Government Senators Oppose Tax Measure in Tight Votes
Opposition aides expect a 29-all vote with two government members absent as the 10 percent sales tax bill nears passage. Key figures include Senator Spooner and Senators Cole and McManus, with crossparty pressure to vote along party lines and prevent a government defeat.
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Reasons for tax rise on vehicles in Senate debate
Senator Spooner defended a 10 percent sales tax on new motor vehicles in Parliament. He cited September quarter import values near £200 million and warned the motor industry faced significant job losses. The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries urged Prime Minister Menzies to review the tax rise.
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Prime Minister Opens Air Building in Russell Hill Defence Offices
The Prime Minister Mr Menzie opened the Department of Air building in the Russell Hill defence offices yesterday. In the background stand Ministers J Cramer for the Army A Townley for Defence G Freeth Interior and G Osborne for Air.
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Guatemala Threatens War Over Cuban Rebel Aid
Guatemala warns of war against Cuba after reports Fidel Castro aids rebels seeking to topple President Miguel Ydigoras. Havana holds urgent talks as Caribbean upheaval widens. Ydigoras says rebels receive aid including planes and vows to defend the government against attacks.
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Menzies Defends Canberra Expenditure In Capital Push
Prime Minister Menzies told critics he has no sympathy for opposition to national funds spent on Canberra. He opened the Air Building in the Russell Hill defence block and urged Canberra’s development as a premier world capital.
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Four killed as hotel collapses in Preston
Four people died and one was injured when a hotel near the road collapsed during alterations in Preston, Lancashire. Witnesses described walls bulging outward before the crash, with a thunder-like rumble as the building failed.
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Clark Gable Dies At 59 Hollywood Icon Passes Away
Hollywood reports say Clark Gable, longtime king of screen romance, died aged 59 after a heart attack and blood clot. He had just completed scenes with Marilyn Monroe for The Misfits and was planning to welcome a child with his fifth wife Kay Williams Spreckels in March. Gable won an Oscar for It Happened One Night and starred in Gone with the Wind.
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On The Spot Fines System Hopes To Start Soon
Sydney reports the Transport Department aims to launch an on the spot fines system for erring motorists early in the new year. The government plans to push the bill through Parliament next week and set higher penalties for serious and minor driving offences so regulations can be proclaimed promptly.
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