London Goes Quiet After Sound Barrier Crash Damage
Experts link yesterday’s incident to the breaking of the sound barrier overhead. A Ministry of Supply official declined to rule out liability, noting potential issues if damage was caused by the plane. Frank Potter, owner of the seven room Flintstone house, described a red double bang and a blast like an explosion as the structure rocked and doorframe shattered, with dust filling the sitting room and walls showing cracks.
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London
Ministry of Supply
Frank Potter
Britain United States Split on Korea Prisoner Deadlock
New York reports Britain and the United States sharply disagree on how to handle the Korean prisoner issue at the United Nations. An American spokesman said the UN delegation cannot back Britain’s Indian resolution changes, citing differing views on the fate and status of prisoners. Britain remains aligned with the original 21 Nations plan, while the US pushes for formal future arrangements in an armistice pact. Sir Percy Spender announced an early meeting of the 21-Power group to seek a path forward, as Assembly adjournment options loom.
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New York
Britain
United States
Anthony Eden
Ernest Gross
United Nations
Commonwealth
Percy Spender
America
Eden
Dean Acheson
Bundy
Ln.c. Assembly
Peace Hopes Shaken Over Korean War Settlement
New York reports say hopes for an early peace settlement in Korea were shaken in the United Nations by Moscow radio criticism of India’s proposal. Diplomats suggest possible divergence between Moscow and Peking on the issue while India pushes a cease fire plan seen as tests of the other side’s intentions. Tokyo dispatches note Pyongyang radio calling India's proposal pro American and a move to back aggression, signaling persistent rifts over prisoner repatriation.
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Korea
United Nations
Moscow Radio
Moscow
Peking
Esenhower
Tm. Office
Australia
United Nations General Assembly
Percy
TOKIO
AAP
Pyongyang
India
United States
Plane crash highlights NSW weekend light aviation perils
Sydney reports a double incident as an Auster monoplane crashes near Katoomba injuring two men, and a Tiger Moth makes a forced landing at Bankstown show ground. Crowds watched engine trouble precede the crash and firefighters secure the wreckage while victims are treated at Blue Mountains Hospital.
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Sydney
New South Wales
Ina Bine Mountains
Katoomba
Brian George Murray
Tara Station
Louth
Bourke
Denis Rodgers
Murray
Rogers
Blue Mountains Hospital
Bankstown
Bee Mien
Bankstown Show Ground
Terry Lang
Penshurst
John Larkin
Rose Bay
Show
Australian Navy Minister in Japan visit
Mr William Se Mishon, Australian Navy Minister, arrived in Tokyo by air en route to visit Commonwealth units in Japan and Korea.
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Japan
TOREO
William —Se
Mishon
Tokio
Korea
Robbers Break Into Royal Hotel Office and Steal Safe
Thieves entered the Royal Hotel reception early yesterday, forced a door catch, and removed a safe weighing about 2 by 3 feet containing £409, private papers, and jewellery. A hotel employee heard a thud and car start at 2 am but did not investigate. robbery uncovered at 6:45 am as police under Inspector G Stolz resume inquiries.
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Warybunvuua, Snievet
Royal Hotel
G Stolz
UNESCO Chief Resigns Over War Budget Protest
Dr J Torres Bodet, Director General of UNESCO, quits at a weekend general conference protesting wars and proposing a two year budget plan. Brazil’s De Pau Curnsirn, chair of UNESCO’s Executive Board, signals intention to resign as the session closes amid budget tensions and leadership reshuffles.
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Veers
Untesco
J. Torres Bodet
Bude
Unesco
de Pau Curnsirn
Brazil
Han le Bodet
X-ray Flowers Prolong Chrysanthemums to Six Weeks
A Birmingham nurseryman experimented by exposing flower seeds to X rays and produced chrysanthemums that stay fresh for at least six weeks London reports the breakthrough.
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London
Birmingham
Riots at Baghdad Embassies Amid Iraqi Unrest
Demonstrators in Baghdad mauled the American Embassy and information offices as protests against British and American actions escalated. Casualties rose with one killed and 69 injured on Saturday, then two killed and over 30 injured by mid Sunday, as police and fire crews struggled to contain the unrest. Heavy guards surrounded the embassies while Iraqi political maneuvering intensified over formation of a caretaker government ahead of elections.
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Traqi
Mustaffed
Madfai Wi Apares
Iraq
Feisal
England
Ather
Truman May Visit Australia Contingent on Timing
Report notes President Truman may travel to Australia in early 1953 if timing and wealth concerns align. Officials worry over the transfer of presidency to Eisenhower and the possibility Truman delaying departure from the United States until February. The Australian government hopes he can still make the visit.
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Actus
Eisenhower
Truman
U.S
Dalby Hotel Licensee Found Dead
Brisbane reports Francis John McCarthy 65 widower licensee of the Criterion Hotel Dalby died at the hotel on Saturday. He was found near his bor
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Brisbane
Francis John McCarthy
Criterion Hotel
Dalby
As Hotel
Big Problems For Discussion In London
Delegations assemble in London for the Commonwealth economic conference next Thursday to discuss proposed aims shaped by each government after talks with Commonwealth officials. Australia seeks decisive steps toward sterling convertibility and freer trade with the United States, while Britain under Prime Minister Churchill will preside with Eden as deputy. Canada aims to regain access to British markets for foodstuffs and manufactured goods, urging removal of trade restrictions within the sterling area.
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London
Reuter
Australia
Cerain
Commonwealth
United States
Winston Churchill
Anthony Eden
United Kingdom
Sterling
Whiel Britainly
World Bank
International Monetary Fund
European Payments Union
Canada
Britain
Cardinal Gilroy urges governments to back workers amid economic upheaval
In Sydney the Catholic Archbishop Cardinal Gilroy urged speedier remedies for Australia’s economic and industrial unrest. He warned governments risk neglecting citizens while balancing budgets and trade. He called for job creation and worker-employer shared responsibility, urging parish priests to start building projects to provide employment.
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Sydney
Australia
Cardinal Gilroy
Gilroy
Would-be Robber Worth 100,000 Dollars
A would-be robber, Jacob Kats, 45, was shot during an attempted assault in St. Louis. Police say the incident left bystanders and a bystander’s family seeking more details about the crime and motives. Psychiatrists suggested delusions of grandeur, with Kats claiming plans of violence and wealth.
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Louis
AAP
Rebamn
St. Louis
Jacob Kats
Katz
Pearly Gates
Jewd
Kats
Three Candidates Set for Nash Seat
Brisbane report states that Nash will feature three candidates including W Buchanan the Country Party endorsed candidate and R Powell Liberal contender. The October 9 joint statement said Powell would be backed by the Country Party while Buchanan presses on as endorsed Nash candidate amid party council meetings.
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Brisbane
W. Buchanan
Liberal and
Country Party
Nash
Buchanan
Nab
Liberal Party
R.’ Powell
Kybong
Gympie
Liberal
Powell
Country Party Central Council
To Scare Whales by Sound Waves
Twenty five Norwegian whaling boats in the Antarctic will use a device called the whale scarer to make the whale surface by ultra loud waves. It is fitted beneath the catcher boat and emits waves in three directions.
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Lundun
Antarctic
Mintat Hlomie
Two Die In Apollo Bay Boat Tragedy
In Apollo Bay near Melbourne, a homemade 12 ft boat overturned in heavy surf during a half mile trip. Boys Kevin Denning and Dominic Jacones drowned after the craft failed in Bass Strait conditions. Two others, Gorton Brideman and Alan Vale, were rescued as they swam to shore through kelp. The incident occurred about 200 yards from shore near the Barham River mouth.
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Melbourne
Apollo Bay
Kevid Walter Menning
Dominicho Jacones
Gorton Brideman
Alan Vale
Bridgman
Barham River
Bass Strait
Tom Bridgman
Denning
Jacones
Ches
Bridgeman
Vale
Hitler's Former Press Chief Dead in Germany
London correspondent reports Dr Otto Dietrich once Hitler’s press chief died in a Düsseldorf hospital on Saturday at age 53. Dietrich was sentenced to seven years for crimes against humanity at Nuremberg but was released in 1950 for good conduct.
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London
Neuter
Dusseldorf
Otto Dietrich
Hitler
Warwick Pays Tribute To Late Mayor McCahon After Stroke Death
Warwick honors late Mayor Ald. A T McCahon who died at 62 after a stroke. A four term leader, he steered the city through war and peace, promoted the Advance Warwick slogan, and led council debates with fearless determination. His family and public service legacy are recalled as the city mourns.
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Ald
A. T. McCahon
Albion Street
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McCahon
North Maryland
Daiveen
Pratten
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Toowoomba
Ald ‘McCahon
Uate
W. B. Mcahon
Spring’ Creek
A & McCahon
Leyburn
Queensland
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