THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER
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CUBA SEIZES U.S. RUBBER
Plants of three big companies
Havana, Sept. 1. Fidel Castro's regime selrod Cuban plants of three big U.S. rubber companies to- day in a.. now anti- American economic offen- sive that may reach a pčak at a marmoth poo-j ple's rally tomorrow.
It brising speech, Raul. Costru, The prime minister's that your brother, hinted
all 000 U.S. businesses in Cuba that have escaped nationalis- tion may be lakesaver There was speculation tht Fidel Castro woul"anoutlee such action at the rally.
Following the Camiliar pat-j term of seizure, armed militia!
aved in on the U.S. Rubber, Goodyear and Fire- stone plants after' workers accused the, computies of tryitu to eat production, to salsolage Castro's revolution, the US. embassy reported,
ESCAPED
U.S. rubler Investments in Cuba total $10 million. Good- year $8 million and Firestone $7 million.
The embassy said it was in- formed
fourth company, Goodrich, esenped because 80 per cent of Its stock is held by a Mexican subsidiary of the American bunk.
The four companies maliy meet all of Cubit's requirments for tyres and other rubber goods through manufactures here try imports.
There цего reports. the will re- rubber companies tallale by halting heavy pur rayon
nylon chancy of cord From Chibia,—AP.
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Turkey suspends
former ruling party
Ankara, Sept. 1. The fifth public panal court suspended all activities of Turkey's Democratic Party
New York, Sept. 1. Mrs.
Mary Duke Biddle, a 'meinber of the
today. family that tounded the American Tobatco Company. left an estate of more than $4 million, it was learned tukiny.
Mrs. Biddle, a former
wile!
of Anthony J. Drexel Biddle, died on June 14-AP.
Train smash
The exurt orir also Sciza
properly, bank accounts the and documents of the party.
The court sold it acted, after the Democratic Investigating
the Parly's Bellvilles against Turkish constitution and law's when the party held power.
The Democrats, led by former premier Adnan Menderes, held until the army seized guvernment carlier this year. The Democrats had held olice for 10 years,
power Lh
Dijon, Sept. 1. Two French freight trains smashed into wich other in a
The court actiont left the tunnel today, ling a fireman
nation with outling
only one major and temporarily peak season rail traffle between political party, the People's Paris and the Riviera,--UPI. Republican Party-UPI.
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Waiting outside his butt for the first grouse drive on the Earl of Swinton's estate recently, Mr Harold Macmillan struck this philosopher's puse in the heather of Grimergill Moor. peaceful pose, feet outstretched, cap comfortably "settled, pipe" drawing well, but shortlived. Soon afterwards he was enjoying a fine day's shoating. Mr Macmillan left London on August 31 for Gleneagles to start his Scottish holiday. During his fore night's absence from London, the Prime Minister will be in touch with Whitehall.—Express photo.
Korea cracks
down on tax dodgers
Seoul, Sept. 1.
The Prime Minister John M. Chang's new government has started to crack down made profiteers who fortunes through illegal means under the Syng- man. Rhee regime.
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In one of its major measures since it took office two weeks ago, the government ordered 24 wealthy bushessmen to pay a total of 19,643 million hwan (US$ 30:12,000 at the rate) in back tax and fines.
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General to wed his ex-prison officer
Bonn, Sept. 1. General Alexandar Von Fal- kenhausen, Gorman war- time commander of Bel- gium and nerthorn Franco, is to marry an adminis- trative officer from the Liege jail he was sont to after Germany's defeat, it was announced today. Madame Ceelle Vent, speaking The 24 merchants, who own from the general's home. In # total of 18 large-senle Nassau, West Germany, said the business firms, are said to have inarriage would probably be this dodged various taxes amounting year. She is 54, the general 81. to 10,000 million hwan (US$- General Von Falkenhausen, 10,701,000) during the past five five-foot three-inch "midgei years.
general was put in Dachau by the Nazis for opposing Gestapo activities in Belgium. CLEARED
U.S. AID FIRMS Among the 46 rms involved, Gnanced 33 are American-ald
business criterprises.
Lee Pyung-chui, who owns
After the war he spent five
seven firms, the largest in-and a half years in 50 prisons
and internment camps, and was
dividual tax docter, was order-sentenced by a Belgian
ed to pay 6,124 million hwan
war
crimes court in 1951 to 12 years
(US$0.410,000) followed by hard labour, Chang Jae-ho who must pay 2,136 million hwan (USS- 1,252,000).
But he was released almost Immediately and a year later
Four of the 24 wealthy was cleared of Nazism charges businessmen Wera either by a Frankfurt denazification presidents of a daily paper or court.
of a news agency.
When he crossed the Belgian Meanwhile, the Finance border from; captivity he wrote Ministry" today announced a In the gulden book of the West two-week 'mercy' period for Cerman customs at Anchen the other tax dodgers, The Ministry Latin words "Ingrata Belgia, non catch those who would report possidebis ossa mea" (ungrate- back faxes during the perfod fut Belgium, you shall not have would be given lenient fines for my bones.) their tax evasion.-AP.
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Austby Tox. Kitakoji today on sikpi- Scientisty think; the fruit.... By clon of leading a.student beat man across the bridge from demonstration against the Asia to North America. U.S.-Japan security treaty
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More than 100 plainclothes men were assigned today to a building whero Kitaloft and the Zengelturen leaders webe bold me a contral committee moot Ing.
Políco the 24-year-old dard student leader had per Ia half months.----UPI,
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Causes skin irritation
The Hague, Sept. 1. More than 100,000 Ditch people, mainly young women, are suffering from skin irrita- tion resulting from cating a certain kind of margarine, the {health
Pieter inspector, Prof Muntendam, said yesterday.
Some 00,000 of them are in hospital, but no deaths have occurred since two fatal cases on Monday. A were reported few dozen cases were reported to be serious/-AP.
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