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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Aug 12, 1963

Page

3

Singapore PM Lee calls Australians crude at press talk

Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew said Australians were a bit crude during a Singapore press conference citing lack of experience. He contrasted them with Britain and noted no intent to scare leaders, adding Malaysia and Indonesia relations require careful handling.

Singapore P.reuter Lee Kuan Yew Lee Australia Australian Broadcasting Commission Indonesia Malaysia Rudy Gontha

Assault on Soviet Official in Washington Staged by Teens

Dmitri I. Sorokin, Third Secretary at the Soviet Embassy, was assaulted by three teenage Negro boys near his Northwest Washington home. He was struck with a stick, knocked to the ground, and had his pockets searched but no injuries required treatment.

Washington A.A.P United Press International Dmitri I. Sorokin

Crop-dusting Smog Triggers Evacuations and Hospital Care

An aerial spray on hop fields released insecticide into the air due to unusual conditions. About 30 people were hospitalized, with no deaths reported, and several cattle died. A wind cleared the area in two hours and most patients were released after decontamination. Two men and a baby remained for observation but appeared not seriously ill.

Liberals May Not Contest East Sydney By‑Election

Sydney readers report the Liberal Party plans no candidate for the East Sydney by‑election next month. party leaders deem it a waste in Labour stronghold with E Ward’s 1961 11 556 margin. State secretary J Carrick said the executive would decide in about 10 days amid 36 429 enrolled electors.

Sydney Liberal Party East Sydney E. Ward J. ©. Carrick

Kennedy Baby Buried After Private Mass in Boston

President Kennedy attended the burial of Patrick Bouvier Kennedy in the family plot at Brookline after a private Mass officiated by Cardinal Cushing. Mrs. Kennedy remained on Cape Cod recovering from delivery by cesarean as the event drew a small crowd and police controlled access.

Boston A.A. P Kennedy Patrick Bouvier of the Angels Cardinal Cushing Brookline Patrick Cape Cod

Soroptimists Plan Rice Bowl Dinner At Hotel Civic

The Soroptimist Club adopts Freedom From Hunger as a project and will host a Rice Bowl Dinner on Tuesday August 20 at 7 30 p m in the Starcrest Lounge Hotel Civic. Guest speaker Morris West author of The Shoes of the Fisherman. Tickets 1 1 shilling available at David Jones or from club members. caters for about 200.

Soroptimist Club Starcrest Hotel Civic Morris West David Jones

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