Queensland Parliament Dissolved Amid Election Shifts
Brisbane reports that Chief Administrator Justice Mansfield approved Premier Gair's request to dissolve Parliament after last night’s defeat by ALP, Country and Liberal opposition. Date for election remains unsettled with June 24 as a tentative return, while Senator Byrne may lead the QLP campaign.
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Girard Alleges Pressure By U S Army
New York Thursday AP report says U S military authorities pressured W S Girard to stand trial in a Japanese court. Girard, a U S Army corporal, claims protection requests kept him from meeting reporters while Italian sources mention a man named Nickel and a shooting incident involving a woman near a rifle range.
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Rain Lifts Monaro Weather Record In Mixed Round
Widespread steady rain on Wednesday night brings benefits to Monaro pasture. Cooler calm sunshine followed with unseasonably warm 44F plus 27F highest. Indi reports 34 points rainfall while Cooma records 85 degrees. Spencer’s Creek 35 degrees.
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Egypt Credited by Salvage Chief for Canal Readiness
General Raymond Wheeler, head of the U.N. Suez salvage team, stated Egypt can run the Suez Canal and improve it for larger ships. He noted modernized lighting, storage and workshops, with Egyptian engineers trained in Britain or the United States. A final salvage report is expected near the end of the month.
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Human Fish Exhibit Sparks Yugoslav Inquiry
Belgrade reports Yugoslav tourist officials are probing how several specimens of the Proteus anguinus or human fish were displayed as a tourist attraction in West Germany. Postojna cave in Slovenia had claimed the salamander is found only there, drawing 100000 visitors. Politika alleged a German cave expert took the specimens after a visit last year.
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Jordan lodges protest at British Yemen operation renewal
Jordan sent a note to the British Embassy in Amman protesting what it called a renewal of British operations against Yemen. The government said such actions would harm Anglo Arab relations and urged London to cease such operations. The note requested the embassy inform the British government to take necessary action.
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Many Return To Work On Flat Building
About 75 percent of striking Welch Bros eight storey flats workers at Braddon indicated they would resume as soon as possible after agreeing to pre strike conditions. Some had taken part time jobs during the strike but many reported for work yesterday morning as Master Builders Association and Building Trades Group prepared to meet on wage standards chaired by Arbitration Commissioner G A Findlay.
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Five Killed In Two Aircraft Collisions
Five airmen die in two mid-air crashes across Europe. A Turkish Air Force Dakota collided with an F-84 Thunderstreak near Adana, Turkey, killing four crew while the jet’s fighter pilot parachuted to safety. In Germany, two Canadian jets collided north-west of Stuttgart. one pilot was killed, the other baled out.
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Jordan accuses Egyptian of plot in assassination scheme
Jordan alleges an Egyptian diplomat aided a cloak and dagger plot to kill Jordanian royals and MPs. Major Hillal, a military attache, is blamed as the key actor while Cairo counters the claim, saying Jordan staged the plot to justify Hillal's dismissal. A legal adviser reports being recruited, then forcibly coerced into a forged confession at the Egyptian Embassy.
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Safoat Shukiar
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BMA to give evidence on NHS pay dispute at Royal Commission
The BMA agreed to testify to the Royal Commission on medical and dental pay and delay withdrawal from the National Health Service. Council chairman Dr Solomon Wand called the move an armed truce in the long running pay claim for about 40,000 hospital and general practitioners.
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Colourful RMC Ceremony Marks Queen Birthday
The Royal Military College held Trooping of the Colour for the Queen's Birthday under ideal weather. About 230 cadets in full dress paraded with the Corps of Staff. Inspecting officer was Mr J Cramer, with Major-General Wilton and Colonel Hassett present. The Colour was trooped, the Royal Salute given, and cheers led by Major-General Wilton. The event drew about 700 adults and 200 children, plus 300 official guests, with guests served on the lawns of Duntroon House.
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