TV Control Bill Passes All Stages
The debate on the bill was contentious with government members opposing it and three votes against the government. Senator O Sullivan urged replacing the section with a register mechanism and prosecutions for breaches. The measure permits a company to control two stations but limits voting power in other firms to 15 percent.
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O'Sullivan
VEC Eee
Governmert Tas
Senate
Neil O'Sullivan
Wood
Hannan
Wright
Spooner
No Significance In Visit Of Dutch Warship
The Karel Doorman’s proposed route south and east of Australia drew no special treatment from Canberra. Officials said available facilities would be standard for any visiting civil ship, with no special favors to the Netherlands or rebuff to Indonesia. H.M.A.S. Melbourne remains in Jakarta on a friendly call amid West New Guinea tensions.
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Djakarta
Netherlands
Australis
Garfield Barwick
Howse B
Calare
West New cm
Indonesia
Jit
West New Guinea
Garfield
Mr. Howse
H.M.A.S
New Guinea
United Nations
Talks On Nuclear Test Ban Resume In Geneva
Paris reports that Western nations and the Soviet Union clash over United States planned underground tests ahead of the resumption of 10-nation East West disarmament talks in Geneva. British and American positions differ from Russia on including small 250 ton TNT yield explosions to test detection methods.
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Paris
A.A.P
European Union
Gromyko
Geneva
Britain
U.S
Wth
Russia
Semyon Tsarapkin
Big Thres “Atomic Club
Pasternak's Friends Honor Bereaved Widow in Moscow
Relatives and friends gathered at Boris Pasternak's country home garden to pay respects to his widow. No Writers' Union representative attended days after Pasternak's death, and Soviet papers did not mention the burial plan for tomorrow afternoon at the church cemetery overlooking his estate.
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Moscow
A. A.P
Boris Pasternak
Writers’ Union
Pasternak
Dr. Zhivago
Headmasters from Australia Inspect Radio Direction Finder at Duntroon
A group of 28 headmasters from across Australia tour Duntroon during a three day visit. The photo shows Staff Corporal J Viksne and Staff Cadet I G Lenthall demonstrating a radio direction finder. Names include W Brown Brisbane C M J Butcher Brisbane A A Anderson Charter Towers and J A Golding Banyo.
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Australia
Duntroon
J. Viksne
I. G. Lenthall
W. Brown
Bria« Bane
C M. J. Butcher
Brisbane
A. A. Anderson
Charters Towers
J. A. Golding
Banyo
Turks to try deposed leaders as new regime forms
General Gursel announced a commission to investigate actions of the Menderes government. Reports say 14 Democrat ex MPs released, then re arrested for campaigning for Menderes. Ex-President Bayar ex-Premier Menderes and ousted ministers held for alleged constitutional violations. Gursel, who leads after the May coup, says arms dumps were found and elections will trigger his retirement.
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Turkey
Gamel Gursel
Menderes
Ankara
Suki Virealli
Gursei
Celal Bayar
Gursel
Residential blocks offered for lease and sale in upcoming auctions
Mr Freeth outlined 800 blocks to be offered soon with about 680 to be auctioned and the rest in builder groups. Next week 119 blocks in suburbs join three further groups totaling 50 blocks, with applications closing June 28. Additional blocks and sales are planned through year end to ease competition.
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Mr Freeth
Dickson
O'Connor
Department of the Interior
Freeth
Drownings Due To Misadventure In Geelong Case
Geelong coroner finds Major Philip Harvey Bennett erred in planning a commando exercise that led to the drowning of Warrant Officer George Drakopoulos and Private Edward Stanley Meyer aboard a duck vessel. The deaths occurred February 17 due to misadventure and tides were not adequately accounted for.
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Geelong
Philip Harvey Bennett
C. J Thompson
S.M
George Drakopoulos
Edward Stanley Meyer
John Fletcher
Three Thousand Clash Leave 30 Dead in New Guinea Battle
A two day tribal clash in Central Dutch West New Guinea killed at least 30 people and burned 12 villages, according to a mission report reaching Port Moresby. An Australian administration spokesman said authorities knew nothing of the event.
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Port Moresby
Dutch West New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Tribal Battle Near Tiom in Baliem Valley West New Guinea
In the Baliem Valley near Tiom, a wild area known as Shangri La, a tribal fight drew about 3000 natives into conflict. Mission stations report vague details as L. Cawley to Port Moresby authorities notes a revenge motive after a relative’s murder sparked the violence.
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Tiom
Baliem Valley
Valley Baptist Missionary
L. Cawley
Port Moresby
Director-General Reed declines to enter tapping controversy
The Director-General of Security under the Chifley Government, Mr Justice Reed, declined to comment on the first telephone tapping by the security service. Reed, then on the South Australian Supreme Court, said he would not discuss whether Chifley authorised taps. He noted he did not know if he was among the living persons referenced by the Attorney-General.
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Chifley
Justice Reed
Security Service
South Australian
Supreme Court
Garfield Bardwick
Garfield
Calwell
Adelaide
Menzies
Bradier Spry
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McKenna
Wis
Broadcasting Control Board
Mr. Chifley
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