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Danger As The Atomic Bomb Warning By Sir John Boyd Orr
Cairo, Feb. 2.
The increase in the world's population and the de- crease in fertile land were “as great a threat to human society as the atomic bomb," Sir John Boyd Orr, Chairman of the United Na- tions Food Council, warned today.
Opening the United Nations Food and Agricul- tural Organisation Near East Regional Con- ference here, he said that the world popula-
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Paris, Feb. 2. officials today hand grenade under a rall of the Paris underground railway be- tween
tho Opera and Pyramides stations, one of the busiest sections in the heart of Paris, after trains had been running for more than four hours.
The police have apened an inquiry.-Reuter.
tion had increased by more than 100,000,000 New Film
since the beginning of the war.
"Our clviliantion
will come jearth's resources to provide food extinet unless untions can learn and full life for the peoples of! wisp and begin to apply the fall countries and less and less for great powers of modern science the production of fendish weapons more and more to develop the of destruction in preparation for another war". Sir John declared.
Gallows, Not Fines"
Sir John said he hoped the Con- ference would be able to outline In general terms a long-range de velopment
for the Near East.
programme
Protest
Rejected
OF
Military Prisoners Escape
Harwich, Feb. 3. Using fire extiri- guishers and life buoys
as weapons, a dozen Bri- tish military prisoners broke away here today
· from their escorts, fought their way off the leave ship, and escaped across the quayside to the fields beyond.
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All but one were recaptured with in two hours. Several of the were injured. One jumped into the ship's lifebunt and grabbed an axe. : Another made for La i front of the
a concrete pill WASHINGTON, FEB. 3.
railway station THE MOVIE SPOKESMAN, hath been fired.
but gave himself up after a rifle she ERIC JOHNSTON. TODAY Great Chance
The inell, who had been brought BRUSHED ASIDE A PRO. from ustein raided the liquor store "Additionally, I hope the Con TEST FROM THE NATIONAL hard the ship, came up on deck ference will be able to recommend | COUNCIL three or
armed with icon bars and brooms AMERICAN-nd knocked down a military police- four definite eunerele SOVIET FRIENDSHIP, INC., Jinan, measures, such as the irrigation THAT THE FORTHCOMING of Madrid, Fels, 2.
fog thousand acres which can be carried out in 1048", heOLLYWOOD MOVIE, IRON block the gangway but lind to demonstrated 172 the streets today in protest
said.
[ CURTAIN," WOULD IMPAIRetreat before a hail of lifebuoys, Sir John said he hoped that by SOVIET AMERICAN
fire extinguishers and lamps egalost a black market bread 1949, there would be
RELA-the men threw from the ship. tour scandal recently ex- Istration of the possibilities of the
demonTIONS. In the Spanish capital, development of the shouting "Gallows. not fines" region. for the black marketeers,
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He suggested that the group protest to Rasia against efforts there to instil contempt and rehatred for Americans."
Five more military policemen triedi
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BUSINESS OFF
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Washington, Feb. 3. nine percent in 1947 for stores Business dropped off one to handling women's wear, shoes, furs, Itquor, flowers and
They escaped across the In a letter to Rev.
failing a length of hosepipe Near East
about William them. Howard Melish, chairman of
Military reinforcements stere rush "Such is the great opportunity the Council. Johnston said he
from (The Spanish Cabinet
arighbouring Colchester. before On
the Near East countries; not only rejected the Saturday imposed fines totalling such is the responsibility not only but "must question the motives protest, over 33 nuliin peselas
to the countries represented here. of the Council." the manager of the flour
but to all the countries of the and 14 other pool officials
work," he added. bakers for legal activities.)
Premier Present The students
called on the Ministers of Justice and Labour, presented at the opening of the
King Farouk of Egypt was who promised that "justice Conference. which was attended would be done."-Reuter.
by the Egyptian Premier, Nokra-
"The screen is free in Ameri-jewellery, the Commerce Depart ahy Pasha, and his Cabinet
Minis
sid Johnston. "I am resist
ment reported. ters, and the Secretary Generaling and will continue to rexist of the Arab League, Azzam Pasha, any attempts to diclate what and many Arab diplomats. appears or does not appear. To in any way with the to which the hard won, precious right of free states of
Persia, speech would chip away the Turkey and Yemen have been invited, in addition to foundations of our democracy."|
member staten of Egypt, Ethiopin, Iraq. The Lebanon and sentatives Un-American Activi
In 1944, the House of Repre- Syria, delegates adjourned until Wednesday morning to await the ties Committee listed the Coun- arrival hero
of the Iran and
A Communist front Syrian delegations.-Reuter. ganization-United Press.
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Rome, Feb. 2.
The United States and Italy today signed a com- prehensive treaty of friendship, commerce and navigation to run-for 10 years. The 27 articles of the pact cover the status of each other's nationals and corporations, the ex- ploitation of minerals, and freedom of infor- mation, among other things.
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It was the first important trenty new Italian Chamber of Deputies, Italy has concluded since peace when it is elected next April. was signed and the first treaty the United States has made with an ex-enemy power.
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