Troops And Police Put On Emergency Footing
MR TOGLIATTI IMPROVES (N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) (Rec. 11.45 p.m.) LONDON, July 15. Reuter’s correspondent in Rome gays that 7,000,000 Italian workers came out to-day in st general strike called by the Communist-led General Labour Confederation as a protest against the attempted assassination of Mr Togliatti, the Communist leader. All transport services are paralysed. A medical bulletin issued at 9 a.m. local time said that Mr Togliatti had had a quiet night and had rested well. His general condition was good.. The strike excludes bread, hospital, telephone, gas, and electricity workers. The Government has denounced the strike order as the political exploitation of common crime, and says that measures will be taken to secure democratic liberties. This means, says the Rome correspondent of the “Daily Mail,” that the army will probably take over key services such as railways, power plants and radio stations. Troops and police throughout the country are on an emergency footing to deal with threatened disorders.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19480716.2.78.1
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 25548, 16 July 1948, Page 7
Word Count
165Troops And Police Put On Emergency Footing Press, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 25548, 16 July 1948, Page 7
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.