17 Jun 1959
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jun 17, 1959
Page
1
The cabinet debated reform of reimbursements and tax relief amid forecasts of a £205 million total for this year and possible increases if premiers reject the new formula. Victoria and Queensland were favored, New South Wales also a beneficiary, with a plan to base distributions on population and state needs.
Canberra experienced a severe frost with grass temperatures at 9.8 degrees and pipes bursting across government buildings and homes. The Weather Bureau warned of more cold nights as Sprinkler systems failed and repairs continued. 250+ calls to the Department of Works reported bursts over three days.
A collapsed wooden stand during a Bullen Bros Circus performance in Port Macquarie injures about 20 people. Three adults and children are hospitalised with fractures and shock as emergency crews remove victims from the wreckage and the show resumes.
Two men died yesterday when a laden semi trailer crushed a small sedan on the Hume Highway two miles north of Yass. Walter Bull of Yass and his grandson Rose Butt of Murrumbateman were killed. Ross Butt died later in Yass District Hospital. The truck rolled over after colliding with the car at the junction of the Hume and Barton Highways.
United States industrial production advanced to a new high of four percent above the pre recession peak of early 1957. The Federal Reserve Board announced the gain yesterday in Washington.
Geneva reports say Russia may pursue direct bilateral talks with the United States if East West foreign ministers fail to reach concrete results. A Communist source in Geneva said Western ministers met for about two and a half hours and planned another private session tomorrow amid Berlin tension and no concrete press statement.
A U S Air Force patrol plane was attacked in international waters near Woosan North Korea yesterday. The Defence Department said one crew member was badly hurt and the assault was believed to be launched by two MIG fighters.
A U S Senate bill by Senator James Murray would tax imported lead at four cents per pound when prices fall below 50 cents and zinc below 134 cents. The aim is to stabilize U S lead production between 357000 and 550000 tons annually amid rising imports from Australia and previous quotas.
A search party found the body of a middle aged widow in the Yass River about a mile from Yass. The name was withheld. The body lay face down near the shore after judges found a jumper and shoes. Police said no suspicious circumstances.
The Hong Kong disaster details 44 confirmed dead, 66 injured, and 14 missing amid four days of floods. Officials report 12,000 homeless and receiving government aid as the crisis appears nearing an end.
Reports from London say Prime Minister Menzies met the Queen at Buckingham Palace and a final choice for Australia's Governor-General remains undecided. Names like Lord Carrington Viscount Montgomery and Earl Mountbatten have been raised, with an announcement expected months later and a possible simultaneous UK decision.
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