THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1951 Hopes High On War Settlement MOSCOW, Oct. 24—(AP): —Hopes among Western Diplomats and observers in Moscow that a settlement of the Korean war may' be possible were higher today than for many months. But the optimism is cautious. Two developments were noted here today. First, the New Times, Soviet foreign affairs weekly, declared ij a lead editorial that Russia is pre pared to consider a settlement of all important and unsettled ques tions which strain AmieriGan- Soviet relations, and called''orf the United States to take concrete steps for the improvement of re lations Editorial The editorial wanted the “Creation of a United, peace-lov ing democratic, independent Ger man state', and conclusion of a peace settlement with Japan, un conditional prohibition of atomic weapons and establishment of strict international control,' cessa tion of the arms race and reduc tion of armed forces, prohibition of war propaganda of a pact of peace.” Slogans Published "Second, Soviet ' newspapers published 60 slogans, of 'the cen tral committee of the Communist party for the 34th anniversary of the Bolshevist revolution, Nov 7. At the top of the list was a. new slogan: “Peace-loving peoples of the world! Do not permit the resur rection of German and Japanese militarism! Struggle for the, pre vention of war and the assurance of. a firm peace!” ,/. Diplomats here considered that this slogan shows that the Rus sians are placing first emphasis on preventing the rearmament of Germany and Japan. Iran Oil Talk WASHINGTON,, Oct. 24— (AP) — Secretary- of State Acheson and Prime Minister Mohammed Mos,- sadegh of Iran today talked over urgent American suggestions for settling the Iranian-British .oil dispute.' Accompanied by two key aides, Acheson conferred for two and one half hours with the ailing Iranian leader. 28th to Sail WASHINGTON, Oct. 24—MF)— A mid-November sailing date was set by the' Army today for Pennsylvania's 28th Keystone Di vision.. 'The first contingent, number ing about 4000 men will board transports at New York after participating in an Armistice day parade in Philadelphia on Nov. 12. The cuckoo is noted for its strange habit of depositing its eggs into the'nests of other and smaller birds to be hatched. STARUTE DRIVE-IN on BELLEFQNTE ROAD SHOW TIME - 7 P. M. THURSDAY "SIERRA PASSAGE" Wayne Morris Lola Albright Lloyd Corrigan Also Selected Short Subjects FRIDAY "l WAS AN AMERICAN SPY" ANN DVORAK GENE EVANS ' Plus "Tarian's Peril" LEX BARKER VIRGINIA HUSTON V THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Big Turnout Expected at British Polls LONDON, Oct. 24 erally fair weather prospects gave promise tonight of a large turn out of voters for Britain’s third postwar general election Thurs day. Betting favored the Con servatives to oust the Laborites who have ruled this nation since mid-1945. Britons are deciding whether they want Conservative leader Winston 1 Churchill to pilot the na tion through the foreign and do mestic shoals ahead or to keep Laborite Prime Minister Attlee at the helm. ’ ' Leadership Sharpest Issue The leadership issue is the sharpest one before the 35,000,000 eligible to take part in the elec tion of a new House of Commons, whose majority name's the gov ernment. But Churchill- and Att lee are running in single districts, just as are. the 1372 other candi dates for the $2BOO-a-year com mon seats. Only Britons living in those districts may vote for them. Problems to Face These are some of the problems the winner will have to face: 1. The pound, officially valued at $2.80, is slipping sharply out of balance with the dollar again. 2. The cost of living is rising under the impact.of world price increases and the nation’s own three-y ear, $13,160,000,000 re armament program. 3. Britain is having trouble in the Middle East. 4. And finally, the problem of world peace overshadows all the others. Allies;, Reds Meet Again; Hope Bright MUNSAN, Korea, Thursday, Oct. UP) —United Nations and Communist truce delegations to day begin a new search for peace in Korea —after 16 months of war and one year of Chinese Red in tervention. Hopes were bright that the two teams of five men from each side would succeed—where they had failed once before—r-in silenc ing the booming guns and > haltr ing the see-saw struggle of two 500,000-man armies across this troubled peninsula. The negotiators reconvened in a solid, weather-beaten field tent at the new conference site of Panmunjom at .11 a.m. (9 p.m. Wednesday, EST.) There is optimism that the talks at Panmunjom this time may bring an armistice after some rough going. Here is why: 1. The Communists knew the UN delegates were not going to back down from their demand for a cease-fire on the present battle line. Yet they came back to the conference table anyway. 2. Chinese radio broadcasts have intimated lately the Reds were ready to abandon their de mand for a cease-fire line on the 38th parallel. This belief has been supported by. Communist correspondents who ch.at with UN newsmen at Panmunjom. The same gentlemen who are optimistic about an agreement on the cease-fire line look for trouble on the second item on the agenda. Beside the buffer question, other issues included: 1. Ex fchange of prisoners; 2. Super vision of the cease-fire including inspection teams behind oppos ing lines; 3. Recommendations to the respective governments. The latter would include the ques tion of withdrawing all foreign troops from Korea. CLIFT * TMLOR * WINTERS A HACE M THE SUN U.S. fo Form New Military Command WASHINGTON, Oct. 24—(AP)—The United States declared to day its intention to proceed with organization of an Allied military command in the strategic Middle East despite Egypt’s refusal to take part. A State Department statement said the United’States will go for ward on this project “in collaboration” with the United Kingdom, Atomic Tactics Held in Nevada LAS VAGAS, Nev., Oct. 24 (IP) —Third corps tactical troops went through a non-atomic pre view of exercise Desert Rock to day, which gave observers room for belief that the first multiple A-bomb drop is in the offing. As B-29 bombers apparently made a conventional. bomb run, the Gl’s watched from previously, dug emplacements. The Army gave no indication of how many troops were involved, or how far forward they were ,in the Yucca flat test site. The AEC gave out this brief statement: “A trial operation in volving high explosives only was held today to test communications and other phases of operations. Third corps tactical troops par ticipated as an. initial rehearsal for exercise Desert Rock.” Exercise Desert Rock is the des ignation for the joint Army-AEC maneuvers which will provide the first tactical test of atomic wea pons supporting troops in the field. < / '' It has been announced that when the maneuvers officially begin about 1,000 troops will be up front.. These include units from Camp Roberts, Calif., and Fort Lewis, Wash. The third corps has headquarters at Camp Rob erts. CATHAU M PAGE THREE France, Turkey, New Zealand, Australia, and the Union of South Africa. In another statement, also is sued by press officer Michael J. McDermott, the State Depart ment reaffirmed its support of the British in their row with Egypt over the treaty sanctioning the presence of British troops at the Suez Canal. It said the attitude of the United States government on this point had been “clearly set forth” by Secretary of State Acheson in a statement last week backing the British. At the same time McDermott said the United States is “encour aged” by appeals of Egyptian au thorities" for calm and modera tion” on the part of the Egyptian people. He added this government “still believes it is possible to find a peaceful settlement” of the Suez controversy. The statement came as the guns of British war ships covered merchantmen clearing through the Suez Canal against Egyptian orders. A British naval spokes man said the Egyptians were “trying to make things difficult” by withholding clearances, so the navy was issuing its own clear ances. The Suez and Cairo areas were quiet and the Egyptian govern ment • issued stern warnings against any new outbursts of riot ing. I McDermott said that the gov ernments, forming the command are carrying on conversations about it and that the Middle Eastern states—the Arab coun tries and Israel—are being kept informed of what is going on. -
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