15 Dec 1962
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 15, 1962
Page
1
A white South African police officer was hacked to death and seven Africans were killed outside Queenstown railway station in the Eastern Cape. Five other officers were wounded when a coachload of natives armed with pangas attacked a police detachment after a train stop to search the coach carrying 32 natives for weapons.
The police under Lieutenant-General J. Keevy report seven Africans killed after a confrontation with a group attackers aiming to burn Chief Kaizer Mantanzima's house. Attacks and counterfires leave several Whites and Africans in hospital amid rising unrest in Transkei and nearby regions.
A search plane located wreckage of a four engine air liner in the Amazon jungle. An Air Force spokesman said it was unknown if any of the 43 passengers and seven crew survived. A heavy morning mist hindered visibility for observers.
Mariner II, racing 20 000 miles from Venus, aims to send an electronic image of the planet’s clouds. Two attempts to trigger radiometers within 20 minutes failed, delaying the scan sequence. Mariner NT has travelled 30 million miles since September. Canberra reports scientists at Woomera stayed in contact with the craft during its journey.
A light aircraft crashed on a road near Toowoomba in fog, killing pilot and three passengers. The victims were Rodney Francis, 29, Sydney. Kenneth William Castles, 34, Toowoomba. and James Robert Suley, 23, Toowoomba. The craft failed to bear left toward Wilsonton Aerodrome, hit a fence, and struck an electric pole.
Archbishop O'Brien returned to Canberra from Rome with 30 Australian bishops at the Ecumenical Council that ended last week. He said discussions covered a tremendous variety of topics and the Fathers redrafted much of the agenda to make religion easier and more fruitful. He praised the diversity and the large number of nationalities attending and noted Pope John XXIII was ill. Cardinal Gilroy, Primate of Australia, played a major part, sometimes as one of 15 cardinals in charge of the council.
U Thant seeks measures to coerce Katanga into reuniting with the Central Congo including a bid to Britain to halt copper and cobalt exports via Northern Rhodesia. He appealed for help from Belgium South Africa and Portugal with Belgium seen as most receptive. Tshombe sent a signal suggesting possible tax revenue sharing from Katanga's copper and cobalt mines under set conditions.
A government statement in Indonesia rejects foreign claims of Indonesian involvement in the Brunei revolt. It reiterates support for independence and notes Indonesia will aid but not act now. Airlift supports British troops toward Miri to clear remaining rebels. Brigadier Glennie says main strength of revolt crushed.
The United States proposed a NATO sea borne nuclear force with European members sharing control and cost. Secretary of State Rusk framed the idea as a multinational ownership option, noting it would be very expensive and contingent on allied political and military consent amid Cold War tensions. Britain and France voiced reservations about multilateral ownership.
External Affairs Minister Sir Garfield Barwick states the Brunei uprising is essentially a domestic issue with no popular support in Brunei. He notes no Malayan entry decision yet and cites lack of regional backing from Sarawak and North Borneo. Barwick will visit the Philippines for talks on the crisis.
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