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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 29, 1957
Page
6
The readable parts reference individuals, a decree, and civic topics including labor, railway, and governance. Details are unclear. mentions of East, Western air fare, and a council or board imply local administrative notices.
Dr Evatt addressed a Brisbane gathering for two and a half hours amid applause and cheers. ALP figures led by Taigran defended his Queensland visit, denying reports of party opposition and slamming reports as press stunts. Local candidate Eggerton criticized absence rumors while Bukowski’s illness prevented his attendance.
A stationary car on Liveraidge Street Acton was struck by a truck that failed to stop. The car at Melbourne Avenue Forrest sustained damage but the front seat passenger escaped injury. Canberra police investigate and seek clues to identify the driver involved.
United States Secretary of State John Foster Dulles will travel to London next week for disarmament discussions. The Foreign Office announced the move after a message from President Eisenhower to Prime Minister Macmillan. Dulles will confer with the U S delegation to the UN Disarmament Sub committee and other U S officials in Europe on current sub committee talks.
Four people were killed on Victorian country roads during the weekend marking the first fatalities of the period. Other dispatches note Empire Fowey sailing through Suez with British soldiers, the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh returning to Britain, Menzies to open a new Sydney ML C building, and no comment from Buckingham Palace on a possible 1969 or 1960 royal visit.
Romeo Vasquez Sanchez, a palace guard, assassinated Guatemala President Carlos Castillo Armas and then killed himself. Police found Communist writings on Sanchez and in his own handwriting. A state of martial law was declared and elections will be held in four months to choose the successor. President Eisenhower pledged his son Major John Eisenhower as envoy to Castillo's funeral.
Reports say the Sultan of Muscat’s red flag flew over Araai Amnain and Izki, all rebel-held, as RAF leaflets urged loyalty to the pro-British regime. Damascus urged end to Britain’s intervention while U S and Soviet officials discussed Oman’s crisis.
Severe winds and heavy rain struck Adelaide Sunday as a westerly change moved through. Gusts reached around 40 mph, damaging roads in several suburbs and disrupting daily activity across the city.
Mr. Jim Fraser urged Canberra to replace overhead telephone and power lines with underground cables. He spoke on his weekly broadcast noting the city’s garden city ideal was marred by visible wires and poles. Fraser claimed power lines are temporary and to be removed, while PMG poles remain non temporary. he pressed officials to correct the street wiring setup.
In Port Moresby three colonial officers face 11 offences in the Court of Petty Sessions. Frederick David Anderson and John William McGregor stand accused of unlawful confinement, assault, and liberty deprivation of natives Avila and Sola. Corporal Ataimbo Kakarosi is charged with assault and restraining natives with flag poles. Bail was set for all until August 5.
London reports Britain's Board of Trade statistics show the first half of 1967 had an average monthly export value of £281,200,000, up 6 percent from the same period in 1956, with imports also rising by a similar margin.
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