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70 Skymasters To Augment Berlin "Air Bridge"
Stepping Up Food Supplies
Berlin, July 18-Another 70 giant four-engined Skymasters from the United States will soon aug- ment the "air bridge" supplying the three Western sectors of Berlin over the Soviet blockado, it was reliably learned today.
Under normal conditions, they would increase the the flow of supplies into the German capital by 2,100 tons daily, as each of the Skymasters is expected to carry a 10-ton load three times in every 24 hours.
ALLOCATION
OF RICE
SURPLUS
Washington, July 18.-The
Food United Nations
and Agriculture Organisation an- nounced today that delegates of 16 nations representing the Far, East, Middle East, Europe and America will at- tend the Rice Council meeting scheduled to open in Mexico City on Monday.
The FAO said the agenda will in- clude allocations of rice to Europe for the second half of this year and division among member countries of 200,000 tons unexpectedly available from Slam and the United States. The Council normally meets at the headquarters of FAO here but it will convene this session in Mexico the Invitation of the there,
al
The Americans are already using about 60 Skymasters in the "air bridge."
The best flying weather for a fortnight today favoured the air lift into Berlin, and the British "mel" olicy at Calow Airport forecast the Bux 24 hours would see a bigger than ever flow of supplies..
Royal Air Force authorities here described as "entirely netlilous" o report in the Soviet licensed news- paper, the National Zeitung, today that former Luftwaffe pilots were being used by the Royal Air Force In the air le".
The
paper had alleged that the so-called Germans, members of a secret "Baltic Legion", were ordered to take part by Lord Tedder, the Chief of Air Staff, who arrived in Berlin Just Thirday. "It was fell that, due to constant bad weather, the only pilots with a good knowledge of the local topography could be used on the Berlin run", the paper added. NEVER USED
no
The British authorities replied;
have government] "On
German occasions nationals been employed by the The countries which will attend Royal Air Force on operational meeting are: China, Burma, duties, nor are they likely to be in Brazil, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, the the near future."
the
United
States, the Philippines,
.
France, Indio, Indonesin, Italy. The omeial Soviet newspaper,
Mexico, Pakistan, Siam United Kingdom.
14111
rc-
sald the Taegliche Rundschau,
today be that "all difficulties can moved" If the Allies agreed to the proposals for Germany, Sovlet
of the ndding: "The propaganda splitters that Russia cannot Run
MORE RICE AVAILABLE Omcials said that until this year the rice supply was so short that none was allotted to Europe where wheat and other grains
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Snipers Fire On Siena Funeral Procession
Rome, July 18.—Snipers with rifles and automatic weapons today opened fire at Siena on the funeral pro- cession for three policemen tlain when they tried to defend the Abbdia San Salvatore electric power sub. atation.during. last week's general strike and violence. An undetermined number of person was injured by bullets,
Telephone and telegraph commu- nications between Slena and Florence wero severed. Reports said that snipers fired from the roof and windows of the Agricultural Workers Union headquarters in mid- town Siena. Troops were reported to have surrounded Siena, ancient town of more than 48,000, to check : everyone entering the town.
Late Gen. Pershing Lies
In State
Important Assembly Voto Today'
από
Paris, July 18.All Sunday nowspapers agreed that the vote tomorrow would be un- certain and it would be # close one, way. Dr the other. Some political writers speculated the tense situation in Berlin might make the Socialists hesitant to overthrow the Government now.
The Communist newspaper, Lo Umanite, challenged the Socialists to match their deeds to their words voled. The 'Socialist when they piper, Le Populaire, did not com- ment cuitorially.
The Government meanwhile, is still trying to end the civil service, strike which has hampared ad- ministration for 10 days Customs, ogents went back to work over the weekend and the honeymoon hos ended for tourists, black-marketeers
carted! who had Emugglers and contraband across the frontlers duty- trea for a week.
the
The strikes continued Ministries of Finance, Labour, and
and 46 pre- National Education Tertures.
Finance workers, the backbone of the strike, were to vote today on wl:ether to return to work.-United Frets.
STRIKE TO CONTINUE
National Puris, July 18. The Council of the non-Communist Finance Workers Trade Union to- night unanimously decided to con- tinue the 10-day old strike of 60,000 Treasury employees, including cus- toms officers and income tax col- lectors announcement
The
after a day-long
CGT
was
consideration
made
of
the situation as affected by the Go- The joint vernment's regrading. Committee, representing the Com- munist
and the non-Commu- nist Force Ouvriere and the Chris-
to tian Federation, which met today consider the action of employees in the Ministry, decided to call a meet-
Washington July 18.--The Meanwhile, the condition OI Paliniro Togliatti, who was gravely body of General John Joseph ing for tomorrow morning for the wounded, remained unchanged. A Pershing today lay in state in employees to decide whether or not medical bulletin said, "The tempera- the rotunda of the Capitol and they would return to work-Reu- ture, pulse and blood pressure re-
constitute antee the whole of Berlin's supplies the widow of Marine Brig-Gen mained unchanged. Hereafter thousands of Americans, led by ter.
is mendacious."
said last week
PURCHASING' PROBLEM
of
a
The
resolution
rostrum.
1
the
one
bulletin will be issued daily at mid- was signed by three night." It physicians who have attended To
litt since he was struck down by bullets fired by a Sicilian law student
Parliament as Togliatti eft Wednesday.
the
Communist
on
that
President Truman, filed past the bier in tribute to the great old BRITAIN soldier.
in
IS
ACCUSED
The nailon's highest ranking-mili- tary officer, who led the American expeditionary force to victory France in World War I, was re-
hunours the nation can bestow. The Hyderabad
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Czech Police
Crack Down On Patriots
Prague, July 18.-The first signs of a crack-down which many Czechs have predicted for weeks appeared in the last days of a festival when club-
calving in death the greatest Karachi. July 18.-The Nizam of swinging police thrice dispersed
state.
the
Britain
Nizam's
:
Portland, July 18.-Leaders of the Progressive Party in Oregon announced today that
the basic food. They said this con-
Evans F. S. Carlson, Pacific war is served supply for Far Eastern
controlled radio hero, would run for Congress rice
The American caling und other traditional countries. They said, however, that reported Inte lust night that rate of from Oregon on the Third Party producer countries wanted to save workers had removed 10 miles
the Berlin-Helmstedt ticket. from
lino their usually important market in track
railway, the vital East-West
They said Mrs Carlson, a resident Europe.
Clackaman County, will be The list of delegates by the coun-whose closure by the Russians com-
nominated formally at the con-
U.S. ACCUSED tries
was announced here as follows: pleted the blockade of Berlin.
Zone China, Koo Shou-engi Burma, Fu
railwaygressional district convention to be Leading Soviet
flag-draped casket was borne from sacrificing "tried friends" because shouting and singing crowds in Mat Tun and Kien Maung Galle;
that the held at an unannounced date. oficials
Pietro Secchia, neting head of the Walter Reed Army hospital, where they had top little nuisance value, Prague's Wencelas Square and opening session of the Brazil, Callaro Rodriguez: Ecuador. sleepers were ratting and that re- Wallace-Taylor party convention in first formal implication
Italian Communist Party, today made Pershing died on Thursday at the according to ti statement in Hyder an undisclosed humber of Sokol Oswaldu Garctu, Egypt. Anwar pairs would be completed as soon as
Oregon began here on Saturday with America was behind the shooting of 4 of 87, to the historie catafalque abad's dispute with India, released members were jailed.
today by Nianz!: United States, Bob Ellis,
possible.-Neuter.
under the high, Capitol where only
Artent. supporting Harry
Reliable reports this week sald of the committee and
leader. Palmiro 11 other Americans have lain Bridges chairman
General in International Longshore-
The accusation was contained in that the Police themselves are being Michael Bennett; the Philippines, Jose
men's and Warehousemen's Union Togliatti. Toaders and Arturo Tanco, France,
Chief, "in any lockout or strike that
President Truman arrived at the a letter to Lord Louis Mountbatten, mercilessly purged, apparently in India, N.G. A.C. Boussingault;
may develop after September 2." In a two column front page article Capitol a short while later, almost who relinquished his post on Gover-preparation for the expected general Abhyankar; Indonesia, C. E. Hogan
crack-down, thorough-going house- About 150
persons gathered in
Unta, unnoticed slipping into the rotunda nor-General of India recently. the party newspaper, and R. L'Muir: Italy. P. N. Rogers;
beneath a large red, white and blue Secchia wrote what the Communists through the basement door. The The Nizam's main charges against cleaning is said to be under way in Pakistan, M. M. Farookhi; the United
portrait of Wallace smiling down newsmen have been hinting for days Chief Executive, who served as an the Government of India are that the Ministry of Interior reportedly Kingdom, Leonard H. Allen; Sion,
First under the standstill agreement, the precipitated by the arrest and subse- on the meeting from behind thethat the Americans, pochaps with artillery captain during the Dllokalt Kridakon; Mexico, Augus-
the connivance of the British and the World War, walked quickly across Delhi government falled to supply quent escape last month of a high 18-Britain. now!
urgently needed for internal ministry official, Zbeenk Oman. the arms tin Ochoa; Cuba, Ramon G. Osiana.
London, July
Chairman Nels Peterson, Portland Vatican, tried to eliminate Togliatti the echoing marble door to
ankl did in Hyderabad ---United Press.
which was guarded by four security labour attorney, opened
гол- as the only man who could prevent building air liners that will be the
The usual Saturday night. galety U.S. RICE EXPORTS
"old Italy's joining the Western rowers enlisted men and one officer standing nothing to prevent border raids in
had grim undertones in Prague last. best and fastest in the world, may be
spite of repeated representations. rigidly at attention. parties have ignored the needs in a war with Russia:
VI Washington, July 18.-The Agri- forced to buy planes abroad to nilon by charging that the
MR MARSHALL'S EMOTION In fact, the Hyderabad charges sny, night market.
this déficit passenger
One Czech glanced around before She has started to produce 10-the people and
Secchia recalled that Togliatti Mr Truman stood alone for one Indian soldiers were sent into the
to stir up speaking and phrased it thus: "This down at state in. civilian dress
is the beginning of a public perfor during the August-May period engined turbine powered 80-seater dramatised by the tragedy at Van-
had promised in a Chamber of De-minute gazing silently but Port City."United Press. flying boats,
puties to call workers revolt Pershing's face. record of. 860,000,000 Saunder-Roe
Then he stepped trouble. reached a
The documents add that under the mance. Up to now the producers developing an all- fous Sunderlands are
and rather than see Italy join an anti-down from the catafalque pounds, compared with the previous
walked slowly out of the rotunda. standsUll agreement, India promised have been busy behind the scenes of Russian crusade.-United Press.
play. Tomorrow they will begin largest shipments of 758,000,000 Jet 500 miles an hour air liner that
The Secretary of State, Mr George Hyderabad foreign trade facilities
It will have the cast. assembling economic instead Imposed Marshall, who had been Pershing's but
solemn hundreds of parts, all of them will fit in spite of the military alde for five years and who blockade was recommended by Pershing to be assurances given by Lord Mountbat-Into the synopsis story of the villains from the West and the last the Army's Chief of Staff in World ten. War I gave way to a rore display In a letter of complaint to Lord act will be the final elimination of warned freedom in Czechoslovakia."-United of visible emotion when he visited Mountbatten, the Nizam tho bier.
Britain that "to break faith with Press. Concealed flood lights focussed on the woalt la perhaps less of im- than to the
.disadvantage catafalque. The tall, lean mediate
but Windsor, July 18. The King and
was the perfect break faith with the strong, Acting Commonwealth Statistician | Queen, with Princess Elizabeth and mustached officer
in the end it brings its R. however, a in death as in assuredly permanent gain to the population and other Knight Companions of the life. His body was clothed in full retribution."-Associated Press. was only 10,250 people because over
military uniform with four stars on the same period, 6,100 persons left Carter, the ancient Order of Knight- each shoulder. Holding the rank of hood, attended the 600th anniversary the country permanently,
shared only with George Washington, The permanent arrivals comprised of the foundation of the Order at St the General of the Armies which he
General Pershing outranked "all
all of 45 percent of all arrivals, the per- George's Chapel here tonight.
Earl Bounbatten, former Viceroy the five-star generals of World manent departures, 23 percent of all departures. Of the 10.400 arrivals. of India, stood with his fellow War II and was entitled to wear as 8,000 were men, 7,800 women. Knights on the steps of the Chapel many stars as he chose. But he never United Press.
to receive the Sovereign of the Order wore more than four.--United Press. and hals Consort, who were dressed
culture Department today reported maintain that the United States rice exports
the
pounds of the last comparable period. will the giant Brabazon 100-seater MIGRATION
The Department
fly in an that un-
day will shortly undergo tests. usually heavy deliveries in May
to be These machines, certain amounted to 140,000,000 pounds, of which about 70 percent went to world winners in the export market, Cuba, 20 percent to China-United will not be in service for several Britain's and, meanwhile, years nationalised air lines jog along with modifed war planes, trying to rival Arms using postwar machines made in the United States.
Press.
investigator's Ordeal
Britain is now faced with a double
problem: whether to buy American planes to present a bold front to in: ternational competitors or to wait till London, July 18-A senior Bri- her own machines are ready,
Buying abrond, it is argued, tish transport official who went to Wittenberg in the Soviet Zone to would hurt the British aircraft in investigate the detention of 200 dustry, which in wartime turns out barge members of the
Aghters and bombers for the Royal and Air Force and would harm the ex today that be their families, sald
trade by
to the giving rise day's hurt was under arrest for three
how could Britain during which he received only dry argument that binck bread and water.
expect to sell planes abroad if she does not think t..em good enough
crow
John James Simms, London, left to operate herself. Hamburg on July 12 to learn what The main argument for the buy- had become of the crews of the 30 abroad-protagonists is that the n- British Zone barges which had beention's airways, which had £10 held by the Russian since June 24.
000,000 loss last year, will face ruin aimms, who is senior officia Inland Water Transport, a branch of if they do not modernise
new business. the Military Governmeal, reported fleet and capture
that the crews have not been allow-cuter.
ઋતુ
to leave thefr boats nor have
food supplies boen ont aboard dur-
ing their three-week detention. United Press,
Relief For Flood
Victims
South
their
wos
to
TO
Windsor. Pomp And Ceremony
AUSTRALIA
Canberra, July 18-Latest Iming Bration figures for the four months ending April, 1948, disclosed 10,400 people came permanently to Australia.
that
instituted
MOSLEM WOMEN
Secks Protection
Manila, July 18-Jose Climaco, the husband of the murdered movie and malo star, Lilina Velez, has rought profection from Quezon City police authorities, it was learned today!
Climaco raid he had been noticing Karachi, July 18-Pakistan has of late three suspielous men loltor- asked the Malayan Government to
ing around his home-Neuter. help
ABDUCTED
in tracing Moslem women abducted during the last coramunal
inken to Singapore and Malayan
disturbances from cast Punjab and
in full Carter robes with long flow New Shipping Service the manties of dark blue velvet.
The Order was
as a Shanghai, July 19. Regular towns. Government sportesman Display Cancelled
military Order by King Edward III China-Japan shipping service will disclosed today. Moscow, July 18-The mammoth in 1340, but is now more geherally be inaugurated on Wednesday with The spokesman said that inforica- air parade, planned to take place bestowed on Royal personages and the departure of the China Mer-tton in letters received from Malaya here today to celebrate Soviet, iconing members of the Peerage. chants steamer, 8.8. Sai Lino, for revealed that Moslem women had Aviation Day, was cancelled owing A fanfare of trumpets proclaimed Kobe, according to Chinese reports
been taken there by Sikha and kept; to rain and low clouds. It is to be the arrival of the King und Queen.-
in disguise.-Associated Press, held later-Reuter.
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Father's Long Search
Search For Lost Son
out
wlio
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Wanchal Road, Wanchal,
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Waldoboro, Maine, July '18. This had been a' hazardous quest; faulty tale. He slept in huts and -A father came home today for the 55-year-old former Misan-under the stars on steaming jungle chusetts busbicasmah who hoped to islands over which the Japanese and the after travelling around
Ond peace In this village when ha]GI had fought. world in a painstaking search retired.
On Borneo came the first real clue Shanghai, July 19. Singapore and for his soldier son whose body
"I'm going to find our boy," he from an unnamed Japanese other, oversens Chinese communities he thought was buried in 随
said last February as he set out.,, told of seeing a D-24 plunge into the have so for contributed more than plane's wreckage near Balik. He said it with quiet cureness that ocean bay over Makomar Sirait. The CN$16,000 milon towards the re-
silenced friends and government tale fitted in with sketchy govern- lef of food victims in Fuklen pro-papan, Borneo.
majority of home..
Six months ago prey-haired John ometals who tried to dissuade him.ment records.
Alone he travelled to Californin, East Foster pet
to seek his son
Foster went to the spot and there oris. Donald, 31, missing and presumed In his pocket was only meagre in-with the help of new found friends
records he found the splintered wreck, Liberator bomber on concerning the lost plane's scheduled แ
fight and personnel. By plane he Foster came home through India. ime purpose, but the Fukien au- October 22, 1944,
way prisoner led rode to Australlo and then on foot Egypt, Italy and the British Isles, thorities are said to have requested A Japanese
seeking his heart a litle more at. ense. "NEXT CHANGE * KITTY-BRAZEN, BEAUTIFUL SPITFIRE— also 300 lons of foodsflug under Tuster to the wreckage of a plane trudge the lonely father, the Americon ald programme,
He said: "I am some trace of the son he loved and What will he do if the wreckage IS ONE OF THE GREATEST SCREEN SIRENS OF ALL TIMEIN Heat Balikpapan,
ylelis the body of his son? Not Thuận It is estimated that the recont sure that's where my boy lies. The lost.
99 MITCHELL He Journeyed south through jungles "sure yet, said, the father, but, per- RAY MILLAND
LEISEN serlous foods in Foochow und other civilian, government employees at cilles til Tüken Tendere more than Manilar are working to have. the and over mountain pealis, moll-haps they will bring the lost lad
PAULETTE GODDARD In
PRODUCTION one million people liofiele Reu- plane identifled. When it is up I'll culously following scores of false home to rest beneath Waldoboro
know." ter.
threads, painstakingly, checking each i pinès-United Press.
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