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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Oct 07, 1957

Page

5

Russia Leads In Space Essays With Satellite Flight

Russia has claimed accurate aim for a ballistic test and launched a small satellite orbiting Earth every 95 minutes. Experts note its scientific value amid defense implications, while cautioning broader humanity must balance science with diplomacy. Funding shows science accounts for about two percent of rocket and missile expenditure, underscoring the dual use of space research.

Russia United States Earth

Probe unlikely into loan to cement company

Mr Deane alleged government dictates over a Rural Bank loan to a cement company. The Premier Mr Cahill and bank president Mr McKerihan denied the claims and said the bank would not suffer losses. Mr Deane was to substantiate his charges before the Liberal Party, with no official action taken yet.

Sydney Liberal Party B. Deane Lid Hawkesbury Metropolitan Portland Cement Co. Ltd Deane Cahide Nied General Inj Bank of New South Wales Paoli Bia Cahill McKerihan McKerihanzaidbank

Administrative Staff College Well Founded Progress Report

The Australian Administrative Staff College issued its third annual report, with chairman Es engton Lewis stating the college is well founded and expanding. The first session has run for a month, showing balanced membership and advancing management programmes in line with United Kingdom models.

Salvation Army Band Draws Large Canberra Crowd

Salvation Army Hall in Canberra hosted a packed Saturday night concert by the Dulwich Hill Temple Band. The 36-strong ensemble arrived from Sydney and plans to visit local sights before returning home. Major Terence Higgins led the visit, noting his prior Canberra posting years ago. The program included varied items and harmony singing by local groups as residents greeted the band.

Salvation Army Dulwich Hill Temple Arrivd Sydney Canberra Dulwich Hill Corps Terence Higgins Toe Cebacents Antee & Grou

Alcoholism Increasing in Australia Cited by Canon

Canon Arrow Smith reports rising alcoholism in Australia with rising social costs. The Sunday Sydney column notes funds spent on defense and health rising as drinkers increase, citing figures and concerns about national welfare.

Sydney Australia Canon Arrow-Smith

Red Technology Seen As Threat

The report warns that Soviet advances in nuclear devices space and missile tech threaten U.S. supremacy. It notes rapid Soviet gains in science and engineering from postwar years to the 1960s, with large growth in scientific workers and military tech.

Forea Natives Pressure Cook Forea Natives Pressure Cook

Port Moresby reports Commonwealth film unit producer John Morris describes Forea highland villagers cooking methods amid filming of the mystery disease Kuru. The process used white hot bamboo frames, banana leaves, and meat wrapped with mud served with ramonet.

Port Moresby Reuter New Guinea

New motor road links China and Tibet across roof of world

Peking radio announced a completed motor road across the roof of the world linking West Sinkiang and Central Asia with Tibet. Trucks finished four trial runs over 1179 kilometer stretch. highway climbs above 12,000 feet, running from Gartok in Western Tibet toward Yehcheng on the Tarim Basin edge.

China Tibet Hongkong Sundsy A.p.reuter West Sinkiang Central Asia Peking Radio Yehcheng Kaghalik Binki Gartok Sinki~ang

Local School Selects Pope Banquet Guests

An unclear OCR passage references Care High School and pe High school with mentions of a pope and salts given to attendees. The readable text suggests an award or selection event offering equal opportunity, but details are fragmentary and the exact actions or names are not clear.

Question On Third Party Cover Rates Question On Third Party Cover Rates

Mr J. R Fraver, MP, said night he had put a question on the fotica paper seeking from the Minister for the Interior Mr. Fairhall further information regarding his announcement that rates of premium for third party insurance were to be substantially increased. The question asked the estimated income to be derived by insurance companies from the increased premiums a comparison of incomes and payments received and made by companies under the existing premium rates comparison of ACT rates with all other IB rates and the Northern Territory comparison of verdicts given by judges and juries in various jurisdictions and statement on whether the Government had under consideration any proposal to establish an insurance office in the ACT to cover under the third party requirements and in other fields in which there were statutory requirements to be entered into. Mr Fraser said it seemed to him that motorists here were being petered on to at too high rate.

J. R Fraver Fotica Interior Fairhall Fraser Pete Eatlet

Softwood Afforestation Lagging Says Expert

Sir Arthur Gosling of the British Forestry Commission told a Commonwealth Conference in Australia that softwood importation was increasingly expensive. He noted Australia is well endowed with eucalyptus and other timbers in Western Australia and Queensland, and urged larger softwood plantations from exotic and native species.

Sydney Sundawood Sir Arthur British Forestry Commission Wuld Australia Arthur Gosling Austral Australia Queensland Arthur Apenalve

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