Riots Hit Poznan as Soviet Protests Grow Abroad
Eyewitnesses report riots in Poznan during a major East European trade fair. Soviet slogans shouted at foreign visitors while tanks fired on crowds in the old district. Polish authorities blame imperialist agents, and Prime Minister Cyrankiewicz leaves Warsaw for Poznan as the city’s safety remains unsettled.
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London Daily Mall
Pomnan
J. Cyrankiewicz
Warsaw
Poznan
Leipzig
Andrew Noble
Missing Brindabella man feared dead in snow bound region
Snowbound searchers near Brindabella track a man last seen Tuesday at Currango Station. Theakston may have sheltered in stock huts as heavy blizzard blocks lines to Curango, Coolamon. Bluett and Franklin plan to search Coolamon Caves.
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Brindabella
Sydney
Tay
Currango
Johnny
John Bluett
Coolamon Caves
Bluett
Lindsay Franklin
Coolamon
Theakston
Curtango
Une
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Hoaxer Seen as Unlikely to Face Charges
An elderly individual involved in a hoax incident near Cambridge is not expected to be charged. The Queen’s private secretary stated there should be no further publicity about the episode, and Scotland Yard has no ongoing court actions. The News Chronicle notes the absence of formal proceedings.
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Lon da
Jimay
Otainbridge Isoate
A V.c .C
Scotland Yard
Bain
Queanbeyan Population Surges in 20 Years
A Southern Tablelands Regional Committee report shows Queanbeyan rising from 4 019 people at end of June 1933 to 15 80 at mid June 1955, a 3 531 increase. Goulburn led the region with 19 183, but Queanbeyan posted a 45 percent gain in the period.
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Canberra
Queanbeyan
Southern Tablelands
Bettween
Nat King Cole Signs Record Night Club Deal
Nat King Cole signs a contract described as the largest single agreement for nightclub performances. The deal reportedly totals 500000 and cements Cole's status in Las Vegas showbusiness.
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Nat Cole
Lab Vegas
Nevada
Peitay Tee Ere
Iager
Nat “King” Cole
Han
Abow
200 Car Industry Men Dismissed
Victoria faces mass layoffs in the motor industry as over 1,400 workers lose jobs in eight weeks. Officials blame higher taxes and import cuts, with fears of further sacking as Australia trims vehicle production.
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Car Industry
Poros
Vehicle Builders’ Union
L. Higgins
Victoria
Higging
Commonwealth Employment Service
Australia
Palance
Motor Company
Manu
Arthur Fadden
Sydney
Maitland Mailbag Robbery Baffles Police
In Maitland two men robbed a mail room smashing through a door and stealing a registered bag about 80 pounds plus sums for a miners payroll. Police describe two suspects both around 40, one tall and thick with dark complexion, the other 5ft 8in, medium build and fair. A state wide hunt is on with railway and postal investigators aiding the inquiry.
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Maitland
Maitland Iton Sonoe
Huey
Cessnock
Collier Sinking Inquiry Unlikely In Australia
Melbourne dispatch reports it is unlikely Australia will hold a full inquiry into the sinking of the collier Vicky. Deputy Director of Navigation Captain J K Crone said a preliminary inquiry was being held at the request of Panama Consul Geoffrey Sly, since the Vicky was registered in Panama.
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Melbourne
A.llp
Vicky
Australia
Navigston
J. K. Crone
Snd
Crone
Geoffrey Sly
Panama
Shipowners Deny Blame for Potatoes Prices
In Melbourne, deputy chairman R A Coutts of the Australian Steamship Owners Federation says shipowners are not responsible for the potato market shortage and high prices. He asserts efforts to bring Tasmanian potatoes to the mainland have been made and faults lie elsewhere, amid criticism from politicians, unions, and Tasmanian officials.
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Melbourne
Australian Steamship Owners’ Federation
R. A. Coutts
Tasmania
Tasmanian Potato Shipping Committee
A. C. Foster
Sydney
Tasmanian Potato Marketing Board
Coutts
Floods Rise In Forbes Lachlan Town Under Water
Heavy rains flood Forbes on the Lachlan River. Army units assist to build levee banks as lower town areas report about two feet of water. Local residents face rising waters and urgent relief measures.
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Tionary
Forbes
Lachlan
Record June Snow At Kosciusko
Sydney reports unusually heavy snow in June on the Alps and Kosciusko with up to 10 ft drifts closing roads near the old hotel site. Canberra notes bogged cars on the Brindabella Road beyond Uriarra and motorists urged to carry chains for journeys toward Bull’s Head, Franklin, or Brindabella.
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Sydney
Alps
Kosciusko
Canberra
Brindabelian
Uriarra
Private U. S. Nuclear Reactor In Operation
A private U.S. nuclear reactor for industrial use began operation yesterday in Chicago. The event marks a new field for civilian energy and potential military applications as international talks on an Atomic Energy Agency statute proceed in Washington with broad international consensus.
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Chicago
P.reuter
U.S
Washington
International Atomic Energy A
Crabb Reported Prisoner In Moscow Gaol
Bild Zeitung reports British frogman Lt-Commander Lionel Crabb is a prisoner in Moscow Lumered Lefortovo Prison. Prime Minister Anthony Eden told the Commons Crabb dove near Russian ships at Portsmouth and may be held as prisoner No 1A7. The Paris paper claims a Russian officer disclosed Crabb’s status to a French politician.
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Bonn
A.A
Bild Zeiting
Lionel Crabb
Britain
Moscow
Lefortowo
Fuasian Navy
Crabb
Str
Anthony Eden
House ‘of Commons
Paris
Mouth
Ths
Bild Beiting
London
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