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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 27, 1961
Page
10
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a police case, a person taken to a police station in Sydney, a Bureau Commission reference, a monthly letter, and a possible Rockefeller connection. The passage is garbled with stray names and numbers, obscuring clear facts or outcomes.
A Victorian Party appointee chaired by P. T. Byrnes set up an inquiry into a contributory health scheme. The committee noted current medical and hospital costs were too high for most people and that the time to act had arrived though governance and service schedules remain under review.
Sir Roy said he would convene a special Federal Cabinet meeting on Wednesday to discuss Congo developments. Katanga Parliament members would depart Elisabethville for Leopoldville for unity talks, with Katanga's Tshombe and Adoula in dispute over a possible force. Refugees flood Elisabethville as water shortages raise fears of disease amid rabies and hunger among street dogs.
Two hotel fires in Queensland early today raise the two year total to 26. The Grande Hotel at Dalby was destroyed and the Australian Hotel at Charters Towers damaged, with several thousand pounds in damage expected. Licensees and guests aided volunteer firemen as fires broke out around 2 am.
News in brief notes Joseph Kennedy 73 in poor condition after nine family visits, with White House press secretary Salinger stating he remains critical. Mention of Berlin border protest referred to Moscow. U.S. accidents report Christmas travel toll, 27 lives lost in Bihar cold wave.
Columbus Georgia police hunt a lone offender who used a firecracker hidden in a library book titled John Whitecliffe and the Beginnings of English Conformity. The culprit lit the fuse with a cigarette and fled, destroying the book.
Victoria and New South Wales report at least 31 fatalities from holiday road crashes amid warnings the total could exceed 40. In NSW 23 deaths marked the Christmas toll the highest on record, as officials laments reckless driving and rising misery across Victoria and other states.
Five people were injured in a road crash at the corner of Dominion Circuit and Franklin Street in Forrest yesterday. They were taken to hospital: Doris O'Dowd, Alex Smith, Iris Hawse, and two Hawse children, Margaret and Julie, all with various injuries and shock. Names of diplomatic car occupants not released.
About 3,000 Christians living in Israel crossed Mandelbaum Gate after their annual Christmas reunion with kin in the Jordan held Old City of Jerusalem. Under the UN truce, Arab and non Arab Christians may pass into Jordan for Christmas.
The United Kingdom is the main air link for Canberra subscribers until January 4 with overseas calls blocked from Australia. UK radio-telephone lines have been heavily booked since October as people plan to talk to relatives in England. The Post Office also opened early for the United States and Asia with Antarctica channels ready if needed. Calls to London cost £1 5s 0d per minute with a three minute minimum, while New York rates are higher.
Melbourne report names the victims Mr and Mrs James Mitchell both 36 of Port Melbourne their daughter in law Mrs Rita Mitchell 32 of Sunshine and her son Graham John 3. Noel Mitchell husband and a child survived after their fibreglass boat capsized at Bolte Bay near Mibus Point seven miles north of Eildon. Local rescuer Harry Akeroyd pulled James Mitchell and Graham Mitchell from the water but both died.
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