Algeria Braces as Violence Rises During Referendum Fallout
Amid Algiers security clampdown reports say one civilian was wounded and an OAS faction killed another man. Protests by Europeans over exclusion from the Evian referendum flare as De Gaulle contemplates May elections. Gunfire, armored cars, and hospital crackdowns mark a day of clashes across Algiers and Bone with multiple casualties.
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General de Gaulle
Floods Cut Town: 63 Leave Homes
Sydney report says Kempsey evacuated 63 residents as floodwaters from the Macleay River inundated Belgrave Street and split the town, leaving more than a foot of water over the main links to the business area.
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Levees Fail as Floodwaters Swamp Towns Across Coast
Floodwaters burst levees surrounding several towns at 5 30 p m as rain eases. Civil Defence reports the danger easing with river subsiding if rains stop. Rail services between Sydney and Brisbane disrupted with shuttle operations. some Brisbane Expresses turned back or diverted. Roads blocked by landslides. exchanges at Coffs Harbour and Grafton staged road transfers. Police had warned Coraki and Woodburn of possible evacuation. mood danger easing. The Richmond River rises slowly while towns isolate with water and stock moved to higher ground.
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Grafton
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Lismore
Woodburn
Richmond
Bellingen
Wauchope
Macmillan Defends Silent Route to Common Market Entry
Prime Minister Macmillan defended the British government's policy of not disclosing all negotiation details for entry into the European Common Market. He argued that not revealing every card is necessary and that a balance must be struck once the price is known, noting potential gains for Britain and Europe.
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Radioactivity Incident At Hanford Sends Four To Hospital
A.A.P. report says four workers at Hanford Atomic Works were hospitalized after a criticality incident caused by over concentration of fissionable material. The General Electric Company operates the plant for the Atomic Energy Commission.
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Richland
Washington
Indonesian Troops Ready For Battle West New Guinea
A first batch of Indonesian regular troops will leave soon for the battlefront in West New Guinea drawn from the Westrian Combat Crops. The move follows statements by New Guinea leader N L Savages and confirmation from Java officials that forces include native Irianese guerrillas. Papuan leaders urged a joint interim administration and a plebiscite after two years. Tanganyika proposed UN mediated talks with Indonesia as administering authority under UN trusteeship.
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Ambon
N. L. Savages
New Guinea
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Jogjakarta
Central Java
Mohammad Yamin
Kotabaru
Hollandia
Indonesia
Pacific Ocean
United Nations
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British and German air corps form first joint squadron
British and West German air corps established a permanent link up within NATO. The 654 Squadron of the British Army Air Corps and the 1st Army Air Squadron of the West German Army will serve and live together as a single squadron, marking a historic cooperation between former enemies.
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1St Army Air Squadron
West German Army
Deportation of Indians Likely in Portuguese Africa
Rand Daily Mail reports talks between Indian and Portuguese authorities as thousands of Indians in Portuguese Africa may be deported to India in reprisal for India's seizure of Cioa.
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Portuguese Africa
India
Cioa
Rand Daily Mail
Seamen Walk Off Ship in Sydney Protest
Sixteen British seamen aboard the freighter Hannington Court refused to sail to Communist China in Sydney. The 6,000-ton vessel was to depart at 11 p.m with a reduced crew, later moved off Darling Harbour. The walk-off is linked to the British Seamen's Union's opposition to communism and efforts to settle the dispute will continue tomorrow.
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Darling Harbour
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