07 Aug 1957
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 07, 1957
Page
1
Fragmented text mentions a near miss at a towing center and a 3-2 scoreline. Names such as Peters, DeCosta, Hendry and Brown appear, but details and context are not recoverable for a clear report.
British forces deployed as RAF jets bomb rebel areas in Oman while naval patrols deter cross coast operations. Diplomats report Arab envoys meet to craft a unified plan but U S officials deny any intervention appeal. French critics condemn slow British actions unseen in earlier crises.
John Bate son of MP Jeff Bate will seek Liberal Party endorsement in the Vaucluse by election. Thirteen nominations were received for Liberal pre selection, announced by N S W Liberal Party general secretary J L Garrick.
Instruction to cut estimates aims to hold 1957 58 budget costs to bedrock. Ministers are told to follow this principle as Cabinet prepares on August 13. Yet departmental expenditure is expected to rise by about 3 million to near 60 million, with defence and new equipment costs looming.
The Liberal Party report attacks the Joske Divorce Bill as private member driven and not reflecting public demand. It argues the measure offers only narrow uniform provisions and fails to address the grave social problem of divorce.
Dr E B Myers, director of the campaign, says vaccination of country children in New South Wales will resume on September 10 with adequate vaccine supplies to immunize 850000 kids up to 15. The halt on July 17 was due to a virus outbreak among rhesus monkeys at the Commonwealth Serum Laboratories in Melbourne.
The Returned Soldiers League will urge the Federal Government to grant a 50 pound baby bonus to wives of ex service men for each child born after June 30 1957. The Bathurst sub branch proposed the measure which won approval at the State Congress.
Australian Prime Minister Menzies left San Francisco aboard a Qantas Super Constellation for Sydney. He looked fit and rested and said he had nothing to say about a Liberal party win. he is due to arrive tomorrow afternoon.
A wave of influenza, including Asian flu, reduced attendance at Canberra schools and offices. At Ainsiie Primary, 260 of 740 pupils were absent and five teachers were out. The health team warned of many cases while testing showed no Singapore strain yet.
Soviet leader Nikolai Bulganin dismissed questions about his health at a Kremlin reception for Youth Festival delegates, joined by Khrushchev and Zhukov. The absence of Bulganin from a planned East Germany trip had fueled Western speculation about his standing.
A light five seat Cesna plane flew from New Zealand to New South Wales completing 1 891 miles in 94 hours. It is the second light aircraft to fly from New Zealand since 1934 when Francis Chilchester flew a Gypsy Moth with floats to Sydney. The twin engined low winged Cessna was down by Captain Miles.
Mr P D Day resigns from the ACT Liberal Party branch over being placed third on the advisory council ticket. He says the local branch has lost confidence and laments a small clique of elders dominating the party. He hopes independents will participate in civic affairs free from party shackles.
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