16 Apr 1962
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Apr 16, 1962
Page
1
The Lebanese freighter Suerte, built in Baltimore in 1944, was sunk intentionally last week about 250 miles southeast of Halifax after being grounded in fog off the Nova Scotia coast three months earlier. It was towed to the ocean grave to prevent bunker oil spills that could harm wildlife, beaches, and fishing areas.
Australian officials warned the West New Guinea crisis could spill over borders. Dr. Subandrio urged peaceful settlement while Indonesia pressed for eventual control amid Russian military aid and plans for a large West Java steel mill with hundreds of Soviet workers.
Overnight minimum in Canberra fell to 27.8 degrees at 6 am making it the coldest day of the year and the coldest since October 26 last year when the same low was recorded. Grass frost reached 6 degrees with a grass reading of 23.9 degrees.
In a Rome dispatch the New York Mirror quotes actress Elizabeth Taylor saying she will not marry Richard Burton. She adds she might disappear from this world and notes dating Burton does not imply an engagement.
President Kennedy faces pressure from top advisers to aid France with nuclear information or weapons. Officials say he will resist calls to broaden U S assistance and instead back NATO driven defense plans. General Man with Taylor toured Europe and reported support for U S help in the Rhine area.
West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer strongly objects to new U.S. proposals on Berlin, fearing they would recognize East Germany. Tension rises between Washington and Bonn ahead of a new round of U.S.-Soviet talks.
U.S. State Department protests German leaks on Berlin plan proposals. Adenauer reportedly objects while General Clay downplays splits with Washington. U.S. aims a four point plan offering East Germany increased status and NATO commitments, plus controlled access and trade links, with Dobrynin to be briefed by Rusk.
Gregory Palmer chief instructor of Anmidale Aero Club and student Ewas Cameron of Uralla died when a Chipmonk trainer nose dived and burned near Armidale. The accident occurred 40 minutes after takeoff and rescuers battled flames before recovering the bodies. Civil Aviation officials flew in to investigate as another week of private air tragedies unfolds across Australia.
Mr Landa announced a proposal for 3500 pound loans to newly married couples aged 20 to 30 as an initial scheme. He cited housing difficulties and social strain from couples living with in laws. NSW marriage rate nears 30,000 annually, about 600 weekly.
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