22 Aug 1957
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 22, 1957
Page
1
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Australian MP Mr. Johnson of Kalgoorlie publicly censured Labour Party leadership led by Dr. Evatt. He accused Evatt of destroying the party spirit and warned of a sectarian climate causing distrust among longtime Labour supporters. Chamberlain delays trip as Canberra debates Johnson’s fate.
The April policy statement warned there was no adequate protection for Britain against nuclear attack. It stated AB fighter aircraft would be able to inflict heavy bomber losses in a nuclear war, yet even then widespread devastation was possible. It urged deterring a would be aggressor by preventing bases from attacking before takeoff.
The Daily Telegraph reports three fugitives including Bin Ali and his brother Talib with Sheikh Sulie man Bin Hinyar fleeing toward the northern coast of Muscat after the revolt collapsed. Royal Navy frigates and a dhow patrol the coast as the trio, mounted on donkeys with one of the Sheikh’s sons, seek passage. In New York, a Security Council vote failed to inscribe the Arab complaint on armed aggression with abstentions from the United States and Nationalist China. Britain cited Oman’s lack of independent sovereignty and said Britain acted at the Sultan’s request to restore order.
Sydney official says panic is unwarranted as nine deaths are linked to suspected staphylococcal pneumonia. Health department reports five years of research and ongoing checks at hospitals and doctors. Four babies at Renwick Hospital for Infants are confirmed cases but not in danger.
London reports optimistic forecasts from UK manufacturers on overseas sales of seven nuclear power plants. Projections show SunsetE £500,000,000 in receipts by 1945 with £195,000,000 expected next year and over £300,000,000 by 1960. Plants range from five to 180 megawatts electrical output.
Kenneth Wray of England led in a six mile international cross-Channel swim near Briton’s Tos. Competitors include Rita Anderson of Denmark and James Thomes Grangs of Kent, with ages from 17 to 61.
More than 200 residents in County Monaghan face supply shortages as Northern Ireland police and troops block roads along the border to curb LR.A activity. A shop is sole grocery and hardware source. curfews and damage claims surge in nearby Down. An inquest finds Police Sergeant Je Ovens killed by a bomb in Brackaville was a wilful murder.
Police hunt a 17 year-old who escaped custody near Gosford while in the care of a Child Welfare official. He fled a northbound train between Woy Woy and Gosford toward the Mt Penang rehabilitation centre, with authorities searching boatsheds and waterways in the area.
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