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« THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 1959.
U.S. Restricting Polaris- Firing SCOTS GUARDS ADMIT
7 MENTAL PATIENTS
CAPTURED
-- Lapeer, Mich., Aur. 23.
Follee today
captured
Reven mental patients who caped from the xlate home ând training school tast night during rlot Involving about 50 inmates.
None of tho Tagilives re.
sisted when picked up at various spots in the city, police said.
Thuse Involved In the rtol
were separated from the other Inmates. Tie only Injury during the din turbance was to a guard whab WAR માર ов the forehead.
rlot Authorities sald the
began in a section of the Institution where "tougli" lamales are kept. No reason was given for the Culbreak.
I took about 40 State troopers and attendanta about an hour to quest the`rloting.—UFL
Subs To 40
PLAN OUTLINED FOR NAVY OF FUTURE
Minneapolis, Aug. 23.
The United States Navy plans to restrict its Polaris missile-firing submarine fleet to about 40 ves- sels, Vice-Admiral Wallace Beakley said today.
The Admiral, Deputy Chief of Noval Operations for Fleet Operations and Readiness, made this disclosure in a speech pared for delivery to an Ameri- leah Legion commission here.
Adminal Beakley emphasised the striking power of n feet of
nuclear submarines armed with hydrogen-tipped ballistie missiles.
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"Constantly roving, hidden in the vast depths of the ocean,
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they will be available at any time they are needed to send several hundred Polaris missiles towards targets within minutes..." he satich
Diversified
Admiral Reakley the navy wanted Io
the
the
number
said keep
} because "deterrent retallatory" strength must be diversified. because when weapons were Kafo uzainst counter-
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attack, their number did not need to be large and because the navy's requirements to meet limited aggression" would be exceedingly heavy, The navy as nine nuclear Polaris-firing submarines either the under construction of or drawing board at present, The range of the Polaris which is still under developtrient, will be about 1,200 miles.
Vast Array
The Admiral told the con- mission about the vast array
of new missiles, carrier-based planes and both conventional and
nuclear-powered ships envisioned for the navy of the future.
Ite foresaw at least one com- plete all nuclear-powered task force of aircraft carriers, cruisers, frigates and destroyers, all carrying deadly accurate guiled missiles.
In unfolding the Navy's plana, Adni. Beakley said the Com- munist
continue threat wit through the "lives tens to come."Reuter UPI.
of genera-
and
A POMATO“
IS CREATED
London, Aug. 23.
1
A Chinese peasant has evolved
"pomato" by Grossing a potato wilh P tomata,
The New
асепсу
kunne,
China
310
Treng Bald
Jul- 30, had KUCCESS- fully crossed plants of the twa specles to produce a plant which beats 10-
matoes above ground and potatoes underground,
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Tseng, * self-educated penaani who has improved 11 plant and animal spe. cles by cross-breeding in the Jast nine years.
secretary of the Communist Party committee In prople's commune in south- ern China, the DENCY wald.--ReateT.
CHINA'S POPULATION:
ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE
AT YELLOWSTONE
Yellowstone, Aug. 23.
A further violent quake has occasioned R new landslide above Hegben Dam, already seriously damaged by Jast week's carthquake series.
but the cottages were emply since Inst week.
A
There was still no news of
large number of tourista who and told relatives they would be in the vicinity of Yellow- stone Park, carly, last week, at the Unie when the first shocks wore felt.
The quake-occurred around 0130 local ilme and was fell
Na-Search throughout Yellowstone tional Park region.
A road leading to a cluster of
n score of summer cottages, i 720 Hegben Dam was cut, i
wns going on for 10 people besides nine victims and twe other persons presum- ed to be missing, laal week. AFP.
TEACHERS IN ARMS.
Egypt's women teachers are all spending part of this summer's holidays learning how to use military equipment. Here a group of them practice with automatic rifles under the avuncular eye of President Nasser, who told them that one day they may be called open "to play an important part in the decisive struggle against Israel."-Express Photo.
THE BARD GAVE
ΑΝ
RICHARD III
A BAD PRESS
Belfast, Aug. 22.
N Irishman today inserted an "In Memoriam" notice in the advertisement columns for the Belfast Telegraph to commemorate the death of King Richard III of England.
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It read: "Plantageriet" August 22, 1485, Bosworth Field, Richardt Plantagenet, youngest son of Richard, Duke of York, Most Gracious Prince, England's worthy King."
Richard III, slain at Bosworth murked the in a battle which a
end of the Wars of the Roses, imprisoned his young huphew princes the boy King Edward Vand his brother-in the Tower of London, where they later dis- appeared-murdered, it has been alleged, by their uncle.
Increasing By 12m Every Year
In recent years several writers have ought to clear the naine of Richarri,
Deserves Tribute
Paper Eater
Didn't Dine
On Job
a
Tokyo, Aug. 23. For Yashihiko nyash), pound of paper a duy keeps the doctor away,
THEY NEED A PRO
London, Aug. 23.
The crusty colonels of Queen Victoria's reign are probably turning in their
graves this weekend.
Princess Alexandra Went Missing
Brisbane, Aug. 23, Princess Alexandra of Kont and hor Lady-in-Waiting, Lady Moyra Hamilton, this, afternoon "went miss- ing" for more than two hours on • Queensland cattle station near War- wick.
After an informal lunch at the Hisdon Stud atation where the Princess in spending a quiet weekend, she and Lady Moyra walked
down to the stables, where the Two young sons of Mir Howard Douglas, owner of the station. were lending
thorse.
'not return.
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And it is a fair bet that some of the more unbending of Britain's military traditionalists aro wondering what things are coming to.
The reason for this coYTICTROL lon among the stiff-upper-Up school? The announcement this week that the Scots Girds, one i of Britain's famed guarda regi- menta with battle honoure going back to the 17th century, nie to appoint n public relations officer.
His job will be to help boost merusting. In the words of the 28-year-old Assistant Adjutant of the Itegiment, Lor! Napier, le will "project the right Image" of the Scots Guards into the public. mind.
Brochure
this.
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And, as a start on firm of pubilolty agents had prepared a brochure entitled "Are you good enough for the Scots Guards?"
This seems likely to further corage the sticklers for Lra- dilen, to whom the idea of one of Britain's crack regimenta retying on anything other than its reputation and history to attract recrults is distasteful.
For, traditionally, no task is Tour ofcials at the station beyond the capacity of the were surprised
the Scots Guards who incidental when Princess and Lady Moyra didly, do not come exclusively from They later found Scotland but are recrudied from the two boys, 12-year-old Reger all parts of the Erilish Isles, and Ross, aged nine, had saddl Their matto Is Nemo Me ed horses for the visitors and the four had set out on a tour of the property.
They returned inte in the afternoon, the Princess With her
face flushed
The from southeasterly breeze blowing across the Downs country.
DIVINE SERVICE
Earlier today, the Princess attended Divine Service at St Marks Church, Warwick, and on the return drive lo Risdon stopped several times to ac- cheers knowledge waves and and receive impromptu presen- tations of bouquets,
Impune Lncessit which enu be roughly translated se "no one harm me and gets away with 1."
Achievements
Among their achievements can be numbered such diverso tasks as playing a major part in the final defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo, storming the Anzio beachliend in the last
sending war me and
their 30-strong band to carry out a triumphant goodwill tour of the United States and Canada tast October.
In
recent
years
the Scots
Guards have been partly based in Germany, their 1st Battalion has been serving there since
The Princess drove to Risdon Jost night after attending a race meeting at. Brisbane's Eagle Farm racecourse, and tomorrow she leaves by car for November 1858. The previous Toowoontba on the first leg of your the 2nd Battalion"return-;
Germany after a four-year tourj of duty..
The canso, he says, is the prosperity of the country and the
high wages paid by olvilian employers. "As pa tional prosperity goes up army recruting goes down,"
Hence the appointment of a public relations officer-and thợ troubled
Colonel reposo. of
Blimp, legendary symbol of the dichard military traditionalis!.
Chinn Mall Special,
Gangster To Address American Lawyers
Miami Bench, Aug. 23. Underworld figure Mickey
Cohen arrived here today
to speak on ""erime does not pay" to a trial semi- nar sponsored by Sau Francisco attorney Mel- vin Belli.
Belli defended the chunky under- world character last week on a charge of assault against the chief of the Federal Narcolics Bureau in Los Angeles. The jury became deadlocked, and Cohen pleaded guilty to a lesser diarge and was fined $200.
'Belli asked me to speak about 10 days ago," Cohen said. "I special trip down
made bere,"
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Belli said Cohen was "welcorne He tu speak if he wants to." sald he had invited Cotten to
come here "to be with me for a couple of days."
a 2,000-mile tour of Queensland.ed to the United Kingdom from Colien said he was detained by
Tonight the Princess was spending a quiet evening in her room at Risdon writing letters. |--Reuter.
Convicts Recaptured
New York, Aug. 23.
The Scols Cuards were found- ed in 1800 at the Umo of the restoration of King Charles II. They are the 'third. In 'seniority Among the Guards regiments, following the Grenadier and the Coldstream Guards.
But, according to Lord Napler. there has been a falling-off in recruiting to the Scots Guards Three escaped convicts held a during the past year. It is not clergyman hostage
the
his very serious-last October home at Fort Madison,
Lows Regiment announced that it had today but surrendered without a no further need of National struggle when police surround-Servicemen but it is enough to
ed it.
"Altogether six men broke out
of the State prison here. They were described as "extremely. dangerous" and were with knives.
cause some anxiety,
Miarni polico for "about on. hour" when he arrived here by plane from Chicago on Sunday..
"They questioned me about o murder that happened In Chicago Inst week," Cohen sald. "I spent five hours in Chiengo before flying here, but I didn't hear of any murder."
He said the two Miami offeers who questioned him "were real pollio people.” "One of them even gave me his card," Colien said, "and said he hoped I would contact, him
I needed help."-UPI.
anned SIR THOMAS BEECHAM:
After the capture at the home of the minister, the other three men, shirtless and wielding knives, were sighted in un un- occupled house near the prison and polico. converged officials said.---Router.
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Hayashi, a 68-year-old rag- No Intervention
a
cating he's been picker, says paper since he was a child and now needs about a pound day to sailsty his appetite.
However, Hayashi never wolts the job, despite апу рарегор the numerous opportunities,
Called For
it
Venice, Calif., Aug. 23, Albert A. Tammer, 31. learned the hard way yesterday
Marriage To
Secretary No Snap Decision
London, Aug. 23.
"It I do, my stomach, gets that, when worsen are involved, Sir Thomas Beecham the 80-year-old British con-
The man who inserted 10- day's memorium molice, 50- year-old Belfast insurance clerk Thomas J. Healy, told the clerk at the newspaper's advertisement counter: "I am upset,"
UPL not mad I just think Elis Late Majesty deserves the tribute."
Washington, Aug. 28. The Population Reference, Burcau said today in its annual report that the people of China are in. creasing at the rate of 12,000,000 a year and was not such a bad fellow after those of India at the rate
of 5,000,000 a year.
be said yesterday.
Mr Healy believes Richard Free Tickets
all.
He said: "The history books don't tell everything and Shake- matters "Latin America's population speare didn't help
nearly quadruple before either." the end of this century," it said, Uri.
may
Threw Savings Into River
Paris, Aug. 23.
A 71-year-old woman.
21 One is confused by the din. resident of an old age institution
20 Disguise
always
(5)
24 Have you now? (4)
spotted (0)
27 Artist or writer. (d)
28 Middling sort of organ? (0).
29 Condescends. (0)
SATURDAY'S
CROSSWORD.—Across: 1 Robert, 5 Bolve,
8 Aunt, DEC.-lair, 11 Owner, 12 - Toledo, 14 Stun, 18 Essen
18 Fient, 10 Eali; 20 Extras, 34 Nadir,, 25 Fising, 28. Evoni
27 Ended, 28 Egress Down 1 Heel, 2 Bolt, 3 Rail, 4 Tureen, 10. Aorta, 13 Of-fened, 14 S-too-pod, 0 Longest, 7 Earring, Sounded, 16 Ultered, 17 Silas, 10 Entreg, 21 Ring, 22 Bire, 23
Agca
in Nemours, near Paris, today throw her whole life's movings out of a first floor window Into Ure river Long, which' flows] past the institution.
A tratouro-fishing party was Immediately organised. Most of the money, In 10,000 frances retrieved, They [notes; was
totalled 321,000 francs out of on Įundlaslored sun)--UPI:
King Richard, Mr Healy maintains, owes the, smears on hit character to the play Shake speare wrote about him.
11's sometimes the better part of valour not to try to break up a fight.
Tammer, a dishwasher, told police that when he tried to two act as Д peacemaker, scuffling women beat him into semi-consciousness and took his cigarette lighter and his wallet containing $5-UPI
ductor said tonight that he made “no snap decision" to marry his 27-year-old former secretary Shirley Hudson, whom he wed secretly at Zurich on August 10.
He was speaking toʻreporters two people only. There's no ho reason at all why all the world at London Airport before and the now Lady Beecham should know." parted company for a week.
Sir Thomas' tali, alim bride He left for Geneva, while she told reporters she would con-
val in her capacity as manager work as manager of the Royal of the Royal Philharmonie Bilharmonie and had no inten-
tion of giving it up.
Georgetown, Aug. 23. Travellers today. boarded ships and trains without buy- ing tlekets, as Transport and Harbour Department employees went on shorter working hours, A spokċaman of the Trades
Fort Jackson, SC., Aug. 23. Union Council, said the country's The 1st Infantry Regiment Orchestru. whole rullway and steamer motor pool at this army post
Sir Thomas said: "I have embarrassm "Shakespeare has given services would be shut down reported with some
about asking in Britain, Lady Beecham mid: Richard a bad press in the past within 48 hours if the ad- ment yesterday that someone mown Lady Beecham for nine to make their permanent home
"Sir Thomas made a declalon.... commanding yours. I thought and I want to make up for ministration did not intervene had stolen
a long Mall
a long time agʊ never to live in. now, he said China
with a solution to the problem. officer's sedan during the night her to marry me. for
time. Special..!
AFP!
-UPI.
Britain again. "It was no map decision,
⚫ TREPIDATION
CO's Car Stolen tow on to the Edinburgh festi- tinue indefinitely" with hor
the
12 Killed In Landslide
the
"I approached the problem
Asked whether they planned
1.
"That decision standa. That I do not know yet whether we hame shall, make a permanent en the Continent..
with all trepidation with in- ward terror and a quaking
"Sir Thomas will continue to heart. When I faintly asked return to Britain when he la re- Or the dead" seven wero Tokyo, Aug 24.,
ro-Polico reported
storm her, she received the question quired and I shall have to re
ond flooded Twelve person were killed atid sidents of Matsuda, and five
many houses
with equal dismay."
turn periodically in cortection of fields and some 00 acres four others are missing from
Anked how he had kept the with my work.".. landrildes triggered by tØTTEN-
paddica. The train service was; wedding so accrot, the waggish tial mins that hit southwest Honshu Saturstog night and Continued through Sunday morning...
others
of Hamada, another Jupon sea port. 23 northwest of Matmido. They were crushed to douth when' Jarida lies
their Joun
*destroyed
also icmporarily disrupted condector with the painted Sir Thomas said that after"
the national raliwnys | beard said: “We had no loten- rejoining along
one another, then Hanin line connecting`ilde - tion et telling anyone. Marriage, would, then stay in the south of
in very largely the concern of › France,-Iouter, clly-UPL
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