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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 16, 1948
Page
13
In the King's Speech the Special Roads Bill is outlined as part of a 10 year road network plan. It seeks powers to reserve arterial roads for motor traffic and to acquire land, protect routes, and restrict access. It targets safer travel and better links to ports, markets, and new developments while reducing congestion.
With wheat carting resuming, country road boards fear a repeat of last year’s traffic breaches. They fault hogging and dangerous driving by some drivers and urge early enforcement. The editorial says road users deserve safer roads and careful drivers will welcome action.
In North Plainfield New Jersey Joseph Vitelli told doctors he shot himself in the stomach or near his mind due to a toothache. The statement suggests a possible suicide attempt amid the dental pain.
Since India's 1946 embargo on jute exports to South Africa, Indian wool farmers faced scarce good wool packs. The jute controller promises higher quality packs next season, using cotton warp and jute weft or pure jute with cotton selvedges. Experiments with stockroos fibre in Eastern Transvaal show promise, aiming for 2000 tons next year to meet 1950 51 needs.
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