23 Dec 1957
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 23, 1957
Page
1
The fragmentary note mentions an endowment payment and a named individual Elee von glow, with unclear context or dates. It appears to be a brief item from a local page, lacking full details to confirm event or outcome.
Soviet leader Khrushchev urged the West to outlaw war and recognize the current status quo as NATO and Warsaw Pact members debated disarmament plans. Gromyko pressed for UN or international talks, while France weighed the proposals. The Kremlin backed a seven point framework for halting nuclear threats, halting weapons development, and boosting trade and cultural exchanges.
Sydney report details four deaths from NSW road accidents over the weekend. A truck rollover near Nowra killed a five year old and a man, with several injured. a Balmain family suffered losses in a separate crash in Lakemba. another woman died in a Canterbury Revesby collision with two men injured.
Perth ship Orontes sailed from Fremantle for London via Singapore. The vessel will stop at Colombo as a change due to Singapore where 600 Dutch nationals who formerly lived in Indonesia will embark.
The Indonesian Premier broadcast a national address outlining a new course to restore control over West New Guinea. He cited Dutch influence as hindering Indonesia’s internal stability and international relations, and warned of home repercussions as negotiations falter.
Kingston traders reaffirmed plans to keep shops open late on Christmas Eve despite overtime rates set by Arbitration Commissioner G A Findlay. The Kingston Traders' Association says the opening is essential for public service, with some workers paid treble time for Christmas Eve shifts.
Three armed men, each over six feet tall, robbed three jewellers in a suburban parking lot on Friday. They fled with a haul of gems valued at about £112,000, loading six leather bags of set and unset stones from a car boot.
Several vehicles were extensively damaged in accidents across the ACT this weekend with no injuries. A Reid driver Hedley Odgers lost control near a paddock on Saturday, a Sydney truck and a Leichhardt vehicle collided on the Federal Highway near the drive in theatre Sunday, and Leonard Casey overturned on Aerodrome Road after skidding in loose gravel though unhurt.
Lightning strikes are blamed for three of the Great fires near Tremont in the Dandenongs Nariel and Cravensville near Corryong Merin gur 60 miles south of Mildura and Meriang near Bright An official says all fires are under control except Cravensville Firefighters will ride horses to reach rough terrain The Weather Bureau predicts a cool change tomorrow with showers later in the day and fine mild to warm weather for Christmas Day
A two year old girl, Deborah Frances Ware of Rilantena Street Middle Park, died after a bedroom fire. By stander Irwis Boyack rescued her sister Carol Anne Ware, 3, who survived with burns and was taken to Royal Children's Hospital in satisfactory condition. Parents were away visiting friends when the blaze started.
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