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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1957
Page
8
A new uranium deposit was announced at Crockers Hill near Adelaide in South Australia. Premier Playford stated the discovery is uranium bearing, located fifty miles from Radium Hill, signaling a significant mineral find.
Colombia's five man junta swept changes after overthrowing President Gustavo Rojas Pinilla. Governors of Cali Medellin and other provinces were replaced as the regime moved to dissolve the hand-picked assembly and suspend salaries of remaining government members. The opposition urged constitutional restoration and warned to act if elections proceed in 1958. The junta also reopened the Bank of Bogota.
Representatives for 17 major American and European oil companies met in London to study a 1500 mile pipeline from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean via Iraq and Turkey. The $40 million line would ease dependence on the Suez Canal and could carry 1,490,000 barrels per day. It would supplement existing facilities by spreading transmission load.
Rajendra Prasad was sworn in for a second five year term as president of the Republic of India after winning a nationwide electoral vote tally. The presidency remains largely ceremonial while Nehru’s government governs the country.
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