General car price rise forecast for Australian market
Sydney report quotes Arnold Glass managing director of Capital Motors on Japanese car price rises prompted by the Federal Government. He says small and medium cars will rise next year by 100, 250, and 400 dollars for small, medium, and expensive models respectively. He criticizes the government for the move and notes his import volumes and best selling Datsun models with prices.
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Sydney
Arnold Glass
Capital Dtors
Nissan- Datsun
Nsw
Glass
Lee
Glasa
John
Japanese car prices spark dumping dispute with Australia
The Mainichi Shimbun cites business circles criticizing Japan and MITI for clumsy talks with Australia over a 10 percent car price rise. They say Japan effectively admits dumping due to a large surplus of Japanese snarts from Australia and exports to that country. The Sankei Shimbun says the 10 percent rise fully accepts Australia’s dumping position.
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Tokyo
Aapreuter
Mainichi Shimbun
Ministry of International Trade and Industry
Mainichi
Japan
Australia
Malaysia Deputy PM says willing to buy arms from Russia with caveat
Malaysia Deputy Prime Minister Tun Abdul Razak says Kuala Lumpur is prepared to purchase arms from Russia or any supplier if there are "60 strings." Razak will travel to Moscow on May 23 to discuss terms.
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Malaysia
Tun Abdul Razak
Russia
Millionaire diplomat Harriman to meet poet Xuan Thuy in Paris
A dinner in Paris brings together W A Harriman, 76, the American financier and former ambassador to Moscow and London, who helped steer postwar Europe through the Marshall Plan, and Xuan Thuy, 55, a veteran Vietnamese revolutionary and diplomat who has served in Peking, Stockholm, Cairo, Rangoon, and Moscow.
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Union Pacific
Moscow
London
Marshall Plan Organisation
Europe
Adlai Stevenson
Xuan Thuy
Peking
Stockholm
Cairo
Rangoon
Geneva
Revolutionary Association of Youth For the Common Cause
Ha Dong
Drought ends as heavy rain floods towns across Australia
Rain ends six month drought in ACT and across NSW Victoria Queensland and Western Australia. Flooding closes Canberra airport and halts road traffic while 154 points fall in 15 hours bringing yearly total to 637 points. No serious injuries reported. Graziers gain improved feed and water supplies but need more rain to end the drought nationwide.
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Act
Canberra
Yarra Glen
Idirou
Hanoi delays war talks in stalled Vietnam peace push
North Vietnam demanded a procedural start to talks as Mr W Averell Harriman prepared to meet Mr Xuan Thuy. Hanoi insisted on an unconditional US bombing halt, while Saigon reported allied forces easing pressure on the city as 12,000 Communist reinforcements pressed the guerrilla front.
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Paris
North Vietnam
W. Averell Harriman
Xuan Thuy
Radio
Canberra
Harriman
Thuy
Saigon
US Ready to Bargain in Paris Talks
US delegation spokesman William Jordan said Washington was ready for substantive talks in Paris with North Vietnam. The procedural session at the International Conference Centre included diplomats Cyrus R. Vance, Philip Habib, and North Vietnam’s Ha Van Lau and Nguyen Minh Vy. Officials noted potential language and interpretation issues, with no war and peace negotiations expected today. Elsewhere in Paris, Australian external affairs official David Anderson liaised with Harriman. In Tokyo Hanoi urged unconditional bombing end to start real talks, while Saigon prepared to arm about 10,000 students to guard key sites.
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William Jordan
Paris
Cyrus R. Wanece
Defence
Philip C. Habib
Ha van Lau
Hanoi
International Control Commission For Vietnam
Nguyen Minh Vy
International Conference Centre
Jordan
Harriman
Thuy
North Vietnam
Department of External Affairs
David Anderson
Tokyo
Vietnam
Witnesses questioned in Haig Park rape case in Braddon
Police have interviewed another witness regarding last week’s rape in Haig Park Braddon. Officers say the attackers ran past the witness at about 10 55 PM on May 2 just before assaulting the woman. The suspect description matches the woman’s account.
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Connecion
Haig Park
Braddon
B. Baulman
Coombs Named Chancellor of Australian National University
Dr H C Coombs, retiring Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, was appointed Chancellor of the Australian National University. He succeeds Lord Florey of Adelaide, who died in February. The vice chancellor Sir John Crawford announced the appointment during a degrees ceremony, praising Coombs as eminently suitable and influential for the university’s standing.
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H. C. Coombs
Reserve Bank of Australia
Australian National University
Lord Florey
Adelaide
John Crawford
Tessi
Duke of Edinburgh Arrives in Mt Isa Amid Cheers
The Duke of Edinburgh touched down in Mt Isa to enthusiastic cheers from about 1,500 onlookers, mostly women and barefoot children. He was met by Under-Secretary C. H. Curtis and greeted with questions about London. He wore a brown sports outfit and was escorted to the welcoming party, with arrival noted for Canberra later.
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Brisbane
Duke of Edinburgh
Mt Isa
London
C. H. Curtis
Prince Philip
Canberra
Degree for Professor FitzGerald at Canberra ceremony
Professor C. P. FitzGerald received the Doctor of Letters at the Canberra Theatre ceremony where about 240 degrees were conferred. The ANU emeritus expert on Chinese history will continue in the department of international relations as he pauses to reflect on being the first Doctor of Letters awarded to him.
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C. P. FitzGerald
FitzGerald
Australian National University
Antied
Professor FitzGerald
Peking
ANU
Keith Hancock
Social Sciences
K. Beasley, MP
Lion of Judah a Paradox feature hints at Selassie arrival
The paper previews a feature titled Lion of Judah a Paradox on page 11 while noting Emperor Haile Selassie will arrive in Canberra on Monday. The issue also lists television radio pages and an assortment of sections including classifieds and real estate.
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Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Canberra
Survey of Britain survey of Britain War I.
A compact note on the Survey of Britain during World War I era. It references national mobilization, civilian and military roles, and historic significance of home front efforts. The brief outlines broader wartime research and cultural impact across British society.
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