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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1948.
SOVIET PLAN FOR BERLIN May Be Incorporated In Eastern Zone Cuts In Aid Objection To New
To Europe Figures
WASHINGTON, JAN, 11.
THE STATE DEPARTMENT DISCLOSED TODAY THAT IT HAS CUT. BY MORE THAN US$2.000.000,000 THE AMOUNT OF FINANCIAL HELP ORIGIN- ALLY REQUESTED BY BRI- TAIN, FRANCE, WESTERN GER- MANY AND GREECE IN THE FIRST YEAR OF THE EURO. PEAN RECOVERY PLAN. Government officials sald
focu-
Western State
Berlin, Jan. 12.
Russia may incorporate her sector of Berlin Into
the Eastern occupation. Zone as a counter- measure to the British and United States plan to strengthen the administration of the com- bined Western Zones, sources close to the Soviet military administration said tonight. This might lead to the dissolution of the Berlin Council and to the removal of Soviet repre- sentatives from the four-power Kommanda- tura, the Russian sources added. The Soviet position, informing;
E
ments submitted to the Senate the Western Allles that shir, dock Freign Relations Committee show not recognise the "new Western the administration made these ro-German State" set up at Frank ductions in screening figures pre-furt would be stated by Mar- sented by 10
non-Communist shal
the Vassily Sokolovský, European nations.
Russian Commander-in-Chief Smaller cuts were made in Germany, before the next meet- analysing the needs of Italy, Dening of the Aliled Contral Coun mark and Sweden. they fold ncil on Jan. 20, it was stated. reporter, while Alight iercases Marshal Sokolovsky, it W13 were judged necessary for the added, would. dellvir В ໂດຍ Netherlands. B:lgium, Luxem-statement setting cut In detail bourg, and Norway.
why the Soviet Union will nai
This inter-departmental study recognise what he considers "the seeks to explain in detail the camouflage government of West basis of the administration's esti crn Germany." mate that US$0,800,000,000 ts Plans 1.3 put the counter. needed as the American Govern-measures into action were ready, ment's contributin for the first 15 the sourers said, and are only months of the Marshall plan. awaiting word from Moscow. Associated Press.
Rocket Ships To Planets?
BERKELEY, CALIF., JAN. 11.
SCIENTISTS OF THE UNI- VERSITY OF CALIFORNIA ARE TOYING WITH THE IDEA OF SENDING ROCKET SHIPS TO NEIGHBOURING PLANETS-AS SOON AS A FEW MECHANICAL DETAILS ARE IRONED OUT.
The first ship presumably would be unmannid and radar- controlled. Samuel Herrick, asso. ciate professor Astronomy on the Los Angeles campus, sald, "I think techniques already exist to make it possible,"
He argued that as fantastic as the idea appears, it at least offers "a vision of new worlds AS a more fascinating goal than blow- Ing up the only
cme We now have.Associated Press.
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In changing the status of the Russian sector of Berlin, th: Russians would be
FLOOD PUMPS WORKING
IN PARIS
Parls, Jan. 12. The river police here to- day set the flood pumps working in key industrial centres in the two southern Paris suburbs of Bry-sur- Marne and Perneux, as the Séine overflowed its banks
for several miles In the heart of the capital.
The river was still rising and flooded a large section of the suburbs bordering on its, bank to depth
#
several inches. abandoning
the plan accepted a few weeks ago to have a central adminis. tration for the S viet Zone from Berlin to Leipzig.
and
ad- By retaining the central ministration h Bertin
in- corporating the arctor of the city Lanto the Soviet Zone, it would hope to gain from the natural
in
Prestige Ein enjoy-
the.
a new Zone
minds of ut Germans
The introduction of
Bustern currency in the was not expect:d uniess curren ey ruform was introduced in the West,
The sources added, however, that new banknotes have already ¿ been printed' in Leipzig.
Today's disclosures from Rus. alan sources gave point to an editorial in today's Taglische Rundschau, official crgan of the Soviet military administration.
"Changes"
of
I rose another 12 inches In the night. the quickest increase in level during the present floods, to a new high of 12 feet and six Inchts above normal and
only 16 inches from the 14 feet danger "mark."--Reu- ter.
Mystery Force At Work
Religious Liberty In Peril
WASHINGTON, JAN, 11. ASSERTING THÁT RELI GIOUS LIBERTY IS IN PERIL", A GROUP OF LEADING PHO TESTANT CHURCHMEN TO. DAY ANNOUNCED THY FORMATION OF A NATION- WIDE ORGANIZATION DEVOT- ED TO THE "SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE"
While emphasizing that
"our controversy is not with any church, R man Catholic or any other the group demanded the immediate recall of Myron Tay- lor. President Truman's personal Ambassador to the Vatican, and den unced the use of tax funds to provide free bus transporta. tinn for
parochial school pupils. Twice in the past year dilega-
of Protestant churchmen called on the White House with demands that Truman end diplo- male is with the Vatican. Each time the Chief Executive assure <| them that there was no per- manency 'to-Taylor's status at the Holy See.
Taylor enferred with the Pro sident on Friday but the topic was not disclosed.
The now organization to k the nams "Pretestants and other Americans United for the Separa- Hon ? Church and State." United Press.
Elections
In Soviet
London, Jan. 11. The first post-war elections in the Soviet Union were mpleted leday when voters polled for the local
Soviets of the Dyclo Russia, Kazarkh, Georgia, Azer balfan and Kirghizsov republics. Moscow Radio reported.
The newspaper Pravdn, quoted by Moscow Radio, said that th republies concerned had "unani. mously named their first can. didate their great leader, Stalin. and that "Stalin's closest leagues, the facst representatives MUNICH, JAN. 11
f the writing class, peasantry A MYSTERIOUS "ETHER and Intellectuals" had been pro- WALL" AT THE RUSSIAN posed as candidates. ZONE BORDER IS BLACKING
"As they go to the elections.
ΤΟ thewa.
on
Frankfurt decisions, the paper stated that "these gTOSS violations of the agreement the control machinery. must necessarily be followed by changes in the status of Berlin.
"We can no longer Berlin being made the centre of separalism and the meeting place of intriguers.
cul
non-
After a strong attack On the OUT AMERICAN BROADCASTS the people will review the great A BIG SEGMENT O achievments and the brilliant BAVARIA AND COMPLETELY PREVENTING
fr further Socialist prospeels THEM
FROM
construction", the article added. REACHING INTO SOVIET-OC-
"They will joyfully cast their CUPIED TERRITORY.
votes for the candidates of th Germans living in the sector Stalinist, Communist and
to tolerate have written
the Military party bloc."-Reuter, Government and to Germon au thorities asking for American broadcasts and complaining they The United States and Bri-cannot hear Radio Munich. The tain were the first powers to set same Munich beams, however, toare heard without dimculty is foot on the dangerous road wards violation of the Allied Paris. Control machinery which Int Radlo engineers said it was neccssarily lead to changes in only a technical problem. They Berlin's status.
shled away from any hint that "It is a
great responsibility the Soviets were deliberately they have taken upon
them selves."--Router,
MR. DANIELS DYING
Raleigh, N.C., Jan. 12.
Physicians attending Josephus
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TRAIN HITS BUS
Prague, Jan. 11.
Two were killed and 20 injured when a bus was hit by a train, at a Daniels said today that the former level crossing on the Berec to Turnov Navy Secretary was unconscious and line today, Ice on the road was said "in a dying condition.”—Associated to have prevented the bus
Prens,
stopping-Reuter.
Catholic Objection
To Marriage Rule
London, Jan. 12.
from
Betty GRABLE-Dick HAYMES | The Catholic Church in Britain took issue today
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"It is the common teaching of on Dec. 17 that one party's insla. Catholle theologians that contra.tence on the use of contraceptives ceptive intercourse, whether with was not sufficient grounds for the aid of instruments or not, is divorce, and that the procreation not consummation of marriage," of children "did not appear to be he said.
a principal end of marriage.". "I have no quarrel with the
The Church of England has verdict given, but we cannot con-made no comment on the Law İølder a marriage that has once Lords' decision-Associated Press.
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