Trade talks outline NZ Australia aid amid NZ currency pressures
Wellington to host talks on trade next month as Sydney hosts a five nation prime ministers meeting. NZ faces a looming balance of payments crisis and possible devaluation. Australia weighs possible aid measures including loans, credits, or fund transfers. A customs union remains debated though unlikely imminent due to divergent industry interests.
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Australia and New Zealand to hold trade talks
Prime Ministers Nash of New Zealand and Menzies of Australia issued a fat communique at the Wellington talks. They agreed in principle on proposals to assist New Zealand with its balance of payments and reviewed the 1993 trade agreement. They also discussed modifying financial commitments related to forces with the Commonwealth Strategic Reserve in Malaya and aimed to boost trade with the Communist bloc.
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Labour Policy Signals Private School Reform in UK
The Labour Party released a policy statement on education proposing to retain public schools while allowing private spending on education. It argues private schools offer higher standards, but opposes compulsory bans on private education and notes education funding remains a challenge with only about three percent of national income spent on education, unchanged since 1938.
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ALP Rejects Rent Control Amendment
Sunday report that the A L P conference rejected an amendment calling for full rent control by 334 to 20. E J Ward criticized the State Government for the Landlord and Tenant Act amendments. He urged a review to extend rent control benefits to all citizens. Minister R Downing said the amendments effective April 30 did not cause evictions.
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Free World Economic Group Urged in New Report
A Rockefeller Brothers Fund panel urges the United States to aid the Free World in forming regional economic families equal to or larger than the U. S. The study says such blocs could withstand Soviet trade offensives and protect political integrity by reducing economic dependence. It calls for revised trade rules and international price-stabilizing agreements to limit price fluctuations. It argues the Soviet bloc advances stem from a lack of regional cooperation to meet global needs.
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Indonesia to hold general elections on September 28 1959
The Indonesian government announced that general elections will be held on September 28, 1959. This establishes the date for the nation’s electoral process and marks a key political event for the country.
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Hungarian Rebels Find New Home
A Detroit based refugee report from Endre Marton details Hungarian dissidents who fled after the 1956 uprising finding work and adjusting in the United States. He notes unemployment rates among refugees, questions of permanent status, and mixed views on American life and policy while highlighting personal stories of engineers, teachers, and workers adapting to new freedoms.
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Death of Mr M T Flaherty Canberra Veteran 78
Well known Canberra resident Mr Martin Thoms Flaherty died in Sydney at 78 after a long PMG career of about 45 years. He served in NSW SA and Queensland and was inspector for a district extending to Coruna. He supported St Patrick's Day Sports Association and bowled at South Bowling Club. Survived by wife and seven children. Funeral from St Christopher’s Pro-Cathedral after Requiem Mass at 10 tomorrow.
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Servicemen Visit Lourdes Pilgrimage Draws Massed Forces
About 40,000 servicemen from 11 counties joined a two day pilgrimage in Lourdes. Some camped outside town while others stayed in hotels and boarding houses. The largest group was French with 30,000 including 10,000 on leave from Algeria. Others included West Germany 2,000 United States 1,800 Spain 1,000 the Netherlands 900 and Britain 250.
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Death of Alfred Shera el Doctor who developed nevacaine
Noted U S physician Dr Alfred Shera el aged 72 has died. He developed nevacaine atabrine and several other drugs, leaving a lasting impact on pharmacology and medical research. His innovations influenced drug development and treatment approaches in his era.
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Alfred Sherael
Victorian ALP Urged To Abolish School Exams
Bryant told the Victorian conference of the Australia Labour Party that school examinations should be abolished. A former schoolteacher he said exams stultify secondary education and could be abolished up to Leaving standard. Camieron supported Bryant urging headmasters be freed from non educational work.
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Canberra representatives attend Air Force Association conference
The Canberra delegation led by Senior vice-president W Fielder-Gill and secretary Miss Mary Clancey attended the 11th assembly of the Air Force Association’s New South Wales division in Sydney. The assembly urged protesting the Manus Island RAP base closure and backed stricter immigrant screening while supporting continued air defence policy and Australian manufacture of guided weapons and components.
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Federal Council of the Association
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Camae
Australia
Princess Margaret July August Canada Tour Schedule
Princess Margaret will visit seven towns during a July to August Canadian tour. She arrives in Victoria on July 22 and departs Halifax on August 11. Her main engagement is the British Columbia Centennial celebrations in July.
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