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AMERICAN ARMS FOR EUROPE PROGRAMME

THERE MAY BE OTHER EARTHS

Mount Palomar, Callfornia,

April 10,

Washington, April 10,

The Secretary of State, Mr. Dean Achoson, faces a rocky road in convincing Congress of the need for the arms for Europe programme, which hos already threatened to be an obstacle in the way of Senate ratification of the North Atlantic security pact.

Present plans call for the United States to supply tanks, anti-tank guns, artillery, armoured vehicles and other heavy equipment for ground troops as the bulk of its military aid to other pact countries.

Dr. Edwin P. Hubale, famous In addition, the Air Force may turn over some of its astroioner of the Californin

Institute of Technology. SAYS that there may be other planets, such as the Earth, where Hie may exist but that science may never be whle to abserve them.

World War II planes now in "mothballs," in- cluding 200 B-29 Superfortress bombers.

Mallitory KOUTVER

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the sail

European Countries

to make their ground Europe Wants

U.S. Troops

The full days that, the 200- inch tommas es op m top or thi mandavan the word's most powerful telesemis FINAN ! 0% that there A14 Diver planetary te r-xported to send the 12-nation

By: leuk.

Such panelary aystem inust by in the universe, but becaus of the number of solar syskerns. known to exel, the number of planetary sy teays nemeth be con- siderable

There to putol, de sant, that the earth

1.. the dy planet for the noivare where life exkl.

othey ruch planets. Universe.

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forces strong enough to stand a chance of holding off a possib': Band flank. President Truman

Atlante Piel, aimed at protect- But Western Europe and North Amertea against future aggress sien. 16 the Senate tomurcow. However, a growing chorus nf

know Senators wants to nistration plan for arms aid belone com alering the treaty

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Washington, April 11. Lenders abroad have

urg-

ed that more U.B. trospa bo went to Europe, if possible. This was Ulcclosed yester day In connection with plan. ned military rebuilding of Western European natione. The requests were made to Army, the Becretary of the Kenneth C. Royall.

Mr. Royall noted Western European are stressing the importance of ground forces in delanco planning-Associated Press.

that netions

and also there the pompletely in the dark oa the arins Estimates of Wes- program tein Hume's story needs WOLN rece ved hele juonths ago and at Leos! versions of arms legisla fans have been discussed with ported to be unhappy over the adminstration.

State Department's failure aracte However, there have been ave the fast

La invite emulations to slake with the full Senate to the security

In addition, the Senate Foreign signing ceremony.

is suld to be (Senator Senator Connally Committee

still resentful of the foel Bat the

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But the technique

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of

pick.

ing up planets such as the nize of the earth-which is hit of cosmic dust compared to other

bodies will uc, heavenly le, a difficult job. Observation of for systems -fhat is, sims which have

no

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system--can be made.

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solar

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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 1949.

For three days, new cludintu at Home University rued the way they ever went to school. During that period, they, like freshmen the world over, underwent all the indignities of initia tion into the University. According to tradition, the lowly freshmen had to obry all orders given by their seniors; ordera which went from Jumping into fountains to buying drinks. The biggest ceremony was on the last day when the students elected their "Pontiff." chosen from This group of studente paraded in final year students, and paraded with him round the town. costumes of ancient Roman soldiers. The Colusatum makes an appropriate background. (Asso. clated Press Photo).

STRIKES SPREADING THROUGHOUT GREECE

Athens, April 10.

the Greek Government Ministers were today empowered to mobilise all civil sorvants who have been on strike for four days and who fail to report for duty tomorrow.

Tou Coupally 7, Char pal Dean Srisate foreun paliey State Department is urging "un- spodem on (Senator Arthur Vandur speed on ratification of the The Greek Inner Cabinet gave the Ministers these

destore) or the chairman of the trenty

Scuole Armed Services

The Senate Republican leader Comm-

of Nebraska, Millar

Wherry (Senator

Ty- Kenneth lants. Senatoy Vandenberg to- told a reporter that the money- of Congress day daily refused to discuss the rasian committees

programing must get the whole of arins spending from the State arul Defence Departments.

for 19UJO.

The Cost

"I decline to discuss subjects on which I have absolutely no

Information," he said,

Senati Comnally, who exprets to begin part hearings one week Tron tomorrow, saol that among the first questions asked will be those aunt the cost of arms. He

and Servitør Vandenberg are re-

Ex-Policemen In Sit-Down Protest

Tel Aviv, April 10.

Israeli military police, wearing gas masks, today threw tear gas bombs to drive out more than Tel-Aviv's 100 striking ox-policemen from Criminal Investigation Department head- quarters.

reconsideration

They lis-been unjustly dismissed. The former policemen.

of missed in a recent "purifica- demunded a

by a Government tion" f

Governmen: the cases Isriel}

the Commission and temporary Gov- officials who served under British Mandale, were starting ent employment pending the

Commission's decision,

a sit-down strike in the police building.

The Government warned then to get out.

The strikers ignored that war- ing. Two and a half hours later military police stormed into the building. The warning to eva- cuate was again repeated. It was ugath ignoreil. The police then hurled gas bombs and the strikers

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"They've got to lay the entire programme on the table, then we will see what we can afford and do what we can do," he saki.

Ground Armaments Scantor Chan Gurney, ranking Republican member on the armed Services Committee, agreed that the the Sentle can not ratify part without estimating the effect establish- the US military

"We can't strip that down too:

he added.

Republican Senator Homer Capehart, who wants forelan

nis

the

arc

spending cut

to balanez

Capt. commented: "We hell-bent for A catas.

trophe."

Mr. Acheson said last

week

hat he could not give Congress even an "uformed guess" on the

powers after the strikers, who are claiming large salary increases, had rejected a Government of- -fer of free food supplies, worth £3 monthly,

for the next three months.

the

NEW METHODS FOR AUSTRALIA

Canberra, April 11, British and American CON- up to panies have introduced

technical dale methods and knowledge into Australia since the end of the war, the Prime Minister, J. B. Chilley, said in

broadcast here.

interests

The Athens news agency to faouncement today. It is alleged

Overseas interests have partici- night broadcast a staternent by hat at the head of 60 armed myri

king civil servants replying: he bal been looting villages and puted in 228 of 2,404 new manu

facturing profcets amouneed in allegations in gatecilla uroad-mposing a personal levy un

peasants.

Australia in the three post-wor pete living to exploit the stop-

He was taken into custody in years, he said. Of 1,672 entirely page and declaring opposition to the Olya:pin district

business, British the new Commuorem.

Peloponnesus, the Ministry state-martisipated in 59, United States This sald: "Under the free de-ment saki. Manganas has been interests in 42, and other countries meeratic regime of Greece, elv much in the news in the past

In six. servants can freely demand their

three years, In: Januaryys. 1940, 01 32 existing businesses which Fights, whereas the Communist after the right wlas rising in the extended operations in the sam

mxter the in slavery bandits,

port of Kalamata, in the South period, 70 were British, 15 Ameri- yake of the Rei tyrant, have been

West of the Peloponnesus, a les van and four from other countries, into inriividuals transformed

Chifley reward was offered for Mr. er alive" and without

his capture.

PITES. The next month he was sen- servants in Northern tenced to death by a court may Greece have announced that they tial in his absence, and in May, wil? strike tomorrow In sym-1946, he was arrestest. When he pathy with their

cotlongues in was brought to trial on a charge The rest of the country who of having been

responsible for the Kolamutn rising, he www lopper work on April fi

Rallwaymen In Northern nequitted after defence counsel Greece are expected to come out hari pleaded he had acted as “

rallway" stoppage throughout the Connmuniam.” Country,

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Civil

eost and that the matter is still Werincstiny,, making a general hero in the national fight against

ing

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still Senator under review.

Gurney foresees a programme which wilt plaer major emphasis on supply.

Europe ground with ments, leaving the major posibility for long-range strate- le bombing to the United States. Military sources say that heavy ground equipment in the major

need. The European

Atlantic self- Pact countries already are Bim

The On reaching Mr. Ben Gurion's suficient in email arms. house.

the demonstrators

major a pourer beer of Western Under the ahady trees outside.

Bahter Europe is

and attack Boulevard on the residential Central. They were dressed in

troops. Britahi and France are civilian clothes or wore battle- reported to be in a position to dress over their uniforms.

turn out jet engines for such The Prime Minister was not ni planza

home.

A spokesman for the

group

planes to support the ground

British Request

Britain is reported to have a few minutes inter came stream- many of whom claim from 10 to ing out of the building, coughing 25 years service, told reporters asked for an additional 200 B-20 and. choking amid the cloud of that they are going to picket the Superfortress bombers,

With about 2,000 of these in acrid fumes.

Premier's house and the Parlia- The

strikers reformest Rel ment buildings until their de- reserve, a US Air Force spokes-

net "Our marched off to demonstrate out-mands are met.

demands an indicated, there will be no side the house of the Prime Min-are simple," the spokesman add-serious objection to turning over ister, Mr. David Ben Gurion. The ed. "We ask only for justice." police, in the meantime, suspect-

201 The demonstrators submitted n Other plones which

the Air of

release Forces may

are .F-47 ed that they were going to de-petillon for a reconsideration monstrate at the Knesset (Parlia- their enses to Parliament, whieh Thunderbolt and Mustang figh- ment) building, and rushed off to is due to meet tomorrow. They and B-26 bombers in Its also sent a petition to the Pró- "mothball" reserve flect. There protect: 11.

miér. If these

steps are not are some 5,000 of these plaas, piston-engine type, enough, we will consider a hun- all of the ger strike." the spokesman said, which are rapidly becoming ob-

Reuter,

solete.United Press.

The Criminal Investigation De partment building' was cordoned off during the operation. The demonstrators claimed they had

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Epirus

Manganas was arrested again Tonight's Greek General lest autumn for having disarinet

communique reported an Army detachment.-Reuter, querilla attacks

the against

Prophet Eilap Height In the Grammos rango, where the guerilias announced zn offensive two days ago.

FOREST FIRE

Paris, April 30. Seventy neres of timber and brushwood were destroyed toda "X" Leader Arrested

by fire in the Forest, of Smart Mangands, for out 30 miles South East of M. Evangelos

of the right wing Paris. iner leader

About 250 acres in the same "X" organisation, is once again

according to al trest were ravaged by fire las under arrest, Ministry of Public Order an month, Reuter.

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