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Manila, Nov. 17.
A special session of Congress early in Decem- ber to act on measures for implementing the Bell economic aid report appeared likely today as Pre- sident Quirino prepared to return to Manila from his native province in the North to discuss with the Cabinet and Council of State the memorandum of agreement he signed with the FCA cheif, Mr William Foster.
The President is scheduled to
return to Manila this afternoon from Vigan, in Ilocos Sur pro- vince, where he celebrated his 60th birthday. In Baguio on Tuesday be signed with Mr Foster
an agreement on the form and procedure of adininis- tering the $250,000,000 ald ̈ re- commended in the Bell report.
TO INQUIRE INTO SOVIET PRISONERS
Lake Success, Nov. 16. It was learned today that the Western powers might request the United Nations. General Assembly to apie point a special investiga- tion commission to deter-
700,000 prisoners believed to be in Soviet camps.
Dangerous 10mine the fate of more than Years Ahead
In Vigan, Mr Quirino an- nounced that he had called afwill Cabinet meeting for Saturday morning, shortly before the Council of State. meets the same day. He said he would submit to the Council the agreement and it would decide on the advisability of holding a special session of Congress to act upon it.
A hint to that effect “was given by Mes Franklin Roose velt during procedural dis- cussion in the Social Commit- tee of the Assembly.
Boston, Nov. 16. Some 800,000,000 people in Russia, China and the Balkan nations under Communist rule tremendous present a
Arguing against postpone :: challenge in the next decade, ment for a few weeks of the no according to Mr Harold Stassen. debate on the joint British-
The University of Pennsylvania | Australian complaint against... president said on Wednesday the Soviet Union on the latter's night those people are "living alleged failure to repatriate under the dictatorial approach, former German,
Japanese and E "which will make the next ten other war prisoners, Mrs years a period of "extreme Roosevelt said such a commis- tension and perhaps tragic war." sion might be suggested by one Stassen told A fund-raising of the sponsoring delegations. The President also instructed dinner for the Wharton Shcool the Finance Secretary; Mr Pio of Finance and Commerce, one- Pedrosa, to rush a new pro-third of the world's population gramme of taxation to be sub- was "defying the decisions of mitted to the Cabinet. The 53 United Nations and their de new taxation is intended to in- sire for world peace and pro- |crease revenues to 585,000,000 grèss."-United Press.
pesos yearly,
CO-OPERATION PLEA
Later, Western sources con- oeded there was a plan to that effect. They admitted it was un- likely Russia would allow the United Nations to conduct In vestigations on Soviet territory; but said the Commission could
formation available outside the the Iron Curtain-United Press.
WELLES S OPPOSES achieve much by gathering in-
RECOGNITION
Addressing a large crowd at Vigan, the President appealed
Los Angeles, Nov. 18. to the people of Ilocos Sur to The former Under Secretary co-operate with the government of State, Mr Sumner Welles, in its efforts to wipe out sub- said on Wednesday the United versive elements in the country. States should oppose recognition of the Communist regime in China.
we
He said: "At this time of confusion and. tension, should unite and help one an-
He said: "Not only has the other, not only for our own
present China rime been guilty good but also for our children." of aggression in China, but there is much indication that their Following his policy of aus-present government was not terity, the President refused brought to power by the birthday gifts and instead gave Chaussures, présents to old and poor resi-
dents of his birthplace.
BISHOPS FEEL
DISMAYED
Washington, Nov. 16, The Roman Catholic Bishopa of the United States have ex- pressed dismay over "the apathy jóf Christian Nations and the futi
lity of their feeble protests" against the persecution of Catho
U.S. KOREAN WAR lics In the Iron countries..
CASUALTIES
Washington, Nov 16.
If a special session of Con- gress is convened, it would have
The bishops, holding their two principal objectives besides the tax programme. There are
The Defence Department said adopted a resolution, deploring annual general meeting here, passage of a resolution of na- on Thursday that 28,881 Ameri- the persecution, which, they wild tonal polley for early imple can casualties had been officially follows a pattern of "stark fea mentation of the Bell recon-reported in the Korean war up planned starvation, and the d mendations and · pasinge of a bill raising fie minimum wages for agricultural Worktra United Frek.
to November 10,
placement And This included:6,208 killed in millions at, innocent action, 19,740wounded and 4,347 % serie The most missing in action United Press. history."--Heuter.
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