Tragedy at Werris Creek Blast Claims Two Dead
A blast in Werris Creek at 2:29 am destroyed three shops and damaged a fourth, killing twelve month old Anthony Fitzgerald and 26 year old Big Fares while injuring ten others. Neighbours and police describe a night of terror as rescuers pulled victims from rubble. Investigators questioned a man in connection with the explosion and considered gelignite in a metal container as a possible cause, uncertain whether accident or foul play.
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Two Drivers Thrown From Cars In Canberra Avenue Collision
In a collision at Canberra Avenue and Barrakler Street Grimes yesterday afternoon two drivers were ejected from their vehicles. One driver, Frome Waal Street Narrabundah, suffered a fractured skull and probable spinal injuries and was admitted to hospital. The second driver Milway Peska aged 35 of Aiwa Fate sustained scalp lacerations, a damaged elbow and left knee and was treated and discharged. Both cars were badly damaged.
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Grimes
Arcak
Frome Waal Street
Narrabundah
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Ferosk
Lis
Milway Peska
Aiwa
Four Pakistani politicians arrested amid graft charges
Four prominent former leaders including ex prime minister and Nasir Bhashani face arrest on charges of corruption. President Mirza, abroad last summer, said Bhashani was guilty of high treason. Abdul Manaoor Ahmed Abdul Khelquae and Hamidul Huq Choudhury, ex ministers, are detained on corruption allegations.
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AAP
Reuter
Iniiter
Dozans Bhashani
Nasser
Bhashani
National Awami Party
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Pakistan
Presa
Mirza
Bhashant
Rowdy Mesting at Mosley Address Sparks Ejections
A public meeting in Birmingham Town last night featuring Sir Oswald Mosley, the prewar British Fascist leader, ended with fighting and several people being ejected from the venue.
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London
Wrontlay
Reuter
Birmingham
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Off shore Islands Truce Extended Amid Civil War Strain
The Nationalist led cease-fire on the offshore islands near Fukien was extended as talks paused. The Ministry of National Defence and the New China News Agency reported the extension while stressing continued military readiness and possible supplies to the islands. The announcement followed U.S. Secretary of Defense McElroy’s Formosa visit and a Taipei meeting with Chiang Kai-shek. The article notes persistent fighting and no negotiated peace in the mainland civil war.
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Formosa
Taipei
Chiang Kai-shek
Li Re
Marshal Chiang
Dulles
Missing Canberra Boy Located
Police locate 14 year old Ni Surmon missing since last Saturday from Scrivener Street O’Connor. Found by Sydney police at peer’s home in Mascot on Sunday night after Canberra residents were urged to help locate him.
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Scrivener Street
O'Connor
Sydney
Maloney Vetse
Pope Pius XII Buried Beside Apostle Peter
Pope Pius XII was interred beneath an underground basilica in Rome built by his orders. Cardinal Masella and other Vatican officials sealed the outer coffin with ribbons and seals, as a solemn ceremony attended by about 20 cardinals and diplomats from some 50 nations.
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Apostle Peter
Rome
Papa
Holy Roman Church
Cardinal Masella
Vatican
Tisserant
Youth Drowns In Saving Fiancee's Sisters
In Adelaide, 19 year old Geoffrey Chilcott drowns off Moana Beach after rescuing two sisters from a strong undertow. His fiancee Miriam Moses, also 19, witnessed the attempt and their planned nuptials and future home on the sea front are noted. The sisters, including Rachel, were in distress and Chilcott and Lifesavers tried to revive them but failed.
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Adelaide
Tho
Moana Beach
Moana
Rachel
Chilcott
Rachiel
Fesavera
Ashi
Bandits Rob Publican Of About £1000 In Marzick Attack
Three bandits flung flour at publican Mr Martin Ryan outside the Royal Exchange Hotel in Marrickville and robbed him of about £1000. He chased them but tripped as a shot rang out. The trio fled in a car later found abandoned in a lane off Charles Street.
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Mooncay
Marzickante Bank
Martin Ryan
Royal Echange
Charles Street
Marrickville Mill
Pioneer Moon Rocket Reentry Ends Space Flight Feat
The US Air Force reports no reentry observations and believes Pioneer burned up after plunging 79,212 miles into space. The mission set records for altitude and speed, with first direct earth magnetic field measurements at high altitudes and data valuable for future experiments.
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Washington
Pioneer
Pam
Air Force
Pacific Ocean
Earth
Tout
Deaths in Cyprus Terror Wave Reported
An year old retired British naval officer John Brooks was killed and his wife seriously injured when a pressure mine exploded their car near Kanklara in northeast Cyprus. The attack followed EOKA’s renewed violence as gunmen ambushed in the northern mountains near Agridaki injuring two British servicemen. Royal Air Force bus near Famagusta was damaged by shrapnel from an electrically detonated mine as 35 people were wounded.
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Cyprus
John Brooks
Ming
Kans Lara
EOKA
Agridaki
Feeney
Famagusta
Lafternoon
Royal Air For
Octea
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