28 Aug 1957
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 28, 1957
Page
1
Moscow reports intercontinental ballistic missile test with hydrogen爆ard warhead claims. Toss news agency says rocket reached world-spanning distances and high altitude, amid disarmament talks in London. Western officials express cautious skepticism while noting the potential strategic implications.
The RAF launched rocket and cannon strikes from a Shackleton tow bomber and four Venom jets against a fortified building in Sharaija, Oman. Reports say three leaders of a Yemeni uprising fled into the Jabal Akdar range as aircraft patrols and ground forces operate nearby.
Prime Minister Menzies told the House of Representatives that Australia would continue to impose taxes even if any State resumed taxing authority. States seeking to resume taxing power would still face Commonwealth taxation, with a separate tax on top of it. He answered a question from Mr Crean of Melbourne.
Brisbane reports a vote margin of one in the contest between former Federal Minister Mr. W. Lonergan and Mr. Frank Forda of the A L P at Hughenden Court House. The three hour count marked the closest state election result since Rosewood in 1940.
Moscow reports that Soviet scientists are studying an artificial River Volga concept to transport water from Siberia to arid Central Asia, as announced by Tass the official Soviet news agency.
The White House said Mrs Mamie Eisenhower is recuperating from a recent operation and will likely remain in hospital for the rest of the week.
Mr Holt cautioned against judging employment by panic statements about the economy. He said unemployment exceeded 20 000, about half a percent of the workforce, mainly due to general conditions. In Parliament he defended government employment records and state allocations for works programs amid calls to address rising unemployment.
The Australian Labor Party federal executive debates disloyalty charges against Dr. Evatt allies Chambers and Johnson. If suspended, Chambers' motion may lapse and Caucus will await the ALP executive’s decision on leadership.
Senior officers of the Federal Executive will report to the full executive this morning with recommendations on which bodies the two members should answer to. It was reliably reported last night that the officers will urge the Federal Executive to take the matter away from the State executive, aligning with a prior decision.
The Liberal candidate C. S. Cox won the Vaucluse by election by 538 votes after preference distribution. Cox totalled 8,854 votes while independent Liberal R. C. Foster had 8,315. Cox gained about 20 percent of other candidates' preference votes.
Mr Malcolm Muggeridge, 54, has resigned from the editorship of Punch after serving since 1953. A successor has not been named.
The State Department said two Soviet jets carrying a Soviet delegation to the United Nations will land in the New York area in early September. Planes will enter U S air space under Civil Aeronautics Commission supervision with American flight personnel guiding them to Idlewild or nearby airfields. The exact number of passengers was not disclosed.
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