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Washington, Jan, 31..... The United States Gov- erument today lifted prico controls off dinosaur skelo-- tous, skittles, sundlais and stuffed .elephants ami

monkeys.

The Federal Price Stabi- 11ser stated that such maticles kád verý Hiile in- Паспее on the American economy and a. Insign!- ficant effect on the cost of living-France-Presse.

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Iron Curtain

States:

Living Costs Soaring

Vienna, Jan. 31.

The "Iron Curtain" "dropped along the whole length of the Hun- garian and Czechoslovak frontiers with the West has failed to protect these lands from the ill effects arising from the inflation which has

afflicted the whole of Western Eurone.

In Austria, outside the Iron Curtain, the effect of the rise in prices since the Korean War started has been to raise the cost of living by 19

per cent, while wages have increased only by

between 20 and 25 per cent.

But although the Iron Curtain and the effects of Moscow, Jan. 31. the Communist system are supposed by the ideologists Moscow's Red Ficet, off-to protect the Russian satellite States from the effects cial newspaper of the Soviet of depression and the other evils of capitalism, these Navy, today charged the same effects are to be found in Czechoslovakia and United States with bullding Hungary to an even more marked.degree. up the Japanese and Turkish

Thus, the Czechoslovak news-, from 40 to 100 per cent..

Wages have been raised navies and with construct-paper, Praco," admitted that a ing, naval bases In the Far dangerous degree of inflation 21 per cent for those getting East and the Middle East. already exists in Czechoslovakia, 3 linn 1,000 forints a mouth; by 18 per cent for those carning and is still growing.

have been between 1,000 and 2,000 forints; and by 15 per cent for those cver 2,000

forints, getting

ameste sirvants got only a 10 per cent increase.

The newspaper raid that the United States was building a large Turkish navy to use with defefefsich({ || "Turkish land forces for aggres

sion against the Soviet Union.

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Red Fleet said the strategic. The writ highways and bases were being cause constructed in Turkey,

The symptoms visible, Prace" gald, ever since last Spring: in the shape of the usual danger signs: shortage of goods, rising prices on the free market, and growing demand.

writer

claimed that the this

is Inflation Increasing wages, longer paid holidays, the abolition of unem It also said that the Ameri- ployment and increased old age cons were converting principal pensions. Japanese harbours, such 15

Kure, Yokosuka - and

Into United States, bases to be used.

navy,

But

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Chinese Nationalist · troops Burma's Eastern roving frontier region in scattered detachments are creating a headache for officials of this young Republic, who have their hands full with their own rebels,

A Burmese spokesman said today that the Government's best units have been posted in In Kentung the trouble centre

to "run the rovince to try

of Burmat,

Nationaliais out

make them surrender or kil them if a battle develops."

However, he said, a published the Government

Kuomintang

SEVERE EFFECT Thus, it is obvious that the Fandard of living of the Hun crian workers will be droseal y reduced. Estimates of the mcasures vary effect of these from those who say that tho

eletion

In the cost of living experts on Czechoslovak will be well over 10 per cent" economic matters state that then there who place at nearly BAY" with a reconstruction Japanese rise in prices has already far ex-40 per cent.

coeded the increase in ....wages The effects of the rise in prices And that the cause must, there will be even more disastrous for It said that a Japanese navy fore, lie not in more money chas-people with fixed incomes.or was growing rapidly and that. Its the same quantity of goods-thole who have to live by selling report that

has launched a full-scale cam- had 90 "60-called Coast Guard the normal cause of Inflation their goods and chattels vessels" with 100 more being but in the game

of quantity

Several people In, Budapest paign against the planned..

money chasing a decreasing have bron arrested, according to nomads was distorted.

There have been no major reports reaching Vienna, for operations against these Chinese In addition, 27 warships, in-lly of goods,

Since total production in unrating the unofficial devalu-

he said. "They operate forces," cluding an aircraft carrier, two Czechoslovakcin is on the inution of the forint by asking cruisers, heavy destroyers and crease, the only reason for this jokingly: "Have you seen the in groups of 50 to 100 and keep submarines were now under

Observers

out paint

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tlon goods is that too great a They then produce a 100-forint

Burma's

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ไท Auriglo, Inflation is being thin across the country trying

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It added that the United States had promised to lend Japan 60 warships.

In the Middle East, the news- paper continued, the Americans were constructing navel installa- and tions on the Dardanelles Adana and building aircraft bases near Istanbul, Ankara and Adana.

an

The newspaper said that American-built highway linkeri the Alexandretta harbour in East Mediterranean wiah Erzu- um, which is close to the Soviet border. Another highway link- ed Trabzon, on the Black Sea, with Iran, the newspaper added. Red Fleet claimed that all training exercises in the Tur kish

under were navy cbservation of American officers while naval manoeuvres' were

co-ordinated usually United States naval manoeuvres In the Mediterranean United Press.

the

with

and munitieris, both for their auction of prices of between by Communist and other anti-,

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BONUS CUT BA This suggestion is supported by the writer in "Place," concluded by stating- that spending must be reduced in order to allow of Investments which would "give us strength to welcome any attacker with both fists."

In Czechoslovakia,, this re duction in spending power, or

the standard reduction in living, is being produced first by the recently announced abolition of the greater part of the Christmas

remuneration which used to be a legal and normal part of every-worker's wages in Czechoslovakia.

Reparations By paid only to

Germany

The ment,

in

Berin, Jan. 31: West German Govern- today estimated that Germany as a whole had paid 44,000,000,000 Reichmarks reparations up to Dec. 31, 1950.

According to the West Ger- man Government Bulletin, in the Soviet Zone alone more than 25,000,000,000 Reichmarks were Laken in reparations and dis- mantling.

abolition means

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Washington, Jan. 31.

Yunnan

MINOR CLASHES The spokesman said there have been minor" clashes with the Chinese from time to time over recent months, but that Burma's mountaincus

terrain provides good cover:

"These.

men must, keep on and

live

off, The

Vill he

said.

Asked to coinment on repeat- ed Communist charges that the Unlied States is training and applying Nationalist forces in Purpl

remarked

re

the official For most of the workers, this The American Government is "We know they are getting help used

proposal to triple from the outside, but no charge dobe a 18th monthly studying a

a assistance to Spain in the next con be laid against any coun- wazo. Iba reduction of just, over eight per fiscal year,

The United cent

The in their annual pay. In

Mutual Security Ad-

States has future this 13th salary will be ministration is planning 1952-peatedly denied such charges. the vary, lowest 1059 military and economic which have been broadcast by paid grades of workers.

foreign aid. programme which the Communist radio at Peking Another step to overcome in- would include a sum of $300,- and other Red mouthpieces, Batlon in Czechoslovakia is the 000,000 to Spain.

Meanwhile, Government. cutting of rations. Rations for This year, Spain is receiving forces pushing their heavy workers and miners have $100,000,000 worth of assistance, against native rebels reported been left at their present level, The Mutual Security agency, today they had destroyed Com which the

especially headed by Mr Averell Harriman, munist healquarters in

Yamethin district decided

of Central to recommend QUER claim to be already inadequate.

and killed 44 Com- the Burma But the rations of pensionera, ¦ increase after studying

munists---Associated Press.-- the sick, unemployed, peasants, professional all people who

who employ others, and the familles of these groups, have been drastically cut.

WORKERS BRIBE

miners

* art of the American `military.

ssion in Spain

The Department of Defence and the State Departmenta

ure now studying this report.

In the military domain, these Even the rations which were funds would be used mainly to Western Germany Itself was left Intact were made condi- modernise the Spanish army, said to have lost about 11,000,- tional to spur the Workers on except the air force,

and to 000,000

dismantling marks in

to greater

production. Thus permit Spain, to provide air and confiscation of German miners" extra rutions are not tol naval bases for the United property-France-Presse,

be given to miners who mtu States. France-Presse, · two or more days' work in the month without permission.

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Karachi, Jan. 31. Choudri Khallguzzaman, for- mer President of the Pakistan Mostom League, who launched world: Mosiem unity move- The only scution of the Cre-

ment earlier this week, today choslovak population which has

called for the withdrawal of cause to rejoice at the cut in

from Pakistan.

British rations are the small boya.

Commonwealth and the abolition Their apap rution will beleut by

of 'the Arab League, ': one fablet every three months,

Washington, Jan. 31

The Arab Lenguo and,

Palds In Hungary, the growing in-

Officials here have still not tan's Cemmonwealth member flation is again being fought by received any formal explanas:

ship were the main stumbling reduction the standard of tion of the draamade by can blocks to the unity of the living.

fde is

the closure of all-American This has been brought abolit formation centres, outside u

world, he He spoke of the

Mosler by the ending of all rationing, the capital of Tek.

or need" dad' gud the raisinfg of prices of food-| Diplomets hore believed that world's "hour

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