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Electioneering Reaching Climax
Rome, Apr. 15.
A strong force of armed Italian police encircled Rome's ghetto tonight after rumours that Fax- cists intended a repetition of last night's in- cident in which the Jewish quarter was invadod by youths singing Fascist songs.
With only one more day to go before the election campaign finishes at midnight tomorrow, Rome's political meetings were filled to over- flowing,
A Belgrade despatch today quoted the official newspaper of the Cominform for charges that
Thousands of people assem-group, standing for free enter- bled in the great Piazza Delprise and the Marshall plan ald, and Popolo to hear Signor Guçoelme and the extreme Leftwing
second Glannini, one of the leaders of the Communists in the the Right Wing National bloc. group, rejecting Marshall aid and
the demanding
socialisation of The latest Right Wing postcr the country. in Rome streets show a young Italian prisoner-of-war, emacl ated and in rags, struggling over the snows of the Russian Steppes and shouting: "Do not vote for the Popular Front."
Among the latest Leftwing propaganda is an allegation that high Valleon offials, including o Cardinal, are involved in a £10,-
over foreign cur 000 swindle rency deal
Scattered outbreaks of violence from the far North of Italy to the extreme South were reported today as the electioneering ten- slon rose before the vital poll on Sunday which will determine Italy's place in the future Euro- pean pattern,
Mantua Strike
Seravallo, a town in the north of Italy in the province of Man- tua was gripped by a general strike called by the local labour organisation in protest against the arrest of the Communist Mayor after D machine-gun, three Ger- man rifles, and ammunition, were found in his house.
The strike was called oft to- night. Two policemen were wounded.
The Jewish quarter of Rome was clearing
The writer claimed the
arms were distributed to "the so-called Italian Liberation Army."Reu- ter.
Sorry And
Surprised
Washington, Apr. 16. President Truman said here today he was both "sorry and surprised" by the recent disturbances In Bogotaa
Colombia, where * .weak. and revolt inteṛrupted the Pan-American Conterande.
Ro endorsed the view ax. pressed by Mr. George Mar- shall, the Recretary of Blate. who la at Bogota, that the disturbances had shown the world the danger of Com- munjem Reuter.
New Attack On Cholera
London, Apr. 15.
Successes in the treatment of cholera by a new sulphonamide compound. provisionally called "6,257" are reported in today's British Medical Journal.
In fleld trials carried out by Dr. S. S. Bhatnagar in Madras last year, 82 of 85 patients pur- vived. The three who died were In the group of those most seri- ously ill..
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markable", the Journal said." "As rule, patients could be said to have recovered at the end of 72 hours.
Americans 'In A Panic'
London, Apr. 14.
"It would be rash to asscri
that a panaces for cholera hus been obtained. Nevertheless, the results are so striking that they merit further investigation on the widest possible senie."-Reuter.
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10 trass a week, travelling by A British newspaper editor night, carrying arms and am-Bald today that Americans are munition, were leaving the Am-in a panic over the prospect of erican Zone of Germany for Italy war.
and Innsbrueck through
the Frank Owen, 42-year-old editor Drenner Pass, guarded by Ameri- of the Daily Mail, fresh from a can soldiers nssuming civilian tour of the US, sald, "The wor clothes at the Italian frontier,
scare which is raging there is al- most terrifying. I tried to explain to them that we did not share their worst fears about the Rus
Zaw Hong Kong broadcasting sluna.
frequency of 845 Xilocycles from 12.00 to "Americans are in
bigger 2.00 pm, and from 6.00 to 11.00 p.m.. panic than our Foreign Office was and is on 1.52 megacycles in the 31 here last week over the Anglo- | metza band from 12,30 to 1.20, 8,80 to Toronto, Apr., 15.
in 1.36 and 9.00 1 11.00 p.m. American-Russian differences William Robertson, 51. native Berlin, and that is saying some of Bothwellhaugh, Scotland, thing." Owen said. member of the Ontario Legls-
He added that as fears mount lature died today from injuries in the United States, the feeling suflered In
cor accident for Britain grows more friendly. Associated Press.
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WHEN FOUR experts are bat- diamond got led, if he played, had invaded the narrow streetstling each other and one of them properly. And the 5-Hearts got last night shouting: "Death to makes a pre-emptive suit bid of made plus an extra trick after,
spade. The the Jews" and bealing those they three, you are likely to seo fire-North led found. Four people were serious-works also from all other points thinkable diamond lead is all that ly injured.
of the compass. If there is any- could have held it to exactly con- In the far South, at Lavello, thing a fine player hates to have tract. near Reggio, the Bishop of Fog: happen to him, it is to get shut gla and several priests with him out of the bidding, when he thinks farovice, that it would have paid were said to have been insulted there a good chance his and man-handled by Leftwing has the balance of power. Fide once more, at the level of five.
9.15 p.m.-Weather. Report. That could have been set only supporters during a religious pro-haps that is one of the weak-three tricks, with two in spades. nesses of the best performers-one in hearts, one each in the cession.
a very human weakness. Or per-minors. The 500 point cost would hups it is one of their greatest have been appreciably less than strong points.
the value of the adverse vulner tible game. Of course the strong side
might then have, tried 6. Hearts, though it is not likely. And, as before indicated, only the Improbable diamond lead could have hended off the making of the alum.
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