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  2. Advertising

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  4. Conscription Term In Britain 12 Months

    LONDON, May 7.-- With only 17 votes against it, the Government carried in the House of Commons its-revised proposals for the National Service Bill, setting 12 months as the period of service for conscripts instead of the 18 months ...

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  5. RAILWAY SMASH INQUIRY STARTS MONDAY

    BRISBANE, Thursday,--The court inquiry into the Camp Mountain railway disaster on Monday will be presided over by Mr. Justice Mansfield, who will have with him as assessors Professor Hawken, Professor ...

    Article : 609 words
  6. WOMEN AT WORK

    Women of the Soviet Union literally pull their weight with the menfolk in rebuilding the war-ravaged cities. Housing, a problem facing all European capitals, claims many women laborers in the Union. Photo shows two ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  7. CARLOAD OF CONTRABAND CAPTURED

    SYDNEY, Thursday.--Twenty-eight thousand cigarettes, 211b. of pipe tobacco and nine dozen ...

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  8. SOLD STOLEN WHISKY TO POLICEMEN

    TOWNSVILLE, Thursday. --A sailor approached two men on the Townsville wharf at 1 o'clock this morning and offered to sell them a case of ...

    Article : 245 words
  9. ARABS GAIN VICTORY AT UN MEETING

    LAKE SUCCESS, May 7.-- The United Nations Political Committee's decision to-day to call an emergency session of ...

    Article : 228 words
  10. JAPAN IS NOW COMPLETELY IN AMERICAN ORBIT

    NEW YORK, May 7.--Russell L. Brines, the Associated Press Tokio correspondent, says General MacArthur's reported assurance that the United States will guarantee Japan's protection, ...

    Article : 320 words
  11. Sinking Steamer Saved

    NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--The crew of the wooden steamer Boambee, 200 tons, had to battle against inrushing water while their ship limped, ...

    Article : 216 words
  12. Painters' Troubles

    BRISBANE, Thursday.--Disaster faced the painting industry with a further cut in linseed oil supplies, said the ...

    Article : 202 words
  13. Election Returns

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  14. SALARY RAISE FOR PARLT. PROPOSED

    CANBERRA, Thursday.--special meeting of the Labor Caucus next Thursday will discuss proposals for a salary ...

    Article : 179 words
  15. SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY

    CANBERRA, Thursday.--The Government was determined to establish a permanent shipbuilding industry in Australia able to ...

    Article : 52 words
  16. U.S. POLITICAL FIGHT ON WOOL BILL PROPOSALS

    WASHINGTON, May 7.--Administration supporters and Republicans from the New England area are leading a strong behind-the-scenes fight in the House against the Agriculture Committee's Wool Bill, which ...

    Article : 431 words
  17. Many British Migrants

    CANBERRA, Thursday.--Nearly 200,000 British people had applied for immigration to Australia ...

    Article : 76 words
  18. SUPPLY POSITION

    BRISBANE, Thursday.--Beginning Monday and continuing till nearly the end of the month, grocers, pointers and boot and ...

    Article : 118 words
  19. PLAYWRIGHT'S TAX SUIT AGAINST U.S.

    NEW "YORK, May 7.--The British playwright, Noel Coward, filed a suit in the Federal Court against the Taxation Bureau for a refund ...

    Article : 125 words
  20. AIR CONTROL OF FARM PESTS PLANNED IN OLD.

    BRISBANE, Thursday.--Eventual air control of insect pests on farms and orchards is the major objective of a recently ...

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  21. Demand For Suez Canal Shares

    LONDON, May 7.--The 'Daily Express' Cairo correspondent quotes the Finance Minister as saying ...

    Article : 63 words
  22. LOST BUTTERFLIES

    LONDON, May 7--The 'Daily Express' says that Colin Wyatt, entomologist, and formerly British ski-ing champion, has received ...

    Article : 53 words
  23. GUNBOATS TAKE SIDES IN CIVIL WAR

    BUENOS AIRES, May 7.--The crews of the Paraguayan gunboats, Paraguay and Humaita, exchanged gunfire in this Argentine port ...

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  24. Commonwealth Literary Fund

    CANBERRA, Thursday.--A cry of "Liar" was hurled across the House of Representatives to-day during a bitter debate in which Opposition members unsuccessfully attempted to secure an investigation into the activities of the Commonwealth Literary Fund. Opposition speakers branded the fund ...

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  25. KING HAS SLIGHT CHILL

    LONDON, May 7.--The King is suffering a slight chill which has confined him to the Royal apartments for two days, states Reuter's ...

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  26. OKLAHOMA STATE SENATOR SHOT

    OKLAHOMA CITY, May 7.--State Senator Tom Anglin (63) was shot in the back on the floor of the Senate this afternoon. Senator Tom Finney said that Representative Jimmie Scott fired the shot. ...

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  27. LOSING BATTLE

    WASHINGTON, May 7.--Opponents of the Greek- Turkish Aid Bill to-day fought what became clear was a losing battle as the House general debate on the measure moved into the final hours. ...

    Article : 304 words
  28. SAFEBL0WERS BUSY IN SYDNEY

    SYDNEY, Thursday.--Safe-blowers who have operated every night, in Sydney and the suburbs for the past 10 days operated ...

    Article : 71 words
  29. PETROL POOL

    CANBERRA, Thursday.--Although the Government Intended to control the Importation and distribution of petrol, no decision ...

    Article : 41 words
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