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Coronation Day Breaks
Cold, Clear In London

LONDON*, CORONATION DAY, June 2 (AP)—Roaring, cheering crowds in the hundreds of thousands jammed the gorgeously
Entered as third class matter
canopied streets of London today as coronation day broke clear
Tuesday, June 2, 1953 and
Vol. 9, No. 152
in the Tokyo Central Post Office
cold.
Bright stars shone down, breaking through rain clouds which
last night had drenched the loyal throngs waiting to cheer their
beauteous queen as she rides in a golden coach to her crowning
in Westminster abbey.
REPORTS FROM BUCKINGHAM palace said the queen approached her great moment in a calm, serene mood, which contrasted strongly with the joyous
hysteria sweeping her capital
city.
Just before midnight she received a most unusual "coronation gift"—news that a British
expedition had conquered the
world's highest m o u n t a i n ,
Everest reaching 29,002 feet
above
the snowy Himalayas on
By Sgt. Frank Praytor
the
Nepal-Tibet
frontier.
WITH 1ST COMMONWEALTH
Deep-throated
of "we
DIV, June 2 (Pac. S&S)— Loy- want the queen" roars
rose from the
alty reached around the world throngs outside the palace. The
today as proud fighting men of crowds there reached 50,000 at
the Commonwealth gathered times.
here under the" colors of the
the queer, and her family
Union Jack and paid a rousing didBut
not
appear.
tribute to the new queen in one
Elizabeth
had been expected
of the most colorful celebrations
ever seen in Korea.
LONDON June 2 (UP)—PoScottish bagpipes of the lice
moved into the heart of
JOCKBYING FOR POSITION — Milling glimpse of the parade. The camera at Victoria famed Black Watch and bugles London
the stroke of midcrowds jam the Mall, a long straight street on memorial is looking towards Admiralty arch of the Durham Light Infantry night (8 at
a.m.
Tokyo time) and
the route of the coronation procession, hope- (UP Radiophoto)
hailed the coronation of her in the first minutes
of coroi'ul of securing a spot where they can catch a
§ majesty, Queen Elizabeth, which nation day closed off the entire
was to take place in London
route of Queen Elizabeth's prosome eight hours later.
to and from WestminTEN T IOUSAND MILES from cession
ster
abbey
to all automotive
the coronation, on a flat plain traffic.
walled by green Korean hills,
Commonwealth defenders of the
United Kingdom, Australia, by many to go to Westminster
Canada, New Zealand, India, and abbey, ancient scene of the
South Africa dipped their reg- actual crowning, to pray just as
By Combined Wire Services south Asia are suspicious of the imental colors in a royal salute. did her late father, King
LONDON, June 2 (AP)—A WASHINGTON, June 2—Sec- U.S., and said the nation needs Commonwealth artillery units George VI, on his coronation
British expedition has climbed retary of State John Foster new policies to cut the haze along
front this morning eve 16 3'ears ago.
hitherto unsealed Mt. Everest, Dulles today .pointed to a titan- of ambiguity that surrounds opened the
up and curtained the But she elected to stay close
the world's .highest peak, plant- ic Asian struggle -of ideologies U.S. aims in Asia.
to her family.
ing the Union Jack on the icy involving 800 million people Declaring in a radio and tele- North Korean hills in screens OVER THE PALACE flutterof red, white, and blue smoke,
peak as a coronation "gift" for which will affect all humanity, vision address that "it is high while
frontline combatants, on ed a single red and gold flag,
Queen Elizabeth II, Buckingham and called for new policies
the signal of tank-gun salvos, the queen's own standard, tellpalace announced today.
which will clearly spell out TOKYO, June 2—The Far raised
their voices in three ing all that the queen was there.
Word that the party, fighting America's devotion to political East Network at 6:30 tonight cheers for the queen.
It contrasted sharply with the
will broadcast a speech by Sea Furies from a British air- enchanting magic of the Mall,
the snows and Icy blasts on the liberty.
Dulles, reporting on his re- Secretary of State John Foster craft carrier and South African triumphantly arched and emworld's rooftop, had reached
their goal in a third attempt cent trip to Asia and the Mid- Dulles. This feature, a report Sabre jets zoomed low over the blazoned with banners, .bunting
East, described the border be- of Dulles' recent trip to Asia division parade ground and the and myriad lights.
tween India and China as a and the Middle East, will be car- bands from Canadian and Aus- And into this setting came
TIBET
2,000-mile
battle-line where the ried on all facilities of the Far tralian units led the bannered
MT EVEREST
(Continued on Page 1C)
issue is "whether ways of free- East Network in Japan and Oki- path
in review before the dividom or police state methods can nawa and of the American sion commander, Maj. Gen.
achieve better social progress." Forces1 Korea Network.
Michael West. Bands of the
"THIS COMPETITION affects
Princess
Patricia, Canadian
directly 800 million people in time that the U.S. government Light Infantry, and the royal
these two countries. In the long paid more attention to the
regiments played the
run, the outcome will affect all Near East and youth of Asia," Australian
national
anthem
and the royal
of humanity, including our- the secretary said:
standard
was
unfurled
as artilINDIA
"The United States should lery fired a 21-gun salute.
selves."
The
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Dulles said the peoples of
CAUCUTTA o
royal salutation was climaxed
with the cheers for the queen.
IN A BRIEF ADDRESS West
said, "In eight hours time
Queen Elizabeth the Second will
be
crowned in Westminster abwithin a month reached the
bey.
Only a few of her 6
palace today, a spokesman said.
million
subjects will be able to
propriations
sections
of
the
By Jack Bell
The dramatic news was relayed
be
there
in person, but the
measure,
put
off
debate
on
the
to the queen as final prepara- WASHINGTON, June 2 (AP)
tions were made to crown her —Sen. William Knowland (R., proposed rider until tomorrow thoughts and prayers of each
one of us in the British Comin Westminster abbey.
Cal.) said today that if truce or possibly later.
Chairman
Styles
Bridges
(R.,
monwealth
are with her today.
THE CONQUERING party of negotiations with the Commu- N.H.) gave notice he will move "She is our
queen, the living
mountain climbers, who suc- nists collapse the United States to suspend the Senate rules—an symbol of the unity
the Comceeded where 10 previous for- should expand the Korean fight- action requiring two-thirds ap- monwealth, and thisof ceremony
mally organized expeditions had ing and take the "calculated proval of those voting—to add is our way of showing our
failed, was headed by Col. John risk" of war with Russia.
legislative amendment to homage and love for her. We
Hunt. Reports reaching London Supporting proposals made'by the (Continued
on Page 16)
(Continued on Page 16)
from Hunt said two men of his Sen. Robert Taft (R., O.) and
party—New Zealander E. P. rejected by President EisenHillary and a famous Sherpa hower, Knowland said he does
tribesman guide, Tensing Bhutia not believe the Allied armistice
—had reached the more than offer to the Communists will SEOUL, June 2 (INS)—Pres- American military and economic
FIT FOR A QUEEN—Queen
29,000-foot-high snow-p e a k e d produce a "truce with honor" ident Syngman Rhee admitted support.
Elizabeth's
coronation gown,
summit Friday.
because it would leave Korea he received a "three point" mes- ' Republic of Korea govern- held in complete
secrecy until
sage
from
President
Eisenhower
Hunt's message said, "All is divided.
ment officials insist that South
shortly
before
the
ceremony
on
the
Allied
armistice
plan
in
Korea will continue to resist the
well."
IN
HIS
-APPEARANCE
on
a
is
to
start,
is
previewed
in this
Korea
but
declined
to
reveal
his
present
compromise
truce
plan.
Reliable but unconfirmed resketch by Designer Norman
ports from Katmandu, Nepal, radio show, Reporters' Roundup, answer.
(Acting Prime Minister and Hartnell. The regal raiment
reaching London via New Delhi, the chairman of'the Republican The South Korean leader, Foreign
Minister Pyun Yung Tai features the Commonwealth
policy
committee
said
he
supwhile confirming the Eisen- said, "Some
earlier said the British party had
people think that
failed in two attempts in late ports a proposed rider to the hower message, refused to e ROK army will not be able emblem, with gems and embroidery worked into a scalMay to climb the mist-shroud- money bill for the State, Com- divulge its contents.
go
on
fighting
if
United
Namerce,
and
Justice
departments
IT WAS APPARENT that tions . ammunition and other loped pattern across the full
ed peak, where snow, ice, and
which
would
cut
off
U.S.
conRhee was fiercely resisting military supplies stop. Just wait skirt. Pillowed crowns at left
bone-chilling winds had thwarttributions
to
the
United
Nations
and right are drawings of
American pressure to make him and see," AP reported.
ed many other efforts to scale it.
if
Red
China
were
seated
on
those to be worn by the queen
go along with the Allied comPRIME MINISTER Winston
(Pyun
voiced
this
threat
to
the
Security
Council.
during
the coronation cerepromise
plan,
at
least
without
Churchill was told the news at
mony.
(UP Radio photo)
(Continued
on
Page
16)
hard
and
fast
assurances
of
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