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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 21, 1952
Page
4
Canberra February 18 factional tensions rise as legislation on communism and Waterdale materials prompts sharp political discourse and warnings about foreign influence. The report notes party positions and possible parliamentary moves amid a tense climate.
In Canberra on February 18 Prime Minister Menzies announced four bills arising from the salaries committee report. The measures aim to set ministerial numbers, revise ministerial salaries and allowances, regulate parliamentary member allowances, and amend income tax and social services contribution acts. The committee recommends universal increases for ministers and related officials.
Agriculture department reports soil treatment with the chemical D-Dip doubles tomato yields. Nematodes attack roots. double-row injections three weeks before planting, 2 cc per hole at six inches depth. Treatment quiets pests for three to four months, boosting subsequent growth if soil is dry and healthy.
A late 1930s style account notes Mexico's presidential race dominated by the PRI candidate Adolfo Ruiz Cortines, with opposition charges of age and weakness. It recalls Veracruz events of 1914, cites regional rallies, fees, and a claimed voter base of about 500,000, highlighting registration and turnout figures.
A fragmented survey summary notes lower results across districts with plantings down and overall figures averaging a decline compared with last year. Specific percentages are unclear due to damaged text but indicate a broad drop in activity and yields across the region.
In interviews mira Carney condemns planning failures that doomed Italy's WW II forces. He notes Allied troops faced decisive odds and argues many Italians are only one generation removed from combat, questioning readiness as Germany capitulated.
A garbled report discusses square wire cables with an inner wire and their potential for cable TV and radio systems. Names Hopkins, Omar, and researchers from Federal Telecommunications, Nutley, are cited alongside experiments on city-wide radio capabilities and channel constraints.
A pupil led a literacy campaign in Sudan with a chant urging merchants to support education. The effort claimed to have persuaded Thu to pay the student’s school fees.
Postmaster-General Mr HL Aaoeeg announced new stamp designs featuring King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II portraits. A 1/4d stamp with the general design will be available after February and a 2/6 stamp with the Queen’s portrait is set for March 19, with other stamps delayed until portrait series conclude.
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