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ROUND

UP

SEVEN GIRLS GO DOWN

COAL MINE

SEVEN girls have been down

Darrow, Yorkshire, Colllery

to see for themselves the condi- tions in which miners have to work. Seven typiste employed

by the National Urdồn of Miners | 66. and the Nationsl

Haaril,

descended = 440-ft shuff, craw. led along three-foot seam and

Moshed through a foot of water to reach the coal face, Ther were ted by the cultlery manager. "This will give the gire a good background to the

Industry-and I thry marry minera It wilt help them understand their husband

problems," observed the N.C. general manager when the iris

e me up from the mine, "GLIDER TRADE FAIR"

THE at International Cider Trade Fair is being singed at Esylum, Hampshire, this year during The British National Gliding Championships, froin May to 1. In the past maika- Leclarers have been obliged to Wit "all the gilding sites in Britain in order to chiain pilels rameitung 10 new equipment, Diffula is one of the inrgest ex- porters of gliders, in the world, More than 130 plots will be 44 Ing part in the champion ships Did It snpli army uf Volunteers will be giving p their bufdays so that the fylg programme can be carried out

moothly.

THE NAVY GOES FOR MILK FOUR automatic milk machines

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1959.

DON IDDON'S DIARY

THE WOMAN BEHIND CHRISTIAN HERTER, AMERICA'S NEW SECRETARY OF STATE, JOINS PAT NIXON AND MAMIE EISENHOWER, THE WIVES AT THE TOP

New York.

"CHRIS, it's up to you and these gentlemen,"

said Jim Hagerty, the President's Press Secretary, introducing the new Secretary of State to the Press, at Augusta, Georgia.

Use of the first name "Chris" seemed 'a little too formal, rather too brash an exercise in palmanship to Rome of the reporters present, but no one mentioned it. until afterwards.

Later some said that during the conference it was Mister Hagerty who acted more like the Secretary of State-designate and Mr Dulies's successor than Christian

Archibald Herter.

the

Frequently during the in their large 150-year-olet question-ar-answer sessions for in Georgetown, The was "Jim" who answered

fertors own A plantation in questions which were put South Carolina arafasiù fo "Chris."

Massachusetts, as well es the Washington hovec. Mrs Berler 1s | Intented painter,

I'm sure Mr Hugerty was try ing to help, and errtainly the ed kelp, as Mr Herter, slightly overcome by his new eminence, seruid confitsed about and dates and places.

Under attack

names

We will have to give him u While 14

ettle riwn realise thand he is no lunger "the bevond 1342951 Ju a Dr.2-DRIN

s roke under Mr Dulles, show." his own description #í

Te tus ben given a cordial

Cun-

inalalfed in Devonport duck- yard are doing a heavy trade end-off by, most of the with sallors. Said Mr W. J. grers tard the country, but it has Akers, dairy manager af them an embarrassing und compare which installed two of worrying week for him.

them, "They do a tremendous

cach

President Eisenhower dimitr

Mes at night and machine's 210 half-plist carlausrivately that he erred in say are always gone in the morning, that several excellent men

were wider einsideration as

W seem to be changing the Dulles' successor when actually Nevy's drinking babits."

he was awaiting only a medicat report on iferter.

ARTIE

PLANES

STAND

BY TO

CATCH U.S. SATELLITE

Ditie-

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"Because of the neay bachelors' income tox benefit, a young man will not trou your path,"

London Express Service

Then the big-selling Hearst newspaper and the New York | Dally News varne mul for Henry

Cabuit Lage as Secretary

u

| State, and said eruelly that a mau ch crutches and suffering! fr arthritis "would hardly look to our enemies or nor friends ake a man representing ja great and powertul notiun."

What about Rosevelt?)

I have felt for Mr Herter as he has explated to the morbid olas: can get und perfectly well. The only trouble That I have at all is standing for aling time or walking alderable distances, but these sticks I can move very comfortably,"

As a hostess

Mr Herter hur taken ordeal well, sustained by

con- with along

This his

afle, Mary Caroline, whose nickname is Mac.

She is likely to play as in- petant a part in Herter's new careers at Nixon is doing in the Vice-President's. Pat s Bettorpinyin? Dick Nixon 1 Moscow and Max will accom- !!:103 Chris Herler abrud whenever possible.

very

"Pal and Mag-bow Amarican, or maybe, Irish and Scottish, but anyway certainly likable.

Mrs Herler,

very rich woman in her own right-she is a member of the Prait family,

of Standard Ollis fenous 13 a Washington hostess.

Some of the capital's most

The Herters have four chil- dren and 14 grandchildren. Re- cently she said: "I cannot talk about my husband's nomination. by the President st the Senate has reted-that would be premature. I was planning 10 evocempany my husband to the Fereign Ministers' meeting in

PAT

Ports and the conference I Geneva, in city event."

Incidentally Mae Herter was bora in Brooklyn, the Wigan cf the United States.

Mane Eisenhower. Tat Nixen, and Mac Herter--a formidable and channing trio,

For peace

low more

MAC

THE

WIFE

MAMIE

I said, "Sip your vodka be- cause we will have to get cut of here quick (we were In the na Grill, opposite the skat- ing riode, in Rockefeller Plaza) because of the big air-raid re- hearsal.

"Everyone to the shelters. Everyone off the streets. We are being hydrogen und atcın bombed."

Sonia went white. "What un- fortunate timing just after last aight."

I called over the waller and said: "The check, please. We are off to the shelters."

As a star

He looked puzzled but

pro-

duced the bill, and I paid and - Jeft,

have come forward with plans But the alarm went two for the All-Brlish Exhibitionles here next year.

So have their counterparts in American business, Lewis Doug- lati, Jones Farley, Miss Dorothy Shaver, ele.

Perhaps these people should appear betere the Senate com- wittees, net the big brass,

absurd can the

I had lunch with a member of generals get? Well, curiously, the Bolshoi Ballet, when I net they can, fer here is General-ira

In Mcarow and whom Eaker, now retired (forlun-

we will call Scain, the day after the big niels), urging that the United tritumph of the opening at Stales cust strike the first, Metropolitan Opera House.

the blow "hép nur pelley of retation includes Lunching audience, so

Sonia was radiant. "What on Our Strategie Air Force

generous, They when

seemed in ecstasy. We did not Russian inter brennes clearly expect a welcome :e this, offensive but before ther nuclear bombs are lundice

we had to applaud them back." Und launched our way."

While some generals and a few patirians stir up bad blood, the Eusinessmen. British and American, work for

puter and trade.

Radiant Sonia

Sane of our best men-Lewis Chapman, Sir Hugh Beaver, Str Donald Anderson, Sir Eric. Vansiltart Bowater, Sir Gerard d'Erlanger,

Rootes, ví

course,

Lari

Sir Hugh Stephenson,

I

early, at 1.28, ond there was the elevatur-non shouting: "Everyone to the shelters, No elevator service. To the shelters!"

So we turned bock, and then I looked at the English Grill, which is practically enclosed by great glass windows. The bar was jammed, the tables were almost all occupied, and waiter spotted

There was no need to leave. and said:

This is a shelter, in a Anather vodka?"

We said: "Another vodka."

me

are

my

Way.

New Yorkers about Joseph Welch, who was talking the Anny's ecunsel in the Army v. McCarthy hearings.

Mr and Mrs HERTER: They will go abroad together whenever possible, j....

Welch has become a ten- perary filen star, not a small- part player. Ho stars with James Stewart In Anniamy f a Murder, the best seller, and director Otto Priminger says:

any coaching er rehearsing." "The old man needs scarcely

So lonely

They are talking about Tonia Dern's reusational success at the St Regis Marennette. Tenis, married three months to Donald Crepbell, tells me: "I did not know what life was until I not

Donald. I'm so very lonely when he is away. All I do is watch levision. I didn't live or love until Donald came along. I miss him so very maOH."

I said: "How long has he been away?"

Tenin said: "Two days." New Yorkers are talking about the hit Mr and Mrs Bill, Bullia made in Las Vegas and Man- hattan. Nera Butlin is a beauti- ful blonde....About Elizabeth Taylor again' and her slatonent: "I've taken a couple of million dollar bels that 1 will retire and be a heusfrau by the time

Chapter II of the China Mail's expose on dope addiction:

I'm 30-and I'm 27

SLOW.... About Douglas Fairbanks, when we can no longer cali Junior. but who is unofficial ambassador to and from the United King- dom. Fairbanks, who has made 108 TV Blms, has big holdings here, In Canada, and in London.

milknahes

The Anglo-American multi- pursuing Fred Astaire very Chase is

hot pursuit. But Astaire says he doesn't want to be accused of cradle-snatching.

Barrie

Boishol

FOOTNOTE: Betler than Bolshle, and better ballot than bullets.

How It Often Starts

ASKED the doctors what, from their experience,

they would say in warning to anyone foolish

our Consul here, Sir Vicent enough to experiment with drugs,

Towson, Sir Edward Tharpsun

and Commandes Edward White Lasked them what sort of people started on glittering parties have been held head, Mr Schweppes himselt-drugs and what would happen when they did.

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Here are their answe

"Addle often siart drugs for the thrill, or the kicks, or whatever you like to call it. They are usually weak-willed, wretched, balanced creatures with little character.

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dough hdmits he wanted to kill the doctor who was his only hope cf salvation.

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But only because of als condition. Billy now pathetic gratitude towards that Eme doctor. He ahudders "They may begin by mixing brought him to contemplate.

when he thinks what drugs

with others who are using drugs, perhaps in some of the septler Jozz clubs. They are tempted to try for themselves. Marijuana and alcohol become insufficient for their purpose of "feeling high," so they herol or cuelae.

By Eric Sewell

Little did he know that tho money he was giving Margaret was being passed on to Billy

to buy more and more drugs.

or that when he and Hilly- went cul flight = "clubbing -together the money Billy spent

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"That was the start. I never “We had a terrible quarrel, had come originally from him. onglet wink-lent to audie Tat aventually she gave in. Wif tion. Even when I graduated to She knew there was nothing heroin, because marijuana had the could do now. I was hook- lost its effect, I still thought I cd. I was a funkcie. So she was all right,

riccopted it....and gave me the money I needed to buy it on the black market."

"Looking back now. realise that within Д Jew weeks of starling on herola I was firmly 'hooked,' **

Billy didn't tell Margaret ho had started on heroin. Sha heted the idea of drugs.

In four years, Billy says, Morgarut gave him more than

£7,000 for tirugs.

Margaret had a boy-friend, a For wealthy young aristocrat. This How was he reduced to this? months, he injected himself man knew Billy os. Margaret's Aller

on ordinary childhood quietly and tried to, hide the step-brother. They beeaine and adolescence, Billy came to effects. Then on night.... Try

the Big City as a trainee walter.

He began drinking heavily, "For nine months or a gambling. He started borrow. they are on top of the world [ng on his workmates, and got -67 think they are, They into such a mess over money feel they are living fast, on that, to avoid being sacked, he the crest, highly-rered. Then resigned,

the men become impotent, the

women disinterested in cx. "One night, in a cafe, I met Margaret, as I will call her. Sho

friends.

'Although Billy reached peak of drugged stupefaction when he could take 120 herojn nills and 15 grains of cocaina in one day, Margaret wouldn't teuch drugs herself,

Then iran...

came the supreme

TOMORROW:

Squalor Unbelievable

The former opera star

M

New York.

♫

"They become complete and was a call-girl, 21, the same ago TISS Helen Trnubel, object slaves to drugs.

as myself. We were both former star of Man-

lonely. eniserable and

Wehattan's Metropolitan Opera ★ ★ ★

started living together.

House, has learned that "Some of these junkies spend I loved Margaret. I all love money and more happiness "Whatever anyone may think, booming laugh earns more £20 day on drugs. They her. must get that money some nearly four years.

lived together for than a booming Wagnerian where. The longer a person is

jaria. addicted, the more drugs he "About this time I was going wants and the more money he to a club to listen to the jazz

Wo

£350 a wook to £3,500

hits back

at

'opera snobs'

requires to buy them. Ho will music. I could smell marijuana After a score of years de- Traubel tells the story of "To assert that art can do anything eventually to get in the air, saw ethers slipping voted exclusively to grand how she made the change be found at the Metropo money for drugs. He is quite out to smoke their reefers. It capable of killing.”

seemed to put an end to their opera, she literally laughed from a £850 a week "artist" litan but not in night-clubs troubles, so I decided to try for her way out of the "Met" to a £8,500 a week "enter is rank snobbery." Miss There, then, is an objective, myself;

and into the lucrative world tainer." appraisal of the junkies with whom those two doctors aro "I bought two little packets dealing. Among them was from one of the musicians for Billy, about whom I have al- ter shillings, and made myself ready told you. In the misery five cigarelles,

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of television and night-club Miss Traubel also hits Traubel writes. "Artistic shows.

back at critics who have dignity is not a matter of Now, in her new book condemned her for deserting where one sings." called St. Louis Woman, 'Miss the opera,

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