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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Feb 07, 1941
Page
3
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Air Ministry reports overnight raids across East and South East England and London with limited damage and few casualties. Incendiaries dropped near a hospital and in a hotel. a cinema roof was hit with staff shaken. Residents praised fighters and rushed to aid during the blackout alert.
Australian tobacco growers and manufacturers failed to agree on 1941 price levels with a proposed 20 percent rise and 1940 grade standard. growers balked at guarantees on grade quality and protested government rationing and an appraisal system replacing auctions, citing cost concerns and past price findings.
Washington reports that the final vote on the Lend and Lease bill is slated for Friday or Saturday. Opponents fear it could drag the US into war while supporters see it as essential to keeping America out of conflict. House and Senate committees discuss amendments and limits on executive spending and contractual commitments.
A four month inquiry by a Commonwealth Government committee into large scale power alcohol production in Austria is nearing completion. The panel will meet in Canberra next Monday to draft findings and recommendations. Chair Mr. Fadden may miss the session due to Acting Prime Minister duties. The report could reopen debates on government support and foreign fuel supplies, with some officials believing power alcohol can blend with motor spirits as a supplement. The committee may split on endorsement, possibly limiting its recommendation to financial and commercial aspects. A prior May report noted higher petrol prices push power alcohol closer to price parity, encouraging Australasian interest and a Sydney group considering a cooperative venture under regulatory constraints.
Dr. Evatt warned that Australia faced a fool's paradise if the nation did not adopt a voluntary all-in war effort against conscription and totalitarianism. He outlined four methods to overcome production stoppages including punishment, arbitration, conciliation, and direct employer-employee contact, and proposed funding a war savings trust to resolve overtime disputes.
The first ALF casualty announced in the British press is Lieutenant Aerndéut Shol to van Citters. His parents live at Wroxham in Norfolk. He was killed on active service.
The Health Minister Mr Fitzsimons disputed the value of whooping cough immunization and refused experimental use on state children. A Macquarie Street specialist claimed the immunisation is proven and about 75 percent effective, preventing three of four cases.
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