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INCREASE IN RUBBER PRODUCTION IN U.S.

New York, December 24.

The vaulo of American rubbor production climbed

to US$3,500,000,000 in 1948. As the year draws to an end the industry is preparing

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In using about 1,075.000 long| The lustry, which produces tons of rubber, manufacturers about 50,000 types of rucher pro- turned out Anished products ducts, leanest valued at US$500,000,000 morenturul rubber than at a time than their 1947 total. Rubber since the war and steeren away synthetic rubber. During LH* consumption by manufacturers your

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ton of natural Bubber mv 450,000 af synthetg -approximately 60,000 trás more natural rubber und 11,0m tons egs synthetic than were consuni- ed in 1947.

Ruhr Talks Dragging On

London, December 24. The x-power London Con- ference on the Hair decided today: at its expected last but one meeting before Christmas not to host a communique on) their work until after the holl- day, probably next Tuesday,

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A Clean And Warm Xmas

London, December 24. The Government today an nounced that the people, will be allowed to take a bath at at any time, day or night, during the Christmas holl days.

They may also heat, their bedrooms 10 their hearts! desire. United Prear,

JEWS

AND EGYPTIANS RESUME HOSTILITIES

Tel Aviv, December 23.

Fighting flared up today in the Negov desert whera

a shaky truce between the Egyptians and the Jews has been in force since mid-November. An Israeli military spokesman confirmed Arab radio. reports that hositilities began again last night in the Negev.

******** [A war atmosphere has developed through Isracl, but,

Palestine Mediation Reaction

The American motorkt was the

Damaseus, 'December 23. Jalustry's best clestomer, but The Syrian Prime Minister. rubber

the Shalem El Azem, fold foreign inunufacturers say market is growing for such lines correspondents In Damascus rubber gomis, today that although Syrin, like tex. foam, produels, rubber the other Arab States. rejected twe, drug sulcies, Boming the formation of a fancitintion and rubber coated material,

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Commission, it has no precon- veived, ulvas direted against Arah and especially Palestine An interesis.

Dealing with Tukey's mem- the shop of the Commission, Premur raid he si usi suspect Turkey's neutrality, although he considered the Turkish press had recently been rather unfriendly,

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he said, tho fighting today had been on a small scale.

Big Project For Wales

London, December 24, Six major hydro-electric pro- Jeets in North Wales, estimated to cust £20 million and pro- ducing 520 million units of electricity yearly are being con- sidered by the British Electri- [elty Authority. He announced that Israeli tice a first step towards This was announced- by Mr.

perce. ground and air forces took part

.. R. Cooper, the Divisional clashes

"In view of the fact that the Controller for Merseyside and with renewed Egyptian forces in the Nirim Egyptian Government has done North Wales, who said that area of Southern Palestine durating to Indiente a desire to schemes were proposed for the

achieve, n

settlement fullwing areas: peaceful ing the night,

even after the Isruet Govern-

Conway, on both sides ment's expressed

Upper in Merioneth, readiness had taken limited netion, dron response to Dr. Bufiche's appeal shire, Snowdon, Carnarvonshire. Rheidol, Cardigan- ping bombs on each other's for- to release by stages the Egypt Festiniog Merioneth and Nant ward positions, he added. tans surrounded at Faluja, the Francon,

In Halla,

Carnarvonshire. United Nations Government of Israel foolr

In addition, extension to the spokesman said observers on the bound to reserve its freedom of hydro-electric stations spot had reported Israeli Navy action with a view units shelling the coast nt 8.00 its territory and hastening the Maentwrog, were planned. defending Karrog.. Carnarvonshire, p.m. yesterday. Observers were conclusion of peace."-Reuter, also said to have enunted 16 bombs dropped on Giza, the [ Northern Negev seat of the Arab Palestine Govemment.

The air forces

The spokesman satel Light He Couldn't

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that bserver Palestine had been ordered investigate a triple complaint by the Egyptions.

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December 24.

The Egyptians had complain- He said that Syria's old quar-

ed that their Negev pocket at rels with France being liquidni- Faluja was under Jewish arti- ed, there was no reason to sup-lery, and moriar Are and air Police announced yesterday

puse that Chais would France's Curtinision.

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and

Mr. Cooper sald the

out of the proposed schemes would in- crease the generaling capacity of North Wales Ave-fold and would be equivalent to a saving of up- proximately 300,000 tons of coal annually.Renter.

FIGHTING IN MACEDONIA

Athens. December 24. Guerilla forces, estinted

ม

attack

today against Naousse, two chief towns of Western Macedonia, the Greek General Staff Hanounced tonight.

yesterday, affect bombardment

Use their airport at El Arish was ut-headquarters of a Chinese lot-about 2,000 strong, launched

Licked by three Israel! planes and that a camp at Hafu and they ring doing a US$3,000,000 lerce

yearly business in

the Son Edessa ond Azem Presha sud he thought village of Can Yunis were bomb- the resolutions

Francisco Bay area. adopted by the ed. Cement Palestine Congress dericlu eating on King Abdullah

Officers arrested 25 Chinese) and confreated four tons of lata savage battle is going on.

The querillas were stopped bat the Fradin to consider k of Palestine and Trans-

further details

are yet Jurdans would not be carried out.

Henter,

Cabinet Changes Expected Soon

London, December 24.

The Prime Minister, Mr. Clement Attloe, will finally decide on his contemplated Government re- shuffle while spending Christmas at Chequers, his official country residence near London. The changes

130 ang huge nounced before the New Year Movement:

quarters

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London political estimated tonight that the re- shuffie might possibly involve 10 Junior and senior members of the total Government about 60. Few new hich Ministerial appointments are jexpected but there may

several transfers,

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Bald spokesman Egyptian Government had also An attorney staully insisted available.-Reuter. Lent a letter to the Security, the place was not a lottery but Couneli asking for "prompt cerulting beadquarters for 01: and immediate action in view expeditionary force to be sent in of a new violation of the truce China.

by the Jaws on December 22."

Meneral William Riley, the The judge leighed in disbelief

United Nations Chief of Staff in Palestine, had informed the Jews

when the attorney pointed to one

27 KILLED IN AIR CRASH

Madrid. December 28. All 27 occupants were killed

Chinese and said, "This one is when a regular Mudrid-Bar- that Egypt was now demanding the Generalissimo's brother-in-celona airliner crashed near Tar- that 'all troops be withdrawn law"Assortede devam

from the Negev before armistice

Os were opened.

Israel Government ro- plied to General William Riley that the Government of Israci felt bound to reserve its freedom of action to defend its territory since the Egyptian Government had changed its mind" and was not now willing to take prae- tical

in the direction steps pence.

"The Government of Israel," said a letter to Gedéral Riley, The only appointment DG- "has been

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SECRET PAPERS IN CRASHED PLANE

Athens, December 24.

of Important diplomatic documents may have been on board a Czech plane whch orashed in an in- accessible area of Greece,

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This construction is placed on The passengers were ive with an urgent order given to Greek Brazilians, two Greeks, three

The plot of the plane, which] washaüh‹ Trom Prague to Pales- line, was the wartime pilot of Winston Churchill.

Parliamentary Secretary to the Egypt. After the visit to the troops to rush to the scene of Czechs and nine Palestinians.

Dr. Ralph the crash in mountains near Associated Press. Belcher, key figure in Bunche, the United Nations act- Külamata. the London Tribunal proceeding Mediator, the Government of Ings, who hap resigned. be

rael was prepared as a token The appointment even one of goodwill, to order a start to new Minister automatically in- be made in the evacuation of volves the reshuffling of other Egyptian forces encircled portfolios. This is expected to Faluja (in the Negev), be Mr. Attlee's inst reconstrue- tion before the general election die in 1950.

Ho therefore unlikely make experiments,

Official Fources are silent on the move. The most peralatent Parliamentary prediction is that the Defence Minister. ME A. Y Alexander, may be replaced, possibly to receive another port folio.

Mr. Alexander, who has horne the brunt of Parlamentary erl- ticism of the Government's de- rence policy, is the leading poll- tical representative of Britain's

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All on board the plane are be-) lieved to have perished; n The Greek Government "A communication

about was made gravely concerned The prestige of the

to that effect to Dr. Bunche on documents, which are believed Gover-December 9.

to have been in the possessio ment, whom he appeals to the

The notion, will depend upon

Jargel! Government of a courier. understands that

The the Egyptian

'papers were from the steadiness of his Administration

bring the

Government has new changed Greek Legations in Belgrade next 12 months. Reuter,

its mind and appears to be and Prague, pinning itself to a single clauso in the resolution passed by the Security Council in order to undo the main purpose the Becurity Couneli had in mind -the conclusion of an armis

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