21 Sep 1956
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Sep 21, 1956
Page
1
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London reports limited backing for the Dulles plan at the Canal Users Conference. Britain France and the United States lead six other nations in support, while others demand Suez be placed before the United Nations. Nasser consults his cabinet as India’s Krishna Menon visits Cairo to press for parties to meet. Portugal backs the plan and Austra lian and other delegates emphasize peaceful settlement and a rights-protecting trading framework.
The ACTU executive proposed an Australia wide stoppage on November 13. Minister Holt warned of broad opposition, saying wages losses could reach £10 million plus production harm. Opposition members questioned aims and impact while calling for reasoned action.
In London a 56-page booklet titled How to Keep a Beautiful Complexion and Has arrived, promising advice for Russian women on beauty care. The pamphlet, prepared by Messrs. B and K, claims powder and paint can improve appearances and marks a novel cultural outreach in the Russian community in exile.
Floods slowed the Canberra to Cooma highway project, delaying completion beyond the original three year estimate. Minister Renshaw told the Legislative Assembly floods over two years jeopardised work and forced councils to divert funds to flood relief.
Hobart reports a state election set for October 13 after Governor Sir Ronald Cross dissolved the House of Assembly on Premier Cosgrove’s request following Bramich’s defection to the Liberal Party. The campaign is expected to favor Labour, which holds 15 of 120 seats.
Record buyers paid about 3600 pounds for 40 090 bales of greasy wool at Newcastle sales which closed over ten days. The average was around £3 600 per bale, with strong competition from Britain and the Continent and some support from Japan.
In New York a protest was made to the Security Council over Egypt's alleged seizure of the Israeli cargo ship Bat Galim, seized two years at the Suez Canal. The protest called for the ship's release and restitution of its cargo.
The first Maralinga atomic test on the new five million pound range 50 miles north of Watson is postponed by weather for 11 days. Weather expects fine conditions with light cloud and southerly winds, aiding the blast plan.
A sharp electrical storm struck Canberra yesterday around 11 a.m. with wind gusts up to 58 mph at the Fairbairn Weather Station and 46 points of rainfall in minutes. An A C T power line was struck but supply interruption was brief though many shoppers were drenched.
The ACT State Transport Company proprietor Mr C W Smith warned the road tax on Sydney Canberra transports adds 25 to 30 shillings per ton and raises living costs as retailers pass the charge to consumers. He urged government action to shield ACT from NEV road tax while a Road Gusters' spokesman noted a temporary lift after a regulatory flaw.
General Alfred Gruenther, retiring as Supreme Allied Commander Europe, told reporters in Copenhagen that NATO will achieve its goal of preventing a third world war. He warned there is no "winning" wars in the classical sense and called a third world war a catastrophe for civilization.
The Paruamese party of 27 departs Canberra after 8 p.m. for Maralinga. A Convair aircraft is believed to have left Canberra airport around 10.28 p.m.
The ACTU executive decided in Adar to seek higher basic wages for all states and restore quarterly cost of living adjustments. The move would affect about 1,000,008 workers, roughly 53 percent of those under Federal awards. Leader A. E. Monk said the application would be lodged almost immediately, targeting NSW to £13/3/5 10 and Victoria to a similar 18 shilling rise.
The Oaks of Edinburgh arrives in Australia for the Olympian Games with plans to do plenty of driving during the visit, as reported by AAP Reuters.
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