Headmistress Welcomed by 100 at Canberra Grammar School
One hundred people welcomed Miss M. J. Prater the new headmistress of the Church of England Girls' Grammar School. Sir John Crawford noted the school lacked facilities such as an assembly hall and adequate class rooms. He predicted strong expansion over the next ten years with support from Parents and Friends.
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Church of England Girls
Grammar School
M. J. Prater
Prater
John Crawford
C.C.E.G
Canberra
Sir John
Emergency Landing In France After Jetliner Trouble
An Idlewild bound Boeing 707 made an emergency landing in France with a flat nose wheel and passengers crouched in sections. Police later reported a man arrested in New York for threats to kill the President regarding stock losses. The FBI sent an identification squad to Paris to assist in identifying American crash victims. South Africa posted a monthly gold production record for May, with a potential new record year ahead. Kuwait marked its first independence week as Arab League troops observed.
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France
Boeing New York
New York
Kennedy
Mii
Sshington
F.B.I
Huik Wag
Paris
Jonannesburg
South Africa
Associated Press
Unions Fear Ford Plant Closure Amid Stand-Downs
Ford Australia warns Broadmeadows workers of closure as a clerical ban and parts shortages halt cargo handling. About 600 stood down with potential expansion to nearly 3,000 if the row persists. Ford’s John McIntyre says unionism is not anti union and cites the shipping clerks’ actions causing material scarcity.
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Ford
Broadmeadows
Melbourne
Sydney
Federated Clerks’ Union
McIntyre
Ford Company
Geelong
Train Derailment Traps Dozens in Missoula
In Missoula a derailed Seattle to St. Paul train trapped scores of passengers. Local Sheriff William Walker said cars were scattered and ambulances were en route with National Guard callouts reported. A railwayman estimated at least 250 aboard with many still confined.
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Missoula
Montana
A.a.p.reuter
Seattle
Washington
St. Paul
Minnesota
William Walker
Walker
National Guard
Territorials
Fire destroys hostel used for migrant meals
At 245 a.m. a fire swept through a timber hostel housing a mobile army field kitchen in charge of feeding migrants. Three quarters of the building burned, including the kitchen and dining facilities. Thirty-one firefighters battled the blaze for over an hour. Colin Darinell, 18, only occupant nearby, escaped with a minor cut from flying glass.
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Mobile Army Field Kitchen
Colin Darinell
Two Die In Blaze At Flin Flon Hotel
A wood and stucco 80 room hotel in Flin Flon Manitoba burned early yesterday killing two people. The night manager said eleven others were unaccounted for as the fire threatened nearby wooden structures. The 30 year old hotel is the town’s third blaze in recent memory.
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Flin Flon
Montana
A.a.p.reuter
Saskatchewan
Winnipeg
Egypt's Trade Mission Seeks Expanded Markets with Australia
Dr Nazmy leads a 12 member United Arab Republic mission to Australia to widen trade. Egypt exports 55 000 pounds to Australia last year while importing 2.9 million pounds of Australian goods. Plans aim to balance trade by offering raw cotton textiles and industry products in exchange for wool wheat and machinery. The mission will study obstacles and report ways to boost commerce despite Australia’s strong industrial progress.
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United Arab Republic
Canberra
Ahmed Naany
National War Memorial
H. Masswood
Egypt
Ahmed Na
Australia
Nazmy
Massood
Australian Department For Trade
Supply
Lmportation Department
Republic
Suez Canal
Chinese Trade Mission Coming to Australia This Week
Adelaide report notes a Chinese trade delegation to Australia likely to trigger more wheat sales. Wheatgrowers Federation secretary Mr Stott says talks will occur with South Australian growers and the Australian Wheat Board. Tsao Chu-fu of the Peoples Bank of China will visit Sydney for Reserve Bank discussions.
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Adelaide
Australia
China
Wheatgrowers’ Federation
Stott
S.A. Growers
Australian Wheat Board
Peoples Bank of China
A.P
Tsao Chu-fu
Sydney
Reserve Bank of Australis
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O.A.S
O.A.5
0.A.8
Secret Army
Algiers
Oranan
Oran
Eve Ebrief
Bers
Massoud
Rex
U.A.R
Ers
Ford Motor Company of Australia
John McIntyre
al Ball
The
Central Bank of
Peoples Bank
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