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SWING TO THE RIGHT IN BELGIAN VOTING
Leopold Backers' Hopes Raised
GREECE'S CABINET
CRISIS
The
Athens, June 27. The withdrawal of support by the Liberal group of 50 members hended by M, Sopho- cles Venizelos hus upset the The plan for a one-party Populist Cabinet, under M. Constantin Tsaldaris, to be ready for swearing in by King Paul to- night.
Brussels, Juno 27. official Belgian aléction results, announced late tonight, showed a victory for the CatholÏEs in both Houses of Parliament, Catholics-supporters of exiled King Leopold's return failed to secure a majority over all the other porties in the Chamber of Deputies, which would be necessary for any action on the Royal question.
Members of the proposed new The final figures for the Chamber of Deputies were: Cabinet were at the house of M. Taakeris ready to
the Ko to Palace when they heard this news. The Literal group, which M. Sophouli hended, has already insisted that the new Government should be like the last-a coali- tion of Liberals and Popullats.
Catholics 104 scäts (a gain of 12); Söcialists 66 (a loss of three), Liborals 30 (a gain of 13) and the Communists 12 (ã loss of TN
sador
According to friends of M. Venizelos, his change of mind was due to a statement mudo earlier today by the American Ambas- Dr. Henry F. Grady. Dr. Grady had said: "Americans are interested in seeing A Govern ment which will realise its great responsibilities without consider tion of parties or personalities."
The final figures for the Senate were: Caffiolles 54 seats (a gain of three), Communists Ave (a loss of mix).
The election
showed a clear
Hiving to
to the right, and the Catholics are only three short of
absolute majority in the Chumber of Deputies,
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The Communists suffered overy
rwhelming defeat. losing about 50 per cent of their seats Parliament in both Houses of
County Council and in the which were elected on the saine day.
M. Venizelos visited Dr. Grady and was reported later to have decided that the only way out ofThe votes of Belgium's most the crisis
Coalition was a new similar to the last.
The Populist Party had hoped to win the support of email In Partin- right wing groups. ment in addition to the support of the Liberals under M. Vani. zelos.
Earlier today, the secretary to M. Tsaldaris said that the new Populist Cabinet would present Itself to Parliament on Thursday to ask for a vote of confidence and probably for a three-month adjournment of the Reuter.
Chamber.
Anti Strike Legislation
Rome, June 27. Two new laws, intended to give the Government wider powers to control strikes, are to be submitted to the Italian Cabinet tomorrow before pre- sentation to Parliament.
densely populated area-the Province of Brabant, in which Brussels lies-were held up be cause the ofcial in charge of the polling station in a Brussain suburb had "forgotten" to add up the votes.
Prince Charles, the Regent, to- day accepted the resignation of the Prime Minister, M. Paul Henri Spaak's two-year-old So- cialist-Catholie Coalition Cabinet,
Spaak Unwilling
resignations in accordanco
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Motion On Atomic Bomb
Washington, Jane 27. Senator Halph Findérk (Republican, «Vermont) fà to ask Congress to forbid the use of the atomic bomb ex- cept as a weapon, of retalia- tion.
told reporters today that the bomb. is not pro- but perly a military dowica rather a means for the mass murder of citizens—Reuters.
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TRUMAN SCHEME FOR AID
Geneva, June, 27. Mr. David A.Morse, American Director-General of the 61- member International Labour Oce.
The Ministers handed in their With
declared today that RoFinal Belgian Constitutional procedure, under which the Gov. United States aid to under-de- crament resigns after general veloped countries will be avat- election, no matter what this re-
lable impartially and without sult
of the polling may be. discrimination to all who seek M. Spank the Socialist leader, to use it. stated that, in compliance with tradition, the chief of the Christ Ho added: "These services must Democrats the strongest not and never will be imposed on tian
on bo called party-would
a Government forma
"Noc will they encrňach upon Asked whether he would b willing again to
to combine
the the sovereign powers of govern- in the formulation and t of Premier. posta
and Forelghments
Cheir execution
nntionar Minister If entrusted with the policies and programmes." task of forming a new Cabinet, M. Opaak said: "j do not be- lieve this would a good formula."
to any one.
An ocial in close touch with King Leopold (now living neat Geneva) said here tonight:
No Coup
Mr. Morse was replying to comments in his annual report at the Geneva conference of the ILO.
·
The Office, he said is giving may emphasis to President Truman's "Point Four", plon.
Peter Penguin Plunges
Young Peter Penguin (right) eesme to have a nervous look about him as he wades ashore
bank” have, 'distinctly majesty they survey the
at London's Hódónts Park Zoo after taking his first plunge in the penguin pool there. And wall he might, for his senfòre, the King Penguins lined up on the haughty, dapproving took about them an with all their awrul new recruit, Peter le dhly a few months old, but he hopes by diligent awimming, and leav ing the beat fali, to his superlurs, ta gain their affection~(AP Photo),
Hush-Hush Slows Up Weapon Development
Washington, Juno 27. Dr. Karl T. Compton, the Government's senior scientist, said today that oxcessive concern with sacrecy has slowed development of riow weapons and international security.
Dr. Compton, chairman of the National Research and Development Board, said secrecy has be- come confused with security to an astonishing degree in public and even in military minds. Actually security depends to a far more im- portant extent upon rapid scientific advance which requires as little secrecy as possible, he
said.
He said: "I am sure that the pendulum has recently swung so far in the direction
STERLING TALKS IN LONDON
*London, June 27.
A spokesman of the Indlan Sterling talks delegations told the Press Trust of India that preliminary talks on India's Sterling credits with British Treasury officials are procced- ing smoothly:
He discounted reports that a stalemate has been reached in the talks.
n Dr. Compton said, kenrvey and "There enn be no question of progress are incompatible slact stalemate because we have never of concern science flourishes in an atmos- reached the stage of dealing with over secrecy regarding even little phere of free Inquiry and exe any large issue," he said.
The spokesman added that the debills and unimportant people change of Ideas, He said what is that our real security is suffering needed is to recapture that spirit talks so far have been confined lo It is sure because attention is which won the scientifle phase
from slowing
confidence UP OL
and enthusiasm acts and nigures on both sides, both the countries stating their (progress
in terms of Despective being: diverted from really big the war major attention
which
igures; It talks had not been held to be flone." thingd
need
Ex- Dr. Compton did not cite speci- focussed on suspicions and criti- in the last few days, it was be fic cases. But there are Indica cisms rather than on confidener cause the Chancellor of the
Hoquer. Sir Stafford Cripps, is ions that atomic energy
- und encouragement, We may he had really and search was one maiter, ne
busy with the European inter- burselves in serious
payments talks. stand inmini
danger from
of
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4.
a security
ife quoted the Commission point-he said.-United Press,
chairman,
David Lilienthals, statement that while guards, fences and investigators have An
not they do important place
about develop new knowledge atomic energy.
Dr. Compton called upon Con- gress, the armed forces, seientists.
This plan to aid under-develop ed countries was point four of the industrialist, workmen, the press programme outlined in the Pre-and the public generally to do all good team- sident's speech of January 20, į possible to promote
the outstanding when he took the oath of office work one of after re-election.---Reuter.
factors, hé si, in winning World War II.
Zionist's Bid For U.S. Help
The precise terms of the pro- pesed legislation have not yet
but left been published,
wing Socialists and Communists today attacked them, reculling that the Minister of the Interior, Signor Mario Scelba, declared in speech lust week-end: "It 1. "With the Catholics skirting an necessary to use force when the absolute majority in Parliament, agitation is of such a nature as and with the support of several to undermine the democratic cr-Royal Liberals who make thic der of our country."
comfortable majority very understood. | CHE One law, it is
the scrapping of the Parlia would make "cooling eff" periods ment Act which is keeping our obligatory before the actual wolk-mensch in exile seems to
to be p But of strikers, and other will foregone conclusion and 13 n
question of timbe The law referred to
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Chigage, June 27, oficial was passed in July, 1043 spoon after King Leopold's re Dapper Signrund Engel, 73, whó lease from captivity in Germany, said he made millions by fleecing Declaring that: the King would marriage-minded women; Wo never return to the country belarraigned today on a charge of fore this law is abregated, the swindling and failed to talk his pillctar atided:*
way out of gabi. King Leopold is not
Judgo Matthew Hartigan bound who would stage coup d'etat him over to the County Grand entice of new weapons and the should lift her arms embargo to
give greater police powers to the mere Central Government. --Reuta.
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The spokesman sald that if tome of the European countries nsist on part of their Sterling redits being convertible into hord currencies, it will certainly make the position of British dollar re-
ources more difficult but he could. not say how such a position will affect India's case for hard cur- reney.
He said that Mr. B. K. Nehru and Mr. Keith Roy, manbers of the Sterling delegations, have Tel Aviv, June 27. taken advantage of the few daya' Marshall aid: should be ex-let-up in the talks and have gone tended to Israel to help to bring to Washington in. connection with her closer to the Western bloc, India's dallim to from the Inter- Mr. Daniel Frisch, Chairman of national. Monetary Fund.
He described
tho
trip
to He said: "I believe that the the Zionist Organisation
Washington as purely routine a desire to eri-America, who is now visiting neuter. opposite apprcek self-advanc-israch, said today. tjelas or to meat at the expense of someon American aid could be used to cise is u sign of
a demoralised
help build the vast Jordan Valley team and that its
stimulation could be the subtlest of all sub- Authority scheme for the irriga
tion of the Negev Desert, Mr. acivities- versive un-American
Frisch said. World War II taught the
He declared the United States
Jury on 50,000 bond after he In the felony court appeared in
charge of having taken cialists scored"
trica their splendid $8,700 from Mr. Rosoda Corrigan, Despite the aged Romeo's electoral success thanks to their | 39.
legant We Want Our King It claim that in the last 40 years he whadd be dimeult for the party had married 50 women who had
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whole Elven him at least $2,000,000, heartedly for the King's early could not meet the high bond, return."Reuter,
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London, June 27, The Foreign Under-Secretary. Me Christopher Mayhew, told the House of Cominons today, that Britain has decided to sign the Internationel Wheat Agreement und Intends to rally it beftra July 1.
importance of having them at the Israck to counter-balance-the re- front first, Dr. Compton said in cent British decision to lift her Tending up to his discussion
of embargo to the Middle East coun-. secrecy, He said pointedly that the Nazi V- and V-2 missiles Mr. Fritch said that in a two-
This agreement, w folir-year con- had come along sooner the war hour talk today with Mr. David tract between 30 wheat import
exporting might well have had a different Ben Gurion, Israeli Premier; they ing and five wheat
discussed tho methods by which countales, guarantees, thin' export j Therefore true security oon United States Jewry could help and import of 438.281.300 bushels. sists in being far ahead as pos- Inrner's economy. Mr. Ben Gur* of wheat yearly-Router. Bibit of any unfriendly com-Ion, he said, assured him that the petitor at Amaries in with the|1
* Fornell I'm ernment, will enscurage atomis, bomb
private investiment based on pre- Drs Compton mald: "Secrecy is fit, especnify from the United one aspect of security for it is States Itautor. evident that, if we shoulit freely broadcast all information about our new development we would permit our competitor to keep pace with us at relatively little expense to litmeelt, Thus, secrecy
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FREIGHTERS FOR ISRAELIS
Haifa. June 27.
・・・ Two 10,000-ton freighters aroj tɔ
a negative or defensive aspect join the lurel merchant navy on of security.!!
August 1; the "manüger of the Israel-American Line, announced
Incompatible "But," he continued, "it wel here. A-17.000-ton pachiër simply sit light and lock up our liner to maintain a Halfa-Ngw
· 10,000-ton secrets it will not be long before Yerk service, and
ph ship for the Mediterranean traffic, "our"Betivi competitor. forges are to be acquired sapn.
shadil of us. So we must ulso Israch versels will carry half prass forward the positive the goods which Israel is to re- offensive aspect of security by ceive under, her US$100 million -making rapid advances in our loan
from the United States.
own elenco and its practical ap-| American venels will handle, the plications."
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