30 Dec 1958
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 30, 1958
Page
1
France seeks recovery under General de Gaulle after an austerity budget led by Finance Minister Antoine Pinay. Measures include higher taxes on wine and tobacco, subsidy cuts, and reduced nationalised industry support, with aims to curb a looming deficit and stabilize the franc.
The London Daily Express quotes Mr. Pook saying he flew a radio interview and nothing was invented though apologetic for his actions. Coor Elstob noted fears for the four occupants if forced to descend in the Atlantic and said a gondola search would wait weeks. Venezuelan authorities and Trinidad officials traced a hoax claim of the balloon landing in Venezuela amid ongoing weather concerns and possible further troubles at sea.
A visitor from Queensland asked the Canberra Tourist Bureau to be allowed to make a will. He had already drafted a will in Queensland but, noting the heavy road deaths at Christmas, wished to ensure his affairs were in order before continuing to Melbourne.
Construction workers at Lyneham High School continued during the stand-down period. The project aims to have the school ready by the start of term in 1959, with authorisation for limited workers extending until next week.
Australia and the United States split the first day of singles in Brisbane as Alex Olmedo upset Malcolm Anderson in five sets 8 6 2 6 9 7 8 6 and Ashley Cooper defeated aUS opponent in three sets. The injury to Anderson emerged after the match with hopes to play doubles tomorrow.
The Herald reports unidentified Russian submarines operated near allied missile test waters, painted orange to aid recovery of warheads. NATO alerted allied navies but could act as submarines remained in royal waters. A naval spokesman warned more unidentified submarines may appear near Aberporth and other test sites.
A four seater plane diverted due to heavy rain and landed on a road beside a reserve near Red Rock, four miles from Grafton. The pilot Peter Gerakiteys and two passengers Benjamin Robbins and Harley Lexander escaped injury.
An 18 month old girl, Margaret Frances Pritchard, daughter of Reverend T. R. and Mrs. Pritchard, strangled by swing ropes at their Forestville home this morning. She ran into the rope and became entangled while the father helped his wife hang clothes. The child died before medical help arrived.
Mr. P. D. Day, chairman of the Australian Road Safety Council, urged Canberra drivers to apply common sense to holiday roads. He noted no fatal accidents in the ACT over Christmas and stressed the five way to the right rule, calling for courtesy at intersections and constant vigilance to reduce the national road toll.
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