02 Dec 1961
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 02, 1961
Page
1
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Canberra mourns nine residents killed in the Botany Bay crash of an Ansett A N A Viscount. The dead include Dr J G Harrington of Deakin and Major J K Gaylard of Narrabundah. Several others held senior posts in commerce, agriculture, and the military, with families and communities reeling from the loss.
Bodies of a man and woman recovered from the wreckage after the Viscount crash near Malabar. Captain S Lindsay ordered to avoid storms. scene described as explosion or impact evidence. Canberra mourns with Prime Minister and Dame Menzies sending condolences.
Police divers recovered the fuselage of the Ansett-A.N.A Viscount airliner that crashed in Botany Bay. The crash killed 15 people, with nine of the 11 passengers from Canberra. the wreck lay about 25 feet deep and was found end to end.
Five hours of clashes erupted as riot police moved to take former French M P and Paris Police Commissioner M J Dides from a jail to a detention centre. Tear gas and scuffles followed as Dides shouted long live French Algeria during the transfer amid political detainee fears of extended detention.
An individual faced charges of incitement to murder, provoking sedition and offences against the President of the Republic. A motion for release was denied after Judge Alain Surat reviewed a taped recording of a speech linked to the case.
Cairo's Al Ahram reports four individuals will be tried in open court next week over seized French property in Egypt. Among those arrested, including a former Egyptian ambassador to France Ali Arilnes, are charged with aiding to overthrow the regime and communicating with an enemy country during war. The group allegedly possessed about a thousand documents.
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