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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1966
Page
2
Australia presents a paradox filled portrait of a young yet ancient land. It blends dense urban growth with vast deserts and remote outback life. Immense mineral wealth, immigration patterns, and a civic stance in Asia contrast with racial history and frontier myths.
Sebastian S. Kresge, longtime Kresge chain owner and philanthropist, died at East Stroudsburg General Hospital at age 99 after a long illness. His funeral will close all 930 stores Friday from 2 to 3 p.m. at Mountainhome Methodist Church. He built a vast fortune from a dime-store empire and gave up to 65 million to his foundation.
The Supreme Court blocked the November 1 merger of the Pennsylvania and New York Central railroads awaiting arguments on January 9 and a final ruling on objections. The stay delays the deal to at least mid January and possibly longer depending on the court's pace. The merger would form the nation’s largest system with assets over $4 billion and about 20 000 miles of track. The order follows a request from eight towns and Milton J. Shapp with railway groups after a New York federal court rejected a delay. The ICC and railroads face unsettled conditions and hearings starting October 31.
An estimated 100 million animals are destroyed annually for medical research and related purposes. The figure highlights the scale of use across laboratories and testing facilities, underscoring ongoing ethical and regulatory debates.
The article outlines Australia as an island nation south of Asia roughly the size of the continental United States. It notes a population of 115 million with European immigration, Canberra as capital with 85,000 residents, and Sydney as the largest city at 2.3 million. Prime Minister Harold Holt is named as chief of state in a parliamentary democracy modeled more on the American system than the British.
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