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VD'S THREAT TO ENTIRE PROVINCE

Simla, India, June 5. ̧ Venereal disease threatens to extinguish 1,000,000 people living in the newly-created North In- dian province of Himachal Pradosh. The Central Government, alarmed by the prospect, has invited Dr. C. Cutler of Cleveland, Ohio, VD expert in the World Health Organisation, to visit the area and recommend remedial

measures.

Pradesh means 15 days for a letter from Simla Himachal malayan Country. Its elevation to reach Shipki, less than 150 ranges from 1,800 to 24,000 test miles in a direct no to the East above sea level. It was formed There is not a single aerodrome on April 191048, by a merger of in the enire province, including 21 Prinecdoms of the Himalayan Simla.

of the new The Government Is to the North and East of

Himachal

Pradesh

calab- has Simia.

laboratory lished a central VD

and this is to clinic in Simla by have brancher in the 46 hospitals and dispensaries in the four dis- province, Mobile tricts of the

are being clinies on mule back sent to adjacent villages.-ALSO- ciated Press.

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the

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Village after village, he said,

is being depopulated, which in turn is shattering the economy at the province.

Bolivian Trouble Settled

Tragedy On

South Coast

Weymouth, June 4.

Mra. Margaret Davidson, whose 73-foot ketch Reliance was found wrecked near here today on its way to Canada, clambered up the oli to safety

подр Portland

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Bhe said that her husband, Frank Davidson, was lost at

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NYLON SUITS FOR MEN

Discussions On Free Channels Of Trading

G

Paris, Juno 4.

The Consultative Council of the Organisation for

European Economic Co-operation failed to.. draw up

now intra-European payments agreement for the second year of Marshall aid in a two-day meeting which ended hero tonight.

JAPANESE AT

MRA MEET

Caux-sur-Montreux, June 5.

A Japanese delegation hend- Tetsu ed by an ex-Premler,

the 400 ICatayama, is among delegates attending the World Assembly of Moral Re-arma- ment here.

| A communique issued later said: "The Consultative group which has been meeting in Paris with the United States' special representative in Europe during the last two days has been considering the question of the freeing of.founded 11 years ago, opened on channels of trade between the participating countries (of the Marshall Plan).

"It has arrived at certain con- tions, with a view to their work- clusions.

ing out a suitable scheme which, It is hoped, will be ready to be submitted to the Council in short time,

"These conclusions deal with the liberalising of intra-European

its trade, which will, in

(the New York, June 5.

Council's) opinlun bear Important The Burlington Mills Com-results in re-invigorating trade.

with new pany is working

"They have recommended

to synthetic fibres in fabrics for

submit all the the Chairman to men's suits, including nylon, proposals upon which they have Orlon and celcos.

agreed to the other participating A. Golden, Joseph

company countries for their consideration official, said: "The use of nylon and with a view to their going in the men's wear field is still before the Council meeting at in the development stage but the ministerial level for decision be- hopes to have fabrics fore the end of June. with abrasion and tensile strength characteristics which will make appear like present-day fabrics tissue paper.

"Stacks and suits made of nylon will have a crense that will last

ment," he said.-Associated Press.

company

La Paz, June 4. The Bolivian tin miners' The ideal climate of the pro-strike committee today approy-virtually for the life of the gar- vince has saved the populution ed a nine-point agreement with from some of the worst aspects, the Government providing for of the infection. In the plains, the end of the week-old strike' he said, such widespread in and for the permanent recogni- vidence would have left the de-

tion of trade union rights. bilitated population prone to lep-

rusy

and other such diseases. Taken For Granted Extreme poverty, malnutri- been $lon and Ignorance have aggravations, and VD has been so widely prevalent for so that the generations many

taken people have almost

The Government is preparing the immediate withdrawal of the mining area, troops from where about 150 people were killed last week in rioting by miners at Calavia.

Factory, railway and other workers came out in sympathy with the miners, making the situ- Ation throughout the country it tense.

for granted as part of their

existence.

Today's agreement followed an Improvement in the situation yes- Celals claim this was an im-terday, when the Prefect of the ported disease, acquired by cun- Department of La Puz, Senor Es.

said fact with the people of the plains trada,

the miners hnd *་ and spread

to among some of the agreed

retum to work in the Mimalayan sub- after the Government had pro- regions ranging from Kashmir in mined to withdraw troops and pay the North to the Assam hills in indemnities to the famities of the the East some centuries back. dead miner.

racer

Officials cite the case of Ash- mukham-which means Place of Luxury-in Kashmir where the

ОГОСС

among com-

Muslim invaders from across the Himalayas

user to halt before to the plains. The people there are the handsomest in India, bining some of the best physical: characteristics of the local Hin- dus and the invading Central Asian Muslims. But nearly all of them are infected with venerni <iisease.

The disease also has been due to sexual promiscuity among the people. In sorne areas in the past the scarcity of women led to polyandry.

Mobile Clinics

In the Patino Mine at Huanini, about 80 per cent of the miners returned to work today.-Reuter.

ISRAELI OFFER ON REFUGEES

Lake Success, June 4. Israel has made two offers to take over the problems of 230,- 000 displaced Arabs, the largest concentration of refugees on the borders of Palestine, in-ex- change for 150 square miles of coastal land.

Informed diplomatic sources

said the Israel Government sub- Nations In some market areas, giris mitted to the United

Conciliation were auctioned to the highest Palestine

Commis- bidder and shared by the entire sion a plan to allow refugees to family. These habila have died live on Israeli territory if Egypt" down but not before some of would surrender to the Tel Aviv

h had taken Government six-hy-25 mile

19914 their worst effects

strip of land including the bor- root.

der city of Gaza.

The offer

was first made the peace conference in Lausanne, and was reviewed a few days ago after more than week clapsed without any action on the pro-

The division of the area be- tween 21 petty princer also made it difficult to tackle the problem. o a big scule. The inaccessibility some villages also has been

of

3

might have

at

rejected

a handicap. For example, Mandi, posal. Some spurees think the 60 miles as the crow flies to the Egyptiane North of Simmia, is 600 miles by the proposal because of a desire road and a letter takce three to maintain political unity with duys to reach the place. It takes other Arab states.-United Press.

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"As a result of these proposals it has been necessary to reconsider the question of the Intra-Euro- peon payments scheme, and the Counsultative group has asked the Chairman to lay before the Pay- ments Committee certain sugges-

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alism must give way to multia- teralism as a first step towards full freedom of trade followed by monetary convertibility,

The United States, through its powerful Economic Co-operation Administration. Is also known to favour this trend.

The meeting was intended to

Mr. Averell Harriman, Marshall, bring further together the dl-

how vergent views on

most Plan "Roving Ambassador." who effectively to froe and develop attended the OEEC talks, sald to the flow of goods and capitat night: "I am very pleased about In Western Europe.

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European oured a continuance of the bila- trade."

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Plan shali

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