01 Apr 1958
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Apr 01, 1958
Page
1
Mr L Darcy of the Department of Immigration received his second and final anti influenza injection at Riverside yesterday. The antiflu verum is used on 500 volunteer public servants in Canberra in a government experiment to reduce winter influenza related working time loss.
U S officials fret over Indonesian rebel activity and a plan to nationalize about 4 887 000 000 in American oil interests within three months. Reports say oil facilities may be manned by Russians, while government forces fight in Sumatra and Padang airfield is fortified and mined.
Melbourne reports plans to rehabilitate New South Wales coal mining discussed at a meeting of Australian Interstate Executive. The plan seeks to offset regiments, modernize mines, and establish a plant to use waste for Australia’s economy.
Senator Spooner, minister for national development, left tonight for inspections of mineral projects in New Guinea and Papua. He will study mineral potential and visit drilling sites, inspect the Bureau of Mineral Resources Geophysical Observatory at Port Moresby, and return to Sydney on April 9.
Despite 110 points of rain and snow at Spencers Creek, Alpine Way remained open to traffic yesterday. Temperatures dropped to 27 degrees with general light rain in mountain towns, marking one of this year’s lowest readings.
A 15 year old girl faced a murder charge over the death of her friend Victoria Fenner. Det Sgt Rochford testified the applicant gave the gun to the deceased who then shot herself in a storm drain. Bail was granted 250 pounds with the court hearing continuing.
Khrushchev named Nikolai Bulganin chairman of the Soviet State Bank and kept Gromyko as Foreign Minister. Kosygin and Zuslacin were added as Deputy Premiers as the government approved appointments with no major changes. A new disarmament approach may be outlined as the Supreme Soviet resumes sessions and Gromyko signals a statement on halting hydrogen and atomic tests.
London Monday ban on My Fair Lady medley lifted until April 80. Liverace will open at the London Palladium on Easter Monday with a substitute piece London Bridge is Falling Down My Fair Lady. He described testing it at the Chi Chi Club and receiving affection from Hollywood audiences.
Cairo reports confirm Khrushchev will send an 8 Soviet TU-104 plane to Cairo to fly President Nasser to Moscow for a two week visit ending next month. The trip includes Moscow Leningrad Stalingrad Tashkent Kiev and Siberia with a day at a Black Sea resort and hints at an Italy visit in July.
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