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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 25, 1950
Page
4
An essay-style fragment recalls childhood play with talking household objects and grandma humor. It shifts to a biting cartoonish critique of income tax, depicting Mr Bloodsucker, royalty, and servants in a bankruptcy drama. The piece imagines government and postal workers amid satire.
Fragmentary OCR text shows garbled phrases with references to weariness and effort. No clear persons, organizations, places, dates, or events are discernible. The readable bits suggest a possible stray editorial or lyric fragment but lack concrete facts to anchor a news item.
Washington reports that Viscount Bruce, chair of the World Food Council, is expected to extend his term as representatives from three countries prepare to meet on November 2. He wished to relinquish the post in the UN Food and Agriculture Organization in meetings last November but agreed to serve another year amid a transition and continued Point Four funds.
Brisbane dispatch reports Mr FL Simonds condemning the hoove over Australia as a corrupt force in Parliament. He cites the tallot trade’s pressure and urges action by government allies amid temperance league tensions and calls for reform.
Sir Charles Peake notes DeLAVIA has flown back to England a week ago after a tentative plan in a France flat likely under ten pounds will require revision. The discussion centers on the end proposal and its review by authorities.
A Times letter from Oct 23 cites a German envoy claim that Monte Cassino monastery was not occupied when Allies bombed it. Henry Andrews quotes the envoy asserting the Vatican was informed truthfully of the nonoccupation for transmission to the Allies. General Clark’s book is cited as calling the bombing a tragic mistake.
Three members of the Rumian fet fight lie on the oar of the aircraft as Spartak members travel through Norway. Det 27 reports the incident with limited readable details and unclear affiliations.
The evening press reports British counter espionage officials may arrive to trace the movements of missing atom scientist Professor Pontecorvo. No official confirmation. Reports also mention a possible counter espionage visit to Finland. Finnish Interior Minister Johannes Virelainen said they did not fly on the same plane as Pontecorvo.
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