Today's headline~~Chinese Reds invade Ind1a 1 - - takes us to lands of nightmare geography. Two widely separated areas -- involved. One - at the extreme northeast of India. " The other -- to the extreme northwest. - 4 ~ ••mo1,e 11'-jtllleM of tremendous mountains as you will find on /' this planet. The more serious trouble -- 1n the northeast. The general area - of the Indian Province of Assam. High in the Himalayas -- where that mighty river, Brahmaputra, plunges -It ~Bf.beut + fro" lofty Tibet down to the lowlands/~ #0 ~ ~ L.e,-M.R,CU', ~ - In New Delhi, today, Prime Minister Nehru told~ Parliament of India~~ that, several weeks ago, the Reda pushed across the Indian border at a place called Kameng., I' Which is near the point -- wi'1ere the Dalal Lama and A. his party of anti-Communist fugitives crossed into India. At Kameng, the Chinese attacked and drove back an Indian border patrol. Then, later -- withdrew. But the principle incident occurred on Tuesday last -- J ■RIA - 2 when several hundred Coa■ uniat invaders puahed into a sector called Subanairi, where theJ attacked - the lndian p icket post or Longju. There was a lot ot shootin1 - the \ Chinese outflanking that Indian 1tron1point, capturing eleYan !ndian border guards, who - later escaped. The Communiata claia - the Indian border guards began the shootina. On the other aide of lndia, Chin••• Coaaunista occupied ••••ral place1 in Ladakh, an outer proYlace of Iash ■ ir. Ladakh - in the towerin& aountaia1 on the border of Tibet and Indian laahair. ln tact it ia often called Little Tibet and ia inhabited bJ Tibetaa1 - with their great aonaateriea. Ley the capital cit7. Today, P riae Minister l ehru stated - that the Bed• aoved in, intending to run a highway through a reaote corner ot Ladakh. Thia intrusion - less in that almost inaccessible region - the frontier ia doubtful and vague. Nehru adding - that the aatter could be settled by negotiation. But he went on to tell hi1 Parliaaent - that, where the fontier is clearly aarted, India •ill not, in any way, tolerate the violation of ita territory. Be also said that he couldn't gue11 - whether or not these incidents are aerely a beginning, with the Chinese ~eda - intending aore aerioua aggreaaiona. But that he didn't think they would be that toolieh. Which would •~cord with opinion• ezpr••••4 in laahington today. Opinion• - that the Chin••• 1•4• are blundering, and in 10 doing they aa, drive lndia fro ■ it• poeition of neutralit7. Drive India, perhaps - into the Anti-Coaauniat caap. ATOMIC ~ The Soviets announce ~- they will continue their suspension of atomic testing. Providin -- the Weatem Powers continue to suspend their's. So stated he Moscow radio today. Our government has already announced -- that the United States ls extending its ban. The British stating -- that they have no intention of resuming tests as long aa useful negotiations are going on. DEFENSE k,'IU. A drastic, sweepin g measure -- introduced into Congress ft- /\ toda~l. .,Abolish the names o f the A rmy, Navy, Marines and Air Force -- eliminate all the branches of the armed service~ .Afid establish -- one single force for national defense. ,.& ~ // ~~ - ~ propos~ by Senator Engle of California, a member o f the A rmed Services Connittee. )ffio argues -- that ,., our present system Qf national defense is confused, wasteful, " and inef f icient. His bill~ the most comprehensive plan for unification laid before Congress in recent years. No, it won't happen soon, the Senator, himself, thinking -- it would take at least five years to put through any such revol~tionary reform. --- " LABOR Congressional negotiations on the Labor Bill -- broke down, today. The Joint Committee of the Senate and House unable to agree on a way to harmonize the two measures./ - - - - - --- / ~ One -- the tough bill - backed by President Eisenhower, which was passed by the House. The other -- the legislation passed previously by the Senate. )l{ich milder - with .,, provisions less drastic~ Por checking -- union abuses. The Joint Connnittee - unable to agree on three Jmportant points. Concerning - picketing, boycotting, and the jurisdiction o f States 1n labor disputes. So, today, Republican Senator Dirkson, a member of the Joint Committee declares~,,, that he will take the matter to ) the floor of the Senate~,. ( / ;s~ng -=-- r:-: verdict -td: will require the / <~· /\ Committee to accept the Republican view on the three disputed points. EISENHOWER - SCOTLAND President Eisenhower heard -- more than cheers today. There was plenty of acclaim -- f rom strong Scottish lungs. One hundred thousand highlanders -- welcoming the President, on his v isit to Q ueen Elizabeth at Balmoral Castle. But the cheers, at times, were almost drowned out -- by the bagpipes . ... Ya l«L••ll-lt ~ o u ~ expect the skirl o f the pipes 1n Scotland. For example, at ~lmoral Castle braw Scotsmen in the -tt;/- red Mackenzie tartan -- piping a popular tune of the highlands, A ' The Mist-Covered Mountains ' . Sr YE>u'd expect bagpipes - hailing the President wherever M~-tl\ ~ e \ f he goes. But, in the crowds, people 1 .t>rought phonograph'!{-- ~ pla~ records of bagpipes/ Which might seem - a little too much. A t the g ates o f Balmoral Castle, the President was welcomed b Q ueen Elizabeth herself, together with Prince Philif: °tey took him for an automobile trip through the J 7-6 Scottish countryside. Everything royal and enthusiastic -- with bagpipes. EISENHOWER - MACMILLAN Over here in this country, we are always inclined to see -- domest i c political slants in those grand international doings. For example, the Nixon trip to Soviet Russia. I ..-8Gilding up the chances of the Vice President f or the big nomination next year. Bu~Jhe British can talk politics -- as - ~'le t tidtt(e well as A mericans. ~ electioneering signi f icance """' ascribed, now, to the Eisenhower visit. cfl.'<..., ~ ~ , O f course, .._. President isn't r~1pg for anything ... i A ~~ ,) bu) Prime Minister MacMillan is.' 'A British general election comin g up A in the next f ew . months/ S.-Brltish political experts are saying -- that President Eisenhower is improving the chances of Prime Minister MacMillan and the Conaervatlve Party. Yesterday , when he appeared in public with the President, MacMillan shared -- · in the huge thunder of cheers. MacMillan, as well as Ike - applauded vociferously. Which, ~ ( say the political experts -- is likely to ~ votes in t a e coming British election. EISENHOWER -MONTGOMERY On Tuesday next President Eisenhower will ive a stag . dinner at the residence of the U. s. Ambassador. The guests have been invited , and one of them, today -- proudly displayed his invitation. Which would seem to mark -- the end of a feud. The renewal -- o f an old friendship. Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery -- Comrade-in-Arma of General Ike -- World War II}~o, in his memoirs -- was hi g hly critical of some phases of Eisenhower strategy. The President -- indignant about that. Last year, Monty sent Ike a Christmas ca~but • didn't get one - in retum. Then, later, he appeared on a British TV show, and intimated_ that President Eisenhower's leadership in world affairs was not so good. The f ormer f riendship- ~ at the lowest ebb. B t M onty gets an invitation from Ike to the u, now, dinner on Tuesday. All alon g he has been saying -- that he O~TGOMEil - 2 felt a •great sadness• because of the break. So, toda7, Don, Monty was delighted - with the invitation. DUI§ Anothe ~ a b dication by the Duke ot Windsor. Ibo, those years ago - renounced the British crown. Now, taken oft the list - of •Best Dressed Men.• A magazine of the London tailors today recalled - that, for years, the Duke of Windsor was a sartorial model. But now - alas, they place the former Edward the Eighth - on a list of the worst dressed men. •ae has turned his back on style,• says the aagazine, adding that •like so many pe~ple past middle age, he dresses in an out-dated fashion.• How the aighty have fallen! from the ten beat dressed_ to the ten worst dressed. 1 wonder what you have to do to make that •worat dressed• list?