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EGG STARTS DISPUTE

ON SEX EDUCATION

London, February 6,

A 12-year-old schoolgirl refused to cat an egg last

wook and launched the mothers of Britain into what threatens to be the biggest dispute yet on sex education.

The girl told her mother that she could not eat the egg, "because I know how it was made and 1. am frightened."

Army As

Careergee For Women

London, February 6, British women can today sign on for a lifetime carcer 15 {1 soldier. For the first time there is a women's regiment as an integral part of the Army

British

The Women's Royal Army Corps, as it is called, replaces the Auxiliary Territorial Service, and members of the ATS may now WRAC they transfer to the wish.

"In the Royal Navy, the Women's Royal Naval Service is regarded in all respects, other separate than its subjection to disciplinary core, as part of the Navy itself," It is officially Royal *tuted,

"The Service offers full career to women," the Admiralty states in a formal announcement of the change-over.

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"Retired pay, pensions and gratuities will be payable to those who antisfactorily com- plete the necessary periods of Bervice, under conditions elmi- lar to those in force

Royal Navy,"

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The Navy will take women be- 28, a married

wen 18 and tween

Four hundred mothers then stopped sending their girls to the school at Maltby, Yorkshire. as a protest against the sex lec- tures given by a woman doctor,

"crude beenuse they are

and vulgar."

A Committee of Mothers was formed to fight for the "purity of 11 and 12-year-old daugh- tors."

Meanwhile, the London County Council, is planning to introduce sex education "unobtrusively" Into 11,350 schools.

Under the London County Connell scheme 370,000 London schoot children of all ages will be Instructed on sex questions inetunily and honestly as part of their general knowledge.

A LCC official said: "Our iden is to introduce the subject to the very young children in blology lessons. We will go into greater detail when the students reach the adolescent stage.

EUROPEAN UNION A

A REALITY IN TWO OR

OR THREE YEARS, SAYS MP

S.J. Perelman Coming To HK

Manila, February 7.

S.J. Perelman, humourlst and author of the best-seller "Westward Ha," is

among the notables arriving thle morning aboard the luxury liner President Cleveland.

Accompanied by his wife and two children," Mr. Parel- man ly bound for. Hong Kong, which he visited In 1947 in course of round-the-

the

for the magazine

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ALLIES ALL SET

Paris, February '7,"

A European Union is a certainty and may be only

two or three years away.

This was stated here today by Mr. Ronald W. G.

Mackay, British MP and advocate of a Union of Europe.

"Perhaps I am optimistic, but I venture to say that such a union will be a reality within two or

tion

Italian Approach To Britain

Home, February 6. Rome's prominent indepen- dent daily, Il Messaggero, in an editorial

undoubtedly shares the view held in authori pealed strongly for Anglo- tative circles here, today up-

Italian talks "to settle every misunderstanding between the two nations."

throo yours," he said. The short, energetic MP, here now the Council of Europe In for a two-day meeting of the the "politicat féld.

According to Mr. Mackay, a European Parliamentary Union į

which the United States of Europe, with a Council, commented on

a populo- draft recommendations for a strong economy and Council of Europe made public bulwark against the further of 275,000,000, will be a yesterday.

spread of Communism and one These, he said, are the begin which Russia will not dare to at ning of a Federation of Western tack-United Press. Europe.

"People..... in America don't realise that differents groups have been working to bring about a European Federation.

The Governments aren't ready for it yet, bul'it will come.

The fact

Governments Chat are going to call an official DX- sembly. means.. there will he European Union.

A Paradox "This. Assembly.. when. meets, can recommend a con stitutional convention to be held to draw up plans for United States of

Europe," hdded.

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Czechs To Form Exile Government

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"Some

"Will.

be

The newspaper said: people believe the British, think tradi- it premature to return Hional relations with Ilaly. But can one reasonably speak of pre- mature acts when the cause of

and

even of Western peace civilisation is at stake?

side, on the "On the Itallon New York, February 8.

contrary" the paper continued, Berlin, February 6.

Several Czechs who held high "it is felt this is the exact mo- American and British border

Government office before thement for laying the foundations guards are set to stop all truck

Communists came into power of active Anglo-Italian relations. last year, have arrived here by as the decision that Italy traffic into the Russian occupa-

"Some recent symptoms such air from London to attend tion zone when the ban on

meeting tomorrow to map out con

invited to discussions on the trucks carrying goods to for

constitution of the European through the Soviet Zone goes

plans for forming a "Govern- Union, the into effect at midnight,

important position Mr. Mackay said the

major ment in exile."

accorded to her in the organisa- Sunday traffle across the borders stumbling block In the way of

They are: General Sergei Ingr: tion for European Economic Co- was light, to the surprise of olll-an all-out-European Union now the former Defence Minister, operation, and recent algnificant clubs, who had expected a last-1s the British Government.

Vnclaw Majer, a former Food speeches in Parliament by Mr. minute rush to beat the deadline.

R. A. Butler, Lord Perth and At the same time, he thinks it Minister, Dr. Jaroslav Stransky, This is the first time the Western unfair to say the British Labour child

former Education Minister. Lord Vansillart, show on the Military Governments have passed Government is against a Euro-Miroslav Sedlak and Hubort

British side greater comprehen- laws affecting the trade of other

Ripka. a former Minister of sion of the movements which in- nations. The bar on truck traffic pean Union.

It

Trade. Foreign done

spire Italian actions. has, paradoxically, upplies not only to traffic from

Ripka said that Czechoslovakcin "There ennnot be real Euro- more to advance the European other nations bound for the Soviet Union than

& worse now "In

condition pean collaboration without # Zone but to

anyone else, that marked for transit through the Zone to coun-making the Marshall Plan work sald is bleeding the Czech peo-standing between Britain, France by than under Hitler." Russla, he profound and general under- tries in Eastern Europe.

and favouring Council of ple of all industrial output. Onicial

and Italy," the paper concluded. admit that stopping

"The Government truck traffic will not be complete-

is getting-Reuter. ly effective since trucks cũn by-

ever 70 per cent of the heavy and, under a industrial output pass the Western counter-blockade by

Russian order, Czech industries going into Czechoslovakia,

ar concentrating only on this heavy Industry.

Not Unclean

"IT a five-year-old wants to know where he came from, he will get a straight forward Anawar."

A

special "brieling" giving practical advice on how to handle sex education will be sent to all Managers, Governors and stufts uf LCC schools,

The Chairman of the Educa- tion Committee, Mrs. Malone, said: "A child who does not get

women will be accepted provided they are able and wiling to serve in any part of the world. Tá straight answer from a teacher which borders the United States gain a pension, women will have to complete 22 years' service, in the assessing of which wartime service will be counted.-Reuter.

Truman's Civil Rights Demand

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will go elsewhere and zet a crooked one."

Zone, then turning into the Rus- sian Zone. And Western shippers can still move their cargo by rail.

United Press,

Mrs. Malone continued: "The time has one when teachers con stund u child in a corner, or enne him, for asking a question about sex. The implication that GY sex is an unclean subject is de- plorable."

'White

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Europe, Mr. Mackay sald.

Gradual Approach The British Government's ap- proach to European union is a graduul one, he continued.

Ho points out that the or. ganisation for European econo. ric -co-operation Is in the economic field, the Western - Union in the military field, and

Australia" Policy Furore

The LCC has given permission for sex education to be included Washington, February 6.

in night school courses. In most President Truman

outside London, tonight schools

the teaching of sex reiterated his demand for

Is left to the civil liberties. Reuter.

discretion of the Headmaster. Under the heading "How to make Enemies for Aus- programme of guaranteeing to all people the heritage of freedom which wo have received from the founders of this nation."

He made the statement in 籍 leiter to the Nationul Citizens' Conference on Civil Liberties which opens here tomorràw. The conference will investigate the segregation of Negroes in certain preus of America and other restric- tions on the rights of minority groups.

Mr. Truman suld: "We must provide u solid foundation for the future growth of our-country. A free system can endure only when there is freedom of option, ex- pression and conscience.”-Reuter,

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World Rice Production Catches Up

Sydney, February 6,

tralia in the East," today's Sydney Morning Herald discusses the Australian Government's decision to expol Mrs. Annie O'Keefe, Indone. sian wife of an Australian.

"Underground resistance move- cats are springing up all over Czechoslovakia."

Majer told reporters that over 20,000

Czechs have fled the country since the coup and more The meet- are escaping daily. ing is to form a Central Czecho- sinval: National Committzo to unite

Czech refugees 11 the United States.-Reuter,

HEAVY FIGHTING IN INDONESIA

Canberra, February 6. The Indonesian representative, Dr. Usman, told newsmen today that heavy fighting is raging in Sumatra and Java, despite the United Nations Security Council's .She has been ordered by the thinking Australians

cease are order. the Australian Immigration Minis- White

Dr. Australia

Usmon claimed that Dutch policy needs

casualties are averaging 200 dally. ter, Mr. Arthur Calwell, to leave some revision Australia with her eight child-

He added that Dutch reports that "Those in favour of amending the Indonesians are not realsting | ren_by_a_former..marriage... the Act include Church-leaders the colonial war, are false-Unit-

that

Washington, February 6.

The paper says that Mr. Col-such as the Catholic Archbishop, ed Press. World rice production has at handling of alien problems

well's "tuctless,

of Melbourne. Even some mem- provocativo last caught up to the pre-war threatening to become a serious against retaining the Act in its js bers of the Labour Party are level, the Department of Agri-embarrassment" to the Common- present condition--Beuter. culture reported tonight.

wealth.

REBELS TRAPPED

BRITISH ENVOY

TO KOREA Thanks to the largest ocreage Both the writer of the leading

London, February 7. ever plunted and favourable article anti a columnist argue that

Vyvyan Holt, Consul-General at woather, the 1948-49 harvest. is Mrs. O'Keefe has the legal status

Athens, February 7, Seoul has been appointed British calculated to bc 7,470,000,000 of a British subject since she is 3g guerillas ond captured 33 when Office announced today,

Greek Nationalist forces killed Minister to Koren, the Foreign bushels, compared with the married to an Australian. 7,080,000,000 crop of last

rebel band was cornered near year, "If the Government tries 10

Britain announced on January and is almost identical with the deport her it may strike a hefty ponnesus, according to a bulletin, Korean Government which was Kleitoria in North-Central Pelo- 10 that she recognised the Southa 7.450,000,000 world average of constitutional ansg," the colum-issued today by the four years before the war. nist writes.

The largest gain was made in Mrs. O'Keefe declared today Asia, but record crops were also that she had no idea where she Fathered in Africa North will go. Standing before a large America und Europe. In some map of the Pacific, sho said: Asiatic countries planting hes "Just say we are going some* still not reached the pre-war where out there---to Mr. Col- level, but India and Pakistan are well's island." notable exceptions.

India is expected to harvest about 1,530,000,000 bushels--the largest for several years.-Reu-

ter,

GREEK QUAKE

Athens, February 6. Telephone communications with Patras, on the Gulf of Patras, are still interrupted us a result of an earth tremor, recorded yesterday by the Athens Observatory us

Mr. Calwell's secretary sald

the Minister has no comment;

оп the threat of the Buitan Hamid Onene of West Borneo

the Ministry of created on the basis of elections War.

held under observation of a Unit- casualties Associated Press.

The Nationalists suffered no ed Nations Commission.-Associat-

ed Press..

INDIA'S POSITION

AS MEDIATOR

New York, February 6.

yesterday to deport Australians India is in a position to mediate in peninsular and

from West Borneo unleas the Australian Government cancels its decision to doport Men. O'Keefe,

Another Federal official said Australia has no direct trade with West Borneo and there are prob ably only a few Australians there. The Australian weekly Catho-

situated in the Patras area,

The tremor is described as of le Journal Advocate says the law There are of God and the welfare of the "moderate Intensity."

o further detalls, the Athens Christian family rank higher than news agency said tonight-Reu- the Immigration Act. "There Is a growing body of opinion among

ter.

WAVE OF ARRESTS IN TEHERAN

Teheran, February 6. Eightoon persons suspected of being connected with the assassination attempt on the Shah of Parsia wore arrested last night.

inland Asia and can be an effective guaranted

for world peace,

This is according to Professor, during a period when we need A. Chakravarty, of Calcutta each other in saving democracy University, now in the United itself from darkening force."- States as visiting professor of Reutes. English at Howard University.

In a letter to the New York Times today, he urges democratic relations between East and West. Individual protests in the United Nations or outside are not enough,

America's Winter

he declares, adding: enough Worst Ever'

"The Asian Conference, which has been established to check

Chicago, February 8 racialism and' retaliation in, the A big new inowstorm, driven East and provide a constructive by gale winds, howled out of basis for the rightful adjustment the North West today as the of Asia's near and distant neigh earlier Western blizzard was bours, in an opportunity which the Western democracies cannot afford

dying out.

The blow came as the Anny's to miss,

disaster fores redoubled its efforts This conference is not opposed to clear away now snow across the to any country or people. It is frozen plains, left by the blizzard not

ant-European or anti-Amezi- of the last two days. There ap can or anti-Western,

pears to be no decrease. In tho

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More than 60 newspapers havd] are not easy to deliver into the weather since the beginning of the been suppressed following the context of an anguished Asia yénr. They also said that all Tudeh dissolution of the Tudeh Party by suffering from brutal and coward Forecasters say the new storm Party" clubs and branches Toleran have been occupied by Among those who

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Piece Of Steak Killed Him

Rye, New York, February 7.

An autopsy revealed that Nathan McClure, prominent Chicago banker, choked to death last night on a piece of steak.

McClure, 52, Vice-President of Harriman, Ripley and Company, Incorporated, died at the añnaší banquet of the Board of Governors of the Investment Bankers Asso- elation.

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