Menzies Promises Bank Help to Boost War Service Housing
Prime Minister Menzies announced banks would accelerate lending to housing, aiming to shorten waiting times for war service and general housing. He cited about £3 million more finance for housing over the next months, with targets to lift building toward prewar levels and support related industries.
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Menies
Men
Menzits
Roerw Tink
We Corporation
Menzies
Uderstood
Mississippi Defies Federal Motion Amid Race Riots
Mississippi moves to defy federal actions aimed at halting racial violence as martial law spreads in Alabama. Governor Ross Barnett pledges aid to fellow secessionist states and vows unity, while federal marshals confront unrest surrounding Montgomery and court orders target Ku Klux Klan activity linked to the Freedom Riders case.
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U.S
Washington
A.R.P
Mississippi
Alabama
United States
Ross Barnett
John Patterson
Barneltt
Tne
Paterson
Alabuna
Montgomery
Frank M. Johnson
Johnson
Freedom Riders
Nouthern Stanes
Canberra Shaken by Earth Tremor Across Coastline
A major tremor struck Australia with 7.40 am shaking in Canberra lasting about 25 to 30 seconds. Seismic readings placed the quake center off the Nowra area, magnitudes estimated around 5 to 6. Damage was limited in Canberra though widespread along the South Coast, with Clarkes and Bowral facilities affected and extensive power and telecommunication outages reported. No fatalities recorded but hundreds evacuated and thousands of homes damaged.
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Earth Trentors
Canberra
Australia National University
ML. Stromlo
Nowra
University
Newcastle
Hoga
Orange
Sydney
Wollongong
Sydney Harbour
Macquarie Pass
South Coast
Varea
Petrol and tobacco prices change in Canberra
Prices in Canberra shift with petrol set to fall by 4d per gallon and tobacco to rise by 2s per packet. The cut comes from wage costs and tanker rate increases, affecting standard and premium petrol. Retail tobacco items including plug and tin tobacco rise by 1d to 1 ½d per ounce. Retailers in Canberra report unclear notification and potential in-store price changes.
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Canberra
Santerra
NRA
H. EB. Richards
Sydney
Federal Council of Retail (Obacco Traders of Australia
G. Ry Bassingth
Wholesils Tobacco Distributing Company
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Southern Confederacy
Laos
Willi Worsley
Katharine Worsley
Duke of Kent
Worsley
Landau
Willa
York
Taranto
China
Maurstan Chun Yi
Tooking
Geneva
Swit
Zerand
Gen Ten Ch
Ha Fu
Ieti
Chi Bong Wi
Nec
John Wersley
Katharine’s Leattver
Bowral
Court House
Whro
Rowan Catholic Church
Bowral Cos Works
John Haylock
Elm Street
Bowes
Tobacc Petrol
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