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FALLING PRICES HASTEN REMOVAL
OF U.S. CONTROLS
Washington, Juno 26.
Falling prices are hastening the removal of many Federal controls which have survived since the
war..
Although some will still remain, the following will disappear at the end of the fiscal year-at midnight next Thursday:
1-Credit controls over Instal- ment buying by consumers. This may mean lower initial payments for motor can.
3.Anti-inflation controls over bank reserves. Their removal will free about $800,000,000 * in bank funds for lending.
3.-Priorities to assure the ex- port of fertiliser and the general priority power to speed exports of any other goods whose ship ment would further United States foreign policles.
4.The power to regulate the sale and use of the alloy anti- mony.
Also expirlag but likely to be renewed before the deadline, are the controls over tin and import controls over fats, olls and rice.
AFGHANS PROTEST BOMBING
Kabul, June 26..
A mass demonstration by the inhabitants of the Kalakan, Istalif, Karabagh and Shakar Barra districts, about 30 miles North of here, in protest against what they termed "Pakistan's transgressions and bombard- ment of Afghan territory," was reported by the Afghan news Bakhter, today. agency,
The Afghan Foreign Minister. All Mohammed, protested on June 13 to the Pakistan Am-
Mr.
The War Assets Administra-bassador, against the bombing of tion, now nearing the bottom of Afghan levies by Pakistani planes, its bin of billions of dollars worth The ineldent, in which 15 were of disposable war surplus, is fac said to have been killed and 12 ing extinction. The Fo-called wounded, was described us hay- "war powers" contained In
the ing Second Decontrol Act of 1938
are also dying.
Too Many Oils
Once a web of regulations on rationing, priorities, allocationa inventories, etcetera, they have dwindled to small proportions.
taken place at Mnghalgal. The demonstrators demлuded in- mediate active measures, the agency said, and submitted their demands.in petition to Shoh Mahmoud Khan, the Prime Minister.
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crossed the frontier. The only Incident was that 1 hostile had collected al gathering Dawnlar, on the Pakistan side of the border, and fired on an afr cratt sent to
drop warnings te the gathering to disperse.
(One aircraft was hit and it retallaled. the Pakistan source Gald.)-Reuter,
He changed his mind later about tin, partly because of violent labour trouble in the Bolivian tin mines, and also di to possible chaos in the tin trade If the United States suddenly stepped out of control after seven
years.
•
The Agriculture Department has asked that import controls over fats, and oils be 'continued. I Once the problem was shortage. Now it is surplus. The entry of foreign supplies may have to be held down to protect the Govern- ment's farm price support policy. -Reuter.
Eruptions In Canary Islands
BRITISH JEWS' NEW CHIEF
London, June 20, Dr. Abraham Cohen, Vico- President of the British Section of the World Jewish Congress, was elected President of the Board of Deputies of British Jows here to-
dr. Cohen, a 62-year-old minis- ter of the Birmingham congrega- tion, succeeds as President, ¡Pro- tessór Selig Brodetsky, whose appointment as President of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem was announced recently.
The Board of Deputies founded 177 years ago and its membership represents 400 houses Earthquakes and volcanic erup-of British Jews and about 280 Lions shook the tiny island of synagogues and other institutions. Palma today and panicky villagers Reuter. are prepared to flee by sea.
Santa Cruz De Teneriffe,
June 26.
Powerful explosions, followed by
a shower of ashes and red hot stones, spewed from two small craters near the villages of Paso
Fuen and
Caliente, destroyed trees but caused no other damage.
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Tel Aviv, June 26.
At the same time the quakes Outstanding financial questions split the earth 'into long fissures between the British Government trom which sulphurous fumes and the Israeli Government will poured forth amid subterrancan be discussed in Tel Aviv
from rumblings.
July 1. Red Cre
Cross ambulances and Civil| A certain number of British Guard units alood by to help the officials are being sent from Lon frightened villagers if the Java don to Tel Aviv, where a special upprouches their homes,
office will be set up in the Israeli Government headquarter ciated Press,
The island's last serious erup- tion was in 1877-United Press.
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London, June 20. Acton, London and Manchester branches of the National Union of Railway. men today rejeoled the Rail- way Executiva offer of wago Increases to meat the union demand of 10 shillings a week.
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The wages' dispute has threatened crisie fr the relations between
the union and the authorities of Bri- tain's 18-months' nationalised railways. The
Manchester meeting rejected "with disgust" the offer: which was supposed to
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over 24 10, 0, a week.
The Manchester men da. clared for resumption of the "go slow" working. Dole- cates representing 1.500 union Branches will ment in Lon. don on
discuss Tuonday to the wagas aituation--Router.
DREW PEARSON'S
DOCTORS ENGAGE IN POLITICAL TIRADES
Rome, Juno 26.
A politically tinged squabble over the World Health' Organisation's policy on medical supplies and equipment onded abruptly today when do- legates voted overwhelmingly to stop the dis- cussion.
:
The argument was opened on Saturday in the pro- gramme committee by Bulgarla, Hungary and Albania with a demand that WHO embark on a large scale supply operation.
-
Dr P. Tagay, Bulgarian dele- ernments in their efforts to obtain gate, repeating tus charges of poll | incruical suppiles through interna- tical Uscrimination, told the de- tional economie 'machinery. legates that the Truman four polat programme has the same alms and results as the Marshall Plan.
BRITISH SEAMEN WALK OFF
Sydney, June 20, Tonight 180 sentien walked off the 1,020-ton British ship Akaros, just before the was due to aait for New Zealand, after what onc
dispute of them described an o over shore Jeave.
that the
The spokesman sold men had refused to obey on order take three and a half days leave by the ship's Australian agents to
here for Sunday work at sea,
WHO, is also to continue provid- Ing supplies for its own work and for specific projects and emergen- cies caused by epidemics,
Governments are to pay for suppiles used where possible. In some caacs, the Board stated, pay meat would be in national cur rency to be used by WHO locally for fellowships, supply purchases A total of 2,000 mon in 53 other. and approved health projects.
British ships in port have promis- The WHO 1950 budget estimates ed support for the Akaroa's crew, provide a total of approximately the spokesman said.
He claimed that the men will lose subsistence and pay if they take leave away from home.
Ships' agents, have the right to
After speeches by delegates of Hungary, Albanin and Yugoslavlu, the committee adopted a closure motion by Dr. R. H. Barrett of the United Kingdom delegation by a 26-3 vote. The committee then defeated a motion by Albania to create a sub-commlitee to study the supply programme,
Immediately afterward the re-half a million dollars for supplies. gwar medical supply programme Final approval by the Assembly and policy proposed by the execu- of this programme and the med!-order men to take leave abroad, tive was adopted. The US. dale- cal supply policy will come later but in practice never use it, the gation led the opposition on in the week.
apokeanan added. Saturday to the proposal to turn; Today's session (also noted and The ship is owned by the Shaw, WHO Into a supply agency,
referred to the Executive Board Savill and Albion Company, Ltd., Dr. Leonard Scheele, U.S. chief a protest by Poland that formulae and registered at Southampton.- Washington, June 26.
delegate, told the committee that and production methods of strep-| Reuter. The Columnist and radio com- the question of, supplies is antomycin, chloromeceten and mentator Drew Pearson, in a economic problem to be solved] aureomycin have not been puh- broadcast tonight, said: "The through established
peacetime lished. Secretary of State, Mr Dean Ache-channels. Dr. Schoele, who is The protest also charged that nonf is so worried about the Bri- US, Surgeon-General, also urged new production methods of pent Ush economic crisis that his advi- the committee to adopt the Execus elilin are kept secret. sers are even considering a plan tive Board's recommendations. Poland did not insist that the to underwrite the value of the The Board's policy pledges committee adopt the protest as a British Pound.”—United Press. WHO to assist and support gov-| resolution.—Associated Press.
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