Labour calls for lower hire purchase interest at Adelaide meeting
At the Adelaide conference the Labour Party backed policy to seek lower consumer credit rates before federal elections. It warned that rates up to 30 percent and 5 percent from governments threaten Commonwealth loan redemptions this financial year. The plan calls for Commonwealth action to curb rates, noting state powers and the need for constitutional powers or referendums to act.
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Adelaide
Labour Party
Commonwealth
Labour
States
Canberra
Russell calls for world government to avert atomic war
Bertrand Russell urged that a world government or similar body be created to prevent nuclear conflict. He criticised Dulles and Khrushchev, warned of total human destruction, and urged Britain to renounce the H-bomb while pushing U.S. and Soviet disarmament efforts. The Basle conference was banned by the Swiss government.
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London
Bart Russell
Tierra del Fuego
New
Hebrides
Britain
America
Russia
U.S.A
U.S.S.R
Morton to Visit Victoria and South Australia to study industry
Sydney reports that State Parliamentary Opposition leader Mr Morton will tour Victoria and South Australia to study Liberal governments capital attraction and population growth strategies. He aims to learn how to fix conditions deterring industry in Western Suburbs. Accompanying him are Liberal Party officials, Cotten and Carrick, with plans to inspect the Snowy Mountains Scheme and the Woomera rocket range. He will then visit other NSW regions to assess development needs.
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Sydney
Morton
Victoria
South Australia
W.S.W
Liberal Party
R. C. Cotton
J. L. Carrick
Snowy Mountains Scheme
Woomera
Nsw
U.S. Abandons Search For Crash Victims
The U.S. Navy has halted efforts to find more survivors from the C124 Globemaster crash in the Pacific. The aircraft carrier Boxer recovered three survivors and one unidentified body on Friday. five crew members remain missing and presumed dead as Boxer heads back to Pearl Harbor.
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Hodwoluly
A.A.P. Reuter
U.S. Navy
Pacific
Boxer
Pearl Harbour Naval Base
Albanian Warning Over Rocket Bases in Europe
Moscow dispatch reports Albania warned Italy it could build rocket bases in Albania if Italy consents to American rocket bases on Italian soil. The note to Rome claimed Italy plans an agreement with the United States to establish bases on Italian territory.
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Italy
Moscow
A.A.P
Reuter
Albania
Tirana
néWy Agency
Taas
Moon Colonists: First Tests Spark Lunar Frontiers
Scientists at a meeting of the American Rocket Society and American Society of Mechanical Engineers sketch rough blueprints for colonizing the Moon. They discuss oxygen from plants or rocks, thin atmospheres, cosmic rays, and the need for pressurized cabins. Lunar tunnels, Moon cars, and hermetic housing emerge as possible protections as rockets and landing methods develop. Human factors, psychology, and careful selection of settlers are stressed to prepare for a Moon colony.
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Alton L. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Science
Sputniks
Vanguard
American Rocket Society
American Society of Mechanical Engineer
Moon
Aauru
Clyde Tombaugh
Pluto
Lunar
U.S
Tombaugh
Earth
Prof. Tombaugh
Eugene Konecci
Douglas Aircraft Co
Tulsa
Okla
Arnold Small
Convair
San Diego
David Simong
Air Force Missile Development Centre
New Mexico
Letters on Canberra milk quality and shop hours
The writer opposes the Canberra Milk Producers Association tying health rules to regulation, arguing Victoria milk is higher quality and cheaper. They advocate competitive pricing, better processing, and clearer distribution while noting cream quality and the need for open shop hours to serve workers and families.
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Canberra
Victoria
Melbourne
Gippsland
Amy N. Newman
Braddon
A.C.T. Shopping Hours Debate Reflects Community Role
The Canberra dispute over late shopping highlights a misunderstanding of shops as community service. Shops provide a place and time utility to meet public wants, distributing others' labor, not creating new items.
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Canberra
Shop Assistants' Disabilities in Queanbeyan
A reader from Queanbeyan argues that shop assistants face unfair abuse for faulty goods and deliveries, long weekend hours, and lack of pay for extended shifts. She notes staff shortages in a town of 40 000 and cites a failing retail course as evidence of poor conditions, urging fairer awards to retain experienced workers.
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Braddon
Technical College
Queanbeyan
Protest on Road Tax Drives New South Coast Strike
Newcastle Sunday reports over 2,000 truck drivers on the Central North Coast may stage a 24 hour strike next Friday to protest the State Government road tax.
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Newcastle
North Coast
Tth Anniversary Services At Church Of Christ
The Canberra Church of Christ held its seventh anniversary with two services. Rev. C. G. Taylor of Melbourne delivered the morning sermon "Let Ten Winds of Heaven Blow" and discussed the Holy Spirit as power. Mrs. Taylor sang “When I Survey” and “I Give My Life to Thee.” In the evening Rev. Taylor spoke on “The Man Who Came to Stay” and Christ’s challenge to man. Community hymn singing and a light supper followed, with Mrs. Taylor singing three songs by request.
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Canberra
Christ
Moring Seryon
C. G. Taylor
Melbourly
Iman
Death of Mr. R. E. Knight Canberra foreman dies at 68
Ar. Robert Edgar Knight of Canberra, longtime Department of Works employee, died suddenly at home aged 68. Born in Araluen Valley and moved to Canberra in 1921, he spent 44 years in the Ready and Bridges Section before retirement. A Rugby League fan, he collapsed while listening to a test. Survived by wife and six Canberra children Lindsay Monia Ted Phylis Hen and Brian. Funeral after service at noon at St Pauls Church of England Manuka.
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Robert Edgar Knight
Canberra
Department of Works
Mr. Knight
Araluen Valley
Department of Worke
Knight
Lindsay
Moniia
Lloyd
Ted
Phylis
Norris
Hen
Brian
St. Paul's Church of England
Manuka
Governor-General Slim hosts event in Canberra attendance noted
The Governor-General His Excellency Field Marshal Sir William Slim hosted a gathering at Government House Canberra last night. Attending were Mr Murray Tyrrell and Lieutenant George Halley.
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Sir William Slim
Government House
Canberra
Meekatharra
Western Australia
Murray Tyrrell
George Halley R
Scripture Union Week Observed in Canberra
A Canberra gathering marked Scripture Union Week with Captain's Flat youths joining city members at All Saints Ainslie. Commissioner EB Richards chaired, Rev E G Buckle opened, and Susan Howe read the daily portion. Charles Troutman of Inter-Varsity spoke on Bible reading transforming lives, noting 1.5 million members and 105 language notes.
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Captain’s
Hherches
Canberra
Eb, Richards
ACT. Police
Canberra Baptist
Scripture Union
Susan Howe
E. G. Buckle
All Saints Church of England
Ainslie
Iat Richards
Charles Troutman
Inter- Varsity Fellowship
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R. E. Knight
Josiah
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Troutman
Canberra Baptist Church
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church
St. Andrew's
Inter-Varsity Fellowship
All Saints
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