Himalayan Times (1960)

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VOL. XIII JUNE 19, 1960. NO. XLIII

ARMY CHIEF IN EISENHOWER CALLS MORE BEDS FOR T B.

KALIMPONG OFF JAPAN TRIP , PATIENTS

By Our staff Reportw , Tokyo, June 16 Darjeeling, June 14

Kalimpong, June 17 President Eisenhower The West Bengal Go>

General K.8. Thimayya, today postponed hii visit • vermnent baa recently ac-

D. S. 0., Chief of the to Japan at the request quired Jalpaiguri House

Army staff arrived in of the' Japanese Govern- near Batasia Loop which

Kalimpong taday on a ment. 'J he President's is to be converted Into

tour of inspection of deoision was announced a 50-bed T. B. hospital,

Army units in and around in a statement in Manila. it is learnt here. Tbe

the area. The Army Chief Mr. Hagerty, tbe White Deshabandbu Chtst Clinic

who is on a routine ins- House frees Secretary, at Kalimpong has already

paction will also visit said Mr Eisenhower fully been acquired.

Gangtok aud Darjeeling accepted the decision of 1 he State Health

in the course of the next toe Japanese authorities. Secretariat also plans to

few days. General Thimay- ' The Japanese deci- 'in'c tne 28-bed T.B. wing

ya will return to New tj0n was taken at an attaobed to the Kurseong

Delhi on 22nd June, 1900. emergency Cabinet meet- sub-divisional hospital

__„___ ing which oonsidered the with 8 B. Dey Sanatorium

infatm^TL°.^,C,!NTRE mounting wave of viol.ne. «>d augment the total

AT DARJEELINO, against the revised U.S.A. strength to 60 beds.

Darjeeling, June 15 Japan seourity treaty. It is understood that

As a result of Dr Hoy's Even as it met, country- the Government proposes

personal interest of pro wide demonstrations were to construct anotherstorey

motitig tourism to these being staged and seven.! over the present chest

hills, the State Publicity people were reported in- cinio at Siliguri whioh

Department has recently jured. Thousands of Left- will have 20 beds for

opened an information wing students danced, T B patents,

centre in Darjeeling, which sang and shouted for joy pDe Government is

besides its normal func- when tbe decision was t0 gej „p fc Dew scheme

tions will give informa- announced. where by the district's four

tion regarding new dive- The Japanese Prime sub.divisional towns will

lopment projects under- Minister. Mr. Kishi, fold have T.B. units .with one

taken in tbe distriot, a specially oall«d Press resident medical officer

particularly in respect of conference that the visit and a mobile unit under

)' expansion of cottage indus- had been called off "until a medical officer whioh

tries. Similar information the Japanese people can will periodically visit

t centres will also be opened welcame Mr. Eisenhower health centres to treat

J at StUgnri and Kalimpong. with unanimous cordiality. patients in the rural areas.

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