14 Dec 1957
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 14, 1957
Page
1
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The Indonesian leader faced questions in parliament as foreign news agencies faced summons over reports of a coup. The Foreign Ministry dismissed Dutch reports of arrest as misinformation and noted Soekarno might take a rest abroad, possibly in January. Evacuations and anti Dutch actions prompted safety measures in Jakarta.
The Prime Minister announced that Cabinet had deferred a decision on recommendations for reorganizing Australian defense. An interim report by an expert committee, formed October 31 under Sir Leslie Moradiad, was submitted, with Cabinet noting progress but deciding to review specific service and department aspects as soon as possible.
A young girl Lynette Mary of Ning Milles died after being fatally stung on the legs by an unidentified marine object at North Mission Beach near Tully Queensland. Bystanders helped, ambulance arrived too late. multiple large welted marks found on her leg. A second child was stung earlier at the same beach and admitted to Tully Hospital, later discharged.
A Vampire Jet trainer blew up near Banka town during a test flight for De Havilland Aircraft. Pilot Ted Shaw of Berowra jettisoned to safety and was helped by a passing motorist. Fire crews extinguished a bush fire sparked by the wreck.
Fire on Mount Ainslie burned about 500 acres of scrub and long grass, held to a top break by firefighters from bush fire councils and Canberra brigades. The blaze originated near a child-built cubby house and threatened Tops of the hill while crews planned to hold the area and patrol for flare ups.
Three boys from Ainslie Hostel spent the first day of school holidays helping fight a Mt. Ainslie bush fire. They joined other hostel children in attacking smouldering grass and scrub along the fire area with branches and bags.
Colin John Mathews 31 and Neville John Pointer 26 were jailed nine years each by Judge Cleig for kidnapping director Frederick Streeter in his own car on Wynyard Avenue Enfield. Streeter was bashed and dumped from the vehicle after a car lift demand, with £3 and other belongings stolen and Streeter’s car taken.
Bodies of a man, a woman, and a child found under a tarpaulin near Kulcorn Station along the Alice Springs Adelaide road. Victims identified as Mrs H N Bowman and daughter Wenay of Glen Helen Station and Mr Thomas Whelan of Unley. Police and investigators, including a fingerprint expert, dispatched from Adelaide and Alice Springs to the scene as black trackers trace the likely killers. Pilot Officer Richardson reported spotting the car after signaling occupants.
Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini plan to spend Christmas in Rome with their three children after confirming the arrangement in Rome. A spokesman would not comment on reports of a Christmas reunion, while lawyer Ercole Grasiadei reportedly confirmed the plan.
Helicopters from American bases in Morocco rescued all 55 crew members of a French cargo ship that ran aground on a rocky bank in rough North African seas. Moments after the final crewman was evacuated the ship broke in two on the rocks near Casablanca.
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