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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jun 18, 1957
Page
9
Daniel Fignole, Haiti's short lived president, says he was abducted by the army and forced to resign during a cabinet session. He states army officers threatened him and compelled signing a resignation document before leaving the country.
Sydney reporters describe a heated State ALP conference where AEU and ARU delegates clash over court controlled ballots. Arguments center on cost, democracy, and union autonomy with mentions of Communists, electoral officers, and potential reforms to bar court interference in union ballots.
Sir William Rootes chairman of the Dollar Exports Council and a leading British industrialist urged abolition of conferences that regulate shipping rates. He urged government action under the Restrictive Practices Act to allow competition in shipping and warned European rivals were challenging the American market. He highlighted delays from English factory to U.S. destination as a major problem and urged faster movement of goods.
U S citizens spent 809.8 million pounds on foreign travel in 1956 and may approach 900 million this year, per the Department of Commerce. About 19.65 million pounds went to the Far East and Pacific regions.
A Washington report notes Yugoslav influence, via President Tito's regime, shaping independence movements in Poland and Hungary and affecting the Soviet bloc. The assessment, prepared for the House Foreign Affairs Committee, links U.S. aid since 1947 to overseas anti-Communist efforts amid broader support in the Free World.
In a tense report the arrival of ships to Auckland is expected to be delayed until Thursday morning amid a weathered port situation. Relief is promised for children with croupy colds using Woods Great Peppermint Compound.
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