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Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31785, 16 September 1968, Page 15

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Book Project Senator Eugene McCarthy, unsuccessful contender for the Democratic Presidential nomination, will write a book about the 1968 Presidential campaign. Doubleday and Company, the publishers, say the senator has signed a contract for the book, which will also include reflections on political life in America in the 19605. The work will be published some time next year.—New York, Sept. 15. Hungary Warned President de Gaulle today gave a clear warning that French-Hungarian relations could not be significantly improved while Hungarian troops were involved in the Warsaw Pact occupation of Czechoslovakia. The President was speaking to the new Hungarian Ambassador to France (Mr Peter Mod) when the latter presented his credentials In Paris.—Paris, Sept 15. Fall-out Check The French nuclear tests in the Pacific have increased radioactive contamination of the atmosphere over Peru by a record amount the United States Atomic Energy Control Board has announced, adding that there was, however, no danger to the population. British and American aircraft have been carrying out tests of the atmosphere over Peru since the French H-bomb tests on the Mururoa Atoll.—Lima, Sept 15. Violence In School A Grand Rapids, Michigan, high school has been closed temporarily because of a racial outbreak among its pupils, six of whom were arrested. The initial trouble was in the Union High

School’s cafeteria, but it quickly spread outside the school. Three Negroes were arrested on charges of assault and battery, and one white and two Negroes on charges of assaulting a police officer. Timothy Steenland, son of the treasurer of the Grand Rapids Board of Education, was injured.—Grand Rapids, Sept. 15. Signing Postponed The Swiss watch industry has postponed the signing of a technical co-operation agreement with the Soviet Union because of the occupation of Czechoslovakia.— Biel, Switzerland, Sept. 15. Visas Granted China has now, by granting three more exit visas, cleared the waiting-list of British diplomats and others seeking to leave Peking, the Foreign Office in London has disclosed. The visas were granted to Mr Alistair Hunter, a first secretary, dealing with commercial matters, and his wife and small daughter. The Hunters were the last of about 20 people in the British Mission in Peking to apply for exit visas, last July. The Chinese Government had been slow to grant exit visas since the British Chancery was burned down by a Peking mob in August, 1967.—London, Sept 15. Howitzer Buried An American howitzer, last seen being towed away by North Vietnamese troops three years ago, has been found buried in a field by United States infantrymen. The gun was one of two 105 mm. howitzers captured by the North Vietnamese when they overran a South Vietnamese outpost 11 miles northwest of the city of Quang Tri

in 1965, a United States military spokesman said today. As far as the Americans know, the guns were never used against them.—Saigon, September 15. Hague Concern The Netherlands has repeatedly expressed its concern to the British Government about the delivery of arms to Nigeria, it was disclosed in The Hague on Friday. The Foreign Minister (Mr Joseph Luns) told members of Parliament that he, personally, and the Netherlands Embassy in London had made protests.—The Hague, September 15. Marriage Marred Fifty people at a wedding reception, including the bride and groom, were taken to hospitals near Hainault, East London, yesterday with suspected food poisoning. A salad meal had been served, with cold meat. Only two of the guests were detained in- hospital overnight.—London, September 15. Floods In London Floodwaters up to six feet deep cut several roads between London and East Coast towns today after 20 hours of torrential rain. Heavy rain fell in Southern England at midday yesterday and continued throughout the night In London, fire brigades were called to pump water from the basements of 80 houses.— London, Sept 15. Philatelic Event Fiji and other Pacific Island territories will issue stamps to commemorate the opening of the University of the South Pacific in Suva earlier this year. Fiji’s Minister for Communications, Works and

Tpurism (Mr C. A. Stinson), has suggested several designs to university students and a competition has begun among them to produce the designs to be adopted.—Suva, September 15. General Ware Dead Major-General Keith Ware, Commanding General of the United States Ist Infantry Division and a much-decorated hero of World War 11, was killed when his command helicopter crashed in flames near the Cambodian border. Eight people are believed to have been aboard the helicopter when it crashed into the jungle three miles south-east of Loc Ninh and about 60 miles north of Saigon. There were no survivors.—Saigon, September 15. Negro Promoted Colonel Frederic Davison, aged 51, received the stars of a brigadier-general in Binh Changh, South Vietnam, today to become the third Negro to achieve the rank of general and the first to lead an infantry brigade in combat. The United States Army Commander in Vietnam (General Creighton Abrams) pinned on General Davison’s stars. General Davison has been in command of the 199th Light Infantry Brigade since his predecessor was wounded more than a month ago.—Binh Changh, Sept 15. Salazar Better The Portuguese Prime Minister (Dr Antonio de Oliveira Salazar) is now convalescing and will return home soon, a medical bulletin said last night. A week ago, Dr Salazar underwent an operation in Lisbon for the removal of a blood clot on the brain after a fall.—Lisbon, September 15.