14 Feb 1961
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Feb 14, 1961
Page
1
World scientists react with astonishment as Russia reports sending a heavy interplanetary station toward Venus in May 1961. The 1 420 lb craft carries a Pennant and transmits on 922.8 megacycles under earth tracking.
Dr M Levitt of the Fels Planetarium and fellow scientists weigh in on Soviet plans to launch a Venus mission within about 100 days, suggesting a fuel and guidance system and capabilities far beyond current Moon missions. Experts from Europe and the United States discuss trajectory control, timing, and implications for future space exploration.
The opening day of the Council of Transport Ministers reviewed proposals including an extra petrol tax on fuel sold in certain states. Delegates noted road users might prefer higher fuel taxes over higher annual registration or toll fees. Ministers generally favored the suggestion.
Residents battled icy water as crews cut through ice from a manhole to drain a flooded area of North St. Louis Missouri on Thursday. Officials warned of continued flooding and urged caution while repairs progressed.
Morning telephu reports Cowes in Victoria to Cowes on the Isle of Wight host an Australian export promotion. Dr T W Hobbs and Dr Fr Petty exchanged greetings while a Department of Trade spokesman said the event includes food and wine tastings in seven stores and special displays of Australian products across about 100 Isle of Wight shops.
The Prime Minister of Australia, Mr Menzies, is invited to visit Washington arriving February 22 to meet President Kennedy at the White House. He plans to travel to London for the Commonwealth Prime Ministers Conference on March 8 and discuss international matters with Dean Rusk and other officials.
Katanga Interior Minister Godefroid Monongo says Patrice Lumumba and two aides Maurice Mpolo and Joseph Okito were killed outside their village in South West Katanga. UN protests and fears of wider Congo conflict grow as forces move toward Equateur and Kasai.
Prince Philip fell from his polo pony but rejoined the match and helped his side to a 9-2 victory between the Pakistan Polo Association the Princes and the Army Commander in Chief’s team. Officials said he suffered no ill effects and he planned to play in an exhibition today as the Queen watched. The couple attended Lahore Anglican Cathedral with 2,000 Pakistani Christians singing Psalm 48 in Punjabi.
France delivered a Moscow note criticizing the Soviet use of inadmissible terms in its pro France. The dispute followed an interception of an Ilyushin 18 airliner off the Algerian coast carrying Leonid Brezhnev toward Morocco and Guinea.
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