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THE WEATHER: Moderate east-south-east winds. Fair, with scattered heavy showers

in the north part of the Colony.

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33 REPORTED KILLED IN CRASHES IN AMERICA No Of The AIRLINE LOSES TWO PLANES Election:

IN ONE DAY Sukarno Rides A Bike Macmillan Viscount Struck By

Day

ARMS FOR IRAQ

THE

E fate of Iraq seems very far from settled. Yesterday's announcement

that the British Govern ment has agreed to supply arma to the Government of Brigadier Kassem

shows that in London there is still hope that Iraq may be ablo to maintain its in- dependence despite its re- cent ominous drift towards Communiom,

Various diplomalle observera In recent months have written off Канкет another victim of Soviet infiltration, but theno appear to have been hasty. assessments, pessimistic

Iraq's

based partly,

מם

decision to quit the Bagdad Pact and partly on the In-

creasing Communist

reanda for

country.

power in

Driven Deeper

the

ECENTLY Britain's sm-

Rent Bagdad, sir

Humphrey Trevelyan re- turned to London for cun- sultations. It was obviously on the basis of these that Britain decided to supply arma. The arguments it has

some

น

used to justify policy that may seem puzzling to of her Bagdad Pact allies, is thul if Britain withholds arms and wen pons, Russia will not. And In consequence Iraq will be

driven into deeper commit-

monta with the Communists.

Lightning, Says Witness

New York, May 12.

Two Capital Airlines planes bound for Atlanta, Georgia,

crashed today with a reported loss of 33 lives. The crashes occurred within 50 minutes of each other. All 27 passengers and the crew of four of a Vickers Viscount turboprop airliner flying from New York to Atlanta, were reported killed when it crashed 12 miles north-east of Baltimore. It was reported to have beer struck by lightning, and exploded in mid-air.

Liz Taylor and Eddie Fisher, a recent photo,

JUDGE SLATES EDDIE

FISHER

Divorce Granted

Las Vegas, May 12.

There are other reasons why Eddie Fisher was today granted a divorce

Britain should keep in with

the Iraqis. The recent talks between Lord Monck- ton, head of the Iraq

Petroleum Company,

and

from Debbie Reynolds and immediately obtained a wedding licence to marry Elizabeth Taylor by sundown,

Iraqi officials brought toj But he came. under sharp fire from a judge.

light the determination by the Bagdad Government to take a greater share

Judge George Marshall,

who

did not take part in his case, Fold: "It is a disgrace to bring

administering and develops man into court and grant Ing its own all Industry. Kim

These threats may have been made only to strike a better bargain but there is no senso in underestimating the mood of the Govern ment.

Sandwiched be- from pressures

United Arab

tween Nasser's

divorce." He gɔlä he would have taken the case under advisement,

"Our laws are lax enough as

it is," he said.

Closed Doors

District Judge David Zenol granted the decree after hear- ing Fisher's case behind closed Republic and Soviet Com-duors, Fisher sited for this pro- munism, Kusch-needs to hinting at secret 100- play a strong independent sons for the breakup of his role to maintain popular "ideal" marriage with Miss Invour. It lè in Britain's Reynolds. Intereate-to-nap-MM-

Fewer Friends

I to Impress upon Iraq that

Co-

Is Important for Britain

severance of despite the clone ties; economic operation and trade can continue on a mutually satisfactory basis, It alio Important for Britain to show where her interests in the still tense xle for power in this Another gain for country. Nasser's United Arab Republic would be as bad as another gain for Com-i munism.

As long as Kussem remains middleman in the Nasser- * Communist feud, Iraq serves both the West. and the Bagdad Pact usefully. For Britain the Middle East is an area of diminish. ing friendship and arms decision is therefore

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Gree

Immediately after the de

Fisher was granted, Joined Miss Taylor, 20 slepi BOTORE the corridor In the County Courthouse to obtain the mariage Heence.

Fisher told correspondents: "I've never been in a courtroom in my life and I've never beva so nervous."--UPI

All Men In City To Give Fingerprints

Rotherbam, May 11. Police said today they will Angerprint every ́ mule over the age of 14 in this elly of (about 70,000 people in order.

to find a killer,

Chief constable J. E. Colton

may

CAMERA'S

AMAZING

FEAT

Washington, May 12, Relenilsta have laken

At Charleston, West Virginia, two people were reported killed and 13 injured when a four- engined Constellation with 41 people aboard crashed over an embankment on landing and I caught fire.

An airline spokesman sold the plane was a total loss.

Rain was falling at the time of the accident, and the run- ways at Charleston airport were slippery.

They had

Most of those who escaped from the second plane said bern saved by sal koster who pened MI emergency door as the plane and showed the caught fre panengers through 11.*

Storm Broke

Witnesses of the Baltimore disaster sald a storm had just broken cut at the time the l Talod Viscount was nying' 'over" the region.

the

An employee of the Martin Aircraft Company neat disaster scene sald lightning hit the plane before It exploded und fell.

Debris was scattered over d

ave-mile region

Only Once

Only once in commercial aviatich Eistory has lightning been blamed directly for on airliner crash. That was in 1940 when the crew of a DC-3 apparently was blinded by a lightning bolt over Lovettsville, Virginio. The plane dlved Into the ground, killing all 24 aboard

There are more Instances, however, of aircraft being

Indonesia's Freskimi De- Sukarno on a recent State vi to Denmark, was so impressed by the unparalleled number of bloyales that is, that coUNLEPT, zireõis that on a tour of the housing erlates at "Carlsro, Hear Copenhagen, he insisted on borrowing оде for himself

as the only way of really appreciating the Danish way of

-London Express Service.

UNIVERSITY LECTURER

FINED $25:

London, May 12, Mr Harold Macmillan, told the annual dinner of the Newspaper Society to night that to have a summer general election would be contrary to British interests.

In some quarters, he said, he was accused first of avoiding a summer election for fear of defeat and then of robbing his party by excess of caution.

Mr Macmillan added: "I must, Geneva at this very momentį a Ruy frankly. that I think it most critical negotiation. | would have been quite con- trary to British Interests to hold o highly contested election at the opening on what may be the most critical months in the history of Europe for many decades,

Thore Is beginning-or hope there is

"I cannot tell how it will develop; but It must be our hope that some progrees will be made, and that it will be followed by · further negotiation beisen hende of governments.”

1 Mr Macmillan introduced golf- "beginning-ating metaphors in his referenice

to the "path to the summit,"

Bunkerad

BUTLER'S

NO

ΤΟ

SECOND

REPRIEVE

London, May 12. |Mr R. A. Butler, Home. Sacro.

toly, for the second time In a week refused today to reptere a young murderer due to be hanged.

The minister, who is respop. sible for the control of crime, announced that after giving careful consideration to all the circumstances he was unable to Anda/elenit grounds to justify his recommending the Queen to reprieve Michael Tatum, 24- year-old cinema projectionist.

He had been sentenced 10 death for the capital murder of Captain

83- Charles Barrett, year-old Boer War veterank.

He is due to be hanged at Winchester Gool on Thursday. May 14.

"I om bound to say that the path to the summit is full of hazards," he declared,

"You may be bunkered, or you may be out of bounds. It you get to the green, it is not the end but the beginning opd'it must be so trezted,

"All the name, I cannot think that the contribution which Brill' statesmanship ‚has a 'right and s' duty to /theso msko

problems, would be enhanced if, during this period, the world warn treated to 'n sprekkels of, Bise tish porištetang contendier with chak, ather' with' every posible degros of party, feel- ing and even randour,

Share My View'

"Besides, if I may be quito frank, I think, we, thail : do much better later on and I am happy to say that my leading colleagues share my view on this matter......

"The views were eminently ressonable-that is to say they ogreed entirely with mine.......

Reuter

U.S. Population

Washington, May 12. The population of the United States on April 1 was 178,400,- 000, the US Census Bureau estimated today. This Was

Tatum will be the 11th man to be executed since the new 3,071,000 more than a year ago. laws were introduced two years.Router. ngo-China 'Mail Special.

Discharged On One Charge Abolish Death

wrecked by severe thunder Alexander Mackenzie Hardie,

storms. Thunderstorm

tur-

bulence can be powerful enough

to knock even large planes out of control and in one case record, toru the wings pit

on

o

of Mexico.

New Radar

Clotures of The Vanguard-drausport plane over the Gull

Biteille at the most dis- tant point of its orbit around the earth, It WILS -anncunced-today.........

The equivalent of thin photographic feat would be of a anopping pictures golf ball from a distance of GDD miles.

2010

thu

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration '(NASA) sɔld three pictures

were Loken Smithsonian Opilcal Track- Ing Station at Woomera, Australia, when the artiēt- Lied moon was 2,500 miles from the earth,

The Vanguard I A sphere only six inches in diameter.UPL

radar.

a lecturer at the

University of Hongkong, was this morning found guilty of a charge of driving without a' valid licence and fined $25 by Mr C. Q. Lim at Central Magistracy, but was discharged-- on another charge of driving while under the influence of liquor."

After—hujuing evidence—on

៨

on the charge in qURALÁSENÍ

under the influence of liquor and being Incapab.e et having proper control of a vehicle, Mr Lim said he would give defen- dant the benefit of the dogbt.

Sentence Plea In House

1

London, May:13. ·

punishment was tabled in the House of Com< mons last night, signed by 70 members — 69 from the Labour party and one Conservative

party.

Capital is in the midst of behalf of the defendant by Dr however, that of driving while A motion calling for the abolition of capital

to the effect tat equipping all its Viscount fleet Peter Loo

very Tils Hardie war

sensitiva, with airbome

thunderstorm high-strung person who adopted warns pilots of

a rude attitude towards others turbulence 03 much as 150

when irritated, Mr Làm sald miles phead.

was not

that the betizviour of the defen. known, however, whether this

dant after the accident Wp5 aircraft was equipped with it.

Capital America's fifth rather strange 'but that it might have been caused by the shock largest domestic carrier and operates feel of about Geof the accident,

British-balli, Visomunta.

The

he

sleek

which plane,

Mr Lim added that eerries 44 passengers, was the thought defendant was really first jet powered transport under the influence of drink plane put into service in the when he was involved in the United States three years ago. Accident and that If there had Continental and Northeast Air- | been an additional charge of lines also operate Viscounts careless driving, he would have All agencies.

convicted him.

Colony's Radio Communications

Not Affected By "Solar Flares"

The Warkington cable; gald

sald the highly unusual finger- printing was being done in order to find clue to the the

The

that Ernest By A China, Mall Raportor killer of 1-year-old

cable reported

He said that probably the Core Crapper, Crapper was killed

Sunday's "solar flare" was fol- reaction affected,only the North based on roallam. Kas In his house last month.

lowed by a soeund' about: 24 | Atlantic area, CHORT wave radio com- heurs leter and it was the two "It usually follows the sun, of usurper

Fingerprint teams

munications nonheurs Feinal's kingdom may not have to visit every hours in be

British

missed it this time." that

Rotherham, officers sald parts of the world have beon a long reaction. Police have people admire. But personal

been bamperes disrupted by solar disturb disturbances were expected to

"If the solar disturbance tools Chc. case because British considerations count, for in

place during Hongkong's night- little in picial minds: Ex-publle opinion has long oppone ances but Hongkong has so continue until Thursday

Mr F. C. Barry, Wireless time, it would not affect us very

There would be pediency generally wins the widespread fingerprinting

"I give my personal assurance A UPI cable from Washing Engineer of Cable and Wireless, much. day This is Britain's only

Coun zoid the disturbance to aid this morning that Hong- fade-out in daylight areas, justification for the decl that the fingerprints collected

In this manner will be used communication on the

North kong has not yet noticed any- "But certainly, Hongkong has the Allonte trauzmision path — thing unitquhl, sion it has made, which at only in connection with

"All

com experienced no complete black- Washinktan to London or Newmunications in and out of Hang- | out nor has there been any ab Any rate in unlikely. to search for the murderer," Cot- have any serious con-ton.zaid He said the prints York to Paris war "quito | kong have been normal during normal condition during the last

will later be destroyed-UPI,

Į the last two'daye,”

two' days," he conilnued.

for not felt the effect.

One of the fema:bolsterega noonen" ""(hak" "márkið“ the exisonflon - of - Kanald - Harwood in Landon Jack, week. «Four mon kooel là perpyer ontello the- fubiunville - Peladang Riaurá before Marióed Tent to the gallars-mKastąppbola.

The motion expresses "the despost anxiety and distress" at the anomalies of the Homicido Act "which discriminates bo- tween capital and non-copitel murder by arblirary, entegories which boar no relajion to, the comparative wickedness of thei crime."

There anomalies were "ani

··shiding' offence to the meteo of justion, and the good mango mof the community?”

The motion calls attention to the case of Romald Marwood, hanged last week for murder- ing a policeman, one of the presorit categories of murder. punishable by death.

Marwood, 25-year-old Lon-- don scaffolder, wein to the Follows after ugly, scenes in- aldo. and outside" grim Penton- villó Prison Hero, 27]

A petition for Marwood's re- prieve "was signed by "180° MPs

move virtually unprece denied in Parliament's. bistory. 'Last night it way' expooled many of these would, sho Bunday the mollam labled'try,hie Sydney Silverman, a lifelong appedent of Onalinë, punish-

VEGAS present murder, in Britain. dis punishable by death<l£« f€ ̈ 1% committed in the furtherance of theft, by shooting or explosion, ...while,"resisting · arrest, Dan k second time, and it the victim is vedi, "policerinar, or / prisgni piger.

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