CONFER CE I I JI At Geneva today, B riti s h F orei n e c ret ary Sel wy1 L lo d - rove to t he resi dence o f Sov ie t F orei g n Minister Gr omyko - fo r one o f t hose secret sessions - which the F oreign Ministers are now hGl ing. When Selwyn Lloyd, in his automobile, arrived at the Gromyko villa, news reporters noted - that, on the seat beside him, was a copy of the Times of London. Which, obviously, the Foreign Na Secretary had been reading. The newsmen also noted - • G ~ \ that Selwyn Lloyd had an,•st■xu tiillt4'Pe smile on his face. I No cheerful grin•- but rather forbidding. This small bit of observation - like a graphic picture. 'Yo illustrate - the news sensation at the Geneva Conference. The Times of London - publishing an article, like a bombshell. ;B"tating - that Selwyn Lloyd ma y soonbe replaced as Foreign Secretary. Somebody else - to become the Chief British negotiator. The Times declares - that Prime Minister MacMillan CONFERENCE - 2 has alrea y iven Selwyn Lloyd a n intimation of what's coming. T h e chan e - to be made after the next eneral election in Br ita in . That is, if the con ser va ti v es win. MacMillan said to feel - that the b urden o f runnin g Br itish Foreign Policy might undermine Selwyn L lo yd 's hea'1th. (, ~ The sto r y denied immediately by the British government. Called - mere newspaper specula tion. Something that,or d lnarily - wouldn't be taken too seriously. But, the Times of London has a special placem the British political world. That august newspaper - regarded as reflecting the views of the London government. The reaction in Geneva - immediate. A belief - that the Times article will weaken the position of Selwyn Lloyd in the negotations. One guess being - that it may forecast a shift in British Foreign Polley. Selwyn L loyd has been following a "soft" line. Differing - from the firm attitude of the United States, France CONFERENC E - 3 and est Germany . T oward Sov iet R ussia - in the B er li crisis. l l ' Selw yn Ll oy - actin as a sort o f "med iator " betw een East and West. Which has aroused - a lot o f c riticism. That now to be changed - maybe. o il'OW- y o u see th e ramatic sig nificance of the F oreign Secretary - arr i ving at Gromyko ' s villa today, with a cu~y of the Times o f Lon on on the automobile seat beside Kil him. Ii Selwyn Lloyd - smiling with a frigid :b expression. Here's later news. Prime Minister MacMillan - sending Selwyn Lloyd an official messa e assuring him that he will not be replaced A he secret session, today, the topic was - a as Foreign Secretar ov e proposal made over the weekend. Gromyko contending that the western allies will have to leave Berlin " sooner or later " , and, while they remain - they might leave a ten-thousand man garrison. Which would be Joined - in West Berlin, by a small II symbolic " force of Soviet soldiers. This proposal A ~a_ promptl y termed " unacceptable. " American Secretary of State Christian Herter also rejected a Russian demand - that the big American radio CONFERENCE - 4 transmitter in W est Berlin - b e s hut d own. The radio - heard so mu c h 1n Iron C urtain countries. Gromyko - wanting it abolished, as paat of the price for the Berlin settlement. YEMEN News c omes tB driftln throu h - about the state . . .l ' - i. > . 1-;kj t . U , f of af fai rs in t h e di stant Pin8-tpa-fl" of Y eme~ . .,where the crown prince - has taken over politi c al power. In the absence o f his ailin father, the Imam of Yemen. who - is under medical treatment in Rome. -({0{ ti Ten days ago in ~ }I~ l~~~ J the capital city of Sanaa, a party of rebellio u s tribesmen raided an arsenal of the army of Yemen. Making off - with followed - by the a large stock of army weapons. Which was '7I:-c.,-,- ,, arrest of a few suspected rebels. ~e army~ A not satisfied. The soldiers - expressing t:helP angry resentment by setting fire to the house of Security Chief Salkadi Yahya Al Emari. ,,who - made an escape. ~aking refuge - with the rebellious tribesmen. Whereupon Crown Prince Mohamed Seif Al Islam - came rushing to the scene. !l"'o mollify - the seditious military ) forces. The crown prince - instituting a purge. OOsting - officials and administrators. Taking advantage of the opport.mity - to put his own people in power. LONG Here is today's r epor - on Gove~nor Ea rl K. L ong of L ouisiana. Who 1s in a T exas 1nsti t tion - for mental care. D r. John Truslow, administrator of the John Sealy Hospital tates: "Governor Long is upset in his Ilk mind. He is stub~rnly resisting attempts to give him psychiatric treatmen;,' ~ says the doctor. · ~dding - that members of the Governor I s family are trying to persuade the patient. But - in vain. The Governor ls, of course, a brother - of the late Huey Long, the Kingfist;; .,who once dominated Louisiana politics - like an autocrat. Last week, trouble began - when Governor Long, at a session of the Louisiana legislature, went into a wild, angry tirade. Shouting - against his politica enemies and the newspapers. Obviously - disturbed Q of mind. Whereupon he was taken in an airplane by the 1'llll Louisiana National Guard - am. flown to a hospital in Texas. Some suspecting - political reasons for getting him %i ir,to . d , , ~ 1 ...a tr, LONG -2 ~~ Last ni ht, a statement was made before the Louisiana legislature - by US Senator Long, a son of the late Huey Long. Who said - his Uncle had broken down under the burdens of office. LONDON T he b i news in London, today - with front page headlines in the newsp pers. Mrs. Christos - released from ja il. / , allowing a ublic outcry - that rang from one end of B ritain to another. Mrs. Christos, thirty nine years old - widow with four children. Recei v ing poor-relief - fourteen dollars a week. Arrested - when it was found that she was making extra money. Mrs. Christos - taking in sewing. Using needle and thread - and earning from six to eight dollars a week. Enabling the widow - the better to support her four children. In court last week, she was convicted - of failing to report her extra earnings from sewing. The judge - giving her a sentence of two months ti jail. So that was when the public outcry - rang out. The Anglican Bishop of London - taking the lead in denouncing the jail sentence. Members of Parliament and labor unions - Joining in the protAst. The newspapers - print1ng pictures of the widow and her children. LONDON - 2 British law can be firm - but not firm enough to resist an uproar like that. Mrs. Christos - let out of jail, today. On th , e ch Riv ra, m n tole a y acht - a fine luxur io us craf . Only to e ca ture - as h e was navigating on the 1 e waters of th e editerranean. His excuse? Well, all France wil l s mpathize. Fer inand Vidalin - in love t . I • h ) ~•( 1,, -~ i · . fL..- Madly · enamored - with the sex kitten. with Brigitte Bardot. a 1 , ( ~es,.affectlon~ e=t: the despai!•ing lover felt he had to leave France. He could remain in his native land no longer, must go to some far corner of this earth - to forget Brigitte Bardot. Being a Frenchman, Ferdinand thought he'd go -~- in style. So, at Nice, he swiped the yacht. All - because A of a hopeless love. PA HA EET r. n rs. Jo ph C oll ns , o h e fie l , E n land fo n a p ara keet , e r ched on th ir oo r e - a n ook the b ir in. r. nd Mrs . C o ll ins, s 1 happens, are teetotallers. rowni, sternl - on alcoholic u b everages. So 1ma ine their em b arrassmen t , when the pa r akeet be an shrieking; " I'm a boozer, my name i Mickey Bars on, ' fill 'em up, George," yelled the b ird. Poee1hllt. 's · ome local town drunk? An t ~ w r J'( is M;ckey Barson? i~-..'7t ~ Georgermust be - the 1, barten er at the pub, where the parakeet learned the English language. Fill 'em up, George . 1