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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 12, 1950
Page
4
Washington sources report the Military Committee plans a London meeting to decide a compromise on German rearmament and a unified Western European defense force. They expect approval of the plan and discussions on key officials and leadership.
In Parliament debate on Africa, Colonial Secretary James Griffiths defends welfare state efforts in colonies and welcomes American investment while Labour MPs voice concern over loyalty, Communist propaganda, and political stability amid rising anti-British sentiment and unrest in the Gold Coast, Nigeria, and Accra.
A 13 year old Graham Tredennick of Victoria Avenue Chatswood fell about 20 feet through a roof at Woolworths Victoria Avenue yesterday. He crawled across the floor then up stairs to a window where passers by at the railway station saw him and raised help. Detective Constable Parsons said Graham showed great fortitude climbing the stairs with injuries and was taken to Royal North Shore Hospital with a broken ankle and base of spine.
Washington reports the Department of Agriculture estimates the year’s cotton production at about half of last year. The harvested area totals roughly 17.85 million acres versus 27.23 million a year ago, reflecting a short crop across the country.
The report shows 1949-50 milk production across Australian states, with Victoria the largest producer at 487 million gallons and New South Wales 307 million. butter output reached 173,200 tons, with exports to the United Kingdom rising, and total factory value about 61.24 million pounds.
An WHO led effort in East Bengal Pakistan uses DDT spraying to protect 199 square miles benefiting 240 000 people and increasing crop yields by about 13 percent while reducing required man hours by 10 percent. In sprayed areas malaria related work losses fell to zero versus 22 percent in unsprayed regions. The project supports up to one million people across India Pakistan Afghanistan Thailand and Palestine with UNICEF cooperation.
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