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  2. TIDES, SUN AND MOON

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  4. PRESIDENT SEEKS WAGE-PRICE CONTROLS AND RATIONING TO HALT THREAT OF DEPRESSION

    WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 (A.A.P.)—President Truman, in a "State of Union" message, to-day repeated his demand for wage-price controls and rationing powers to halt the undermining of the standard of living and the threat of a new depression. He set forth the objectives in bettering the ...

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  5. JEWISH TERRORISTS HURL BOMB INTO JAFFA GATE

    JERUSALEM, Jan. 7 (A.A.P.).— Jews in a crudely made armoured car, threw a bomb into the Jaffa Gate to-day and caused heavy ...

    Article : 347 words
  6. DESPERATE RACE TO AID SINKING SHIP Mountainous Waves Hamper Rescue Operations

    TOKIO, Jan. 8 (A.A.P.-Reuter's).—Eleven rescue ships are speeding through stormy seas to the wallowing Russian motorship Dvina, which was reported to be still afloat at 11 a.m. Tokio time, although she was ...

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  7. COOKTOWN PREPARES FOR CYCLONE Residents Batten Down Their Buildings

    BRISBANE, Jan. 8.—A second cyclone is apparently forming off the Queensland coast 120 miles north-east of Cooktown. Police said to-night that Cooktown residents were ...

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  8. MELBOURNE STRIKE CONTINUES

    MELBOURNE, Jan. 8— Hopes for a settlement of the tram strike now centre on to-morrow's conference between the Conciliation ...

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  9. NATION-WIDE SHIPPING TIE-UP MAY FOLLOW DOCKERS' STRIKE

    MELBOURNE, Jan. 8.—The reduction in pay imposed with the introduction of the 40-hour week threatens to precipitate an Australian ...

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  10. BRITAIN'S MAIN AIM IN 1948 IS TO EARN MORE DOLLARS

    LONDON, Jan. 7 (A.A.P.).—Britain's foremost object in 1948 was to earn more dollars, said the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Sir Stafford Cripps) at a ...

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  11. NEW YORK PRESS REACTION

    NEW YORK, Jan. 7.—The "New York Times," in a leader on President Truman's "State of Union'' message, says: "It is not free of political ...

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  12. LOS ANGELES JUDGE ALLEGES CITY DRUG-RIDDEN

    LOS ANGELES, Jan. 8 (A.A.P.). —Judge Arthur Guerin, a veteran member of the Municipal Court here, charged in an address to ...

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  13. MAY EXTEND TO SYDNEY.

    SYDNEY, Jan. 8.—Unless an immediate adjustment in the rates of pay is made in Melbourne, the ship painters and dockers' dispute will be extended to ...

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  14. HOPE FOR PASSENGERS.

    Although raging seas have eliminated any hope of removing the passengers from the Dvina, her list was reported during the afternoon as ...

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  15. RICHARD TAUBER DIES IN LONDON

    LONDON, Jan. 8 (A.A.P.).—The death has occurred of the famous singer, Richard Tauber. Tauber was to have begun a singing ...

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  16. EMPIRE'S FINANCIAL STABILITY

    MELBOURNE, Jan. 8.—The Australian Government believes that the next six months may be the most critical in the financial ...

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  17. REPUBLICANS WARNED BY MARSHALL

    NEW YORK, Jan. 8 (A.A.P.)— The Secretary of State (General Marshall warned to-day that if the Republicans in Congress go ...

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  18. GEOPHYSIC PARTY FOR AUSTRALIA

    CHICAGO, Jan. 7 (A.A.P.).—Five South African geophysicists, who said they proposed to survey base metal deposits in Australia, passed ...

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  19. INNISFAIL RECORDINGS

    INNISFAIL, Jan. 8.—The rainfall locally in the 24 hours ended 9 o'clock this morning was 64 points, making 4 inches 22 points since the ...

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  20. LIME-LADEN RAIL WAGGON ON FIRE AT TOWNSVILLE

    TOWNSVILLE, Jan. 8.—Racing to the south yard in the Railway Department on receipt of a call at 8.53 o'clock to-night the Fire Brigade found ...

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  21. DISMISSED CINEMA OFFICERS

    HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 7 (A.A.P.).— Two writers and a director to-day brought suits totalling 3,165,925 dollars against the Hollywood studios ...

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  22. POLITICAL AUTONOMY FOR GERMANS

    FRANKFURT, Jan. 7 (A.A.P.).— General Clay has announced the British and American plan to give Germans more political autonomy. The ...

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  23. BOOKMAKERS THREATEN STRIKE

    AUCKLAND, Jan. 8 (A.A.P. Reuter's) —Reports that many of Auckland's biggest bootmakers will cease business indefinitely "as a protest against the ...

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  24. CRICKET TESTS ARE TOO LONG

    LONDON, Jan. 8.—Field Marshal Lord Wavell at the annual dinner of the Buccaneers' Cricket Club in London, referred to his recent Aberdeen remarks about ...

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  25. MAN CUT TO PIECES BY TRAIN

    SYDNEY, Jan. 8.—30-year-old man was literally cut to pieces when he fell in front of an electric train at Wynyard Station to-night. He was ...

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  26. PREMIER MAINTAINS SECRECY

    SYDNEY, Jan. 8.—The Queensland Premier (Mr. E. M. Hanlon) is maintaining secrecy about his southern trip. To-day he flew to Melbourne, ...

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  27. "UNTTED STATES OF INDONESIA"

    BATAVIA, Jan. 7 (A.A.P.Reuter's).— The Republican Premier (Dr. Siarifuddin) tonight [?] reports from Jogjakarta that the Republican ...

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  28. DEATHS FROM SMALLPOX.

    LONDON, Jan. 8 (A.A.P.).—Reuter's correspondent at Calcutta says that the outbreak of smallpox in Calcutta resulted in 417 deaths during the fortnight ended ...

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  29. GIFTS FROM U.S. RESTRICTED

    CANBERRA, Jan. 8.—Taking further action to conserve dollars for essential imports, the Commonwealth Government has prohibited returning ...

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  30. BALKANS WARNED

    LONDON, Jan. 7 (A.A.P.).—Reuter's diplomatic correspondent says that Britain has informed the Jugoslav and Bulgarian Governments that ...

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  31. MORGENTHAU'S NAME REVEALED

    WASHINGTON. Jan. 7 (A.A.P.).— The name of the former Secretary of the Treasury (Mr. Henry Morgen-than) was disclosed to-day as one of ...

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  32. SEVENTEEN KILLED WHEN PLANE DIVES INTO SAVANNAH RIVER SWAMP

    SAVANNAH (Georgia), Jan. 7 (A.A.P.).—A chartered twin-engined Douglas passenger plane crashed in a Savannah River awamp to-day, killing 16 and injuring 10. The pilot is among the dead and the co-pilot ...

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  33. MALAYAN RUBBER EXPORTS

    LONDON, Jan. 8.—"Financial Times" state that Malayan rubber exports in 1947 reached the all-time record of 953,697 tons, compared with 558,001 ...

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  34. HOLLYWOOD PRODUCER

    NEW YORK, Jan. 7 (A.A.P.).—The Hollywood film producer. Harry Sberman, said to-day that be would "shoot" a picture, "The Valley of the Free," in ...

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  35. ENGLISH ACTRESS FOR AUSTRALIAN FILMS

    NEW YORK, Jan. 7 (A.A.P.).—The British film actress Jane Barrett, is leaving New York on January 9 and flying to Sydney to take the leading ...

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  36. RESULTANT SAVING TN IMPORT CUTS.

    LONDON, Jan. 7 (A.A.P.)—Govarnment statistics show that the import cuts imposed in August reduced Britain's imports of food, drink and ...

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