Holt unveils five year roads plan creating new era
Mr Holt introduces a five year national roads plan granting the States £250 million over five years with total projected road expenditure around £720 million. The scheme allocates grants, sets distribution by population and area, mandates rural road spend, and preserves local authority flexibility. The debate was adjourned.
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U K Plan For Detecting Nuclear Tests
Prime Minister Macmillan and Soviet Premier Khrushchev discussed in Moscow a plan granting each side limited on site inspections annually. Lloyd told the House that Britain favored free choice of inspections and would not accept a veto, aiming for a comprehensive ban or a staged approach beginning under water and up to 30 miles high. Khrushchev rejected phase by phase but praised the quota idea.
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Eisenhower
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Famous airman meets Mr McEwen at Parliament House
Group Captain L Cheshire V C head of the Dambusters squadron met Acting Prime Minister Mr McEwen at Parliament House. The photograph shows McEwen his wife Mrs McEwen Cheshire and Mrs Cheshire alongside Cheshire during the meeting.
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Congress Resolution Backs China and Indian Friendship
The closing session resolution condemned Indian expansionists and praised mutual Chinese Indian friendship. It decried unfriendly statements by Indian leaders interfering in China’s internal affairs. It supports Communist China’s Tibetan policy of building a prosperous socialist Tibet with no foreign intervention.
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China
Tibet
Floods kill 16 in Tunisia after heavy weekend rains
Heavy weekend rains swept through Tunisia killing 16 people and injuring about 60 others. Rescue crews searched for missing residents as authorities urged caution.
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Tunisia
Tunia
Demonstration At Menzies En Route To London Trip
Waterside workers jeered Prime Minister Menzies outside the Commonwealth Bank in Sydney, shouting lines about a pension and pay rise. Police moved in, arresting two demonstrators Stanley Moran and Bruhard Brymhildsden on insulting language charges. they were remanded to May 14 on bail. Moran called the charge a frame-up.
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Philip Street
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Canada
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Mt. Isave
Cuban Liberators Take Nombre De Dios in Panama Clash
Cuban force estimated around 400 seized Nombre De Dios in the Caribbean coastal town. Panamanian National Guard reports heavy fighting and plans leaflets urging invaders to stay for negotiations as US authorizes arms shipment under mutual security act.
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Panama
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