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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 31, 1957
Page
4
Canberra clubs and associations organize Hogmanay dances and Mad Hatters Ball while many private parties are planned. Bowls members attend a Christmas party, with comments on gifts and greetings.
A Ghan train linking Port Augusta and Central Australia remains flood stranded at Alive Springs after the Finke River overflow. Water covering the line near Finke Town ship halted the service last night, with passengers in private homes due to full hotels. Between Alice Springs and the SA border, rain eases drought though Henbury Station suffers heavy cattle losses. Darwin Mataranka and Katherine report rain, but Mataranka to Tennant Creek areas need more. Barkly Tableland faces dying wattles and dust storms seen from miles away.
A Russian weather balloon reportedly reached 25 miles in altitude, Moscow Radio said yesterday, recording a temperature of 24 degrees Celsius at that height.
Film actress Ingrid Bergman arrived in London by air from Rome where she spent Christmas with her infant son and husband Roberto Rossellini. She is separated from Rossellini and did not know when they would meet again.
Sixteen teachers will staff four Canberra centres daily from 9 am to 5 pm except weekends. Four per centre with supervisors Corroborée Park, Narrabundah Oval, St Joseph's OConnor and Yuerralamia Public School. Three Canberra teachers among the 16, others from NSW. Free enrolment for ages five to 17 on supervisor approval. National Fitness Council oversight and Department of the Interior funding. Community group cooperation vital to provide entertainment and extra play materials.
Nauruan students studying in Australia and Fiji showed strong progress in 1957. Five sat the Leaving Certificate and twelve the Intermediate Certificate, marking a peak since education became compulsory for Nauruans in 1921. Additional Nauruans engaged in courses at Suva Fiji and in Australia, including teaching, civil engineering, and general administration.
A man who crawled from beneath an express train at Bebra said he rode above the wheels for 3% hours to flee East Germany. Border officials refused to reveal his name. he claimed service in the East German police and six months’ imprisonment as a Western agent.
The conference, now on its fourth day, enjoys broad backing for the Soviet pledge to aid full independence from colonial rule. Delegates from over 40 countries, including Kenyans and Indians, push anti colonialism as a central theme. An imperialism committee resolution seeks UN admission for Communist China and self-determination for Cyprus.
West Germany is reportedly constructing a miniature earth satellite with a radio beacon. The project, described as a poor man’s Sputnik, will be launched on an 11 stage one ton rocket designed by Ernst Mohr fohr. The Volkasputnik is to use solid fuel for cost and reliability advantages.
The Stapl family from Sydney sets sail for the United States aboard a 39 foot yacht. They depart seeking adventure, choosing a seaworthy 15 ton craft rather than a liner for their transpacific voyage.
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