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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 22, 1957
Page
6
Mr Grant warns against moving injured persons before ambulance arrival. He cites Canberra 1956 cases where car transport risked death, especially with maternal hemorrhage or head injuries. He advises making the patient comfortable and calling an ambulance.
A brown snake was seen on a nature strip along Laner Street O Connor Werday morning. A pedestrian reported it crawling onto the strip and a passing motorist struck and killed the reptile about 3 feet long. Another brown snake was spotted nearby two days earlier and escaped. Authorities caution drought conditions may drive snakes toward water sources.
A life saving patrol at the Cotter rescued a youth found face down in the pool deep end. Artificial respiration was given and the youth briefly lapsed into a coma before recovering. Patrol members were Murton leader Cromer Mill Taylor and Gregory. A second patrol at Kambah Pool treated minor injuries.
General Alfred Gruenther now heads the American Red Cross urged Medal of Honor winners that no nation can defend itself alone. He said security today requires a strong alliance system.
The President confronts inflation and farm drought while seeking congressional support. He plans no immediate government action to curb inflation, citing risk to a free society, and weighs aid to farmers amid western drought and wage pressures. The Middle East crisis and Soviet influence loom as he appeals to business and labor for support.
A magistrate sentenced itinerant William Dennis Woods to three months gaol with hard labour for lighting a fire in the open on a river bank. Woods and two companions were camped on Saturday. he said the blaze was to boil tea and the fire lit on bare earth with dry grass nearby.
A Canberra garage proprietor Haseen charged with breaking and entering and stealing from John McGrath Motors Pty Ltd on Lonsdale Street. Donaldson was to appear before the Canberra Court of Petty Sessions today with regulators dynamos brushes and an electric drill involved.
The Prime Minister announced a new inquiry committee to study the long term needs and development of Australian universities. Members include Sir Charles Morris of Leeds University and Sir Tan Clunies-Ross with other notable scholars to assess finances facilities and coordination.
A naval rating, Able Seaman Robert Montgomerie 19 of Surry Hills, was shot by radiologist Louis James Sweeney in a Rabaul house after an alleged attack at about 3 am. The coroner ruled self defense and justified homicide stating Montgomerie had intent to commit a crime. Montgomerie’s fiancée Miss May Winshurst of Redfern awaits clarity.
A Qantas Super Constellation and several aircraft were searched after landing in San Francisco for a possible bomb. No bomb was found. The FBI was notified and further sweeps were conducted on the ground, with planes recalled and checked in Los Angeles and Portland.
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