British-Australian Senate Defeats Banking Bills Amid Arnold Saga
In Canberra the Government failed to pass the Reserve Bank Bill and the Commonwealth Banks Bill after dramatic floor action. Senator Arnold, seriously ill, voted from a wheelchair as the Opposition blocked both measures, with a tense scene that included a last-minute offer of a pair vote and Arnold being treated afterward.
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Prompt action urged on linking Canberra College with ANU
Professor H Barton urges rapid decision on combining Canberra University College with the Australian National University or forming a closely cooperating independent entity. J G Sawer supports autonomy within cooperation, noting economies and library differences, and calls for physical proximity and prompt government action to address Australia’s university needs in the 1960s.
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Subversion Main Threat to SEATO Area
Australian acting Secretary General William Worth told a SEATO seminar that Communist subversion remains the primary threat to SEATO nations. He said the alliance strengthened its capacity to counter aggression but warned subversion persists and governments maintain tighter surveillance over Communist activities.
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Tension In Middle East Deepens Amid Regional Strains
Fragmentary text reports regional tensions involving Turkey and Soviet messages. References to Marshall Bulganin and Turkish Foreign Ministry hint at continued pressure and calls for calm, with unclear attribution and garbled wording.
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Vandalism Delays Family Home Completion On Miller Street
A nearly finished house on Miller Street in O'Connor faced delays after vandals damaged drainage work. The act deprived a family of a new home while contractor D McDonald of Narrabundah reported the interference to Canberra police, saying work would have resumed before the Christmas break.
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Bread Rise 2d and Wheat Import Tariff in N S W
Sydney reports a drought effect on bread through a 3/10 loading on imported wheat by the State Government. Western Australian wheat arrives into New South Wales at 13/9 a bushel as the new season price is announced. Minister Mr. Nott is expected to fix the fob price amid government trial coats.
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Sputnik satellites seen over Canberra predicted to linger before decay
Astronomer Dr. A Przybylaki of Mt. Stromlo Observatory cautions that Sputnik No. 1 may stay aloft longer than first thought while No. 2 is descending slowly. Timetables for sightings across Canberra list multiple evening windows including 8.19, 9.49 and 8.44, 10.26 tonight and in coming nights.
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