PAGE TWO • T roo p s G e t, A mmun iti o - Hn 4 Education . G ,„ , , BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) wish to emphasize that the Ist Ri&aryn's command is: sta- T U.S. infantrymen got cartridges Battle Group has been prepared'tioned t Udon, about 40 .miles ; a Support , yesterday for the rifles they have_since its initial arrival in Thailand i south f the Laotian frontier. • been carrying empty in their as; to carry out any mission assigned,' Richardson said SEATO ma-i HARRISBURG (AP) A ne l i 'ineral:stions compulsory school signment to help thwart any Corn- combat or otherwise." Ineuvers did not require the is -:citizens' committee on educati 'reorganization was adopted by munist infiltration from Laos. ' THE GROUP arrived six wee k s 'suance of ammunition to the received a gubernatorial challen e , the 1961 Legislature. ' Lt. Gen. James 1. Richardson ago for Southeast Asia Treaty, American infantrymen. , • 'yesterday to carry the banner Mr. Committee leaders and the gov- Jr., cornander of American fore- Organization maneuvers. When it was decided that the Ist educational improvements intai p ernor now have four major' prob es. announced the distribution ofi The basic idea of his statementlßatt 3 e Group Would • remain inl lihe 1963 General Assembly.. l ilems to resolve: implementing. the ammunition 'to the Ist Battle —like explanations of .Kennedy Thailand, as part of the U.S. min.., Gov. Lawrence told his 1NH11961 school reorganization laic, Group, 27th Infantry. . :and the Pentagon was that,ttary buildup,- orders "were issuedimember committee for better edt .4`developing a program for higher The battle group of 1,000 men— though the rifles were empty, arn_ito be prepared to .issue ammuni-:Cation that he does not - feel tlie,education, financing public .edu to .be doubled by reinforcements munition was readily available in ; tion from that available in Thai-'needs Of education can wait un 'cation and improving teachers' In an airlift of troops and equip -:storage and in trucks that moved land, if and when required." , hi s successor takes office. ;; pay. ' - ' - ment expected to continue at least with the units. RICHARDSON SAID, "At they "The next governor will ne THE MAJOR proposal brought another week—is encamped in a The Pentagon described this as same time, ammunition was or-,help and advice in problems f out yesterday was, for. a new forested area at Khorat, 135 miles standard Army practice for troops dered forwarded from Ok i nawa ed u cation," Lawrence said. " ;organization to develop state poll.- nondieast of Bangkok and several not in contact with or immediate--Ammunition is being issued to-,thelshould not be forced to wait'inte -'• I lcies on education. i : • miles west of the Laotian frontier. ly threatened by an enemy. ' *lst Battle Group today and: those minable months before he is give As outlined by Dr. Richard Contributing to a discussion that, On the other hand, ammunition units coming from Hawaii areithat advice for every day h'e , lichier, professor at Franklin and arose at Piesident Kennedy's clips are regularly carried by Ma-'bringing ammunition with them_" ; loses will be paid for in mont rarshall College and a member ne r ws conference in Washington rmes. A 1,800-man Marine expe-'as time goes on. of the committee, this proposal A U.S., Embassyspokesmanan- Iftednesday., Richardson said. "I ditionary force' forming part of nounced an airlift operating fromj LAWRENCE' SAID, "I believ I would set up a state board of ed i and I believed so when r ucation to make the major policy . the island state is chiefly in sup- { port of file Ist Battle Gro . ' appointed; it -- that this commit-!dectsions. • t rsday !tee will be in'the best position The board would consist of 14 "Every day until next Th ,to give that advice to him." Ito 18 members. They' would at five or 1Q large aircraft will be I The new committee is a direct!other times divide: into two sep fly ing from Hawaii into Khorat' descendant of the 1960 Governorl.s• a te councils—one on higher edu with equipment and some person- Committee on EdUcation. Only;cation r and the other on public ed nel." the spokesman said. lone of the old committee's recorn- ucation. Token support was assurk from some other' SEATO' mean -Ii hers. I Prime Minister Harold Macmil lan announced in London that ,Britain is sending in a Royal Air Force squadron at the request of the Thai government. ' ' Red China Food Shortage Causes Mass Refugee Flight to Hong Kong HONG KONG ti Thou-; sands of refugees from Red China again tried to slip by British bor.: der guards = and barbed wire barriers yesterday into Hong Kong , despite growing efforts of Com-' monist authorities to dissuade them. Communist loudspeakers ars 'pealed to the fugitives to return to their villages and help grow food. But. border reporters said Red guards made no attempt. to use force to stem the refugee flow. which has 'become an inter national political - and' humani tarian problem. BORDER SOURCES said Brit ish police and army patrols round ed up all but about 500 of 5,000 refugees who succeeded in getting into this crown colony before dawn. They were sent to a de tention camp foJ return to Red China. Fear of increased food Sihort -ages has been cited by the Hong Kong refugees as a major reason for the mass. exodus. 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