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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 10, 1955
Page
4
Australian broadcasting officials seek a new managing position as the Channel for Canberra signals leadership changes. The vacancy follows retirement discussions and reflects shifting priorities within ABC operations amid winter plans.
Readers hear of a busy Canberra week with dance and theatre performances at Albert Hall and Throsby Crescent Play Centre. Highlights include the Throsby Crescent children's exhibition, the Alpine Club Woolshed Dance opening, a Winslow Boy rehearsal, and farewell parties for theatre staff.
Reports say two girls knocked out Johnnie Ragan who fled a hotel in Edinburgh with a police escort unable to stop him. He was dragged back into a car and smuggled inside a rear entrance. A doctor attended his room shortly after arrival.
A Canberra ad describes typing and duplicating services by the Canberra Copying and Secretarial Service on Petrie Street Civic Centre. It lists office work such as letters and business forms offered to clients in the area.
The wartime Moscow hero and Soviet victor recalls past military ties with the UK and praises Allied forces including France, Italy, Norway, Greece, and Yugoslavia. He urges reconsideration of defence strategy and the potential role of new weapons in future conflict.
A Maswellbrook girl appeared in court facing a bond granted last Tuesday after a judge ordered she view men at Central Oars Bond chief Walden guided her through the evidence. The girl later said the experience was the hardest thing she had known.
New York July 60, American Ambassador to Poland Joseph Wack died yesterday aboard the liner United States during a voyage home from Warsaw. Mr Flack, a diplomat for 9 years, was en route to reception.
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