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Thumb round the world • • • (Continued from page 1) erners, 1 was mistaken for a southern Irish rebel — in the north." “The car I was in was surrounded and tommy guns trained on me." “I'd never had a gun pointed at me in earnest before. It’s something you see in the movies without getting excited, but when it actually happens to you, it sure gives you a funny feeling in your stomach,” he recalled. "In France I was riding with an extremely wild driver, who was stopped by police at what amounted to almost a barricade,” he said. “They let him go though,” he added. France was tense during his visit as it wav ered to and fro on the De Gaulle issue. In Turkey, revolt over Cyprus was about to break out at Is tanbul when Jeff was there. “Be cause we were supporting Tur key, they told me 'America no good’ in Greece, —“the only place they ever did so,” he added. “But the Greek people were still friendly, he declared. “I just missed the revolt in Iraq too," he said. “I had just decided at the last moment that I wouldn't go. and after that the revolt broke out.” "I was really lucky all the way,” he repeated. While in Europe, Jeff joined tourists from all over the world at the Brussels Fair. On the controversial subject of the American pavilion, he had this to say: “The American pa vilion far exceeded the Russian. It did concentrate heavily on the cultural side of American life— it could have had more science for instance. But on the other hand the Russian pavilion was completely dominated by science.” He also commented on the un friendliness of the Russian guides. Russ guides silent “I met a lady who spoke seven or eight languages fluently,” he said,” and she tried to talk to them; but they were unwilling.” ; Discussing his own linguistic abilities (his only knowledge of a foreign language was a slight acquaintance with French), he remarked that there was always someone who spoke English no matter where he went. "And everyone was always eager to talk to an American." he added. “The people were so hospi table and interested everywhere. Kids, dogs, and old folks would follow at my heels as I went through a town, and someone would usually beckon me over for something to eat or drink.” It was nothing for fifty or sixty people to gather to see him, he recalled. Jeff enjoyed the Orient more than Europe though. "In Europe they’re so much like us,” he ex plained. The East is more inter esting." He spent three weeks in In dia, the country he "would most like to return to". “I crossed only the northern half of India though—was never in the south at all” he said. He arrived in New Delhi just in time for the monsoon. "There were eight and a half inches of rain in ten hours," he grinned. To the Taj Mahal “From there I went to A^ra to see the Taj Mahal; then to Ben ares, the city of the holy river Ganges, which I went down in a boat to Calcutta. "America, even by those who like her, is called imperialistic everywhere,” he said. “In India, though, I really ran into some Communist fanatics at first. I thought India was really com munist until I'd been there a lit tle while, and then I changed my mind.” He said that India seemed to be playing betw'een the forces of East and West, giving as exam ple the Soviet help they have used to build factories and the American loan accepted this year. The peoples of the world ap preciate American aid, he felt, but repeated a wry comment, which he heard often. ON OCTOBER 31, FRIDAY ° UCRL staff member will be on campus to answer your questions about employment opportunities at the Laboratory. Our scientists and engineers, with outstanding achievements in the field of nuclear research, are currently at work on diversified projects such as: • Nuclear devices • Basic particle physics • Nuclear powered ramjet propulsion systems • Controlled thermonuclear reactions (now unclassified) • Engineering and scientific application of nuclear explosives to mining, excavations, and power The finest facilities, and encouragement to exercise creative thinking and imagination, are offered quali fied graduates interested in research careers. Call your placement office for an appointment. -_UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA RADIATION LABORATORY B«rM*r and Inarmon, California ‘All the money America (jlvi'd us Is nice — liut who ever appreciated a creditor’ In India the people "were not fooled by Russia's attempt to pose as peacemaker during the Middle East "crisis," Jeff said. They said that Russia had al ways been an agressor before; why would she suddenly change now. India was cited by the hiker as fascinating because of its dif ferences, but one interesting similarity cropped up. Asked where he stayed, he replied, "at the YMCA.” “Except in Calcut ta," he added. "VVhere'd you stay in Calcut ta?" "The Salvation Army." Ily air to Saigon Up to this time the Sig Ep’s principal method of transporta tion was hitchhiking. But from Calcutta he flew to Saigon, Indo china because of guerilla activi ties in those areas he flew over. Before signing on a Norwegian freighter in Saigon, Jeff also visited Cambodia, Laos, and Viet Nam. "I went into Viet Nam without a passport because it's one of the few countries that takes a long time to get one. but again I was lucky," he said. "They gave me permission to stay for ten days — then ex tended the time later." "I stayed with the Canadian Army for a week, which meant free room, chow, etc.," he said. On the freighter Jeff visited the Philippines, Hong Kong and Japan before returning home. Japan ‘polite’ Japan, his last port of call, Jeff characterizecf as "a land of bow ing and smiling". While there, he journeyed to Mt. Fujiyama. Climbing the mountain he was caught by dark ness near the top and spent the night alone in a hiker's shelter. "It wasn’t really too pretty a mountain,” he recalled,” the snow was all gone.” How many countries did he visit in all ? "About twenty," he figured. Total cost? “About $550.” ‘T wouldn’t recommend doing it the way I did,” he said serious ly. "Without money or transpor tation, one is absolutely depen dent on others, and, of course, a hitchhiker has to stay pretty much on the main routes." But still he characterized the unconventional tour as "some thing to take so you know where not to go next time.” What especially was he in terested in on his trip ? Big interest: "people” “The people. I wanted to see how the other people of the world lived.” And now? “Go back of course.” Today's staff Desk editor: Mary Leonard Staff: Bill Andrus, Don Jepsen, Robin Little, Pat Treece, Jo Ann Bogortay, Dave Lortie. Proofreader: Mike Berg WOK 1.1 > TKAVK1.KK Ji‘ff Wllliaini apread* 111* arm* lo Indicate the wojh- of Ills Journey. Wlllhun*’ trip Included travel* through Ireland, India. IVrslu, and it number of other countries. Nationalists could regain ... (Continued from faftr I) their ideology, their disrcgasd for international law and their ulti mate plan for world conquest. ■•However," Kuroda added, "the Communist cease-fire on Quemoy and Matsu present a hope for ne gotiation.” The initial shelling of the Is lands was believed to have been made possible by the completion of a railroad to Amoy, a city on the coast just opposite Matsu and Quemoy. That way the Commun ists could ship shells and artillery World news (Continued from pane I) But he offered to attend a later East-West conference if that "seems necessary and desirable.” In notes delivered in Moscow, the U S. and British governments called on the Soviet Union to be gin diplomatic negotiations on the test issue Oct. 31, as previously agreed. White students register LITTLE ROCK. Ark After seven weeks of idleness, white high school students Monday reg istered for classes at three diff erent schools, all of them seg regated. About 300 of an expected T>00 registered at the newly created Little Rock Private High Sshool, opened with funds donated fiom people throughout the nation who support segregation. Yugoslavia eyes action UNITED NATIONS NY (UPI) Yugoslavia Monday called for a special session of the U.N. Gen eral Assembly to outlaw nuclear weapons tests if the forthcoming Geneva talks fail. Yugoslavia's ambassador to the U.N. said he will introduce a for mal resolution tailing for such action of the talks bog down. in sufficient quantities over the rough terrain separating Hang chow nrui Canton, according to Pitts. Internal pressure Panelist Kuroda said that the shelling of the Nationalist-heUl Islands and the threat of Immi nent attack was planned to re lieve internal pressure in Red China caused by a poor harvest year. The threat of war was also a way to force the U,N. to seat Red China and perhaps to in clude her in The Big Four sum mit conferences ns a power di vorced from Russia. 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