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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 10, 1956
Page
5
In Ulster, Thomas Mackenna the 21 year old Sinn Fein candidate imprisoned for an armed raid on military barracks at Mongit Tyron, faces a by election after court rulings. Beattie, the Unionist opponent, was ruled ineligible for holding three offices under the Crown. A Sinn Fein convention again nominates Mitchall as candidate. date of by election not yet announced.
In Sydney County former Auburn mayor NG Crook was named pnabitert chairman after the retiring Cry Frnfe Green left the council. Labor members accused non-Labour colleagues of a secret political pact as Green left the foyer amid tensions.
In Hobart four Tasmanian Labour Party members V. Q. Margen E Vielers L C O Keefe and Doherty were expelled for opposing endorsed Labour candidates in the recent Puileyateh Hone election. Vickers and O Keefe were Senate candidates and Doherty sought Wumok seat in House of Representatives. The executive acted under party rules allowing expulsion for opposing endorsed candidates. Morgan and Senator Coles had been suspended last year after boycotting the Federal Conference.
Moreton Bay of 14,796 tons ran aground near Suen Canut and reached Port Said after a delay. The Aberdeen and Commonwealth Line ship, sailing from Sydney to London with about 260 passengers and cargo of meat, butter, and general goods, faced no reported damage as per London agents.
Reported by a Department of the Interior official the Olmyp ic pool will remain open during lunch hours. Public suggestions and Advisory Council input support improvements, including bicycle racks and better turnstiles and parking to handle peak attendance. Pool manager Barratt praised facilities and noted orderly conditions despite crowding in hot weather.
A. C. T. U. opposes granting new powers to the Arbitration Court. Secretary Broadley cautioned that judges would be wary if a constitutional amendment were proposed. Justice Moster argued the court lacks reach beyond state disputes and could be strengthened within constitutional limits.
VARWEN reports that Vietnam will soon own a group of 20 Dakotas for military transport purposes, per General Archimbault of the French Air Forces in Southeast Asia. He said Vietnamese pilots would train in Bearcat fighters. France plans broader aid without equipping Vietnam with a full air force. The Vietnamese force remains independent, with training under a joint program.
Karachi reports a draft constitution proposing an 800 member central parliament for Pakistan a democratic republican state. The Constituent Assembly will study the document today as the nation moves toward an Islamic Republic model. Separately in the North Sea six rescued aboard the Alvi after it struck a mine with seven others reported missing.
Walter Appleby of Federal Highway was discharged without conviction in a Cambridge Court of Petty Sessions on a stealing charge. He was given a 20 pound bond to be of good behavior for 14 months and must repay 7 pounds 11 shillings and 2 pence to John Michael Woods, a fellow apprentice at John McGrath Motors, who reported money missing from his pay envelope on January 5. Appleby admitted picking up the money from the floor and keeping it, later returning part of it and offering to repay the rest. The court noted his good character and possible employment prospects if he began anew without a conviction.
The Vatican reports the Pope approved a method labeled the psycho prophylactic method for painless childbirth. He stated the Roman Catholic Church has no moral objections to its use, despite origin with Communist materialists, as he addressed 700 gynecologists and physicians at the Vatican.
An international course on fish resources drew participants from 31 countries in Asia and the Pacific to Teva Island. Run by the UN FAO with Indonesia government and the Pacific Fisheries Council, it trains government officers to assess and utilize inland fishery resources. Indonesia was chosen for its Inland fishing industry and farmers who practice fish farming in rice fields. Field trips across Java complemented work at the Indonesian Grand Fisheries Research Centre.
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