17 Mar 1954
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Newspaper
Inverell Times
Location
Inverell, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 17, 1954
Page
1
President Eisenhower claimed authority to order retaliation without Congress in a press briefing. Secretary Dulles added approval by Congress may be sought depending on circumstances, signaling a deterrence strategy amid tense Cold War rhetoric.
Thieves raided city car sale sites and Broadway Motors, stealing a heavy safe from an auction hall showroom and a grey Chevrolet sedan. The safe also held cash and cheques totalled about £700, plus £170 in bags and proceeds from a dance event. Explosion notice was muffled by carpets and car mats.
A distorted report claims Sir Winston and Lady Churchill faced an armed security presence from dawn as investigators hunted for clues at a London address. The note mentions Commander Leonard Fort of the Scotland Yard crime branch and a court hearing in Westerham, Kent.
Gunnedah solicitor with 50 years practice dies after a fall from a hotel window on Bent Street. Police say he slipped while opening the window. body found near the hotel floor. He served in the State Legislative Assembly 1932 to 1948 and was a council member at Armidale university college.
Canberra reports a minister announcing reorganization plans after an aviation conference. The move contemplates Tasman and Australist companies under joint ownership with New Zealand, shifting control toward Qantas and related entities amid industry restructuring.
The Inverell WOATA blintert Show will be held at St Andrews Church Ball on Prin BR ET at 230 with a night session featuring an episode titled This Brituu screened by Mr HW Meek. A light afternoon tea will be served.
Mecintyre Shire councy will bitumen seal part of the Gum Flat road from the Inverell end. The project is funded by a Commonwealth Aid Road grant of £4,000 and work is hoped to start toward year end or early 1955.
Railways move to gravel Inverell trucking yards as a new supply route faces delays. Vast logistical hurdles slow progress and hinder early completion.
A report describes Queen Elizabeth II meeting a 101 year old London woman during a royal event. The feature notes the age milestone and the ceremonial context with a brief description of attendees and ongoing patronage.
Congress and military leaders debate the United States capacity for global atomic strike. General Ridgway testifies on Army readiness amid Eisenhower defense shifts while warnings on Soviet nuclear parity and defense budgets shape Senate discussions.
U S Navy photographs two experimental fighters FY-1 from Consolidated Vultee and K VF from Lockheed designed to vertical takeoff and landing The Air Force is pursuing a similar line England and the Soviet Union also progress The Lockheed model reportedly had a brief flight with some suggesting an accident and both craft use rotating cockpits to stay upright during vertical ascent and hover
Special for Junior Farmers at the Inverell P and A Show announced today. Awards include Major Jardine Cup for top exhibitor in the allocation section Leah Cahen. 2NZ cups for best overall. Best boy Neville Hedley. best girl Leah Cowen. Rural Bank Cup for best in three projects Neville Hedley. Prize money donated by Major Jardine for top vegetable exhibitor split among winners Landers Kennedy Turner and Selywright.
The Armidale Mayor and Davie Hughes welcomed 140 new students at Armidale Teachers College assembly. Principal Dr G W Bassett and others observed students arrived from 53 schools spanning from the Victorian border to the Queensland border. Police report a death in Paddington linked to an ex-seaman and a self inflicted method.
Britain announces a high profile atomic energy development program with an estimated expenditure of £190,270,442. Details were disclosed in a government statement as the effort aims to expand energy capacity and secure future power needs.
Japanese scientists using Geiger counters intercepted radioactive fish from a market stall in Shizuoka about 160 miles southwest of Tokyo. The ash from a Pukurvu Maru voyage caused burns on its crew and hospitals treated seventeen others. Scientists fear exposure near the ship could endanger nearby people. An investigation will proceed at the market.
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