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QUEEN'S & ALHAMBRA Denmark To Be A Base For "Imperialist
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Britain, America Now In Control There?
Moscow, Jan. 31. Britain and the United States are increasingly seeking to convert Denmark by political and economic pressure into a military base for ad- venturous plans, the "Red Star," the Soviet Army newspaper, wrote today.
The network of aerodromes and airstrips built by the Nazis during the occupation is being ex- panded under the direction and with the help commodate about 3,000 more planes than she
of British and American experts and could ac-
had ever had, the "Red Star" declared.
All Out Of Step But Russia?
Landon, Jan. 31.
QUEEN WILHELMINA
Unconscious
TO BROADCAST For 43 Days
Amsterdam. Jan. 31. Queen Wilhelmina will broadcast on Tuesday at 1730 GMT, giving "a clear picture of relations between the Netherlands and In- donesia," the Government announced today. - Asso- ciated Press.
Colonial Franc May Be Devalued
"Denmark's airforces were recent. |ly reorganised. The aray and navy nir forces were unified and placed Lunder a single command, Inl Colonel Erum, whose ties with the clonlul Americans are well known.""
and
Foreign influence was also existent in the Danish army, created armed by, Britain since the war and trained on British lines, the "Red
Star" went en.
"Danish roling eiceles have at The Soviet publication "New ready made their choice, plaring Times" and today the Internn-their armed forces under the control tional Military Tribunal In
of the United States and Britain. Tokyo is belog converted into a farce,
The "New Times:" broadcast by Moscow
ure: Sly
article,
"Boded No Good"
And Nights
London, Jan. 31.
For 43 days and nights, 13- year old Terry Ketchell, a North Landon choir boy, has lain un- conscious in a North Middlesex hospital fighting to survive in- juries, which, it was thought. World prove fatal in a few hours.
WILS
IL was a few days beforej Christmas when Terry knocked down by a car near his home in Barber's Clone, Winch.. more . He was rushed to, the hospital and no one there expected him to survive that night.
and steadily, he was never for Since then, breathing slowly
Д
Paris, Jan. 31. The devaluation of the French franc which was decided at the same tine as the devaluation of the metropolttan frane may be revised following
moment regained conscious-, yesterday's meeting of the French
ness. Ол п spoonful diet of Assembly's Overseas Commission.
A delegation was appointed to glucose, and raw eggs, milk and study, in collaboration with the orange juice, he ins
lost two stone in weight. government, the avoidance of undesirable repercussions of the
All through the 43 days and monetary reform in French nights, Terry's father and
mother and two sisters
colonies.
16-
At the same time, draft bills year-old Josephine and 15-year- were introduced in the Assembly. old Pat have taken torna to
for devaluation watch
the
"For the time being there exists fone to cancel Radio sad these responsible for the Denmark and her high patrons, but the second providing for the
in format military alliance between measures for Colonial francs and sclousness. situation
William this is due only to apprehensions les maintenance of the former dollar Webb. Australian President of such an alliance should cause the re-rate for Colonial franc. Reuter the Tribunal; Joseph Keenum, alute resistance of a broad section of American chief prosecutor, and the population." the American counsel defense.
any algn of con-
All of Terry's Christmas presents from his family are still kept in a locker by the side of his bed and his family San Francisco, Feb., 1. hope that his first act when he Ship movements: President regains consciousness will be to,
departed for Manila; receive them. But last night — The "New Times" said that of the Government would lead to the Taft
American influence the conversion of Denmark into a buse cunt Rogers" departed Jan., 30 as it has been for the 43 days— for imperialist adventures, and "bad for Yokohama; "Marine Pheonix" the report on Terry's condition Tribunal is trying to save Japed nod for the country."-Reater. for Samoa-Ass:ciated Press, anese militarists from gelting
under
for th The Danish
wish people, the "Red Star" concluded, knew well that the policy
the punishment they deserve.
It added:
"Protectors of Japanese im perialists evidently consider it one of their principal tasks to, spread chauvinist, militarist propaganda and libels against the Soviet Union."--Associated! Press.
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Russia's Military Budget
Moscow, Jan. 31.
Russia's armed forces budget for 1948 will total
65,943,000,000 rubles (US$13,188,600,000)
slightly less than last year's but funds for a "big scale" scientific research have been In- creased by seven per cent to an undisclosed total, Finance Minister Arseni Zverey an- nounced today.
(President Truman has requested $10,746,000,000 for the United States national defence expen- ditures for the 1948-49 fiscal year but this in- cludes military research),
Zverev told the Supreme Soviet Premier Josef Stalin, wearing the that the total expenditures for the uniform of a Marshal, appeared as year have been set at $78,900,000,000 the Supreme Soviet session. He seem rubles ($75,780,000,000) against aned to be in excellent health and re- icconie
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penditures would leave a surplus of Bright Picture 40,100,000,000 (about $8,020,000,000). (Radia Moscow beard in London The proposed arms expenditure
Zverev painted reportest that would be 17 per cem of the total bright picture of the Soviet economy, budget, Zverev said.
stating that the nation coded 1947 He pointed out that the 1948 milis) with a budget surplus of 24,000,000,- "Very Thought Of You"tary budget was 1,057,000,000 rubles 000 rubles or about $4,800,000,000 at
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less than last year when it represent the official rule.) ed 18 percent of the total.
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