UN Command Moves to Build Up Korea Forces
General Jung met in a Quonset Hut in a neutral village as U.N. Major General Homer Litzenberg announced a decision to bolster Korea forces. Jung, initially impassive, became irate claiming the U.N. truce must hold and foreign troops withdrawn. Litzenberg said 17 U.N. allies were apprised and saw no new hostilities, aiming to forestall clashes.
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Homer Litgenberg
U.N. Military Armistice Commission
Jung
Sone
U.N
Ant
Sna
Litzenberg
Korea
Genera Litzenberg
Soviet Torpedo Boats Head For Mediterranean
Three Soviet torpedo boats passed the Bosphorus early today and were to emerge into the Mediterranean from the Dardanelles this afternoon. The Soviet cruiser Mikail Kutusovy and two destroyers crossed yesterday. Turkish diplomats call the move a power show in response to British ships in Black Sea ports.
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Mediterranean
Istanabul
A.A.P. - Reuter
Bosphorus
Dardanelles
Mikail Kutusovy
Turkey
Turkish Black Sea
Australia backs UN decision on Korea weapons transfer
Australia fully supported the United Nations command to replace old weapons in Korea with new items available. External Affairs Minister Casey said Australia was consulted and agreed. He noted the move could involve non-conventional atomic armaments and aimed to restore balance after Communist violations of the armistice provisions while preserving the agreement overall.
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Australia
United Nations’ Command
Korea
External Affairs
Casey
United Nations
Fadden Counsels Against Tax Relief Speculation
Sir Arthur Fadden told Country Party delegates that no Budget relief measures were decided and warned against broad tax concessions. He argued earmarking petrol tax for roads is impractical and that wide tax cuts could slash revenue by hundreds of millions, stressing the need to fund war debt redemption.
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The
Country Party
Sir Arthur
Arthur
Commonwealth
Public Servants Vaccinated Against Flu
Canberra health officials report some public servants were immunised against Singapore influenza but vaccine for the general public is scarce. The shot, made by the Commonwealth Serum Laboratories in Melbourne, is limited and dates for wider release are unknown. Officials abroad and Canberra visitors’ handlers are fully protected. no Singapore influenza cases yet in Canberra though a severe form is common.
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Canberra
Singapore
Department of Health
Commonwealth
Melbourne
£670 Treatment Fee For Boy Trapped In Well
The mother of Benny Hooper seven year old who survived nearly a day in a well says a 1500 dollar bill for medical care is shocking and unaffordable. She and her husband lack funds to pay the charge after the rescue last week.
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New York
Reuter
Benny Hooper
Library fire at Sydney University destroys £20000 worth of books
A fire ripped through Sydney University library on Friday destroying more than £20000 worth of books and rare documents. The blaze began on the roof of the main hall and spread to the library as firefighters braved the flames to reach the core of the fire.
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Sydney
Sydney University Library
Clean bombs possible say U S atomic scientists
Four leading United States atomic scientists told a Congressional sub committee that a family of nuclear weapons with virtually no fallout could be developed. The New York Times reported a Washington dispatch stating tests and London disarmament tasks influence feasibility. The scientists called not developing such weapons a crime against humanity. Senator Henry Jackson cited high hopes for a virtually clean bomb.
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New York
A.ap.reuter
United States
New York Times
Washington
London
Henry Jackson
Economy Trial For Cars Canberra Event Dates and Route
The first car is flagged out for the Canberra Sporting Car Club economy trial at 3 30 pm at Lonsdale Street near the New Vogue service station. About 320 miles are to be covered now to Nowra and back with twenty cars entered. The team will stop for four hours at Nowra and be entertained by the Nowra Car Club.
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Canberra Sporting Car Club
Tolly
J. R. Fraser
Vogue
Lonsdale Street
Nowra
Nowra Ing
Rain Sparks Rush to Sow Crops Across Regions
Rain-making tests near Tamworth produced rain within minutes of seeding with Manilla recording about 12 points while other sites such as Tamworth wears Creek and Guinea were noted. Farmers across north western Victoria and NSW began sowing wheat as forecasted gales approach Queensland coasts. The Bureau warned ships of 70 mph winds from a central NSW cyclonic depression and Victoria’s rainfall led the agriculture department to suspend further rain-making attempts.
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Tamworth
C.8.lr
Manilla
Wears Creek
Guineae
Victoria
N.S.W
Brisbane Weather Bureau
Queensland
N.S W
Riverina
Vic
Torian Department of Agriculture
P. Ryan
Po flood spreads across Venice delta forcing evacuations
Italy’s Po river burst its dyke on the lower reaches flooding the delta. Fifteen miles inland the dyke gave way sending torrents over Ariana Island farms and cutting it from the mainland. Evacuation orders reach four towns as 82 000 residents flee with possessions.
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Venice
A.A P
Reuter
Italy
Piedmont
Adriatic
Ariana
Britain's Smallest Baby Fights For Life
Britain's smallest baby Perry fights for life in Somerset Hospital. The four month premature infant is under 16 inches long and remains in critical condition amid ongoing treatment and care.
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London
Britain
Tne Perry
Somerset Hospital
Tanker's Rudder Breaks Loose Near Auckland
The 10,000-ton tanker Scherzo carrying a New Zealand cargo lost its rudder about 1,200 miles east of Auckland. Captain E Thorbjernsen reported the crew were attempting to rig a jury rudder. The ship owned by Park Tanker Corp was en route from Curacao with no weather or danger details given.
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Auckland
AAI Reuter
Scherzo
New Zealand
E. Thorbjernsen
Park Tanker Corporation
Curacao
Rain Lays The Drought To Rest In ACT District
Light steady rain fell over the ACT since last night after 50 points measured in Canberra. The soaking rain replenished domestic supplies outside reticulated areas, aiding drought relief while agronomists noted limited pasture growth and cooler conditions likely after the showers.�
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A.C.T
Canberra
Pevaral Mantha
Agriculture and Stock Section
Department of the Interior
T. P. Taylor
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