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OTHER AREAS HIT g Tornado Kills 1.9 In: Birmingham. Ala., Sunday

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP)-A tornado lashed the rural suburbs if industrial Birmingham Sunday. rilling an estimated 19 persons.

Roscow Whatley, manager of the Red Cross chapter. made the casualty estimate while police and rescue workers searched ruined home, and buildings in. a half dozen battered communities for additional victims.

Hardest hit was McDonald's Chapel. a small mining community lust north of Birmingham's north- western suburb of Wylam.

A group of Negro houses was "just swept away" from a hill there. said Fanny MW 1'5"”- wbo was brought to a Birmingham hospital for treatment. ,

E. A. Lucas of McDonald! Chapel said he doubted that ball a dozen undamaged houses were left there.

The tornado was one of two lwisters which struck the state A8

C is. PURSE ARER David M. Watlcrs. 46. will super- vise the spending of the federal

overnrnsntls 34.760.000.000 tax pot. escribcdby coll -' I " r , ny Soot - ' - spending." how ' - secretary of the treasury

1 . ' ant. he got is first real feel of CaIinG by working as s lumhpiack. min- or. farm hand and ipnllman. (CP Photo),

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The Seychelles islands in the In- dian ocean are 1,000 miles from the East African coast and 500 miles from Madagascar.

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a band of thunderstorms moved

across north Alabaml.

caused heavy damaze It Hm”

ville in the Tennease valley. bl-II

no one was reported hurt the!!- Even as the Red Cross and NI'

of Mr. and Mrs. Omer Ferzulollu Mellville. was burned to death about 10 o'clock Saturday morn- ing when fire completely destroy- ed the home in which they lived. Four other children barely escap- ed with their lives from the flam- ing structure.

The father had left for Charlotte- town on the train earlier in the morning to visit his wife, a patient in the P. E. 1. Hospital. At home were Eleanor-15; Bertha-12; Lan- vllle. 9; Harold, S; and a month old baby.

Apparently the little boy put naptha gas in the stove and it u- ploded causing a flash fire. The youngster. names covering his body. ran into the pantry possibly thinking that it was the way out- side. There he collapsed. when his body was found by the Mou- tague Detachment R. C. M. P. lat- er that day.

Eleanor and Bertha took the baby and Lanville out of the burn-

U.S. Foreign Aid Policy To Be Tougher

WASHINGTON '(AP) - The El- senhowertidnniiniipih-stliin is&arsiiden- I ltfor apocy. can iggto lmake it increasingly difficult for nations in the Middle East and elsewhere to get American help if they accept aid from Russia,

The -basic decision to develop

thisnewendtoughcrsttitnde stioaof learn xIIIl2IlIIAlIIIMM

in month. No one is quite sure yet exactly how the line will work out in specific countries. But in general it means that Eisenhower. Dulles and their advisers see no use In letting the United States he sulr jected to a kind of diplomatic preo- sure game in which any country which has a criticism of American assistance turns to Russia if all its requirements are not met.

Charges Bulgcmin Wifh Worst Second World War Treachery

KOENIGSWINTER. West Ger- many (Reuters)-Marshal oi the Air Force Sir John Sleuor. one of Britain's wartime air chiefs. Sun- dly chlflod Soviet Premier Nik- olai Bulgsnln with "a leading re- sponsibility for the coldest-blooded blackest-hearted bit of treachery" of the Second World War.

'l'his was Russia's refusal to help 50,000 Polish patriots during the 83 - day Warsaw uprisings against the Nazis in August. 1944, he said.

Slessor, who retains his rank by 90""!!! although he has retired "Om ill! RAF. was addressing the German-English Society here while Marshal Bulganln and Rus. sian Communist party chief Nik- lia Khrushchev were on their way to Britain for I visit.

He recalled that about 12 years ago. when he was deputy allied air commagiader in the Mediterran- can an. mppml-:i responsible for "my . Tndeuas Bor- komorowski. This had to be dong "0"! Elly. K0 miles away. over Pncmy territory "when the other

;?g;l.lre1:l'ly8vlvss in the suburbs

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(At 0 time the Soviet . '"9'”- 1:501! limbs were TITITEIIIIIO "'0 Clllf. oblocted to British and American lanes landing on swig soil after 138 "Fillies to the insurgents likeness it said it am not wnllt lb MIDI! If-loll in an

Coming Events

Clrd party. Spring Park I-fall. M0"dll' l.3;. Prizes. lunch, Couhn ment.

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non mm hall. Tucod . A G'L3;dmauocunmuIl'-n'i'J"ula7i

mega to log else "It's An ma.

way with what it called "the ad- venture in Wnrsaw.")

"The man who had a leading responsibility at that time in wha In my view is the coldelt-blooded. blackest-hearted bit of treachery in the whole history of war is n mp: called Bulganin." Slessor sa .

(At that time Bulganln was Sov- iet representative on the Moscow- sponso ed Polish committee of lib- eration which, unlike the exile government in London. condemned the uprising as ”prcmature.")

Discussing Russia's recent dis- armament proposal in london. which he attributed to Bulganin. Slessor said: "There is only one thing we should carry in the fore- ground of our minds-never irust a R u s s i ;i n Communist further

magi Guard moved into the rav- .ggd areas, the weather bureau warned of a new threat of high wmdg gnu possible tornado from a second hand of turbulent weather from MississiDDl-

Fire Falalily Ar Melville

Hm-old Ferguson, 8-year old son lug house and were unable to re-

enter to find Harold. Neighbors and the Montague R. C. M. P.. who happened to be close to Mel- ville at the time. rushed to ,the scene and. though unable to save the house, prevented the loss of two barns. The house and proper- ty are owned by Mr. Donald C. MacKenzie. Mellvllle. 'and was partly covered by insurance.

Coroner Dr. L. E. Prowse of (f rlottetown decided an inquest was not necessory.

The Queen's County branch of the Red Cross Disaster Organiz- ation under Mr. H. E. Hyndman and Mrs. R. R. Bell forwarded numerous articles of clothing and bedding to the stricken family by the afternoon train on Saturday.

CHARLOTTETOWN. CANADA, MONDAY. APRIL 16, 1956

CPL. J. C. ACORN

TO AUSTRALIA

OTTAWA. - A detachment if the Canadian Army's No. 1 Bad- iation llclcction Unit (Barriefield. Ont) along with a small RCAF Component. will be part of the Canadian Services contingent which. Will participate in the Unit ed Klnizdom atomic trials to be held In Australia this year.

Among the 26 Canadian officers and men at present planned to form the detachment is Cpl. J. C. Acorn iiiiack Watch) of Charlotte- town whn is presently stationed at Camp AIrlcrshot.N.S. He was on duly in Korea from March until May last year and spent the East- er holiduys with his wife and two children George and Charlene. who reside in Charlottetown.

By TOM WHITNEY

Associated P13" Staff Writer Behind the ' t activity of Egyptian Premier Gamal Abdel Nasser these days lies much more than just the eudgencies of the Arab-Israel conflict. Nasser. is driven by I dream that has led many Arab leaders before him into political and mil- ltsry adventures-the vision of a "greater Arabia" uniting all the Arab-speaking les.

Should someone ever unite these peoples in an empire it would be no small political unit. It would stretch from Mogldor on the At-

Transportation Conditions In Nfld. Improve

ST. JOHN'S, Nfld. (CP)-'l'rans-

rtatlon conditlonsin Newfound-

nid improved during the week- en . After a week of ruined schedules because of deep snowdrifts in die Gaff Topsail hidzlnnd region of central Newfoundland. Canadian National Railway trains began run- ning regularly saturdsy. However. the express from Port aux Bas- ques to St. John's was held up and will arrive here today about 24 hours late.

Spring fog blocked out air traf- fic into St. John's from April ii to 11. but TCA flights were on sched- ule during the weekend.

public works department put a half-load limit on all gravel roads on the east -coast Avalon peninsula.

An offshore w I n d lessened slightly the ice blockade that has tied up coastal shipping along the northeast coast. Ice flowed into Conception bay late last week but most of it drifted out again during the weekend.

The M000 residents of Bell island were cut off by Conception bay ice for more than a month last spring. and have provisions on hand in case of a similar blockade

than you can kick him."

this year. '

Nasser Driven By Dream Of ' Uniting Arab-Speaking Slates

sessions.

Its total area would run to nearly five million square miles. Much of this is desert but it em- braces some fertile areas such as the valleys of the Nile and the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.

OIL RESERVES

As existing areas are developed by investment and science finds ways of turning arid territories into flowering gardens it can sup- port a larger population.

It has oil. Beneath the ground there are believed to be the great- est oil reserves in the world.

lantic some 4,000 mll?;.to'ldiiscaf "Greater Arabia” p'osses3es tw - I would - V . loss. as. . . . Lita ” ii”..;'2l..-.u..u..- his absorb 17 mp TM orally gspolfen ,tIlfolTgIl1:llf. these

lands- The other is religion. All the Arab countries, except Leb- anon. are populated predominantly by llloslems.

There are also two current fac- tors making for Arab unity. One is Israel. a state lying in the middle of "greater Arabia" land populated by Arabs for hun- dreds of years.

BURNING CAUSE

For many Arabs Israel is a burning cause and they approach it as fanatics who will never re- concile themselves to the existence of Jewish state in their midst.

The other factor is the opposi- tion to Wufern imperialism which is still a real thing for Arabs.

Algeria. inhabited mostly .by Arab-speaking people. is in the throes of rebellion.

It is by-spearheading the drive against Israel on one hand and Britain and France on the other that Nasser in afew years has

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great prestige among Arabs. He plans to continue to use these is- sucs to gather strength about him.

EXPERT ON MOVING

HALIFAX (CPI - Known as "the pioneer baggage man." Thomas H. Baldwin. who died here at age 75, started his business 49 years ago with horses and low- slung wagons. During the Halifax explosion In 1917 be converted his truck-the only one in the city- lnlo an in bulance and hearse.

built himself up to a position of

I WILL FLY OVER HAIFA TODAY

Israel Seeks Sobre Jets From -Canada

OTTAWA (CP)--Israeli negotia- tions with Canada for arms include n request to buy F-86 Sabre jets. it was learned Sunday. However, an external affairs department of- ficial declined to disclose details of the arms discussions.

The official said details of the Israeli inquiries could. not be dis- closed at this time since sale of arms is a matter for cabinet and

Parliament. It was understood. however. that

quest to buy Canadian-built Sabre jets. There was no lf1(ll"R- tion of what disposition may be made of the request.

The official said Israel has been in touch with Canada and othel countries in its search for someone from whom it can buy arms.

It is possible the government will disclose details of the Israeli proposition when the Commons ex- ternal affairs committee meets Tuesday.

Officlals at the Israeli embassy here. through whom the red C from Israel's government for Cana- dian arms was made. Could I109 be reached at once for comment-

Flooded Areas In Alberta Are Clearing Up

EDMONTON (CP)-Two flooded areas of northern Alberta were cleaning up Sunday after rampag-

brought under control.

At, A (bag! g bulldozers. l iip.the' nlis o mdrsinage and st ped water running down the main street of the town.

.At Jasper Place in suburban Edmonton. flood waters were re- ceding and officials reported the only problem remaining is drain- ing off the flooded areas and pumping out basements. ,

Athabasca, a small town loo miles north of Edmonton. saw wa- ter run down the main street Sat- urday nlght from an overflowing drainage ditch to the Athabasca river. Basements in a one-block area were flooded.

DIG BITCHES

In Jasper Place crews with :0 pumps began work at 7 a. in. Sun- day. Others were digging ditches to drain the water off the es- timated 10 blocks still inundated. Water covered 20 blocks Saturday.

The situation is ”well in hand", said the police office in the town of Jasper Place on F” 'n western outskirts.

Although the weather was ideal for melting last winter's heavy snowfall, there was no report of widespread flooding. In addition to Athabasca and Jasper Place. Re glna reported some trouble wlul excess waters.

Meanwhile at Winnipeg Premier D. L. Campbell of Manitoba has announced a plan to fight floods if conditions warrant. The pro- gram would include the declara- tion of a national emergency and calling out the army.

At Regina. 1. C. Nollett, Sask- atchewan agriculture minister. an- nounced plans have hern drawn up for an emergency flood relief

program.

Editor's Note: It has been 50 years now since an nrthqnko brought down on San Francisco the greatest catastrophe ever to hit an American city. could it happen again? Berg; w..h.at the experts say. nlsng story of a Isnstcr which left statistics that stain impressive is the day of the ll-bomb.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Call- fornls is sitting right on top of a destructive earthquake. jun

ppen

. V have no idea. Where? Thei'e"'Ire a couple of likely spots. but no selsrnologist will llassrd more than I guess. Why? Because no one can anticl-

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debris and cobwcbbad with twiltod strands of angling

crunches. shock waves are trans- mitted outward in every direction. Some shoci. waves are so week they can be detected only with delicate seisrnogrnphu. Others are strong enough to rattle dishes in the cupboard and start light fix- tures swaying. Californians lonl ago learned to live with such dis- turbances.

Occasionally there is a major slip. and the ground heaven with a force so grad it dwarfs the greatest man-made explosions. It that 50 years ago. at I212 s. m.. Tuesday, April II. 1906.

It came without a whisper of vsrnlng. one fnosnant the city of

San FIQGIIBO w asleep. serene and silent. -Thy moment the earth buckled I rolled. Build- and toppled so the II were fillnlv with

50-YEAR-OLD oisasiea RECALLED

- "Frisco Quake Could Repeat

walks. water mains had cracked and burst.

Here a kerosene stove tropplcd over and names raced across a floor. There a wall crumbled and live wires crossed. sendins out a shower of sparks that ignited I pile of papers. All over the city. dozens of small fires broke out.

Firemen raced to the fires-then watched in horror as pressure died and streams of water turned to trickles. ,.

For three days and nights If! fire went on until firemen. police. soldiers and volunteers blasted away rows of buildings to create A protective belt of vacant lots.

Even in these days of H-bombs the statistics an impressive: More than so,ooo buildings destroyed. 35.000 of the city's 360.0(1) inhab lfants made homeless. 2.06.! acres of ruins mailing 190 city blocks, property damage of ssso.ooo.ooo- in an era of flve-cont beer and dgbt-cont prime f. .

That was ust sen hsncisco

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Around the In-orld they wrote the obituary of a beautiful city-but they wrote it foo soon. Like the mythical bird Phoenix, San Fran- cisco rose from her own ashes. Only nine years after the quake and fire she was host to the world at JR pnn-Pacific International Exposition.

Her modern buildings are de-

Slllntli to withstand quakes. Hei ll und water pipes have fl joints that will give-but

not hraali. She has developed one of the world's most efficient fire dfblrttnenls. and has nearly 1.- 000.0W gallons of water stored In 150 Ilnderground rislcrns at key spots around the city. Californians know that the San Andreas fault does not rest easy for long. To the exports. this mucls seems certain: another big earth- quake is due. sooner or later. fans don't worry. TIIO MK! I: earthquake may not come in ilishlifeiimes, or if it does. it ml! spend its vast fury in tho

inhabited desert or moun- Tb-thront is elw there. last I Go indefinite to re WMMO

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77:9 Guardian

Covers Prince Edward island Like the Dew

Israel Plans To Parade 12 New Jel Aircraft Today

mounting press problems posed by

on a circus. his principality is lit--1 ginning to look like one. Gay lights' ring the harbor. Officials have strung flags and bunting every- where. Powerful spotlights arr- being installed to light up the courtyard in front of the palace, where lavish spectacles are planned.

Barber pole-striped flagpoles have been put up at the border so the visitor immediately knows something is afoot.

His highness has been showin a growing sensitivity to photog- graphers. in which his bride-to-be Grace Kelly has joined.

NOT BLAMELESS

The photographers. in trying to do their Job. are not completely blameless. The prince and Grace both frowned and muttered when a French photographer lay down in front of their moving car.

It was a case of running over ihe photographer or letting him take the picture. He took the pic- ture-but the palace decided to bar news photographers from the rope room marriage ceremony

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radio rs -and even a cartoonist, Giles of London's Daily Express. here now. Four days before the civil mar- riage. the pripce's presurauebs riage. the prince's press bureau had passed out accreditation cards to 1307 perons.

EXPECT 2.000

"But." said a young woman be- hind the counter, "we've had letters . asking for accreditation (f3(i)ri.i. many more.We expect 2,-

Any reporter making the long round of hotel lobbies, restaurants, bars. the gambling casino and ca- baret can hear men and women with press cards admitting they are not really here to cover the wedding.

In charge of press arrangements is a professional actor and friend of Ralnierls. Jean Gastaud-More ur.. Corr .. s' to and J i ,., raphers have found him hard to see. Written requests and sugges- tions sent to him have been for- warded to the prince.

His Serene Highness has i slsted from the first on approving press aiuangements. though he frankly admitted he has no experience in such matters, which involve tech- nical knowledge.

LIMITED GROUPS Tho princely plans for tho press coverage of his two marriagcs--

the Rainier-Kelly wedding. I

"I don't want this weeding to lie-iil"'”"i1l Thursday-109 TEPT9-”E'".l3i come a circus." said the prim-o. 1”” M W955 "dim televmon ”Iwant it to be dignified-zuul iia"” "”'5l'eel5-

can be brutal about it if I IIZIVDJ the Israeli quiery included a re to H ' Vi

civil and (llllIl'l'll-IIHVP changed numerous times. As of today here's how tluxv stand:

Civil ceremony

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in the smallllilcss drawlcd.

MAY GET TOUGH

Rainier Strives To Keep Circus Air From Wedding

MONTE CARLO (AP) - Prinvc throne room of the palace Wed-lsupply their pictures to the nth- Rainier and a handful of Illunziroii "Wl'u.v- Tvyenty representatives vf ers. officials grappled this week uiili '”.”” ”"”"' televlsmn and new”

rccl-' in a place with a total ca- D-'WII.v for about 80. Roligious rites in Monaco ca-

"official photograinhers"

Three 'ili cover certain small parties

"whatever the prmcys views are and the official celebrations and

To accommodate reporters with no passes to the two weddings- and they constitute the majority- the prince has installed TV sets in Moiiaco's Oct-anographic Mu- seum about 500 yards from the caihodral.

TV Monte Carlo will televise the religious rites throughout and cer- tain stages of the civil marriage.

lBulgcinin, Khrushchev Sail From Baltic Port For Britain

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Premier Nikolai "ulganin and Communist party secretary Nikita Khrushchev left the Baltic port of Baltisk in a Russian cruiser Sunday afternoon for their 10-day visit to Britain.

The 12,800-ton cruiser Ordjonlk- idze is expected to arrive in Parts- mouth. England. Wednesday with the Russian party. A British naval attache, Capt. Adrian Northery, is on board.

The Soviet leaders travelled to Baliisk. a big naval base. after thousands of cheering Russians welcomed them at Kallningrad, 3) miles to the south.