22 Feb 1960
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Feb 22, 1960
Page
1
Prime Minister Menzies announced a four point plan to curb inflation including a defic it budget avoidance next year a reduction in bank liquidity growth and restrained wage increases He defended import relaxations and urged steady policy to balance costs with demand while maintaining industry growth and stability.
An official report says 62 people died in synchronized assaults on Dechang and Bafou as Cameroun prepared for a government constitutional referendum. Five attackers were reported killed. Dr Felix Moumie, exiled leader of the Cameroom People’s Party, blamed for the wave and urging a boycott.
The royal birth news spreads worldwide with gun salutes and flowers. The Queen’s doctors saw her again with no bulletin planned. Canberra's St John bell announced the birth, while tributes pour in from de Gaulle, Monaco, Pakistan, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Malaya.
Lord Dunrossil and Lady Dunrossil hosted staff in the drawing room to drink the health of the Queen and the newborn Prince. The Royal Australian Navy celebrated by splicing the main brace with beer instead of rum, issuing each officer and rating a bottle from canteen stocks to drink immediately.
In London a motion will offer congratulations to the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh on the birth of a son. Thousands watched 36 Hunter jets roar at 2000 ft and Hyde Park guns fire a 41 gun salute. Royal Horse Artillery uniforms gleamed outside the Tower of London.
A rubbish fire near Queanbeyan High School was extinguished by the Queanbeyan Fire Brigade before it reached any structures. Firemen suspect children started the blaze in a vacant allotment.
Countess Mountbatten dies during a visit to St John Ambulance units in Borneo while on a 10 week tour across the Middle East and Far East. Her death shocks British circles as radio links fail and news reaches Buckingham Palace and the royal family.
After a royal signal, Battenburg town leaders convened a budget session to fund the change. City officials argue Battenberg to Mountbatten Windsor reflects a translation shift tied to Prince Philip’s grandfather and will affect 1,800 residents.
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