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N-WEAPONS

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of

TOW that the Geneva ene ference on the banning nucleur Weapons-bas broken down in fart though not

formally, junverfal volees in the United States are alrely urging Presi dent Kennedy to testing. Facing the Presi dent is a reappraisal which is truly agonising. The agreement for a resump tion of testing has been de Aned by Mr Kennedy him- Helf: ""For almost three

resume

years the United States ha been willing to assume the; risk of not testing nuclear weapons without the cer tainty that the

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Union has Hikewise stopped. Its testing. National secu- rity and the defences of the free world do not allow this risk to be assumed in- i definitely."

The opponents of resumption, such as Dr Glen Seaborg. the new AEC chairman,

there reply that

IN no evidence that the Soviet Union has been testing.

THE only kind of tents

by America and the Allieg with certainty

Worried.

CASTRO

SAID BADLY HURT IN BOMB BLAST

Miami, July 4. Station WCKT TV today

Selwyn Lloyd

in Commons budget debate

London, July 4. Chancellor of the Exchequer Mr Selwyn Lloyd today expressed anxiety about the development of the economic situg- tion in Britain. He told the House of Commons: "We are passing through

very anxious days.”

Kuwait barred from membership

IRAQ APPLIES VETO IN ARAB LEAGUE

Cairo, July 4.

Iraq has vetoed Kuwait's application for membership in the

Arab League, a League source said tonight.

LITE

The Arab League Counell met!

that the The spokesman sald for an hour, United Arab Republic had been in secret season and later the chairman, Me informed in accordance with Abdel Khalik el Toreissi, of normal practice.

In London, Mr Emanuel Shin- well, Labour Party ex-Ministeri of Defence, today asked in the | House of Commons if the custs: of the British military operation in Kuwait would be inet by the rule of that country.

Morocco, announced that the Council would reconvene July 12.

This would be after Mr Abdel

Hassouna, debate on Kholik

Secretary General of the League, had re- turned from his mission to Iraų, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, he added.

Concerning corrective methan Mr Lloyd was speaking today to remedy

the

situation, Me during a Commons Lloyd sal a "wide range of possibilities are open to ime in the money felds and feld-,"

other

the current 1981/1982 budget.

Thy British bucket is published by the government in April each year, and the budget ¦ taken debate is held afterwards. Tite 310 speciflc decisions. butral vole on shall take decisions which

He added: "} have

Parliament will be in about 10

think ore right in the interest days ime. of the country and will seek to complement them time when I think it is interest of the country

Reply

alt

a

the

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Mr

el

Kote!

Shinwell said that the Sheikh possessed financial reserves of more than £300,000,000.

This question caused Mr A majority? the budget in

Gerald Nabarro, a Conservative An Arab League source said, Member of Parliament, to re- that the Iraqi delegate, Mr Abdelquest that the Kuwali anuncial Hussein

vetoed reserves deposited in London Kuwait's application, claiming should, if necessary, be launed! that the League charter requires by the ruler a unanimous decision on mem- Britain. bership applications.

Reject

in the

At today's session, the Honse do of Commons

rejected by 231 voles to 170 an Opposition Labour Party amendment to the budget which called for the sup said that Raul Castro, In reply to a question,

pression of two economy Cuban Armed Forces Lloyd said he would make "regulators" included

[ statement Chief,

government bill. and brother

in the Commons on of

the economic situation

These were a manpower tax before Cuban are under-

Prime Minister Parliament

adjours for the to be paid by employers and a Fidel Castro, was critical-sammer holidays at the begin proviso empowering the Chan- ly injured by an assassin's ning of August. But he would cellor of the Exchequer to in- bomb on June 29 and was

not say whether he would an-crease or lower the purchase tax before the tax by anything up to 10 per not

nounce his decision live expected to

cent.-AFP. through tonight. Quoting a source the relevision station said had been relluble in the past, WCKT-TV sukl

ground explosions, and of the only small "thres- l detonations could be durried out without great risk of arousing suspicion. These are useful only for the development ni tactical Wenzona.

So fur. Russia with. its superiority in conventional Weapons in the Eurasian landmass and its known policy of avoiding invol- vement in small wars, has shown comparatively little interest in

Rou and his brother-in-law were both injured in the Forub bbit in Santiago de "I',

The name of the brother-in-law was not given, but the report said he subsequently died of the injuries.

Jecess,

Motion to sack Bank

of Canada

Governor

Ottawa, July 4.

this kind of The televised report said to The House of Commons today approved in prin-

entered chest and back in jurion. It said Specialists had been summeed from Czecho- slovakia to treat him.- AP.

arms. It relies on the big nuclear bombs, This argument, however, cul several ways. It may be because Russia has less ad- vanced tactical atomic wea- pona that it has now dei agai cided to abandon negotia- tions at Geneva.

FF its need is urgent enough

stund, there can be no cer- tainty that it will resume tests.

not

Time not ripe, says Menzies

Hobart, July 4.

ciple the government's legislation to fire Bank of Canada Governor James E. Coyne.

The Conservatives! large Commons majority beat back Liberal and CCF-New Party up- position when the bill came up for second reading-approval in principle.

The roll call vote was 153 to 12, with seven CCF-New Party members supporting the Liberals.

The legislation How goes to

of the Committee

whote Robert G. Menzies said today house for detailed study before that he did not think the time returning for third and nut was ripe for « Commonwealth | reading. Prime Ministers'

Mr Khrushchev has admitted Australian Prime Minister Mr the

that "quite a few devices requiring practical tealing have been developed in Russia."

If America formally ended

the moratorium, therefore, Russia stands to beneft no less than

conference

The Liberals earlier today were on the issue of Beltala's entry defended in their bid to have into the European Comman the bill, which leaves the office Market

of governor vacant, submitted

He denied a Canberra report to standing comalttee of the Would Cominens instead of the coin- the Pentagon that Australia probably which wants more efficient pport Canada's proposal for mailtee of the whole.

enabled warheads for its new raeth a conference.

kets.

This would love "Yai cannot hot such # Them to call witnesses includ- meeting on generalisations," Mring Coyne and Finance Minister

The problem is which power: blenzies said,-UPI.

would benefit bust, and whether that benefit could :

anterially affect

the

Duclear stalemate.

What is

certain, is

that i

America, unlike Russia,

cannot resume tests secret.

ly.

I'

TP it announces a resump-

1

tion of texts, It will incur i

Donald Fleming.-UPI.

ANOTHER DEADLOCK

IN LAOS TALKS?

Geneva, July 4.

throughout the world the A violent East-West dispute over international

odium which now should

control threatened to deadlock the Laos peace conference today. at

attach only to Russia for wrecking 1nelies

Geneva.

Resumption ik

Amerlean,

Soviet and Com- conference and the world from

K political minket Chinese delegates clash- the purpose of 11 Communist problem no less than a deed bitterly on how the seven- takeover in Leos and the in- fence problem. Moreover it week-old conterence should pro- | crease of Communist influence Involves a decision which cred

Cominunists de in South-east Asia.-UPI. must be taken by politi munded immediate discussion of a neutrality statute for Laos,

The

clans, notably Mr Kennedy, leaving the question of controls after consideration of all its untouched until Inter. aspects and not merely on

The West, with the United

the sayo of generals who States acting as spokesman, in-¦ notoriously seek better aisted that effective control of i weapons

hostilities must be worked out

Certainly there will have to fest.

be overwhelming defence

arguments to

justify

SESSION

United States delegate

Mr

TO SWIM

CHANNEL UNDER

WATER

London, July 4.

An American k in Folkestone today maittur final plans to swim the Channender water,

Fred Badasure, former professional boxer, photo- grapher's mode!

And theatrical producer, plann

to stay under the waves for 30 hours 01

Alet of glucose and chicken soup.

Fred has heeni in hard training since January, and

Bald today that he was "confident".

was

The first-ever under water channel bid made last year-by Fred's blonde wife, Jane.

She tried twice and the second lime rot 14 miles aut before a storm ended the attempt,

The couple have since deter. parted, so Fred is mined to show his wife that anything she can do he can do better.—AFF.

that

Morsbed

of Kuwalt to

Mr Nabarro said that oil pro- duction in Kuwait had enabled. the

Sheikh to acquire

The Saudi Arabian dele gate, Mr Mohamed El Zorheibi, argued that £300,000,000 during recent only majority decision was years. He said that it would be, neerssary, the source added.

normal for Kuwait to take part Earlier today it was reported in redressing the British balance!

the League Secretary of payments. General had requested a post-

Mr Selwyn Lloyd, Chancellor ponement of the Council meeting of the Exchequer. confined his on Kuwait unti his mission had reply to confirming that been completed.

Kuwait's crude of production Meanwhile, a force of 20,000 had risen to some 80,000,000 men--balt British regulars and tone a year--Reuter and AFP. half· Arab volunteers were at the ready in Kuwait by dawn today to meet any Iraqi invasion! move, according to reports flow- ing in from the threatened off- rich sheikdom.

Sand & heat

A further contingent of 200 men was reportedly due in from Nairobi, Kenya, during the day.

The men, in transit car wee to fly into Kuwait in a Comet

of IAF Transport Command. A non-stop, Navy-supported air- lift through the night had brought British ground strength up to 5,000, plus air and naval support.

At first light, Arab volunteers. their newly-issued rifes glint- ing. could be seen crouched among the sandhills around Multa Fort, Inst outpost along the road leading into Trag.

They appeared Impervious to the heat and whirling sand which have been troubiing Bri- lish forces since they landed in Kuwait 'three days ago.

one

NEW HIGH IN

U.S.HOLIDAY

DEATHS

PREDICTED

The

New York, July 4. traffic death rate in America declined during the waning hours of the long Independence Day holiday, but the National; Safety Council still pra-| dicted a record number of fatalities.

So far Britain has suffered

George C. Stewart, executive casualty-an officer Who Vice-President of the Council, fell victim to chickenpox shortly said: after arrival.

Warships

reports reaching Meanwhile, Britain from L variety of sources indicated that a great naval force was converging on

2

The fatality rate on Tues- day afternoon dropped from an Ave and average of between six every hour to approximately two to three per hour.

COMMONSENSE

"It appears that drivers are beginning to get the mesange that great care and commonsense must be exercised when driving in holiday traffic."

the threatened icdom from a number

of far-flung busca, itish warships from Mult British were expected to pass through the Suez Canul tomorrow on

The omela added, however, their way to the Persian Gulf that even at the reduced rate the There were said to include four death toll appeared likely to top minesweepers and main-100 for a new all-time record for tenance dip. Further reports any sunimer holiday period. said the 20,000-lon aircraft car- The record number of moter ritt Centaur and "at least vehicle fatalities during a fourth three destroyers" from Gibral- of July period was set in 1950. tar would join the commando It was 401. Tat nisu is the

earrier Bulwark which landed high mark for any summer the Brst Britons on Kuwait. holiday.

The death toll:

ng

Traffic 450, boating 58, drown- miscellaneous 105, 800,-AP,

A Foreign Office spokesman in London confirmed today that a certuin number of British war- ships belonging to the Mediter-total ranean Fleet would soon Dasa through the Suez Canal into the Red Sea,

CHILDREN BURNED ALIVE

+

Ricop

a dead tree

nors or the hill, caused the trac-

St Louis, July 5. Three children burned to death when the farm tractor on which they were riding yesterday toppled over on a hill. Its petrol tank burst and covered them with flaming gasoline, decision which could ance John M. Steeves told the 28th

tractor ran over The children, with the boy again subject the

They were Tommy El 11, world

Conference session that the new and Connie Ella 13, brother and apparently driving, were riding | which, combined with the steep- Communist demande werd de-

lened to event "intervention saler, and Joan Galloway, about on a form tractor up

10, bf Old Monroe, Missouri. -Hill, pulling a lood of grain.

The accident occurred on the But the tractor could not form of the Ellis children's step- negotiate the hill with the load father, Robert Finley, in Lin- behind 11, 50 they disconnected

the wagon and proceeded on,

They drove near a patch of woods and one wheel of the

to radiation hazards, which must accelerate the Arms race, which will gravely damage the Western

however reputation, fairly, and which may well givo Mr Khrushchev the excuse a to necking.

un-

and aggrcarion" in Laos,

An American spokesman de- #tribed the new

120.

Search for aircraft

Colchester, July 4.

Several ships and a lifeboat were searching tonight for an air- craft reported to have crashed into the res

off the Essex DURIL. Coast Guard officials said the plane had come down about 20 miles from the coast, but added that they had not received any The Eilis children were pin-indication of its aize. ned under the tractor and were Several ships In the vicinity burned death. Joan, her were

steaming towards the clothing aflame, ran in an effort plane's position. A lifeboat had to get to safely but collapsed: put to sea, and n Trinity House She died shortly after arriving) vessel had also Joined the at a hospital-AP.

search-Router.

tor to turn over.

to Sino-Soviet

campo in these words:

"We felt that tho tueties ofcoln County, Missouri.

the Communist delegations were

Sheri Iri Elliott said authori

to divert the attention of the Hles reconstructed this story:

A SLIP OF THE MIND

Wichita, July 4. Everything was set for the itag-raising ceremony and 34-gun salute, prior to today's Kans conten- nial parade bero,

The

dignitarles werd present. Air Forec

per- sonnel were ready with rifles in hand.

But one very important item was missing—the rope to raise the tag. The cero-

mony was cancelled-Ar.

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