Britain May Yield On Canal Dues Policy
The Times and other papers report Britain may back down on Suez Canal dues amid U N pressure as Cairo holds talks with Egypt and the United States. British authorities weigh rerouting ships from the canal while Saudi Arabia vows to defend its waters and deny access to Israeli passage via the Gulf of Aqaba. Diplomatic moves and regional tensions dominate as the UN becomes a possible reference point.
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Daily Express
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M'Sp
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Hare
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Gulf of Akaba
Red Sea
Jordan
Saudi Arabia
Israel
Suez Canal
United Nations
United States
Times
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Elath
Gulf
Tiran
Saud Arabia
Jin
Romania Plans Wool Trade Pact With Australia
Australia and Romania signaled in principle a trade agreement to swap wool wheat and hides for Australian petrol products textiles glass metals and machinery. The Department of Trade announced the talks with a Romanian trade delegation aimed at strengthening long term commercial relations.
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Australia
Rumania
Areater
Ruto Rumania
Tn Return
Department of Trade
Indonesian Premier Appeals to Provinces for Aid
Prime Minister Djuanda urged Indonesia’s provinces to support the new government in restoring order. He promised autonomous rights and more public works while tackling inflation, smuggling, and corruption as the Bank of Indonesia warns of quick financial difficulties after the prior cabinet’s expansionary policies.
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Djakarta
Reuter
Djuanda
Sukarno
Djnanda
Indonesia
Santromidjojo
Mr. Djianda
Bank of Indonesia
Sastroumidjojo
Thamman and Isvey Sign Frontier Settlement Protocol
Thamman and Isvey yesterday signed protocol instruments settling their century old frontier dispute. Negotiations will proceed to establish a frontier security agreement to prevent future incidents.
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Thamman
Isvey
Aap Reuter
Persia
Soviet Union
Qantas Staff Plane Delayed By Pilot Strike At Sydney
A Qantas Constellation with five crew failed to take off for San Francisco after a strike among pilots and nav engineers. The plane returned late due to brake trouble and faced further delay as unions protest wages and conditions. Police stood by as officials urged a quick resolution and the arbitration commission intervened.
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DNEY
Fricy
Sydney
San Francisco
Pilots’ Association
Qantas
Halt
Paltridge
Portus
Melbourne
Evatt
Canberra hauliers fined for unlicensed interstate haulage
In Sydney on Friday four Canberra road transport partners pleaded guilty to running unlicensed vehicles. Lindsay Herbert Price faced £1,050 plus £217 10s 4d in charges, Leslie Clarence Price £400 with £22 1s 3d, John Lindsay Price £75, and Clarence Mahomed £150. The offences covered December last year to February 1957.
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Sydney
Canberra
Lindsay Herbert Price
Tyson Street
Ainslie
Leslie Clarence Price
O'Connell Street
U S Nominee for Ireland Faces Strong Press Opposition
President Eisenhower's pick for Ambassador to Ireland, Scott McLeod, faces sharp criticism from major U.S. papers. The Washington Post calls the nomination an insult and a degradation of diplomacy while The New York Times urges the Senate to block the appointment, citing McLeod's alleged ties to McCarthy era tactics and security purges.
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New York
Ireland
United States
Scott McCleor
Washington Post
McCarthy
Bridges
Charles E. Bohlen
Russia
State Department
Four survivors found after Brazilian plane crash
Rescuers located 24 dead in a fiery crash on Achieta Island Wednesday night. Four survived, two women a girl and the planada stewardess, all in serious condition.
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Rio DE Janeiro
A.a-P.-Reuter
Achieta Island
Planda
Rumors of Arab War Plans Sweep Cairo
Cairo reports massing Israeli troops near the border amid alleged plots in France. In Jordan, four parties refuse participation in a government formed by Khalidi. Prime Minister Nabulsi resigns, denounces imperialism, vows to curb foreign influence and pursue unity with Egypt and Syria.
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Israel
Jordan
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France
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Nabulsi
Egypt
Syria
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