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*Airliner
Disappears
Miami, Florida,
January 22,
The search "for the British Soulte American Airways liner, Bter Ariel, which dis appeared on flight from Bermuda to Jamalas five days ago with, 20 people on board, ended 'last' night, the Coast Guard Air-Sea Rescue *Headquarters announced here
today.
No trace was found, the announcement, said, although a search over the vast area was, carried out by the Coast Guard Air Force, Navy and British plange and
surface craft, including two United States Navy Task Forces, Reuter.
Endorses Truman Aid
THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 1949,
WRAC Becomes Part U.S. Officer
Of Regular Army
London, January 22..
The War Office has announced that a Royal War- rant is to be issued constituting the Women's Royal Army Corps which will be formed on February 1 as a corps in the Regular Army,
On
This follows the announce will be 18 to 30. Exceptions will ment that the Women's Royal be made for ex-Servicewomen. Air Force will be integrated Married women may be accepted but will be required to be avail- with the Royal Air Force February 1.
able for general service WRAC officers and other ranks will, with minor, exceptions and modifications, be subject the Army Act and the King's Re- tions will be required to enlist on
LA to the same extent gulations members of any other corps, of the
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ATS auxiliaries serving on the duration of emergency engage ments and non-serving applica-
Initial
'engagement of four years with the colours.
Auxiliaries serving on other Army Commissioning and enlistment engagements will be permitted to will follow the normal procedure modify them, After this, they can for the Regular Army. No, ser-extend their colour service for ving officers or other ranks of the a further four years. ATS will be compelled to join A quota of women will bo
allowed To the new s Forus prone notowed to extend their service wishing to serve under the newbers of the WRAC may complete
ter the complete 12 years, wenn terma will continue their engagements under the existing 22 years of service and qualify conditions.
for pensions.
Programme
Washington, January 22, President Truman's proposal to use American trehnlest skill and capital to develop the back- ward areas of the world was en- dorsed today by Mr. John Mc- President of the Interna- tional Reconstruction and De- velopment Bank.
Clay
President Truman proposed the plan in his inaugural address on Thursday
Mr. McCloy
told Reuter that the President's scheme was en tirely in line with the principles of the World Bank.
The Bank, with a capital back-
of $8,000,000,000, Ing
was al- whys encouraging and financing schemes to this end, he said.
The dimeuity was not so much to find
the dollars as to find technicians,
ns, and President Tru- man's proposals should go far to All this op.
Marshall Plan omcials sold they were keenly interested! in the programme.
a
also
They said the Marshall Plan or- ganisation for European Economic Co-operation in Paris is already preparing four-year - pro- gramme for the development of backward areas.
The
Truman programme for an expansion of American pri vate investment overseas would be
a logical development of the Marshall Plan itself.
pro-
The age limits for non-serving general service at home
The enlistment will be for
applicants to
joln the WRAC
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Dies In Greece
Athens, January 22.
A U.8. Army observer In
·Grence, Lieutenant Colonel Saldan R. Ebner, of Call- fornia, la reported to have been killed in an air crash in the Karpenisai area in Central Graces on Friday.
Ebner had a distinguished · war record and had boon awarded British and Amari-. can decorations.
It is uncertain whether the plane crashed because of a mechanical defect or was. hit by guerilla anti-aircraft fire.
The U.8. and Groek mili- tary authorities are Investi- gating-Asscalated Press.
Australia, NZ, To Join Forces?
Sydney, January 22. and Australia and New Zealand oversens. Women under 19 or might soon join with India, with less than six months' ser Pakistan and Ceylon ́in_form- vice will not be normally posted ing a Far East regional defence
Council, the Canberra pendent of the Sydney Sunday
overseas-Reuter.
Minor Gains Herald claimed today.
For Jap Communists
Tokyo, January 22. Japanese, Communists pre-
corres-
"The Counell will frame joint defence measures to deal with any threat to the Commonwealth countries in the Pacifle and Indlan Ocean areas, the correspondent sald.
12.10 p.m. Daily Programme Summary. | · 12.83 p.m.-Melodies from Drtilah Hadio,
George Crow and la Dive Marin dicted they would make a sub- China and evidence that Russia The Communist successes En etx Dance Band with Barbera stantial but not a Bumner (Vocal) (BBCTS).
sensational was turning her eyes increasing-
Symphonista.
1.00 p.m.-Otto Dobrindi and His Tians gain in the third general elcely towards Asla were understood tion under occupation tomor- to have hastened the plans for a font defence consultation between the Ave Dominions.
1,35 Naws, Weather Report and row.
AnnouncementM, 1.36 p... Ehel
girt and Orchestra.
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2.00 pmClose Down. 8.91 pm-it's Swing Time" 4.00 .-'cogramme Hummary.
6.30 pm Portuguess
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7.00 p.m.--World News and News
alysis, (London Bolas) 7.15 p.m.The Adventures of mondeley** by Jonaitan (Studio)
Presented (Studio)
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The correspondent said it was wealth Premiers meeting in Lon- made
clear at the Common- don last October that because of Britain's economic manpower dit- ficulties and her comm
commitments in the Europe,
Dominions must
Even optimistic
party leaders said they did not expect the 1.36 p.m. Tchaikowskyri Aurora's effects of the China war or do-
Wedding" Ballet.....London Pall-mestie unrest to halt the appar
ent conservative trend in voting for House Representatives.
They claimed they would win 12 seats of 460 seats in the Low- er House and would pdil around shoulder a greatly increased share An 2,000,000 votes. This would be a in Empire de enco and that the
gain of 8 seats-a figure conceded Pacific and Asian Chot-by most of their opponents and could no longer rely on the pro- Dominions By nearly 1,000,000 votes.
Despite prospects
tection of the Royal Navy. good 7.30 Hospital Request Halt our weathor, most Japanese observers
Nen Dickinson, predicted a relatively light vote the principal role
In the new joint defence plans, of Australia 8.00p.m. From the Editorials" (Imndon to select representatives from and New Zealand would probably candidates. A total of 41, be the provision of air and naval 365 4.10 pm-English Madrigals sul by 700,000, are eligible to cist bal
the Cambridge University Kadrigat lots, including
forces. The main ground forces Society.
21,000,000 would be supplied by India and
Pakistan. In 1947. 07.9' per cent of h
Ceylon's most important cons smaller electrorate went to the tribullon would be
the vital polls.
strategie naval base at Trincoma Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshi-lee, Reuter.
ultra-conservative Liberal Democratic Party was generally President Truman's programme
expected to pick up between 50 was also endorsed today by the 10.12 p.m.-Londen Stadia Concert. The crosse in strength.
and 80 seats for the largest in- inter-American Economic
Washington, January 22. and
Bord Neel String Social Council, the body respon-
This would Orchestra.
The United States and Saudi (UDOTA)
give the party between 200 and Arabia have sible for economic co-operation 10.45pm-uale for Dancing.
210 representatives somewhat their. Legations to the status of agreed to raise among the. 21 nations of the 11.15 pm-Weather Report and Close short of the majority Yoshida Embassies, the State Department
wanted.-Associated Press,
announced today.-Reuter.
Although the Tr
Truman gramme
might concentrate on. Cycloped arcas outside
it would greally assist European powers, particularly the Colonial powers, by increas- ing world purchasing power and productivity and providing & market for European, as well as American
goods, ECA officials
udded.
Western Hemisphere-Reuter.
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