New Year Ford Cars Highlighted By Local Dealer
An ad lists a lively Ford lineup from Prefect to Customline urging a New Year purchase. It notes cash on delivery and mentions other vehicles in the yard due to space limits.
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 29, 1956
Page
2
An ad lists a lively Ford lineup from Prefect to Customline urging a New Year purchase. It notes cash on delivery and mentions other vehicles in the yard due to space limits.
In Tallahassee nine drivers and a company manager were arrested for not enforcing segregation on buses amid a tense protest. In Montgomery gunfire hit two buses causing minor damage but no injuries. Birmingham saw a mass integration push with arrests, while Mobile reported no front seating protests after a desegregation pledge. Police warned Carter’s white vigilantes risk arrest if violence continued.
A 22 year old carpenter was fined £25 and had his licence cancelled for riding dangerously in Canberra Court of Petty Sessions yesterday. Rudolph Hagen of Hodg ee or Stimene Pale was asked to appear when required and a warrant was issued for his arrest. He rode his motorcycle at 40 to 60 mph and could not halt the machine for two tenths of a mile. When questioned he said it was a long story.
A 38 year old man from Erskineville stabbed himself in the chest with a four inch knife after a domestic quarrel and drove for hours in his utility. Police later found the vehicle and he was charged with attempted death by his own action. He was remanded for seven days medical observation.
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