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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Apr 23, 1957
Page
6
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Australian Prime Minister Menzies called the SEATO conference in Canberra highly successful after arriving in Manila from Bangkok. He met Philippine and Thai leaders, dined at the Erawan Hotel, and said Australia and Thailand had strengthened understanding. No formal announcements followed the talks, though key regional issues were reportedly discussed.
Comedian Jerry Lewis warned off a burglar at his residence after a note was handed to him through a door and the intruder moved to the front. Lewis pressed a silent alarm and held the man at gunpoint with a 38 calibre revolver until police arrived. A suspect was later charged with suspicion.
The Assistant Director of the Associated Chamber of Manufactures, Mr. R. W. C. Anderson, urged the Commonwealth Government to press New Zealand to remove its discriminatory value for duty arrangement with Australia. He said New Zealand assesses duty on Australian goods at a higher value than other sources.
NSW reports seven fewer Easter road deaths than last year while Queensland records ten fatalities. Victoria sees five deaths including two car crashes near Daylesford and Woodend, plus a tram-related fatality in Mont Albert. WA accounts three deaths, including a Maylands truck incident. Queensland notes a motorcyclist and passenger killed in Geelong suburb. NSW confirms one report, Mrs. Ethel Rippindale, 33, among the casualties near Randwick. Police credit traffic safety measures as road deaths ease with large crowds returning home.
The Queen marked her 31st birthday with morning cheers and gifts from Prince Charlen and Princess Anne. Windsor crowds swelled the castle precincts prompting extra police. A 41 gun royal salute was fired in Hyde Park by the King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery, and ships in the Tower saluted in her honor.
Three people died and several others were wounded in a string of submachine gun assaults on Friday night in Paris. Gunmen burst into a cafe near Gare de Lyon and sprayed patrons with bullets, wounding four.
Britain's coastbound holiday traffic surged on the fourth day of the holiday period. The Automobile Association reported heavy congestion on main routes as travelers headed toward coastal destinations despite cold, overcast conditions.
Attendances at the Sydney Show fell to 163 641 with day by day tallies and the night total at 148 164, down 18 40 from the prior year. Children queued for free sweets samples, and police counted gambling devices on stalls. A runaway bull injured a six year old girl, Pamela of Bathurst, who required casualty treatment. Three men tied on 28 blows in a world championship hard hitting contest at the wood chopping arena.
Canberra shops reopen after four days of closure following unrest over Samer. Grocers bakeries and butchers anticipate heavy demand as customers stock up with no bread deliveries during the Easter holidays.
In Church Point Louisiana a 37 year old construction worker Raphael Daigle shot his wife Rema 36 and their 16 year old daughter Nettia after a family quarrel. He then killed Police Chief Wilbur Landry 52 and Officer Burley Comier 26 who arrived to investigate. Daigle shot himself and died later in hospital.
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