GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY: ~re's an item that could become big news: - a second announcement that the Tibetnn insurrection_ a matter of intense interest to the ~hinese nationalists on Formosa, Chiang Iai-Shek declaring, . ersonally, today - that it the 1ibetans continue their resistance - he will back them u p with military aeasures. Chiang Kai-bhek asserting - that he will take a nationalist Chinese Army onto the mainlaad. At Ialimpong, on the Indian side of the hi ■ alayas, Tibetan refugees doubt a report - th& the Tibetan ruling ~ouncil, the Iashag, has declared - Tibetan independence, as reported in London. They think this may refer, really, to action by the Kashag - in cancelling a trade treaty with Red "-hina. TIBET. Reports 1nd1c at e the poss1b111ty or a cease-tire 1n Lhasa. A truce -- being negotiated. This is based largely on a curious tact -- the way the t1ght1ng stopped 1n the sacred 01ty on the root or the world. The Reds -- the r1ret ones to stop shooting. The rebels -- tollow1ng suit, and halting their gunt1re. Which ushered 1n - a period ot peace throughout the cl ty. such are the reports received at Kal1mpong, ~~ ' 1 \ , ~ A 1( q- tL; ~ ) t\>ZtV't , . the border ot Tibet and I n d i a . ~ ~ m e sort ot cease-tire in Lhasa_, ~ • TiJ ~ h~ ,, - w ~ ~ t h a t the anti-ConmunistA';iii'i;ii:giiii ),. have out the t ~ o main roads rrom Tibet 1nto 1 h1na. (WORE) The Reds, heavily tt a cked - aban onin g fue roads. Around communica t i ons cut for the Chinese Army in Tibet w h ich is estimated at some fifty thousand. Com elling the ~hinese Reds to rely - on air transport for sup lies. ~owever, the Chinese, we hear, retain control of air orts they constructed in T ibet. flying fields that are capable ot accommodating large cargo p lanes. At Kalimpong, United ?ress International Correspondent A.I. Das re p orts - that the Reds are blockiDI the flight of Tibetan refugees into lndia. Large yak and mule caravans - held up at Yatung, the first car a van town in Tibet just after you cross the 14,000 foot Nathu-la- pass _whereon one ide you are in Sikkim, and on the other side Tibet. The first lofty pass we crossed on our way to Lhasa in 1949- TIBET. -3- A dispatch from K a t ~ c Nepal states that / ~~ rive hundred Tibetan tam111es crossed the border ll:1t ~ ' V ; f ~ " ' - ~ , F~~~1t.c(- I\ wewk. ta¥tng~lett Lhasa -- on the advice or the A ,,, ~ - ~ 2 v~l(, . ~t\.tn\, ' - oa1a1 Lama. They say the 11v1ng Buddha toresaw " ;( the Tibetan revolt a couple or months ago, and advised ott1c1als wtth tam111es -- to leave. The Conmuntsts, we bear, invited the Dalai Laa to a big party, asking blm -- not to bring along the armed guard or a hundred and ttrcy soldiers, wbtcb usually accompanies him. The Dalal Lama -- reJecttng the 1nv1tat1on. Which led to rumors -- that touched ott · the rebellion 1n Lhasa. · .PJ!oll•-iF ta, l'UIIOPS that we••e baaR R8&Pf ■I tbst Cks (MORE) There 1s one otnt or special interest -- in three diplomatic notes to Moscow • . The western allies telling I ~ the ovtets -- that they'!! attend a sumnit conference. ; I r'ollow1ng -- a meeting or the !oretgn ministers. s'ut - I -- with a condition. e•ve been hearing or a d1tterence ot opinion -- Between President Eisenhower and Br1t1sh Prime l41n1eter Maom1llan. ,,0h the subJect -- or that ) cond1t1on. The president emphatic -- that the heads or state should meet, only tr the foreign m1n1sters accomplish something. So how do the Br1t1sh and American notes compare on that point? They)!°e almost identical, the Br1t1sh conmunicat1on read1ng:- nAs soon as developments 1n the foreign ministers (MORE) CONF Rl::NCE - 2 - meeting warrant holdtng a stnnm1t conference, her Ma jesty's overnment 111 be glad to part1c1pate tn such a conference." The western powers reject the soviet proposal that the tlO Red satellites, Poland and Czechoslovakia, should participate in the meeting or the foreign m1ntsters. Today's Joint _!111ed notes replying - that the Big Four should begin the proceedings. Other interested countries to Jo1n 1n, perhaps - later on. ~~~~ e & Y M ~ LA A t t. John's., r eifoundland., build in g s draped 1n lack. 11 ~1c1al 1 " - mou rn ng -- at overrun n~ hea d q arters. , ,h l h slgn 1t'1 s--a . ol1t1cal r1s1s. Newfoundland P remier Joseph ' ma.llwooo--denounclne what he calls a "betrayal". Trouble--1n the relations between the island am the federal government or Canada. d1spute--at.>out t1nances. Iewtoundland cla1m1ng--t1tteen m1111on dollars a year. JJnder the agreement--Jo1n1ng , Ne ,toundland w1 th canada, nearly ten years ago. 'lbe _ overnment at Ottawa--retus1ng ' to pay. o that's w hat ts called--the "betrayal". Governor mllvood- - rocla1m1ng a "Day ot M ourning". lhe e roundland overnment bulld!ngs--draped 1n b lack. COLL I S ION. The str1k1ng thtng about last ni g ht's coll1s1on at sea was the tact that both vessels were equipped With the latest 1n safety devioes. The most advanced radar e q uipment -- to avotd colltslone. The same -- as tn the sinking or the Andrea Dorea. Even the weather cond1t1ons were similar -- a olear night with patches or tog. It happened off Atlantic Ctty, New Jersey. The new American luxury liner, Santa Rosa/r1pp1ng tnto an 011 tanker. The Santa Rosa, with two-hundred and torty-seven passengers -- returning tram a vacation cruise 1n the cartbbean. The liner - nearly cutting the vessel 1n two. One MElllber ot the CO LLI S ION. -2- tanker crew -- killed. Three - mtss1ng. Fire -- breaking out 1n the paint room of the liner)\. Raging -I# tor stx hours. Everything ready -- to take the passengers ott the Santa Rosa. But that was not necessary - When the tire was put out. The u.s. Coast Guard oan suggest -- no reason ror the col11s1on at sea. Wtth only patches ot tog 7- and all that radar satety equtpment. I " In th news, today, a story ot about as nerve- rrack1ng an experience as a human belng ever had. The place--appropr1ate for a taie ot terror.-- Death Valley. A small settlement 1n Death Valley-- c~lled Sktdoo. A gold miner named R smussen--hav1ng a small gold mine, not far from his home. A shaft-- etg teen feet below the surtace. Rasmussen--plac!ng charges or · ctynamlte 1n the s haft. Dr1111ng holes 1n the rock--and putting 1n the high explostv. series ot these--one after nother. ' he c rg s or dynam1~e--so arranged t h at h ey would explo eat 1 tervals. He ha d Just set a charge or dynamite n the eleventh hole. ' hen, for some reason or oth r, the ~ ( ..., ~ - ... . w-· · rtrst charge e xploded. ' he blast knocking hin om-- / d 1n g on l eg , • o ~ he l n r na ld •t get away. I . - .. - n m1t 1 rges le u p, n e t r a ot er. e ex. lo. 1 ns 1ng 11m--a s ep at a time. "I 1 there an 11s tened, • Rasmussen relates, "as the blasts ·ent rr, on after another, about four or five seconds apart." Yes, 1 t seemed like sure death--as the exploR1 ns came right up to h1m. o what saved him? 'lbe series or blasts had covered him 1th earth and debris. Hurytng htm-and rotect1ng him. _ W \ ony o . ~tar, partner g ot him.ou t . fl. . w ,. - d:i..- uspense--1n D eath Valley. I rter that r - y r -f ~,. . - .. ◄ - r ~- - - sn. •s i ~ -e - Co ni • i lit t rna e .. e n ow d Man it is. r i . - , .. . .. - . r . :- . frin- rr • 'I . ~ r . : .I' I' . .. l r - l • • I' • l• • • SCOTLAND. In S cotland the Clan McBain -- has a new chieftain - Whose o.tt1c1al title 1s -- McBain ot McBain. He's trom -- Chicago! A Chicago busines81ED -- a director ot Marshall Field, and ot the rtrat National Bank ot Chtoago. Today, sir 'l'honas Innes, Scotland's Lord }(Von, King or Arma - announced the decision. Hughston Maynard McBain, the Chicago bueinessaan -- becoming chtettatn or the clan or McBain. In other words - McBain or McBain.