Hilly Det Ce ne Bd Mage ttt omg tht ROIS teat LO gaa Eat Mar AAP yO pees : Saudi Arabia Asking US. For let Planes WASHINGTON ih—Saudt Ar- abla was disclosed today to have asked 4o buy a small number of, jet planes from the United States, in addition to 18 more tanks. Officials. who reported this said the request has not receiy- ed U.S,..approval;.but- will get f Mount Elna Thnursday night poured out \voiling lava today’ and sent it burbling down toward te ; village below.: | Villagers of Zafferana, perch-| © ed 2,000 feet wp the mountain- side, prepared after a sleepless ‘night, to evacuate before the lava flow hit. . The new crater exploded at a height of about 6,500.feet. Tho ‘ Wen net . vat ‘erater, 90 feet in diameter, later the same “most careful scrut- widened ag a fissure speared 300 iny promised for all Middle Rast arms requests in a Feb, 18 state department announcement lifting a two-day embargo on such shipments. The embargo’ was imposed amid controversy over a prev-) “| feet along the mountainside, ‘|. & fiery river of lava, 600 feet % { wide, spounted down the rocky -+slopes towards. Zafferana, After {elunivg dorm 1500 fect in 10 minutes, the stream's width DR,.A. J. CIPRIANI, one of the shrank. by half and the flow] OUd’s best known medical | ious shipment of light. tanks, slowed, men in the, alomic energy The Saudi request for an un- disclosed number ‘of jet’ planes and. 18 Patton medium tanks, officials sald, is’ in addition to $7,000,000 worth of U.S,- military goods authorized’. for. shipment field, died at Deen River, Oni. Ue suffered a swoke at hig of- fice at the Chalk River, Ont., atomic energy plant where he was research direetor of the biology division’ Until his death, he was Canada’s repre- sentative. on the international commission on — radiological projeetion, and was ehairmaw -| Experts who inspected ‘the sit- |uation today reported that the main lava flow had been divert~ ed bythe “Vallev of the Ox’-~a bleak-cut in.the mountain, This och [valley has once before saved oth* the villnes of Zafferana Goopu- atin 5400). i |..“While» the Java eontinues ‘down this valley path, the penple months: |. ASKS POSITIVE REPLY This represents almost half the $16,000,000 in arms . ship- ; ments to ‘the Middle E East for of, Zafferana will be pretected.”| of that commission’s sub- | which U.S. export Hcences were one of the villagers declared. commiltee on handling and | granted ‘Since August; - Of the disposal of radivactive iso- vost, $6,000,000 went . to other "ne us pray it. does nob change “UuUTse.” LCP Photo | topes, ~ WALLACE'S _ DEPARTMENT: 7 STORE Arab countries and $3, 000, 000 to Israel, it was ‘understood, Israel's’ big request for $63,- 000,000 In defensive weapons {s still “under: consideration: " This figure was revised upward from: ges made in thevarins list first bassador Abba Eban. ° Eban .pr assed” ‘this - “Week for a -positive- reply.irco" ‘this “request. ‘George V. 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She is the dsughter of Mr and Mrs. Joseph Sourchesne ol the Canadi-n embassy in Rome. She knelt before the Pope to: Kiss -his ting, and said to him in: French: “All my wishes for a: happy anniversary, and 1 pray lo: Jesus that vou will among us for a long time.” Outsiae ine hall 17 cardinal of the church and leading men of Sclence gathered to present their birthday grectings, But the pon- tiff tarried with the children as though he could not leave them Twice he got up from his chair: In their midst—-he did not use the panel throne--and cach time ‘ began to talk {o grouns of the youngsters or to individual ones Finally the Pone moved on to his audience with the princes of the church, The pontiff appeared to be | in f0od heath, His doctor suid Carlier that he had a. stieht! hoarseness on Wednesday, but. this had disappeared. ‘Cuthbert Hopes To Keep . Family Together VANCOUVER (—- Len Cuth- former deter live -serpou tl blers’ bribes with former police mhief Walter Mulligan, sald Wednesday he only hopes now that he ean keep his family to- gether, Cuthbert's atlemot to shout himself was one of the events that touched off the Tuner. in- vestigation inte the potice de- Marfinenk Te has sinee been dismissed from the foree and Vow ds worltyne es apy oil came pany scenrity officer, “Trealize fin dn serlons tron. ble,” Cuthbert said dn an dnter- View, “Is taken a tore time and [ve sweated blood aver this Whole thing, "Tye tied fo make amends mM NOW TE just hope Teng keep ny family tovether vnd niake a Iving." Cuthbert has two adapted daughters, qeed (6 and 12, and a son born, WwO Years ato, anene ) Gh : i Phone 2621 remain | A BLACKWOOD on BRIDGE - Oy BASLE BLAOK WOU Mr. Heinsite’s Deuce Discourages Club Suit It is easy enough tor signalling for the continua one or more of the top hon ecognize the desirability of tion of asuit when you have ors in the suit. Sometimes, however, it is desirable to signal for continuation when you have only sma arose in today’s deal. . In any case, Miss Brash won ‘the heart, took three top spades, ‘then led to dumiuiy‘s ace of din-, monds and returned aw diamond, | Mr. IIeinsite took the second dia-’ was too late, Miss Brasn rutiwa ayd just’ barcly managed to stagger home! with 1 tricks, Med Daw’ s Buch a situation I eards, Neaeeeeete ot entree te eee nerte cements gim cine Seabee ie gp es ren Mr, Muzay’ 5 elib overcall Was South dealer, Neither side vul-: pretty bad but ab Jeast lb gave} norable. Mr. Helnsite a clue as to Miss NORTH Brash's distribution — a clue Mr. Dale whieh he should have used to — ANS stany hie ‘ipp 4 hoe ws 75 15 steer his partucr into the best - defense, : 4 6 (4 Mr. Muzzy opened the kKiag of Wrst RAST clubs, the trey went on from} sty, Mavey Mr. Heinsite dummy and Mr. Heinsite played Ad 1085 aAi2- the deuce. This discouraging! y 10 yada 64 card made Mr, Muzzy pause Inj @ 8 7 © ~ & Ka , spite of the fact that Miss Brash} & A Kd 8 bos N73 had dropped the queen. SOUTH A SHEFT Miss, Brash PAQIES Alter some thought he shifl-! WAK ed to his lone heart with the idea ; aassoo4 that he might ruff a heart re- | ea ‘turn, ‘This would have done hin | ‘The bidding: no good as he had a sure tramp South West North Bast Winner anyway. VA 8 de Pass Pass 3 .@) ~Pass 4 & AL Pasa . leads by the défenders would thave oshortened Miss Brash’s trump holding to the point where (she lost control of the hand, But son this one the blame lies with Mr. Heinsile, ) With four clubs in dummy, She Jed good three in his own band and an _liamonds wn) Mr. Muzzy ruf-!overcall frony. ta _ partner, Misys with his good pack of: Brash could nov possibly have After that the rest-af! more than one, ‘Thus there could “Yer band was good, -be no disadvantage In continuing “Just continue clubs. at the the sult, ‘ccond trick and she hasn't got: y chance, Muzzy,” sald Mr. Heln- site hastily, COMPLAINT. “You've told me a thousand. times,” complained Mr. bitter Ly, feuce you definitely don’t. want: couraged -L suit continued,” It is true bhat continued club even the tenet trick one, By Mugiy | “that when vow play a: “worthless” he should have en- In faen me, omit should ‘haye been able to see that fore- “ing Miss Brosh to ruff clubs was he only reasonable hope of de- feating the contract, Even though his club was ‘continuation of the isult by parting with the seven or eerie eaten Today ro Saturday — — Pw pe enen 7 9:10; Sot Mat 2 p.m. Thurs. to Sat... 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