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  2. BRITISH COLLIERY DISASTER

    LONDON, Aug. 17.—Of 117 men working in the William pit of the Whitehaven colliery (Cumberland) only 13 have so far come out alive following a terrific explosion on Friday evening. Fifty-four bodies have ...

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  3. WORLD TRADE CHARTER

    GENEVA, Aug. 17.—Twenty two of the tariff talks between nations attending the International Trade Organisation conference have ...

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  4. PROCLAMATION BY REBELS

    ATHENS, Aug. 17.—Greek guerillas broadcast yesterday that General Markos, in a proclamation dated August 10, had assumed all ...

    Article : 262 words
  5. JEW AND ARAB STRIFE

    JERUSALEM, Aug. 17.—In pamphlets in Hebrew and Arabic, distributed late last night in Tel Aviv and Jaffa, Irgun Zvai Leumi ...

    Article : 279 words
  6. OFFER TO INDIES IN BALANCE

    WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.—As a result of further exchanges between the United States and Republican Governments, it now seems likely that the U.S. offer of its good offices in the settlement of the Indonesian ...

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  7. CONTROL OF BANKS

    CANBERRA, Aug. 17.—Legislation by the Commonwealth Government to nationalise all private trading banks in Australia will probably be brought down during the next session of Parliament. In a 42-word statement ...

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  8. ATLANTIC WEATHER SHIP

    Ready to sail for her station in the North Atlantic, this ship is one of Britain's contributions to the chain of vessels which will provide weather observations on this stormy ocean. The ship's meteorologists are seen testing hyrogen-filled balloons which will carry radio equipment into the upper air. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  9. 'UNNECESSARY' STEP

    MELBOURNE. Aug. 17.—Commenting today on the Federal Government's decision to nationalise the trading banks, the West Australian ...

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  10. U.S. CAR PRICES HIGHER

    DETROIT. Aug. 17.—Blaming increased labour and material costs, the Chrysler Corporation today announced price increases averaging ...

    Article : 190 words
  11. "SHEER MADNESS"

    CANBERRA, Aug. 17.—The Premier of South Australia (Mr. Playford), who is in Canberra for the Premiers' Conference, said that ...

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  12. UNITED BODY IN EAST BORNEO

    BATAVIA, Aug. 17.—The Federal Council of East Borneo, which was formed to promote social, economic and political interests of five ...

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  13. MIGRANTS BY PARACHUTE

    NEW YORK, Aug. 17.—Rabbi Baruch Korff (co-chairman of the Political Action Committee for Palestine) said yesterday that various ...

    Article : 171 words
  14. ACUTE CONCERN IN ADELAIDE

    ADELAIDE, Aug. 17.—Acute concern over the Federal Cabinet decision to move for the nationalisation of privately-owned banks was ...

    Article : 241 words
  15. ANGLO-EGYPTIAN ZONE

    Egypt is asking U.N.O. to order abrogation of the Anglo-Egyptian treaty of alliance of 1936, immediate and unconditional evacuation of British troops from Egyptian territory and termination of the treaty regime in the Sudan, which is based on ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  16. VETO "THREAT TO U.N.O."

    PRETORIA, Aug. 17.— The Prime Minister of South Africa (Field Marshal Smuts) said in an interview yesterday that the veto ...

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  17. LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE

    AUCKLAND, Aug. 17.— When their home was struck by lightning for the second time this year a family at ...

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  18. ELECTORAL ABUSES

    WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.—The State Department announced yesterday that it had ordered the United States Minister in Budapest to seek ...

    Article : 317 words
  19. THE EUROPEAN PROBLEM

    PARIS, Aug. 17.—The formation of a Customs union was the only solution of Europe's economic problems, declared the chief of the ...

    Article : 357 words
  20. PAN-AMERICAN SECURITY

    PETROPOLIS (Brazil), Aug 17.—President Dutra, welcoming representatives on Friday to what has been described as an historic ...

    Article : 213 words
  21. THE JAPANESE TREATY

    WASHINGTON. Aug. 17.—The United States has rejected the Russian demand that preliminary discussions on the Japanese peace treaty ...

    Article : 233 words
  22. PARAGUAYAN REBELS IN ATTACK

    BUENOS AIRES (Argentina), Aug. 17.—Paraguayan rebel sources reported attacks yesterday to cut power and railway lines serving the ...

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  23. MONOPOLY'S GRIP

    "The Government has now declared itself openly against free enterprise and the liberty of the individual: no other interpretation can ...

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  24. SIXTEEN DEAD IN TRAIN SMASH

    LISBON, Aug. 17.—Sixteen persons are reported to have been killed and 63 injured when a train travelling between Lisbon and ...

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  25. ATOMIC DEATH

    FORT WORTH (Texas), Aug. 17.—Radio-activity acquired during employment in the atom bomb plant at Oak ...

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  26. FIGHTING MARAUDERS

    BATAVIA, Aug. 17.—In a radio message last night, the Chinese Consul-General in Batavia (Mr. Chiang) appealed to the Republican Government at Jokjakarta to allow Chinese communities in Republican territories to form self-protection units the same as the Chinese were ...

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  27. ENTRY BLOCKED BY "PETTY POLITICS"

    PARIS, Aug. 17.—Mr. Lewis Nekrug, Director-General of the Hebrew International Aid Society, yesterday accused Australia of blocking the entry of certified displaced persons because of "petty politics," the British United Press reports. He said that Australia was now ...

    Article : 207 words
  28. COMMUNIST LEADER'S OFFENCE

    WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.—A Federal Court jury has found Gerhart Eisler guilty of a charge of having falsified his passport ...

    Article : 69 words
  29. BROTHER OF SWEDEN'S KING DIES

    STOCKHOLM. Aug. 17.—Prince Eugen. of Sweden. who was the fourth son of the late King Oscar II of Sweden, and a brother ...

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  30. AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS.

    Except where otherwise designated, the overseas intelligence published in "The West Australian" is transmitted to Australia by the ...

    Article : 33 words
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