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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Aug 31, 1960

Page

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Bus Crash Kills Woman in West Heidelberg

A fatal accident at the Lawson Parade West Heidelberg intersection left Dorothy Aindel, about 53, of Upwey, dead on arrival at Vincent's Hospital after a bus collided with a van carrying women. Several passengers were hospitalized while the driver escaped serious injury.

Melbourne Ian Lawson Parade Southern Road West Heidelberg Pebirian Dorothy Aindel Alexer Street Upwey Vincent's Hospital Onital Renin Iag

Inaction Claimed Not Order Breach

Melbourne Tuesday report says mere inaction by a union or its officials in a decision could not breach an order. The contempt hearing was announced by union counsel J Kelly. The son faces 12 contempt summonses from major shipowners and Australian National Line, with resumption threatened.

Melbourne Aim Mem 3 Ion J. Kelly Australian National Line P Row

Fighting Flare Returns in Congo Mining State Clash

Reports from Elisabethville say fierce fighting erupts in the Mining State of the Congo with Lumumba’s army clashing with anti-Lumumba forces in Kasai. Katanga units seal borders while Belgian troops withdraw under a UN deadline as Soviet technicians arrive and volunteers prepare to defend the frontier.

Elisabethville The Congo Joseph Nealua Patrice “Lumumba IDF Kasai Luputa Mr. Lumumba Katanga Ralph Bunce U.N Hammarskjodd Radeshwar Dayal Pakistan Washington American Associated Press Congo Republic United Nations Kasai United ‘Nations Atanga- Kasai Lumumba Ruandi Urundi

Frogmen Press Plane Crash Search In Atlantic

Rescue teams continue scouring the Atlantic for victims after an airliner crashed into the sea near Dakar. Only 30 bodies recovered so far with no survivors expected. The French crew of eight and 33 passengers including eight children were aboard the Flight. The aircraft, damaged by a tropical storm, disappeared after three failed approaches in near zero visibility.

SCA Paris Dakar Monrovia Abidjan Lucien Boirre

Racial Trouble in Gaol Overburst

Frank Parker 25 a white leader of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was beaten by Merrill Adrian Imus suffering fractured skull and lost teeth. Parker received a 90 day road sentence. 35 whites and 57 Negroes were given lighter sentences in a rapid-fire round. Four more Negroes were arrested for jeering at whites as Negro leaders called off further anti segregation demonstrations due to violence. Police enforced emergency laws banning gatherings of more than four on streets.

Frank Parker National Association For the Advancement of Coloured People Merrill Adrian Imus Parker Wang Jdge

Three-Car Crash Injures Griffith Man on City Intersection

A crash at Brisbane Avenue and Macquarie Street injured one man, Allan Turner of Meehan Gardens Griffith, with head cuts. The other two drivers escaped injury.

Brisbane Avenue Macquarie Street Allan Turner Meehan Gardens Griffith

Australian Swimmers' Close Call At Olympics Heats

Australia's quartet Gergayina Beckett Rosemary Lassip Alva Colquhoun Ilsa Konrads clocked 455.7 seconds to reach the heat cutoff, chased by a Dutch all star lineup led by Van Velsen and Terpstra. Yamanaka won the opening men's heat in 4m 21s, cutting Murray Rose's Melbourne record. Konrads won heat two with 4m 24.35 as Kolesnikov faced officials to exit the pool.

Gergayina Beckett Rosemary Lassip Alva Colquhoun Ilsa Konrads van Velsen den Haan Largerberg Terpstra Holland Great Britain U.S.A Germany Hungary Japan Australia Tsuyoshi Yamanaka Yamanaka Murray Rose Melbourne John Konrads

Rome swimming and boxing results recap

In Rome results Dawn Fraser leads the women's 100 metres freestyle final while T Gathercole reaches the men's 200 metres breaststroke semi final. J Konrads and M Rose win heats, boxing bantamweight and flyweight boxers win on points, and Australia leads coxed fours heat one.

Dawn Fraser T. Gathercole J. Konrads M. Rose Taylor R. Gattelari J. Bukowski

Inquiry Into Cyclist's Death Opened

Rome authorities opened an inquiry into the death of 23 year old Danish cyclist Enamark after collapsing during a 100 kilometre Olympic race in Rome. A post mortem has been performed and investigators will determine if stimulants played a role while awaiting laboratory test results.

Rome Enamark Ferdinando Cocucci Signor Cocucci

Church Destroyed by Fire in Geelong Belmont

Two children are questioned by police about a major fire that destroyed St. Bernard's Catholic Church at High and Regent Streets Belmont. Firemen saved the brick parish hall and school as flames engulfed the timber church on the highest Belmont point.

Geelong St. Bernard's Catholic Church High and Regent Streets Belmont Highton St. Bernard's P Creed James

NSW Hospital Fees Rise Amid Debt Pressure

Sydney report states State Cabinet approved increasing public ward fees by 2 4 a week with proportional rises in intermediate and private wards. Minister for Health Sheahan will seek caucus approval, facing opposition from many Labour members amid hospital debt projected over £5 million next year and unpaid fees totaling over £1 million.

Sydney Sheahan Treasury N.S.W Hospitals Commission

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Belgian Congo Frederic Gardner Kwamouth Leopoldville Ee Winters Kytates Moscow Dawn Chris von Saltza Story Konrads Kolesnikov N.S.W. Gov
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