By Lyn Maccallum
Mrs Petrov chooses Australia
"Mrs Evdokia Petrov decided in Darwin yesterday morning not to return to Russia, but to stay in Australia. She has been granted political asylum and will rejoin her husband, Mr. Vladimir Petrov, who is 'somewhere in Australia' awaiting the Royal Commission into Soviet espionage in Australia. Until she telephoned him from Darwin, she did not know her husband was still alive."
Mrs Evdokia Petrov, being escorted across the tarmac to a waiting plane at Darwin Airport.
Teeth survey
Do Australians have poor teeth? The Institute of Dental Research set out to find the answer. With the help of a £4,500 grant "it has started a survey of the dental health of some 5,000 N.S. W. school-children, who will be chosen for their age, sex, and geographical distribution in such a way that by the end of the year an accurate statement on dental caries (decay) among children, at least, will have been made."
Rush for produce
"The Agricultural Hall at the show-grounds became a market place last night when perishable food from the district exhibits was sold to the public before the Show closed. Crowds four and five deep jostled around the exhibits to buy fruit and vegetables of all kind. In less than an hour, exhibits which had taken 10 days to prepare looked as though a storm had swept through them."