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tion would be closed before April '30 and 'that the American military constabulary chief, Lieutenant Colonel Robert C. Works, had boon instructed to comply with the Russian request. The British reply to the Rus- sian demand has not yet been made public, but it is believed that. since the circumstances are identical, the British out- post will also have to

close down.

tions be closed.

The American authorities were last night reported to have sent a formal protest about this refuzzi,

ERP Chief Gets Down To Work

The

Washington, Apr. 11.

ERP Administrator (Mr. Paul Hoffman) today said he hoped to select his top assistants for the Euro- pean Recovery Programme by the end of this week.

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Seeing "Tetan and Isolde" at Covent Garden the other night 1 found the audience even moro fascinating sartorially than the players.

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In the crush bar there. pre-war evening.dress, post-war evening dress, and ensemblea that There comprised a bit of both. were flannel bags and sweaters, dirndis and tweed suits.

If intending visitors to Londen ask you what clothes to take for the theatre the answer is "Any- thing can go; everything does."

For some reason those who had taken the trouble to

to get into evening dress organised

them- selves more thoroughly in every way. One ni carried 'a shooting stick over which to drape his tails; another a fat wicker basket complete with vacuum flask.

Tough On Faces

At Welwyn Studios on Monday I watched Dame Evans at work Mr. Hoffman said in an inter as the 83-year-old countess in view, "I shall be greatly disap-Pushkin's "Queen of Spades," her pointed if I don't have them by first alm. then."

Since she was being photogra- phed in long-shot she didn't need make- the full, fantastic plastic

which takes three hours to up,

The trouble with these claborate

apply,

for

worn

many

British posta and telecom- munications officials have asked the Russians to reconsider their decision not to allow maintenance An official British statement squads in the Russian Zone after said tonight: "In 1946, an agree. April 15, und Major General V. F. ment was made with the Soviet E Westropp, the British Deputy authorities to set up a British

Chief of Staff, was expected to

The Administrator returned nid Ktation the Berlin- make a formal profest.

last night to resume direction of Helmstedt Autobahn to give

Generul F. Hays, the the US$6,300,000,000 foreign Major

aid technical assistance to vehicles Governor, refused to comment on Bend, Indiana, to wind up his af-

United

States Deputy Military programme after a visit to South during the winter.

the report that he had formally fairs as President of the Stude- make-ups is that they cannot be The Soviet authorities have protested to the Russians. "When baker Corporation. He will take now asked that, with the con.à reply is received, I shall be

days together clusion of winter, the old star willing to discuss the matter," he pany and stick with ERP for the ing has to be planned carefully to Shoot- leave of absence from the Com-without causing a rash. said.--Reuter.

duration," which means steppihyavold this; Indeed this is the first down from a US$100,000 a year time that anyone has ever played inb to one paying US$20,000

a major part in any picture wear- Charged before Mr. W. 11.

Mr. Hoffman said he was "boring such make-up for

so long. other John Latimer at Kowloon yesterday rowing liberally" from

Gielgud tried it 18 Disraeli with the pussession of a dagger Government departments in urder in "The Prime Minister" and had

to abandon it. at Castle Peaks Road on April 10, to get ERP into high gear with

Dame Edith leaves next month and possesalon of another dagger the minimum delay. So far, lat So Uk Village on the same added, he had had the "highest on a three-week theatre tour of

duys, Wong Chi (20) was

degree of cooperation" from de- Russia. She will not be playing manded for three days on the partment and agency heads, personally, but says she'll be at application of Sub-Inspector JS. though he begs, barrows or sicals the theatre all night and every Howarth,

their personnel-United Press.

night

Knowing her indefatigable energy and enthusiasm, director Torold Dickinson is quite prepar- ed for a series of telegrams from Russia telling him that the details of his Pushkin picture are all

Lack of reliable servire stn- tions on the lonely, 100-mile Au- Tobahn night force British, American, French and other non- Hussian vehicles to travel in con- voys, users of the road said.

Shrewd Step

The British station deals with breakdowns dally, an Fome six officer said.

Except for modern American ears used by American ameials and families, most passenger cars used by occupation personnel in Germany Te pre-war German vehicles, dilapidated after many years of service, and few can be considered dependable enough to make the Russian zonal crossing without trouble.

Although the agreement under which the outposts were allowed to open provided for their func- tioning during the winter months only, they have been in existence

two years, and the Russians have At

never previously orked that they be discontinued during the aяum-

mer,

The Russian demand is soon' here as another, shrewd twist In the

process of strangling Berlin's contacts with the Western world, which has al- ready cut off Allied rail pre- senger traffic and promises, af- ter next Thursday, to offer a most serious threat to telephone and telegraph communications.

U.S. Protost

Dramatic End Of U.S. Coal Strike

Washington, Apr. 10.

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a sudden dramatic meeting called by the House Speaker, Mr. Joseph W. Martin Jr., today, John L. Lewis and soft coal operators reached in 18 minutes an agreement which is expected to end- the crippling coal strike early next week. Face to face in Martin's office, Lewis and 'Ezra. Van Horn, representing the operators, quickly agreed to the appointment of Senator Styles Bridges as the third "impartial trustee of the mine workers' welfare fund.”

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at repeater stations in the Soviet Zone supervising cables running Lewis, as chairman, called a from Berlin to the West.

meeting of three, trustees for

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wrong.

The foolish virgins who never got around to queueing for the royal wedding presents will have the laugh on the others after all, Working at night when the ex- hibition was closed to the public. Castleton Knight, the man who made the Technicolor wedding! film, prepared a 30-minute Tech- nicolor picture of the presents. It should be showing within month.

think the public will much better in the film," he says. "Instead of fumbling around in

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a catalogue for details, they'll get an accurate description of the gifts from the commentary." •

Star Recipe

JEAN KENT gives me this recipe for a dish that she calls

Shrimparonl. I've taken the pre- caution' of trying, li gut and recommend it to your

It was a long deadlock over | 1500 hours GMT Sunday. He Today's move followed Satur- the payment of miners' pen-said it is reasonable to assume day's Russian refusal to renew sions from this fund that caused that an agreement, on the passes, expiring on Thursday, for the 27-day strike of 400,000 soft controversy will be reached British and American telegraph

within 48 hours and that the and telephone maintenance men coal miners.

miners will then return to work.

Cook 4202, of macaroni in salt. Still unsettled is the govern water, strah, rinse in het water: ment's court action against Prepare cream suce with 1 table- Lewis in an effort to end the spoon butter for margarine), walkout. Lewis is due to face tablespoon four, 1 cup cream Federal Judge T. Alan Golds-(milk or reconstituted powder borough in a Federal court on (will do). Season with 35 table, Monday.

spoon chopped onion, * Reaspoon curry powder (or paparika), .Pending are the govemment pinch of salt. motion seeking a Taft-Hartley Injunction to halt the strike for 11⁄2 cup of grated cheese and; lb. Blend sauce with macaroni: add

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saying that he recognizes "the

major responsibility Involved" or have been furloughed or ga the urgent need for a solu- placed ол maintenance work. tion of the problem.” He bald Power production in threatened. ho accepted the appointment "las

an opportunity to be of further service to the country,”

600,000 Idle

Moro Lay-Offs

One major steel fabricating plant noticed the workers of the plant that it probably would be Surveys showed that the soft-forced to close because of the coal strike has already made Idla | clectricity, shortage. riearly 600,000 workers 'through

Pennsylvania out the nation, and a precipitous, said it would have to furiaugh decline of Industrial production 25,000 to 50,000 workers by next is certain if it continues next week if the miners' strike con- (week.

tinues.

The

Railroad

The American Iron and Steel At least 85,000 steel, workers Institute sald the national: steel, have been made idle, layoffs have operating rate would drop 13. been ordered for more than percent to:71.3 percent of the 100,000 railroad works and rate capacity next week.United. more than 1,000 riverboat work-Press.:

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