Cyclone, tidal wave again smashes
E. Pakistan coast
Dacca, Oct. 31.
THE CHINA MAIL,
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1900.
Castro tightens U.S. controls withdraw from
CANNOT NEGOTIATE INDEFINITELY threat to
Havana, Oct. 31.
The Fidel Castro regime has tightened its control over Cubans trying to floc this troubled island by extonding its "blacklist" of those prohibited from secking refuge abroad. Informed sources sald this 1st- now. includes many types of pro- engineers and werkers,
all and petroleum government employees and Executive of nationalised Ameri- Communications betweenean and Cuban businesses.
Enst These persons now musi ob- Chulugan and Dacca in
thele been disrupted, tuln speelot permits from the Pukiskan have
latest reports sold, and the full supuriors before they are per- Jeuve Cuba for re- Impact of the storm is expected mitted to
eldence visits abroad. nt midnight-UPI.
Enforcement of this order has
A cyclone with 100-mile-an-hour winds and a giant tidal wave
moving at 15 miles an hour hit the entire Chittagong fessional men, coast of East Pakistan tonight.
It struck in the Bengal roustal area other eyelone and Cul killed more than 8,000 un October 10.
satne Bay of The government was alertva
where on to help if necessary,
islands within The -Wave people threatenerf districts obraty nic being whipod av heavy Parks and strong winds.
There were no immediate re- ports of cusualllex,,
Water nooded the telegraphi station ant Chilampur, seven niles from Chittagong, and rut uff Noakhail. The only offshore was wireless station al Hallyu
two feet of reported tinder water and it was feured it might be knocked out,
Disrupted
AFT adds that although the been strengthened in recent speed of today's cyclone was 1 day's. greater than the 70-illes-per-
Despite the increased controls three weeks hundreds of technicians, includ- ing some of Cuba's best trained and most experienced, have ni- rundy left the island.
gu, today's tidal wave was of tesser dimensions.
one,
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Olelais belleved damage to life and property would be less this on October 9.
BIRTH OF SON TO QUEEN FARAH
Persia begins three-day celebrations
Teheran, Oct. 31.
Persia today began a three-day public holiday of rejoicing and celebration for the birth of a son to 22-year-old Queen Farah-first heir to the Peacock Throne from the Shah's three marriages.
With mother and child doing well, and thousands of bouquets and congratulations pouring in, the 41-year-old Shoh and he Mother left the palary Queen and drove to the tart of th
desse cadunt, Jing! Prophet's
Zadeh Abriclazim.
There they offered
prayers
and thanks to Allah for 11
birth of the Prince-a f
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12-oz baby, whose advent was greeted with full Islamic ritual und customs.
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It was the Shal himself who
Queen Farah that
told
baby was a boy.
her
The Court Minister, Hossein AID, sald in a communique: 'God Almighty has blessed s Majesty the Shahinshah (King of Kings) and Her Majesty Queen Faruh with a boy, at 1150 local time" (0820 GMT).
The Queen's physician, Dr Jahanshan Saleh, Minister of
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Health, said the delivery was by fureeps. Mother and child were in good condition, he said,
The Shak sald; "I am most grateful to God Almighty for accepting my prayers."
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DOCTORS
Among these are at least 18 to 20 Cuban technicians at the seized Shell oil refinery. And most foreign-trained petroleum engineers and other technical men at the former Easo Standard and Texsed refineries have gone. The refineries are now operated by Castro's petroltum monopoly, "It beginning to pinch," one professional man said today.
"That is why Costro is impos- ing new restrictions on travel for many classes of people.""
to
et
It was reported today that the ban on travet also applies medical doctors and bark executives. Recently
associuliens with that of five other boys doctors, lawyers and public ac- and two girls in the same hos (countants have expelled hun- will get speclut dreds of members, neuitg pital. They
them of being counter-revoid privileges.
tionary. Their "crime" was that of leaving Cuba.AP.
Members of the Royal family Door distributed presents for
Infants New-born Muldren,
familles will be fed by the Royal court for six days and rights.
of poor
AN
offices government
which have already been kilu- minsted for the last 10 days
as well as all schools through-
ut the country, will be closed for three days.
Teheran radio and television ро special are putting grammes,
wilt
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Throughout Persiu prayers
in be offered
mosques, thanking Allah for the Queen's safe delivery and for the safety of the Royal baby-Router.
Economist killed
Rangoon, Oct. 31.
on
Dr Carl R. Horezer, Austrian economist, ha been killed by bandits in Shan state, zocording to
prem reports here today.
Dr Hortzer, an economist
of
* U.S. philanthropia organisallon, the
Foundation, serving
Asla
nuclear talks
Geneva, Oct. 31.
The United States threatened today to withdraw from the three-power nuclear conference here unless the Soviet delegation agrees to "mini- *mum" controls on a nuclear weapons test halt.
Mr Stelle told the anniversary Chief American delegate, Mr.|| Charles Stelle, Issued the warn session the United States would ing as chairman of today's hour- not continue to negotiate inde- session in the finitely and the present deadlock leng conference Palace
201st must of Nations-the
not be prolonged since the conference started eternity. exactly two years ago,
Rebel priest arrested in Nepal
Katmandu, Oct. 31,
A suffron-robed priest'accus- ed of trying to foment a revolt against the Nepal- ese government has been arrested after a week-long hunt, the government announced today.
The announcement said the priest - 0 45-year-old yogi | named Nurharinath-wos arrest- ed at Jumia, northwest Nepal, near the Tibetan border..
Lasl weck the government named him as ringleader of a rebel group it said had tried to overthrow official authority in the Gorkha district of West Nepal.
Seven people were reported killed in a clash with troops in the district last Tuesday.-Reu- Ler.
More aggression
charges by Cuba
United Nations, Oct. 31. Cuba today accused the United States of threaten- ing the security and peace of the world and of planning aggression against her.
Dr Raoul Roa, Cuban Foreign Minister, told the General As- sembly that America was "ready to carry out large-scale aggres- sion" from bases in the United Da well Slates and Guatemala
as from the Guanianamo naval base in Cuba itself.
Meanwhile, a United States force of 1,450 Marines sailed from Cuba today after spending a weekend leave at America's Guantanamo Bay base near thei southeast tip of the island.
Announcing the departure of the Marines, The
រំព Navy Washington again emphasised that the visit had been or 'rest and relaxation' after extended marioeuvres at sea-Reuter,
Lumumba's
children
Cairo, Oct. 31. Three of ousted Congolese premier Patrice Lumum- ba's children arrived in Cairo today to continue their education in United Arab Republic schools.
Pl vs Cuba the
Shan state government, was shot dead yesterday, about 29 miles from the Shan stato capital of Tanng-Gri, the reports
Baid-Bouter.
They were two boys Francois and Patrice, and alle girl, Juliana.
Lumumba's Mexico City, Oct. 31.
fourth child. Philippine Vice-President three-year-old Urmando, was Diodado Macapagal hinted here very unhappy when he was told
his country today that
might he could not accompany his withdraw recognition of Fidel brothers and slater on the trip, Castro's Government in Cuba Congolese escort told now UPI.
papermen.-AFP.
MINIMUM
inta
be
"The minimum requiremeVILA of effective control must met," Mr Stelle told the con- ferente, which also Includes Britain and La almed drawing up a tremby On nuclear test halt,
Ho said the United States would
vilal Bol bargain on control issues bernise lack of firmness on tham Imperil American security.-AFF.
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