08 Jun 1957
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jun 08, 1957
Page
1
Debates flare as Mr Butler faces questions over tapping of a line. Opposition leader Mr Gaitskell and barristers, including the Bar Council, press for clarity and debate unless explanations satisfy Parliament.
The Joint Coal Board will offer for sale three subsidiaries Newstan Newam and the New South Wales Mining Company. These are underground and open pit mines with export‑heavy output. The move aims to end government funding and remove trading activities from a regulator to private producers.
The Industrial Commission chief Mr Justice Taylor ordered the NSW Transport Workers Union not to strike next week. A compulsory conference between employers and union reps led to a ban on deliveries for Monday in Sydney Tuesday in Newcastle and Wednesday in Wollongong.
Influenza remains widespread across 27 provinces with about 280000 cases and 50 deaths reported. Manila officials say the city is now free of the epidemic with cases around 708 on Wednesday.
The State Department spokesman said no move is under way to unfreeze about 50 million dollars held to protect U S shipping interests paying tolls under protest to the Suez Canal Authority. These assets could later figure in claims by the old Suez Canal Company.
About 2 000 Canberra unionists endorsed an all out wage strike by 45 carpenters at Welch Bros eight storey Braddon flats. They seek £20/3d a week, above the £19/3d award, with unions vowing no work until demands are met.
Radio Peking reports several hundred thousand peasants and officials labored to repair dykes and salvage crops as floods spread from Luichow Peninsula to Fukien Province. County magistrates joined in manual work along dyke lines near Fwatow.
Alderman Cahill of Ube City Council refuses to resign after calls for police inquiry into allegations. He states he has done nothing improper and will not quit, asserting accusations are not linked to bribery charges involving two aldermen. ALP circles warn of possible expulsion if he remains.
United Nations Secretary General Hammarskjöld said he was in very active contact with Egypt over terms for operating the Suez Canal and hoped Cairo would soon notify the International Court of its jurisdiction. He stressed a step by step clarification of positions and optimism about the Middle East situation amid ongoing developments.
President Nasser aims to begin construction of the Aswan High Dam next year without foreign aid, funding from Suez Canal revenues. Nakasone relayed Nasser’s timetable. the project could take 12 to 16 years, creating a 250 ft high dam across the Nile with a 300 mile reservoir stretching into Sudan. Egypt seeks technical aid from allies while pursuing food security and employment.
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