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MOON ROCKET DUE TO COME BACK THIS MORNING NEW YORK, Dec. 7 (A.A.P.). The U.S. "moon rocket" Pioneer III is expected to re-enter the earth's atmosphere over north-west Africa tomorrow about 8.15 a.m., Sydney time. Plan Too Fast For The Marshal SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 7 (A.A.P.).

Actor Hugh Brian, who plavs Marshal Wyatt Earp in the television series, travelled from Hollywood to San Francisco yesterday to entertain 400 children with his lightning-fast draw. On the way, someone stole his gold marshal's star. And his show was so good that employees of the nearby Plantation Inn left their posts to watch. As the crash of .45 calibre blank cartridges filled the air, someone punched the "no sale" sign on the inn's cash register and stole 150 dollars (67). BERLIN, December 7 (A.A.P.).

West Ber-liners in an election today will show what they think of Russia's proposal to oust Allied troops from West Berlin and make it a neutral "free The election for the 133-seat West Berlin City Parliament has been fought fiercely on the issue of the Russian proposal. The director of the Army's missiles program, Major-General John B. Medaris, said the rocket had failed to achieve planned velocity because burning of fuel had been cut off three seconds too i i 5fJ 4V "I Jfrr -T- iT 'iTir MiiffrT riirt-iiaiiiitiTiiiiinnirrtrwnnfTiiini i waif 'n fez1 Jfa h' Before leaving, Dr Aden auer told trade-union officials that his Government was determined to do everything possible to prevent unemploy- ment in West Berlin. The vote at the 1954 West Berlin election was: -Social Democrats, 44.6 per cent; Christian Democrats. 30.4: Free Democrats, 12.8: Ger man Party, 4.9; Communists, 2.7; others, 4.6.

Under West Berlin's com plicated election system, a political party must poll five per cent of the vote before it can seat a candidate. Bishop Attacks Communist Plan Bishop Otto Dibelius. chair man of the All-German Evan gelical Church Council, said in the East Berlin Marien- kirche today that Russia's Berlin plan was to brine two minion wesr uernners and later 50 million West Ger mans into new conditions whether they want them or not. The Gospel said that God wanted free peoples, not slaves, the bishop said. Only freedom for all would serve peace.

CORNERED MAN "SNARLS" AT HOUSEHOLDER A man, believed to be the "Kings-grove slasher," bared his teeth and snarled like an animal while he fought with a householder in Tebrett Street, Rockdale, early yesterday. The Communists have spared no effort to persuade West Berliners that their BISHOP DIBELIUS DULLES ENTERS HOSPITAL WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (A.A.P.). The U.S. Secre-tarjrof State, Mr John Fos- tc wiiu tion about the mysterious and dcadlv zone of radiation sur rounding the earth.

The Army launched Pioneer III its first "moon probe" from Cape Canaveral. Honda. The Air Force has had three tries. Two failed but on October 11 Pioneer III went further than any other man-made object in history. Its altitude was computed at the time as 79,000 miles.

but experts of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration have since amended this to 71.300 miles. Twenty hours after Pioneer 111 blasted off yesterday. N.A.S.A. reported that the gold-plated 131b nose-cons and its load of instruments were turning back to earth. "It' Will Be A Good Show" Scientists estimate the time of the turnback and final plunge into the atmosphere from data received when the rotation of the earth cut off signals from Pioneer III to trackers at Goldstone, California.

They said the core was above the South Pacific, north of New Guinea, at that time. The approximate location ot the blazing plunge into the atmosphere was given as 19.5 degrees north, 8.3 degrees west, or over the bulge of north-west Atrica. "It will be a good show," said Mr William Pickering, director of the jet propulsion laboratory. "90 per cent Army and N.A.S.A. scien tists were pleased vith the results of the test.

Dr Wernher von Braun. the Army's chief missile scientist. said he thought the firing was 90 per cent successtul. His colleagues agreed that. even if Pioneer HI had failed to pass the moon and fall into orbit around the sun.

it would provide much useful information. "From a scientific point of view it was very close to success," said Dr Pickering, from an engineering point ot view was not. Dr von Braun said he thought a faulty adjustment on a fuel valve might have shortened the burning time of the first stage. This would have reduced the time of acceleration and cut the top speed. u.ij.;,, UFna-ltacket ted on tor intestinal cancer.

meeting on Friday night, two years ago, entered the He said the Berlin problem Walter Reed Hospital bc Man othcr issues were taken up. Friday nmht lor treatment, STARVING "HUMAN LOCUSTS" RAID BRAZILIAN TOWNS RIO DE JANIERO, Dec. 7 (A.A.P.). Businessmen in Caninde (north-east Brazil) have armed themselves against an army of "human locusts" about 4,000 victims of hunger caused by a year-old drought. City" lives will be better if the Allies quit Berlin However, observers predict another poor showing by the Communist candidates, who nolicd onlv 2.7 tier cent of the votes at the last election in 1954.

I The Communists rushed agitators into West Berlin to make trouble and deface cam paign posters. About 180 Communists the bulk of them from the East were arrested by West Berlin police last night and released today. The Mavor of West Berlin Mr Willy Brandt, spearheaded the campaign against the Kus sian proposal. He called it a device to suck West Berlin into the Communist orbit. Mayor, Adenauer Disagree The West German Chan cellor, Dr Koprad Adenauer, left West Berlin vesterday after a clash of opinion wjjh Mr Brandt over the handling of the Russian proposal.

Mr Brandt, who heads the majority Social Democratic Party in the West Berlin Parliament, wants to use the Rus sian proposal to negotiate not only on Berlin, but on the German question and turo-pean security, Dr Adenauer who leads the majority Christian Demo- Vew at a mass Promise to Aid ononiy The Christian Democrats arc the minor partner with Mr Brandt's Social Democrats in the present West Berlin coalition Government, Mr Brandt was conspicu ously absent when Dr Aden auer boarded a U.S. Air horce plane at Tempelhof Airport yesterday for the trip back to West Germany. GENERAL LIN unteers" in Korea in Septem ber, 1950, but soon afterwards disappeared trom the news. General Lin's former friends say he was either in jured or ill during the Korean campaign and spent some time recuperating in Russia, where he also attended Service and political schools. Chinese Nationalists who, have fought against him and American officers who have studied his strategy consider Chinese commander.

of an inflamed colon. A State Department state ment today "The examination shows a mild degree of fever and Mr Dulles is remaining for a few days' observation and treatment of an inflammatory condition of the lower colon. "X-ray examination of the gastro-intestinal tract and other pertinent examinations revealed no evidence of any recurrence of the malignancy of two years ago." Fairly Comfortable The State Department spokesman. Mr Lincoln White, said Mr Dulles was resting fairly comfortably. There was no evidence at this time that another operation would be required.

Mr White said Mr Dulles still expected to leave by plane for Paris next weekend. He is to attend a meeting of the 15-nation NATO Council on December 16, and to have talks with the British, French and West German Foreign Ministers on the Berlin crisis. Mr Dulles, who will be 71 in February, was operated on in the Walter Reed Hospital on November 3, 1956, Sur geons removed a cancerous growth from the large intes' tine. the last election on October 3 and were then laid otf. They have not been paid since Sep tember.

Une man reported that a group of 40 men and women and children swept through ms nome. like locusts. They took every piece of food, but did not touch jewel lery or cash. Food Prices Have Soared The drought has caused food prices to soar. United Press says that emergency food is officially being sent to Government agencies, but in practice it is handed to politicians for distribution and they are looking auer tneir own supporters.

in fatos vesterdav. thous ands of drought victims de manded food and work a demonstration outside the office of the Federal Drought Keiiet Department. The department was unable to feed the people, but sympa-j thetic residents gave the demonstrators what food they couid spare. In many parts of Brazil yesterday people protested against rocketing inflation and demanded a substantial in crease in the minimum wage, now about iiz a month. Scientists say the final blaze or the man-made meteor's plunge to extinction should be visible for 100 miles.

It was estimated today that the Pioneer was plunging back towards the earth at 3,124 miles per hour. Pioneer III failed to achieve "escape velocity" and turned back from a height of 66.654 miles, about 20 hours after yesterday's launching. However, U.S. Army officials say that it will provide highly valuable informa- "Fvcryone in the district is worried sick about the man'j activities." Mr McKinnon said that the man was wearing a white shirt, with the sleeves rolled up, dark trousers and white sandshoes. He said the man was 5ft 7in to 5ft 9in, weighed less than 10 stone, and had a moo of oiacK, wavy nair.

Detective Sergeants B. Doyle and R. Rumsey, and Detectives D. Manning and R. Cowden, from the C.I.B.

and Rockdale, are heading the search. Search In Three Suburbs Late last night and early today police used 16 cars to investigate three reports of prowlers at Beverly Hills Ulawarra Road, Alia v. ah, and Banksia. At Beverly Hills and Alia wah, residents reported seeing aces at windows. At Banksia.

a motorist gave a man a lift and, after dropping him, decided to tell the police. In each case a wide search was made, but no one was found. jiiere soon. At its top speed. Pioneer, III was travelling about 840' miles slower than the 24,900 m.p.h.

needed to thrust it beyond earth's gravity pull and send it to the region of the moon. Pioneer If! was more than three degrees off the intended angle in the early stages of its flight. Aid. O'Dca Looks At U.K. Shops British shop assistants worked longer for less pay than Australians, Alderman E.

C. O'Dca said yesterday. Alderman O'Dea is State secretary of the Shop Assistants' Union. He and Mrs O'Dca returned to Sydney yesterday after a five-month tour of England and the Continent. The trip was a testimonial subscribed to by 300 Sydney citizens.

In addition to his union post, Alderman O'Dea is a Sydney City Council alderman, a former Lord Mayor, and now chairman of Sydney County Council. Alderman O'Dea said Australian department stores were equal to anything he had seen in Britain or Europe. British Week -16 Hours But British and European hop assistants were not as well paid as Australian shop assistants. Some girl shop assistants in England received less than 12 a week. He said shop assistants in Britain worked about 46 hours a week and in Europe about 48 hours.

Most shops in Britain closed on Saturday after noons. Those that were open all day Saturday closed on Wednesday afternoons instead. Alderman O'Dea said very few shops in Britain remained open for night arading. SOLVE MANY PROBLEMS OVER THE HOLIDAYS Quality, IN THE HOME Some of the 90 sick and crippled children who were taken on a Sydney Harbour outing yesterday by members of the Royal Motor Yacht Club and Bondi Rotary. The children pictured are on Mr S.

C. O'Donell's Shangri-la Star, one of the 14 yachts which took part. Aust. Plan For Peace Promotion NEW YORK, Dec. 7 (A.A.P.-Reuter).

Australia has offered the United Nations a three-point pro gram aimed at promoting peaceful and neighbourly relations between States. Mr T. W. Cutts (Australia) told the political committee on Friday that there were three main requirements: Free interchange of information and ideas, as well as interchanges in the cultural, scientific and education fields and free contact between individual citizens. Pursuit of economic policies which do not harm the economies of other States and which help to improve economic conditions of less-developed countries.

Abandonment of policies of interference in the internal affairs of member States by propaganda incitement, support for political movements, exertion of economic pressure, or by any other means. The committee later adopted a nine-Power resolution calling on member States to live up to the U.N. Charter. The West yesterday sub muted a 20-pagc technical document outlininc "a nos- sible system for observation and inspection of cround lorccs. The paper, which includes measures for aerial inspection and ground-control posts, was presented to the Commander-in-Chief of British land forces, ueneral air Robert Mansergh.

General Mansergh criticised a communist technical pre- sumption that a concentration of land forces must precede any major surprise attack. This, he said, ignored mod ern military and technological realities. vt The householder, Mr Noel Archibald McKinnon, 35, had surprised the man outside the bedroom door of his six-year-old daughter, Lynette. After a struggle the man broke away, jumped through a wire door, vaulted a sate and outran Mr McKinnon. Twenty police cars and 10 two-way radio taxis searched the area unsuccessfully for two hours.

During the search, police called out Sgt. Harry Ware, of the Police Rescue Squad, who has searchlights attached to his truck. Police say that the "Kings- grove slasher" has made more than 20 attacks on sleeping women ana gins me St. George area in the last 18 months. He uses a sharp instrument to slash their bedclothes and clothing.

'An Eerie Experience." Police now believe that the man may be a New Australian who speaks broken English, Describing yesterday morn ings struggle, Mr McKinnon said: 'The man is obviously a maniac. i was awakened By mv wite just alter midnight. "I leapt out of bed and saw a man in the passageway almost opposite my daughter's bedroom. "It was pitch black but his eyes seemed to glare at me "I closed with him and we fought in the passageway. He made guttural noises but did not speak.

I could see his bared teeth. tie tnen arowiea nice a wild animal. It was an eerie experience. I kept on punching. main fear was that he had a knife.

Rabbit Punch On Neck "We fell apart and he just burst through the wire door. I had leit the front door open because it was a hot night "1 chased him to the gate and as he was about to vauli over it. I hit him a rabbit punch on the back of the neck. "He dropped to the foot path but in a flash he was on his feet and ran like a deer, "I'm a pretty good runner myselt, but he leu me stand ing. "I chased him for a Quarter of a mile, but I wasn't in the race.

"In the meantime my wife Patricia, had rung the police. They were on the spot within minutes but the man had so many avenues of escape it was a pretty hopeless task. I think that he made his escape along Kyeemagh Canal, which runs into Cook River. But he could have gone anywhere. "Fleet-fooled And Elusive'" "He is fleet-footed and elusive.

He will be a hard man to catch. "I threw everything at him during the struggle and thai was all I could do. "My daughter was sleeping in the room and goodness only knows what would have happened had my wite not awakened me. We are lucky that we are all safe and well "He cot into the house by forcing a back window. gram about December 3D.

when a test well would "spud in." The president of Cordillera. Nfr James F. Martin, said his company's concession extend ed through Queensland and was within the Great Artesian Basin. Australia's Adastra flying service had been retained "to complete necessary aerial-sur veys by the end of the (fiemerffll Mm May Leaal Meal CMntese From Our Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, Dec. 7.

The chair-man of the Chinese People's Republic, Mr Mao Tse-tung, has chosen his successor, reports reaching New York say. East, West Agree To First Article Of A-test Treaty GENEVA, Dec. 7 (A.A.P.-Reuter). Britain, Russia and the United States yesterday agreed on the first article of a draft treaty for the prohibition of nuclear weapons tests. Leaders of the starving people have threatened to sack Federal warehouses in Caninde to get food, and to stage a hunger march on the Slate capital, Fortaleza.

For days several towns have been invaded by the refugees trom the drought area. Many of them are roaming in bands searching tor tood even coing into homes and eating all the food they find. In parts of the six northern Brazilian States it has not rained, except for isolated showers, since May last year, The drought has turned Paris Paper Calls Aust. Wine 'A Joke' PARIS, Dec. 7 (A.A.P.).

The French newspaper "Liberation" yesterday said that Australian sauternes "and other bottled jokes" could be bought in Britain. This followed further moves the champagne "war which has developed since British Court approved of an importer using the labelj Spanish cnampagne. This week French Customs officials at Perpignan, on the Spanish border, turned back 20.000 bottles of "Spanish champagne" on its way to Britain. Thev claimed that cham- naane comes only from France and that the ship ment should be relabelled 'Spanish wine." An official of the Champagne Wine Professional Committee, Jacques d' Argent, said in Paris that the 'Tvar might be taken to uov- ernment level to preserve the integrity of French cham-naene. He said the British decision meant that anyone in the world could call sparkling wine champagne.

"It won't be long before we have Australian, South African, Canadian and Cyp riot champagne," he said. MR BROOKE-SMITH V. I Jii'L thousands of acres into waste land and affected about 500,000 people. Wandering Hopelessly The drought area consists mostly of large plantations worked by hired farmhands, who receive barely subsistence wages. The majority of them have been wandering hope lessly or seeking retuge in poorly-equipped and under manned Government aid sta tions.

No one knows how many have died along the roadsides. Usually these refugees ac-! ccpt their plight stoically, but many have lormed into mobs, storming and sacking places wdiere there may be food. Last week there was a wave of invasions in Caninde, Santa Ancudc, Curema and Maeda-gua. The mob that invaded Caninde was made up of men who had been given emerg ency road-building jobs before KOREA FORCE STAYS PUT LONDON, December 7 (A.A.P.-Reuter). Britain, on behalf of the 16 nations which fought in the Korean war, has informed Com munist China that their troops will withdraw from Korea only when the coun try has been reunified by free elections in accordance with the resolutions of the U.N.

Assembly. The British Note, delivered on Friday, replied to Chinese Note of November 10. The Chinese Note an nounced the withdrawal of Chinese troops from North Korea and claimed that a corresponding withdrawal of troops of the 16 nations from South Korea would improve prospects for a peaceful solution or the Korean question. the gantry, without safety wires, he took it vertically 20 tect into the air. According to the "Sunday Dispatch" Mr Brooke-Smith sees himself in the near future going down like an ex press lift, then up again, then forward, until he is sure all the bugs have been over come.

Then he will quit the com parative safety of 10,000 feet to attempt a vertical landing and a vertical take-off. The newspaper says Mr Brooke-Smith, like others connected with the SCI, foresees a new era of flying, with Britain holding' a four to seven year lead. it quotes mm as saving: "Vertical jets are the answer. Runways wont matter any more. Even the weather won matter." U.S.

rian, fage 2 The" reports one from Hong Kong and the other from Formosa agree that the successor will be General Lia Piao, 50-year-old Both sources quote as their Informants Chinese refugees once associated with the Red Chinese hierarchy. Until recently, most Western observers believed that Mr munist Party organiser lu vc Britain Tries For Big Air Lead With Strange Jet LONDON, December 7 (A.A.P.). torn Brooke-Smith, Short Brothers' 40-) ear-old chief Test pilot, hopes to be the first man in the world to switch in ir'iair from horizontal to vertical jet flight. A communique released after a 90-minute session of the nuclcar-test discontinu ance conference did not dis close the text of the article. Delegates to the conference made a surprise decision to meet yesterday when asked to do so by Kussia.

The decision followed the first meeting on Friday of a group of experts appointed by the conference to try to draft a treaty. 1 he talks were not to have resumed until tomorrow, when the experts were expected to make their hrst report. ueiegates were silent last night about the reason for the unexpected session. American Associated Press savs Britain and America have differed over the veto power which Kussia wants given to the proposed organisation for controlling a nuclear-test ban The Western Powers, how ever, are united in their de termination to oppose any veto on inspection teams' right to visit the site of sus pect tremors in any part of tne world, the news agency aaas. Attack Talks Still Deadlocked Meanwhile, the other East West conference on preven tion of surprise attacks is still deadlocked on its agenda.

It has had 21 sessions since November 10, but has not yet decided what subjects to dis cuss and in what order. U.S. Company Joins theorist, would probably succeed Mr Mao, with the Premier, Mr Chou En-lai, as a possibility. However.vthe refugees and diplomats in Hong Kong say that both Mr Liu and Mr Chou are now being sidetracked for General Lin. Mr Mao is 64 and in falter ing health.

While there is no indication that he will leave his post in the immediate future, observers say he is pre paring General Lin to take over. The first big step-up came last May when General Lin was elevated to vice-chairman-ship of the all-powerful Chin- ese Communist Farty, a post he now shares with Mr Liu, Mr Chou, the Mayor of Peking, Mr Peng, and Mr Chu Teh, an old Communist leader. In Command Of Formosa Battle General Lin is believed to dominate the party's Military Affairs Committee, which is superior to the Defence Mini stry and the General Start. Some political observers in Hong Kong say General Lin is in direct command of the Formosa Strait battle. was in charge of the passive push of Chinese vol Australian Oil Bid NEW YORK, Dec.

7 (A.A.P.). Cordil-Icra Mining Company announced yesterday that it has acquired a half interest in a 12-million acre oil concession in Australia. The "Sunday Dispatch" says he will maKe tne attempt soon after Christmas in the Short SCI. Short Brothers and Harland Ltd. built the SCI as part of the Supply Ministry's research program.

It is designed for vertical take-off and descent and horizontal flight. The five-jet craft is one of the most unorthodox planes yet designed. Mr Brooke-Smith will make an orthodox take-off climb to between 6.000 and 10,000 feet before making his attempt to switch from horizontal to vertical flight. He has taken the SCI up and down a hundred times, a few feet at a time, in a giant gantry, with safety wires to check him. month or so ago, out of The company, which has' oflices in Dallas, Texas, and Grand Junction, Colorado, said the concession would be operated jointly by Cor dillera and Australian-American Oil Pty.

Ltd. it said the concession adjoined one owned by Santos Ltd. and Delhi Australia Oil which were scheduled to start an intensive drilling pro- i no Substitute jor 1.