THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1981.
50 MILES
UP
NEXT TARGET FOR THE X-15
CATALOGUE
world sidew
borabs knock
CAUITFIRE
It goes off like a bomb in your lap
"Give 'em all fire extinguishers."
BY LEONARD MOSLEY
CAME away from a cinema in London last week with the smell of burning in my nostrils -and it was not because someone had set fire to my seat.
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الحمد
up-to-Ma-sevotaci hauts goes off dilar Sour lap
which
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When the picture opens 你 Should I say when producer- director Vaj Guest Arst lights the Rise hart te onl „Maris fizzing You are inside the Daily Express effien
The monumental explosion has Lworked the world uf Us (tris.
but in
It driting slowly exorably towards the sun
The world has four months to live before, as the vrience re- poser puts it, the air will be filled with the delightfu: smuril of charcuated mankind"
EXCITING
Finally, in the machine
London Beprem Bervice
I see trouble ahead
for the emperor
from BRIAN GARDNER
HA
ADDIS ABABA
Above all. the trend democracy that Halle Se'
J
has supervised since he came to power as Regent in 1910 hardly 10 we msing all > young men inlected by the wild surged contemporary African nationalism.
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The first elections in Ethiopia were held
1057, mostly through the use of symbols, bul there are no political parties.
There is
All in 10 minutes! This is how the X-13 trials are carried out between airfields 200 miles apart. The inset shows the X-15 about to fall away from the mother airplane.
Amazing rocket plane has reached speed maximum
AMERICA'S amazing rocket airplane, the little
X-15 which has just flown at 4,093 miles an and Cabinet, elected but hour, is soon to start an effort to reach a height
[AILE SELASSIE was standing far away at the end of a long, narrow room behind a desk. A tiny, bearded figure in military uniform, he gazed at me from the distance as I made the the
long walk towards him.
He is the 255th Emperor of Ethiopia in an unbroken family dynasty which began with the Queen of Shelma and which has ruled for nearly 3,000 years.
The 70-year-old Selassie could also be the last emperor mountainous remor.
f land.
For an Ethiopia, as elsewhere
After the future looks us
sur
Do
Bin among the young people highly trained but with
Prime Minister
230
the emperor of 50 miles.
power.
appointed by
men have 110 Virtually every decision has to be referred to Haile Selassie.
There
signs that this kund of personalised, central Guvernment can no longer cope with the problems of today.
YOUNG SON
What is going to happen in this important part of Africa, where Caminunism
Eme heavy on their hands plotting goes on
Ethiopia may be catching up with the world—but for
the munist
day young men, mot Dearly last a-
mission ought
waiting
the
to pounce"
There are few
Com- Etuoplans.
each Russian impressive DBIT is packed with
if any
But
I had assistant Ministers and director- group of ruthless men nothing to do with political penegals as a cunt possibly take. dissatisfaction. They had
Selassie is still respected by the illiterate and support in the country
powerless There is no chance of
masses. an event happening loudy and thundery as the skies.
agnir That is the emperor's view Fast December an attempt was In my opinion, he is wrong made. mainly by disrontemet
For, although the men behind officers
overthrow the attempted coup have my
10 And
nearly been publicly hanged on a
near the centre of Addis Ababa, bitterness and discontent stili The emperor was away on a simamer round the lonely
His Plann state visit to Brazil.
emperor's throne >on. Crown
The Was
irony 1 it is tha troubles stem not from repressive qualilies in his Joet drown his benevolence
What has Selassie done?
Selassie succeeded.
it
Prince Asia first reported to be leading the noura | revolt-machine-gun and mortar
at the Daily Express, the crafts- |bre went on for 30 hours. nien wait for the signal 10 sel The presses rolling on what may be the last edition rve
There
reputis"
*11 two
Something has gone aw[ully Alfterent headlines waiting i wrong with the weather-and You know w
British
new-
the machines One says! WORLD DOOMED. The other papers like writing. about the says: WORLD SAVED. Which
will they be asked to print"
weather,
FLOODS
Yes, this is an exciting Its sets
arc
913
remarkably
Then it turned out that te bud. in fugl, been seized by the rebels, who used his name to try to gain the support of the people.
AMBITIONS
PLOTTING
since fill
tel
his
DON
rule
Trying to do his best for the rising generations of Ethioplans. he has sent young men abroad to be educated. But when they tome back to their native land there is not enough for them do.
tu
Wavell-street,
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The recent 4.093 mph flight by Major Rober! M. White. U.S.A.F. test pilot, achieved the X-15's maximum design speed.
NEWS IN THE AIR
By JAMES STUART
Now the National Aeronautics and Space Administration chiefs in Washington say an early at- kely to be made on temp is the aitplane's design height the ground for the first time. It mexkoum
Is the Vickers VC.10 alrunet.
to
in
an ad-
Or the speed fight Major The VC.10 will be the biggest White reached a height of nearly British airliner in service when 20 miles, though earlier it had it is delivered BOAC been
up to 25 miles. Launched November 1983.
I have been taking a look at from a B.52
"mother ship" at 45.000 feet ever Nevada Major the prototype, now in White was airborne for only 10 vanced stage of construction in minutes before he landed 200 the vast fight shed at the old Brooklands natur racing track miles away in California.
This included the
climb to at Weybridge, Surrey.
stood in the enormous 161.800
the feet,
maximum
fuselage while men worked all speed "run" and the descent.
around. This month the wings are to be finally "mated" to the The rocket engine was burn- fuselage. BOAC orders for VC.10 ing at full throttle for only 86 and the longer Super VC 10 total seconds,
45 One of the things the Ameri- scientists wan1 Lo learn from the X-15 research gramme is the effect of the heat Chans all the
generated by such speeds on the United Airways. airplane's surfaces.
Al night hyenas and wild passers-by listening to lectures dogs still roam the streets-like and watching tims. Churchill-road,
Perhaps the best hope for and Eden-street-ul this seal this remarkably ancient royal tered city of hali a million peo- family lies with the Prince ple. Most of the country Sahle Setassle. Be is the em- still without roads. Progress in peror's younger son, 29 years expanding the economy (which old and educated at Cambridge, depends largely on the export
and he had
3
of coffee) szems infuriatingly December's (roubles.
slow to many people.
The
in Just
purt
He lives in his own palucu young men feel embar rassed by the trappings of this and regularly meets "Empire. the Imperial Guards liberals of his own generation. in topees, the Ethiopian caten Isolated from the emperor and
the dar (it's now 1954 here), the
the royal family rest of
I bowing and scraping before the because
his progressive views, he may emperor and his family.
find himeti 1;
these thrust the influence of
to power one day. For Haile Selasele himself the young pecule that has recently taken Ethiopia - which once future does not look good.
that the sent troops to Kares-out of the
There is no doubt and Inle the "Lion of Judah" Is an honest Western cam.p
U.S. aid. which and courageous man who has neutral blee. As I talked to him in his This year another 300 young as been nighting a day-by-day dedicated his life to his country.
with
But he belongs
different to A will be returning from propaganda battle here was an attempt to further the education overseas, but already the Russians, is fikely to slow
Ministry has
—(London Express Service).
By the time Selassie go back effective that you get a genuine to Addis Ababa his loyal troops feeling of being there. Hot mist had put down the rebellion, and ve the Lises liver the City. The Thames Crown Prince Asia was at the
Yı
snart airport to meet his father.
eyes
There are loods all
For place.
i Tew dus the because London is bathed in British
F Kwing around
constant, trend-ugg glare. waddling like ducks and wish-
Against this background ing they had webbed feet,
disaster mounting Then,
abruptly. everything watch
changes. The sun The thermometers mount and it gels houler and hotter.
ان
can
Some have got places in the Civil Service and army but there enough suitable are just nut jobs for all of them.
&
Today it is clear that Selassie believes his troubles are all over.
The coup men palace he told me:
ambitions of a small each
YOU newspaper- comes out drama 1 have seen since tha! begin 10 famous uld pre-war classic. hofter and The Front Page"
For unce the newspapermen set off seem as genuine as any you can Siberia un mect in a Fleet-street bar. There Americans is the office drunk with a chip on his shoulder. There are the anore uven
The Russians have 50-megaton boing in Monday, and the have exploded an powerfull one on Tuesday.
personal
ON
as many down
age.
Full throttle
Other orders
In addition there are orders pro- for RAF Transport Command, Airways and British
as a
It has been suggested that the During its maximum
make an all- might speed VC.10 fight the X-15 recorded a tem- purpose aircraft for the RAF.
It could be used as troop perature of 1,147 degrees on the
transport freighter, and leading edges of the wings.
The NASA reports that the Skybolt ballistic missile carrier, research fights will go on for replacing the V-bombers.
months -with nany
three This would
Large amount of work for the Wey- X-155.
bridge factory, which is already HEAVY TASK being backed up on VC.10 pro- duction by the Hurn and Bristol Early next mer test pilot works of the British Altäryht 9. R. ("Jock") Bryce will take Corporation. Britain's heaviest
-{London Express Service)
aircraft off
mean
ITS WAY - THE NEW VOLKSWAGEN
hard-driving news editors and In Victoria late next year, a new larger engined
ealing stories.
But when the astute seivace make-up men.
reporter of the Daily. Express drinking stories, eyes always on begins to work out the difference the clock and the
in geographic) he comes time, announcement
presses.
location
and
up that sets
an with
he
As the science reporter, Leo McKern gives 8 beautifully studied performance
nip.
whole offee Jumping.
"By
God,
he says, bombs must have exploded at the
up
irreverent on the surface, a real hard chocolate but with a very the suit centre.
Edward Judd and Janei surre time. This Ume Munro do not clutter
the they've really done it!"
action too much with their But what have they done?
love affair." From the point of view of a newspaper office, where even world catastrophe is still news to be ferreted out and splashed across the front page, you then crouch
back to watch world civilisation doom.
NEW ACTOR
Volkswagen will be produced in the Volks- wagen plant, and will be known as the "1,500".
basic
design
Although the will be similar to that of the Hawksbury
AUSTRALIAN
his
NEWSLETTER
River moved well known "beelle." # will family to higher ground when have a more powerful engine flood waters began to rise. From
claires it will and the factory
their new position they so w have a top speed of 80 miles per
their home float away, taking hour.
all their possessions
und £40 in cash. The
The style also has been back- proved and the new model will have more
luxurious appoint- ments and increased baggage spuce.
following day residents of Wisemans Ferry saw Roating past and two days later Volkswagen Australia, will
a Asherman saw it at Barren- supply the locat
and Joey Heads high on the water. market
He threw his sea snchor aboard them 10 the Ex and Pacle countries.
house which crashed
"The Day the Earth Caught Fire" also has a new actor ing the part of the Editor of the Dally Express. Christiansen The politicians take refuge was, of course, the celebrated their well-worn platitudes. The editor of the Dally Express for civil servonts and scientists 25 years
ticking away to its called Arthur Christiansen play will also export
close up ke clams.
DRIFTING
His best moment is when picks up the private telephone
pro to Cherkley and tells his prielor (Lord Beaverbrook, of course) that the world gothing
But as the world grows hatter to an end. and London Bra sweets
Und
the
was
a
lowing
This will be the first new model through to be built since the original wa design of Dr F. Porsche in the joged glass
1930'
he
THE HOUSE
THAT SWIMS
"What did he say?" ask his then begins to gasp for its subordinates-when-he-hungs-up- breath, the editor barks at his the phone. reporters like a Napoleon before
Moscow and tails them; renders must know. I
fach, facts, facts,'
low
"He may we ought to try to The recent floods in
ontinistite on the
South Wales unusud u for
"My
put
Bomething
the
was a relief to come out at the einum into the sunshine cand.
to be undamaged,
was intact and
he the
the
FROM EMH
operating in four states
by L. O. Bolley Pty Ltd. and the amsciated Shie Salon companies.
window, but se
ashore. cut through Tope and the house broke free.
He said the house
The L. O. Bailey organisation appeared the foside has been operating for 39 years the and Mr Bailey founder of the even
gas meter was still attached to the business will continue as chair-
The house
now tan. This means that Wool- has drifted almost 100 miles since worths will now have 678 stores was washed away from its in Australia and New Zealand. foundations and ships have been part of the warned
to keep a close look morty will be led by Mr
Bally to #ESSORI adopted childr #Ind of
front
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out.
Woolworths
racanily #kenda 2112 milion A
an- and
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