Suez Canal Users Association plan sparks international debate
British labour in Parliament denounces Eden policy while the United States warns against force. Egypt condemns the plan as provocative and potentially enabling armed action. Indian Prime Minister Nehru urges reconsideration as pilots fear outside control and possible delays of canal operations.
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John Foster Dulles
United States
Egypt
United Nations
Britain
France
Foreign Ministry
Adem Hatem
Information Department
Cairo
House of Commons
Anthony Eden
Manchester Guardian
Cann! Usera’ Association
Port Bald
M. Mollet
Marshal Bulganin
Suez Canal
Soviet Union
M. Pineau
Nehru
Wool market report indicates price rise and mixed results
The Sydney wool sale concluded with overall firm prices up to 24 percent in some lots, while crossbred wools showed steadier gains. North and Western district offerings influenced the market as buyers showed firm interest despite some declines in selected runs.
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Berkery
Weat
Wotern
Japan
Plane crash near Queanbeyan injures four in open country
A Royal Australian Air Force aircraft crashed near Queanbeyan in open country. Ambulance officers carried stretchers more than four miles to reach the scene.
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Pwewhavens
Back bench criticism of budget proposals and inflation fears
Back Bench critics in the House of Representatives backed the 1056-57 Budget, urging stronger measures to curb inflation. Four members urged ending uniform taxation, calling it criminal and immoral, while others urged constructive government action. A separate London report notes pressure on Vassilev Stalin to reclaim custody of his father and the embalmed dictator’s body in Red Square.
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Messrs. Lucock
C.P
Bate
Lit
Fraser
Lib
Leake
House of Representatives
R. Lucock
London
A.ap
Stalin
Cutfather
Daily Express
Vassilev Stalin
Russia
Moscow
Red Square
Seamen Demand Protection From Fallout At Sea
Seamen on the interstate liner Manoora crossing the Bight demand protection from radioactive dust fallout from the Maralinga atomile tests while their ship travels the voyage route.
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Perth
Manoora
Bight
R M C Cadet Body Recovered Amid Air Searches
Staff Cadet James Reilly aged 18 from Nundah Queensland was found by Currandooly Station manager Keith Osborne about 10 miles from the cadet area. An air search later sighted two more bodies as rescue efforts continued by police, navy divers, and R M C personnel.
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James Reilly
Nundah
Queensland
Currandooly Station
Keith Osborne
Army
Cramer
Canberra
Osborne
Two Airmen Die In Crash Near Queanbeyan
Two RAAF Winjeel airmen died when their trainer crashed two miles southeast of Queanbeyan. The wreck, amid rough ground near Captain's Flat Road, left crews to walk four miles with stretchers to reach the site. RAAF investigators and civilian search parties examined the scene, with no cause determined yet.
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Glensig
R.A.A.F
Queanbeyan
J. Retalleck
RAAF
Canberra
Dakota
A. Bidthorpe
Bourne
88Th Wing
Aft Command
Uranquinty
McCarthy
Railwaymen Plan Cup Day Stoppage
Melbourne reports the Australian Federation announces a Cup Day stoppage with no trains running in Victoria or South Australia on Melbourne Cup Day. Locomotive enginemen protest living cost adjustments. interstate expresses and neutral rail services will be affected. The strike is planned to begin Cup Eve and end Cup Day at midnight.
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Melbourne
Victoria
South Australia
Federea
Metcre
Af.u.ls
Carey
Driver Dies As Interstate Truck Burns
Goulburn reports a 30 year old Brisbane driver incinerated after a head on collision on the Hume Highway. His semi trailer from Melbourne bound for Brisbane carried matches. the fire spread rapidly burning the trucks and forcing traffic to back up for miles.
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Goulburn
Brisbane
Melbourne
Shortage of Potatoes in Sydney Forecast to Ease Later
The Minister for Agriculture Mr Jed said the potato shortage would continue but relief is expected next month as increased supplies reach Sydney and the Far North Coast. Additional quantities are anticipated from Clarence and Macleay River regions by November.
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R. T. Eldridge
R.M.C
Royal Military College
Royal Australian Navy
Sydney
Jed
Qui
Far North Coast
Iaj
Clarence
Macleay River
Wigmore Re-elected President Of Canberra National Council
The 17th Canberra Branch annual meeting of the National Council of Women re-elected Mrs L G Wigmore as president for a second term. Several officers changed, discussions covered ACT consumer issues, a training school for shop assistants, and an expanded emergency housekeeping service with two permanent housekeepers and eight assistants.
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Canberra
National Council of Women
L. G. Wigmore
Wiggmore
Mra. Gi
Vv. Hil
H. G. McConni
H.R. Angell
Mra
J. Horgan
R. & Randall
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Lloyd
Ers
Labour
Jini
Loyd
Fuet
Ashington
Ute
Aydney
Bydney
R.M.C. Cadet
National Council
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