WORLD NEWS ROUNDUP
RANGOON, BURMA—Burmese newsmen, plastered the Soviet Embassey with tomatoes and
iemanded that it be closed. . i
The demonstration was staged to protest roughhouse tactics employed by Soviet
Jmbassey personnel who spirited a Russian diplomat put of the-, country."
^Col. Mikhail I. Stryguine, military, attache in Rangoon, was bundled up and
hisked aboard a Soviet plane at Mingaladon Airport, after he had caused the .-Em
bassy some disconcerting moments.
Stryguine had taken sleeping pills to kill himself when he iearned he was be
ng sent back to Russia and while under their effects had babbled anti-Soviet
pithets in a Rangoon hospital.
TNDSOR, ENGLAND—Prince Charles was in the iroyal doghouse for his mischief.
The 10 year old future King of Britain taxed the patience pf his mother,Queen
Elizabeth, ...by almost deluging her with water, almost getting his head caught in
. car door, and mailing a getaway with his sister from a detective assigned to
atch them. : {
The Queen, like any mother, became irritated.
<0PENHAGEN4 DENMARK—Health authorities ordered the residents of tiny Saltholm
.sland to stop drinking rainwater.because of it's high level of radioactivity,
pparently resulting from Soviet nuclear test blasts. ”
Authorities indicated the can was.only .temporary for the score of residents
n the island lying in Oeresund ^traits .between Denmark and Sweden. Residents
.ad been using rainwater for drinking because the island is too-low for fresh
ater wells, They now will have to import drinking water. ”
GNI)QN, ENGLAND The Communist-supported Iraqi government of premier Gen. Abdel
arim Kassem-has asked Britain to supply it with arms and military aircraft, in
luding late-model jets, diplomatic sources reported.
The sources said the Baghdad., request was,made secretly through diplomatic
hannels last month. It was reported to be under careful consideration by. the
ritish, who were the chief arms suppliers to Iraq before the Juiy 1958 revclu- 1
ion that overthrew the monarchy.
ASHiNGTON, D.C.—Winston Churchill .arrived here for a four-day sentimental’soc
AL call on his olo comraa in arms of world war II, President Eisenhower.
The doughty 85 year old warrior flashed his famous »V" sigh to cheering hun- *
reds who. turned out to greet him upon.his arrival from-New York aboard the
resident»s^personal plane, Columbine Iil <v, .
The president, who usually reserves airport welcomes for chifes of state, was
n hand to greet his eld friend as he stepped d<-wn from the plane.
ASHINGTQN, D.C.—Budget director maurico H. Stans said taxes will have to be
aised to fight inflation and budget deficits unless government spending is bro—
ght under control, '
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