24 Apr 1957
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Apr 24, 1957
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR text mentions election related names and dates with unclear roles. It references past events tied to a voting process and a presumed council or committee, but concrete positions, places, and outcomes are not readable.
Cabinet signed an undertaking barring action against Mr. Gair while Deputy Premier Duggan dissented. A caucus meeting saw Gair present a copy of the cabinet decision to backers as ministers pledged support, fueling speculation of a new Gair Labour Party if expulsion occurs.
Early tonight estimates said more than 20 Labour members would leave the party after Mr. Gair was expelled. Support from two ministers and other members would make the Gair group the largest in Parliament, with Mr. Duggan likely to lead remaining Labour members not following Gair.
Cabinet declares full confidence in the Premier, says ministers stand by decisions taken with cabinet responsibility. Any punitive action against him would be seen as action against each minister individually. News of the decision leaks to caucus stir anti Gair group and potential party split concerns.
Senior Crown Agent Sir Gerge Sect will visit Australia in June to discuss British Australian trade relations and the scope of law between the two nations. The visit aims to strengthen economic links and note potential developments in policy and cooperation.
Washington says it doubts Pravda proposed swap of troop withdrawals. State Department spokesman Lincoln White notes Berlin Conference doubts on Soviet proposals. He asks what would be accomplished if Soviets pull out a few hundred miles while the United States pulls back thousands.
Police believe Port Moresby's three escaped criminals may have slipped through a net and crossed the Brown River into the jungle. The Brown River near the town marks the boundary to the interior. The fugitives are rapist Kita Tumguan and house breakers Ame Kite and Keana Keporaka who fled Bomana Gaol on April 8. If across the river, police expect villagers to seize them.
Oslo reports Nobel laureate Dr Albert Schweitzer, 82, warns radioactivity could devastate humanity and urges global public pressure to halt nuclear testing. He sent his appeal from French Equatorial Africa to the Norwegian Nobel Committee for broadcast, translated into German, French, English and Russian.
Miss Marjorie Jordan, a 28 year old shop girl missing since January 8, says she was kept prisoner in an underground dugout 14 feet deep beneath a Lewisham Park garden. She appeared in good health when found, after a note was discovered in a neighbor’s garden. A local teenager is being questioned by police.
Mr Fred Stone, Australian Flying Saucer Research, told over 200 listeners that flying saucers are manned by super intelligent beings who would avoid human conflicts and advocate peace. He described two saucer types, mother ships and reconnaissance discs, noted origins from Mars or Venus, and cited biblical references and a moon bridge as context.
News reports from Amman and Tel Aviv describe Israeli and Jordanian clashes on the central frontier amid broader regional upheaval. Iraqi troop movements toward Jordan and a pro Egyptian Syrian stance fuel tensions as King Hussein faces internal demands to dismiss moderates and reinstate leftist officials. A United States and Reuters dispatch notes an anti Western National Guidance Committee in Nablus calls for regime change and a purge of pro Western officers. A royal telephone talk with King Saud accompanies a government committee inquiry into Jordan army incidents.
The shearers, ey ely, street Ea leit ul and Joseph William Talbot of Gulgong were remanded until May to appear at Tamworths Court. Police claim two masked men robbed the Royal.
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