02 Nov 1956
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Nov 02, 1956
Page
1
Partial readable lines indicate a Thalys service affecting riders with delays tied to Australe issues. The fragment hints at disrupted journeys and commuter concerns, but details and names are unclear.
Reports from Cairo and Washington detail Anglo French air raids on Egypt with claims of airfield bombardment and naval movements toward the Suez Canal. Nasser denounces Western collusion while Israel and Syrian forces clash on borders as global powers weigh further military steps.
Canberra residents report snakes despite cool weather. A. C. Morris of Narrabundah encountered a black snake about 3 ft 6 in long on a truck between the Barton exchange and the General Post Office yesterday. The reptile slithered away into nearby brush.
A government meeting with the Film Division of the News Information Bureau featured officials from New South Wales Education Department, Interior Ministry, South Australian Tourist Bureau, Victorian State Film Centre, and other agencies. Attendees included T B M Sloane Allen Fairhall K P Murphy and N Edwards among directors and representatives. The discussion focused on production and distribution strategies for film materials.
The Hungarian Embassy in Paris raised the new coat of arms outside its building as flags display the new national colors replacing the red star, marking a symbolic shift during the Thursday ceremony reported by A.A.P. Reuters.
Budapest reports a tense mood as Hungary edges toward potential renewed bloodshed. Officials note disorder in administration, halted factory activity, and transport shortages while calls from workers soldiers students and intellectuals push for demands.
Mr. Menzies defends British and French intervention to prevent war and secure free access to the Suez Canal. He stresses swift action aims to deter a wider Arab mobilization and avoid a general conflagration, while noting consultations with the Allied powers and praise for President Eisenhower's stance.
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