Pakistan Mourns
Murdered Premier
Buried Today
Karachi, Pakistan IT) — Pakis
tan buried her murdered Prime
Minister, Liaquat Ali Khan,
today, while a stunned nation
grieved.
Sobbing, sorrowing thousands
lined a route heavily guarded by
troops as Liaquat's body was
brought from his home to a hal
lowed eemetary to be placed be
side that of the man he succeed
ed as this nation’s chief the re
vert'd Mohammed Ali Jinnah.
The leader of tiiis four-year
old nation was shot to death yes
terday at Rawalpindi in the
Punjab, where he had just begun
a speaking tour. The body was
flown to Karachi early today
and hurried funeral arrange
ments were made while the
nation trembled at the prospect
of violence in the wake of the
assassin’s act.
The crowd was orderly, ob
viously stunned. As the body
was borne through the streets
on a flower-decked artillery
caisson. Pakistan officials an
nounced for the first time that
they identified Liaquat’s slayer
as an Afghanistan national.
The Khaksar organization, to
which the killer belonged, is a
Nazi-like group with a Hitler
like leader, Aliama Mushruqi.
It often has clashed with the
Moslem league, founded by Jin
nah, and a man who tried at
•one time to assassinate Jmna’i
was said to have been a Ivlin..
sar.
Sir Kwaja Nazimuddin. gov
ernor general of Pakistan, has
taken over as acting prime min
ister of Pakistan.
ST. PETERS AUXILIARY
The Women's Auxiliary, St..
Peter’s Episcopal Church, an
nounce a change in their meet
ing dates. In the past the or
ganization has met on Saturday
afternoon.
Beginning tomorrow. October
to, the auxiliary will meet in the
newly decorated parish hall at
8 p.m.
Members are asked to make
a special effort to ntt.nri thi<
meeting as the winter program
will be the topic for d;smission.
ALLEY CLOSED TO TRAFFIC
Jack Jordan, superintend >nt
of Lenar . Electi .e System. . . k
ed p> r.ius.uon of toe city e.»ii i il
til i:- v> e('k to close the all.;, be
tvvc ;-n First and Secotu, Av
nut s. \T.vv power lines art being
installed in tins alley, Sotting
of poi. s and stringing wire will
mane it necessary to close the
alley to all traffic, including
garbage collection.
Residents are requested to
place tht' garbage cans on the
street until the work is com
pleted.
BROWNIES TO VISIT DAIRY
Two groups of Brownie scouts
will meet at the Memorial
Church this afternoon. Girls
aged 7 to 8 years meet at 3
o'clock.
The next age group will meet
at 4 o’clock, also at the church,
from which they will make a
tour of the Seward Dairy.
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