U S spy pilot Francis Powers sentenced to ten years
Francis Powers, the U S spy pilot, was sentenced to ten years imprisonment by a Moscow court for the May 1 flight over the Soviet Union. The court rejected death as a penalty, citing the seriousness of the offense and the need for justice, while Powers pleaded for mercy and asked to be judged as a repentant man rather than an enemy.
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Moscow
P.reuter
Francis Powers
Powers
Soviet Union
Gunev
Rudenks
Fugnis
Central “Intelligence
Otis
United States
Towers
Shun
Whiting reprieve amid import filters and customs notice
A garbled report notes a reprieve related to whiting imports and fish filters marked for customs. It mentions minister Besler Honig and a plan to apply mag QPLA next year with overseas supplies facing marking interference. The text is fragmentary and unclear about the final outcome or dates.
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Besler Honig
Wea
Dahle
Owing High Purchases Hit £417 Million in Australia
The Commonwealth Bureau shows £417 million outstanding in hire purchase payments on May 31. A. H. P. Conference chairman D. Bisset notes over one million Australians buy goods on hire purchase, with 11 months figures up by £11 million and bank deposits rising £98 million while insurance premia exceed £100 million.
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Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics
D. Bisset
Yesternn
Scrap Metal Exports To Be Halved
The Minister for Trade Mr McKigen announced a 30 percent cut in the export quota for scrap iron and steel for the first half of next year as local demand rises and conservation of supplies becomes essential. The current quota is 60 000 tons a year and the half year quota will be 13 000 tons. Northern Australia metal remains on free export though transport costs affect pricing.
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McKigen
Australia
Seventeen Die In Boiler Explosion At Brazilian Iron Works
Seventeen people killed in a boiler explosion at an iron factory in San Antonio da Meats, Brazil. The report notes additional deadly blasts in Chile and a mine disaster near Coronel, with conflicting casualty figures from officials.
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York
San Antonio da Meats
Brazil
Chile
Ceporta
Schwager
Pacific Ocean
Coronel
Santiago
Interior Ministry
Inter
Olympice Team Delayed By Qantas Jet Engine Trouble
Rome reports a Qantas jet carrying over 100 swimmers and athletes was grounded in Bohrein Persian Gulf due to engine trouble. Spokesman Mr. T Rylasco said the team may remain at Bahrvin airport until the issue is fixed. Mobile air conditioning units were prepared to ease the delay.
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Rome
A.A.P
Australia
Qantas
Bohrein
Persian Gulf
T- Rylasco
Bahrvin
Sar
MacKensie Qantas
Seare
Powers Wife Seeks Soviet Leader Appeal For Pilot
Mrs Barbara Powers, 24, wife of U two pilot Francis Gary Powers, speaks with foreign reporters at a Moscow hotel press conference. She aims to meet Soviet Premier Khrushchev for a personal appeal to win her husband’s freedom.
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Barbara Powers
Francis Gary Powers
Moscow
Ma Khrushchev
Wagga Men Win Big Lottery Prize in Opera House Draw
Wagga men win £100,000 first prize in Opera House Lottery Number 14 drawn 19 day. Winners include John McLellan 26 and Terence Gorman pilot officer, both connected to the AA School of Technical Training at Forest Hill. McLellan and wife recently arrived in Australia. Mrs McLellan expects a baby. Gorman, English bachelor of engineering from Sheffield University, teaches maths and physics in Australia. Other officers Sharpe and Harris are Australians from Grenfell and Ulladulla respectively.
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Wagea
Opera House
Jesser
Forest Hill
John McLellan
Lieht
Ken Sharns
Sling
Nick Harris
Terence Gorman
McLellan
Australia
Gorman
Sheffield University
England
Sharpe
Grenfell
Harris
Ulladulla
Hhe
Nsw
South Coast
Scaffold Collapse Injures Three Labourers in Dickson
Three labourers fell 15 feet when scaffolding collapsed at a Dickson construction site yesterday afternoon. Denis Bolteril, 22, of Gilton Street Ainslie, sustained a severe back injury. Barry Stevens, 19, of David Street O Connor, and Southwell 25, of Sailor Street Analie, escaped with less serious shocks.
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Dickson
Denis Bolteril
Gilton Street
Ainslie
Suena
Whers
Barry Stevens
David
O'Connor
Ant Ferrend Southwell
Salior Street
Alnabie
Willy Shock
Police Seek Help On Murder Rug In Probe
Police pursue clues in a murder case involving a rug wrapped around Graeme Tisorne. Detectives urge rug owners or sellers of similar items in New South Wales and abroad to contact authorities. Investigations cover Onkaringa Woollen Co rug range 10 made about 50 years ago and a 10x30 inch scarf linked to the suspect. Police also probe a Adelaide taxi driver and anonymous calls regarding a kidnapping for overseas transport. Two ships left Outer Harbour bound for European ports as inquiries continue.
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New South Wales
Palics
Graeme — Tisorne
Onkapuringa Woollen Company
Lobethaf
Adelaide Hills
Sydney
Onkanaringa Mills
Grayme
Set
Zeunert
Adelaide
Outer Harbour
Lokt
Gquter Harbour
Flaminia
Austrasia
Plaminia
Australia
South Korean Premier Nominee Edges Into PM Post
In Seoul on Friday Dr John Chang appears set to become South Korea's prime minister after House approval. He leads the Democratic Party's new faction and won 17 of 225 votes in the pivotal ballot.
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Seoul
John Chang To-Lay
South Korea
House of Representatives
Dr. Ching
Democratic Party
New
Bomb scare aboard Queen Elizabeth as search finds none
In a dramatic late night search at sea a bomb threat was investigated aboard the Queen Elizabeth sailing from Southampton to Cherbourg. More than 2000 passengers bound for New York were unaware of the scare as Commodore Donald Machean successfully brought the liner to port despite prior attempts to deter the crew. The unexplained report is believed to have delayed the ship by several hours before authorities confirmed no explosive device was aboard.
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London
Southampton
Cherbourg
New York
Donald Machean
Army picks new chief of staff in proposed two year term
Washington nominates General George Henry Decker as Army Chief of Staff for a two year term. He would succeed General Nathan Twine, with General Lem Faiteer named as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff upon Twine's retirement.
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U.S. Army
Washington
AAP
Bischre Fawer
George Henry Decker
Army
Tor
Decker
Ayman Lemfaiteer
Nathan Twineing
Illness secrecy shrouds Queanbeyan men in Sydney
Police maintain strict secrecy over two Queanbeyan men who travelled to Sydney believing they suffered thallium poisoning. Both men, Jos Nemeth and Frank Joachimavils, were treated at St Vincent's Hospital and discharged without a medical opinion. A Sydney detective is pursuing inquiries, with no report released. The men resided on Crawford Street in Queanbeyan.
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Sydney
St. Vincent's Hospital
Jos Nemeth
Ook
Parliament
House
Canberra
Frank Joachimavils
Paull
Queanbeyan
Hassines
Crawford Street
Gueanbeyame
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