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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 02, 1958
Page
1
A brief report notes that Gains of Ahesday suffered injuries affecting four people after a street incident. Local authorities investigated the scene and EMS transported two victims to a nearby hospital for treatment.
Kuwaiti authorities urge stability as regional tensions rise after comments by officials and reports indicate heightened security measures and diplomatic outreach to neighboring states. Analysts note potential shifts in alliance patterns and economic signals amid uncertain timelines.
Fragmentary golf notes show players Barber and Bradford with bogeys and scores not clearly legible. Names and places are partially readable, leaving uncertainty about event, course, and final results.
Part of the lunch-hour audience heard Mr. T. W. L. MacDermot of the High Commission for Canada discuss Canada’s evolution in the 20th century at St Mark's Library yesterday.
President Eisenhower discussed Indonesia with his advisers and affirmed U S neutrality. Indonesian Premier Djuanda warned against Communist influence as rebel air attacks hit Loyalist territories. The Shell oil complex suspended refineries after a British tanker was damaged near Balikpapan.
The Tumut post office was robbed around 8 30 pm as postmaster Jacques Vanderkoor was injured with a deep head wound while a two man intruder demanded entry and took money from the till. Police blocked roads and Vanderkoor remained in a local first aid station in a serious but stabilizing condition. Farouk loses Egyptian nationality and joins refugees abroad after royal exodus with 69 relatives cited by the Interior Ministry.
Sydney Thursday reports the State ALP Executive will decide tomorrow night on action toward the Anti-Eviction and Tenants Protection Committee formed last Sunday by Federal and State parliamentarians. President F H Campbell said expulsion is nonsense and safeguards for tenants in amendments to the Landlord and Tenant Act are accepted by the Premier.
Anthony Patrick Moynihan, 22, son and heir of Lord Moynihan, was found not guilty of stealing a sheet from a London flat. The case began with an accusation of three sheets valued at £3, but the summons was amended to one sheet valued at £1.
In a House of Representatives debate on foreign affairs, Mr. Bury urged Australia to limit grand Colombo Plan economic contributions and focus on technical aid and personnel training for South and South East Asia. He cited Indonesia as a reason to emphasize human rather than capital assistance.
A hospital patient was killed in Milford Connecticut when a lift crushed him as he was moved from the operating suite to his room at the new Milford Hospital. The accident occurred yesterday and details are being investigated by hospital authorities and local police.
Wool sales closed firm in Brisbane with values unchanged and lower opening rates. Top price reached for 4 lb wool, marking a notable bid from Divranbandl. Government and buyers remained cautious as markets steadied.
A government report proposes extending Canberra shop hours with close at noon on Saturdays instead of 11 30 pm and weekday closing from 5 20 pm to 8 pm except Fridays. It also suggests exemptions for petrol oil vehicle parts meals pharmaceuticals alcohol and tobacco allowing certain garages and eateries to trade near 24 hours daily if adopted.
Prime Minister Menzies announced tender results for three Snowy Mountains contracts totaling 33.35 million pounds. Thiess Bros will build the Tooma Dam and 10 mile Turout tunnel. Utah Australia Ltd and Brown Root Sudamericans Ltd will construct Murrumbidgee Eucumbens diversion to Tumut power station. Kaiser Group to build T2 power station on Tumut River with a 3 mile tunnel. T2 to deliver 260000 kW, operation in 1962, with total Upper Tumut works cost now about 75 million pounds. Ebasco report noted for Parliament.
Mr Menzies endorsed the future course of the South Australian writ action while three large construction contracts totaling £35,000,000 were already under way in the late Upper Tumut region. The Adamaby Dam and Tumut Pond Dam are due for completion in the coming months, the Bucum-Chene Tumut Tunnel should finish in 1950, and the Tl power station is expected to supply electricity by early 1959, with tenders on the current works aiming to boost Tumutu Valley output.
The Australian Council of Trade Unions plans to protest to Minister for Works Fairhall over alleged limits on union officials visiting Woomera and Maralinga ranges in South Australia. ACTU secretary Souter says permits are required and security police monitor unpermitted officials, exceeding rightful powers.
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