Britain cautious over Schuman plan
London June 13 The Prime Minister Mr C R Attlee said Britain would help not hinder the Schuman plan but its exact role would emerge after negotiations begin The plan would integrate French and German coal and steel industries with potential participation by Benelux Italy and others Attlee emphasized security and UK obligations in the world while seeking closer European economic integration
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British Labour splits over Schuman Plan and policy
A press conference with Mr Acheson and comments from Mr Dest on the Labour Party’s rejection of the Schuman Plan, the Welsh Government stance, and the future of government cohesion. It notes Conservative and Labour positions and the difficulty of aligning party policy with postwar European plans.
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Ssia Bluhing
Fragmentary Entry on Labor Rates and Authority
A garbled text fragment discusses labor rates and authority, mentioning Schuman and a lesser impact on daily affairs. Details are unclear, with several misspellings obscuring potential names and dates. The fragment hints at financial or regulatory topics affecting work or governance.
Wave of Strikes in America Hits Major New York Papers
A wave of strikes spreads across the United States affecting major New York newspapers. The New York World and The New York Times Guilds press 480 editorial and business staff walking out for a 2.10 per cent wage rise and other benefits. Picket lines form around four printing plants as machinists, stereotype and other workers refuse to cross. A mutual aid pact among unions aims to honor picket lines while management abandons printing plans for the day.
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United States
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Sun
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Strikes Hit Dairy, Mills, and Televisions Across U S
Dairy workers strike hits several cities with about two million people in the Washington area lacking milk. Police arrest four pockets of Milkmen’s Value for halting deliveries. Morristown Tennessee Americyn Erica Rayon mill strike turns violent as Senate Labour sub committee investigates. GE Era Pennsylvania plant idle. CBS technicians strike in New York and Hollywood cancel six TV shows.
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Valoe
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Tennessee
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Communist Plot Foiled in Brazil Action in Recife Disrupted
Federal police disclosed a communist plot to seize power across Brazil, traced to Recife, tied to an earlier declaration about an outlawed national headquarters, and halted after the party was banned in 1947.
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AAP
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Recife
Communists clash with police at Sydney town meeting
Police ejected 58 protesters from a Sydney Town Ball address by Prime Minister Menzies as he spoke on a state election campaign. The disturbance drew about 1500, with 100 uniformed and plainclothes officers dispersing demonstrators who shouted anti government slogans. One man was restrained after a savage scuffle, and a woman kicked an officer. Menzies called the demonstrators fools and not Australians as the crowd sang the National Anthem and cheered after his appearance.
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Swiss Housewife Food Stock Drive Aims for Emergency Reserve
Bern June 13 AAP The Swiss government urged women to stock 20 meals for every household member by September end as a precaution for possible upheavals. The appeal stressed preparedness alongside military defense and said fear is not imminent, just normal precaution.
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AAP
Switzerland
Switerrland
Cane Frices Board Examinations Brisbane
The chairman of the Board announces that candidates were successful in the resent examinations and are eligible for appointment as assistant cane tester. Names listed in order of merit include Vaichoud Miller Miskin McMillan Weowneds Price Harper Dod Gilmour Havers Hamlyn-Harri Fahey Abern Birch Hultin Schnitzerting Carey McLeod Gatt Deeth Baldwin Baldwin Borchard Brumby McBryde Peatey Fredericks Jones Duthie Andernach Bradley McBriden Cooper Luscombe Ther lane.
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RJ. Birch
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P.M Carey
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Plane crash off Paris leaves few survivors in sea
Paris June 13 AAP reports France fears only six of the 15 passengers and crew survived a night crash off Babreir after a seaward plunge. Three survivors were rescued after eight hours adrift without life jackets while five others were pulled from the surface. The plane carried more than the survivors indicate.
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Torrential Rain Triggers NSW Flood Crisis
Torrential rain blankets most of New South Wales with forecast peak at Condobolin. Floodwaters rise across Forbes to Condobolin regions, evacuations occur, a vast inland sea forms near Condabelin, rail service disrupted, and dairy and vegetable sectors face shortages as Sydney market braces for peak prices.
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New South Wales
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Pilfering From Cargoes Sparks Melbourne Meeting
In Melbourne on June 14 representatives from 12 organisations including transport retail and manufacturers met at the Chamber of Commerce convened by the Railways Commissioners. A special committee was appointed to study theft prevention using measures such as screaming nails road traps and new delivery arrangements to deter pilferers. Delegates noted pilfering had fallen since the war yet thousands of pounds of goods vanish weekly with timber loads stolen near wharves.
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Melbourne
Transost
Th Chamber of Commerce
Railways Commissioners
Thick Haze Over Pacific Reports Mystery Origin
Honolulu June 16 AAP thick haze shrouded 1 200 000 square miles of the Pacific with wind blown desert sands or an atomic explosion suspected The Weather Bureau said the haze stretched from Wake Island west of Hawaii to islands east of the archipelago reaching 1600 feet over Wake The meteorologist speculated eruptions in New Guinea or farther southwest could be the source The Mauna Loa eruption may have contributed and the haze would clear with the trade winds, possibly tomorrow or later.
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Hawaii
United States Praises Australia on New Guinea Progress
The United States delegate told the Trusteeship Council that progress in New Guinea remains modest due to harsh conditions and limited Australian control. He urged Australia to advance political education and to increase local participation, while criticizing indentured labor and calling for reforms toward universal suffrage and greater Aborigine authority. Delegates from China the Philippines and New Zealand highlighted the territory's backward condition and war damage, urging concrete measures to implement United Nations recommendations.
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Bayre
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Phiippines
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Philippines
Senor Jare Ingles
United Nations
Papua New Guinea
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New Guinea
Train Wreck At Crossing Kills Two Italians In Leongatha
The crash at Leongatha killed Santo Zenete aged 30 and Marcello Rosa aged 40. Injured were Guiseppi Battalis 88 of Won thaggi and Renzo Zanotelli 10, son of Santo Zanotelli. Rosa misjudged clearance and the engine struck the car rear, burying it against the guard. Battalia and Zanotelli had driven to the dock to meet new arrivals. Julia Mull was pinned by a leg but extricated and walked away.
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Marcello Rosa
Leongatha
Guiseppi Battalis
Wonthaggi
Renzo Zanotelli
Santo Zanotelli
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Pras
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Rosa
Battalla
Zanotelli
Julia Mull
Translation of Two Words Translation of Two Words Interpreters
June 14 report from Negros details a murder trial of eight Australian POWs. Two Japanese interpreters testified they gave incorrect translations of a key order, stating that kongo tome meant hereafter and including present. The defense argues the phrase should include the present case, while Capt Godwin of the NZ Army confirms meanings. Court proceedings continue with Capt Hirasu Shina also charged in the case.
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Yamashita
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Godwin
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Delay in informing New Zealand on petrol rationing end
London June 13 The Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs explained to the House of Commons that a delayed telegram to New Zealand caused late informing of Britain’s decision to end petrol rationing. He said the mishap was an extraordinary accident and would not recur. explanation was given to New Zealand’s Prime Minister who accepted it.
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AAP
Secretary of State For Commonwealth Affairs
Gordon-Walker
House of Commons
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Britain
R.A. Eder
Gordon Walker
West German Vote Affects Chancellor Choice
In a June vote the West German political scene split over the Wert and LOMDOM factions. Reports indicate varied polling and party alignments before the decision, with implications for the new chancellor and broader political stability in the region.
Hint of a Double Dissolution of Federal Parliament
Sydney June 14 The Prime Minister Mr R G Menzies hinted at two double dissolutions of the Federal Parliament after Labour blocked the Communist Party Dissolution Bill He spoke at a Sydney Town Hall state election meeting backing State Opposition Leader Vernon Treatt noting Labour feigned government amendments and vowing the people will judge Australia when elections come
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Sydney Town Hall
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Australia
England's easy win on tour amid injuries and tries
England dominated in a tour match with swift passing and multiple tries. Arthur Danby suffered a left collarbone injury in Newcastle and is doubtful to play again. Featherstone and Ledgard starred as England led 25:7 at halftime and finished 37: ? with Danby scoring twice and other forwards contributing amid campaign notes on government banking bills.
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Electors Debate Butter Home Consumption and Surplus Export
The report discusses butter home consumption in New South Wales and Queensland's dairy production. It notes estimated annual production and a shift in surplus butter being kept for home use. The piece also covers political debates in parliament over communist and unlawful associations, including amendments and divisions with opposition voting outcomes.
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Queensland
Ince
Aukrbeard ‘Officiis
Sears
New South Wales
Cookery or Crookery in Senate Debate Sparks Labor Clash
Mr Menzies accuses Labour of cookery in the Senate and warns that without a clear majority in the Senate, no legislation will pass this year. He says the Commonwealth Government’s aim is thwarted by delays, urging South Wales to consider whether the electorate elected a government to have its will blocked.
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Chineye
Labour
Menzies
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Common Wealth
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Representation for Aborigines in Canberra Debated
June 14. The Federal Parliamentary Labour Party backed a executive recommendation for Aboriginal representation in Parliament. Mr J B Chifley said a constitutional amendment would create a special aboriginal electorate beyond state borders. He noted it would not grant electors to all aborigines, only a defined socio economic group in Commonwealth territories, with parliament empowered to draft enrolment and electoral rights for them. The party urged appointing a committee to draft proposals for a constitutional amendment to be submitted to Parliament and the public.
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Federal
Labour Party Today
J.B. Chifley
Labour Party
Commonwealth Territories
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Chifley
Senate
House of
Melbourne Girls Win 1960s Sephoalat Quiz Title
Four Melbourne girls won the 1960s Sephoalat quiz championship held in Brisbane scoring 99 points. The event featured teams from Australia with strong performances after rounds including South Wales Queensland and Tasmania. Monica McLen ngan and Eileen Holt led the Melbourne squad, continuing a recent winning streak.
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Melbourne
Brisbane
Australia
Gertraly Capoten
South ‘Wales
Queensland
Tasmania
Rie Monica McLenngan
Eileen Holt
Blake
Debate in Senate Government Amendment Defeated
The Senate debate on the Government amendment to the Communist Party Dissolution Bill continues as Senator McKenna accuses the Government of seeking totalitarian power while the Opposition resists. The Attorney General defends the bill as necessary against communists, and party lines clash over evidence rules and constitutional reach. London dispatch notes the Opposition’s stance on Russian trawlers and freedom passages.
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Ashley
M.leay
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Senter Salley
Minter
Benator Ashley Angrly
Gpbert
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Genator J A Bpicer
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