GENERAL CABLES

Grey River Argus, 19 May 1944, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

U.S; STRIKE. "LONDON, May 17. At Detroit, U.S.A., over 60,000 workers took part in a strike in war plants. The Firemen’s Association hac called it off. General Arnold estimated' that ’ the stoppage cost a production of 250 i Mustangs. _ KNUCKLING DOWN. LONDON, May 17. Mr. Aneurin Bevan, who with 15 other members of the Labour Party was accused of causing party disunity, has sent a letter to the Labour leaders, agreeing to accept, as requested, the Labour Party’s standing orders. I FROSTS IN BRITAIN. LONDON, May 17. Fruitgrowers from Devon to the 'Wash had to stand by helplessls 1U days ago a’nd witness the most disastrous late frosts in. living■ ™™ry The frosts spread ruin through oiriiards and fruit gardens and put an end to all hopes of a-bumper harvest. Although it was full moon the ; blackout regulations prevented use oi fire-barrels which would have throw a protective smokescreen 2 Ver ivranv blossoming trees and bushes. Ma y crops were wiped out overnight and ! there will be a serious shortage ol fruit later in the year and increased prices The farmers’ losses aie expected to run into many thousands sterling.

AFRICAN BLAGUE O^COCU STS. The worst scourge of Jocusts in living memory threatens the already difficult food' s^ ia V° n T7vnr P s?’ AbAfrica savs the “Daily Express Al giers correspondent. Wide areas of vegetation extending to the Algerian coast are vanishing under the swarm. Cloud/of locusts, flying m contmuous wnvps like a senes of 1000-bomper raids against Germany, blacken the sky over Algiers and then swoop to earth on trees, plants, parks and gardens Poisoned bait, so far has failed to check the plague. U.S. FLEET'S BAG OF ’PLANES. PEARL HARBOUR, May 12. - Admiral Nimitz said that the U.S. Pacific Fleet has destroyed 1,229 Japanese ’nlanes; afld has lost. 164 of its own ’planes in the past eipjnt months.