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ERP NATIONS REVEAL LONG-TERM PLAN FOR RECOVERY IN EUROPE

Her Cold Was Just A Baby

Detroit, January 4. Mra, Rose Bennick says she

has recovered from a "cold" but that she is still having trouble getting used to the iden that she is a mother,

Mrs. Bennick, 30. left her job

Paris, January 4,

|The Marshall Plan countries have drafted plans for an estimated 30 per cent increase in industrial production by 1952-53 and a $4,000 million rise in food production.

·

The Council of the Organisation for European Econo-`

mic Co-operation disclosed this tonight in its first long-term report. ';

The

Council warned that a very great effort, and mony sacrifices will be necessary. Declaring that the achievement progtraumes

of the 10 national

to

piles have caused the prices of almost all raw materials rise," the report declares. is conditional on an increase of cent output per

"In consequence, the relative

Almost asserted; prices report

all

some 15

50

рег

its animi-hour,

MARI

as typist on Friday beenuse of a "cold that settled in my back."

Hot packs applied by her hus-The recovery of Western Europe materials and food stuffs in corn- band Felix failed to help. Sever since the war has been consider-parison al hours inter, she unexpectedly oble, but the

цу birth

.

the

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JANUARY 0, '1540.

Bobby's Life Not Happy One

Shanghal, January 8.

A. policemen's life is A uncertain one in China.

Take the case of Inspector Pater Barten, Russian,mem. ber of the Economic Police, He was responsible for most of the arrenta of foreign businessmen In Shanghal during the 70-day reign of the economia czar, Najor- Generat Chiang Ching-kuo, last summer.

Yesterday Barton was a- reated by his own dconomic police. The charge was ax- tortion in terms of outlaw- ed American dollars.-Asso elated Press..

Opera Star In Suit For Paternity

No Signs Of Plans For War In Europe

Berlin, January 5. What are the prospects of war in Europo? Much de-

pends on one notion—the Soviet Union. Nations become embroiled in war usually in two ways. The first is by planned aggressive wars, such as Hitler launched. The second is by blundering into a war through pursuing an ag- gressive policy too aggressively.

1

Aggressive war is launched Allied military sources hayo finvariably by nations where the not discovered the slightest spo power to declare a war rests in that the Soviet Union is plon- the hands of one or

asmalling an aggressive war in the im-

medinte future. group of men who need not

To launch such an attack, t consult the people of the nation would be necessary to stockpile —namely, a dictatorship,

weapons and supplies in vast Union The Soviet

is such a quantities ncross Europe, It nation.

would be necessary to bring inte

A second qualification leading the Balkans, „Poland and Faster 'tu afgressive war is that the Gerinany large numbers of troops ination in question has embarked whage movenient could not

upon a policy of world or region-inasited.

al domination, or is determined No such movement has been

No Signs

Not Planning War

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with

manufactured distance left to goods hus rien considerably,"

The shortage of raw materials |

New York, January 4. jo sprend s political or, religious reported. Although the Russians seven-pound go is longer than the road nl-

ready covered. The effort called i

threat

The Italian tenor Ferruccio creed which excludes all others, keep considerable numbers economic slaughter her first child,

The Soviet Union prenches such troops and plages in Eastern Ger "I had no idea that I was go- for in a severe challenge, but activity and well-being of Wes- Tagliavini, now starring at the

challenge to which the peoplestern Europe. "It is therefore Metropolitan Opera House, has creed in Communism. ing to have a baby," she said.

| many, there are not ennuigh for: of Europe musi

A third qualilleation sak her story Her physjeinn

for theuffensive action. essential that respond."

to the maximum filed a petition asking for the The report, adopted by the 19 posalde extent the The last time ahe

countries of dismissal of a

| Jaunching of an aggressive warisi was correct.

palernity suit shall seck

the conviction by those taunching | visited the stuctur's office was in Marshall and nations, warns that Western Europe

to brought against him by Misst that they will win it. the national programnus drawn | secure by discussions May, when she complained of be-

with Mary Phillips, 27-year-old ine tervise, and overweight. The up by several participating coun-potential suppliers, by offers of American singer. alchur at slar mentioned * no tries need to be revised and long-term contracts and similar

modified.

micamures zynąptons of pregnancy and

the development of not a statistical reviston new sources of examination was inade

of food supply "The baby WHE a complate of the programme which is need- and raw materials." surprise to

said, ed." the report said. "The statis- Iustrating the progress al- Gennick." had to take care ties are only valuable at indjea-ready made towards recovery, of things all by myself for tions

tions of the present national the report says Industrial pro about 45 minutes until the doc. policies and the size of the pro- duction in the OEEC countries

bien. tor got here."

Los a whole recovered to the pre- war level by the second quarter Bennick stayed home from a nuchinist's job to eure

of 1948. wife

KOU

both of

In the main industrial coun-

"The modiñentions needed are for his changes in policy.

import and the baby-hurriedly | export polley, investment ariel named Dorothy Elizabeth. "Mrs. production policy, and financial irles other than Germany, it is Bennick and Deroity are doing and commercial policy." well," the doctor Press,

zajd.--United

Science Helps Aussie Lefence

Canberra, January 5.

Production-Targets

progress bus

17 per cent higher. In agriculture. bren slower but nonetheless Commenting production striking. Agricultural production targets set in the programme, recovered after the serious set- the report said that while they back of a bad 1947 harvest, but may be individually possible.

ол

is still well below mn level.

It is doubtful whether they can

all be achieved in so short al

the pre-war

The Far East

time as three and a half years, In exports to the outside Throughout the report. the work, a remarkable recovery Australia is preparing to ex-need to control inflation 1: stress has occurred. By the Aret half tend her scientific research for d defence.

New projects.

In addition

undertaken, research, are bring

of Defence. the Minister

John Delman, luid a news conferenev. Discussing the recent visit here seientist, Sa

! The British

---Associated Press.

were about four-fifths of

National

agricultural

The New York Slate Supreme Court will hear the petition on January 17.

was

Miss Phillips alleged in her sult that Signor Tagliuvini the father of her daughter born un October 5, 1947.

Miss Phillips snid they met in

"and Philadelphia enamoured of one another".

beenthe

Under, the circumstances, Al- The Russians believe in the lied intelligence, sources believe eventual triumph of Commustam that the Soviet Union is not coh- Aver Capitalism. Politteally, tempinting offensive mlitary uc- Inition In Europe within the next they believe they shall win

laix months at least, the long run. tarily is another and open ques- Whether they believe this all-

ilun, only answerable by the So- viet General Staff.

She alleged "On several oc-

has no capacity to sue, since casions Tagliaviti acknowledged

she mentally incompetent." he was the father of the infant". Tagliavint is the husband o

Tapilavini has asked the Pin Mussinari, Lyrle suprang at court to dlemise the case on the Metropolitan Opera House. the ground that "the plaintiff Reuter.

Tornadoes Ravage Southern U.S.

Warren, Arkansas, January 4.

48 and

neither Russia

It is taken for granted that tor the West wants war. There are stuations which might provide an inelden! leading to armes confilet,

The chief the is the Berlin blockade. But there are others,, such as the Communist revolt' In Greece.

If the Soviet Union should try hat the air-lift to Berlin by jusing fighter cenft und shooting down Ainerican planes, it would certainly briar way near.

If Soviet troops should appear In support of Markus in Greece, again it would be a grave thrent to peace.

The Danger

The danger is that the Soviet | Union might resort to these or similar acts through ignorance of American reuetions.

leat

Soviets

was decadent

moke

the same

that the West and would never

of 1948, the total trade of the In adopting the report, the par

participating countries recovered Maishall Plan Ballers reallem to about 85 per cent of the 1938

It should be borne in mind that i rocket range and guided missiles their intention to achieve a joint level and exports to the outside Tornadoes which ravaged this small town of 7,500 the Soviet Union fought large.

European Recovery

Programme, work

scale wetloes against the Japan- The report is an interi

one pre-war,

.poople yesterday and bore down on El Dorado, which will be submited

ese fur years along the Manchur- to the programmes show that the in-

40 miles away, and parts of Northern ian border without a formal war. Economic Co-operation Adminis- creuse in production above pre-

It will be a serious mistake on tration in

Washington.

war likely to be about 15 per Louisiana, killed 52 pooplo, injured about 350 Henry Tizard, Mr. Dedman suid The report declares thn 1952 cent.

the Soviet's part if they decide and left à trail of devastation.

the United States or Britain The report an investigation has been going is only a step on the way to full

states that the on for sume tine regarding new economic stability. This does not

injured would telerate similar actioris programmes

The tornado, which appear to have

struck but killed Western

without war. projects for Australia, Nu de-mean that

Europe is

over-estimated 110 probable Warren late yesterday after nearly 300.

The danger remains that the Ciston has been reached on the sondemned to a long period of avaliablity of supplies.

noon. lasted only 15 minutes, Many bodies were ent to rib-

bons by falling or flying timber giguatic blider Hitler dit in al- form of the new projects, he and hardships and difficulties.

The exports of most countries

may The national programmes taken in the non-participating sterilng together imply I recovery

by area, for example India, Pakistan large expansion in exports to the and debris.

Go for only 27 have been ways estimating sterling Arca 1052-53 of pre-war standards, and Burma, were well below-participating

identified. level about two-thirds but it will be more realistic to pre-war, and their recovery will t

The Mayor, Jan Horley, raid Bght-Associated Press. assume a slower, but nonetheless in limited by the internal needsiger than in 1998. The pos- the damage was at least $1,000,- significant recovery, it snirl of rapidly growing populations will depend first on the total size sibility of achieving these goals

FORTS 000. The interesse In the world and of Industrialisation. London, January 4,

the night dazed population and the rise in the '11 Baby Prince Charles of Edin-standard of living in all contin-ports from the Middle East, the

programmes

assume im- the import market in the urvivors stumbled through the non-participating sterling area. ruins of a 20-block industripi burgh, horn on November 14,

ents has made the works For East and Spuin more than

imports of

certninend residential area, seme in Morris Pristige existing food production indie-twice as great as 1947 and rather factures will be limited by search of relatives.

her policy of expanding local in- genter than before the war.

Doctors and nurses from near- {ustries, although imports of "The prospects of imports

by communities

helped local scale ore remote. The ex-capital equipment will be needi- medical officers, working through vary high level

ed to build up some secondary the darkness, rain and hali by of perting capacity of China, Japan activity throughout and other Far Eastern countries

industries.

and candle-light to lamp

treal the world and the depletion of has been severely reduced since

the strentn of injured. the more easily accessible dup- 1938, and it would be imprudent

and to count on a restoration to the pre-war level."

BABY PRINCE'S

FIRST JOURNEY

morrow, when Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh take him from Buckingham Palace to SandringhornS.

They will be joined on Satur- tay by the King and Queen- Beulcr.

quate.

Price Increases

"The aconomic

Wave Of Violence By London Thugs

London, January 4.

There has been a sudden and alarming increase in

crimes of violence in London.

Senior ofcers of the Criminal I

London stone needs 5,000 more

Investigation Department of policemen-Reuter,

Scotland Yard today discussed fresh steps to catch the thugs who are making streets and homes unsafe.

Fifteen people have been al- lacked f London since Christ- mas Eve. Three were murdered. Others have been so seriously

injured that they have had to be

taken to hospital.

Three people were attacked with knives in their hornes.

A young mother of twins was

found battered to death Landen bombed site three weeks ugo.

A former sailor was found strangled with his own tie at St Albans, a country town 24-miles North of London, after attending children's party with his daughter.

A cartoonist, Harry Michmol» son, was battered to death -In

In London's fashion,

hi

fat

able West End,

A watchman, aged 69, was killed in his-hut on an arterial road leading Northward out of London. His watch, was missing.

Hooliganism anwong pepple

young in London suburbs seriously concerns police chiefa whose problems are increased by an acute shortage of recruità to the force.

THEY DRANK THE WRONG BRAND

in

Glasgow, January -4. Six Glasgow people have now died and 12 are seriously hospital, two being in a critical condition, following = p#sty hit night.

Something they drank is sun- pected as the cause-Heuter,

this

on

"India's

All through

"Burma's exports and hence her importing power are unlikely to recover to the pre-war level by 1952-53, No very large in- crease is therefore likely in the total Imparts of the non-partiei- Referring to exports to the pating sterling area." Middle East and the Far East. It seems the national pro-first-aid stations.

Over-Estimated

At dawn today, troops police began searching for bo.. dios while convicts from the local gaol ofeared the debris. The Red Cross and the Armed Forces sent mobile kitchens and

the report says 'The present gromme has over-estimated the A worker at the Bradley lum- conditions in Japan and China possibilities of sales to the non-ber mill said that the sform make any assessment of participating sterling arca, athurled huge logs through the air market prospects difficult. The least at present prlees-Reuter. {like toothpicka-Reuter. 1038 Imports from the United

Blatos werk

about and and thras-quarter times those from QEEC countries, and this pre- dominance may be expected to continue."

The report says the partialpa- ling countries are planning

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