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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 18, 1951
Page
4
Notes discuss petrol tax revenue in Australia, calling for direct road funding and road improvements. Argues petrol tax should fund roads, oppose general use and vehicle registration fees. Mentions community benefits from road extensions and critiques current tax allocation.
Nominations for the 1982 North Queensland branch election of the Federated Clerks Union closed at 1:30 pm on December 7. Ballot positions list preasent officers, vice presidents, trustees, branch councilors, delegates, and sub-branch secretaries with several nominations rejected for non compliance. A postal ballot will be held with financial members receiving ballot papers and return envelopes by February 15 1952.
Dr Mitsui a Japanese trachoma expert visiting the United States says terramycin treatment has shown strong early success in Japan, with over 700 Japanese patients treated. He notes school children receive early treatment to curb spread, and he plans to address a United Nations expert meeting while visiting India and the United States to study virus research related to trachoma control.
The report details a sharp downturn in Britain's workforce with job losses across professions and services. It notes declines in trade and professional work, a fall in white collar and clerical positions, and overall reductions in employment levels as the Western economy struggles amid austerity and postwar shifts.
Fragmented early report describes UN and Communist delegations pursuing a cease-fire line after months of talks. Mention of armistice goals, prisoner exchange planning, and tensions over enforcement. Names and specifics are uncertain due to OCR quality.
Ached by delays, UN and Red negotiators wrestle over timing and terms of a ceasefire plan. They push for a firm line on armistice while seeking immediate effect, amid mutual demands and shifting agendas as discussions unfold.
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