Fires Destroy 25 Homes on Mountains
A fast moving bushfire frontier near Lawson and Blue Mountains destroys 25 homes in four towns including Histbroak Woodford and Bulleburra. Firefighters faced 100 mph winds with trains halted and thousands evacuated as crews battled the blaze throughout the day.
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Nine Killed In Accidents On N S W Roads
Sydney reports a deadly weekend on New South Wales roads with at least nine deaths and eight injuries. The tragedies include a vehicle lifting a car near Wingham and another severe crash near Mittagong, with multiple family casualties and several critically injured.
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Won
Grutam
Belgrade Maternity Hospital Closed After Baby Deaths
Yugoslav authorities shut a Belgrade maternity hospital after at least 30 newborns died from a virus. Eight infants died in one day as health officials investigate the outbreak.
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Belgrade
Democrats Urge Action On Western Security Crisis
Reported urging by Democrats that President Truman and Secretary of Defense McElroy meet next Tuesday in Allentee, Georgia to discuss expanding space and confronting Soviet advances in modern weapons. They warn NATO unity across Western allies is vital amid pressures from Moscow.
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Allentee Georgia
U.S
NATO
Australian Scientist Reveals Hydrogen Power Breakthrough
Dr. Fry at Britain's Harwell atomics lab is cited by Prime Minister Macmillan as placing Britain ahead of the U.S. and Russia in hydrogen power research. The People claims deuterium from seawater could yield coal-power parity at low cost, though practical hurdles remain. The premier reportedly timed the disclosure to bolster allied support and space race prestige.
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Britain
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U.S
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Congress
America
NATO
Reds Build City for Scientists in Siberia
Russia plans a scientists city in mid Siberia near Novo Sibirak to house about 20 000 professors and students working in nuclear energy automation and jet rocket tech. The plan includes a second city 1500 miles east near Irkutsk with institutes in mathematics and nuclear physics to open within a year and a three year build.
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Siberia
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Novo Sibirak
Bikall Lavrentiyev
Soviet Academy of Anid
Monty to Retire from NATO Post and Army Service
An official statement reports Field Marshal Montgomery requesting permission to relinquish his NATO post as Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe effective September 20 next year and to withdraw from active British Army service on the same date. The report notes his storied WWI and WWII record, including the North Africa campaign against Rommel, shaping the war. General Lauris Noratad, Supreme Commander Allied Powers Europe, said he accepts Montgomery’s decision with utmost regret.
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Communists Bid to Control Indonesia in UN Debate
Reuters reports a draft United Nations document circulates among Afro Asian powers suggesting a possible solution to the New Guinea issue. Indonesian Foreign Minister Sukarno rejected threats. U.S. stance in West Irian seen as pivotal, with analysts noting a straight Washington position could influence Indonesian sentiment toward the West.
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U.S
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