14 May 1957
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 14, 1957
Page
1
UK government pivots on naval policy as Lloyd and other carriers are told to reroute through the Suez Canal. Sterling payments will cover canal charges under new transferable account arrangements outlined by Mr. Macmillan.
Sydney bushfires surge in May heat with 130 plus grass fires citywide. Fire brigades and volunteers battle blazes from Campbelltown to the Blue Mountains as gusty winds drive flames toward towns and rural areas. District committees monitor spreading fires near Glenbrook and Blaxland.
Hundreds of cattle perished from thirst along dried streams in the Central Northern country of South Australia. Capt. N Buckley reported from the north that dry conditions worsen, with many stations transporting stock and writhe of loss on Stuart's Creek and surrounding creeks.
Sydney shops slash tea prices after a 3d per pound wholesale drop to 6/6. Retailers lower prices toward 7/1 per pound unofficially, with some chains selling as low as 6d per pound as stocks clear. Independent retailers match the trend.
Prosecution seeks death sentences for two Britons and six Egyptians in Cairo trial. James Swinburn, 51, present. Alexander Reynolds tried in absentia. Court adjourned after charges on secret reports about Egyptian Army posts and Suez Canal plans. Judge Abdel Latif refused secret session request.
The crash at the finishing point killed De Portago and his passenger and a group on the roadside. Eyewitnesses say the car reached over 185 mph before the explosion and rollover. Linda Christian was briefly linked to De Portago amid the tragedy. The Marquis de Portago, a former French amateur jockey champion, died near Mantua with 20 miles to go.
Brisbane report says Liberal and Country Parties form a joint ticket for the Queensland election with plans to contest 86 seats and back a N B W housing scheme. Labour leader Duggan travels to Sydney while urging closer ties with Queensland parliaments amid industry stoppages and party clashes.
King Hussein of Jordan is expected to travel to Iraq in the coming days to confer with King Feisal of Iraq and King Saud of Saudi Arabia who is visiting Iraq. The Times suggested the visit could occur on Wednesday following King Saud’s official trip.
An influenza epidemic worsens in Malaya with Kuala Lumpur General Hospital reporting seventy fresh cases and Penang seeing over two hundred infections. A South Malaya school lists 1,200 ill pupils from a 4,008 student total as cleaners at Sydney airport push for safeguards to stop airport transmission.
In Wewak Supreme Court twenty four Mianmin natives were sentenced to death, with one 18 year old boy acquitted, for the December massacre of 19 people at Telefe min. Acting Chief Justice R. T. Gore presided, defense by Patrol Officer A. L. Redwood.
Three Sepik men who helped capture the escaped rapist Rita Tunguan will receive £33 6 8 each from a combined Administration and public fund. A native constable who recaptured Anne Alte will get £11 5 from the public fund, with £20 remaining to be shared among those who aided the search.
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