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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 22, 1957
Page
6
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London Sunday dispatch reports Prime Minister Macmillan spoke of a coming dawn for the empire at Bedford. He said the empire is not disintegrating, that territories are being prepared for self rule, and warned UK workers face inflation risks while Britain maintains a favorable balance of payments and strong economic prospects.
Two naval ratings were killed and a young woman injured when the car they were travelling in crashed into a tree at the junction of the Camden Men dapple road. The impact ripped off the roof and threw the occupants onto the road.
Secretary H E B Curan of the AGT Trades and Labour Council says the council is not directly affiliated with the ACTU and not bound to a proposed monthly strike fund. The ACTU Interstate Executive will consider a levy of 10 shillings monthly on Labour Councils and 40 to 70 affiliated unions. The plan follows the minister’s refusal to pay unemployment benefits to 1,000 men stood down after the Metters Ltd dispute in Alexandria. Some unions may resist the levy while others might contribute, amid local autonomy concerns.
Reports said the Soviet Union president Marshal Voroshilov may visit Yugoslavia later this year with Sept. seen as likely. No official confirmation yet. The source notes a high probability of a September visit.
Reports from Beirut via British United Press say Oman faces a tribal uprising in the southeast, with 1500 dissidents attacking villages near Nizwa. British forces were reportedly being flown in to quell the unrest, though Bahraini officials and Cypriot sources offered conflicting statements amid claims of support from Baathist Iran.
Snow fell over the Southern Alps with over 1 ft in many areas and ploughs cleared roads around Mt Koucitiako. Chains were essential for motorists as slippery roads hindered skiers and yesterday four holiday makers were rushed to Sydney with broken legs in the Smiggins Hole region. Cold dry elsewhere with showers on the North Coast and Armidale 23, Tenterfield 25, Mlegreen 26, Spencer's Creek 26.
The YMCA boys division reports 42 attendees on opening nights and plans a new club in turner area starting July 31 with help from Turner Football Club. Efforts continue for a permanent location, aiming to hold Friday activities 5 15 to 6 15 pm at the YWCA. A Six Hour Day carnival at Manuka Oval is planned with sport groups and services from RAAF Navy and Bee.
Sydney reports Dr. Evatt, leader of the opposition, will land in Australia with valuable political insights gathered in Vienna and with Ben Gurion in the Middle East. He cited Nehru’s assurances on Hungarian mediation and said Indian missions in Europe intervened for the Hungarian people.
The Dean of the Monarchy and Administrator of Rt. Christopher's Pro-Cathedral, Very Rev. Dean A J McGilvray, offered a special Requiem Mass for Archbishop Terence Bernard McGuire at Rt. Christopher's Church this morning. Archbishop O'Brien, from Paris, expressed deep sympathy to McGuire's sister in the Good Samaritan Congregation and to his relatives and friends.
Water and Sewerage Branch plumbers labored in freezing 32 degree air after a motorist knocked over a hydrant outside Reid House at 3:20 am. A parked car owned by resident Kazys Erick was also badly damaged as police, led by Constable C Turner, pursued the driver.
Western Australian Keith Morley, 34, of Perth, has been chosen to join a secret U S weather analysis team in the Antarctic. The Interior Minister, Mr Fairhall, announced Morley will be attached to the International Geophysical Year weather centre in Litue America, beginning early next year, to prepare circumpolar analyses and link Antarctic weather with Australia.
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