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Show Eccles Outlines Europe Needs Moat pressing needs In Europe today are for economic unification, removel of trade barriers and the removal of currency restrictions, George 8. Eccles, president. Flrat Security Corp., declared Thursday night in Salt Lake City. Speaking before a dinner meeting meet-ing of the Utah Bankers' Assn. at New house hotel, Mr. Eccles ssid that world trade la out of balance and reforms will not be accomplished accom-plished easily as they are opposed to traditional rivalries. Recently returned from a tour of Europe, the spesker reported that tha dollar shortage cannot be overcome without the aid of the United States, regardleaa of what feats of statesmanship and pro- iductlon European nations might perform. j The United States csa help, he said, through extended Marshall ! plan aid, permitting Europeans to i sell mors In this country, encouraging en-couraging privets American investment in-vestment abroad, stimulating tourist tour-ist trsde and by other economy balancing measures. Some 290 bankers and their wives attended the dinner meeting. |