Australian MPs jail two newspapermen for blackmail
In Canberra the House of Representatives jailed Raymond Fitzpatrick and Frank Browne for three months after finding them guilty of attempting to blackmail Labor MP Charles Morgan by discrediting him in the Bankstown Observer. Prime Minister Menzies led the motion for imprisonment, opposing fines. Browne protested the decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canberra
Australia
House of Representatives
Lish
Raymond Fitzpatrick
Frank Browne
The
Bankstown Observer
HOUSE
Charles Morgan
Sydney
Privileges Committee
H. V. Evatt
Robert G. Mengies
Fitzpatrick
Browne
Morgan
Menzies
Derby soap box racers prepare for final inspection
Derby Downs on South Country Club road hosts a last chance for preliminary inspection and trial runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tomorrow all hopeful racers must bring a signed driver's license and ensure car safety per the official rule book. Final inspection and impoundment occur by 4 p.m. on the following Wednesday June 15 to qualify for the derby the next night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Derby Downs
South Country Club Road
UA Educators Earn PhD Degrees at Purdue Commencement
Two University of Arizona professors received doctor of philosophy degrees from Purdue University during its summer session. Richmond C. Neff, associate professor of civil engineering, and James D. Lambert, assistant professor of speech, completed their work last August and were recognized at Purdue’s commencement exercises in Lafayette. They did not attend the Indiana ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Arizona
Purdue University
Lafayette
Ind
Richmond C. Neff
James D. Lambert
Purdue
Indiana
Music Centre Owners File Bankruptcy Plea
John Manning Stockdale and his wife filed voluntary bankruptcy petitions in district court for the Music Centre at 1010 E. 6th St. They report debts of 9708.41 and assets of 8538.58. Stockdale lists retail sales, repairs and instruction of musical instruments as his occupation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Manning Stockdale
Mark Katherine
S. Irving Ave
Music
E. 6Th St
Daniel J. Sammons
Stockdale
Benson vows fair U S surpluses policy to Canada
Secretary of Agriculture Ezra T. Benson told Alberta Canadian Clubs in Calgary that the United States will not dump surplus farm products in world markets. He said U S policy is to compete fairly and aggressively, in a mutually profitable trade that preserves foreign exchange for buying American goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Alta
Ezra T. Benson
United States
U.S
Benson
Alberta
Canada
Nightly Pullman Car Sleepers Reach Fifty Thousand
An estimated fifty thousand people sleep in Pullman rail cars every night across the United States, highlighting the widespread use of sleeping accommodations on the nation’s rail network.
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United States
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Tucson
Soap Box Derby
Tucson Derby Downs
Country Club Road
Benson Highway
Nyuzen
Japan
Choichi Kato
Shell Chemical Corporation Agricultural Chemicals Division
Bush Street
San Francisco
California
Arizona
Dieltox
East
S. P. Drive
Phoenix, Arizona
Alpine
Phoenix
Yuma
Toltec
Citizen
John W. Joynt
Catalina Rotary Club
O’rielly Motor Co
Music Centre
U. S
Arizona Mortuary, Inc
Verna & Yocum
East Third
Nathan Mur
Optomete
E. Alameda
Doughboy
E. Broadway
Roe’s Shoes
Oxfords
Neolite
E. Congress
White’s Jewelers
BOT and Coorg
CT Hebe
Benc
HITE
Congress
Quewelers Vettel
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