Italy set to lead move toward European union
Italy's Foreign Minister Count Carlo Sforza said Rome is ready to surrender much sovereignty to forge a European union. He urged unity as the continent's sole cure for postwar economic and political ills and peace, provided other nations do the same. He warned against autarchies and borders and called for federation to end harmful competition and restrict economic barriers.
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Police Fight Race Riots in England
In Liverpool police guarded against further disturbances after three nights of riots. Sixty-nine individuals, both white and Negro, faced charges from disorderly conduct to assaulting police in two courts. Women bonded or freed. men held.
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Peace Advocate Mme Schwimmer Dies in New York
Mme Rosi ka Schwimmer 70, Hungarian born feminist and longtime peace campaigner, dies after a yearlong illness. She helped urge Henry Ford to send a peace ship to Europe in 1915, was accused of misusing funds, later received Ford's clarification in 1927, and faced citizenship denial by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1929 for not bearing native status.
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U N Health Unit Maps 1948 Fight For World Health
UN Health Organization will focus 1948 on tuberculosis malaria venereal disease sanitation and maternal and child care with a $5 million budget. Dr Thomas Parran says programs chosen from 300 proposals emphasize concentrated effort and decentralization across six world regions Western Hemisphere Africa Eastern Mediterranean Southeast Asia Western Pacific Europe. The maternal and child health program marks a new international effort since the League of Nations era.
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100 Year Old Man Jailed On Drunk Charge
Waelter Moon, 100, was jailed in Los Angeles on a drunk charge after officers found him leaning against a telephone pole. He recalled his birth date but not his birthplace, remarking that the day had “no name” back then.
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Courteous Driver A Myth Declared by Police Chief
Bloomington police chief Clyde Hibbens says no motorist is courteous after testing the streets with a $5 bribe. He planned a traffic courtesy contest and observed four drivers nearly hit a crippled pedestrian on crutches, saying he would have paid any courteous restrained driver.
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