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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1946-07-04, Page 2BRITISH TO BLOW UP GERMAN `GIBRALTAR' 9gZi�E3)$' &�a M LES 200 j7 North Sea GREAT BRITAIN >r4>At,tis.e3#..e NETS GE RiviANYI..� .D". .'. '`ui `�< � S 'Se , ' we*.0 . � � °°"' � �� s, ig_. .. 1. .,a�a ;:i. 'kS? ' sc� , ,S, tea, ,.. -. m.:. - Ca.• �.>.., - , ca ,;; s.Ck. .3,w:;krs ... .. .;' .. To remove a military threat of long standing, Great Britain is reported planning to blow up, with thousands of tons of explosives, the great German naval base on Helgoland, heavily fortified island in the North Sea. Above is an airview of Helgoland, taken during the war. Inset map shows the location of the German "Gibraltar" and of Sylt and other Frisian Islands naval bases which British also plan to destroy. GERMANY BOUND -AND MILITARY TRIAL Col. jack W. Durant and his WAC wife, Capt. Kathleen Nash Durant, board an Army plane in Washington for Frankfort, Ger- many, where they will face Army charges of stealing the fabulous Hesse jewels from Kronberg Castle. ANTICIPATION AND . fi REALIZATION Holding empty mugs, three youngsters at Gdansk, Poland, in photo at top, watch wistfully as a townswoman milks a cow just taken off the UNRRA livestock ship in background. Below, their silent plea, answered, they lose no time in downing the warm, fresh milk. "TNRIZA cows are milked as soon as the ship docks, and local +youngsters have Itarned to be on hand with their mugs ready. More Fco. In U.S. Soon There probably will be more food for Americans in the next twelve months, but not in neat, poultry, eggs, butter, fats, oils or wheat products. Butter, where it could be bought, cos. 11 cents a pound more last week and it was predicted might reach 94 cents next winter. The Swiss flag is one of the oldest in Europe, and was used as early as 1339. Iliahlights of the News UNRRA Helps Italy The United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration has stepped up its program for the re- habilitation ,f Italy's economy through the delivery of hundreds of thousands of toes of fuel and raw material, F. H. LaGuarcliat, Director General, said. He added: "This coal is essential to the en- tire economic life of Italy—for its railroads, food processing plants, gas works, fertilizer works, and steel and general engineering." New French Government Provisional President Bidault formed a new Government for France after he had promised to increase wage-earne.S. incomes substantially and the Communists agreed to enter his Cabinet. Bread Rationing in U.K.? Britain's bread rationing scheme will go into effect on July 21 if, within the next month, the British cabinet decides it is really neces,;• ary. There will be three scales of bread rationing. Sedentary work ers will get 10 ounces dailry; chil- dren and expectant mothers will be entitled to 12 ounces and heavy workers will get 16 ounces. Remembrance Sunday Prime Minister Attlee announced Commons that '3ritain would have one observance — known as "Remembrai.ce Sunday" — for the dead of both wars, thus terminat- ing the celebration of Armistice Day. It war decided that the Sunday before November 11, unless the Ilth or 12th of November were a Sunday, should be known as Re- membrance Sunday. Rubber Workers On Strike An almost immediate tire short-. age was said to be confronting On- tario as the United Rubber Work- ers of Canada (CIO) called out workers on strike in Ontario plants for higher wages. The Union estimated that 9,001) workers were affected in 11 plants. These are the Gutta Percha and Seiberling plants at Toronto, the Goodyear Tire and Rubber at sur- bu ban New Toronto, Goodyear at Bowmanville, Firestone at Hamil- ton, Barrington at Oakville and three Dominion Rubber Company factories and the Iiaufntan and Goodrich plants at Kitchener. Two other Toronto plants were not affected by the strike call, agreements having been reached with the union at the Toronto Dunlop factory and negotiations continuing at the Viceroy 'i'oronta plant. U.S. Meat Shortage Fresh meat, hard 'v get in war- time with rationing in effect, has virtually vanished from most of the United :'tater' peacetime dinner tables. Slaughtering operatiai.s of most of the big packing plants :ere at an historic low level. There is only a trickle of supplies turned out as pens remain empty. Many plants have closed. Butch- er shops in many ' cities remain closed two or three days a week. The, scanty fresh meat ,supplies butchers can get are sold out in a hurry. Chester Boyles, Director of Ecbiiomic Stabilization, said there would be an increase in meat for five or six months; r.fter • July 1. He also predicted relief from the shortage of bread within thirty days and an ample supply of most foods, except • sugar, for the rest of the year. Lake Ships Sail Again The big freighters of Canada's inland seas moved through the in- ter -lake canals and took tip their joh of handling vital cargoes of grain, coal ,unci ore as Capt, E. S. Bi and, Fe ler; lly - appointed con- trt iter of lake shipping, took com- mune of the lake fleets. IN FAIRNESS TO YOURSELF if you are interested in a, Business, investigate TO -DAY •the tremend- ous possibilities of the TECO -VIEW Portable 'theatre and the new copy- righted MOVIE HANC]1 features. Provincial and district franchises ate now available. Per complete details — Write, Wire or Telephone AMUSEMENT 1t5iSEAR("I-I CO, Ob' CANADA, CHATHAM, ONTARIO. Roils r Ai is BARBED WIRE PROTECTS BUILDINGS IN PALESTINE British tanks and soldiers are on the alert today in troubled Jerusalem against further violence blamed upon illegal Jewish organizations. Barbed wire barricades have been thrown around all public buildings .and military precautions have been stepped up, . : These tanks are shown passing the saluting base during the King's recent birthday parade in Palestine. TROOPS ENDEAVOR TO QUELL VIOLENCE y: On guard at the barbed wire protected entrance to the public information offices building is a sentry watching members of a Jewish youth outing club pass his post, ,Further military precautions are reported as the death toll rose and three unexploded bombs were found in the seething Holy Land. The outbreaks are blamed on illegal Jewish organizations.