Grave unrest on Melbourne waterfront as union defies court
The Industrial Court confirms Waterside Workers' Federation involvement in ongoing Sunday work refusals. The CSOA accuses the union of contempt and notes a telegram from secretary Healy criticizing the court order. Further prosecutions and hearings are adjourned to next Friday with fines levied on recent Sundays.
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Seamen's Union
Industrial Court
Waterside Workers’ Federation
N. Docker
C. Menhennitt
Q.C
Commonwealth Steamship Owners’ Association
Menhennitt
J. Healy
C.S.O.A. A
Suncaye
Melbourne
Menhennitt Add
Shipowners’ Association
California Supreme Court Rejects Chessman Reprieve Appeal
In San Francisco the California Supreme Court refused a last minute reprieve for Carol Chessman. One of his lawyers, Mr. Davis, soon filed a writ in the same court seeking permission for an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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San Francisco
A.A
Californian Supreme Court
Carol Chessman
Chessman
Mr. Davis
U.S. Supreme Court
Verwoerd Wife Denies Loss of Balance After Shoot Wound
Mrs Elizabeth Verwoerd wife of South Africa Prime Minister denies her husband has lost balance from the ear wound suffered in last month assassination attempt. A Cabinet minister had claimed balance impairment and a Pratt sister says Pratt is gravely ill with a brain tumour.
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Johannesburg
Monnay
A.a.p.reuter
Elizabeth Verwoerd
Paul Sauer
Verwoerd
David Pratt
Dr. Verwoerd
Pratt
No Certainty On Cloud Seeding Over Snowy Area
Sydney report says the Snowy Mountains Authority spent over £150000 on rainmaking tests. Senator Spooner notes rainfall rose up to 15 percent in seeded areas but cautions it is unclear if seeding caused the increase. An independent expert largely supports the Authority, with ongoing research and control changes noted.
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Sydney
Snowy Mountains Authority
Snowy Mountains
Spooner
S.M.A
Enator Spooner
Australia
CSIRO
C.s.lr.o
Cameron
Leaders debate apartheid talks at London conference
Nehru says apartheid should not be ignored while Nkrumah favors formal and informal discussion. He notes a Commonwealth principle of racial equality and hints China questions may arise in world problems talks.
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Nehru
London
Ghana
Nkrumah
Bombay
Commonwealth
British United Press
South Africa
China
Royal Family Takes Time Off Ahead of Margaret and Antony’s Wedding
London reports Royal Family members paused wedding plans to attend two public appearances. The Queen and children visited a jumping show at Ascot racecourse while London prepares for crowds at the upcoming ceremony. The Queen Mother attended Lady Carey Coke’s wedding at Holkham, Norfolk.
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London
Britain
Princess Margaret
Antony Armstrong- Jones
Fashionable
Ascot Racecourse
Windsor Castle
Carey Coke
Earl
Countess of Leicester
Bryan Ronald Basset
Elizabeth Bassett
Holkham
Norfolk
Apex Sponsored Families Arrive in Canberra
The two families sponsored by the Apex Club of Canberra under the wipex plan to assist migration from the U.K. arrived in Canberra yesterday. The group includes John Gloster Keith Gloster Sylvia Gloster Angela Gloster Joan Turkentine Alan Turkentine Robert Turkentine Brian Turkentine with George Anderson visible in the background.
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Apex Club of
Canberra
U.K
John Gloster
Keith Gloster
Sylvia Gloster
Angela Gloster
Joan Turkentine
Alan Turkentine
Robert Turkentine
Brian Turkentine
George Anderson
Apex Club
Arabs Claim Boycott Successful Across Arab Ports
Arab Confederation of Trade Unions says the United States shipping boycott is in effect in Egypt and Syria with parallel participation in Morocco Libya Lebanon Jordan Iraq Tunisia Yemen and possibly Saudi Arabia. The action follows the U A R vessel Cleopatra picketing in New York.
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Cairo
United States
Arab Confederation of Trade Unions
British
United Press
U.A.R
New York
Morocco
Libya
South Korean Students Demand Dissolution of Assembly
South Korean students and high school girls gathered in Pusan to protest, demanding the complete dissolution of the National Assembly. They carried placards calling the Assembly corrupt and unfit to amend the constitution, with Liberals and Democrats deemed untrustworthy.
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Seoul
P.reuter
Pusan
National Assembly
Demonstration Opens NATO Ministerial Council in Istanbul
Demonstrators clashed with troops near City Hall as the NATO Ministerial Council opened in Istanbul with Turkish Foreign Minister Zorlu present. The crowd dispersed after being pushed back. Prime Minister Menderes claimed opposition plans sought to seize power during the event. The curfew was partially lifted amid security concerns for NATO officials and Turkey’s southeastern flank.
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Associated Press
NATO
Zorlu
Menderes
Republican Peoples Party
Turkey
Teheran
Istanbul
Iwo NATO
Soviet Union
North Atlantic Alliance
Central Treaty Organisation
Middle East
Russian Submarines in Pacific Hit Near 100
Admiral Herbert G. Hopwood, commander in chief of the U. S. Pacific Fleet, said in Sydney that Russia operates about 100 submarines in the Pacific. He noted they are likely conventional type and declined to reveal bases. He arrived for Coral Sea celebrations.
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Sydney
Russia
Pacific
Herbert G. Hopwood
Admiral Hopwood
U.S. Pacific Fleet
Kingsford Smith Rimport
Sanatiy Gorton
South Pole
Indian Ocean
Rent on unoccupied Melbourne offices revealed in Treasury report
A Treasury statement to the Joint Public Accounts Committee disclosed £8700 in rent paid for unoccupied second floor offices at 123 Latrobe Street Melbourne. The Department of Civil Aviation secured the space as an emergency measure, but non occupancy led to questioned coordination between departments and advice was sought from the Department of the Interior.
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Treasury
Joint
Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee
Department of Civil Aviation
Latrobe Street
Melbourne
Department of the Interior
The
Commonwealth
Public Service Board
Lewis
Works Department
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APEX
Selwyn Lloyd
M. Couve de Murville
France
Christian Herter
America
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