21 Aug 1956
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 21, 1956
Page
1
Rumpled OCR yields names and terms like RAAF wind and Cam Club, with scattered figures such as 500 ft cover, 98, 94, and a roster list including Jac and Joya. The text reads as a disordered tally of personnel and gear without a clear event or outcome.
Delegates in London pushed for international canal control amid US Britain and French backing. Dulles proposed an international board to run the Suez waterway while Egypt would retain ownership under a new Egyptian authority. Turkey Turkey Spain and Italy pressed amendments to limit international oversight and emphasize Egypt sovereignty.
Melbourne reports conflict within the Labour Party over participation in a Sydney Peace Assembly next month. The Anti Communist Party urges boycott, while the Labour State Executive plans to allow attendance with limits on who may represent the party. The meeting of both groups is set for Friday night to decide official stance and pamphlet guidance to members.
Algiers in a tense mood as troops and police brace for possible insurgent attacks on the Bone massacre anniversary. Gunfire in Bone killed a pokeeman and wounded others, with clashes involving French paratroops and Muslim casualties reported. Rabat saw calls to evacuate Moroccan forces, and Moroccan leaders urged a new government to implement their program.
CAIRNS Sunday report says millions of tons of bauxite, raw material for aluminium, found on the west coast of Cape York Peninsula. Announcement by L B Robinson of Consolidated Zinc Pty Ltd after returning from the Weita River mission base. Further testing needed to determine extent and grade. if favorable, potential major Australian development in alumina and aluminum metal production.
Melbourne sources report Cabinet Ministers drafted a plan to avoid high industrial electricity tariffs. The secret proposal, to be shown to the Liberal and Country Party in Parliament, aims to stabilize government costs and inflation without price controls. Premier Bolte declined to detail the plan, noting focus on the 3.E.C. issue and the Kiowa hydro scheme.
Premier Bolte announced a plan to seek a national flood policy and Commonwealth aid from acting Prime Minister Fadden to rehabilitate flood damaged roads in Victoria. He urged a Murray River Commission inquiry into flood control, levee protection, and food warnings, with costs estimated at up to £1,100,000 for roads and land protection. Renmark faced widespread evacuations as the river rose to near record levels, threatening the town with floodwaters and a damaged bridge while volunteers aided ongoing evacuations.
Police feared a wave of gangland executions may engulf additional victims in New York after four murders linked to the acid blindings of Labour columnist Victor Riesel. The case heightened tension as investigators pursued leads in the crime spree.
Melbourne reports that the Commonwealth Industrial Court and the Conciliation and Arbitration Commission will hold their first sessions this week. The Arbitration Commission sits tomorrow morning headed by Justice Kirby with three Deputy Presidents who are all Arbitration Court judges. The Industrial Court meets Thursday in the High Court buildings, with full court sessions on nationwide matters like basic wage and standard hours.
In Sydney the Tasmanian Potato Board manager A C Foster warned NSW and mainland markets will face continued shortages into November or December. Tasmanian and Victorian supplies are dwindling with October and November arrivals insufficient to meet demand. Prices have surged to around 1s 9d a pound in city shops as growers cut plantings from 26,008 acres pre war to 22,000 this year.
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