U.N. Guarded Airport as Katanga Turmoil Intensified
Irish United Nations troops occupied Elisabethville airport with little resistance from Tshombe forces. The move aimed to pave the way for Indian Gurkhas amid rising clashes as crowds attacked U.N. property and calls for U.N. support echoed at the New York General Assembly.
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New York
United Nations
Elisabethville
Associated Press
Katanga
Moise Tshombe
U.N
Tshombe
Nd U.N
T. Tshombe
Barovince
Katangaroops
Sweden
Anders Kiellgren
U.N. General Assembly
J. Plimsoll
Congo
Banks cripple Colombo as clerks strike for higher pay
Colombo bank operations ground to a halt as about 3000 bank clerks walked out yesterday demanding higher wages. The stoppage disrupted routine services at commercial banks across the city and affected transactions and customer access.
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Colombo
A.a.p.reuter
Ceylon
Cease-fire Near Laos Talks As Vetoed Conference Looms
Reports from Associated Press and Reuters say a verified cease-fire in Laos precedes a 14 nation conference sought by the Kremlin. In Moscow talks, Russia tentatively agreed to this condition as Britain’s Macmillan meets Kennedy aides. U S and U K officials reportedly favor calling the Laos conference after April 20 if the cease-fire is verified by then. In Saigon, 400 Communist guerrillas said killed or captured in three major clashes as South Vietnam prepares for next Sunday’s presidential vote.
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Associated Press
Reuter
U.K
Macmillan
Laos
Kennedy
Russia
Moscow
Frank Roberts
Kremlin
Britain
U.S
Dean Rusk
Lord Home
Saigon
South Vietnam
France
South Vietnamy
Advisory council rejects rent relief in Canberra dispute
The acting council chair J H Pead decried the Ministers refusal to defer rent increases for Government houses in Canberra. The Minister, replying from Melbourne, rejects deferral and defends the rental formula while admitting anomalies. Residents fear housing lists and transfers remain inaccessible and unrepresented in Parliament.
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J. H. Pead
W. S. Byrne
Melbourne
Canberra
Australia
Pead
Mr. Pead
State Housing Commission
A.C.T
Canberra Bread Prices Rise Fourpence A Loaf
Canberra bakers approved a fourpence rise for all bread types from today following a meeting yesterday. NSW shops will also see a price hike by the same amount with a delivered bread increase of half a penny per loaf.Costs in the baking industry have risen since the last price rise about nine months ago with one flour increase occurring five months ago. Mrs H R Peisley notes housewives will bear the burden as bread remains a staple.
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Canberra
New South Wales
H. R. Peisley
National Council of Women
Public Service to Seek 30 Hour Week in NSW
NSW public servants back a plan for a 30 hour week. Two hundred MLSW delegates endorsed phased implementation over six years. Mr Watson from the Land Tax Clerical Branch argued for improved hours not reduced effort.
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Sydney
Mls.w. Public Service Association
Watson
Missing Teacher's Body Found in Bacchus Marsh Yard
The body of 21 year old Peter Reid, a school teacher, was found today in a water tank at the Court House Hotel yard on Gisborne Road Bacchus Marsh. Reid had been missing since his car crashed into the hotel's rear gates last week and an intensive search followed.
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Melbourne
Peter Reid
Court House
Gisborne Road
Bacchus Marsh
Reid
Canberra Engineers Hold Annual General Meeting at Ainslie Rex
The Canberra Division of the Institution of Engineers Australia held its annual general meeting at the Ainslie Rex Hotel with guest speaker Sir William Hudson Commissioner of the Snowy Mountains Hydro Electric Scheme. W C Andrews retiring chairman spoke on engineers duties and Canberra’s role. officers for the year include Chairman G B D Maunder and vice chair G Redmond.
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Canberra
Institution of Engineers
Australia
Ainslie Rex Hotel
William Hudson
Snowy Mountains
W. C. Andrews
National Capital Development Commission
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P.U.N.A
Parti United National
United Nationals Party
Leopoldville
Equateur
Bolikango
Congo Federation
RIOT
Mr. Tshombe
Secowd
Mem March
Advisory Council
A.T
N.S.W. Public Service
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