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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Jul 23, 1957

Page

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British Ready to Intervene in Oman Uprising

Rebels push across 5000 square miles in northern Oman severing control of the region around Ibri, while Britain acts with limited force. The Sultan of Muscat seeks aid as RAF transports, two frigates, and diplomatic talks in Bahrein shape the response. Washington weighs Britain Saudi tensions over the Buraimi Oasis and aims to preserve allied ties.

Beit Imam Bultan Whitil Daily Telegraph Wiveen Muscat le Capit' L Washington State Department Britain Saudi Arabia U.S Wis Saud Muscat Oman Io Nicosia RAFI Royal Air Force Arabian Peninsula L, Sinclair Aden

Bey of Tunis Dethronement Expected Today

Report-rich note claims the Bey of Tunis may be dethroned and Tunisia declared a republic under President Bourguiba. Key aides are cited as confident in a government reshuffle at Carthage Palace. Arrest rumors surface around palace staff as tensions rise.

Bey i M.ibid Bourguiba Meanie Bourguiba Carthage Edlen Zettenday Teana

West German Talks to Open With Soviet Trade Aide

A West German delegation led by Herr Roll will discuss trade with the Soviet Union in Moscow. Soviet representatives were expected to arrive by Wednesday, with talks anticipated to cover German questions and relations.

Miss Vsts Moscow Moncovy Movom Talt Delega Herr Rollat Will Ia Russia

Japanese Court Sentences U S Airman To Gaol

U S airman Lewis R Bryant 18 of Denham Louisiana was sentenced by a Japanese court to not less than 21 years and not more than four years in gaol with hard labour. He was found guilty in Osaka District Court of armed robbery and illegal possession of a weapon for allegedly robbing a taxi driver of 400 yen at pistol point on February 22.

Aapaus Lewis R Bryant Denham Lousiana Osaka Tt Wag Pistol Point

Increase In Strength Of Police Force Approved

The plan calls for boosting police strength to about 98 to 100 officers as a population grows toward 50 000 by 1960. Recruiting will begin quickly with two week posting for constable positions. Discussions cover headquarters renewal, police courts, and a South side police station.

Quinane Quimane North Side Kingston L. J. Wienhart Health Department Barrenger

Moscow contacts reshape Soviet Yugoslav policy amid party purge

London reports say Khrushchev’s stance toward the Yugoslav Party may guide Soviet re alignment after Molotov Malenkov and Kaganovich dismissal. Eastern Europe frets as leaders recalibrate, with Romania and Bulgaria conducting purge moves with divergent aims and anti Stalinist signals.

London Moscow Molotov Malenkov Kaganovich Europe Rumadia Bulgaria Rumania

Mass UK Opposed to H Bomb at Labour Conference

In Bright Sussex on September 30, over 120 local party members urged Britain to end H-bomb tests. Resolutions at the Labour conference debated disarmament including a total ban on nukes and destruction of existing stocks. The National Union of Mineworkers urged UN focus, while Agricultural Workers praised excluding farm produce from any European free trade area. The Jewish Socialist Labour Party called for UN talks between Arab states and Israel to ease tensions.

London A.ap Reuter Britain Bright Sussex National Union of Mineworkers U.N National Union of Agricultural Workers Labour Party Jewish Socialist Labour Party Poa E Zion Israel

Handcuffed Man Jumps From C.1.B. Window in Sydney

A handcuffed man leaped from a first floor window at Sydney C.1.B. into Central Lane, plunging about 20 feet. He lay injured in the street as detectives and police arrived, while doctors at Sydney Hospital assessed possible spinal injury. Police guard his bedside. The incident followed reports of an attempted robbery of £3,000 from bookmaker Ray Simpson, amid a chase that ended near Farmer's corner after two constables helped detain the suspect.

Sydney Sydney C.1.b Ray Simpson Don Tidmarsh Tattersall’s Simpson Teco Piccadilly Arcade Market Street Farmer's Corner Gyian C.1b

SEATO to Award Scholarships for 1957-58

Southeast Asia Treaty Organization will award 10 to 15 research fellowships during 1957 58 as part of its expanding cultural exchange programme. The fellowships are the first awarded since the SEATO Council decided on the programme at its Canberra meeting last March.

Southeast Asia Treaty Organization Seato Council Canberra

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