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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 09, 1963
Page
2
German pacifists give children shining new toys in exchange for war toys or weapons. The program, covered by the Associated Press, invites kids to trade a peace item for a toy tank or rocket during Sunday street events, signaling a symbolic shift from conflict to peace.
Peking reports Premier Chou En-lai and Foreign Minister Chen Yi will tour Algeria Morocco and other nations including Kenya and Uganda. The two will travel by air from Kunming with possible stops in Switzerland Pakistan and several African states during a two month mission noted as among the largest diplomacy efforts.
John Doran, 93, a salesman, threw two tins of paint from his window to avoid soiling his landlord's dust. The tins shattered a train window injuring three and splashing paint on six others. Doran was jailed for a year for assault and battery.
The Star published the largest crossword puzzle in South Africa spanning a full page with 14 900 squares and a 79 rand fine. The feature appeared yesterday in Johannesburg and highlights the newspaper’s record edition.
The world’s largest show of Goya works opens at the Royal Academy London. Insured for nearly £9 million, the paintings and drawings come from collectors worldwide. Security measures aim to prevent a repeat of the 1961 Wellington portraits theft.
A Chinese communique summarized by the Associated Press notes China moving toward self sufficiency for its military since 1960 as Soviet aid wanes. It states 1964 tasks include strengthening defence industries while shortages limit operations and fuel supplies.
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