Indonesian Air Force Moves Against Rebels in Sumatra Turmoil
Reports say Col. Gintings and Col. Simbolin split loyalties as rebellion spreads in North and Central Sumatra. Loyalists pledge support to President Thorne while protesters call for greater regional control and bigger shares of export proceeds.
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Bolting Horse Collides With Bus injures rider
A horse bolted on Doonthuna Street and collided with a bus on 16th Street. Anderson of the Ainslie Hostel sustained minor injuries to an arm when the horse ran into the vehicle. Leslie Francis Macdonald of Hordern Street, Ainslie, witnessed the incident.
Delay in Polio Campaign Restart Announced
The Minister for Health Dr Cameron said resumption of the poliomyelitis vaccination program will be delayed due to an outbreak of pneumonia among animals used for testing. He expected a return to normal by February 1, stressing vaccine safety and potency, with immunisation rates in affected children remaining satisfactory.
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Cameron
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Cotter Lessee Blames Department Over Toilet Facilities
A Cotter lessee attacks departmental administration over inoperative toilet blocks near the Cotter Campground. He cites two tolletas near the Murrumbidgee Bridge and ongoing effluent issues, urging septic tank installation and better maintenance as campers shift to sand banks on the Murrumbidgee.
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Canberra Times
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Murrumbidgee Bridge
Lude
Telephones Installed In Canberra Reach 1156 For Year
A Canberra District Telephone Officer reports 1156 new telephone subscribers connected in Canberra during the year, with 706 more in the Canberra district including Eden Cooma Begonia Queanbeyan. Outstanding applications drop from 276 to 131, and inquiries fall from 258 to 274.
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Begum
Queanbeyan
Tiwea
New Postal Records Set At Christmas
The Director-General of Posts and Telegraphs Bir Giles Chippindall announced record traffic for Christmas. In the three weeks before Christmas Day 210 million articles passed through main mail exchanges in capital cities, exceeding last year’s figure by 12 million. On December 17 a record 195,744 articles were handled in six states with the peak linked to the greatest number of cars at Spiney, Gisbane, Perth and Adelaide. A total of 644,071 trunk parcels were lodged December 18 to 24, up 14.5 percent from 1956.
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Gisbane
Perth
Adelaide
Nehru and Adenauer hold 80 minute talks in Duesseldorf
German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer and Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru met for 80 minutes at Duesseldorf Airport and declared their views on Middle East and Central Europe to be in agreement. Nehru said he would not seek the role of peacemaker in the Middle East. VK Krishna Menon arrived in Cairo for talks with President Nasser on the Suez dispute.
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U S Plans Recast Army For Atomic Warfare
The United States Army will streamline combat divisions early next year to fit atomic warfare needs. About 60,000 soldiers in 29 infantry airborne and armor divisions face reductions and a transition to five regiment pentagonal divisions with self contained support elements.
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A.A.P Reuter
United States Army
Divi- Army
Jslans
Defence Department
Trunk Calls Rise on Christmas Day by 23 Percent
Christmas Day trunk calls rose by 23 percent from the previous year with a total of 1080 calls recorded on the day.
Dates Set for Broadcast of Davey Shows
Broadcasts of programmes recorded in Canberra by Jack Davey on November 16 will be heard over 2CA. The first programme will be Give It a Go at 8 pm on New Years Eve. The Dulux Show airs at 8 pm on January 2 and The Singer Show at 8 60 pm on January 6.
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Canberra
Jack Davey
2CA
Dulux
Singer
Berserk Pony Injures Two In Local Incident
In Lithgow a year-old boy and his grandfather were injured when a pony went berserk on a farm. The boy Geoffrey Fisher fractured his right wrist while the grandfather, identified as Fisher, was kicked. The pony had been ridden by the elder Fisher during round up and bolted as the child was placed on its back. He was hospitalized after the attack.
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Lithgow
Geoffrey Fisher
4 Fisher
Fisher
Oo Child
Gastro Enteritis Epidemic Claims Three Child Lives
Darwin reports a gastro-enteritis outbreak during Christmas holidays killing three children. An eight month old died within hours of hospital admission, while two others aged 18 months and four years died later. Five additional children are ill. Authorities cite unhealthy living area as a factor.
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H. Humphry
Canberra
Bransfer
Commonwealth
Parliament House
Queanbeyan P, and A
Queanbeyan
J. D. Aubrey
Commercial Bank of Australia
W.T. White
Woodgers & Calthorpe Ltd
Red inventors claim first bicycle in Moscow report
Radio Moscow claimed that a Russian peasant invented the bike and rode a two wheeler across Red Square in 1801 after traveling more than 1250 miles from his homeland. The report cited AAP and Reuters as sources.
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