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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Nov 17, 1958

Page

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U S Rejects Soviet Five Point Nuclear Ban Plan

Washington reports that the Soviet draft five point plan for banning nuclear weapons was deemed not acceptable by the United States. The State Department accused the Soviets of trying to trap the U S into a vague pact while insisting on verification and immediate testing bans.

Russia Nevney Tasa Washington Statment State Department United States Alington Sand Pledee Soviet Union Vestay Secrat United Nations Kunin Britain

Berlin Tensions Rise Over Berlin Crisis Claims

Adenauer warned of a dangerous Berlin situation amid Khrushchev proposals and Western responses. Ulbricht and Neues Deutschland echoed hard lines while Allied spokesmen reported normal Western trains and no Soviet interference as US and British convoys move between Berlin, West Germany, and East German border points.

Neues Deutschland U.S United States Army Berlin Karlshorst East Berlin West Germany West Hanover Strasbourg

Man Dies In Blazing Melbourne-Echuca House Fire

A man named Edward of Warren Street Echuca died in a four room weathered house fire in Echuca. A nephew tried to enter the flames to reach him but was driven back by the fire. Police could not determine the cause of the blaze.

Melbourne Echuca Edward Warren Street Echuuca Frederick Saonaey

Flying Boat Declared Lost Over Atlantic

An Australian airman pilots the flying boat M820 named Portus Miss is officially recorded as lost after a forced landing on the Atlantic last Sunday. Pilot Jimmy Brond is missing with the craft.

Bunday Hooter Batralian Jimmy Brondea Atlantic

Bomb Wrecks Radio Shop In Melbourne

Melbourne detectives hunted a saboteur after a gelignite bomb wrecked the Riversdale Road studio shop in Camberwell on Friday night. The blast damaged doors and traumatized residents as investigators linked the act to a grudge against shop proprietor Theodore Miller, who was at home in Hawthorn when the explosion occurred.

Melbourne Camberwell Terba Riversdale Road Theodore Miller Miller Hawthorn Abuth

Trams Crashes Injure Twelve at Sydney Junction

Twelve people were injured when two trams collided at Anzac Parade and Cleveland Street Redfern. Three Central District ambulances took victims to St. Vincent's Hospital where all were later allowed to leave after treatment. The most serious case involved a man with a fractured nose. Passengers were thrown into the street as trams struck each other. one tram’s driver's cabin was wrecked though the driver was unhurt.

Sydney Anzac Parade Cleveland Street Central District St. Vincent's Hospital

Ghana Premier Denies Passport Order Amid Parliament Row

Ghana Premier Kwame Nkrumah denies government order to withdraw passports of opposition MPs. He does not dispute Interior Minister Kroba Eduset's Thursday statement about confiscation policy. The ruling party faced ongoing parliamentary friction over travel and legal authority.

Acora Sunaay A.a.preuter Ghana Kwame Nkrumah Kroba Eduset

Togoland Set for Independence in 1960

The General Assembly unanimously agrees to terminate the trusteeship with France, paving the way for Togoland to become independent in 1960.

Togoland New York General Assembly France

Good Neighbour Council Float at Queanbeyan Floral Festival

The flower-bedecked Good Neighbour Council Boat leads a parade down Monaro Street during the Queanbeyan Floral Festival. At the front of the float children portray Scotland and Australia with other nationalities shown at the rear.

Good Neighbour Council Monaro Street Queanbeyan Scotland Australia

Vice President expelled from Radical Party in Argentina

Vice President Alejandro Gomes, linked to a plot to depose President Arturo Frondisi, is expelled from Argentina's ruling Radical Party. He is asked to resign his government post but refuses, saying he would rather be impeached and predicting a day of national hilarity.

Buenos Aires A.ap Reuter Alejandro Gomes Arturo Frondisi Argentina Radical Party

Commander Dies in Helicopter Crash in Okinawa

Rear Admiral Leonard B. Southerland, commander of air craft carriers of the Seventh Fleet, was killed in a helicopter crash on Okinawa. The helicopter burned after the crash and two other naval officers also died, the U S Navy announced.

Washington Reuter Admira Leonard B. Souther Land Asit United States Seventh Fleet Okinawa Preas U.S. Navy

Russian Claim He Is Aged 150 At Birthday Party

Moscow reports Mahmud Kiva Nov claiming to be 150 at a birthday in Baku. He said he would not mind living another 150 years. Tass News Agency added Iivazov, a deputy to the local Soviet, is hale and hearty and still a good horseman at his age.

Moscow Reuter Mahmud Kivanov Baku Lfe 2 Tass Iivazov Loa

Political Leaders Differ Sharply On Major Issues

Debate pits deputy Liberal leader Holt and Primary Industry minister Mc Mahon against each other on social services migration taxation and communism. Evatt argues for increased social payments while Holt favors flexible policy. Calwell warns of five percent unemployment. McMahon cites tax cuts. Communist influence is a focal point with mixed claims on funding and policy.

Labour Holt McMahon Dr. Evatt China Arool Calwell Mr. Hott Australia Mr. Calwell Me. Holt

Journal Urges Export Growth and Overseas Investment

The journal calls for expanding export markets and steady migrant intake to raise output and employment. It argues a rise in overseas reserves and IMF credit may be needed and stresses absorbing a larger workforce, boosting annual opportunities, while avoiding inflationary shocks from rapid domestic spending.

Merce Ateady International Monetary Fund

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