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TIIE WEATHER V. S. Weather Bureau Forecast Philadelphia a vicinity Mostly cloudy Monday with a high near 45. Northeasterly winds 10 to 25 MPH. Low-.

Mon-day night near 30. Mostly fair Tuesday with high near 45. COMPLETE WEAT1IER DATA ON PAGE 14 tlHttlW PINAL. CITY EDITION MONDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 1, 1900 Copyright, 160. by Triunil Publication.

Inc. Vol. 262. No. 32 December Circulation: Daily, Sunday, 1,035,842 WFIL-TY CH.

6 FIVE CENTS 131st Year WFIL 560 KC "Barricade Resistance Wilts hS" imi1- wmm An Indepehwfft People Madeira Rebels GMtting Under Pressure From de Gaulle From Our Wire Services AliJIERS. Feh 1 iMnndavl A laree number of French insurgents abandoned the barricades before dawn Monday. sunrise louna oniy a tew men ten ai me nonneasi ena oi their camp. Indications were that the forces led by cafe-owner Joseph Ortiz had defected in large numbers during the night. An earlv morning check i 18 Rounded Up around the Ortiz headquar ters at the northeast end of the barricaded zone showed only a handful of men manning the barricades.

There had been rumors of a snlit between Ortiz and his co- rresiaeni unanes ue uauue. uic red-bearded Pierre Lagaillarde. FIRST SIGN OF CRACK It was the first indication of a crack in the solidarity of the Algiers insurgents who had continued to defy de Gaulle's orders to end the revolt in the face of mounting opposition both in Algeria and France. French military authorities had made it plain they would take strong measures short of blood shed to break the back of the eight-day revolt triggered by op position to de Gaulle "seit-determination" plan for Algeria. Sunday night the army issued an ultimatum to the 2000 hard core insurgents to lay down their arms bv 10 A.

M. EST Monday. TIDE FAVORS DE GAULLE Monday's developments cave striking proof that the tide was VIA nnuiureici'iiuiu A French Army paratrooper blocks the path of a woman sympathizer who seeks to join the insurgent forces behind the barricades in Algiers Sunday. to prevent reinforcements from entering insurrectionists' midcity fortress, where diehard settlers have held oat seven days. Shouting civilians try to topple an iron railing at the War Memorial in Algiers in theii- attempt to reach insurgent barricades.

Paratroopers bar the way 'As Extremists In Paris, Lille PARIS, Jan. 31 police raided headquarters and residences of Right-Wing extremists in Paris and Lille Sunday. They arrested 18 persons suspect ed of trafficking in weapons between France and insurrection- wracked Algeria. The new raids were reported ar 13,000,000 French wage-earners, the bulk of the nation's work ing force, prepared for an hour's work stoppage Monday morning "an hour of silence" to show their support for President Charles de Gaulle in the Algerian crisis. CONFERS WITH DEBRE De Gaulle held an urgent, hour-long conference Sunday with Premier Michel Debre shortly II 1 1 least itiuuoniai vtiivi.

Authorities also seized the Pauling, Nobel Winner, Safe Hrs. on Glif Ledge 2d Soviet Missile Shot Into Pacific, U.S.PatrolReports i i. From Our Wire Services WASHINGTON, Jan. 31. The Defense Department announced Sunday night that the Soviet Union apparently fired a second missile into the Central Pacific Sunday.

aiier six special pouce running strongly favor of delook part in the dawn raids in the GaUlle. 1 TT-onnK nanital and tho Wcr nnrlh. 5 7 Communist Party newspaper iherte in Lille. Sunday's raids followed last week's widespread crackdown on extremists that resulted in the detention of scores of persons, They demonstrated the Govern- i A U.S. Navy plane on a routine ment was determined to prevent Of Special Interest Today Fashion has entered a VX A POIIIUII ln Government wniraa yc an- ceie.a gena Fhghts of private aircraft nere in France also have ping extremists from joining the insurgents in Algiers.

Informed sources said that oe Gaulle, who skipped his usual yys1 golden era of opulence in jarea previously announced" by the opinion of Philip Hull- Moscow, but gave no indication tar, one of America's lead- fuQ what the objcct looked like or Ing designers. He tells any 0tner details. week end in the country, was IQuick Bus Run Planned From 54th, City Ave. The Philadelphia Transporta tion Co. Dlans new bus service that would cut travel time almost in nan Deiween cenir cnj uu 54th st.

and City Douglas I M. Pratt, PTC president, an nounced Sunday. Pratt said the PTC, city offi cials and the Philadelphia Sub urban Transportation Co. are discussing the possibility of tying ihp route in with existing Red Arrow routes in Cynwyd, Merion, Narberth and Ardmore. OUTINES ROUTE The new route would start from a point east of 54th st.

and run along City ave. to the Schuylkill Expressway. It would loop around 30th Street Station and nm to the City Hall area on eith er Pennsylvania blvd. or Market st. The service wouia operate both directions during weekday rush periods.

A company, spokesman said, however, the exact route nas "not been definitely esiaDiisnea in our minds as yet. "City of the Schuylkill is the site of a rapidly growing complex ot apartment houses, office buildings and stores," Pratt said. "At present much of the area has no direct mihlic transnortation link witn th rinwntown district. The new service would answer this neeo, affording fast, convenient connection via the Expressway." 25-MINUTE RUN Travel time from 54th st. and City ave.

to City Hall would be ahnnt 25 minutes dv tne new route, he said. The Drooosed route also calls for the elimination of Route XB hv consolidating it with Route 38, which now ends at ueimoni ana Parkside aves. Route 38 would be extended to the Presidential Apartments and Wynnefield Heights. "Extension of Route 38 would result in a 40 percent increase in frequency of service in the Bel- Continued on Page 16, Column 3 patrol near the impact area pre viously designated by the ttrsr rpnnrted seeina what appeared to be a missile entering the atmosphere about noon (EST) and then go into the ocean. The brief announcement said tho imnanf "was in the eeneral 1 1, QJ Jxs 2 Russia on Jan.

20 fired a super-ropkpt into the Central Pacific area about 1000 miles southwest of Hawaii. Moscow claimed the rnrket traveled 7760 miles from launching paa ana lanaea onjy ij 1.24 miles from its "predetermined point." An offical Defense Department statement said "from information at hanfl, the Russian rocket apparently did fall within the impact area." The area Russia set aside in advance for the tests covers 800 square miles of the Pacific, halfway between the Hawaiian and Gilbert Islands. There was no announcement of how many shots there would be, but Soviet officials warned all ships to stay out of the area from Jan. 15 to Feb. 15.

EVIDENCE OF POWER The first Russian shot was taken by U. S. officials as further evidence of the power packed in Russian rocket boosters. Secretary of Defense Thomas S. Gates, said if the accuracy claim was correct, the test was "damn good." Gates emphasized, however, that the record of the U.

S. Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile "is damn good too. AP Wlrephoto Dr. Linus Pauling sips coffee at the spot where he was found Sunday morning after being trapped for 24 hours on a Pacific coast ledge. Yoga Goes With Toga After 24 MONTEREY, Jan.

31 (AP). Dr. Linus Pauling, 58- year-old Nobel Prize-winning chemist, was rescued unharmed Sunday from a treacherous ledee on which he had been trapped for nearly 24 hours The outspoken, foe of nuclear bomb tests, was. suffer ins, from exposure but otherwise was in excellent condition but excited and frightened when a search er led him from his sea-cliff oerch overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Hp had started out for a walk Saturday morning from his near by two-room cabin and followed a deer trail until ne became jost.

He was on a steep cliff rising from the shore of the Pacific about 80 miles south of Monterey. 300 FEET ABOVE WATER He climbed, clawed, actually, until he found himself trapped under a large, overhanging rock about 300 feet above the water. The surface there was chiefly blue shale, slippery and dangerous. "I eot the iitters." Dr. Pauling said simply.

"I decided to stay there until I was found." It was a little before noon Sat urday when he got in the predicament only about a mile from his cabin. He owns 160 acres ad jacent to Los Padres National Forest and spends an occasional week end there when he can get away from his duties at Cali fornia Institute of Technology. 'Pasadena, where he is a chemistry professor. His regular home is in Pasadena MISSED BY SEARCHERS Ironically. Dr.

Pauling heard searchers Saturday night but they didn't hear his shouts. His wife. Eva Helen, had noti fied the Forest Service he hadn't come home, and that she was afraid he might have fallen and been critically injured in some isolated place. The chemist was dressed only in a light jacket and slacks and had to move his arms and lei frequently to keep warm. He did not sleep during the night.

"Being a scientist, I took a stick and tried to keep time by he said. "But then fog rolled in Continued on Page 30, Column 3 Gen. MacArthur Is 'Improved' NEW YORK, Jan. 31 Gen. Douglas MacArthur was pronounced improved, but still in serious condition, Sunday after two days of hospital treatment for a urological condition.

A specialist the 80 year-old hero of two world wars and the Korean conflict said after consultations with two other doctors that MacArthur would have to remain in Lenox Hill Hospital for at least two more weeks. Surgery is not being contem-nlated at present, officials said. All visitors except members of MacArthur's family and his aides were barred from the general's suite. Congresswoman, 74, It was apparent that the French, Army was obeying his orders. Government spokesmen, who had been pessimistic since the revolt broke out a week ago, stated Sunday night in Paris that the worst appeared to be over and that the dangerous situation was coming under control.

DE GAULLE'S STAND De Gaulle's unshakable slnd and the rallvin of France be hind him were believed to have discouraged the armed extrem- ists, the mysterious higher-ups beh nd them and sympathetic Glossary of Algerian Crisis Terms and Another Picture on Page 2 armv officers. The expecta tion was that they would give up their plot this time. Reports indicated a deteriora tion in the position of the insur rectionists and conspirators. These included: 1. The arrival in Algiers of fresh troops to encircle the insurgent barricades.

These were Foreign Legionnaires, mountain troops, engineers and colonial infantry. They replaced paratroop units which had openly fraternized with the rioters and all but turned Algiers over to them. 2. The genuine efforts made by the troops (using fists and gun butts but not gunfire, which seemed to be forbidden) to keep civilians out of the no man's land between the Army and the barricades. 3.

The desperation appeals by the extremists calling for Algiers civilians, especially women, to stand between them and the Army. 4. The full powers given to Gen. Jean C.epin, a veteran Gaulllst officer, to restore order in Algiers. He stated he hoped to fulfill his task without bloodshed, and he canceled the extremist-called general strike by ordering schools, stores and of-t 5.

The defection from the Insurgent ranks of the Territorials, armed and uniformed militiamen who since last Sunday gave the uprising its military punch. The Army mobilized the Territorials, making it possible to treat as deserters those who Continued on Page 2, Column 5 Long Earthquake Shakes Tokyo TOKYO, Feb. 1 (Monday) (UPI). A long, rolling earth- A M. Monday (9:42 P.

M. EST) It lasted for several seconds. The Japanese Central Metero Wiml Rnarrl said the earth quake registered a reading or Nn 2 intensity in a scale of seven or of "weak" category "But we have had no reports vet hnw strone it was else ikesman said. do not yet know where the epi center was. is (Turns Somersaults, considering firing those mem bers of his Cabinet who in the past week had urged him to be soft with the insurgents.

The sources said de Gaulle also considering a popular vote on his policy of self-determination for Algeria. Giant Balloon Takes Off Alone ABOARD U. S. CARRIER VALLEY FORGE, Jan. 31 (AP).

A giant balloon, known as hook Charlie, broke loose Sun- day at the moment of launching, leaving its gondola and scientific equipment on deck. The 500-foot balloon was me largest in the world and the last remaining one of its kind. A 500-foot companion balloon was sent aloft Saturday to gather data on cosmic rays. It failed to gain altitude Sunday and its narachute-eauioned gondola was cut loose by radio signal. It was seen descending into water 290 miles southwest of San Juan, P.

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i tion, on Page 9 I Civil Wa Soldier I Vs. Modern Gl I I Today's soldier would I be appalled at his Civil War counterpart although they are blood brothers 0. under the uniform. What the boys in the Blue and Gray were like is told in fi. I another "Making History Come Alive" article on I Page Tuesday Wome Furnishing i In he Spotlight I I An article on Denmark I contributions to home 1 decor, illustrated in full; color, will be featured in I the Fasl ion Living sec- kmo flip.

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-V Wbmsway Airjgkj Her Head (UPI). It turns out that Rep fit at 74 by practicing yoga ia i somersauns ana a iew unnga over one's own body, and to gain occult powers." Websters also says you pronounce the "a to occult powers. Nor did she volunteer any information as to just where and when, in a busy and varied career, she became attracted to yoga. The Congresswoman comes from what is known as the "silk stocking" section of Cleveland hardly a hotbed of oriental prac tices. On the other hand, she is widely traveled.

VISITED AFRICA She has been interested in health and health education for vears. She spent many years in public health nursing, social serv puoiic neaun mining ice and education, ane noias ae- grees from a dozen colleges and universities. In 1940, after the death of her Congressman husband, Mrs. Bolton won a special election and filled out the unexpired part of his term. The voters have been sending her back to Capitol Hill ever since.

In 1955, she visited 25 African countries as head of a study mission. special Stands on WASHINGTON. Jan. 31 Frances P. Bolton stays a "stand on my head ana turn like that." "Peace of mind" is a fac tor too.

She made this revelation on a radio interview (Mutual's "Re porter's She said she has been doing this Hindu-type exercise for years. 'I RECOMMEND IT' "I recommend the form of physical education that it is," she said. "I think it's the most complete and the most mar velous! thoucht-out method of physical education that exists in the world." "Doesn't yoga also entail some spiritual and a reporter started to ask. "Well," she said, "if you go in to that, yes, you can. The word 'yoga' you don't pronounce the 'a' means So it means the union of all that are, phicially and mentally and spiritually, and then union with the infinite." A HINDU PRACTICE Webster's Unabridged Dictionary defines yoga as a Hindu practice invnlvins "controlled breath ing and posture" to gain "control over specific natural torces and nnntp nrnnnsed for PTC express buses from 54th and City ave.

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