KATICH HITS OUT OVER ‘RIDICULOUS’ Vol. 30 No. 176 Saturday 11th June, 2011, 24 pages Rs. 20 Registered in Sri Lanka as a Newspaper - Late City Edition JAYASURIYA CIVIL SOCIETY AXING, WHILE VS SAGA STRANGE INDO-LANKA 16 AGREEMENT CORRUPTION ‘FUTURE IS IN 11 OBSOLETE DISCIPLINED 8 7 HANDS’ Sale proceeds of army headquartersHarsha land de Silva ABBAR BY ZACKI J not reflected in govt. accounts Responding– to criticism that the regime, which was UNP was being reactive, De Silva said that the questions raised indi- Proceeds from the sale of State trying to create illegal accounting cates its role as a proactive opposi- land at Galle Face, on which the systems, has kept tion political party. army headquarters was situated, to The queries raised in parliament the whole country Chinese firms Shangri La and in the dark, he by the UNP on the sale of State CATIC does not reflect in govern- said. assets remain unanswered and if ment accounts which was not only a De Silva said this trend continued, other ways of dangerous precedent, but also a vio- that if income was educating the public of the unethi- lation of the Constitution, the main being maintained Harsha cal, illegal and unconstitutional opposition UNP charged yesterday. methods adopted by the government National List UNP MP and econo- off balance sheet then the proce- would have to be looked at, he said. mist Harsha de Silva, addressing a Shangri La plans to build a multi- dure would natu- news conference in Colombo, said rally be adopted for expenditure as use complex with high-end retailing, that the extent of land sold, which well, thereby stripping parliament of deluxe apartments and a 500-room was said to range between 10 and 20 luxury hotel, while CATIC, which is DNA MP Tiran Alles shares a light moment with Queen’s Counsel and Barrister Mark Trowell at the Colombo High its power to probe public finance. Court on Friday afternoon at the end of the day’s proceedings in the ‘White Flag’ case. Former Army(Pic Chief Kamal and Bogoda) DNA acres, does not reflect in the If the government’s new found a Chinese aviation firm intends to Treasury Balance Sheet, nor has leader Gen. Srath Fonseka is indicted in the High Court of Colombo for alleging Defence Secretary Gotabhaya privatisation procedures go construct a US$ 500 million hotel parliament been informed of the Rajapaksa ordered that LTTE leaders offering to surrender be shot on the Vanni east front in May 2009. unchecked and the “slippery slope” and shopping complex. Both projects transaction. are estimated to cost over US$ 1 bil- According to article 148 of the continues, powerful officials will be able to sell off State assets without lion. Constitution, the sale of State land informing the legislature, he said. and property has to be tabled in par- Sri Lanka never liament, but the Mahinda Rajapaksa responded to UN Health Ministry corruption: letter -Witness THE SECOND COMING: NOT A MATTER OF Saturday 11th June, 2011 SCIENCE, BUTONEOF ASSURED BELIEF STARDUSTOVER SIGIRIYA JVP MP says Frederica, Lal pleaded with SF not to deny false storyCounsel Nalin John Wayne Gene Autry Ladduwahetty: You are Rod Cameron Sirisena seeks AG’s Y A. J. A. an MP. almost all his films more than by his real B Cowboy ffiillms name. As Hopalong Cassidy, he wore an all black kit from head to toe. In most of his films George “Gabby” Hayes and Yes Andy Clyde acted. One of the tallest actors in westerns RW: was Rod Cameron. There was always action in the films that he acted in. The films that I could remember in which Rod ABEYNAYAKA we enjjoiined Cameron acted were “Belle Starr’s Daughter, Brimstone,Stampede, San Antone, The Bounty Killer and NL: Where were you Panhandle. John Wayne was one the most popular cowboy actors of later years. Though he Roy Rogers had a reputation as an actor in war films UPFA National List such as “The Sands ofIwo Jima” and long ago other popular films such as “The High long ago and the Mighty”, “The Quiet Man” and “Hatari”, he was an American icon who before being appointed as BY H.M. NISSANKA WARAKAULLE epitomized the rugged masculinity and was closely associated with westerns. There were a number of popular westerns in Though his most famous western was ecently I was watching the western “Sagecoach” the other cowboy films such MP Prof. Rajiva film “The Alamo” on TV.This was which Audie Murphy, the most decorated American as “Fort Apache”; “Rio Grande”, “Red Rone of the old cowboy films with River” and “The Alamo” (which was pro- John Wayne as Davy Crockett, Richard soldier of World War II, took the leading role. As far an MP? duced and directed by him ) were also Widmark as Jim Bowie as I recollect, the best role he played was that of the popular with cowboy film fans. ( expert with the knife) and Chill Another cowboy actor who gained pop- Willis. While watching this film my mind young outlaw who was known as Billy the Kid and ularity may be because of one film was went back to about half a century to Wijesinhe on Friday (10) Gary Cooper. Though he acted in a num- I was Secretary to recall the very fascinating cowboy films he appeared as such in the movie “The Kid from ber of other films such as “Sergeant RW: we saw during that time. Those of us who York” for which he received Academy were film goers when we were schoolboys Texas”. Of course, even the rest of the westerns intervention Award nomination, his most famous and soon after would remember the fine that he appeared in were good. Some of them were “ movie was the cowboy film “High Noon” cowboy films that were screened then. As which was considered to be his finest and young schoolboys we loved the action, Sierra”, “Kansas Raiders”, ”The Cimarron Kid”, he won the Academy Award for his role in told Trail-at-Bar, hearing whether they with guns and revolvers (so the film. Gary Cooper was in the same named because they were pistols that “The Duel at Silver Creek”, “Gunsmoke”, “Apache class of rugged western heroes such as fired several shots without reloading ) or the Ministry of Disaster Rod Cameron and John Wayne. This film plain fisticuffs. Usually the fights without Rifles”, “Gunfight at Comanche Creek” and “Ride Gary Cooper was shot in “real time” so that as the firearms were in the saloons, where the Clear of Diablo”. clock ticked off the time to high noon, the cowboys assembled to have their whisky 85 minutes of the film corresponded to and smoke the rolled up cigarettes or ‘White Flag’ case, that the riding his beautiful palamino horse, the story’s actual time frame. ERDINANDO cigars. and with a sense of humour. T hereafter, films as he sang in his films. Autry’s Stardust, he became famous and his films In the 1960s there were three films F I believe it would be appropriate to the humourous side was handled by Andy happy-go-lucky nature was as much a were always eagerly awaited. There was which were known as the trilogy of dol- Management commence this write up with Roy Rogers, Devine, Roy’s new sidekick. In all the trade mark as was his horse, his white always a lot of action in his films. Though lars or the series of the man with no who was called the king of the cowboys. he had acted in a number of films earlier, films were “ Fistful of HAMINDRA name. These The films in which Roy Rogers acted had films that I saw Dale Evans, his wife cowboy hat and guitar, and had Burnette S I was able to see “The Nevadan”, Y Dollars”, “For A Few Dollars More” and his famous palamino stallion Trigger and played the leading female role. To accom- as his sidekick. B “Colt.45”, “Caribou Trail”, “Santa Fe”, “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly”. The Tells Dr. PB Technical Committees deceive Cabinet pany Roy in the songs he sang in films, Of course, in addition to his acting, government had to recall dog Bullet, most of the time both of them When did you “Fort Worth”, “Thunder over the Plains”, main actor in these films was Clint also getting involved in the action, which most of the time it was the Sons of the Gene Autry was an accomplished singer Pioneers and later, if I remember right, and he made famous the hit songs of “Riding Shotgun” and “ The Bounty Eastwood, who had a rugged look with NL: the audience always enjoyed. Trigger gal- Hunter” half a cigar in his mouth and either loped to stardom dazzling audiences with the group was Riders of the Purple Plain. yester year such as “That Silver-haired It might be appropriate to proceed from Daddy ofMine”, Rudolph the Red Nosed William Elliot is another actor I talked very little or not at all. But there his high speed, beauty, brains and rescu- remember, though the names of the few was plenty of action which thrilled the ing Roy many a time from bad guys. Roy Rogers to Gene Autry as both of them Reindeer”, “Frosty the Snowman” and had similarities in respect of singing and “Yellow Rose of Texas”. films of his that I had seen elude my audience. So that these films were the Though there were a number of films that mind at present. His trademark was that a letter sent to the UN in opposite ofNATO, that is Action Only No after seeing what was going on in the establishment.