19 Feb 1958
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Feb 19, 1958
Page
1
The readable parts show scattered numbers and fragments like dates and codes such as 162 BeL25 edt 59245 and 83004 24428 54653. It mentions names like Margy, Yank Pu De and places or codes, but the text is largely garbled and lacks a clear action or event.
The text outlines Eisenhower urging coop eration with a Soviet government committed to peace and justice. It notes Bulganin's veto on summit topics, Minsk speech echoes, and a push for formal ambassadorial talks. The note emphasizes space as a peaceful realm and urges shared procedures for peaceful use of outer space.
Khartoum reports Egypt has laid claim to a large stretch of Northern Sudan and dispatches troops toward the region. Sudan's Foreign Minister Mohammed Mahgoub said the Council of Ministers decided to assert sovereignty, while Khartoum and Cairo exchange diplomatic notes over the 1899 frontier. Sudan accuses Egyptian forces of violating the 22nd parallel boundary, and Egypt demanded withdrawal to behind that line. No minerals are specified in the note.
Wellington Reuters reports a ski plane failed to land on Tasman Glacier to aid two injured men, John Brownlee and Edwin Brownlee, from Christchurch. One may have a fractured leg, the other concussion. They rest in a hut as three rescue teams approach the 20 mile trek from The Hermitage Lodge. The air effort resumes tomorrow.
More than 200000 people lined 16 miles of the royal progress from Eagle Farm Airport to Government House. The Queen Mother greeted interruptions with smiles as 10000 gathered at City Hall and a ticker tape welcome greeted her at Government House, while crowds cheered from streets and rooftops.
A massive winter storm drenched the eastern United States and Canada with record snowfall and subzero temperatures. At least 150 deaths attributed to the blizzard with total fatalities near 350 as bitter cold and outages spread. Mount Mitchell North Carolina hit minus 28, while Boston logged 19 inches of snow in 24 hours. Emergency crews mobilized across New York City to clear roads and restore services amid ongoing forecasts of more storms.
The second production 707 jet airliner to leave the Boeing line was rolled out on schedule, announced by the P A A News Bureau in Sydney on Tuesday.
The Bank of NSW quarterly review says total unemployment does not yet pose a national problem. It attributes the late 1957 rise largely to seasonal factors and cautions that policy must act if unemployment continues beyond seasonal causes.
Severe flood waters from the Pioneer River inundate Mackay for a sixth day. Four trains marooned 6800 residents as telephony failed and two water pumps stopped. Rescue crews evacuated over 200 people while workers sheltered in the Cremorne Hotel.
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