10 Oct 1957
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Oct 10, 1957
Page
1
The report notes Baker in a National Athletic Federation context counted as an ABA fourth team. It highlights rostering changes affecting team composition and potential eligibility implications for standings.
The readable fragments describe a cryptic note about individuals or items marked as P and Nae with unclear context. Names and places are not clearly identified, making a definitive summary difficult from the fragments available.
Early reports from Cambridge and Moscow describe weak signals from a satellite circling Earth. Scientists debate whether it is falling back or adjusting its orbit while Pravda notes two companions and data on space temperatures. The Cavendish Lab observed data at 12.30 am GMT, with further tests planned.
A record setting atomic bomb was exploded at Maralinga Australia by three balloons lifting a rectangular device to a high altitude. The blast created a fireball and heat far exceeding prior tests with a radioactive cloud moving northeast toward Canberra. Jet aircraft began sampling radiation as the cloud dispersed around the world.
The United States shifted to discuss space and missiles with the Soviet Union without waiting for a broader disarmament accord, while the State Department insisted any plan include allied nations. The evolving stance followed Khrushchev’s May comments in a Times interview.
Proposals in parliament to investigate maritime union funding were rejected by Senator Spooner, with Labour split on supporting the motion. The ACTU and trade unions face scrutiny over alleged payments by shipowners to unions to influence operations and crew Manning across overseas trades.
A four year old boy died from tetanus at Canberra Community Hospital after a fall injured his face about ten days earlier. This was the ACT's second tetanus case in seven years, with vaccination urged by the Health Department and available through baby health centres or private practitioners. Tetanus can strike anywhere, with children at higher risk due to injuries and underattended wounds.
The repatriation bill cleared all stages without amendment after a 50 to 33 defeat of an Opposition move to subject decisions to the High Court or Supreme Court. An amendment to rate the new pension retrospectively from July 1 was also defeated. Postmaster-General Mr. Davidson said the RSL rejected that proposal at a federal congress years ago.
The secretary of the Northern Colliery Proprietors Association, R W Davie, said the NSW Coal Proprietors Association agreed to a premier’s request. A conference will discuss four points of the ACTU plan for coal industry including a 35 hour week, £2 weekly wage rise, and long service leave with existing restrictions.
Britain's Astronomer Royal Richard Woolley, who once called space travel utter bilge, remains earthbound on the moon landing question. Asked if the Russian achievement alters prospects of lunar landings, he said he has no reason to revise his views and questioned the point of such advances.
More than 70 people aged 16 to 24 have received first polio injections. Health officials warn young adults can still carry the virus and emphasize improving uptake as immunisation expands to the Commonwealth Medical Officer’s suite and Administration Building during weekday afternoons.
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