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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

May 28, 1958

Page

10

Halmahera Rebels Encircled by Government Troops Claim

Jakarta dispatch says rebels who seized Djabolo in the Halmahera Islands a month ago are now encircled by Central Government troops. An army spokesman warned the rebels may adopt guerrilla tactics and reported a raid on air forces near Parigs with transport ships and rebels at least. Public figures urged autonomy for provinces and stronger foreign alliances.

Halmahera Is Djakarta Djabolo Halmahera Islands Pomance Fautight Parigs Celakea Nahr Tarilae

Inter Continental Transmission of Heart Beats

A 40 second recording of four definite hearts was transmitted to Europe and back in a test of long distance medical diagnosis. Dr Arthur Briskier of Mount Sinai used shortwave and RCA equipment to send the heart sounds to Rome and Paris and received them back with no distortion. The experiment suggests doctors could monitor heart activity across oceans, though the report contains garbled phrasing and OCR errors.

New York Europe Arthur Briskier Mownt’ Sinai Hospital RCA Communiceons Incorporated Atlantic Rome Paris Brisktiee Yale

R A A F Rushes Iron Lung To Save Boy

Sydney police appealed to RAAP for an iron lung after Wauchope Hospital’s unit failed. A Royal North Shore oxygen supply and a Dakota from Williamtown Base were dispatched to fetch the device and transport it by road to Wauchope Hospital for a seven year old tetanus victim at risk of death without the equipment.

Sydney RAAP Wauchope Hospital Pollea Royal North Shore Hospital RAAF Dakota Mascot Williamtown

Cardinal Gilroy at Basilica in St Peter's

Cardinal Gilroy from Sydney celebrated mass in St Peter's Basilica with about 600 pilgrims arriving from Australia on a visitation to Rome and Lourdes. The report notes a church event and the presence of Australian clergy with a Vatican audience.

Gilroy Vatican City Caeey Sydney Musa St. Peter's Rome Lourdes Britain Peking

US A Power Plant Opened and WarHead Impulse Report

A scrambled bulletin reports a US power plant opening linked to an electronic impulse from a warhead triggered near Pittsburgh. It notes Missionaries causing friction with natives in Brazil and discusses sock industry concerns in a separate conference. Names and places are garbled. facts are unclear.

Tuteda Gmpleut Eisenhower Wastemai Zoterlay Siedrielty Fom Astaa Fc Tieurpana Hones DE Janeiro Mate Me Elle Brazil Aes Astorting Tomnamue Serbieg Ehist Cuella

Address by Export Council Chairman inspires inaugural meeting

The president of the Australian Manufacturers Export Council Mr W T Brooks addressed the council's inaugural meeting at Industry House yesterday morning Others seen include delegates L to A J Man R We Anderson E P McLintock of the Department of Trade C Branson S A B Sims SA and J Kirby of the Associated Chambers of Manufactures This report preserves the event's core participants and setting.

Australian Manufacturers Export Council W. T. Brooks Industry House Aj Man R. We Anderson E. P. McLintock Department of Trade C. Branson S.A B. Sims J. Kirby Associated Chambers of Manufactures

Two Prisoners Escape From Goulburn Gaol

Goulburn Tuesday. Police seal all roads and exits after two prisoners escaped from Goulburn Gaol. Harold Weatherby, 22, serving 23 years for car theft, and William Kelly, 25, serving two years for housebreaking, fled from a working party outside the gaol walls wearing prison garb but in civilian clothes for disguise.

Goulburn Val Harold Weatherby Wiliam Kelly Kelly Weatherby Fooe

Khrushchev Warns Of East European Rocket Bases

Moscow reports Khrushchev warned Warsaw Pact powers that U S rocket bases would push them to consider stationing rockets in East Germany Poland and Czechoslovakia He urged NATO leaders to avoid provoking Warsaw Pact nations as East bloc forces plan cuts this year and dispute Arctic inspections.

Moscow A.ausiteuter Nikita Khrushchev U.S East Germany Poland Czechoslav Warsaw Pact Mareual Ivan Konley NATO Washington Bulgaria Rumania Fossia Hungary Russia Filngszy Withimwas Couuntries Runignia Czechoslovakia Albania Khrushchev Arctic America

Move to End Crisis in Lebanon

The banese Sami Solh pledged today to teleaction likely to prevent President Chamour from seeking re election, blaming UAR interference for Lebanon's crisis. Lebanon's Foreign Minister left Beirut to present the complaint before the UN Security Council while Jean Intesse of the UAR was reported in New York as talks continued. Selwyn Lloyd cited clear external interference at a Conservative rally, and violence damaged buildings near Beirut with casualties and train shootings linked to armed groups between Beirut and Sidon. Arab League met in Cairo in an extraordinary session to try to resolve the Lebanon dispute with the United Arab Republic.

Beirut P-Rauter Thebanese Sami Solh Chamour Lebanon Associated Associated Press Unktions Security United Arab Republic New York Intessejean sLobanese U.K Selwyn Lloyd Mm ‘Bearovaiehine Esmed Sidon Tn Sidom Stelf Attec Gaim Pe Arab League Homs United Arsh Repwblic

Wool Prices Rise at Geelong Sale Amid Broad Demand

Geelong wool sale results show prices up about 2 percent from last week with prematurily shorn wools leading gains. Lambs wool and oddments draw strong interest from principal buyers including Continental importers, France, Japan, and Bradford mills in Australia.

Geelong Ceelong Geelong Continent France Japan Australia Bradford

Monty Warns West To Close Ranks

Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery on a farewell North Europe tour urged Western powers to close ranks across economic political and military fronts to counter Soviet pressure. He warned NATO victories have shifted conflict to economic and financial warfare threatening civilization with Communism's supposed gains.

Monty West York Reuter Warda Russia NATO Europe

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