dated May 24, 1951: Press freedom in India

Both Press and public opinion in the United States - where the Press enjoyed freedom sometime bordering the license - were very critical of the India Government's move to whittle down the freedom of the Press. Much disappointment was being expressed that Mr. Nehru, of all persons should be sponsoring this retrograde measure.

The Washington Post said: ``One would have expected from Mr. Nehru better understanding of the tough fact that newspapers can discharge their essential function only if they are wholly independent of Government control.''

New flame-thrower

Reports from a war front in Korea said on May 22 that United troops were advancing in Korea with a deadly new flame-throwing weapons perfected only a few days before the Chinese opened their last offensive. The new weapon was believed to be the ground development of the Napalm (jellied petrol) bomb which air forces had been using throughout the Korean campaign.

The flame-thrower's blast alone was understood to be instantaneously fatal within the whole range of explosion while penetrating splashes of fiery sticky substance caused death for any one within reach. A great burst of flame used oil all oxygen in the air for many yards around.

"Dew of Life''

The Moscow Illustrated Weekly Osonek had reported the discovery of a miracle drug described as the ``Dew of Life'' which easily and rapidly cured malignant skin diseases like cancer, tuberculosis, wet and dry eczemas and removed warts and tattoos. It was a liquid preparation by Stalin Prize Winner Vyacheslav Gordeyev, a provincial physician who lived in the Stanslaw township near the Czech-Rumania border.

Renewal of cease-fire offer

Informed sources revealed in New York said on May 22 that the United Nations might soon formally repeat its offer for a cease- fire in Korea with a 20-mile buffer zone running north from the 38th Parallel. The cease-fire plan was first mentioned in last December by American delegate Ernest Gross and Lt. Gen. Wills Critteberger in talks with the United Nations Cease-fire Committee.

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