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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Apr 26, 1956

Page

8

Rural development urged by conference speakers

Canberra reports show speakers advocating a vigorous rural development program. They urged regional growth, independent family farms, and policies encouraging intensive use of land, better education in rural areas, and migration balanced between city and country to sustain Australia’s social and economic fabric.

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Tiny Quad Dies One Day Old

New York report says one of four baby boys born to a 25 year old Puerto Rican mother died within 12 minutes of birth in a New York hospital. The remaining three twins were described as doing fine. The babies were born Monday to Mrs. Carmen Medina. The article also notes nearby references to unrelated reports from China.

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Union's Loyalty Pledge Dropped in Canadian Congress

In Toronto the Canadian Congress of Labour quietly dropped a loyalty pledge to the Queen from its planned constitution. No vote or debate was held on removing the oath, which compelled members to allegiance to Queen Elizabeth and successors. The move followed debate within the federation over potential offense to Canadian and Catholic members.

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U S Navy to Build Offshore Platforms Off Panama City

The Navy plans to construct two large offshore platforms off Panama City Florida during 1959 or early 1960s to study water temperature pressure salinity and other factors. One platform will sit about 2 miles offshore in deep water and the other in shallower water about 2 1/2 miles offshore both rising above the surface with diesel generators heating ventilation crew quarters and landing decks aboard.

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Global film industry facts from United Nations study

A UN study titled Film and Cinema Stills 105 reports world cinema touches about ten billion attendances annually across over two hundred thousand cinemas in more than 190 countries. It highlights the United States as the top producer of feature films and Japan as the second largest, with Europe trailing in various totals. The study also notes major outputs in documentaries and short films alongside newsreel footage.

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1 530 Ships Under Construction

Lloyds Register shows a quarterly total of 1 530 ships under construction worldwide at the end of March with a total tonnage of 7 000 178 tons. Britain and Northern Ireland led build totals, while Japan and Germany also added vessels. British launchings reached 296 818 tons and Japanese ship orders included six vessels totaling 256 610 tons.

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