Bennett Finishes 70.7 At May Meet
Bennett posts a 70.7 time at the May meet, with competitors from multiple clubs and a field led by top local sprinters.
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17 Aug 1956
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 17, 1956
Page
1
West Proposes Two Part Suez Canal Control
Western powers discuss a two part plan for Suez Canal control with an international authority to run the canal and a separate body to oversee operations. Egypt would receive a third share of takings and compensation for losses to the old Buer Company. Prime attention on the international talks amid a British airlift to the Mediterranean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WEST
Eiven
Buer
Mediterranean
Bournemouth
England
Britain
France
Constable fatally shoots gunman after duel in Wollongong
In Wollongong a critically wounded constable engaged gunman Russia in a brief shootout. Nash, 40, was wounded in the stomach but fired again, hitting Russia who died on the back verandah. Nash is hospitalized in critical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wollongong
Wollongong Hospital
Allen Nash
Wentworth Street
Port Kembla
Russia
Mra. Pearce
Nash
Russin
Cairo Favored as Site for New United Nations Conference
The 1888 Convention proposal suggested Cairo as a more suitable locale for the conference. The Soviet delegation flagged the tense atmosphere and calls to arms as contrary to UN spirit. Egypt initially refused to attend but later sent observer Wing Commander Aly Saby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
United Nations
Egypt
Nasser
Aly Saby
State premiers meet at Canberra
Acting Prime Minister Sir Arthur Fadden chaired a meeting of premiers in the House of Representatives. He sat at the head of the table with Minister for Labour and Industry H Holt to his right.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canberra
Sir Arthur Fadden
Fromiers
Arthur
Labour and Industry
Mr. H. Holt
No Agreement At Economic Talks
The conference yielded only qualified support for Commonwealth proposals to suspend quarterly cost of living wage adjustments and adopt an annual wage review by a new Commonwealth Arbitration Commission. Premiers from four Labour States demanded national price and profits controls, while the Acting Prime Minister Sir Arthur Fadden urged cooperation to avoid inflationary damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth
Bolte
Arthur Fadden
Arthur
Arbitration Court
Commonwealth Arbitration Commission
N.S
Cahill
Ber
Terry
Stevenson Seems Sure Of Nomination
Adlai Stevenson appeared poised to clinch the Democratic presidential nomination as the convention adopted a civil rights program. A. P. tabulation put Stevenson at 674 pledged votes, 12 percent short of the needed total, while Averell Harriman held 234 votes as Man Harriman’s campaign faltered. Former President Truman again backed Harriman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Thuradsay
A.P. Reuter
Adlai Stevenson
Associated Preas
Stevenson
Averell Harriman
New York
Mr. Stevenson
Truman
Francis X. Bushman Marries for Fourth Time in Las Vegas
The silent screen star Francis X. Bushman, age 73, wed his neighbor, 53 year old Mrs C Richardson, in a brief Las Vegas ceremony officiated by a district judge. The couple married yesterday after meeting just three months prior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
A.A.P. Reuter
Francis X. Bushman
Las Vegas
C. Richardson
Man Charged With Murder Of Wife In Paddington Court
Gregory Athol Haar, 34, a labourer of Young Street Redfern, was charged in Paddington Court today with the murder of his wife Mary Veronica Haar, 33, in Sydney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Gregory Athol Haar
Young St., Redfern
Paddington Court
Mary Veronica Haar
Lake Search Abandoned After Cadet Disappearance
Maj General I Campbell announced the Army would not renew a lake search for the missing cadets. Royal Australian Naval frogmen conducted a two week underwater sweep over more than two square miles but found no bodies. Lt. IR Titcombe said the thorough feel search yielded no trace and expressed Navy regrets to the families. The frogmen depart Canberra for Sydney at 7.30 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. Campbell
Royal Australian Naval
IR. H. Titcombe
Hhs
Navy
Lieut. Titcombe
Naval
Canberra
Sydney
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