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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 10, 1957
Page
14
In a defence debate in the House of Lords Lord Cherwell and other peers clashed over Britain’s H bomb tests. The debate covered risks to health and calls for a pause or end to Pacific testing, with anti‑test figures planning protests and petitions from citizens.
Mabel Streeter mother of five faced a grim prognosis six months to live 18 months ago. Doctors announced at a press conference that a watch mainspring now acts as her heart valve allowing a near normal life with an expected 300 year lifespan.
UN members plan to form a General Assembly committee next month to debate a timetable for a general conference reviewing the UN charter. Russia Czechoslovakia and Poland said they would abstain from the committee's work which opens June 3.
The House approved the second reading of a National Service Bill by 52 to 83, cutting yearly intake from 33,000 to 12,000 for civil defence training. Opposition voices criticised the cut, with several Government supporters dissenting during debate.
Indonesian women receive equal pay for equal work in all fields. Mrs B A Ubani says 16 women sit in Parliament, with women diplomats noted. Education is open, including engineering. many marry and raise families. some women work while others stay home.
The Trades Hall Council in Melbourne endorsed asking the AGTU to pursue collective bargaining for wage agreements instead of relying on the Conciliation and Arbitration Commission. Delegates based the recommendation on a union meeting and cited stagnation of the Commission and the value of industrial action if needed.
Kasell was told a West German court freed 68 year old Josefine Cymbala after prosecutors urged dismissal. The case said she killed a baby in 1945 to keep it from alerting Soviet troops to a hiding place. The release followed a return to the court by a new appeal.
In Parliament Sir Philip announced a five member mission to the United States to negotiate aircraft for RAAF re equipment and to align Australian and US army standards. The talks aim to standardise equipment and develop coordinated policy, with possible future officer exchanges.
The senate debated an amendment disallowing protection against eviction for home and rural tenants in the Territory. The measure would remove tenant protections from business premises while preserving housing safeguards. The next Wednesday was set to consider disallowance.
The Soviet Union informed Japan that it will not abandon nuclear bomb tests before other nations. The message was delivered to Prime Minister Ishi by Ambassador Tevesyan on April 15 after unannounced tests in the USSR. A protest note urged a moratorium with warnings of regional measures and maritime security concerns raised by allied officials.
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