Britain offers to discuss friendship with Russia in new year
Britain signals readiness to conclude a treaty of friendship with the Soviet Union and to start talks in the United Nations or a smaller West allied gathering. London notes would-be framework may include China. Moscow must define how far it will go and potential heads of state meeting remains possible.
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Macmillan
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United Nations
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Washington
Paris
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Mr. Macmillan
Germany
Europe
United States
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China
Methodists Plan for Development of Canberra Circuit
The program spans two to three years with plans for a Yarralumla church hall costing 45,000, funded with interest by the New South Wales Conference authorities. A kindergarten at O’Connor Trust, a church at O’Connor, a Youth Centre at the National Memorial Church, and a Methodist unit at Dickson are outlined. Site procurement and policy reviews will be handled by the General Conference committee, with staffing kept as current subject to adjustments.
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Neval Conference
O'Connor Trust
O'Connor
National Memorial Church
Dickson
Canberra
General Conference
Consultative Council Executive Committee
BOAC Plans Expansion of Atlantic Passenger Capacity
BOAC announces plans to raise passenger carrying capacity on North Atlantic routes by about six percent during 1958. The expansion outlined in London and reported by Reuters aims to strengthen transatlantic service and meet growing demand.
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B.O.A.C
Reuter
British Overseas Airways Corporation
Australian writer Philip Lindsay dies in London
Philip Lindsay, 52, former Australian writer and author of historical novels, died yesterday in his Berkeley Square home in London after suffering from influenza. He was the son of Norman Lindsay, the Sydney sprinter.
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London
A.A. P.reuter
Philip Lindsay
Berkley, Sunsex
Norman Lindsay
Sydney
Mrs W Hargrave Leaves Government House for Melbourne
Vice reg al Mrs W Hargrave departed Government House Canberra yesterday en route to Melbourne in a formal move recorded by the station.
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W. Hargrave
Government House
Canberra
Melbourne
Bishop Burgmann to attend Lambeth Conference from Canberra
The Bishop of Canberra and Goulburn EH Burgmann and Mrs Burgmann depart Canberra for Sydney then London to attend the Lambeth Conference opening in July. About 400 bishops will debate Bible authority, the Christian family and church affairs. Bishop R G Arthur acts as administrator in Burgmann's absence.
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Goulburn
EH. Burgmann
Buremann
Cinirra
Fneland
Sydney
Oronsay
Buryman
Austraia
R. G. Arthur
McVeigh Named Acting State Secretary of ACT Union
Mr Amos McVeigh appointed acting state secretary of the Liquor and Allied Trades Employees Union in Sydney. The Canberra based leader has supported union members welfare and is expected to become permanent if he maintains the same effectiveness. The former secretary J Gorman died recently from ill health. The ACT Trades and Labour Council welcomed the appointment and praised McVeigh’s record.
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Amos McVeigh
Jeff Canberra
Sydney
J. Gorman
ACT, Trades and Labour Council
F. J
Cauley
3feVeigh
Canberra
McCauley
Talks On Future Of Islanders Rescued By Ship
In London discussions continue on repatriating Maldive Islanders rescued from a sinking twinmast sailing ship on Boxing Day. They were brought to safety at Kwinana by the tanker Alva Maersk. The British Ministry of Transport funds their Woodman Point quarantine stay. Captain H M Head of the Commonwealth Marine Branch says no official decision on their future yet. He opened an inquiry into the rescue upon boarding the Alva Maersk.
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Pekrs
London
Kwinana
Alva Maersk
British Ministry of Transport
Woodman Point
Lucy
Commonwealth Marine Branch
H. M. Head
Captain Head
World Guide Membership Soars Across Nations
London Sunday report says membership of the World Association of Girl Guides, founded in 1928, has tripled over twenty years and now stands at 4,277,560 across 42 countries.
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Girl Guides
London
A.A. P.reuter
World Association of Girl Guides
Japanese Abroad Finds Friendship in Global Meeting
A traveler recounts cross cultural encounters from Copenhagen to Dallas revealing warmth from unknown locals and surprising beauty of many lands. He notes friendships with Danes, Germans, Brits, French, Italians, Americans and a Black girl in Dallas, praising human warmth over tensions and expressing a desire to live in Japan despite perceptions. He contrasts global hospitality with local prejudice in New York and comments on social equality and comfort returning home.
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Copenhagen
Berlin
London
Paris
New York
Hartent
Panik
Connecticut
Virginia
Manhattan
Ime
Walles
America
Japan
Dallas
Jane
Eage
Debauchery In Warsaw Palace Attracts Night Crowds
In Warsaw the Palace of Culture is described as a night haunt for rowdyism and drunkenness driven largely by teenagers from evening technical schools, per the newspaper Gios Pracy via A A P Reuters.
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Warsaw
P.reuter
Sterling Dollar Reserves Rise in December
London reports Treasury officials noting a $4,000,000 rise in December. Sterling area gold and dollar reserves total $2,273,000,000, with a British deficit of £6,100,000 at the European Payments Union. The rise, though, masks a larger true gain, Reuters says, about $100,000,000.
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London
Aa.p.-Reuter
Treasury
Britain
European Payments Union Clearing House
Reuters Financial
Floral designs for stamps prompt Australian flowers
Australian stamps to be issued in 1958 will depict native flowers. Postmaster General Mr. Davidson announced plans yesterday, starting with the flannel flower waratah and Christmas bells engraved on separate stamps. Designs were by Margaret Stones, an Australian botanical illustrator at Kew Gardens London with an noted reputation.
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Davidson
Margaret Stones
Kew Garrons
London
Australians May Be First Troops At Borneo Base
SINGAFORE Sunday AP Reuters Australian troops were expected to be the first to move into the British Army base under construction at Tawau on the east coast of British North Borneo The Times said the barrack block was nearly complete and British troops recently carried out exercises in North Borneo Governor Sir Roland Turnbull told the Legislative Council that troops and RAF Shackleton aircraft patrolling the coast would deter rivals from exploiting the area Military authorities had no comment on the Times report.
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Tawau
British North Borneo
Sunday Times
Indonesu
Borneo
the Times
North Borneo
Legislative Council
Roland Turnbull
R.A.F. Shackleton
Times
Melbourne girl lands lead in London West End musical
Melbourne actress Maggie Fitzgibbon wins the lead in the London West End musical Lady at the Wheel. She came to London four years ago leaving an established place in Australian show business to pursue stardom.
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Melbourne
London
Reuter
Maggie Fitzgibbon
Australan
Inland power problem drives Australian atomic research
Senator Spooner outlined Australian Atomic Energy Commission efforts at Lucas Heights to resolve inland cooling constraints for small, economical reactors. The high temperature gas cooled system offers water independence and potential direct gas turbine use, with Lucas Heights poised to open within months.
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Energy Commissioning Australia
Spooner
Touny
Kalgoorlie
Lucas Heights
Soly
Australia
A.A.E.C
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