THE CHINA MAIL,
Prince Phouma alleges Right-Wing violations
Hanoi, June 1. Prince Souvanua Phouma former neutralist Prime Minister of Laos, has delivered protest notes to the Soviet and British envoys in Hanoi, alleging violations of the ceasefire by Right- Wing forces, according to the Soviet news agency Tass today.
and
The notes alleged that inten- of the 14-nation conference on sivi manoeuvres-“altmed at Laos, said the conference must preparing the ground fornecept
its responsibilities to systematic intervention anal clarify and reinforce the provocations" - were being authority of the Commission. under-taken in complicity with
British 1 urgent the South-East Asia Soviet Ch-Chalmers of the con- "aggressive Treaty Organisation circles," ference to fakte whatever steps Toss reported.
they cun to ensure the necess- Appended to the notes was a
Fors co-operation
the of nil statement by the Supreme parties In Law."-Reuter. Biliary Council of the Lell- Wing forces, dated May 25.
ACCUSATION
This accused Seato milliary circles,
and in particular the
SIX KILLED
Angleton, June 1. Americans, of having sent into Six people were killed and Laps new
groups of military one Injured when their car and advisers, more armaments and a goods train collided on a level military planes, and also
new crossing at this Texas town to- Thai and South Vietnamese dny.-Reuter. military unlis ... to launch al powerful offensive...."
The talement also cited Incidents of numerous alleged
breaches of the ceasefire br Right-Wing forces.
Prince Souvamia Phouma ask- and the Soviet ed Britain Unions Co-Chairmen of the Geneva conference → to take steps to stop these breaches.- Reuter.
Investigations
Geneva, June 1.
M: Chester Roning,
ان
Canada, said today that the In-
Extremely good' Vickers gun
to be withdrawn
London, June 1,
The Vickers machine-gun, used by the British Army for many years, is to be withdrawn from service by 1965, the Financial Secretary to the War Office, Mr James Rumsden, announced.
it is being replaced by the Belgian F. N. machine-gun.
Mr Jo Grimond, the Liberal Leader, commented in the House of Commons that the Vickers was only just younger than the discontinued Maxim gun, which came out in 1860.
Mr Ramsden said the Vickers was an extremely good gun and had done excellent service.-China Mail Special.
PRIVATE ESTATES TO BE BROKEN UP
IRAN'S RADICAL LAND REFORM
PLAN TO BEGIN SOON
Teheran, June 1.
rnational Control Commission Dr Ali Amini, Iran's Prime Minister, said tonight that his government in-
tended to begin its major land reform "in 10 or 12 days."
In Laos had been "unable to carry out Its investigations" of alleged ceuschre viointions Answering questions in there,
Reuter interview, he said the Conoda is a member of the government "Intended strongly" three-nation Commission.
to continue its anti-corruption ad-drive.
Mr Ronning, who was dressing Today's plenary session
MURDER OF
POLICE CHIEF-AN
ARREST
Algiers, June 2 Police have arrested 1 20-year-old student in con- nection with the murder of Mr Roger Gavory, 48, Algiers Police Chief, earlier today.
The student, who lived next door to Mr Gavery. was arrested while skiing for an examination pt Algiers University.
Mr Gavory's skull was smashed in and his body stabbed. He had been police chief for only weeks.
six
His home had been badly damaged a bomb last
March and the secret army organisation, "The Settlers An Gauifist" under- ground, claimed responsi❤ the bility for
outrage.- Keuter.
There would "certainly" be more arrests in various sectors of the civli service, the Prime Minister said,
FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1961.
EICHMANN'S TRIAL 'Hooligan'
receives
Iron Cross
Jorusalem, Juno 1, Former Noz $5 Colonel Adolf Eichmann now on trial hore for his part in the World War If mur der of six million Jews, received an Iron Cross despite the
fact that he sabotaged the orders of SS Chief Heinrich Him- mlor, the leracli court try- ing him learned today.
to the The prosecution read court a reply from Himmler to a complaint from General Kurt Becher about Elchmann's con- duct Bnd his subotaging Himmler's ordera,
of
"Ah, this hooligan disobeyed me," Himmler's note said. But in the end Eichmann got an Iron Cross, observed the prosecutor.
Leslie Gordon now living in Montreal, but barn in Budapes! pr Polish Jewish parents testifled that he had been made to dig a trench 20 yards long. ve yards wide, and two yards deep.
JEWS SHOT
The next day lorries deposited Jews boside the trench, lie said. They were rende to strip. They were photographed,
then they were shot.
Asked if they were all Jows, Gordon replied "Yes, certainly, because the Christians who help- ed the Jews were simply hung." sald he saw 1,500 Jews FIC massacred in 12 days.
Gordon sold that he was then transferred to Kamenespokosk where he learned that 28,000 Jews had just been exccuted. He said next week the - there is opposition among cer-He did not see it, he said. He vernment would finalise a plantain groups. They start intrigues only heard the shots. of stabilisation and reduction and spread these rumours about The prosecution then spoke of in its expenditure for presenta a coup in an attempt to paralyse a reunion of German "specialists tion Lo the International the government," he said.
on the "Jewish problem".. this time, 1944 the "specialists" had begun an intense campaim against the Jews.
Monetary Fund.
He said the sleiko at the Ministry of Posts, Telegraphs and Telephones was now over, The government could not KU on giving wage increases until prices and economic conditions had been stablilsed,
He emphasised there was no danger to government, which intended to carry out a strong П very policy with full backing from reform and, naturally, the Shah-Reuter,
Dr Amini said the United Slates had "responded favour ably to Iran's danand for a Joan, but he would not specify "The process will be a bit the amount involvedì, slow" he added. "If you act Dr Anilni said the Iranian within the law il cunnot be situation was "a le tense,"
but there was very fast!"
nothing to be De Amlai haid thu govern | afraid of. ment hoped to implement the "We have started land reform scheme within a strong period of two monum,
Commissions would move Into various parts of the country and begin by distributing govern- ment lands to peasants and also, probably working from the north, start distributing private estates.
Dr Amini said: "The netual distribution of Jand is not deult. It Is only a start." The government would then have
the two-fold task of establishing co-operatives to help peasants and arranging compensation for
landowners.
U.S. BOXING IS
A DISGRACE,
SAYS JOE LOUIS
Washington, June 1.
There's no doubt of the affection which exists between Miss Katharine Worsley, the Duke of Kent's finnéré, and her niece, six year old Wills Workley, AS they meet at London Airport. Will R Just own in from Toronto, Canada, with her parents, to attend the Royal Wedding at York Minster, on June 8. Wills is to bo one of Miss Worsley's bridesmaids.
Description of Sterling Area
London, June 1. The Bank of England follow- Ing South Africa's departure from the Commonwealth today formally revised its description
of the Sterling Area.
Pago 1
FOR FIRST TIME
"Freedom Sitters' visit bars, hotels in Central Africa
Salisbury, June 1. Anti-segregation demonstrations on a major sente were staged in Central Africa for the first time today when a team of seven "Freedom Sitters" visited bars, hotels and barber shops throughout the European city of Salisbury, capital of Southern Rhodesia and of the Bri- tish Government's "great experiment in multi-racialism" in the Federation of Rhode- sin and Nyasuland.
Sahara
subject
of talks
The team of "Freedom Sit- ters", with a constantly growing team of followers viied Euro- pean strongholds, sat down and asked for service. When asked by the police lo go, the demons- rators withrow and proceeded to the next pince.
FLUSTERED
, up-
the
cafes
Most of the Europeans
disinterested, and peared proprietors of selectect were more flustered than con- cerned.
In two out of three cafes the demonstrators vislied today they were told: "I have no objection to serving you but European customers my wouldn't like it."
One restaurant
Evian, June 2. The Sahara with its oil and
natural
gas resources, will be the top subject told the demonstrators
when tho French
and but all my tables
Algerian negotiators_mcot until 1902-AFP. again hore today after a
24-hour recoss.
to readiness
talk
French about the future of the Sahara has given new impetus to the Algerian peace talks here, and is that the conference is at last the general impression In Evian
beginning to "unfreeze."
On Its three exchange control oilces regarding securities and travel, and its
nine exchange
Discussion has been lively at control notices regarding come modity markets, the bank issued
sessions, the past two
but twelve amendinents that "The French sources said last night scheduled territories at present that neither side had made any comprise the British Common-concessions. Awealth (except Canada), the Irish Republic, British Trust territories, British protectorates and protected states, Burma, Iceland, the Hashemito Kingdom of Jordan, Libya, South Africa and South West Africa." China Mail Special.
THE THEME Using the press and the radio, they worked on the theme that "the victory of the Jews is the end of civilisation."
On
POLLITT ELECTED
The prosecutor said he want- ed to show what the "experts"
Cambridge, June 1. were occupied with nin me
Brian Pollitt, son of Harry when Germany was the Pallit, the late chairman of the point of total defcat,
British Communist Party, and Elchmann's defence
counsel himself a Communist, has been then pointed out that half
of elected vic-president of the those present at the meeting Cambridge Union Society, were represenatives of Foreign Ministrica.
would have "It
been better to have produced of this as evidence in favour the accused" ho said,
The hearing was adjourned until Friday morning.-AFP.
Asked if he expected oppost- Joe Louis told Senate investigators today that. Venezuela hunting
tion, Dr Amini said: "Not too much. But there intrigues."
are many
facing an
shortage of
bad balance
he said.
The Prime Minister admitted thint fran was economie crisis, a foreign trade and payments.
A British Crossword Puzzle
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15 Instruction,
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10 Mr Race?
21 Thick,
23 Night-Bier!
fugitives
today
whose
boxing has become a disgrace because "gang- sters have got hold of such a big piece" of the profession that had made him world famous.
Caracas, June 1. Venezuelan authorities The ex-heavyweight champ Kefarver to set up "national estimated that 00 per cent of all boxing
fugitive rebels commissioner to super-sught fighters had shady inen managers. But I was lucky."The "Boxing Czar" would clean ment failed yesterday.
for vise a Federal licensing system. attempt to overthrow President Rumulo Betancourt's Govern-
The Brown Bomber singled leenses
up the sport by withholding out New York as the State that promoters and managers.
from shady boxers, A Venezuelan government
has done least to boxing.
clean up
21 rebels panouncement sold and arms enches were seized in
Louis gave his views both in surprise dawn raids yasteriny letter tomoming. but other plotters
*I know of no State that has person and In given gangsters as much of a Kefauver-UPI. chance to get a hold on boxers
as New York," Louls told the Senate monopoly sub-committee.
CRIMINAL
He sold New York has never Joined or sought to strengthen the National Boxing Association. "Each State la out for itself," he declared.
Has the criminal element in- posed upon boxera? Sub- committee chairman Estes Kefauver, asked.
"It has. Very much. They've got hold of such a big plece of the boxing game," Louis answer. | ed sadly.
"If your bill passes and I hope it does it will do the boxing game a whole lot vi good." he told Kefauver.
Louls "wholeheartedly" en- corsed legislation introduced by
Allied Stores
reports earnings
New York, June 1. Allied Stores Corporation re- port earnings of 17 cents per shore in fsent quarter ended Apr. 30 against & cents a year carllor.
Helena Curlis earned $1.58 per share in fisent year ended Feb. 28, 1981 compared with | $1.23, in the preceding year.
per
E. J. Korvette Inc. reported that I earned 15 cents share in the 18 weeks entled Apr. 90, 100) Against 8 cents in the same 1000 period. For the 30 weeks ended Apr. 30 earnings 91.62 previously.
YESTERDAY'S CROSSWORD-Across 1 Bore. 4 Yell, were 123 per share against Mile, Clem, 11 Vast, 13 Holiday, 14 Red, 18 Lemon,. 10 Ceded,
Litton Industrien earned $1.53 nino 82 Loom, 33 Thou. Downi 1 Bach, 7 Real, 3 Rival, 1 Yes, d per inte in the scal Loud, 7 Layer, Lovely, 10 Miner, 12 Trot, 15 Energy, 17 Mants, months endo Apt. 31, 1001 10 Duet, 20 Decer, 23 Doyle, 21 Eyll, 20 Each, 27 Esau, 20 against $1.20 a year cariler- Ham."
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COMMENTS
Comments from sources close
(rom pessimistic despite an to the two delegations were for openly admitted clash on whe- ther or not the Sahara should be regarded
as part of Algeria and, as such, included in a self- determination referendum.
No decisions are anticipated yet either on the Sahara or on any other major issue. But 10- day's session in expected to provide a clue compromise can be reached over the important Sahara question.
-Reuter.
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ELECTRICITY BY SEA?
Reading, June 1. British scientists have carried out tests to study
ways of using Indian Ocenn rollers to generate electricity, it nounced today.
WAS an-
The Department of Sciendile and Industrial Research's hydraulics research station at Wallingford, near here, sold made in tanks with had been anall scale models the tests, done at the request of the Electricny Board of Central Mauritius.
The board' was
considering cheaper proposals to generate Uretrielty, by using the water of supply a shallow lagoon lo turbines operating on low head.
The sls were designed to dixover to most suitable type of ramp to gulde breakers over the coral reef to replenish the Jagoon, the department added. -China Mall Special,.
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