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'The drastic cut was prompted by the inability of Burma and Thailand to more than 100,000 tons Pe the com- ing year. Burma also was said to have failed so far to deliver 74,000 tons of rice which had been con- for the November-De- ceinber period. 'BLESSING IN DISGUISE' In a broadcast to the nation, Premier Dudley Senanayaka Aescribed the situation as a "blessing in disguise" as far as it would stimulate Ceylon's ef- forts for achieving economic self-sufficiency and becoming Jess dependent on foreign as- sistance. He said a land army of the island's unemployed youth would be created to carry the battle forward. He appealed to patriotic citizens to cut across political barriers and make a united effort to promote. pros- perity. Meanwhile, Police Chief John Attygalle has placed police on the alert against subversive ac- tivities and issued a warning against "agitators" and "rabble rousers."" The Parliament, in recess un- til Jan. 20, has been summoned for an extraordinary session Dec. 27 to hear a speech from the Premier on the food situa- tion and the emergency decree. Two Americans Plead Guilty LENINGRAD (AP) -- Two young Americans pleaded guilty at the start of their trial in a Leningrad court today to vidlat- ing Soviet currency regulations. One of the pair, Buel Ray Wortham of North Little Rock, Ark., also pleaded guilty to stealing an antique statue of a bear from a Leningrad hotel. The currency charge. against Wortham and Craddock M. Gil- mour Jr. of Salt Lake City car- ries a possible prison sentence of three to eight years. The maximum sentence on the theft charge. is three years. Wortham, 25, and Gilmour, 24, were ar- rested Oct. 1 us they were driving to Finland. Gilmour was released Dec. 1 on bail of more than $11,000 but bail was denied Wortham. The trial is expected to last three days. 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