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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 31, 1957
Page
12
A reader titled "Vegetable" rebukes a suggestion of uniform housing and proposes a three tier system. The letter argues for personalized housing designed by individuals and supervised by themselves, contrasting managers, diplomats, and workers with a separate housing standard.
Negotiations over buying essential defence gear from the United States take a turn as Australia stresses self reliance. Sir Phillip McBride leads talks while Sir Roland Wilson arrives in Washington to address financial aspects and accelerate development of Australian factories to produce weapons and equipment.
Conciliation Commissioner Mr. G A Findlay will hear an application by Canberra Branch of the Shop Assistants Union to vary the award and grant higher marginal and overtime rates. Claims include 10/6 a week for male shop assistants, 61/19 a week for female assistants, and a dress allowance. The AGT Employers Association and the Shop Assistants Union will confer on their claims with junior rate increases also under discussion.
The Commonwealth in two years built a large oil refining industry and now exports petroleum products to New Zealand and other countries. In 1955-56 Australia supplied about 17 percent of New Zealand petrol needs and 20 percent of its distillates including diesel and fuel oil.
AMEB music exams show pupil Peter Waight scoring 86 honours in Practical and 85 honours in theory. Elizabeth Gilmour achieves 89 honours in theory while John Peisley and Michael Gilmour also attain high marks in their respective grades.
The newly formed liaison council of the Australian Labour Party in Canberra will hold its first meeting soon. It includes three delegates from each ALP branches in Canberra and six delegates from the ACT Trades and Labour Council. The council aims to link Industrial and political labour movements in Canberra and will consider the Advisory Council elections and the Canberra housing campaign. State Conference delegate F D Quine and B L Parkes along with W I Byrne and P Donnelly are listed as Canberra representatives.
About 230 Canberra Leaving Certificate students attended the first in a series of English language lectures at Canberra University College yesterday. Senior Lecturer G. K. Johnston spoke on The Language of Macbeth, and officials said attendance was gratifying and the students were clearly interested.
The Agriculture and Stock section overseer said drought conditions prompt fodder and stock concessions. Supplies of feed are to arrive in large quantities to ease the feed shortage, and few stock movements are expected unless conditions worsen.
Cantinflas, often likened to Charlie Chaplin, rose from poverty to wealth through a string of hit Mexican comedies and a Hollywood foray. He writes much of his plots, owns mansions and resorts, and remains devoted to acting while supporting the poor.
A modest man dresses simply in sports clothes and smokes a cigarette while staying loyal to Mexican food. He drinks straight Tequila and exercises daily. He works about two months a year on a single feature length comedy.
The first Australian built big car, the Chrysler Royal, was unveiled by Premier Sir Thomas Playford in Adelaide. It features push-button driving, power brakes, and forward jack lines with over 90 percent Australian content. Public display starts Monday as assembly production continues.
West Australian firm to build two thousand railway wagons for Indian Railways. First consignment now being delivered in India. Case of Colombo Plan aid noted by External Affairs Minister Casey, part of a 900 000 development programme for railways.
Vittorio Banatieri 14 son of the Italian Consul General in Chicago was located in New York after a six week nationwide search. The FBI said the boy had run away from home and was found walking on a New York street.
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