1961-10-16 — Page 3

THE CHINA MAIL,

“PERHAPS AT MOST TWO NIGHTS'

Nuclear war would last one night, scientist says

Washington, Oct. 15.

Atomic scientist Ralph Lapp said today a nuclear war between the United States and Russia

would be over in "one night, perhaps at most two nights."

20 Britons urge withdrawal from Berlin

London, Oct. 15. Twenty prominent Britons called tonight for with- drawal of the Four Pawers from Berlin and the send- ing of a United Nations police force into the dis- puted city.

A statement csillag for in- medinte settlement of the Berlin problem through the United Nations, said:

"We, the undersigned, he- Heve that the Berlin crisis can anly be resolved by taking cutside the cold war

struggle. This can only be achieved by the establishment of a United Na- tions presenci in Berlin,

the introduction of a United Nations police force, and the simultaneous withdrawal of the four power forces from the city. Such a

status United Nations

would guarantee free access to the eity from all parts of the outside world."

This 41-foot model space laboratory, designed to carry a fram of astro-scientists Info orbit 350 miles above the earth, is on display in New York's Museum of Natural His- tury. The aluminium cylinder is as large an four-room

house. Life-size model wear pressure aulls and helmets. atoller exhibit, hanging at right, is a full-scale model of the Mercury enpsule, the vehicle used by Shepard and Gris- som on their rides into space-AP.

FREE DEMOCRATS

DELAY ELECTION CHANCELLOR

OF

but not immediately.

Bonn, Oct. 15.

le rejected suggestions that the United States would be able เป bounce back quickly from such a holocaust.

"I think that we would be in The broken-back phase of our life and we would be struggling merely to get food and to live," Lapp cald.

War

"I assure you, that both sides will be decimated," Lapp sold, if on East-West nuclear unleashed 10,000 megatons of atomic explosives equal to 10,000,000 tons of TNT. And hei left little doubt he felt a BU- clear war would mushroom qulekly to such size.

Full effort

"Once a war like this starts, belleve that there will be f+ restraints." be sad. "You see, there is no difference really be twoon democracy and I totalitarion state

once war breaks out because the President cannot consult the people as b how they feel about something." In such a situation, he said, "de not ink that you would ask whether or not you were winning. You would expend full effort because you wouldn't be sure."

The scientist sald the fear that Red Chinn, Poland or Fit- land might take advantage of Russla if it were in "broken- back posture" could debar Sovlet Premier Nikita Krus chev..from starting Д

war.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1961.

MAO TSE-TUNG

NOT IN MOSCOW

Moscow, Oct. 15. The failure of Mao Tse- tung. First Secretary at the Chinese Communist Party, to come to Moscow for the Soviet Communist Party's "historie" 22nd CongreKA diminished its range and Influence, Western ob- servers here said today.

Mao's unwillingness to participate la the Congress allowed suspicions to flourish here that 'certain fileological divergencies KILLE exist between Moscow and Peking, despite the apparent truce of the st 10 months-AFP.

Russian Congress

opens tomorrow

Moscow, Oct. 15.

Coast Guard picks up

43 Cuban refugees

Nassou, Oct. 15.

To

A group of 43 Cuban

fugaos were picked up by an American Coast Guard cutter from the 'tiny Bri- tish West Indian islet of Cay Sal today after a gunbottle between two Cuban fishing boats.

A police unit from Nassou was rushed to Cay Sat this morning after reports that д Cuban gunbont had shelled the Cubans on the islet, but found

to vesele in the area.

Later the Governor of the Bahamas, Sir Robert Stapleton said thai there, had apparent- ly been an exchange of shots betwech two Cuban dating Bonts, but nperts that a Cuban gunbont was involved in the in- cident were "without founda- Lion,"

STATEMENT

Polluc seni to Cay Sal re- turned to Nassau in the early afternoon, armed with rifies and grenades.

Sir Robert's statement sakl two parties of Cuban refugees, 35, and the

Foreign correspondents hore one numbering

are unofficially informed! other eight, ond including that they will be admitted where on

women and children, had t Cay Sal yesterday only to the first day of Mr morning in two Cuban #shing Nikita Kruschev's 22nd vessels, Communist Party Con- third Cuban Ashing vessel ap-

Later in the day, he said, gress opening on Tuos-peared, and a few shots day.

ired."

were

Soviet offcials here expect "Apparently this was an ex- tickets will be available to change of fire between two nuclear correspondents unly to hear the Cuban fishing boats, Sir Robert Soviet party leaders report on said. "No shoto were directed International and home affairs at the shore and no one appears- which is expected to take un to have been Injuret." "In 1 nuclear war, whlie most of the first day.

DESTINATION there may be na winner, one The speech and the opening side can come out on the low ceremony is also to be televised party arrived at the islet early end of the tolom pole.' Iand broadcast according to

Low end

it

4,500 GATHER

He said that when the police

retoday, "no Cuban fishing vessels

were seen in the vicinity."

sk that at the or The Bahuman

we regard our Eeighboursports circulating here. Canada and Mexico, we have Informed Securees here saici Sir Robert little to fear. But If I put my today Mr Kruschey might also request self in Mr Kruschev's shoes and speak for mod of the second authorities, the refugees on the thánh how my neighbours, day Poland, Finland

in presenting his pro-island had been taken by and China ramene for building the basis U.S. Const Cuart might behave if I were in

culier to broken-back

the posture, I think Communien over

next Florida, which had apparently this might be an incentive got twenty years.

been their destination," to go to war," he said. Lapp. who worked

The world will hear about the Cuban gunboat was the World War II Manhattan alcole rest of the Congress only are without foundation-Reuter, bonb projcet and other US through the media of celal nuclear programmes, made the news services such as Tass who statements in a radio interview, iers understeed to have prepared Asked whether there was most of the spreches in trans- chance of a nuclar war sturting;lation already. by accident, Lapp replied, Ronk and Ale delegates to the

Test blasts

OR

an

30

He added: "Reports that a involved

Soviet Union accused of anti-Semitism

Now York, Oct. 15. Labour Secretary Arthur J. Goldberg said tonight the Soviet Union "pursues a vigorous anti-Jewish po- Ilcy,"

West Germany's new Parliament will open to- morrow with 85-year-old Dr Konrad Adenauer almost certain to be re-elected Chancellor-There can be grave errors, ns Congres have been flooding in- there have been in the past Into Moscow since the beginning Intelligence. There can be a of last week, grave mis-estimation of ency The muli

About 4,500 will have gather- Free Democratie Democrat's National Com-intentions. Ther: gau be accíed by Tuesday. to take their Party-with 67 of the total 521 mittee.

derla."

places in the new Congress hall sents has caused the delay m Adenauer and Mende have

the prompt election of

in the Kremlin. For the posi the renched complete agreement on next

fcw

have days they Chancellor and the pre- | policy.

been matters in their four

He said The Russians knew registering at a specially set ap sentation of a new Government, į negotiating sessions.

where US. missile sites were bureau In the Kremlin Grand The consensus in Bonn is that located and would aim at them Palace. Adenauer's Christian Demo- the Free Democrats will agree rather thon elties in any atomic

Join crats lust their absolute partia- | 10.

coallion

About under war

"for it would avail

delegations from Western Communist parties, in- mentary majority in the Septem- Adenauer on the condition that enemy nothing to strike at our cluding lenders ber 17 vlections.

from Adenauer has Adenauer steps down

Japan, after a population." negotiated a coalition with Free limited period of between

Britain, Austraila and Russian nuclear tests in the have already arrived. Arelie release 10 times as much Adenauer, who has headed radiation on the world as US rived here by train today.

Janos Kadar of Hungary ar Coldberg, who is Jewish, said winner of the Nobel Peace But Mende, whose Party West Germany's past three bombs of the same size exploded is the first Communist

Herellable reports of Russian anti- campaigned on an "Adenauer Governments, las never said in the Pacific he said.

Block Semitism have been received nust, go" slogan, has withheld anything in public about retir

Icader to have been announced despite "the protestations of the Lapp branded talk of a Antal agreement. He wants to put ing after a set time. But he has neutron death ray bomb as "

as having reached Moscow for Soviets that the Jewish people the alter to a vole at a meet told friends and confidential kind of great fraud."

have voluntarily

integrated ng on October 21 of the Free aldes that he does not want to He said such a bomb, which

themselves in Soviet culture." stay in office throughout tho would kill humans by radiation

Goldberg said the Russians next four-year legislative | without destroying property.

have closed synagogues, turned period. UPI.

would be impractical in any

temples into grain warehouses, wartime situationUPI.

confiscaled Jewish funds, banh- ed ritual and private prayer meetings. and destroyed memorials and cemeteries,

Among the signers were four members of Parliament and two former members. Simmers Democratic Leader Erich Mende, and two years, also included Lord Boyd Orr, a

Prize, the Rev. Donald D. Soper, former President of the Method- ist Conference, and Sir William Lawther, past President of the Trudes Chion Congress.-AP.

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A British Crossword Puzzle

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U.S. officer defies Reds

Berlin, Oct. 15.

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Communist border guards

European mob burns Moslem

alive in car

Algiers, Oct. 15. today halted four Amet-¦ An angry mob of European tan women trying to entor East Berlin but a U.S. Army lioutenant took the wheel and drove thom through in defiance Communist guns.

of

settlers in Oran tonight sot fire to an outomobilo and forced the Mosiam driver to remain in the car so that he was burned alive.

the Congress.-Reuter.

India

Urges military training for Vietnam women Boulet en fa

Saigon, Oct. 15.

Aadame Ngo Dinh Như

literature once

The Jewish people in the Soviet Union face political and They must carry identity cards with the nationality marked as 'Jew'. The Jewish theatre and Jewish

so brillant- President Diam's sister-in-are suppressed," Goldberg said. low, has proposed to the National Assembly that there bo military training for women and a ban on the profession of dance hall girls.

measures.

INVESTIGATION

are

"The Jewish people denied in general even those small rights and advantages

granted to other minority groups in Russia. They are isolated, as a matter of publie peiley," he Impartial investigation has shown, the Secretary said, that Madame Nhu, an Assembly countiesa Jewish writers, artists Deputy, told lawmakers last and intellectuals have been im week

prioned and persecuted. Jewish "Vietnam is at war, terrible citizens have boon eliminated wor..

women cannot risk from leadership in the army, being a dead weight-or worse political life and the Govern a drawback-to man."AP. inent, he said,-UPÏ.

She said the critical situation The incident came in a day The angry incident followed in the civil war against Com-Bald marked by fresh Communist a day of tension and nervous munist rebels called for such harassment of Allied trafe expectancy in the city where and by the fresh crackle of six persons were killed and 11 gunfire along the border. Com-injured last Friday in European- munist police fired at Bering Maslem street lighting and the refugees, but seven made it to police netion to restore order. safety-including two border Police reinforcements had been guards in full combat gear,~ | called out in anticipation of

more trouble.--AP.

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ACROSS

4 For blowing powder on?

7 The enemy.

9 Signalling melliod,

It Don't show the skini

12 Great many,

13 Adore.

15. Do.

18 Health resort,

19 A blooming girl.

30 31 ke lightning!

23 River.

24 Glutted

23 May?

DOWN

} War craft

2

Back on board.

3

It's extinct,

Trust her!

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Somnambuliah

# Resound.

10 Bed,

13 Ped.

14 What goa. regre growing?

16 Fool.

17 Leon over or roll!

18 Coln.

di Brooch,

22 Cerrol.

BATURDAY'S CROSSWORD-Across: 1 Moles, Sacks, Age, 10 Aitch, 11 Train, 12 Ate, 19 Tet 14 Dol, 18 Wry, 13 Tanto, 21 Teod, 23- Odda, 26 On edge, 20 Tea 31 Are, 33 Tan, 34 Lam, 20 Feeds, 37 Pient, 88 Roc. 3 Itosen, 40 Hoses. Downt 1 Matter, 2 Ogre, & Lean-to 4 Bands, & State, # Act, 7 Chew, Siky, 10 Otter, 17 Both, 10 Ado 20 Dog, 22 One, 24 Doters, 20 Senses, 27 Names, 28 Depth, 29 Tear, 30 Alpe, 53 Aloo, 35 Alo.

INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION INQUIRY

Jurists disagree

M

over Bizerta

Romo, Oct. 15, flow at the Supreme Court of The communique said: "Lord was undertaken without prior Three members of the Inter- the Netherlands,

Shaweross and Mr A. J. M. van advice to the Commission."" national Commission of niceling of the Commission's this view and considered for A communique fuued after a Dal associated themselves with

The members present at to- Jurists today dinociated Executive Committee bore said their part that it would have day's mealing were the Segre. thomasives from the re- Maltro Kreher "desired it to be been better not to have under-taty General, Bir Lesile Munro part on the Bixarto fight-mode clear that he wished to taken an enquiry Into atroclues of New Zealand, Mr Vivien ing which was strongly port made by a special com in the course of an armed con- dilan Supreme Court, Mr Dudley

dissociate himself from the re- alleged by one side and arjaing | Bose, former judge of the In critical of tho French mittee of enquiry Intu events flet in which atrocities might D. Berial, past President of the paratroops.

in Dizerta and from the fact unfortunately be committed by Bar Association of New that it was published without both sides”.

Clly, Mr Axel Henrik Munktell, They are Maltre Jann Kreler, prior communication of tho Asked to clarify his view, Member of the Swedish Parlin- advocate of the French Court of-1 report to the French Govern- | Lord. Shawcross told Hester|ment and Professor of Law of Appal, Land Showross, force ment, be any. request the that he and Mr van Dal "de- | Uppsala, Lord' Shawcross Mr British Attorney General, ond GovernmerYL for its olinerva, |sired to diazociate thermolves Van Dal and M. Kreher-Reu- | Mr A. J. M. von Dal, allomey at Dons on the conclusions.” I from the whole oxeralso which | ter.

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