THE CHINA MAIL
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1961.
Kennedy turns down food for 2 Europeans
China plan N.
Communists
denounce proposal
may
a
Washington, Feb. 24. President Kennedy has turned down
Congressional suggestion that the United States offer food to China in exchange for the release of American prisoners, it was disclosed today. Lawrence F. O'Brien, special assistant to Ken-
Rhodesian Governor appeals for calm
Lusaka, Feb. 23.
The Governor of Northern Rhodesia, Sir Evelyn Hone, tonight recom
mended the new British constitutional proposals for the territory as “realistic" and said he would have talks with party leaders shortly to discuss details.
In a broadenst he called for
calm and asked all raves to avoid provocative nellon of any kind.
The Federal Premier Sir Roy Welensky tonight lashed out at the British Labour Party and declared that the reason it had not called division in House of Commons debate
the
on
the constitutional proporals was
their policy being carried out
nedy, said the Chinese have denied there they had seen all facets of is widespread famine and have shown no in- terest in getting any food.
Vatican
pleased
the Queen visiting
by a Tory Secretary of State."
Sir Roy added: "All 1 atn strugging for here is lo SOL Furthermore, O'Brien snje, that # rense of responsibility the Chinese Communists prob-prevails, and I am determined nbly would denounce any fox as far as it lies in my power to for-prisoners ptan
an "unar prevent events as those which | reptable
to "Inter- have happened in the attempts"
Conte from taking placing here, fere in their internal affair"
Quite clear
O'Brien's statements were made in a letter to Rep. Thomas J. Lane, Democrat Masacau- setts, who had suggested that the administration took into rst reund."
| fauid-for-prisoners plan to be administered under the Inter- national Red Cross, Several other persons outside or Cor Eress also have advanced such
proposal,
ALTERNATIVE
"Let me make it quite clen" that as far as I am concerned the gong has only gone for the
Mr Simon Kapwopwe, A United National Independence Party delegate who has just returned from the London talks, tuld a welcoming crowd Africans here today, "We want M: Mucicou and Me Mucmiljan to send their troops here to protect us,"
He attacked Sir Roy Welen-
mobilisation
white
Vatican City, Feb. 23.
The White House alde sajd, Vatican circles expressed
i however, that the administra-cy's pleasure tonight about in will continue to pursue troops and said the Federal the Queen's plans to visit vigorously
reasonable Prime Minister was "turning evers Pope John XXII.
into a white Tahombe," which holds any
the pri Competent sources discounted promise of recuring speculation the call on the congest release or unieķorating head of the Romani Catholic their tot" Churen by the head of Whe
Church of England bad
significance
particular
recent
Contacts
any
alternative
This
Arst
on
was the announcement In the House
proposal since Kennedy of his
news January 25
food moves toward close
Use two fakt
between
chure:hes,
the tumhe,musy,
Not prepared
"If the British Government is not prepared to defend us, we Mr defend ourselves," White will
the Kapwepwe udded,
Mr M. Sipato, Secretary- General of the party, told the crowd, "Let us not be provoked by steel-helmeted police and the Federal Army. Remain calm and in thought and peaceful"
which split apart in conference that there have been no indications the Chinese would welerate an offer of tuxl.
I'm not anxious to offer food
Thr Queen's visit on
May
5 will follow by five montha
the first testing in history be if it's regarded merely as a pro-deed."—Reuter.
twein a supreme Catholic Church and
ruler of the prima'.
of the Anglican Church.
THIRD MONARCH
But Vatican sourect pointed! out it was Uứ thând visit to the Pope by a British mcorch this century. Blake that the Queen's visit was pårared and ased upon muy months be- fore Dr Geofrey Fisher, the Archbishop uf Canterbury, broke precedent by calling upon Pope John on December.2.
effort by the United paganda States," the President said then.
O'Brien noted that since Kennedy's statement the Com-
Inutils
lu:. Tomine
Chinese Red denied there
Cross
Was
In the country. although the agency admitted there have bren "serious natural ealamilies" in the past two years in rural areas.
O'Brien raid "This negative
altitude, which is similar that The Pope will probably displayed toward previous offers ceive the Royal coupl Aloe, - made 1954 and 1939 by except for an interpreter, in his; Dternation ited Cross private library, The Pope will ja neie, presumably reflects a mukke a formal spevek and the fee" that, by accepting foreign Pope and Quven will exchange i do d' relief, the Curumunist re-
ift..
gime would in effect be admit- Later other member of the ting that its system and potelea Queen's party will be admitted had failed to meet the needs of to the audience,—AP.
the prox."-uri.
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Ran out of traffic tickets
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Son kills self
'act
after _of_mercy'
on father
Los Angeles, Feb. 23. man who smothered his ailing, 88-year-old father, calling it "an act of mercy," died yes- terday the belated victim of a suicide plan.
UK schoolboy
rocketeers
look to Woomera
Police said Dale Eldon Bunch. 40, shot himself in the head on Tuesday night after having lied his father. Rolle E. Bunch, the previous night, Officers sold the son's letter described his act as "the kindest thing I can do," adding:
"He has been the most con- siderate and wonderful father anyone .could ever have. There is nothing he would not do for me, and likewise I have always been most happy in doing any- thing I could to please him."
FAILING HEALTH
arrested in Algeria
Algiers, Fab, 29, French authorities have ar- rested hino Europeans reported to have formed "French Algorio” under- ground force in the moun- tains of wastorn Algeria, it was officially announc- ed here today.
The Europeans were sold to Include Captain J. Sovetre, a former parachute commando officer, Abrent without leave
from the anny after befog transferred to metropolitan France, nnd 50 year old Marquis
De Brousse Devon- tpeyroux. n former enptain in the French
nrmy's special
service
administrative
Algerin,
FRENCH SOIL
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An official report here salż the nine meth kod been arrested
at Bouguerat in the Relizanc area of west Algeria,
A duplicated-letter purport- written by Ing to have been Captain Soucire and distributed to the press said he had decided not to accept his transfer to metropolitan Frame and was resolved to continue the batte |on this French :oil of Algeria."
-Reuter.
Police break up big Nepal demonstration
Katmandu, Feb. 23. Some 50 persons were or- arrosted today in the big- gest pro-Democratie do- monstration sinco
King Mahendro reassumed por- sonal power and suspend- cd Parliament lust Decom- ber.
The letter sald the sun bad Hertford, Feb. 23.
Diverses, experienced business Fourteen amateur rockoteors his car and furniture had been Steel-helmeted police made a "and's televi-lathi charge to disperse about -most of them school- repocuccoed and
were boys--may
sier, one of his only sources of 400 demonstrators, who attempt to
demanding the release of de- tained political leaders and the have their eight-foot long enjoyment, will go also."
The father had boen in fall-restoration of democracy In homo-made rocket fired from the totting range in ing health, Buner said, and "Nepal Woomero,
it have been eartitsily hoping that Australia,
he would peacefully was disclosed here today:, for the last several months, If the British government will not give permission for it to be fred in Britain, "we might be able to get it shipped over there," 16-year-citi lan Frog, leader of the group said.
Bangor, Maine, Feb. 29. Patrolman Edward Reynolds the finally hatred his embar- rassing 'questioning of a motorist because, he said! afterward, "I was running out of ticken.”
WORLD RECORD ·
But if government permission was granted to fire it in Britain. they hoped In Are it fem S-lebury Plain early
in
the A motorist who was stopped summer under government con-
told the patrolinan trol, he said. yesterday
that he "didn't mean to pass The boys are hoping that the top sign and explained their rocket will beat the world
Byamateur record of $2,000 feet,
that his car didn't have brakes.
feynolds expressed some Interest and then asked the driver first for his license anu
for then
his automoblie registration.
phig en
"Man calls this a crime of murder. I suppose this might be termed mercy killing. ·
"It was on act of mercy and good instead of Cvil"--AP.
"WORK BREAK'
The
which demonstration, followed several recent smaller. mes, took place in the heart of the city, which I to be visited by Queen Elizabeth of Britain
next Sunday.----AFP.
ARMY VEHICLE BLOWN UP
* London, Feb. 23.
A British Army vehicle was blown up by a mine in the Rostak urea of the Oman on Tuesday.
Cowes, Feb. 23, The manager of a local garage) has granted his employees One British soldier was killed, "work break." He said it will and another was badly injured,
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Accused of
One of eight stealing a
jail breakers
still at large
corpse
Hector's
heart
a stopped during
space flight
Agrigento, Sicily, Feb. 23. The Italian Assize Court
here today acquitted fwe! Sicilians accused of stool- inb а corpso from its grave to oxtort ransom from the family,
Newport, Feb. 23. Only one of eight men who
The family refused to pay the overpowered guords and
25 million lire (about £14,000) escaped from Parkhurit demanded for the return of the prison near this Isle of body. When it turned up three Wight town yesterday was years later in a gruve prepared still free carly today. for another man, the police in- He is William "Foxy" Fowler, vestigated. They arrested Lulg
nged 30, 37, who escaped from famous Natale, Dartmoor prison In May 1957, Giovanni Battaro, 29.
AL a three-day trini the and was free for a month.
accured denied the charges and Four of the eight men were recaptured almost immediately. were acqullied.--Reuter.
Two were caught during the night, and early this morning a seventh man gave himself up to He was two police officers. cold, wet, and badly scratched.
The excaping prisoners at- tacked two guarda yesterday afternoon, tied then up, took their keys and unlocked the rates.
and
K hits at
drunkards
London, Feb, 29. Mr Nikita Khrushchev the TWO hundred police were searching beach chaleta and Soviet Prime Minister, "merct- caravans on the island today for lessly Fowler China Mail Specia),
London, Feb. 23.
Paris, Feb. 23. Hector, France's space rat, was in a coma and his heart stopped for about 10 seconds during its flight to 150 kilometres (about 94 miles) alti- tude in the nose cone of a French rocket over the Sahara Desert yesterday.
General Robert Grandpierre, the 80 lalo nose cone of the the French army doctor who rocket, which was radar tracked conducted the test, at the rocket durita its 15 minutes fight. testing centre of Hammagult. The cone was found 20 minutes hear Colomb Bechat, in- after it landed In the desert, electrodes connected to troduced Hector to a press con- The ference here tonight.
Hecler's brain transmitted to a observation station round Hc rald biological dal variation in fie electric in radibed to carth during the Aight of the French single pulses in the rat'a
musclen. stage Veronique rocket would
Reading on takte several weeks, It hol
anal breathing months, to study. But first in transmitted to the ground. dications showed that Hector quickly recoveral from the cffect of weightlessnESE neceleration.
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and
its
brain and
heart beat were also
"For a few seconds, wo thought lector was dying," General Grandpierre
walt Etat he quickly recovered änd allowed to reaction when the container's parachute opened." General Graalplerne said this Clee- the first time an
hod bein
criticised spoligers, Dazzled at drot by the glato drunkards and clackers" in of photographers Barh bulbe three hours speech to farmers Hector Boon recovered Brid was In Moscow today, Mr Orlovalcy, urenly climbed up the sleeve troencephalogram
an animal during a collective of General Grandpierre. He still made on It was the first day of an the chaliman of a oficial drought in London to farm, sald h an interview with and lay electrodes planted in a rocket fight into space,
plasted "helmet" over bls Head. Rector, who has been in. 114. YESTERDAY'S CROSSWORD-Acromt 1 Rogues, 4 Left, 7
day. It has not rained for 15 Moscow #adio tonight.
The Prime Minister Deor, 10 Prod, 12 Also, 14 Eye, 16 Run, 17 Tour, 8 Sottic,
day-the longest dry spell for
Was Apparently this did im cause training sinen last December, did jaddressing a conference of lead-¦ffector any theinveblence.
not wear a breathing apparɛtiui, Krew. 20 Fice, 33 Free, 24 Vaulty, 25 Rate, 20 Itasy, 27 Rotter. | 17 inomha.
General Grundpierre
A chrmieni In the container" Down: Risky, a Gets, 3 Steps, 4 Ludo, 5 Erodes, 6 Terme, 11 However, a brief shower of fariners from the central
the Hector wearing a tiny once absorbed carbon monokido re- Itome, 13 Like, 15 Infers, 10 Refer, 10 Never, 19 Layer 21 rhin oon ended the "drought." zone of European Ruinia,
Radio radgilter.
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