11 Aug 1956
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 11, 1956
Page
1
Menzies reviews Eden's Suez crisis stance amid cabinet talks. Britain weighs Russia’s conference invitation and potential invitees. Egypt pledges Nile waterway protection while Cairo cites commitment to keeping the Suez Canal open.
In the Australian Mobilgas event only 37 of 8,700 cars remain in contention as controls update at Elliott to Fitzroy Crossing. Competitors head toward Port Hedland with seven cars already passing Broome. Drivers must cross 70 miles of Pardue Sand, infamous for swallowing points and gear issues arise, including a driver using fencing wire as a gear lever.
Royal Navy vessels and a British liner shift routes to use the Suez Canal for a voyage toward Mombasa and Africa. The report notes adjustments following a royal tour and mentions scores from Fitzroy Crossing with drivers Perkins and Maseling among others.
An Australian soldier was wounded in the shoulder during a clash with Communist terrorists near the Siamese border. The government communique says he was hit as he charged two terrorists sighted by a patrol near Kyoh yesterday. The wounded man's name will be withheld until next of kin are notified.
Rescue teams toil below 3,000 feet amid thick smoke and steam as 16 miners work in shifts to fight fire and cool air. Officials say hope remains despite nine dead and three injured brought to the surface. surface crowds and nurses assist anxious relatives outside the gates.
Judge Stacy urged reintroducing whipping in Quarter Sessions stating it could curb violent crimes. He noted whipping was adopted years ago and crime rates fell quickly afterward.
A 50-year-old company director, Herman Zwar of H P Zwar Pty Ltd leather merchants Preston, won £100 000 in Tattersalls No 1 Olympic Lottery. The winning ticket was purchased for Zwar by firm representative John Dale. Another £100 000 prize went to a New Zealand syndicate named Anything At All.
Ken Ismay of Lane Cove said a group of ten Australians two English couples and two New Zealanders were guarded by Communist police in Bulgaria. Police at the border refused freedom to roam photograph or speak without an official present. He added locals were kind and friendly despite the tight control.
A 60 mile an hour wind battered suburbs through Friday night, breaking windows and toppling trees near Milton to Nowra. Temperatures ranged from two to nine degrees below normal, with a state high of 80 degrees at Bellingen and 28 degrees at Cabramurra. Snow began falling on the Alps as power lines were cut eight miles from Nowra. Travel to Sydney was suspended at the wind peak.
Former President Harry Truman has become central to behind the scenes moves ahead of the Democratic convention. He is expected to announce his choice for the presidential candidate tomorrow but refuses to indicate a preference between Adlai Stevenson of Illinois and Averell Harriman of New York. He arrived in Chicago yesterday and dominated the scene.
A two stage research rocket named Dan was launched over White Sands proving ground in New Mexico and rose 70 miles into the ionosphere before landing 40 miles away. Observers reported the sonic boom echoing across the desert.
An Australian woman and 12 others survived when an Union of Burma Airlines plane crashed near Rangoon. The Australian is Miss Benison, a World Health Organisation official attached to the Burmese Government, part of the group flown to a nearby hospital.
Riots protesting the formation of a bi lingual Bombay state in India left seven killed and many injured. New Delhi reports show over a hundred injured including police and guards, with a 24 hour curfew in Ahmedabad and a postponement of the state inauguration from October to November.
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