IN BRIEF

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 31936, 13 March 1969, Page 13

IN BRIEF

Shaikh’s Warning

Shaikh Mujibur Rahmin, the powerful Bengal Opposition Leader, hinted today that the revolt in East Pakistan might turn into a serious separatist movement unless President Ayub Khan granted the 70 million Bengalis full autonomy almost immediately, according to Peter Hazelhurst in a mesage to “The Times” from Rawalpindi. After meet- ; ing President Ayub and members of the Opposition for a third session of the talks on

Constitutional reforms, the Shaikh said it would be natural if his people began thinking in terms of complete independence if the present talks failed.—London, March 12.

Airmen Released Prince Norodom Sihanouk has ordered the release of four American airmen who were captured after their crippled aircraft crash-landed in Cambodia from a mission in Vietnam on February 12. The four, as yet unidentified, were turned over to the Australian Ambassador, and are expected to fly to Bangkok today.—Phnom Penh, March 12. Aid To Farmers Drought-stricken Queensland farmers are to receive financial relief from the Australian Government, which agreed today to compensate them on a dollar-for-dollar basis with the Queensland State Government. So far, 26 shires in the parched State have been declared drought areas, and one local authority has approached the State Government for financial aid for an emergency programme to find jobs for men forced to leave dairy farms. Queensland has received slsm from the Federal Government for drought relief since 1965-66. —Canberra, March 12. McCartney Marrying Teen-age girls wept outside the London home of Paul McCartney, of Beatles fame, last night because today he will be married. His bride is Mrs Linda Eastman, the divorced American mother of a six-year-old girl.- Mr McCartney was the last unmarried member of the mop-haired group of Liverpool youths who shot to fame in the early '6os. London, March 12.