Macmillan Likely To Visit Australia and New Zealand
The Prime Minister Mr. Macmillan is expected to visit New Zealand and Australia on dates to be fixed. A London Daily Express report and a UK government note confirm invitations with plans believed to place the Australian leg after New Zealand during the southern summer. No specific dates yet. officials await formal announcements.
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Mr. Macmillan
Australia
London
Mofminny AA Yheacama Wa
Bexpress
Macraillan
Menzies
Apolemian
Uist
Macputin
New Zealand
Australi
Tenay
Co operation Extended Census Officers in Canberra
Canberra residents respond to census efforts as officers run a hotline to collect information for population figures. Eighty officers survey households and plan callbacks for those not at home. Preliminary results expected by week end.
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Canberra
Cenaua
Bureau of
Cansus Seid Statlitissant
of I
Sydney Firms In Tea War
Sydney housewives will choose from several brands of Ceylon tea at prices from 4/ to 6d per pound. G. J. Coles entered the market, limiting buyers to 3 1 2d per customer, while Gavan’s offered the lowest price. Ceylon tea was quoted at 4s 8d per pound as the market shifts with another price drop anticipated.
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Sydney
G. J. Coles
Mea
Iary Fleming
Storea
Gavana Groceriea
Panlvess
Sydney Hoppers
Coles
Gavan's
Ceylon
Oil Discoveries Reported Near Bokhara in Soviet Uzbekistan
Soviet Tass reports rich new oil reserves found in the desert near Bokhara in Soviet Uzbekistan. The discovery could propel Bokhara to become Central Asia's largest oil producer. Other briefs note France ending petrol rationing, a second child announced at Paris palace, a sinking ammunition ship, a fatal shooting in Northern Malaya, and a Pacific typhoon causing widespread damage.
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Moscow
A.ap
Bokhara
Uzbekistan
Central Asia
Tass
Court Above Congress Sparks Senate Clash Over Supreme Court
On the House floor Senator Ronald Dieksch of California attacked recent Supreme Court rulings as a greater victory than Soviet battlefield gains. Senate Leader William Knowland warned against treating the Court as subordinate to Congress. The dispute followed three high court decisions freeing left wing leaders and restricting use of secret evidence. The House judiciary committee approved a Francis Walter bill to allow government action only if witnesses relied on open court documents.
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Ronald Dieksch
California
Jackson
Senate
William Knowland
Supreme Court
Congress
Eisenhower
Knowland
Republian
House of Representatives Judiciary Committee
Francis Walter
Tea price drop eyed in Canberra stores
Tea prices in Canberra may fall if suppliers provide Cerion tea. Current sales run around 6d per half pound, with some Sydney shops selling cheaper Cry son teas for less than a shilling a pound. Most Canberra shops plan no Formosan tea due to perceived inferior quality.
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Canberra
Sydney
Talks on Discontent to Be Held Soon
The disputes committee of the ACT Trades and Labour Council plans talks with transport manager H Knight and Interior Dept assistant secretary W A McLaren after circulating worker questionnaires at the Transport depot workshops. About 90 percent report large scale discontent and poor employer relations, dating back about two years, with some unrest linked to a demotion of a leading party.
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A.C.T. Trades and Labour Council
H. Knight
Department of Interior
W. A. McLaren
H. BE
Curan
Leaf Taken From Statue In Buffalo Park
Vandals or art lovers removed a fig leaf added to a replica of Michelangelo's David in a Buffalo park after complaints about the undraped version. Police say the leaf was dispersed from the statue this week.
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Buffalo
New York
Nigerian minister pleads not guilty to robbery charge
Theophilus Owalabil Shebjowale Benson, chief whip in the Nigerian Federal Government, pleaded not guilty in London to a robbery with violence charge. He allegedly stole a diamond ring and wristwatch valued at £41 from Mrs Froake Solanke amid a family feud linked to an earlier promised marriage.
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Benson
London
Rush To Renew Radio Licences In Canberra
Rush to renew broadcast listeners licences in Canberra follows visits by PMG inspectors conducting house inspections. Inspectors will be in Canberra for about one night. several licences are likely to be renewed. An officer warned that failing to renew carries a fine.
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Canberra
P.M.G
Postmaster- General's Department
LL O Rejects Soviet Plea On A Testing
At the 40th International Labour Conference in Geneva over 800 government, labor, and employer representatives rejected a Soviet demand for an immediate halt to nuclear tests. They adopted resolutions on automation, tribal protections, and a U.N. check on labor use, while denouncing coercion and deportations amid ongoing disarmament talks.
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Geneva
A.A.P
Seuter
International Labour Conference
London
Fernando Vilaney Ramos
U.N
Test Misfire Delays Nevada Atomic Detonation Flight
A scheduled detonation at the Nevada proving ground failed at 4.45 a.m. local time due to a mechanical fault. The blast, from a 500-foot tower at Yucca Flat, was halted after the misfire, marking the first since 1952 and only the second in site history.
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Las Vegas
Yucca Flat
Nevada Proving Ground
Oan
Seosada
Canberra Child And Foster Mother Missing
Canberra police and detectives investigate the disappearance of eight year old Louisa Edna Sands and her 68 year old foster mother Bylvia Ruth Sands from outside a Canberra school on June 24. Police describe them as missing and unknown. Solicitor Mr. B Cook said publicity would be used to help locate the mother and child.
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Dcdney
Krrmay
CIB
Ine
Canberra
Louisa Edna Sands
Bylvia Ruth Sands
8. Cook
Clive Samia
Can
Cook
Canberra 25 Years Ago Industrial Board wage cut and arts talks
The Industrial Board cut the weekly wage for A class surface workers by 15 shillings to 4 pounds 5 shillings on Public Service approval. A Dramatic Committee was debated at the Canberra Society of Arts and Science annual meeting. A Canberra Grammar School Old Boys Union planned, with officers elected. Rugby League team had nine straight wins including against Crookwell Goulburn Yass Queanbeyan Cooma for the Massy Cup. Record attendances marked Queanbeyan Showground as home ground.
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Industrial Board
Canberra Society of Arts
Jassie A R. A. Base
W. Kingsmill
Robert Garvan
B. T. Dickson
Henry
C. S
W. Farmer Whyte
H. L White
Jean
Messrs
A. A. Tregear
A.C
Canberra Grammar School
Percy Dickson
L. Pursehouse
P. Cook
Canberra
Crookwell
Goul Yass
Queanbeyan
Cooma
Queanbeyan Showground
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