ERP NATIONS REVEAL LONG-TERM PLAN FOR RECOVERY IN EUROPE
Her Cold Was Just A Baby
Detroit, January 4. Mra, Rose Bennick says she
has recovered from a "cold" but that she is still having trouble getting used to the iden that she is a mother,
Mrs. Bennick, 30. left her job
Paris, January 4,
|The Marshall Plan countries have drafted plans for an estimated 30 per cent increase in industrial production by 1952-53 and a $4,000 million rise in food production.
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The Council of the Organisation for European Econo-`
mic Co-operation disclosed this tonight in its first long-term report. ';
The
Council warned that a very great effort, and mony sacrifices will be necessary. Declaring that the achievement progtraumes
of the 10 national
to
piles have caused the prices of almost all raw materials rise," the report declares. is conditional on an increase of cent output per
"In consequence, the relative
Almost asserted; prices report
all
some 15
50
рег
its animi-hour,
MARI
as typist on Friday beenuse of a "cold that settled in my back."
Hot packs applied by her hus-The recovery of Western Europe materials and food stuffs in corn- band Felix failed to help. Sever since the war has been consider-parison al hours inter, she unexpectedly oble, but the
цу birth
.
the
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JANUARY 0, '1540.
Bobby's Life Not Happy One
Shanghal, January 8.
A. policemen's life is A uncertain one in China.
Take the case of Inspector Pater Barten, Russian,mem. ber of the Economic Police, He was responsible for most of the arrenta of foreign businessmen In Shanghal during the 70-day reign of the economia czar, Najor- Generat Chiang Ching-kuo, last summer.
Yesterday Barton was a- reated by his own dconomic police. The charge was ax- tortion in terms of outlaw- ed American dollars.-Asso elated Press..
Opera Star In Suit For Paternity
No Signs Of Plans For War In Europe
Berlin, January 5. What are the prospects of war in Europo? Much de-
pends on one notion—the Soviet Union. Nations become embroiled in war usually in two ways. The first is by planned aggressive wars, such as Hitler launched. The second is by blundering into a war through pursuing an ag- gressive policy too aggressively.
1
Aggressive war is launched Allied military sources hayo finvariably by nations where the not discovered the slightest spo power to declare a war rests in that the Soviet Union is plon- the hands of one or
asmalling an aggressive war in the im-
medinte future. group of men who need not
To launch such an attack, t consult the people of the nation would be necessary to stockpile —namely, a dictatorship,
weapons and supplies in vast Union The Soviet
is such a quantities ncross Europe, It nation.
would be necessary to bring inte
A second qualification leading the Balkans, „Poland and Faster 'tu afgressive war is that the Gerinany large numbers of troops ination in question has embarked whage movenient could not
upon a policy of world or region-inasited.
al domination, or is determined No such movement has been
No Signs
Not Planning War
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with
manufactured distance left to goods hus rien considerably,"
The shortage of raw materials |
New York, January 4. jo sprend s political or, religious reported. Although the Russians seven-pound go is longer than the road nl-
ready covered. The effort called i
threat
The Italian tenor Ferruccio creed which excludes all others, keep considerable numbers economic slaughter her first child,
The Soviet Union prenches such troops and plages in Eastern Ger "I had no idea that I was go- for in a severe challenge, but activity and well-being of Wes- Tagliavini, now starring at the
challenge to which the peoplestern Europe. "It is therefore Metropolitan Opera House, has creed in Communism. ing to have a baby," she said.
| many, there are not ennuigh for: of Europe musi
A third qualilleation sak her story Her physjeinn
for theuffensive action. essential that respond."
to the maximum filed a petition asking for the The report, adopted by the 19 posalde extent the The last time ahe
countries of dismissal of a
| Jaunching of an aggressive warisi was correct.
palernity suit shall seck
the conviction by those taunching | visited the stuctur's office was in Marshall and nations, warns that Western Europe
to brought against him by Misst that they will win it. the national programnus drawn | secure by discussions May, when she complained of be-
with Mary Phillips, 27-year-old ine tervise, and overweight. The up by several participating coun-potential suppliers, by offers of American singer. alchur at slar mentioned * no tries need to be revised and long-term contracts and similar
modified.
micamures zynąptons of pregnancy and
the development of not a statistical reviston new sources of examination was inade
of food supply "The baby WHE a complate of the programme which is need- and raw materials." surprise to
said, ed." the report said. "The statis- Iustrating the progress al- Gennick." had to take care ties are only valuable at indjea-ready made towards recovery, of things all by myself for tions
tions of the present national the report says Industrial pro about 45 minutes until the doc. policies and the size of the pro- duction in the OEEC countries
bien. tor got here."
Los a whole recovered to the pre- war level by the second quarter Bennick stayed home from a nuchinist's job to eure
of 1948. wife
KOU
both of
In the main industrial coun-
"The modiñentions needed are for his changes in policy.
import and the baby-hurriedly | export polley, investment ariel named Dorothy Elizabeth. "Mrs. production policy, and financial irles other than Germany, it is Bennick and Deroity are doing and commercial policy." well," the doctor Press,
zajd.--United
Science Helps Aussie Lefence
Canberra, January 5.
Production-Targets
progress bus
17 per cent higher. In agriculture. bren slower but nonetheless Commenting production striking. Agricultural production targets set in the programme, recovered after the serious set- the report said that while they back of a bad 1947 harvest, but may be individually possible.
ол
is still well below mn level.
It is doubtful whether they can
all be achieved in so short al
the pre-war
The Far East
time as three and a half years, In exports to the outside Throughout the report. the work, a remarkable recovery Australia is preparing to ex-need to control inflation 1: stress has occurred. By the Aret half tend her scientific research for d defence.
New projects.
In addition
undertaken, research, are bring
of Defence. the Minister
John Delman, luid a news conferenev. Discussing the recent visit here seientist, Sa
! The British
---Associated Press.
were about four-fifths of
National
agricultural
The New York Slate Supreme Court will hear the petition on January 17.
was
Miss Phillips alleged in her sult that Signor Tagliuvini the father of her daughter born un October 5, 1947.
Miss Phillips snid they met in
"and Philadelphia enamoured of one another".
beenthe
Under, the circumstances, Al- The Russians believe in the lied intelligence, sources believe eventual triumph of Commustam that the Soviet Union is not coh- Aver Capitalism. Politteally, tempinting offensive mlitary uc- Inition In Europe within the next they believe they shall win
laix months at least, the long run. tarily is another and open ques- Whether they believe this all-
ilun, only answerable by the So- viet General Staff.
She alleged "On several oc-
has no capacity to sue, since casions Tagliaviti acknowledged
she mentally incompetent." he was the father of the infant". Tagliavint is the husband o
Tapilavini has asked the Pin Mussinari, Lyrle suprang at court to dlemise the case on the Metropolitan Opera House. the ground that "the plaintiff Reuter.
Tornadoes Ravage Southern U.S.
Warren, Arkansas, January 4.
48 and
neither Russia
It is taken for granted that tor the West wants war. There are stuations which might provide an inelden! leading to armes confilet,
The chief the is the Berlin blockade. But there are others,, such as the Communist revolt' In Greece.
If the Soviet Union should try hat the air-lift to Berlin by jusing fighter cenft und shooting down Ainerican planes, it would certainly briar way near.
If Soviet troops should appear In support of Markus in Greece, again it would be a grave thrent to peace.
The Danger
The danger is that the Soviet | Union might resort to these or similar acts through ignorance of American reuetions.
leat
Soviets
was decadent
moke
the same
that the West and would never
of 1948, the total trade of the In adopting the report, the par
participating countries recovered Maishall Plan Ballers reallem to about 85 per cent of the 1938
It should be borne in mind that i rocket range and guided missiles their intention to achieve a joint level and exports to the outside Tornadoes which ravaged this small town of 7,500 the Soviet Union fought large.
European Recovery
Programme, work
scale wetloes against the Japan- The report is an interi
one pre-war,
.poople yesterday and bore down on El Dorado, which will be submited
ese fur years along the Manchur- to the programmes show that the in-
40 miles away, and parts of Northern ian border without a formal war. Economic Co-operation Adminis- creuse in production above pre-
It will be a serious mistake on tration in
Washington.
war likely to be about 15 per Louisiana, killed 52 pooplo, injured about 350 Henry Tizard, Mr. Dedman suid The report declares thn 1952 cent.
the Soviet's part if they decide and left à trail of devastation.
the United States or Britain The report an investigation has been going is only a step on the way to full
states that the on for sume tine regarding new economic stability. This does not
injured would telerate similar actioris programmes
The tornado, which appear to have
struck but killed Western
without war. projects for Australia, Nu de-mean that
Europe is
over-estimated 110 probable Warren late yesterday after nearly 300.
The danger remains that the Ciston has been reached on the sondemned to a long period of avaliablity of supplies.
noon. lasted only 15 minutes, Many bodies were ent to rib-
bons by falling or flying timber giguatic blider Hitler dit in al- form of the new projects, he and hardships and difficulties.
The exports of most countries
may The national programmes taken in the non-participating sterilng together imply I recovery
by area, for example India, Pakistan large expansion in exports to the and debris.
Go for only 27 have been ways estimating sterling Arca 1052-53 of pre-war standards, and Burma, were well below-participating
identified. level about two-thirds but it will be more realistic to pre-war, and their recovery will t
The Mayor, Jan Horley, raid Bght-Associated Press. assume a slower, but nonetheless in limited by the internal needsiger than in 1998. The pos- the damage was at least $1,000,- significant recovery, it snirl of rapidly growing populations will depend first on the total size sibility of achieving these goals
FORTS 000. The interesse In the world and of Industrialisation. London, January 4,
the night dazed population and the rise in the '11 Baby Prince Charles of Edin-standard of living in all contin-ports from the Middle East, the
programmes
assume im- the import market in the urvivors stumbled through the non-participating sterling area. ruins of a 20-block industripi burgh, horn on November 14,
ents has made the works For East and Spuin more than
imports of
certninend residential area, seme in Morris Pristige existing food production indie-twice as great as 1947 and rather factures will be limited by search of relatives.
her policy of expanding local in- genter than before the war.
Doctors and nurses from near- {ustries, although imports of "The prospects of imports
by communities
helped local scale ore remote. The ex-capital equipment will be needi- medical officers, working through vary high level
ed to build up some secondary the darkness, rain and hali by of perting capacity of China, Japan activity throughout and other Far Eastern countries
industries.
and candle-light to lamp
treal the world and the depletion of has been severely reduced since
the strentn of injured. the more easily accessible dup- 1938, and it would be imprudent
and to count on a restoration to the pre-war level."
BABY PRINCE'S
FIRST JOURNEY
morrow, when Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh take him from Buckingham Palace to SandringhornS.
They will be joined on Satur- tay by the King and Queen- Beulcr.
quate.
Price Increases
"The aconomic
Wave Of Violence By London Thugs
London, January 4.
There has been a sudden and alarming increase in
crimes of violence in London.
Senior ofcers of the Criminal I
London stone needs 5,000 more
Investigation Department of policemen-Reuter,
Scotland Yard today discussed fresh steps to catch the thugs who are making streets and homes unsafe.
Fifteen people have been al- lacked f London since Christ- mas Eve. Three were murdered. Others have been so seriously
injured that they have had to be
taken to hospital.
Three people were attacked with knives in their hornes.
A young mother of twins was
found battered to death Landen bombed site three weeks ugo.
A former sailor was found strangled with his own tie at St Albans, a country town 24-miles North of London, after attending children's party with his daughter.
A cartoonist, Harry Michmol» son, was battered to death -In
In London's fashion,
hi
fat
able West End,
A watchman, aged 69, was killed in his-hut on an arterial road leading Northward out of London. His watch, was missing.
Hooliganism anwong pepple
young in London suburbs seriously concerns police chiefa whose problems are increased by an acute shortage of recruità to the force.
THEY DRANK THE WRONG BRAND
in
Glasgow, January -4. Six Glasgow people have now died and 12 are seriously hospital, two being in a critical condition, following = p#sty hit night.
Something they drank is sun- pected as the cause-Heuter,
this
on
"India's
All through
"Burma's exports and hence her importing power are unlikely to recover to the pre-war level by 1952-53, No very large in- crease is therefore likely in the total Imparts of the non-partiei- Referring to exports to the pating sterling area." Middle East and the Far East. It seems the national pro-first-aid stations.
Over-Estimated
At dawn today, troops police began searching for bo.. dios while convicts from the local gaol ofeared the debris. The Red Cross and the Armed Forces sent mobile kitchens and
the report says 'The present gromme has over-estimated the A worker at the Bradley lum- conditions in Japan and China possibilities of sales to the non-ber mill said that the sform make any assessment of participating sterling arca, athurled huge logs through the air market prospects difficult. The least at present prlees-Reuter. {like toothpicka-Reuter. 1038 Imports from the United
Blatos werk
about and and thras-quarter times those from QEEC countries, and this pre- dominance may be expected to continue."
The report says the partialpa- ling countries are planning
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