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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 03, 1946
Page
1
London reports that Britain and its allies debate returning the Palestine mandate and sharing burden with the United States. Cabinet discussions reference Attlee and Bevin, with calls for UN action and Washington involvement to resolve governance and security issues amid rising Jewish and Arab tensions.
Friday reporting on legislation in Britain to grant British nationality to a woman by marriage and whether marrying a foreigner affects her status. The law would let a foreign wife apply for British nationality and clarify if the husband’s status changes automatically.
Washington officials disclose that defects and blocked shipments hampered frontline aid during the Battle of the Bulge. A former supply officer notes impounded mail and tax seizures delayed fuel and matériel, with at least half a million items affected but salvageable for Pacific deployment.
Fragmentary report from Nanking claims Communist forces defeated a government allied unit on the north bank of the Yungtae River in Kimmie Province. Source text is incomplete but asserts a victory by July.
London reports arrangement for Australian production of religious and educational films. Hamilton Alkin of Melbourne, MD of Australia Religious Film Society, claims initial plan to buy films for exhibition shifted after investigations. The society expects a locally produced output to reflect educational and spiritual aims.
The report outlines a dangerous guided projectile program to be tested across Central Australia. Observers would monitor from stations at 100 mile intervals from Stuart Range to the north-west coast. The plan aims to trace projectile paths over a 3000 mile expanse linking Ballabury munitions facility to remote coastal zones.
Washington reports estimates that the Soviet Union will remove about two billion dollars in property from Bulgaria Hungary and Romania by mid year as reparations and other measures. If accurate the total reparation claims and confiscations approach three billion with labor value excluded.
Belgrade reports a protest at Allied headquarters over rampant pilfering by UNALRA supplies in Yugoslavia. The director warns that unless issues are addressed, he will raise the matter with British and American governments. Conditions in Trieste are described as deplorable and intolerable amid vanished freight. Military governance protests, and armed guards are urged to be neutralized.
A damaged wartime notice from London announces no rise in food rations for Britain. The fragment hints at changes to supply terms and prices reflecting wartime controls, mentioning the Air Ministry and Strachey. Reading suggests broader agricultural and foreign supply concerns affecting rationing and prices.
Tehran reports a reshaped cabinet with six new ministers including a new interior minister and a Labour minister. Three appointees hail from the Left Wing Tudeh Party and new roles cover commerce, health, and education.
London reports that about 4,000 Maltese have registered with the Department of Passports to migrate to Australia. The movement follows a planned annual flow of workers and significant property transfers as Maltese seek new opportunities abroad amid continuing efforts to leave the homeland.
Oakridge Tennessee reports on a tiny atomic unit named Carbon 4 from the Manhattan Project. The article notes it yields energy for thousands of years and seeks medical research applications. It mentions potential uses in imaging and treatment for diabetes and other diseases and hints at national security concerns.
An Athens area riot by opposing factions spurred National Guard deployment as voters faced violence near polling places. Reports describe shootings, bloodied streets, and guards guarding ballot boxes while deputies and civilians clashed, with several wounded and mass evacuations.
British report notes pressure on Indian parties to bargain with Congress to prevent disturbances. Indicated were Sinn Fein? No, Sinnite and broader coalition talks. Government and opposition expected to seek new understandings as the crisis unfolds. cost estimates cited around seven million pounds vs twenty two million in prior demands.
Berlin reports the American military government seeks to stabilize Germany after wartime collapse. The plan calls for a coordinating administrative agency to regulate foreign trade and industry. High officials Otto Grotewohl and Pieck, leading the German Unity Party, visited the British Zone with local coalition partners.
A historic aviation feat sees a giant plane lift an unprecedented load, reported amid broader wartime notes. The piece also notes the death of Brigadier Muir Sydney on a Friday near the Australian air base, with sparse details and conflicting captions.
A conference lobby plan seeks to combine the Paris talks with a future Big Four meeting to accelerate final drafts while enemy delegates remain in Paris. Delegates urged majority decisions, warned against rewarding any nation, and pressed against domination, with fear of dangerous outcomes.
A woman, name not yet known, became lost in a snow drift between Alpine Hut and White River on Kosciuszko. After a day and night exposed to harsh weather, she was found and aided to the hut, later recovering with hot drinks. The incident followed a spell of heavy snow and disrupted travel with vehicles unable to proceed, and a group of artists had been sheltering nearby.
The Aeronautics Board approved two new routes to the Orient via the Great Circle from the U S to Manila and Bangkok with Pan American Airways. One route runs through Midway and Calcutta to Bangkok, with extensions toward Australia and Sydney coterminous.
Pollard of Lancashire and Smith of Keers selected to accompany the Test team on the Australia tour. Writings note Pollard’s 206 wickets since 1908 and Smith’s role as a fast or leg-break bowler. Context covers county matches against India and England, with scores and selections across multiple fixtures and a busy domestic season.
Frigid Rio de Janeiro voyage interrupted by a coffee explosion aboard a Brazilian liner. Crew and captain act decisively to control a serious frsiciume incident on the transport. Seven dead and one unknown, names incomplete.
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