Road toll climbs as Christmas holidays claim more lives
A NSW and Victorian road toll blazed higher over the holiday period with 50 deaths reported in four days. Victims include a Lakemba family, a Murwillumbah child, and several Melbourne area cases. Police note most fatalities occurred in outer suburbs and country districts.
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Tourists Pour Into Canberra for Holiday Peak Period
Heavy influx of visitors to Canberra over Christmas peak period with many interstate sightseers at Parliament Memorial Museum and the Academy of Science building. Cotter Dam picnic crowds form as Black Mountain camp reports slightly higher use. churches report record Christmas services amid afternoon thunderstorms.
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Bandits Kill 19 In Philippines Island Attack
A violent bandit raid in the Philippines killed 19 people on an island village. Survivors reported many wounded while homes were burned and two families were targeted. Police and military units launched investigations into the massacre.
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Fears for Irish Visitor Missing After Melbourne Departure
Irish cane breeder Michael Hilliard aged 38 from Dublin has not been seen since leaving Cooma for Melbourne last week. Detective Michiel Murphy of the Russell Street HQ says authorities are very worried for his safety. Hilliard expected to reach Melbourne by 10 am to join a relative for Christmas dinner, with registration number noted.
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Holidaymakers at Tourist Camp in Canberra Scene
A heavy influx of interstate tourists visited Canberra over the weekend. Mr and Mrs Lester and their 12 year old daughter Margaret of Liverpool are shown lightening the ropes for their tent at the Black Mountain Tourist Camp. Also visible are Robert 6 Kath leen 8B and David 2.
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Persia rushes reinforcements to border with Iraq
Teheran dispatches artillery and tanks to three border points amid rising tension after Trans Prime jet leader Kassem claimed a three mile strip near Abadan. Iran reports five Iraqi brigades moving toward the area and clashes leave casualties on both sides.
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West’s Summit Date Aiming for Early 1960 Plan
Western diplomats report Khrushchev favoring a Paris summit with potential dates of April 21 or May 4. UK France and the United States push for an East West meeting as leaders A be to meet in Paris April 27 proposed earlier. De Gaulle may visit Washington mid April and May 3 discussions follow as Western capitals seek agreement on a unified agenda for talks.
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Penalty Of Death Sought In Bagdad Trial
In Bagdad a large group of 75 defendants faced opening proceedings after an abortive October assassination attempt on Iraqi Prime Minister General Kassem. The article notes 57 handcuffed prisoners were confined in a dock during the start of the trial.
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Five Drownings Reported in New South Wales Rivers
A dozen search efforts followed multiple drownings across New South Wales. Names include Michael Baldwin 19 from Tabulam area, Michael John O’Neill 12 of Goulburn, Phillip Walter Pope 17 of Moruya, and two Ipswich men Tack and Garland Qualasheshki aged 45. Additional drowning occurred near Brunswick Heads and a youth near Tabulam.
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Prisoners Charged in Plot Amid Iraqi Trial Turmoil
Prisoners including a 22-year-old student face complicity charges in a plot. A second 22-year group is on trial as Iraq’s prosecutor Majd Mohammin asks for Bat genni to be blamed for a two hour hearing. The Socialist Baath Party is tied to the case with ministers and ambassadors named among the accused.
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