1961-01-12 — Page 3

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY,' JANUARY 12, 1961.

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BELGIAN LEADERS BID LAOS SITUATION

TO END Criticism Kennedy warned

STRIKE

Brussels, Jan. 11.-

Presidents of the three leading Belgian parties, Catholic, Liberal and Socialists

of Soviet 'figure jugglers'

Moscow, Jan. 11.

met behind closed doors with Mr Premier Nikita Khrushchev Gaston Eyskens, the Prime Minister, today in an effort to end the strike which has dislocated the country for more than three weeks.

"The thaw is developing", a well-informed source

told Reuter. "Things are moving on".

source said un

"con-

ference of public safety"

The umendment proposed

of U.S. lag in space race

Palm Beach, Jan. 11.

CRITICAL SAYS

FRENCH ENVOY

Washington, Jan. 11. Mr Herve Alphand, the French Ambassador, held a 40-minute conference today with Mr Christian Herter, the Secretary of State, on the Laos situation and said afterwards to reporters that the situation there was "very critical.”*

Not useful

The staff of President-elect John Kennedy today

The Ambassador told, re- Asked if he anticipated any Mr Lincoin Whils, Slato released a report in which a committee of ex-

porters it was the common elin new movca for convening on Department spokesman, said to- perts warned Kennedy that "it is very unlikely of the West that there should international conference on the day that the United States was that the United States will be first in placing on outside intervention In Laction situation, the French giving "earbest consideration"

Loos, but he said the Weston Ambassador replied: "think to Cambodia's proposal, a man into orbit around the earth.”

powers were still discussing we first should see what we can methods of ensuring the South-do through diplomatic channele The report orged that highest | sachusetts Institute of Techno-cast Aslan kingdom's indepen- before having a conference." priority be given to develop

ent of powerful rockets, enly for space

but projects, was also in the military programune, alio recommended thai finds for rocket projects be jurensed, but did not specify how much.

told tho Communist Party's Central Committee today party ranks must be cleared of figuro-jugglers and incapable officials if the Soviet Union ever to salvò its chronic | i; agricultural problems.

PRESTIGE

not

Implicity re-

He interrupted

a report on A high Socialst

amendment to the govern- agriculture to the committee by Tom Raders of his party were ment's austerity bill.

Russian Federailon Premier strongly hoping for a

Dmitir Polyansky to proclaim that those trying to "hoodwink"

production figures should be expelled from thre party "irrespective of the posts they occupy."

AL

representing government, uppusi- / that checks on wiemployment the state by cheating on their cognised that the Soviet Union

tion. trade unions and em- beneill claim should be sub-

pleyers, luettle the strike,

A pretindoary three-party conference was followed by more formal meeting of the Circe presidents Mr Collard. Socialist; Mr Theo Lefevre, Catholle; nud Mr Agger Molz.

DRAMATIC APPEAL

Last

night Mr Chill Van Acker, 73-year-okt Socialist former prime minister, made n dronate "appeal for negotia- titas" which he coupled with

mitted to a parliamentary com mittes before taking effect,

For the first time since the bill way introduced. Mr Eyskens agreed the vriend- ment should be referred to a parliamentary committee. This morning the committee a government accepted - it us mation and approved with all the members voting in favour except the one Communist,

In the afternoon, the amend- ment was adopted in the Roure. -Reuter,

First strike in

Melbourne

zoo's history

Melbourne, Jan. 11.

Melbourne zoo keepers and gardeners went on strike today for the first time in the zoo's history.

to join the

If the men do not return to beenuse three other 200 en- work tomorrow the zoo

ployees refused may have to be closed down,

of

on

is now one of the 200'1 buslcat periods with Leng thousands of schoolchildren Goutham hemisphere summer holidays.

NON-UNIONISTS

ubion.

another

Juncture, M: Khrushchev gain broke in on Mr Polyansky to declare that Communist Party official who | could not cope with insks set)

for them should resign as matter of personal dignity.

Mr Khrushchev said:

-

"Once

he has taken an obligation and falled, then write an applien- tion saying, "Comandes, I've failed. i ask to be relieved and my post given to a more cap- [obile person,"

CLOSED SESSION

According to Izvestia's report on the closed plenum session, Mr Khrushchev cited us an ex- ample of the type of gure juggling be objected to, the case of Communist officials who bought butter doen tures and then delivered it to the state as part of their fam's production and delivery quota.

Mr Khrushchev's interjections apparently were the only in- clicallons of more serious criti-

cisms of the nation's farm pro-

tumme being levelled

during

the opening days of the session, M- Polyansky's speech said Mr Khrushchev, in a letter to the Central Committee and in talks with Brat secretaries and premiers of the Soviet Union's A1 a union meeting yesterday 25 republies, had sharply ex- 200 employees decided to strike i posed the "serious shortcomings untess the three men, English- | in guidance of agriculture” and nnn Me D. Clampett, a chim- the existence of too many panzee keeper, Mr C. Mellway, basically incapable officials in an elephant driver and Mr W. agricultural posts.-UPI. Mulholland,

horse buyer,

joined the union this afternoon.

700 director, Mr A. C. Whilnm, tokk reporters after the men went on strike this The non-unionists told re- afternoon that if they did not porters they intended to "stick return 10 work tomorrow to their guns" and not join the morning the zoo might have to junton on the basis that they cioso,

believed there was no com- The

73 Miscellaneous untisory unionism in Victorin Workers' Union members struck China Mull Special.

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FBI after

synagogue bombers

Chicago, Jan. 11.

U.S. Federal Bureau of In- vertigation agents today stepped into the investiga tion of the bombing of a synagoguo.

Major Richard Daley termed the blast a "shocking thing” and said he knew the Poilce Depari- ment will work to capture those who "decocrate houses of wor- ship."

Police throughout the city were alerted to be on guard against similar incidents in other neighbourhoods.

The explosion occurred Inte on Tuesday night outsides the basement entrance of the Anihe Emet Synagogue on the North Side.

KNOCKED LOOSE

The basement door and a Inner door were knocked loose and about 100 windows in nearby bulldings were shattered. James Gale, head of the FBI Bluff in Chicago, wald his men evidenco of any violation of Federal laws,

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William Nindelman, executive director of the synagogue, said classes and services were con- | tinising on sclynxkale. But polico sinrched the clararooms early in the cob to. mako muro ro explosiven ware hidden in any

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Flying fishermen

London, Jan. 11. A tonger. col.Ort, 11in, lanz and weighing 10lb, was caught by the crew of the Felixstowe RAF airsden, resoùe holidopter 13.ood, 14D 18 with a boat-look as they dew overhead, a London Express Serviço,

Rover, Ashy, 18 Daia, 20 Bittern, #2 Anil; 24 Evade, 25 Taunt, 37 Ecru, 28 Rope, a

dence.

logy.

However, informed diploaialic They said the national pre-ter followed yesterday's conter-not

Mr Alphand's call on Mr Her The Ambassador said it was

sources said the United States stire of the US was at stake ence between the Secretary of Combodia today, that President had been suggested by Prince

true, as

reported from felt that such a conference as in the space race and repot State end Mr Mikhail Menshikov, do mended that American space the Soviet Ambassador.

Gaulle had accepted research should be oriented

Cambodian invitation France to be toward tho

represented nuclear Uso

11-nation a proposed power sa a means of propal-

national conference on Laos. alon for future rockets.

As

Unofficial

The Soviet envoy

Was -

for current projects the officially reported to have tokl report gald Project Mercury Mr Herter that his government (designed to Jaunch a man still recognised as Premier carrying capsule into was behind schedule.

Not accepted

Sihanouk, would not serve a use- for ful Furpose at this time when

at other efforis

were still being inter-made to achieve peace in Laos,

---Router.

Mr Alphand sold that Franed

space) Prince Souvanna Phouma, who had not accepted and he knew Post Office grab

fled to neighbouring Cambodia | also that the United States bad

States not accepted the invitation.

a

The experis

was ahead of thu US. In the space race. They stressed the progress - mode by Soviet It added that the Saturn pro-last month. The United scientists in the construction at Ject involving a combination of recognises the Government of

London, Jan. 11. Later, Allis

however, of eight

Intercontinent of Prince Boum Oum, the pro-West-

French A

mun vaulted over the powerful mckets capable

re- Embassy spokesman amplified counter of a sub-post office In launching heavy space vessels mitsile engines was to complex era Premier who recently

the Ambassador's remark by Katherine-road, East Hom, at there is real question whe-ceived a vote of confidence from ther it can be made to function the, Laos National Assembly. saying that, while France had London, and snatched nearly reliably"""

Mr Alphand said that he and not accepted the invllation, 1, 250 from the . Another Mr Herter had talked about Mr also had not rejected It. Horulder kept guard, and they Menshikov's visit, but he did said the Invitation was under were both driven off by a third not go into details.

study.

man--London Express Service.

progress which they said was not matched by the U.S.

The team of experts prepared The "Saturn" project is sche- the report under the direction of duled to be completed in 1865. Dr Jerome Wiesner of the Mas--AFP.

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