Import licensing eased with broad quota increases
Australia eases import controls with 20 percent base year quota rises across many items including textiles appliances and furniture. Formaldehyde and must ard seed face sharp percentage boosts while dollar area goods gain in capital equipment iron steel and chemicals. Government review planned for November with four monthly licensing periods to continue and staff shortages noted but licences backlog reduced.
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Sydney
McEwen
Mcwen
Indonesians Hold Bank Officers On Arms Charge
Two bank officials, one British and the other Dutch, are held in Jakarta on possession of arms charges. They face the death penalty if convicted. Edward Curry and H. A. Stook were arrested by military police after a raid on banks seeking foreign currency and arms. The British Embassy said it is assisting Curry as authorities investigate the violation of a January arms surrender regulation.
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Djakarta
Dward Curry
H. A.stook
Djokurta
Poskarte
Uspokseman
Snowy Mountains Authority mourns death of Andrew Daffy
Andrew J. Daffy, longtime business manager for the Snowy Mountains Authority, died after a short illness at Moonbi Place North Cooma. His funeral was held at St Pauls Anglican Church. Sir William Hudson praised Daffy for his energy and impact on the Snowy Scheme.
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Andrew J
Vemey
Snowy Mountains Authority
Moonbi Place
North Cooma
Monaro
Guy 12
Julien
St. Paul's Anglican Church
Semeeay
William Hudson
Daffy
Sir William
Mr. Daffy
Authority
Metropolitan Water, Sewerage and Drainage Board
Australia
Sir William Aaid
Sydney
Snowy Authority
Cooma
U.S. Seeks firmer Western role in Suez canal talks
The State Department called a meeting of the Suez Canal Users Association executive committee and handed Cairo the draft U.S. response to Egypt's plan for running the waterway. Officials describe the reply as constructive and aimed at broader negotiations and binding future arrangements between Nasser and canal users.
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Yecl
U.S. State Department
Suez Users Association
Cairo
Raymond Hare
U.S
Egypt
Associated Press
Harewan
Fawal
Suez Canal Users Association
Savings deposits reach new high across states
Savings deposits at higher level rose to £1,198,859,000 in February from £1,101,669,000 a year earlier. The national average per head was £126.5 on February 28, 1967, with state averages listed for N G W, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania, and the ACT and Northern Territory.
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Commonwealth
Carver
N.G.W
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western
Australia
Tasmania
Act
Northern Territory
Arthur seeks damages over 1954 Daily Telegraph cartoon
Former Mines Minister J. G. Arthur, ex-Labour MLA for Kahibah, sues Consolidated Press for libel over a Daily Telegraph cartoon linking him with a convicted criminal. He previously sued Truth in 1953, claiming the papers implied he profited from criminals and lent rooms to them. The case was adjourned to tomorrow.
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Sydney
J. G. Arthur
Supreme Court
Truth Newa
T Qm
Arthur
Labour
Kahibah
Consolidated Press ‘Ltd
Daily and
Sunday Telegraph
Daily Telegraph
Doyle
Consolidated Press
Larking
Truth
Clarses
Te Morow
Macmillan Faces Test in Commons on Bermuda Talks
Prime Minister Macmillan prepares to address the House of Commons on Bermuda talks with President Eisenhower and faces questions over Lord Salisbury's resignation and tensions within the cabinet. Archbishop Makarios signals plans to publish views on Cyprus ahead of negotiations.
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London
Bermuda
Industrie
Defence
Conservative
Britain
America
Tha
Lord Salisbury
Beremuda
Makarios
Daily Mail Today
Cyprus
Turkey
Greece
Wool Firms At 24 p.c. Higher At Sydney Sale
Sydney wool bales priced firm 2 per cent higher than Newcastle prices last week. The Sydney Wool and Settling Brokers Association noted strong demand for average and hurry descriptions, with crossbred and comeback wools also selling well. Competition from the Continent, Japan and the United Kingdom was cited as a market factor. Catalogs showed wools from the Far East, Tablelands and Slopes and the Monaro district, with notable prices including AAA grade and dia mond Gunaing 10 AAAS.
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Sydney
Newcastle
T& Continent
Japan
United Kingdom
Monaro
Marulan
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Iimport
Associated Chambers of Manufactures
Latham Withalt
Graziers’ Association Federal Council
G. D. A. Chislett
H. K. Nock
Farmers’ and Settlers’ Association
M.A
Mayflower
Sher
Brixton
Flower
Suez
Washington
Nasser
Gaza
Atlit
Haifa
Straits of Tiran
Gulf of Aqaba
Israel
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Reuter
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