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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Feb 23, 1963
Page
5
Twenty four students will arrive in Sydney on Monday to study at New England University, Armidale, as part of the Colombo Plan and other foreign aid schemes. The group is the largest ever to attend the university, and includes 11 women and 13 men from eight countries such as Indonesia, Thailand and Tanganyika.
An expedition led by Abraham Cohen reports locating bodies miles from the December 14 crash of the Panair Lees plane in thick jungle. Officials note no tribes in the area. survivors reportedly formed a search party and some died of exhaustion or injury during the attempt to seek help.
The Chile Supreme Court agreed to the West German extradition order against former SS General Walter Rauf on war crime charges. Rauf, 59, appealed the ruling. The court kept the order valid only if he is tried for homicide or murder charges.
Lord Stonham told the House of Lords that British prisoners endure a Hofentot standard of living. Expenditure on food and essentials was 15 shillings weekly for 30,000 inmates, with 11 shillings on food including the sum Lady Stonham spent on food for the cat. He noted prisoners average only 3s 1d for other needs.
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