No Price Too Great for Australia Aids Britain
Australian High Commissioner Beasley said Australia should aid Britain fully as it regains its status among nations. He argued no price is too great to pay as compensation for Britain’s stand and wartime service. The remarks were made at a Saint Dunstans dinner honoring PB Lynch and discussed by Tan Fraser and Neville Pearson about Australia’s open-armed stance.
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London
Australia
Britain
Beasley
Autralia
Bir
Tan Frazer
Saint Dunstans
PB. J. Lynch
Neville Pearson
Successful Tests Vaccinate Monkeys Against Infantile Paralysis
New York reports the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis says three Johns Hopkins University scientists Morgan Howe and Bodian vaccinated monkeys with a live virus. They caution vaccines are too dangerous for human use, noting the method involved inoculation with lethal doses into the brain and that results may only serve as a laboratory tool.
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New York
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
John Mopking Univerity
Table Morgan
Howard Howe
David Bodian
UN Secretary to attend Paris conference on Marshall plan
United Nations Secretary General Trygve Lie will travel to Paris for the Big Three Marshall plan conference opening June 27. He may be an observer or participant as the UN presses to maximize use of its machinery for the plan. Moscow and London dispatches reflect optimism and questions about procedure, with French and British ministers hoping for swift preliminary decisions and expert committees to study food coal and steel needs.
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New York
Lake Success
Associated Press
United Nations
M. Trygve Lie
Paris
M. Lie
London
Russia
Europe
Moscow
British United Press
M. Molotov
Tila
Reuters
United Nations European Commission
Marshall
United Nations Economic Commission For Europe
Commission
Truman to act on wool bill amid trade conference tensions
Washington says President Truman will decide soon on the wool bill though veto indications are unclear. Australia warns it may seek a conference suspension if U.S. duty increases, potentially affecting Empire talks. Dominion wool stocks are tight as demand rises due to higher consumption in Britain and increased Australian and South African production.
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New York
Reuter
Washington
White Mouse
Charles Ross
Truman
Geneva
United States
Australia
Arthur
W.dominion Wool Disposals Limited
South Afric
Queensland declares new state award for regional electricity boards
The Industrial Court drafts a comprehensive state award for clerical and professional staff across four boards Wide Bay Capricornia Townsville Cairns and an extra South Burnett board. Salaries range from £285 to £810 with 38 hour weeks three weeks annual leave rising to four weeks in remote regions and equal union preferences including the Municipal Officers Association.
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Brisbane
Industrial Court
Queensvine Employees’ Federation
P. Self
Witk
Wide Bay
Capricornia
Townsville
Cairns
South Burnett
Municipal Officers' Association
Queensland
Overdue Yaws Believed Lost
AUCKLAND reports no word on the 27 foot American yawl Alone since May 2 from Suva bound for Auckland on a world voyage. Owner Pranda Agnew of Los Angeles and skipper T Bish of Suva aboard the crew of two feared lost as Hairanga from Adelaide to Auckland endures a rough voyage with 70 mph winds and seas over 30 ft tall.
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Auckland
Suva
Pranda Agnew
Los Angeles
T. Bish
Hairanga
Adelaide
Sean
Canberra cuts duty on steel body panels for cars
Senator Courtice yesterday announced a temporary concession allowing imports of steel body panels at a reduced duty rate until December 31 to speed up motor vehicle production. He said the move aims to reduce delays caused by Australian bodybuilders and bring vehicles to essential users faster.
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Canberra
Courtice
Australia
Inquest Opens into Deaths of Clements and Wife in England
London coroner opens inquiry into the deaths of Dr Robert George Clements his fourth wife Amy Victoria aged 47 and Dr James Montague Houston who treated her and later died in Southport laboratory. Evidence from Dr John Holmes details hospital plans investigations and a postmortem request amid reports of organ removal and a chaotic Southport flat.
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London
Robert George Clements
Clements
Amy Victoria
James Montague Houston
Southport
John Holmes
Holmes
Houston
Robert George Clement
Polish minister to Australia named confirmed by Australia
Reuters Warsaw representative confirms the nomination of Dr Stefan Litauer as Polish Minister in Canberra after Australia agreed. Litauer, a journalist in London for 15 years, entered diplomacy after World War I. His last post was charge d affaires in Washington.
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London
Reuter
Warsaw
Stefan Litauer
Canberra
Australia
Litauer
Washington
Strong Criticism of US Authorization of Antarctic Whaling Expedition
Diplomatic circles report strong protests by Britain Australia and others over the US authorizing a Japanese Antarctic whaling expedition. Allies argue the move risks economic and political fallout and warn General MacArthur was not consulted. State Department pressed to seek withdrawal citing rights under the Far East Commission and need for compliance with the International Whaling Convention.
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TOKIO
Aap-Reulter
Saye
United States
Australl
Britein
Antarctics
Australia
MacArthur
Japan
Allied Council
SCAP
George Atcheson
Far East Commission
Commission
Washington
State Department
Far Eastern Commission
Genur
Par Eastern Commission
Reunter
International Emergency Food Council
Britain
Indonesian Deadlock Faces Vital Cabinet Meeting
Jakarta dispatch reports Dr Jahir with Econ Minister Guni and Information Minister Matsler left Tintavia for Jogjakarta to attend a pivotal cabinet meeting amid Indonesian deadlock. They will review the Dutch aide memoire as Sjahrir seeks further talks with Dutch and concessions to form an interim government while clashes continue in Modjakerto.
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Jogjakarta
National
Bjahrir
Sjahrir
Central Organisation of Indonesian Labour
Sobil
Antaraagus
Modjakerto
East Indonesia
Borneo
Australian Dollar Conversion Loan Still Unfilled
New York Morgan Stanley and Company, lead underwriters for the Australian 38 million dollar conversion loan, reported yesterday that about 2.5 million ten year bonds and between 6 and 7 million twenty year bonds remain unsold. A spokesman said progress is slow and hopes an end is in sight.
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New York
Morgan Stanley and Company
Queensland Coal Drive Seen As Major Industrial Boom
Queensland Chamber of Manufactures secretary L A Guggars says the coal fields at Blair Athol and Callide Valley could trigger a vast industrial expansion. He argues processing of primary products domestically, including textiles and maize, would raise manufacturing capacity and lower costs, with coal demand rising across Australia and overseas.
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Athol
Cullide Valley
Queensland
Queesland ‘Chamber of Manufactures
L. A. Guggars
The
Economises Society
Australia
Fie
Laon
New South Wales
Blair Athol
Callider Valley
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Victorian Cricket Association
Dr. L. Marien
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Poxscific Texte
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