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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 31, 1950
Page
2
A reader notes a rich chocolate experience from Robertson, the name in confectionery. The description highlights a full creamy country milk base blended with smooth chocolate and a half pound block as a standout product.
The minister argues for social security expansion linking direct and indirect taxation. He splits costs between unemployment and income stabilisers, noting global trends and the need for broader benefits beyond the under privileged. He questions whether funding should come from taxation or insurance premiums while acknowledging gaps in hospital and nursing care.
A Sydney market notice announces minimum spring prices for hen eggs with quality and grade distinctions. The wholesale price is set at fourpence per dozen, with retail charges included. further reductions are not expected this year.
MELBOURNE Sunday a man suffered a skull fracture during a struggle with his wife at Camp Pell emergency housing centre. The man was knocked unconscious by a lead pipe blow while the wife and daughter tried to rescue the infant son. He was admitted in critical condition at Royal Melbourne Hospital. The woman and her daughter were questioned at Russell Street Police Station and later driven home.
The State Department said American Vice Consul Douglas MacKiernan and another official were killed by Tibetan border guards while attempting to escape. The July 12 incident near the Himalayas involved Tibetan forces and unspecified assailants, with reports noting possible Chinese or Communist involvement and embassy comments on the aggression.
A fragmented broadcast summary notes worries over Britain and America diverging on China relations, arms policy, war readiness, and Western Communist party streamlining. It cites a mood of cautious pessimism regarding near term European conflict and a lack of decisive movement in allied efforts.
The Vatican issues a decree barring from sacraments any child enrolled in Communist youth groups and punishing parents who allow participation. The measure also excommunicates teachers who teach materialist communism, following a bishops’ campaign accusing centers of indoctrination alongside sport.
The Literal Party's Cremorne branch calls for ministers of religion to disavow Communists and take allegiance to the King. Greenwich branch seeks state government to qualify Communists in public service. The convention in Sydney will review a compulsory military training scheme and other motions over two days.
Reported Sunday, demonstrators hurled bricks at the Soviet Embassy in London injuring several and damaging windows as crowds urged “Go back to Russia.” Police detained some participants. the protest appeared linked to the Communist movement led by a Black Shires leader. Nearby, a separate incident in Sydney involved a window smashed by a car body. In Halifax, Ben Carlin and his wife reported 850 miles offshore in an amphibious jeep seeking to continue their Atlantic crossing, planning to reach shore in about three days.
Washington reports two amocutes of Harry Gold confessed to aiding a Soviet atomic bomb spy ring. Arrestees Abraham Brothman, chemical engineer, and his former secretary Miriam Monkawite, 34, allegedly assisted in obstructing federal atomic espionage investigations. The FBI says a Nat Jacob Golon, deceased, founded the ring. Brothman was said to have told a Grand Jury of contacts through Amtorg. Brothman and Monkawite were seized in New Jersey. Gold was later questioned by a Grand Jury in New York.
London reports quote former Test batsman Jark Hobbs warning England players about noisy crowds in the upcoming series against Australia. He notes bowlers who were hammered in previous matches faced harsher taunts from the Australian crowds and suggests the tour may test nerves and provoke further protests from fans.
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