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200

Landon, Novembar 20..

The Trades Union Congress will ask its 8,000,000 members, to accept à rigorous restraint in wage demands for a period which will enable this country to make an economic recovery. Mr. Arthur Deakin, the General Secretary of the powerful. Transport and General Workers Union, forecast this tonight.

An announcement on TUC

DARTMOOR policy, worked out during

FANCIERS ANNOYED

London, November 20.

Indignant Dartmoor pony

seven weeks' discussion in their special Economic Com- mittee and conferences with leading Ministers of the Gov- ernment, is due to be made on Wednesday.

Mr. Deakin, a member of the

fanciers will take steps in TUC Executive, made his state- Parliament this week to en-workers here tonight.

ment at a mass meeting of tha sure that the recently report.

ed scheme to turn loose 1,600 The demand for "restraint" Canadian

West" would not be for a limited period, "Wild

he said. ponies in the area, does not

interfere with the breeding He forecast that the report would call for rigorous restraini of the Dartmoor strain..

The Dartmoor Pony

in wages, salaries and dividends, Society, which exists for

existing Laye that the protection, but would

of the shagy little wild ponies machinery for negotiating wages which

the roam

THOOTS in the directly between employers and South West of England,

have workers' representatives without arranged for a question to be Government intervention should asked in the House of Commons be maintained, next Thursday. пех!

They are anxious over reports. that cowboy Robert Howson, who recently arrived here ITOM Canada, is importing Canadian horses to revive the Dartmooi DECATOR Leader. Sir Gifford Conservative Member, wil suggest in Parliament that in- port licences for the Canadian horses be withheld pending con- sultations

Dartmoor have Residents on asked whether the area is to be- come a breeding ground for horse meat-Reuter.

BEACON TRAGEDY

Boys' Reign Of Terror

Vienna, November 20,

The police authritis be lleve that they have ended a "reign of terror" In three city districts here with the arrests of six 12-year-old boys.

Polica psychologists said that "just for fun" the boys had: fired several buildings. trylag out stolen

lighterd burgled

homer ent receivers from more then 200 telephone, kiosks

the as revenge.for State's failure to And an apartment for one of the boy's parents: destroyed

any thousands" of Butch tulip bulbs in city parks stolen a large quantity of bottled beer. and emptied It to well the bottles when they found they did not like the taste of the beer.

The ringleader was sent to a special school. The remaine Ing five were handed over to their parents for punishment. --Reuter.

LONG TREK BY REFUGEES

Bonn, November 20.

A group of 31 drab and weary German refugees from the Soviet Zone arrived here tonight after an eight-day march from Giessen in the American Zone, about 75 miles away.

Unions with sliding scale wages rise systems, by which automatically with an increase in the cost of living index, would be The refugees will protest

to

Actors In Passion Play

-Thcss" are- some of the actors in the 1950 edition of the Oberammergau Paralon Play. The play, portraying the last days of Jesus, gives thanks for the deliverance of Oberammergau village, In Bavaria, from a plague which awept the country in 1883. It was first performed 1564 and then at intervals of 10 years until 1934. This is the first performance since then. Left to right top row: Anion Prelainger, playing Jesus. He owns a hotel in OberamMATOBUL Gabriele Gropper, 24, playing Mary Magdalen: Annemle Mayr, 20, playing the Virgin Mary.

Hans Schweighofer, wood carver, playing Judas Bottom row left to right: Benedikt Stecki,

Melchlor 25, who worice in Prelsinger's hotel, playing Calapham, High « Priest of the Jews Breitsamter, 50, lumber mill worker, playing Pontius Pilata: Marlin Magold, 26, farmer, play- Ing St John: Hugo Rutz, 63, blacksmith, playing St. Peter.. (Amociated Press Photo).

RUSSIA INCREASING TROOPS IN ALBANIA

Belgrade, November 20.

asked to "hold their horses," but the Chancellor, Dr. Konrad Responsible non-Yugoslav sources reported today

he added: "The standard of living | Adenauer, against the refusal of of some of the lower paid workers | the West German authorities to must be dealt with.”

Answer Will Be Found

Mr. Deakin said that he did not accept the term "wage free zing" as a description of the policy advocated.

"What we say is that, on the basis of present production, wages and salaries generally should not be increased, but if there is an increase in productivity there is nothing to prevent wage in- creases being given-in fact they should be given"

Paris, November 20. The body of Marcel Petit-the "man on the beacon"-was washed up on a rocky stretch of ecast bear Cherbourg today. Petit went duck shooting on November

He also said that the standards 11, climbed on to the beacon 400

and was of living of some of the lower yards off Cherbourg,

house them in a refugee camp and ask him for asylum..

The group, carrying 2 rain-

To See

Dr. Adenauer," included eight women, three children and a one-legged man.

washed banner saying We Want

The refugees said that they had because fed the Soviet Zone they were forced to work under

Conditions" Russian-operated uranium st Auc, Saxony.

"inhuman

"We come from Auc

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that Russia has increased substantially the number of Soviet military men stationed in

Albania.

While an exact estimate of Soviet forces now there is unobtainable, the figure of between 12,000 and 15,000 is mentioned more than twice the number four months ago.

Prague Claims A Victory

CALL BY CINEMA UNION

London, November 20. Britain's leading film work-- ers' union today called for a. chain of Government-owned cinemas and a State film dis.. tribution corporation to solve the present film crisis.

A resolution passed by a meet-- ing of the members of the Asso- ciation

and of Cinematograph Allied Technicians also demanded Prague, November 20.

-the requisitioning by the Govern- The Czechoslovak Minister the production

ment of all idle studio space for of State-aided Vaclav flms.

Apparently authentic re- minesports reaching Belgrade in- Idicate they are largely tech- те do nicians, Red Army officers not want to die", they declared skilled in guerilla warfare and

German police here

reported military experts to help train that the refugees were staying

wartime

bomb Albania's forces. the night in a shelter.

The purpose of the more re- The authorities at Glessen mained uncertain. It could be had refused to admit the retu- more of the so-called “rattling of Three days later a rescue party He suggested that, despite the

gees because they entered arms" which Cominform countries fought its way to the beacon but prophets of gloom, even the full

Western Germany Illegally. bave been conducting against found it empty. It was believed effects of devaluation would not

A similar group of refugees Yugoslavia in recent months as that Petit had made a desperate mean a substantial

The resolution asked the Gov- increase in from the Soviet Zone, who started part of the war of nerves to over- cost of living bid to swim ashore-Reuter.

on a 180-mile protest march to throw the Tito Government has lost the struggle against erament to probe into the distri- are that it British Bonn 15 days ago following the Ür-much more dangerous to the State and the people's debution of box office receipts be- workers are true

to themselves refusal of the West German authe Balkans* and respond to the appeal to thorities to house them in a refu- | could be a carefully plotted, Rosmocratic regime. exercise restraint and improve gee camp at Welzen, near Han- ian-promoted preliminary for "All priests have received

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Deace it uneasy

of the Interior, M Nosek, in a speech today, said: "The hostile Catholic hierarchy

tween exhibitors, distributors, producers and entertainments tax.

extensive

rum salaries from State funds guerilla hit and

since Britain's film crisis, which has

thousands November 1 and only one single made

of warfare against Yugoslavia.

film' and The reason behind such tactics priest has returned his. The cinema workers idle and which is obviously a move to goad Mar- Government are firmly resolved recently reduced filma production shal Tito into retaliation and thus not to permit that the Church to a trickle was highlighted provide Moscow with an excuse hierarchy and the Vatican should carlier this month by an for open military aid of Albania be able to endanger the people's souncement of a £3,350,000 loss. on film production by the "Alm with whom Russia has a treaty democracy and the building

king," ME. J. Arthur Rank.

of friendship and help.

Alone, Albania would be

Czy opponent

for Marshal

socialism."

Ca

New Czech laws for adminis-

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Tito's highly trained troops, tering the Church came into force Secretary of the Union, said at

probably the most powerful on November 1. army-side from that of Rus- The Minister said

la on the European Continent. Government But there are other factors in outcome. volved,

Tito Cautious

to

Mr. George Elvin, General

today's meeting, it was Am tional disgrace that any dollar- the earning er dollar-saving industry the should be working below

full

índustry is.

that was, awaiting

2 conference of capacity Catholic bishops. He gave Do The British Alm details of the conference and the Church has issued no announce- working at least 40 per cent ment but it is believed that the below par. "Except for the So- One is the fact that Albania Bishops are

countries in- considering their riet Union and

Church fuenced by her, Hollywood has given shelter to thousands of position under the new

all Greek guerilla troops who were law and the decrees issued since dominates the cinemas of

countries except for Greenland. driven over the border. Although it came into effect-Reuter.

which has avoided domination by unconfirmed, reports, not rum-

the simple device of having no OUTS, claim that many of these

cinemas," Mr. Elvin declared. are being re-equipped with Rus- sian, arms for possible activity against Yugoslavia.

Another is the possibility that any intensive guerilla activity on the Albania border might force Marshal Tito to draw off substan- tal number of troops now guard-

age.

Surreys In Athens

Ceremony

Athens, November 20.. ing Yugoslavia' lengthy Eastern The Commanding Officer of borders against Cominform patrul the First Battalion, East Sur- incursions, sabotage and espion-reys, laid a wreath on the Unknown Warrior's tomb in Thirdly, Marshal Tito, despite Athens today during. a cere- more than a score of provocations, has guarded thus far against giving Russia open excuse to move in with force. There is every reas son to believe he will follow a defensive policy in the Albania affair for the same reason, Asso ciated Press.

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HUNGER STRIKE

IN CHURCH

mony marking the forthcoming departure of British troops from Greece.

The Battalion was inspected by the King of Greece and later he took the salute at a march past. Thousands of people cheered the it' marched

Pattalion

when-

through Athens' main streets.

Mr. Thomas O'Brien, of the Association, said: "Every one In the industry has overlooked the unpleasant fact that British cinema-goers prefer, in general American #ims to British films, and refuse to see British · filme they do not like...

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"Only with Government help the industry recover itz equilibrium."--Reuter.

New State

Of Pushtoon

Kabul, November 20. The Press today x=

establishment of an The Athens pressed the feelings of the Greek "independent nation" of Push- People and their gratitude for the toonistan, on, Afghanistan's help British troops have given to Eastern border, is being a0- claimed here by Press and Newspapers expressed their Radio.

the country.

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Fome, November 120. More than 100 unemployed, tween the two countries. mostly women, on a hunger clated Press.

Kirm belief in the friendship be

PERSIA KEEPING OUT OF BLOCS

Teheran, November 20.

The Persian Foreign Minister,

According to Afghan reports, representatives of the Atridi Pathans, tough tribesmen of the Afghanistar Pakistan border area, met at a mosque in Tirali Bagh, just South of historia Khyber Pars, and elected a Parliament to act

as the government of the new country.

This is the latest of a long

strike in a church near Pescara. on Italy's East coast, declared today that they would not leave for fear of the police.

They were staging one of many fo demonstrations reported today

by various parts of the country. unemployed and stikers. All post

telegraph and telephone Ali Asgar Hekmat, said here to series of incidents that produced employees continued a "ge slow"

started last day that the Shah of Persia, now strained relations between Alg- strike which was

visiting the United States, will hanistan and Pakistan. The Alg-- week and based on a literal ap not discuss there the formation of hans have been pressing for the plication of the myriad regula-political blocs favouring one, or independence of the Pathan Hors

Isstied by

tribes and calling for the creation the "Ministry against another which employs them.

Economic help for Persia, how-of a new country for these war- They are claiming

the other riors. Pakistan,on ever, from the United States creases, and have threatened a would greatly contribute to world hand, considers the Fathan area total strike beginning on

Wed- nesday fevering if their demands peace, he added an integral part of its own na-

tional state. Referring to Persia's recogni- p are not met.

The Afghan Government says Official but incomplete figures tion of Israel, Ali Asgar Hekmat

from members of all the Afridi clans today gave Italy's unemployed as said: "Persia will refrain numbering 1,760,000 representing recognising any government which were present at the Tirah

21. cent decreare since is contrary to Most interests."vention and that a constitution was drawn up-Associated Press. January this year-Reuter.

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