Tito Surrounded by Massive Welcome in Stalingrad Visit
About 200000 fans surged to greet Yugoslav President Tito as he arrived from Moscow with Khrushchev. Police and security broke down, crowding delayed the program, and Tito placed a wreath at the Red Army common grave overlooking the city. Madama Tito clung to her husband amid the crush as guards fought to clear a path for the official car.
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Stalingrad
Tito
Khrushchev
Wemalur mMeEpe
Madama Tito
Ruarda
Soviet Union
Mamaco
Red Army
Royal couple begin holiday on Britannia at Stockholm
Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh start their holiday aboard the Royal Yacht Britannia after Elizabeth's Stockholm state visit. Princess Margaret joins until June 17 as crowds watch from cottages along the pier. King Gustav Adolf is welcomed aboard as guards pipe in. The Queen wears a gold lame dress with a blue ribbon and diamond jewels as the royal party enjoys a guarded, ceremonial welcome.
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Wnday
Reuter
Gustav Adolf
Order of the Sarafim
Navy's Face Was Red During Harbourside Fracas
London dispatch reports a last minute clash near Stockholm Harbour as the Royal and Swedish navies collided in a race that sank a waterside summerhouse and damaged boats. The incident drew swift offers from Sweden’s Foreign Office, Admiralty, and the British Embassy to settle costs, while Vice Admiral Stig Hanson-Ericson ordered a communique promising to cover all claims.
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London
A.A.P
Reuter
Stockholm
Swedisert
Flm.b. Delight
Royal Yacht
Stig Hanson-Ericson
Burmese envoy rejects US aid with strings attached
U Win, Burmese Ambassador to the United States, stated the Burmese government will not accept U S economic aid with strings. He noted Burma offered rice in exchange for US economic aid and that the United States had in principle accepted rice for US technicians.
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Burma
Hong Kong
A.a.p.reuter
U ‘Win
U.S
Holland
Hague
British Bases In Ceylon Without Status
Colombo report states Ceylon Prime Minister Bandaranaike said no legal instrument exists for British bases in Ceylon. He cited a defence agreement with Britain that only allows mutual cooperation at their discretion and contains no provision on bases. He believed the issue could be settled amicably without disruption.
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Mongay
P-Reuter
Ceylon
Bandaranaike
Britain
Spray Shearing Cruelty Denied
Industrial officer J Ingram of the United Graziers Association dismissed claims of cruelty in the Elksley spray shearing method. AWU secretary Tom Dougherty and AWU president H Davis warned the RS P C A to avoid investigating the process. Inventor B Elksley and manager L Hall claimed the chemical spray breaks wool fibre at skin level on sheep in Central Queensland near Yelarbon.
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Melbourne
B. Elksley
Belmore
Yelarbonnin
Queensland
Tua
L. Hall
U K Government Expected To Approve Oil Sale
The report says officials anticipate approval of a Texas Company oil bid affecting Trinidad's economy. The deal involves about 180 million dollars for a major investment in developing Trinidad oil, seen as a boon to British reserves amid London financing limits. Trinidad chairman B Vos warned a bid collapse would be disastrous for his company.
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Texas Company
Trinidad
Texas
8. Vos
Increases in Motor Insurance Rates
Sydney reports higher motor vehicle insurance premiums effective July 1 with increases from 4 to 37 percent across private and commercial vehicles. Metropolitan areas show 6 to 20 percent rises, country areas up to 45 percent, and a 10 pound excess on repairs unless an extra premium is paid. Taxi rates up 16 percent in both metro and rural regions as underwriters justify the rise by higher repair costs and accident costs.
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Sydney
N.8.w. Fire and Accident ‘Underwriters’ Association
W. H. Sykes
Sykes
Bandit Escapes With Loot After Two Melbourne Robberies
A young gunman raided two Melbourne suburban shops within five hours, escaping with only 30 shillings. He overlooked £1000 at a Yarraville dairy and £10 at a Moonee Ponds mixed business. Mrs. A Boon, alone in her Moonee Ponds shop, faced a revolver as the youth demanded the till. after she screamed he fled with the weapon.
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Melbourne
Yarraville
Moonee Ponds
Malaya Labour Division Urges Firm Stand on Australian Interference
The Selangor division of the Labour Party urged the Federation Government to sever diplomatic relations with Australia if meddling in Malaya’s affairs persists. Malaya has no representative in Australia yet plans to send one. The meeting referenced a statement by Australian External Affairs Minister Casey backing Britain’s stance on Singapore independence.
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Selangor
Malaya
Labour Party
Federation
Australia
Casey
Britain
Singapore
President Eisenhower Moves to Work Amid Hospital Stay
President Eisenhower, recovering from stomach surgery at the U S Army hospital, plans to carry presidential functions from the hospital. A temporary "House" is set up to aid continuity, but press secretary Haigerty says no delegation of authority. Doctors report improvement and the hospital bulletin notes intravenous feeding. Moscow Radio says Soviet leaders sent wishes for a speedy recovery.
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United States Army Hospital
Eisenhower
Haigerty
White House
Gettysburg
Hisen
Hower
Moscow Radio
Soviet Union
Two Men Commit For Trial In Car Theft Ring
In Goulburn, police said Donald Reid, 20, and James Taylor, 25, both of Potts Point Sydney, were committed for trial on seven counts of stealing cars and Reid facing five extra counts of stealing coins. The alleged total value of clothing, jewelry and car accessories in each theft was £36. They face further charges from Sydney and Wollomooma. Judge Cox, B.M., ordered trial at Goulburn Quarter Sessions for September 10.
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Sydney
Wollt
Penrith
Donald Daf Reid
Jamesham Taylor
Potts Point
Reid
Wollomeepence
Aquam
Cox
Canadians On World Flight to Australia in North Star Craft
A Royal Canadian Air Force North Star transport with a 14 member crew led by Commander A. J. Mackig will arrive in Australia on June 21 after departing England. It carries a supply load and will visit Edinburgh Albany and Sydney in sequence before flying to Fiji, with three days in Sydney.
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A. J. Mackig
Aust
England
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