Atomic tests planned at Maralinga site in Australia
Minister Beale announces Maralinga range will host tests with no warheads fired on site. UK to bear major costs while Australian and allied personnel support operations. A full support village, airfield, and instrumentation complex will be built 80 miles from Adelaide with water treatment plants to supply 12 000 gallons daily and 60 000 gallons of fresh water.
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Woomera
Maralinga
Beale
United Kingdom
Australian Services Task Force
Adelaide
Nso
Khrushchev's Son Seeks June Meeting With Ambassador's Daughter
In Moscow a garden party for Tito's visit shows Nikita Khrushchev joking with Sir William Taubman about his son Sergei dating the British ambassador's 16 year old daughter Teresa. Khrushchev warns of outcomes if political lines blur, while Bulganin pushes journalists toward cordiality with Western press.
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Moscow
A.ap
Reuter
Nikita Khrushchev
Sergei
Khrushchev
Communist Party
Sir William
Teresa
Mr. Khrushchev
Khruschev
Brandson
Marshal Tito
Soviet Union
Marshal Bulganin
Sts
Perecrity
Png
Spectacular Blast On Monte Bellos
The blast jolted Onslow and was felt 265 miles away at Port Hedland. Three ground tremors occurred at two minute intervals with a loud overhead report. An atomic cloud appeared over the horizon at Port Hedland, seen clearly against a blue sky, described as a blacksmith’s anvil and later as a cauliflower thunderhead.
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Onslow
Port Hedland
Onslow Jetty
Oil Field Sale Under Commons Debate In London
Shareholders of Ol! are asked to approve a payment of 50 pounds to Simon J. Wes who brokered a sale to America. Texas Company will pay 80 3 1 for every five shilling unit held, with the British Government backing the deal to proceed.
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London
A.A.P
Reuter
Trini
Simon J. Wes
America
Texas Company
War Veterans Art Union prize winners named in Sydney
A 79 year old man and his 78 year old wife from Lane Cove won about £15,000 in the War Veterans Art Union. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Naylor held ticket No.183125. Prizes include a Turramurra four bedroom house a Pymble three bedroom brick home and a Holden Special car. The wife called the win a problem as they already reside with their son. The other major prizewinners included D. B. Robin of Exeise Canberra with ticket 39810 and a Fiat sedan valued at £756.
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Sydney
War Veterans’ Art Union
Harry Naylor
Angus Avenue
Lane Cove
Turramurra
Pymble
Call For Townley To Resign In Parliament Debate
The Senate scheduling a 2.30 p.m. session to debate the Industry Bill follows a noisy scene in which Townley attacked the Joint Public Accounts Committee. Townley defended the Mascot airport spending, denying misrepresentation, while Dr. Evatt and opponents pressed for resignation amid charges of improper conduct and inflated cost estimates.
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Townley
Joint Public Accounts Committee
Evatt
Dr. Evatt
Labour
Griffith
Shortland
Toudty
House
Mascot
Sydney
K. Bradfield
Departments of
Civil Aviation and Works
Widow seeks damages over electrocution death in radiology clinic
A widower and his three children file a Supreme Court writ claiming 15000 pounds for the death of Patricia Kathleen Walton who was electrocuted by a doctor's X ray machine. The incident occurred in the rooms of Dr James Hamilton Smith the radiologist on Warrigul Road Oakleigh.
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Melbouunne
Supreme Court
Dolor
Patricia Kathleen Walton
Saline Avenue
South Oakleigh
James Hamilton Smith
Warrigul Road
L Oakleigh
Haircut Price May Rise in Coming Weeks
Sydney report states men's haircuts likely to cost about 5 shillings within a few weeks. Secretary of the Master Hairdressing Association, Mr. L. Jenkins, cited the development today.
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Sydney
Master
Premier to Review Finance Plans for 1956-57
The Australian Council will meet at Kerra next week to review borrowing plans for major works in the 1955 56 period. The Premiers Conference will focus on tax reimbursements from Commonwealth to States and the 1956 57 financial year. Menzies will travel overseas after the loan meeting and conference next Tuesday and Wednesday.
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The
Australian Council
Kerra
Khrushchev Praises Togliatti and Aims for Better Italy Ties
Khrushchev, at a Yugoslav Tito tribute dinner, said he had heard of Togliatti's plea to review Soviet errors but had not read it, calling Togliatti unique in Italy and capable of concise speeches. He expressed hope for warmer Italy-Soviet relations and noted the exchange as Britain's and several European papers discuss the Tito attack and its potential as a Titoism prelude. Belgian press called the interview explosive and important with Le Rouge publishing a lengthy account.
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Khrushchev
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Togliatti
Josef Stalin
Italy
Russia
Soviet Union
Togliasi
Sia
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Kainan Bay
Williams
McMurdo Sound
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Senate
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Treasury
Civil Aviation Department
Fairhall
Revie
Tember
Menzie
Palmir Togiatti
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