TITO’S NEW MOTOR HIGHWAY
BELGRADE. Motorists can now drive the whole way along Marshal Tito's new “Autoput,” a 240-mile highway linking Belgrade and Zagreb direct. The road, part of the Yugoslav five year economic plan, has just been completed, though more than seven months late on schedule. The delay is attributed by the Yugoslavs to the effects of the Cominform’s economic blockade. Built with the aid of over 300,000 volunteer youth workers, the autoput cuts the previous distance between Zagreb and Belgrade, the two largest cities in Yugoslavia, by 48 miles and driving time from over eight hours to five or six.— Reuter.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23343, 28 August 1950, Page 6
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103TITO’S NEW MOTOR HIGHWAY Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23343, 28 August 1950, Page 6
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