Opera House Prize To Danish Architect
The assessors described the design as classic in its magnificent simplicity of planning. John Utzon, 38, won £5,000. The Opera House will be erected at Benelong Point Fort Macquarie and house two halls seating 3,000 to 3,500 and 1,200, costing about £3.5 million. Judges praised originality and foresee it as one of the world’s great buildings.
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John Utzon
Benelong Point
Fort Macquarie
Cahill
Union
Opera House
Cambridge University
Record Win On T V Quiz
Charles Van Doren, a 30 year old university instructor, boosted his TV quiz earnings to a record 122000 dollars after last night’s show. He answered questions on Spain fashion baseball and buildings, winning 21 quiz points and adding 4700 pounds to his prior winnings amid a flood of marriage proposals.
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New York
A.a.p.reuter
Charles van Doren
van Doren
Spain
Coren
Islands Marked For U K H Bomb Tests
Britain planned two Pacific islands and a large area for first H-bomb tests this year. The Foreign Office warned ships and airlines to stay away from the Christmas Island zone from February to August. From March 2 to August 1 the area would be closed to shipping, policed by the Navy and RAF, at an estimated cost of £100 million.
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Opera House Prize
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National Opera House
J. Martin
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H. J. Ashworth
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Cere American Architects
C. B.osmond
T.V. Quiz
Islands
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Bear McGlade’s Bag Store
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Verity Hewitt Civic Centre
Manuka
George Pitt
Kingston
Australia
France
Rootes
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Canberra City
Erence Hillmen de Luxe
Conan
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