Mao’s Choice Voted
Communist China^s
New President
By JOHN RODERICK
TOKYO, UP) — Liu Shao Chi,
hatchet-faced theoretician of the
Communist Party, moved up today
1 to the presidency of Red China,
i Peiping Radio called him a “lead
er second only to Mao Tze-Tung.”
Chou En-Lai was re-named
premier.
Mao relinquished the presi
dency to free himself for his
more important duties as chairman
of the Chinese Communist Party.
Choice of Liu, a 61-year-old Hu
nanese, strengthened his position
as Mao’s heir-apparent.
Peiping Radio indicated, how
ever, that Liu was not unopposed
early this month when the party
command chose him to be chair
man — or president — of the
government, which under Mao had
been a largely ceremonial post. It
said that “he had the support of
' a large segment of party mem
bes,” suggesting the choice was
not unanimous.
Mme. Sun Yat-Sen, widow of the
founder of Republican China, and
veteran revolutionary Tung Pi
Wu were named vice chairmen,
succeeding Marshal Chu Teh, who
had held the job alone.
Though Mao gave up the presi
dency, he remains Red China’s un
disputed boss as chairman of the
Communist Central Committee.
He undoubtedly personally chose
Liu for the presidency in an ap
parent effort to groom him for the
leadership of the party, where
Liu already holds the No. 2
position.
The party leadership’s choices
were put before the People’s Con
gress today. The nominations were
« unopposed, and the 1,157-member
Congress went through the for
mality of voting.
Castro Calm In N. Y.
Amid Threats of Violence
NEW YORK, UP) — Cuban Prime
Minister Fidel Castro, still seem
ingly unperturbed over threats
against his life, left for Boston by
train Saturday — to the vast re
lief of the jittery New York
Police Department.
Castro’s parting words were on
a topic he frequently has men
tioned in this country, possible
Communist involvement in the
affairs of his nation:
“Don’t worry about Commu
nists. It is impossible for them to
infiltrate. They are not in my
government. Worry, rather, about
our success as a nation. We are
a democracy.”
The revolutionary leader said
his 5-day stay in New York had
been a happy one and that he was
sorry to leave. He said the police
department had done a wonder
ful job of guarding him and
added:
“They worry more than I do.”
Police gave him the largest
guard ever provided *a visitor.
Several hundred officers were in
his immediate vicinity wherever
he went and every policeman in
town was on a special alert.
Police acknowledged hundreds
of threats to Castro of one kind
or another.
Steve Pederson left for Council
today via Snowjeep to start re
pairs on the Nugget Mining Co.
dredge which he operates.
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Speculation British
Princess 4Tliat Way’
Over Hesse Prince
ROME, — Queen Mother
Elizabeth and Princess Margaret
left by plane for Paris Saturday
amid reports the pretty princess
may have left her heart in Rome.
Three hours before rejoining her
mother for their departue, Mar
garet slipped away quietly to have
lunch and say good-by privately
to Prince Henry of Hesse.
The 32-year-old artist noble
man had been her companion
morning, afternoon and evening
through most of her five-day Ro
man holiday.
Unconfirmed reports at the
British Embassy said the Queen
Mother had to send a lady-in
waiting to the prince’s Roman villa
to ask Margaret to hurry back in
order not to delay their departure.
Italian newspapers speculated in
bold headlines that there might
be more between the two than a
springtime flirtation.
The newspaper Jiornale D’ltalia
said it had heard reports that
Prince Henry has been invited to
visit at the British Royal Family’s
estates at Sandringham this sum
mer.
The 32-year-old bachelor prince
danced frequently with her at a
night club party which started at
midnight Wednesday and ended
at 5 a.m. Thursay. Later that day
he had lunch with her, escorted
her sightseeing tour and enter
tained her at cocktails at his Rome
home. Later he attended a British
Embassy reception in her honor.
Prince Henry — son of a Ger
man prince and an Italian princess
— is a nephew of Italy’s last king,
Umberto II. The prince is a sur
realist painter who has had suc
cessful exhibits in Britain and the
United States. He met Margaret in
London last month while showing
on Bond Street. *
Blast Kills Worker In
Restricted Research Area
Of Conn. Aircraft Plant
EAST HARTFORD, Conn., (® —
An explosion rocked a security
area of the United Aircraft Corp.
Saturday. One man was killed.
The victim was the only cas
ualty in the blast which occurred
just outside the large Willgoos
laboratory of the plant.
Equipment being tested for
eventual installation exploded in
the classified area of the com
pany. A spokesman said the five
story concrete laboratory building
was not badly damaged.
It was believed the equipment
was used to work on jet engines.
Killed in the blast was 33-year
old Robert J. Hyatt of East Hart
ford, an employe of United Air
craft’s Pratt & Whitney Division.
He was passing the area when
the equipment exploded.
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