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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 07, 1956
Page
13
Hearing Foundation advertises for an agent at 135 George Street Sydney Canberra agent required to deal in British instrument distribution.
In New York the ransom deadline for a kidnapped baby boy expired with no payment or sighting of the child. Nassau County Detective Chief Stuyvesant Powell said a ransom note left in a garage was not retrieved. Officials blamed publicity and press interference for the stalled investigation.
A head waiter at the Waldorf Astoria, Arthur Magedonn, was indicted by a Brooklyn grand jury for failing to pay federal income taxes on tips. Prosecutor Leonard Moore said the case targets tax cheaters among New Yorkers receiving tips and claimed tax losses of 11,781 dollars for 1952 and 65,260 overall.
General Twining after an eight day Soviet visit says the USSR is very competent and well equipped. He notes the United States leads in jet quality and that the current air power program remains satisfactory. He predicts US purchases will exceed 500 B 52 bombers if needed.
Dr Bernardi Brofman of Mount Sinai Hospital Cleveland advocates a heart surgery to relieve blocked arteries before damage occurs. He cites 1 209 patients treated with the method, which uses asbestos powder dusting and was developed by Dr Claude Beck. He reports high success with most patients pain free and many returning to heavy work. no deaths among the last 58 patients.
Telegrams report torrential rain in India and Pakistan sparking floods and collapses. A bus overturned after floodwaters near Karachi drowning 22 passengers, while western India sees widespread inundation forcing thousands from homes and isolating towns as telegraph lines and crops are damaged.
A stampede at an open air cinema in a Cameroon village during a film of Queen Elizabeth’s Niger visit killed a boy and injured three men. The crowd of about 10 panicked when the audience saw the film for the first time, trampling each other in the scramble.
A.A.P.Renter summary notes changes in radiation from luminous watch dials are minimal and likely overlooked unless ingested. Dr Lauriston Demrailios, head of the Radiation Protection, sends arguments to a congressional subcommittee.
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