St Edmunds College to expand with new Wing in Canberra
Plans announced by Rev Brother E C Fields for a substantial three storey wing at St Edmunds Catholic boys college in South Canberra. The extension will add 13 classrooms two science rooms and laboratories with tiered seating and visual education aids. New facilities include storerooms corridors and a public address system extended to the wing. Enrollment has grown from 368 in 1954 to 550 in surrounding regions, with completion aimed for 1959 opening.
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Chinese Catholics Support Socialism
Father Ly defends joining a socialist aligned congress and voluntary associations among Chinese Catholics. He says church will stay loyal to Rome while pursuing socialist paths for Chinese Catholic leadership, yet birth control and contraception remain forbidden for Roman Catholics.
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U S Balloonist Wins D F C for High Altitude Flight
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