Peace Pact Vital To Us In West New Guinea Transfer
Minister for External Affairs Sir Garfield Barwick told Parliament that the proposed transfer of West New Guinea administration to Indonesia would have many consequences for Australia. He said Australia would safeguard past rights, noted no terms yet, and would outline details in a forthcoming statement. He denied pressuring The Netherlands and clarified no full integration agreement exists, only limited administrative cooperation.
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Australia
Indonesia
West New Guinea
Garfield Barwick
Garfield
House of Representatives
Whitlam
Cameron
Hindmarsh
White Jan
Netherlands
Austaia
New Guinea
Railway Golden Jubilee Planned at Port Augusta
The Golden Jubilee of the Commonwealth Railways will be marked by a ceremony at Port Augusta on September 14. Ministers state parliamentarians and railway officials will travel in special trains from Adelaide to Port Augusta to unveil a commemorative plaque by Transport Minister It. Opperman.
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Commonwealth Railways
Port Augusta
trans-Australia Railway
Adelaide
Opperman
West New Guinea Transfer Agreement Reached
Papuan leaders criticized the pact as a betrayal and urged educated Papuan enlightenment to oppose the move. The agreement sets a United Nations temporary authority to oversee a transition starting October 1 with about 1,000 Asian troops and 150 UN civilians, as West New Guinea shifts from Dutch to Indonesian control.
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Dutch New Guinea Council
West New Guinea
Marcus Kaisiep
Holland
Pontius Pilate
United Nations
U.N
U.N.T.E.A
General Assembly
Canberra
Indonesia
Ellsworth Bunker
Celebration of Indonesian National Day in Canberra
Canberra's Indonesian Community marks their national day with events to honor seven years of campaigning for West New Guinea joining Indonesia. The event includes a morning cocktail party and in the afternoon and night films and a social gathering attended by the Indonesian Ambassador Brigadier General Madi and diplomatic staff.
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Canberra
West New Guinea
West Trian Onal
Madi
Menzies Defends Budget Aimed at Rapid Economic Expansion
In a packed House of Representatives, Prime Minister Menzies argued the £118 million deficit would spark expansion without inflation. He pledged full employment, stable costs, and a swift but prudent path to growth while countering opposition attacks led by Whitlam.
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Australia
Mr. Menzies
House of Representatives
Mr. Whitlam
Whitlam
Lucock
C.P
Lyne
Russians Fail to Link Capsules in Space Rendezvous Effort
Two Soviet cosmonauts Andrian Nikolayev and Pavel Popovich returned to Earth after four days in orbit and were celebrated in Moscow. Ukrainian Academy of Sciences official Avenir Yakovin said linking their capsules remains unsolved while Western experts weighed in on weightlessness and future moon-launch plans. Premier Khrushchev pledged to attend the Moscow welcome as Tass reported the cosmonauts were in good condition.
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Red Square
Popovich
Andrian Nikolayev
Moscow
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Reuter
Avenir Yakovin
Ukrainian Academy of Sciences
Cos
Pavel Popovich
Earth
Nikolayev
American
Associated Press
Karaganda
United Press
Russia
Me. Krushchev
Central Committee
Communist Party
Tass
Human bones found on Darling River bank near Wilcannia
Sydney report says human bones discovered on the Darling River bank near Wilcannia in the Far West. Police believe the remains are male. Wilcannia police have found more bones and boot heels likely placed together. Broken Hill police summoned to aid inquiry.
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Darling River
Wilcannia
Wilcannnia
Broken Hill
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America
U.S
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Scott Carpenter
Blacksburg
Virginia
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Muman
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