Suri Davenport, a 42-year-old slow-speaking

Texan, the four-jet tanker Bew back here on the great circle it route (an arc curving over the North Atlantic) against hand- winds that at times reached between 55 and 60 miles an hour. This was in contrast to the previous record-breaking flight from

WASHINGTON NOTE GOES TO MOSCOW

AMERICA DEMANDS RETURN OF FLYERS

Plane May Have CYPRIOTS DEFACE

4

Lost Its Way

"Washington, June 29.

This The State Department declared today that Soviet charges that an American trans- port plane had deliberately violated Soviet air space were without founda- tion.

covers The State Department communique said that an Colony's beaches

aircraft flying between Cyprus and Iran accumulates

might have mistaken its route because of bad weather.

during a day

hour by hour. If the Urban

Counell could clean beaches more offen

the

during

the course of a day, less would be said about their | Althy condition,

Khrushchev's Duplicity

The

communique salt the United States Ambassador In Moscow, Mr Llewellyn Themp- son, has been instructed to de- mand that the Soviet Goveni- meat should immediately

free

the nine American flyers on board the plane, which had made a forced landing near Ereven,

PORTRAIT

OF THE QUEEN

Big Famagusta Clash

Nicosia, June 29.

strong headwinde which, at times, brought its speed down to as low as 630 m.p.h.

easing of the eastward flow of air in the Inter stages of the flight, coupled with a "full tabad ahead" sign from the pilot, pushed up the knots snill the plane was flying at more than C50 m.p.h, as it approached the American east coast. Alpha wce preparing to land at Floyd Bennett Naval air Neid, on the outskirts of New York, a sister plane, code-memed Bravo,

passed over the New York checkpoint on-ita way to Wastovar Air Force Base. Massachuscita.

Bravo's too brake the existing official London New York record.

unoffiotal time was five hours 53 minutes 30 seconds. This was two minutes five point two seconds more than Alpha'a unoffi cial time/Router.

HE HOPES TO SWIM ATLANTIC IN 70 DAYS

Parts, June 29.

A French accountant, 35-year-old Maurice Toudu, practised In the river Seine aver the weekend for an attempt to swim across the Atlantle.

M. Toudu, who is married, expects to take 10 days to make

the long crossing, starting in early August

He plans to swim eight hours a day pushing before him a rubber dinghy on which he will rest the upper-part of his body. The dinghy will contain food, water and a radio and will provide his sleeping quariers.

He said he would be propelled by Nis legs covered by rubber galters. The attempt was for "mainly selentlße" reasons. M. Tondu Inlends to set out from the Cape Verde islands, off the west cozal of Africa, and hopes to arrive at the Antliles, Wesi lḥdies, after swimming about 2,730 milti. -China Man Special..

Nuclear

Experts' Meeting:

DYNAMITE FOUND

IN JUNK

British Press Views

London, June 30.

The British cotton Industry's problems evoked earnest comment in this morning's British pross with tho Manchester Guardian

arguing against restric- tions for Commonwealth cotton experts and the Financial Times express- ing the view that the In- inherent dustry has no right of survival at or above Its present sizo.

The Daily Express suld that meat Members ef Parliament are likely to focus attention on Indla url Hongkong when de- bating these problems in the House of Commons later today. "For it is the import of duty-

the free cution from

cheap- labour countries of the East that hay caused Lancashire most concern," this independent right- wing newspaper declared,

Purchase Tax

"But they (the Members of Parliament) should not lose eight

unfair competition nearer home," the Daily Express suggested.

of

After referring to the "threat" of European

the Free Trade, Dally Express urged the Govern- ment to remove the purchase tax on cotton clothes.

The Manchester Guardian editorial commented: "Today's Commons debate on the cotton

Greek Cypriots and soldiers clashed today in a pitched battle outside Famagusta after plander's defaced a protrait of the Queen Russians Man Fined $1,000 trade will be

hung in a town square,

Executions Not 'Necessary'

Д

Four British soldiers were wounded by fragments from home-made "bottle bomb" Greek Cypriot. hurled by n One, Cypriot was wounded by rifle Are and Injer arrested,

He was sold to be ring-leader of local Nationalist terrorists.

The British-Greek Cypriol ..........New-Dothi, June-20unting took place in the stresil Mr S. A. Dange, leader

oof Plyi Village outside Fama- the Indian Communist. Purty Ingusta Bloting villagers badly thus House of the People (lower scarred portraits of the Queen hrase) has stated that "it would and her husband, Prince Philip, The State Department com-have been better if the execu-hung at the centre of the town, the Yugoslav Communist musique confirmed that an un-tion of Imre Nogs and his three to precipitate the incident. Union said today that it urmed Intury air transport associates had been avoided."

The great fanit, however, lies with a large section of our beach-going public, whose disregard furthe health and comfort of others valls for prompt action. If we can have "A Sweep A Day Keeps The Germs Away" poster The campaign, there seems to be no reuson why we cannot have a "Keep Yuur Benches Clean" campaign. In ther parts of the world, the iden Ins met with varying de- grees of success and it my well help to put matters right here.

Disappointing

Gomulka's weekend

Belgrade, June 30.

Central Committee of

and Karuch,

WIEŃ

Making it clear that this was tols personal opinion he said in

an interview with the Indepen dent Times of India published today that there can also be an

the that upinton

executions absolutely necessary were not at this sidge."-Reuter,

would soon release to its plane of the DC-8 -lype, flying members detailed inform-from Wiesbaden, Germany, ation on the meeting Teheran between Yugoslav Presid-nussing. ant, Marshal Tito and the Soviat Promiar, Khrush- chey, in Rúmania fost August.

The plane was on a routine, bi-monthly ilght, the cam munique said, carrying-curge-to- U.3. milltary andi diplomatic Some observers sold the pub-

the report would missions in Iran and Pakistan.

So-Its last departure poin

M speech, disclosing for cation of

Poland's prove the dupliclly of the first time the oficial altitude

is

in a

It

10

was

a letter addressed

10

On Instruments

communique' said the

The

Rosselini Tax Default

Rome, June 28. Ballifts today scized the [urniture of film producer, Roberto Rosselini, ex-hushand of Ingrid Bergman, because he had failed to pay his taxCG

obtain

the viet leaders, who did not respect Nicosia and it was lost reported execution of Mr Imre Nagy, commitments made in Rumania, over Adana, Turkey, on June 27,

a disappointment. For The revelations are to be la not only does it dispel hope the form of in the West that the Poles by the Central Committee would show more indepen the Communist Union, and wit the constituent organisations of dence and courage in stand be published later in the press.

to what is widely ing up

At their meeting_la August, plane's normal route lay within interpreted as a resurgence Khrushchev and Tito agreed, 30 miles of the Soylet border, of Stalinism, but it leaves both as heads of their govern that at the time the weather was Rowselini, who arrived here Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia mart delegations and as repre-overcast and that the aircraft from Parls 48 hours, ago, had

solitary and sentatives of their national Com-would probably have been dying in

yain tried vulnerablar.

isolation.

munist parties, to tud public on instruments and radio beacon postponement. of the seizure. may be that the speech does discussion provoked by their guidance.

France-Presse. not fully reflect the views Ideological differences.

the

Their statement following the Polish Party and that Soviet pressure has meeting comphasised the identity forged Mr Gomulka into a the views of the two NOV- ernments on foreign policy, and dificult position, possibly their agreement to co-operate on by threatening economic A basis of equality. und Sanctions similar to those interference in each others - Imposed recently on Yugn- lernal affairs-France-Presse. France-Prexe, slavia. Weekend reports indiented Army was moving towards Polish borders and whether there is any sub- alance in this report or not. it la possible

that the Red

that

Mr

to a view-

Gemuk wholly in accord

point, not

with his conscience, In an attempt to stave off un- populer action by Rusain. While it la possibly true now to dismiss earlier reporte that Poland delivered a accret protest to Moscow on Mr Nagy's execution, it sema possible that somo ilona were made in outline of the Polish Government's vlewa to Communist Party branches. If this in so, however, it is a pity that Mr Gomulka was not able to repeat them in public.

reserva-

non-

There is no basis whatsoever for the Soviet charge that there was deliberate violation of the air space of the Soviet Union, the communique said, adding that the crew consisted of six officers and three

Church Fire

Arrive

Genova, June 29. The advanco guard of the Soviet delegation to tho Geneva nuclear conferenco "arrived inTM Switzerland by

and plano tonight nounced it would tako part after off in next Tuesday's on-again-off- again talks.

an-

a severe test for the government.

"In the exes of the producers competition from cheap Com- An 81-year-old boatman, monwealth goods in the home

on

Lai Tai-shing living in market is the root of the trouble,

limitation boat 330V lying off Shau- and some

the kiwan, was fined $1,000 still the industry's chief objec

entry of duty-free imports is or three months' imprison-jive. mont, by Mr A. L. Leath-

Sharp Decline lean at Central-Mogis-There has been a sharp de tracy this morning, for cline in sales to foreign mar- possession of dynamita kets," the Manchester Guardian without a licence.

pointed out.

"If these markets are to be Prosecuting, Sub-Inspector 1. recaptured there must be # Ma said that at 2.50 p.m. on drastic reorganisation__of the Saturday fast, Sub-Inspector Ko sales effort, accompanied by delegates, Po-kwan and another constable, greater concentration on. quailly

K. both of whom were In plain and more attention to design.

"Those who are clamouring most for restrictions must, how- ever, recognise the quandary in 19 the government

this placed,"

Liberal

daily argued. "The use of quotas is objectionable in principle.

"Restrictions aimed against Commonwealth countries might quickly recoil against our own it would "(Contä, on page 10, ool. 4)

Seven Soviet headed by Prof. Y.

defendant's The Famagusta fighting fol- Frodorov, corresponding mem- clothes, raided the

hours the

of boat. fire-ber of the Soviel Academy lowed by destruction of a Greek Church Sciences and chief of the Rus-

delogaliori, landed at In the front bow-hole, 77 In

of sian Turkish Who

quarter Nicosia. The church was gutted Zurich airport and flew on at sticks of gelignite, 118 detonators, and 24 feet of safety fuse were in a two-hour blaze.

found in two, round tins.

once to Geneva.

atsp

wns

The defendant was then ar- resied and admitted that he had no licence for the dynamite.

The dynamite was ordered to

which

Among them This was the first major out- break of arson in three days. Semyon K. Tearapkin of the The church--the third burned Soviet Foreign Office and Poll in the Turkish quarter-was re-tical advisor to the delegation,

exporters. Certainly Members of the delegation rently looted. Previously it had been the target of an unsuccess-sold the others will follow by ful prsen attempt.

another plane tomorrow.

It lies in the heart of the captial's trouble culte,

Authorities immediately rein-, stituled dusk-to-dawn

curfews over the two

areas where 10- day's incidents took place.

Cyprus governor SL Hugh Foot announced carlier in the

'They Will'

Fab

Fyodorov refused to whether their arrival meant Russia will not boycott the talles after all.

day that curfews would be told newsmen the Soviets

|

called off throughout the island

But a delegation spokesman

deßaltely would take part in barring security violations. the talks.

U.P.I.

BABY WHALE DIES DURING PLANE TRIP

Now York, June 29,

HEALTH OFFICIALS A baby whale, the only white whole in captivity, died to-

t

DETAIN FIVE

No Cholera Certificates

Five air travellers from Bangkok who did not have valid anti-Cholera inoculation certi- ficates when they arrived at Kai Tak this morning, received-injections and were sent to Laichikok Hospital where they will be detained in quarantine for five days, The five passengers, one woman, two men and two children, arrived here from Singa- pore by way of Bangkok.

A

day in a plane carrying her from Alaska to Naw York, where she was to have been taken to the Coney Island aquarium.

90-Foot Rocket Circling Earth

Copenhagen, June 20.

The carrier rocket of the So- viet Sputnik II, which is cir ding the Earth along with the aqtellite is over 90 feet long, according to calculations made by observers.

The rocket was visible to the naked eye when it passed over Copenlingen fast night, With good binoculars, the elongated form of the rocket can be dit- cerned. The carrier rocket of | Sputnik II: was more than 60 feet long.-France-Presse.

The announcement ended the mystery of whether the Russians would come to Genova or not and, if they did come, whether they actually would appear at

the conference table.

delegations

Western The reached here yesterday ond carlier today but up to this evening they were not certain whether the Russions actually would attend.-U.P.L

Soccer Player Before Court

The baby whale, christened "Bertha", weighed 450 pounds, with an- She was captured other white whate about two

London, June 20. weeks ago off King Salmon, Edouard Streltsov, former Alaska, The other white Russian football star denounced whale died of harpoon wounds, in the Soviet prèss a week ago as an alleged" "hooligan and "Bertha" was wrapped up for ravisher has appeared before her plane passage in canvas a court, Moscow Radio reported covers which were kept wet today. all the time. The young whale spent the first 11 hours

ני

The radio gave no details of of her flight apparently in the hearing but said Streltov

hnd perfect health,

been ruined" by the Inordlaato praise of his, ad- Sho died only 45 minutes mirers and the Inordinate care

before the pinng reached its shown to him by the manage destination. The cause of her ment of the EDT factory where death was not yet know-ho worked-China Maži Spe... France-Presse.

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