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RUSSIA TIGHTENING BLOCKADE OF BERLIN
Berlin, October 19.
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blockaded Borlin to tighten thé siego, US Miti- tary Government and police officials reported. Mr. Charles Bond, chief of the U.S. Military Govern- ment's Berlin police section, said the Russian- sponsored police had made it virtually impos- sible for any food to trickle into the Western- occupied areas through the Soviet blockade. Soviet-controlled police hud 28,431 tons were shipped in; of established check points all this, 79.8 per cent were carried along the border of the Soviet- by Amorlean plans and 20.4 by Western sectors of Berlin, as the British.
boundaries well us along the of Western Berlin and the sure rounding Soviet Zone,
Mr. Bond said the police were rigidly enforcing the Soviet order that traffle runy enter Berlin from the Soviet Zone only through the Soviet sector of the city.
This Russian order has com- pleted the Soviet blockade of Berlin-now tight by land and water. Only the Allied airlift is free from Soviet restrictions.
The Russions seeking to increase the burden of the Anglo-American airlift, are using police-manned
The British Biso announced that since the beginning of the airlift 32B,283 tons of goods bad keen fown.-United Press,
Lammergeyer
At The Zoo
London, October 20.
пате
A bearded vulture from Moscow,
of Lam. mergeyer, has arrived In London,
Largest European bird of proy, the Lammergeyer vul- ture was sent to Regent'a Park Zoo, with some pala-a snow leopard, a Northern lynx and five red-breasted
gebra-Associated Press.
Red Petrol Beats
The Black Market
rondblocks to prevent west Ber-The
Tiers from slipping Into the So- vlet Zone to buy food an ather Roodle" with the coveted deutsch- nurks, Germans newspapers re Inreliefly.
Roadblocks
Der Tag and Der Abend zald that since the week-end, police blocks had been erected on all strategic points along highways, in railway stations and in coun. try villages. In a fervent effort to halt the Importation of food
into the blockaded sectors of
Bertin.
Persuna enught bringing in tood, the newspapers sald, were being sent to Be Sovlet uranium mines in Czechoslovakia.
London, October 19.
Fuel Minister, Hugh Gaitskell, estimated today that Britain has saved about 100,000 tons of ' petrol since June 1 by the use of red petrol to thwart the black market.
Long Trek
From Terror
He told reporters the saving has gone to the fuel pool for the Bertin airlift and for supply of the armed services which the country is strengthening in view of International tension,
Between fast autumn and last June i commercial velucles were allowed petrol,
j
GERMANY PULLING ROUND
Berlin, October 20.
An American financial ex- pert sold today that Western Germany by Spring muy reach the 1938 production-level-one of the healthiest in history.
German
Mr. Jack Bennett, chiet finan- (clat adviser to the American
milliary commander said:
"Production already
at 07 per cont of that level. This has been made possible by the Euro penn Recovery Aid and the new currency-the
at 30 cents to the dollar.” pegged
Absenteeism In plants har dropped to almost nothing.
Western mark
ATO
"Everybody I working and production is skyrocketing."
"Yeak Industries
being weeded out. They are run by businessmen complain that the mark is pegged too high to pay 'n proft." Mr. Bennett said they have been too long used to Hit- |ler's Government subsidies.—-As-
sociated Press.
REBELS ATTACK OIL CENTRE
Rangoon, October 20. The Government is rushing troops to Yerlangyat, a petro- leum centre in the Pakokku district under attack by insur- gents. a military communique, reported.
were
It said that the attacks made by a force numbering 100 using locally made cannon.
The report did not specify whe-
Shanghai, October 20. The local Russian Emigrants Association is expecting the arrival of 135 Russian refugees Some of this came to be diverter the insurgents were Cummu- who trekked from the remote ed and sold on the black market nists or the White and People's Volunteer Organisation. Sources province of Sinklang to Lan-to pleasure drivers. chow, the capital of Konsi Then the Government lifted the close to the Government said that White Band anti-governmental ban an pleasure driving Province, last year.
nctivity has "practically ceased." grunted enough petrol
The communique stated that miles of travel monthly.
the rebels earlier attacked the Yennngyat police station which At the same time it ordered that commercial petrol be the police abandoned when their ammunition supplies were ex- marked with red dye so that haustedAssociated Press.
The Tuegliche Kunschau report. They are arriving on board ed shot new blockade measures Chinese steamer from Chungking, were outlined yesterday. at a where they were transferred last meeting of zonal chiefs in Pots-week from Lanchow by the Chi- dam, by Pul 'Markgraf, Moscow-we-e authorities. trained chief of the Sovlet sector
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Markgraf cluimer: "On the or- Western powers,
of the trucks are being sent out syste. matteally to pluntier the Soviet Zone."
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About 800 Russian inhabitanis Sino- of Sinklang, near the
Mr. Gaitskell predicted Soviet border, started their trek in June Inst year to Lanchow, that this red petrol plan would They claimed they were escaping save about 2,000 tons a week or from Soviet tyranny and persecu- little more than 100,000 tons tion,
yearly.
A UNIVERSITY FOR SUSSEX
Brighton, October 19. Brighton's five-year plan for further education includes the
During their stay in Lanchow Today he said the saving hud establishment of a Sussex Univer- Isity at Starhier Park, the wor and Chungking, they were looked been some 5,000 tons weekly, an time training ground for D-Day As the Soviets tightened their after by the Baptist and other annual rate of over 250,000 tons.
troops. It also envisages a col- missions-Reuter,
He announced that the standard lego of music and drama, adult ration for pleasure driving will education, three county colleges continue-Associated Press;
aid community centres,-Reuter.
blockade, the Alfled airlift con- tinued
to bring food,
medicines and
coal, other supplies
Eden Suggests
into the city.
The British announced tonight "True Counter”.
that in the week ending Monday
LINE OF CARS
SWEPT BY FIRE
Texas City, October 19. Four were burned to death and about 40 others injured in a gas explosion and fire which swept a line of cars at a level crossing here last night,
Leamington, Warwickshire,
October 20;
Mr. Anthony Eden, Deputy leader of the Conservative Op
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London, October 19.
position, and a former Foreign
that Great Britain is still the world's greatest ship-build-
Secretary, today suggested the economic recovery of the Western nations was "the true .counter" to Communism.
ing nation, it was revealed today,
-All vessels exceeding 25,000 tons are being built in Great Bri tain and Northern Ireland.
* Lloyds Register shipbuilding | tons launched and 254,503 tons "The Kremlin does not want returns for the quarter ended completed. the Marshal Plan to succeed be- September 30 show that of the
succeed it does
and 4,203,873 tons gross of steamers cause if Birope can recover, this will put and motarships under construc- The Texas City Are chief said an end to all hopes of a Com-tion in the world, 52.6 per cent the explosion was caused by the munist triumph, based on poverty is being built in Great Britain ignition of un accumulation of and fear," Mr. Eden told a meet-and Northern Ireland and 47.4 gas which had leaked from ang bero.
per cent in other countries. pipeline alongside the highway.
figures for Germany. Witnesses sald the gas, which "It is the spiritual freedom and Japan and. Russia are not in hung in the roadside ditches in a the economle fog, went up in a huge puff of Western nations which is the true During the quarter, in Great flame,
The explosion started rumours lating the three systems of the that Texas City was menaced by British Commonwealth, Western a repetition of the explosions and Europe and the United States, we Ores of April 1047, which killed have the answer to the world- 512 and devastated the citywide Communist challenge." Reuter.
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seven totalling 78,035 tons and The similar figures for abroad | Demark five totalling 55,066 tor were 45,239 tons begun, 290,839 -Router.
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