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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Sep 06, 1957
Page
1
Fragmented text references a tournament, the final round, lead changes, and athletic display. Mentions Ambama and Cap pin, with sporadic names like Peter and Bailey. Details are unclear but imply a local sports event outcome and lingering emphasis on final rounds.
Prime Minister Menzies defends the Japan Australia trade agreement arguing for cautious free trade while safeguarding domestic industries. He cites Article Five provisions to curb injury to Australian producers and warns Labour's blacklist threat risks damaging relations and exports.
Opposition Leader Dr Evatt said Labour would battle the Government's banking legislation through Parliament. He warned private bankers faced public resistance to a bold bid to weaken and destroy the people's institution and accused the government of bowing to powerful financial interests.
A multi million dollar international dope ring was reported smashed with a federal indictment naming 62 persons. Prosecutor Paul Williams said the indictment followed the largest seizure of heroin and prepared opium ever made in the continental United States.
U S envoy cites extreme gravity of Syria crisis with potential security spillover to Turkey and Lebanon after Moscow accuses Britain the United States and France of waging a war of nerves. Soviet note to the Big Four denounces forceful acts in the region as Damascus reports cabinet reshuffle talks.
In Central Court Mr. Avery fixed bail at £2,000 each for Arthur William Delaney 29 of Randwick and Kevin Conway 35 of King's Cross charged with stealing £12,000 worth of jewellery from a city store on Tuesday. Bail conditions require daily reporting at 7 pm. Police say none of the property has been recovered.
Ceylon's minister denies reports that Soviet bases will be established in the island. He says aid to Russia is for technical expansion and will be accepted as forthcoming, while stressing Britain's role in keeping Russia away.
A 13 year old girl named Sylvia Smith from Uranquinty near Wagga remained in a coma at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. She fell unconscious Friday and was in critical condition with reports describing her state as very, very critical as of tonight.
A cracked OCR fragment notes the National Union of Students and a new London guide for students about bathing and housing. It mentions about half a million Cathless homes and urban student life in the city.
Members of the House of Representatives pressed Prime Minister Menzies for a royal commission to investigate alleged inefficiency and supervision at the St Marys munition plant. Morgan directed attention to the Auditor’s findings, citing waste and poor management as warrants for a formal inquiry.
In Sydney police directed three youths to clean a bloodstained fence after an alleged vandalism incident. Sgt. N. Coates, based in Vaucluse, was reprimanded for lacking authority to issue such punishment.
Soviet scientist says the projected satellite, planned for next year, will outperform the U S model by circling the poles rather than the equator. World space experts from the Soviet Academy of Sciences expect the craft and its artificial crew to maintain polar orbits.
Report from Delaware Bay describes a collision between Thursday jets. One pilot was killed in the crash and emergency responders rushed to the scene.
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