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BABY QUIZ UNPOPULAR
British Women Resent "Snooping" Count
Fantastic Aerial Weapons
Washington, April 22.
fantastic
acrial age
Commission On Princess
Population
THE ROYAL
(By HELEN CAMP)
LONDON, APRIL 22. COMMISSION ON POPULATION HAS BEEN CALLED EVERYTHING FROM "THE GESTAPO" TO "A WASTE OF PUBLIC,MONEY," IN THE TWO YEARS' IT HAS BEEN CONDUCTING A FAMILY SURVEY IN GREAT BRITAIN. ALSO HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS THE ONE CHANCE OF ANALYZING AND POSSIBLY FINDING A RE- MEDY FOR THE DECLINE IN THE BRITISH POPU- LATION.
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The immediate construction of a $300,000,000 air on- gineering development centre IT to fashion weapons for the atomic was proposed today by the
Britain is threatening to be ready to retire behind a stack U.S. Army Air Forco.
Disclosing hitherto confiden- come nuntion of old people, with of figures and census forms and tial plans, Major-General Curtla 14 per cent of the 1939 popul-nee what it can work out.
tion over GD and, at the same. "In six months we expect to Lemay asserted that the rate of increase, an expectable, make a preliminary report," the posed centre is necessary to the defense of the nation and 20 per cent by 1969. The latest official said, "but it will be two birth statistics show a decline of years before we can draw any indispensable
of chil-real conclusions—if 60,000 in the number maintain democracy
dren born in England and Wales Associated Presă, pence."
Inat year. As a result of research and investigation, it is hoped to begin the development of such weapons na aircraft faster than sound winged missiles of me teoric Bptstord with atomic powered engines and even space vehicles, with "spate buses" for
it
We
are
in and
Home of the fundamental phases of aeronuatics,"
The Commission was set up in 1944 by Winston Churchill's coalition enhinel because no esti- mate of fertility or distribution of population according to wine of families had been made since 1911.
birth "While we knew the
then!"-
Warning Against New Versailles
know
Celebrates Birthday
Windsor, Apr. 22. Princess Elizabeth calc- brated her twentieth birthday with her family at Windsor Castlo yesterday, reading hundreds of tolograms arriv- ing from all parts of the Em- pire she will one day rule.
Th Princess graduated from her teens at exactly 3
sleep in a blue bedroom in the ancient Royal Castle where she has spent eighteen of birthdays,
a.m.
her
Her anniversary was observed attended Divine quietly. Sho Serviced with parents.
The King and Queen gave a luncheon attended by most of the Royal Family now in Eng- land, fncluding Queen Mary, the Duchess of Kent, the Earl of Athlone and Princess Alice. Countess of Athlone.
Planes Vs. Fire®
to
Sydney, Apr. 22. Bovbing experts are being sent to Cassinock 70 miles northeast of. Sydnon cxamine the practicability of. using aircraft to drop delay ed action bombs to soal of the fire in old colliery work- inps.
is propered to cause the collapse of earth over the workings to cover the fire. which has boom
shooting smoke and flamen 80 foot high through craters in the aur- face, “coverin the towns of Cassinnel and West Cassinock with a layer of fino noot. Router.
Moscow Brush Paints Dismal Picture
Moscow, Apr. 22. The Brst picture of post-war the United unemployment in States, as described by a Soviet writer, is given here today by the Moscow magazine "Smena", in an article spread over two pages, entitled "The First Mil- Unemploy- lians of American ed".
Murt:ations ch me sitting In the afternoon the Princess London, Apr. 22. was hostess at a tea party for on sidewalks and garbage cans, use above the earth's atmos-rate had declined, we did not
The lender of Britain's Cathe her friends, while King George with the captions "Again in the phere.
know the mechanism of it," un
Grillin, ordered the East Terrace open- streets of American towns are Referring apparently to Yofficial said, "We didn't know lles. Cardinal Bornard benihs, and jet-propelled air-whether more
Westminster, ined to nearly 40,000 people, who appearing the mournful figures had no Archbishop of women
urgent ap: came into-the
grounds for a of unemployed. phantoms of the elait, General Lemay said that children at all and others stil Cathedral, voiced an
peal for help for the
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areas of
post-war years" and "Especially concert. after the German collapse it had large families or wheller reatened starvation.
Among her many gifts was a terrible is the position of those was found that the United all fertility had fallen. We did-
to the recent After referring States was "years held in n't know what social status had appeal by Pope Pius XII for aid single pearl, an annual present thrown on the streets without a
to do with it. And we didn't
threatened. to the
populations, from the King, which will be kopek in their pockets for old know how much importance to Archbishop Griffin said: "Even if came part of a necklace when age."
Under the sub-heading "Con- "We are entering a new age attach to the rise of the birth means some sacrifices on our she receives the twenty-first-
gratulate you for what?" the part, we should be less Christ- Associated Press. of development a very expen-rute during the war."
written
Mikhail by congratulatory article, liko were we to refuse to listen
Hundreds of sive age. We can no longer de-
Sampling Census
to their cries for food- pend on letting out small con- Because of the manpower
"It was the first murderer who letters and telegrams reached Lyennov, anya. "The victory of the Princess during the day the United Nations and the tracts to empanies for the shortage it was impossible to
'Am I replied:
my brother's
has brought from all parts of the empire, coming of pence development of our weapons, tale a complete crusts. Because
given keeper?
A great worry and want to millions in The required equipment would the census was only a sampling. **I
my countrymen auf- and she was
of nearly the United States. The ominous entail is great an expenditure it was not possible to make ficiently well to be able to say ovation by a crowd for most concerns," he declared.anawers compulsory under the that they will not see their fellow 40,000 at Windsor Castle when shadow of unemployment hanga
the cast terrace was opened to over the country". Genera Lemay concluded. Consus Act.
men suffering from starvation."
for the first time The writer says the measures "It is now up to us to furnish Confidential forms were sent Archbishop Griffin followed his the public
ing "harsh terms."
"meet with tools for doing this work. The to every tenth married woman appeal by a warning against im- since before the war. Reuter. taken to alleviate unemployment objections from and inanciera
industrialists, gentre should be avaliable to all registered in the country asking speaking of the delegates to INDONESIA DELEGATES civilian agencies which are de her marital status
(married,
who wish to place the whole voted to the development of widowed or divorced), date of the Paris peace conference, due month. he said:
burden on workers, and some aviation. It will not encroach | birth. date of marriage and without God's help their efforts
bankers say it is absurd that the
either ficlus
of termination (if terminated), will be in vain and we shall have research or production, hut will number of children born alive something worse than Versailles.
everyone has the right to work". perform a function between and dates of their births, numa Harsh peace terms will not help these two fields."—Associated ber of children under 16, and a country to its own restoration,
husband's occupation.
nor will they help the cause of Reactions were
peace in the world.
for each avalanche of
"It must be possible correspondence swamped the Commission office, nation to keep its own liberties, to own if some people giving their own are the right to its
develop- answers to the birth rate ques- and its own economic
upon
Press.
Murdered
varied.
An
to open next
RETURNING
The Hague, April 22. The Indonesian delegation which is in the Netherlands for Dutch negotiations with the Government will leave on Thurs day for Java, said à spokesman for the Dutch Ministry of Over- Hens Territory. Members of are needed in the delegation' Javn, he said, because of cur-
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of un. are joining the army employed while reactionary cir cles oppose the efforts to break- down such prejudices and open- ly preach such discrimination", --Reuter.
Australian You?ion Cuck of food, lack of hous- ment," the Archbishop concluded. rent-affairs there-Associated Thousands of them, he added, į
Batavia. Apr. 22. The body of Squadron Leader Birchall, one of the missing Aus- tralian offers of the party am- bushed Jast Wednesday near Buitenzorg, sputheast of Patavia, has been found, ile Netherlands News Agency reported today.
The body has been brought to Batavia where the funeral will
ing. lack of money) and others from people declaring the whole thing was a waste of time.
Severn! women complained it was "not fashionable" to have large-families and said that if a woman got on a bus with three or four small children she was sure to be the butt of jokes. Refused Answers
take place Lomorrow with full Press reaction went all the military honours.
Squadron Leader Birchall was way from the sober. London one of the party of eight Aus-Times emphasizing the per- tralian War Crimes Investigators tinency of the problem to such "Why the blazes who were attacked during their headlines R return journey, from a visit to a have a baby quiz?""
One newspaper remarked that Two members of the Darly-Captain Mackenzie and the 16 members of the Royal Flight-Lieutenant McDonald Commission-induding an earl, were killed and two others report-a viscount, a knight, two titled ed missing
women, a working class house-
Drison.
--Reuter.
Atom Scientist Sees
Constant Jitters Ahead Mining Stages
Washington, Apr. 22.
The United States Federal Atomic Research programme" has been stalled since V-J day," Dr. E. U. Condon, scientific adviser to the Special Senate Committee on atomic energy, said today.
Pope Recelves
The Indonesian Republican Go-wife, three professors, an editor U.S. Naval Officers
vernment have written to the Aus- and a historian---had only 41 tralian representative, deploring
"unhappy incident" in which children among them. Why, the the Australiant which paper wanted to know.
Of the women themselves, ap- killed." Their letter stated that avery effort would be made to find proximately eight por cent re- the guilty persons and bring them fused to answer, most of these in London and motivated, the to Justice.
According to Indonesian sour-Commission anggested, by a de- men investigating the sire "to hide marital difficulties." cos, the recent murder of the Australian Women in Scotland and Wales afflcera have struck the trail of were most cooperative. the armed band said to be form. Some refuenla listed "political od by Japanese desorters and
grounds" as the reason; others oquipped with a machine-gun.
"we don't like snoopors." One The survivors' reports appear
old Woman wrote: to indicate that the eara were at 82-year tacked with machine-gun firing at "Sorry not to oblige. I am too
old. to remember details." close range. Reuter,
Conclusions Doubtful The House of Commons hotly debated the question of appro priating 2165,000 for the Com- mission. Members' demanded that the House "put a firm foot down on snoopers of any kind, and especially on snoopers who go around inquiring why wo-
Protest Against Arrest
Belgrade, Apr: 22.
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Demonstrators arrested dur
ing demonstrations between pro-men do not have more babies." Yugoslav and pro-Italian fac But the appropriation passed
London. Apr. 22.
to
A Comeback
Johannesburg, Apr. 22. Under the heading "Union on the eve of a new gold era," the Johannesburg "Sunday Times" forecast today flat the pheno menal gold strike may result in a "Second Rand."
In the three days after the announcement of the strike, the market value of twelve leading. stocks in the Orange Free State rocketed by almost £27,000,000, the paper said.
"More than three-fourths of the leading unclear, scientists who helped develop the have returned Fatomic bomb
The "Rand" gold fields in the either to universities or private Transvaní to which Johannes- research
laboratories," he de-burg owes its development have clared.
been exploited since 1886. Another speaker on the radio roundtable, Herbert S. Marks, a member of the States Depart Pope Pius XII received in ment's committee on atomic audiences today. members of energy, declared that the United the crew of the United States States' present "pre-eminence" energy information
Recalling that the South Afri 45,000-ton battleship, Missouri, in atomic
to be matched by can Minister of Finance, J. H. which is lying in Naples Har-is bound bour, the Vatican radio another nations before long."
Hofmeyer, in his budget speech nounced.
"When this happens, or when seven weeks ago, quoted with Yesterday the Pope received we begin to think that it may approval a recommendation of Admiral Henry K. Hewitt. Com-have happened, we will all live the Department Committee of mander-in-Chief of the United in a constant state of jitters. Mining Taxation that taxation States Naval Forces in Europe. That is one of the strongest ar on gold mines should be higher his wife, and daughter, Rear-guments for international con- than the averago ns the mines were a wnning aaset," the paper Admiral Walter Anderson, Com-trol," he declared. mander of the Missouri, and a Senator
Brien MacMahon, commented: "For a waning in- large group of naval officers. chairman of the Senate's Speciul dustry, gold mining has staged The Pope welcomed the group Committoe urged swift netion a very vigorous comeback." and had a long conversation by the United Nations in work- "The new Free State gold with Admiral Hewitt.Reuter. ing out on International control fields and the new minds on the programme, adding that such an West Rand, plus the possibility agreement will require "some that technicians will solve the years".
problem of ultra-deep level min- Dr. Condon said that delaying, make theau pessimistic esti- might cause other nations with mates of the life of mines out more uranium and thorium to of date," the "Sunday Times" tako the lead in atomie develop added.-Reuter.. Leningrad's airport will be ment, causing an international and develop day atomic researches.-Associated
.
NEW LENINGRAD AIRPORT
London, April 22.
tions in Trieste between March and the Commission doggedly one of the world's largest and race to discover, 24 to 28, have sent a collectivo went ahead. By now, all the will remain in operation letter, of protest, to the Allied 700,000 forms have been collect and night all the year round, Press. military authorities, the Yugged and the Commission, with the Moscow radio, heard here inv News Agency reported to three technical committees for by the Associated Press, stated day. The Iotter anid: "We biological and medical problems, yesterday, protest categorically against the economica and statistics, illegality of this arrest. Wo
also protest against the bad
Frontmont meted out to us.”
This summer, 35 internal and
111 foreign air linea will be us
ing the Leningrad airfield and The letter asserted that they hundreds of arrests were made it is estimated that some 100 were arrested for manifesting during the four days, and at planes a day will be taking off their desire for the reunion of one stage, 800 people wore and landing, the broadcast said.
Associated Press. Triests with Yugoslavia. Many awaiting trial-Router.
BRITISH ENVOY
Teheran, Apr. 22. Bir John La Rougitel, now British Ambassador to Iran, in expected to arrive in Teheran todayRouter,
CARY CRANT IN
PARIS
Paris, Apr. z. Cary Grant, Hollywood film star, arrived in Paris by ab to day
from New York.
stated Earlier reporta
that Cary Grant, accompanied by Bir Alexanda Korda, the British fim produser was expected to London this wooke-Reuter.
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