31 Dec 1957
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 31, 1957
Page
1
Readable items show mixed numbers and initials likely from a baseball or basketball box but vital names, teams, and outcomes are obscured. The fragment mentions years, rounds, and scores like 13.7 and 47.2, but no coherent event or participants can be identified for a complete summary.
Soaking rain drenched most of New South Wales except the north east, relieving drought in parched areas. Rain totals topped 423 points at Mt Kosciuszko weekend, with heavy falls across Riverina and Blue Mountains. Lightning and flooded rivers accompanied ongoing showers as CSIRO rainmaking aircraft work to seed clouds over Warragamba catchment.
Rain persists across Central Australia and far north South Australia marking the best summer rains in years. Finke River over a railway causeway 34 feet deep. Alice Springs-Adelaide train halted at Alice Springs. Katherine records its highest December rainfall since 1923 with 1 493 points this month. Tennant Creek and Whyalla see new downpours. roads flood and vehicles break down. Pastures rise from flood while pastoralists see drought easing and hope for a reasonable season.
A series of accidents occurred in rain in Canberra yesterday with multiple crashes at intersections between 11.35 am and 5.50 pm. Victims include John Vincent Rogers 12 treated and sent home after a collision at Canberra Avenue and National Circuit. Janet Mary Cameron admitted after a run in near Manuka Circle. Several drivers and vehicles involved across Canberra Circuit intersections with major and minor damage reported.
Manila dispatch reports President Carlos Garcia, heir to Ramon Magsaysay, inaugurated for a four year term. He pledged to strengthen the Philippines United States friendship and reiterated a good neighbor policy toward Asian friends, aiming for mutual benefit.
Rain in the A C T lifted the Cotter Dam storage to 3 ft below spillway and began flowing Molonglo, easing water restrictions. Officials credited public conservation, catchment inflow, and roof runoff. Farmers hoped for stock and pasture benefits, with more rain needed for full recovery.
The New York Times Cairo desk reports Colonel Nasser aims to shape the Cairo talks to ease Western impressions while Egypt seeks to mend volatile economic ties and curb Soviet dependence. The NYT notes Nasser’s pressure on his press to downplay pro Soviet lines and portrays neutral nations like Malaya India Japan Abyssinia and Cyprus seeking a middle path amid Western charges of a communist tilt.
Moscow reports 1957 saw a boom year with overall industrial output up 10 percent from 1956. The Central Statistics Bureau credited Khrushchev’s decentralisation program for unleashing executive initiative and lifting worker morale.
Socialist Prime Minister Mintoff moves a motion in parliament to refuse binding Britain and allies until Malta is guaranteed dockyard workers will not be dismissed. He cites fears Britain may close the naval dockyard as part of postwar economy measures, risking 7000 Maltese dockers' unemployment.
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