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  2. JAPANESE WAR LEADERS ARRAIGNED IN TOKIO

    TOKIO, Friday.—General Tojo and 25 other leading Japanese war criminals were taken to the War Ministry building today under heavy guard for arraignment. Tojo wore a dark suit and a khaki army cap. Most of the defendants wore civilian ...

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  3. HOUSING TARGET "OVERSHOT"

    CANBERRA, Friday.—The housing target for the Commonwealth for this year had not only been reached but overshot, the ...

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  4. U.S. General Declares 7th Division 'My Favorite"

    "The Australian Seventh Division is my favorite formation," General George Kenney, former commander of the U.S. Fifth Air ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  5. POTATO MARKETING CONTROL WOULD BE DETRIMENTAL UNLESS AUSTRALIA-WIDE

    Detailing the Potato Marketing Board post-war policy to a meeting of the Board yesterday, at which a deputation from the Tasmanian Producers' Organisation was present, the secretary of the board' (Mr. F. de Bomford) said that to set up a board to control potato marketing in this State ...

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  6. Darker Bread for Britain

    LONDON, Friday.—Darker bread for Britain was announced by the Mnister for Food (Sir Ben Smith) at a ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  7. CURTAILMENT OF SCHOOL HOMEWORK

    MELBOURNE, Friday. —The Director of Education (Mr. Seitz) does not think Tasmanian ideas for less homework are good. ...

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  8. No Lessening of Food Rationing, Says Mr. Forde

    CANBERRA, Friday.—The acting-Prime Minister (Mr. Forde) said to-day there would be no lessening of food rationing in ...

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  9. TO RETAIN CONTROL OF LAND SALES

    CANBERRA, Friday. — If the economic regulations controlling land sales were abolished, inflation would immediately get hold of the ...

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  10. APPEAL COURT GRANTS NEW TRIAL

    SYDNEY, Friday. —On the ground that serious irregularity occurred at the trial and which might have resulted in a miscarriage of justice, the State ...

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  11. BUSINESS MEN STRANDED IN NEW ZEALAND

    CANBERRA, Friday.—The Australian Trade Commissioner to New Zealand has reported that numbers of Australian business men are ...

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  12. RUSSIAN TROOPS IN PERSIA

    NEW YORK, Eriday.—The Secretary-General of U.N.O. (Mr. Trygve Lie) has been asked to call a session of the Security Council ...

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  13. U.S. FOREIGN TRADF

    ATLANTIC CITY, Friday.—The president of the National Federation of American Shipping (Mr. Almon Roth) told the U.S. ...

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  14. PILOT OF ILL-FATED PLANE WAS A DIABETIC

    MELBOURNE, Friday.—Captain T. W. Spence, pilot of the A.N.A. airliner which crashed into the sea on a flight from Hobart on May 10, killing 26 people, was discharged from the R.A.A.F. towards the end of 1941 as permanently medically unfit, and had been suffering from diabetes. ...

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  15. DISCHARGE OF SERVICE PERSONNEL

    CANBERRA, Friday. — A total of 73,082 personnel was expected to be demobilised from all three sections of the services between ...

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  16. 41,000 Sheets of Roofing Iron Sold at 3d Per Sheet

    DARWIN, Friday.—The Commonwealth Disposals Commission in Darwin has accepted the offer of the Silver Sea Oil Co. of 3d. ...

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  17. AUSTRIANS BITTERLY DISILLUSIONED Sooth Tyrol Decision

    LONDON, Friday.—A strike throughout Tyrol against the Foreign Ministers' reiection of Austria's demand for South Tyrol lasted till noon yesterday, ...

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  18. Not Satisfied with Mr. Calwell's Reply

    LONDON, Friday. — The "World's Press News," replying to the comment of the Australian Minister for Information (Mr. Calwell) on its report of the poor ...

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  19. RIGID CONTROL OF ATOMIC ENERGY PRODUCTION

    LONDON, Friday. — Imprisonment for up to five years, or a fine of up to £500, will be the penalty for unauthorised disclosure of ...

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  20. Big Money for Runners Next Season

    MELBOURNE, Friday. —Record prizemoney will be distributed amongst professional runners next season. The secretary of the ...

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  21. MARKETING OF PRIMARY PRODUCTS

    HOBART, Friday.—Regulations under the Marketing of Primary Products Act, 1945, gazetted to-day, lay down the persons who are qualified as ...

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  22. GOERING INCENSED

    LONDON, Friday. — Goering put his thumb to his nose when he heard rend in court a description that Dr. Hjalmai Schacht, former president of the ...

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  23. AUSTRALIAN FOOD. GIFTS REACH BRITAIN

    LONDON, Friday.—H.M.S. Beauly Firth arrived at Cardiff yesterday with 19,427 cases of food from Australia, weighing 734 tons. The ...

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  24. TENNIS

    LONDON, Friday.—The Australian Jack Harper, who has qualified for the semi-final of the British hard-court singles championship, will meet R. A. Carter, ...

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  25. COMMONWEALTH TO CALL UP PLANES FROM A.N.A.

    MELBOURNE, Friday. —Notification from the Commonwealth Government that it might soon call up a number of planes which Australian National Airways has ...

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  26. WARSHIP TO CARRY FOOD FOR BRITAIN

    HOBART, Friday.—H.H.A.S. Hobart, which, with H.M.A.S. Quickmatch, is visiting Hobart, will carry about 1000 cases of food for Britain when she ...

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  27. ABORIGINES GO ON STRIKE

    PERTH (W.A.), Friday.—For the first time in West Australia, and probably in Australia, aborigines have gone on strike. ...

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  28. Principal Officers of National Airlines

    MELBOURNE, Friday. —Appointment of the principal officers of the National Airlines Commission was announced this evening by the chairman (Mr. A. W. ...

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  29. RECORD PILE OF APPLES ON OCEAN PIER

    HOBART, Friday. — Probably a record for the Hobart wharves is the load of apples now awaiting shipment on Ocean Pier. The total is estimated at 125,000 ...

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  30. HOLLYWOOD MARRIAGE

    HOLLYWOOD, Friday.—Film actress Joan Fontaine and R.K.O. executive William Dozier were married in Mexico City. Miss Fondling divorced actor Brian ...

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  31. EFFORTS TO TRACE MEN MISSING DURING WAR

    CANBERRA, Friday.—Extensive investigations are still being made to trace the fate or whereabouts of members of the Australian Forces posted ...

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  32. DAVIS SLATES BILLIARDS CONTROL COUNCIL

    LONDON, Friday.—Joe Davis, who meets Horace Lindruin for the world snooker championship in the Horticultural Hall on Monday, said the Billiards ...

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  33. HEAVY COAL LOSSES IN N.S.W. CONTINUE

    SYDNEY, Friday.—Miners in 13 of the 14 pits on the South Coast were idle to-day because of a 24-hour stoppage by deputies and shot-firers. Three mines were idle on other fields, and the loss for the day was 12,900 tons of coal, making the total production drop for the week 50,000 tons, compared ...

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  34. Union Dispute at Explosives Factory

    MELBOURNE, Friday.—The Melbourne Trades Hall Council disputes committee to-day decided to call out all unionists employed by ...

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  35. "WE WERE THE RATS"

    MELBOURNE, Friday.—Disapproval of the Government's action in banning the book "We Were The Rats" was expressed on behalf of the Rats of ...

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  36. WILL SOON NEED 1000-PASSENGER SHIP TO CATER FOR TOURISTS

    LAUNCESTON, Friday.—At the final sitting in Launceston to-day of the Joint Select Committee Inquiring into Tamar port facilities, the captain of the Nairana (Captain R. Kerr) said a ship of 6000 to 7000 tons carrying 1000 passengers would be needed soon to cater for tourists wishing to visit Tasmania. Unless a deep water port was provided to handle a ship of this size Devonport would soon take over the ...

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  37. LATE NEWS

    JERUSALEM, Friday.—An ugly situation developed to-day at Damascus Gate, across which British troops and police had thrown a ...

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  38. Opposition for N.T. Member

    DARWIN, Friday.—The member for the Northern Territory in the House of Representatives (Hr. A. M. Blain) will be opposed at the election by Dr ...

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