De Gaulle Inaugurated President Amid Ceremony and Unity
General De Gaulle was installed as President of France in a formal Elysee ceremony ending the interim period. A 21 gun salute marked the event as Rene Cassin announced the official results. Prime figures including Rene Coty and Senator Debre were noted in the proceedings while Australia’s Sir William Slim sent congratulations.
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Australia
Sir William Slim
New Zealand
General de Gaulle
France
William Said
Algiers
Elysee Palace
Paris
Constitutional Concil
M. Rene Cassin
M. Rene Coty
M. Coty
de Gaulle
Victoria
Dallas Brooks
Fairbairn
Neil O'Sullivan
Commonwealth
William Slim
Lady Brooks
Lady O'Sullivan
Banned Books list by Customs chief flags nineteen titles
The Comptroller-General of Customs Mr F A Meore names nineteen titles as prohibited imports in the Government Gazette. Notable entries include Borstal Boy by Brendan Behan and Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov. Other works cited span Adolesence La Nymphe du Gevaudan and Lady Chatterley’s Lover among several foreign and translated titles.
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Comptroller- General of Customs
F. A. Meore
Gaz
Brendan Behan
Vladimir Nabokov
America
Gazette
Donald Field
Elte Gestraay
the Harborough Publishing Co. Ltd
London
Louis-Charley Royer
Andre Ibels
Sir Hilary Garner
Allan McClyde
Dr. Ruston J. Mehta
Mary Wilson
Freak Winds Wreck Tiger Moth at Port Pirie Aerodrome
In Port Pirie a fierce gust toppled a Royal Aero-Club Tiger Moth as it landed at the aerodrome. Pilot Don Mariner, 24, of Westbourne Park, was uninjured. Winds also blocked the US freighter Alameda from entering the harbour, anchoring at Port Germein for the night.
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Adelaide
Port Pirie
Port Pirie Harbour
Royal Aero-Club
Don Mariner
Westbourne Park
Alameda
Port Germein
No Decision On New Guinea Tax
The Minister for Territories Mr. Hasluck said no Cabinet decision had been made on taxing European residents in Papua New Guinea. A department report urged duty reductions and income tax and company tax, noting £800,000 shortfall in revenue and that £3,500,000 went to natives while £2,700,000 was raised by duties.
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Territories
Hasluck
Papua New Guinea
Mikoyan Calms Crowd at Cleveland Luncheon
Soviet envoy Anastas Mikoyan faced heckling in Cleveland as he urged closer ties between scientists and businessmen and promised to carry host Cyrus Eaton’s message back to Moscow. A protester, Emma Halas, 19, was arrested for disorderly conduct after shouting at his escort car. Mikoyan said trade boosts peace and denied planned price dumping, aiming for fair prices on both sides.
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Cleveland
Cyrus Eaton
Mikoyan
Soviet Union
Mr. Eaton
Emma Halas
Budapest
Washington
Detroit
Rescues From Hobart Fishing Vessel Athena
Two crewmen were rescued from the Hobart boat Athena after it drifted ashore and wrecked near Telopea Point in southwest Tasmania. John Lette, about 28, owner-skipper, and Ted Wood of Warrane were taken off by the Sheila Maree, which is expected back in Hobart by 8 am tomorrow. diesel engines broke down, causing the drift.
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Hobart
Athena
Telopea Point
Tasmania
John Lette
Tthe
Ted Wood
Warrane
Sheila Maree
Starving Peasants Threaten Quixada Town in Brazil
Thousands of starving peasants, many dying in the streets, threaten to sack Quixada in Ceara state amid drought. Stores shuttered and residents locked in as the siege worsens, marking a third Ceara community under famine distress.
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Brazil
Rio DE Janeiro
Quixada
American Associated Press
Fortaleza
Ceara
Dulles Back in Harness After Virus Illness
Secretary of State Dulles returned to his desk after a virus infection contracted on Sunday. He spent Monday at home and all of Tuesday recovering before resuming work.
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Washington
A.A.P
U.S. Secretary of State
Mr. Dulles
Philippine naval chief visits Australia amid training talks
Commodore Jose Francisco, chief of the Philippines Naval Staff, arrived in Sydney from Darwin and announced a £300,000 order with a Sydney firm. He will discuss training Philippine officers with the Royal Australian Navy and training ratings in engineering and electronics. He cited four recent submarine sightings in Philippine waters and noted patrol boats attacked a submerged sub.
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Philippines
Jose Francisco
Sydney
Darwin
Royal Australian Navy
Francisco
Philippine
Life Returns to Normal in Congo Capital Rioting
Leopoldville shows calmer conditions after violent rioting this week with up to 90 percent of African workers back at work. Police report more than 300 arrests for looting as troops patrol for further disturbances.
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Congo
Leopoldville
A.a.p.reuter
Belgian Congo
British United Press
Pace Attack Sets Expectation For Test Match
The forecast predicts light showers before dawn then cloudy warm and humid weather. Keith Miller leads NSW pace strength from a green ground as Australia and England name top quicks including Meckiff Davidson Statham Trueman. England recall 12 players with Milton for fitness. Richardson dumped to 12th man after a finger break.
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Keith Miller
New South Wales
Australia
England
Tan Meckiff
Alan Davidson
Brian Statham
Freddie True- Mate
Feld
Peter May
Colin Cowdrey
Trevor Bailey
Jim Laker
Tom Graveney
Tony Lock
Willie Watson
Roy Swetman
Freddie Trueman
Ted Dexter
Arthur Milton
Peter Richardson
Milton
Godfrey Evang
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Colt Sale
Legion of Honour
Georges Catroux
Naya
Debre
Fifth Republic
Reuter
Algeria
Erance
Republc
Mallol Tysih
Wig Maa
Frances Lengel
New Guinea
Aednes
Sesrete AU
Mr. Mikoyan
Asapress
Ceura
Dulles
Commonwealth Government
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