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Newspaper
Warwick Daily News
Location
Warwick, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 04, 1954
Page
1
At nearly 104 years old Mrs Catherine Johnston of Preston Melbourne continues daily routines including shopping. She remains active and keeps a steady pace despite her advanced age.
Five allied powers United States Britain France Australia and New Zealand held talks in Washington on Southeast Asia strategy as Communist rebels push in northern Indo China threatening French Union forces. Discussions focused on truce enforcement plans, potential post Geneva strategies, and defense of Southeast Asia amid possible Chinese Communist intervention.
The proposal removes the need for a tractor onroad licence and certificate, requiring only a driver’s licence. The change, justified by public interest safeguards, applies to tractors and traction engines not steam powered, with a road vehicle act certificate previously required now deemed redundant.
Cstl Austin Hall confessed in his death cell that he used benzedrine to stimulate himself to kidnap and kill six year old Bobby Greenlease in Missouri last year. Hall and Mrs Bonnie Heady earned 468000 dollars ransom after killing the boy and were executed last December. FDA testimony before Congress noted drugs role in the case as lawmakers consider tighter controls.
A stack of 100lb bags of sand toppled onto two workers at a rutile sand mine. One man, Jan Dumbret, 34, married, of Currumbin French, died in Brisbane General Hospital yesterday.
Two men Leonard Banks and Arthur Bimiees of Armidale were entombed for hours after a rock fall near Coff's Harbour. mill workers and neighbors dug them out with improvised tools, one freed after two and a half hours. Banks, conscious but dirtied, was rescued with his mate still entombed before the others reached him. Both men were hospitalized for treatment.
Directors of Purr Pall Oil Industries Ltd and H C Sleigh Ltd announce a merger with Purr Pall joining H C Sleigh board. Sleigh pays £100,000 to Purr Pall plus 1000 ordinary shares. Total value cited as 1,080,500 based on 26/6 Bleigh share value. Merger aims to consolidate marketing and create economies in storage and distribution.
The Queens land Housing Commission said yesterday that 11 285 homes had been built in 109 cities and towns outside Brisbane, with 4 309 under construction or accepted. Mr Huton noted 11 266 homes completed by April, 8864 in the metropolitan area and the rest in other districts amid tender difficulties.
The Geneva talks opened amid calls for emergency authority from Indo China leaders and strong Allied support to deter aggression. Reports described Communist challenges, French Vietminh tension, and a pending Vietminh assault on the Delta as monsoon weather hinders French air operations. A separate Sydney incident recounts an ex-boxer saving a man from a blaze, with others aiding rescue and belay efforts.
In Geneva the four hour session on Indo-China armistice talks ended with a major hurdle as Russia demanded that Communist States join the neutral supervisory commission. Delegates, though hopeful at the start, left discouraged by the firm Russian position that could influence the armistice oversight.
A Sydney report notes the Commonwealth cutting medical benefits under a free scheme. The order reduced penicillin preparations available to pensioners and limited dosages doctors could prescribe free. The reform, described as controversial, followed yesterday's announcements and affected access to medications.
Captain A W Proctor told the Arbitration Court that Eagle Farm airport was below International Civil Aviation Organisation standards. He said several overseas airports were also below the standard, requiring greater pilot responsibility and skill, with Perth and Canberra cited as below CAO levels.
In Boole near Kingaroy a so called cave monster remains unsolved after searches by armed bushmen. Three local teens found a cave north of J Perretts property and reported a tall hairy creature with a grey coat and an apronlike feature. Tracks of dingo and kangaroo were found near the cave.
The Menzies Government is expected to hold a majority of seven in the new Parliament with Liberal-Country at 64 and Labour 67. Full counts show close seats including Griffith and Wannon under recounts, while Bourke and Corio show Labour gains or holds.
A broad weather spell brings soaking rain over the southwest and east, with inland areas expected to ease after a period of unsettled conditions. Officials including Deputy Director Newman forecast improving herbage later, while warnings of a cold snap and possible damage to grass persist.
Mr. Alan Campbell, president of the Courier Party, states no shipload of Boran cattle will be sent to Australia under Commonwealth quarantine rules. He notes Africa is seen as a great cattle disease risk and that Australian imports originated from the United States. He mentions trials at Belmont reseived station near Rockhampton to test suitability against Australian conditions.
In parliamentary circles interest grows over potential changes to the federal cabinet structure. No new members expected. Mr Mensies may announce minor reorganization while Mr Mendes travels to Brisbane with Mr Arte Fadden. Mindful of Indo China crisis, Cabinet to receive a detailed report on developments and Southeast Asian defence plans ahead of Parliament.
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