Glider Pilot Killed In Cootamundra Crash
A glider pilot from Canberra Glider Club died during a routine pleasure flight near Cootamundra. Witnesses said the glider was towed by a Tiger Moth, and after release the starboard wing folded, then the port wing crumpled as it plunged into a paddock. The pilot’s wife and children witnessed the tragedy.
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A.C.T
Canberra
Cootamundra
Barry Thomas Charles Press
Publi
Walker Crescent
Narrabundah
Press
Ted
Ito
West Selects Summit Date Amid Diplomatic Talks
Diplomatic sources say letters from the United States Britain and France point to May 16 as the summit start date with Moscow to be informed today or tomorrow. Khrushchev reportedly approved the idea in principle but vetoed earlier dates, while De Gaulle and Commonwealth leaders have trips planned around April and May meetings. The Big Four remain united that personal high level talks best advance disarmament and international problems. France Soir reports agreement on May 16, pending official announcement.
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United States
Britain
France
Moscow
Mr. Khrushchev
British
United Press
General de Gaulle
Washington
Commonwealth
London
Moscow Radio
Paris
France Soir
Appeal for Care With Firearms in Sydney
Metropolitan police superintendent W Salmon urged better parental control over children's firearm use amid a rising number of shooting accidents. He called for landowner permission before private shooting, warned against discharging near public places, banned Sunday use, and set age limits for airguns at over 14 and firearms at over 16. He urged treating firearms as loaded and advised stopping children from swimming in disused quarries and hidden areas.
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Sydney
W. Salmon
Salmon
Hand Grenade Featured as Wedding Gift in Cyprus
In Nicosia on Monday a model silver hand grenade was listed among wedding gifts for ex EOKA terrorists Athenesios Papageorghiou and Miss Louisa Kokkinou. The couple, who met while in the 1958 EOKA group, were married by Archbishop Makarios. Papageorghiou, once an EOKA organiser, now serves as a religious teacher.
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Nicosia
P.reuter
EOKA
Makarias
United Press
Athenesios
Papageorghiou
Louisa Kokkinou
Many Join Marching U K Pacifists
A British peace marchers group started a 132 mile hike from Liverpool to Hull to protest nuclear weapons. The procession grew from 40 participants through Wigan with more expected from other cities. Philip Noel-Baker Nobel laureate headlined a London luncheon by the United Nations Association.
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New York
England
Associated Press
Liverpool
Hull
Wigan
Sheffield
Philip Noel-Baker
London
United Nations Association
Roger Bannister
Britain and U S urge Persia to keep calm border dispute
Britain and the United States urged Persia to show moderation in handling the Shatt al Arab border dispute with Iraq. officials warned that provocation could trigger an uprising amid troop buildups and tensions along the border near Abadan and Baghdad Radio reported Iraqi forces massed near the frontier.
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Britain
U.S
Persia
Teheran
A.a.p.reuter
Iraq
Shatt-al-Arab
Abadan
Kassem
Shatt-al- Arab
Ahmed Seleh’ el Abdi
Bagdad
United Press
Reuter
Cairo
A.C.T. Tourist Traffic Keeps Canberra Busier Than Ever
Tourists from all States flood Canberra with heavy arrival numbers. The Canberra Tourist Bureau and Police Station handle a flood of inquiries directing visitors to hotels motels and lodgings. Civic Centre shops attract crowds and traffic is dense as planes trains and private cars carry visitors to Cotter River the Australian War Memorial Parliament House and the American War Memorial.
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Canberra
Canberra Tourist Bureau
Police Station
Cotter River
Parliament House
United States Eyes International Space Cooperation
The United States informally discusses with scientists from Britain Australia Canada Italy Japan and France a joint venture to launch earth satellites and high altitude rockets. Canada already on agreement and a US Britain pact is anticipated as Britain outlines preferred payloads for American rockets.
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Washington
A.a.p.reuter
United States
New York Times
National Aeronautica and Space Administration
Britain
Australia
Canada
Italy
Japan
France
Student Admits Firing At Iraqi Leader in Coup Plot
Four others fired at General Kassem the same day, says student Sameer Aziz Maiem. The banned Arab Socialist Baath Party supplied arms, aiming to support a nationalist takeover with the U A R offering aid. Najem and Thabet admit charges of complicity. fifty four others plead not guilty, including a 22 year old female student.
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Bagdad
P.reuter
People’s Court
Kassem
Sameer Aziz Maiem
Arab Socialist Baath Party
Najen
Socialist Baath Party
United Arab Republic
Assas
Najem
Yad Saeed Thabet
U.A.R. I
Thabet
Saker
Fhelaiwa
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J. Smith
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