Vital cabinet talks called in Gair crisis
Labour leader Gair faced expulsion threats as ministers prepared a drive to remove him from the party. Opponents urged Parliament to act to preserve constitutional government while Nicklin warned of penalties for coercion and described potential puppet scenarios.
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Minis
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Labour
Tuenay
Fred
Amietist
Tauhour
Gtr
Labour Party
Nicotine Borsial Caves
Air
Varnys
Rausa
Nicklin
Ita
Queensland
Country Party
Rockhampton
Nicking
Gairs
Bukowski
Port Moresby hunt for trio escaped prisoners
Port Moresby reports Kolari tribesmen near 18 miles out hunt three escapees from the Ward Strip area. The fugitives Rita Tunguan Ame Alte and Kenia Keporaka are believed still at large after escaping in April. A70 reward posted by the Administration. private total now about 91 pounds.
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Port Moresby
Friby Jaap
Rita Tunguan
Ame Alte
Kenia Keporaka
Saeil Axl
Cook
Argentine Reds Release Leaders After Roundup in Buenos Aires
A total of one leading Argentine communist and all top executives were released after a round up in Buenos Aires. 280 party members were arrested during the sweep as police closed 16 party headquarters and one newspaper. 389 others remained detained.
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Buenos Aires
S.a.p.-Reuter
Rody
Whnu
United Press
Lava Stream Pours Down Mount Etna
A 150 ft wide lava flow crept down Mount Etna in Sicily as explosions sent steam and hot gravel into the air. By midday the stream had reached about 350 yards down the mountain, with Professor Salvatore Cicuzza of the Etna Institute of Vulcanology noting it is the largest eruption in seven years but not evidently very serious.
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Catania
Ricily
P.-Reuter
Mount
Etna
Europe
Etna Peak
Salvatore Cicuzza
Etna Trstitute of Vulcanology
Sail
Egypt Allows Toll Payments In Own Currencies At Suez
The Suez Canal Authority temporarily permits ships to pay canal tolls in their home currencies through April end to ease transition to May 1 mandatory payments in specified currencies. West Breeze passes through after paying 1300 Swiss francs. several American vessels prep to sail as reopened canal draws attention amid ongoing Anglo French Israeli tensions.
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Port Said
Egypt
Suez Canal Authority
West Breeze
Suez Canal
Reuter
Cairo
Foreign Office
London
United States
Rainier and Grace Attend Private Monaco Anniversary Service
Prince Rainier of Monaco and Princess Grace marked their first wedding anniversary with a private religious service in the palace chapel, following Friday coverage by AAP and Reuters.
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Rainiers
Monaco
Prince Rainier of
Princema Grace
Silence Ordered In Qantas Strike Hearing Delayed
An industrial arbitrator ordered all parties in the Qantas pilots dispute to desist from public controversy pending a conciliation hearing before Federal Conciliation Commissioner Portus in Sydney. Return-to-work discussions were held by pilot officials as operations, including overseas services, linger at a trickle after a Melbourne court refused a further appeal.
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Sydney
Qantas
Portus
Trix
Industrial Commission
Melbourne
Industrial Court
Ukrainian Held For Murder
Victorian detectives joined NSW police in Sydney to arrest a 28 year old Ukrainian in Newtown on a Victoria warrant for the murder of Mrs Minne Boanas 83 and Mrs Rose Fisher 62 at a Fizroy home on December 14. The crime, dubbed the treasure house murders, yielded thousands of pounds in jewellery. An extradition application to Victoria will be made in Central Police Court tomorrow morning.
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Sydney
N.S.W
Melbourne
Newtown
Victoria
Minne Boanas
Rose Fisher
Fizroy
Boanas
Fisher
South-East Asia
Central Police Court
Guided Missile Unit For R A A F Formed In Sydney Area
A new ground to air guided missile unit will be formed and based in the Sydney area for air defence as part of the Royal Australian Air Force. The unit will be equipped with ground to air missiles designed to counter aerial attack.
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Sydney
Royal Australian Air Force
RAAF
Molonglo Factory Fire Causes £1000 Damage
A fire at the Australian Wood Products factory in Molonglo caused about £1000 damage to drying machinery and the electrical installation. The Canberra Fire Brigade attended the blaze and also responded to a call at the Chic Salon in Bailey Buildings where no fire was found. The sprinkler system reportedly broke down triggering the alarm.
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Australian Wood Productat
Molonglo
Canberra
Bailey
Nine Missing Offshore Oil Mishap Near NSW
Unclear report describes a barge accident at sea near the Mississippi River mouth. Six of the 15 crew were rescued after the barge capsized on Wednesday morning. Searchers found no bodies during the day and were hopeful for survivors in a watertight compartment.
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NSW Unleans
AAP
Mississippi River
Boy Charged With Murder In Melbourne
In Melbourne Victoria Fr Ronald William Gribble aged 14 was charged with the murder of his sister Margaret Ethel Gribble 17 at their home on East Bent Tigh. Police followed a dash by homicide detectives gathering statements after the body was found with wounds near Mesa Road. Neighbors heard screams minutes before the tragedy, confusion over the source of the noise ensued. The boy reportedly left home shortly before eight thirty p.m.
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Melbourne
Ronald William Gribble
Margaret Ethel Gribble
East Bent Tigh
Ararat
Margaret
Han
Mesa Road
Pany
Ronald Gribble
Boy Accomplice To Terrorists Pleads Guilty
Spyros Spyrou aged 13 pleaded guilty to assisting terrorism by hiding a bomb and 21 sticks of dynamite in Kyrene last February. The charge carries up to 10 years. He is the youngest Cypriot charged under the apercency regulations. The judge will consider a probation report before delivering verdict on May 2.
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Nicobia
Wiriday
Reuter
Spyros Spyrou
Kyrente
Spyrou
27 Killed In RAF Crash
London report says a Jordanian plane crash killed 27 people including 24 soldiers and three RAF crewmen. R Stonebanks of North Shields was returning home to his seriously ill mother. The Queen expressed grief over the disaster.
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London
R. Stonebanks
North Shields
Northumberland
RAF
Menzies Praises Thailand As Force For Peace
Menzies visits Bangkok praising Thailand as a force for peace. He meets Prime Minister and Cabinet, inspects Royal Thai Air Force guards, and stresses SEATO and UN cooperation. A state banquet at Government House and duties in Christ Church follow before he heads to New Guinea.
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Thailand
Bangkok
P. Pibul Songgram
Japan
Hong Kong
Royal Thai Air Force
Australia
South- East Asia Treaty Organisation
SEATO
United Nations
Government House
Christ's Church
New Guinea
Kong
Cambodian king approves Australian minister nominee
Phnom Penh reports King Bur anarit has approved Francis Hamilton Stuart as Australian Minister to Cambodia. The Cambodian Government announced the nomination today in Phnom Penh.
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Suramarit
Phnom Penh
King Burantarit
Cambodia
Hae
Francis ‘Hamilton Stuart
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