Australia to Assist US Trackers in Space Effort
Australia and the United States extend a space tracking and communications cooperation with US supplying equipment and Australia building two stations at Woomera and near that site. UK Britain plans to launch a flying telescope from Woomera to study star brightness using six Skylark telescopes.
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Australia
Department of Supply
U.S. No Charge
Woomera
United States
Hulme
London
U.K
A. P. Willmore
London’s University College
Willmore
Britain
Train Crash in Q land Kills Seven on Bridge Crossing
A train hauling 120 passengers near Bonan MAN crossed a bridge and collapsed. The engine toppled to the bank of the Sete river and several sleeper coaches plus a power van were swept into a flooded creek. Three crew members died and many passengers were injured.
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Bonan- Man
I. Side
Sete Ou
Tabin
Two Air Disasters Kill About 100 Worldwide
Rio de Janeiro collision between a Navy band DC plane and a Brazilian DC-3 killed 61 aboard. Another crash at Shannon, Ireland, of an Italian airliner killing 38 with 14 injured. The week marked one of aviation history's worst days with over 350 dead in 1960 accidents.
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New York
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Shannon
Ireland
United States Navy
Eisenhower
Santos Dumont
Rio
Guanabara Bay
Naples
Rome
Bombings Hit Buenos Aires Ahead of Eisenhower Visit
Explosions rocked Buenos Aires on the eve of President Eisenhower's arrival for a three day visit. No casualties were reported as police linked the blasts to Peronist sympathizers. Security tightened in Argentina and Brazil with authorities prepping for the visit.
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Eisenhower
United States
Luis Munoz Martin
Puerto Rico
Argentine
Buenos Aires
A.A.P
Argentina
Juan Peron
Arturo Frondizi
American
Associated Press
Rio de Janeiro
White House
United Press International
Major Airlines Agree On Plane Exchange In Australia
Trans Australia Airlines and Ansett A.N.A. reached a cross charter plan with three Viscount aircraft from T.A.A. and two DC6B planes from Ansett A.N.A. The Acting Minister Townley said the deal would stabilize the industry and help reserve funds. The government also approved a third Electra for T.A.A. to maintain competitive balance on main routes. Sir Gilea Chippindall praised the result for T.A.A.’s fleet.
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Melbourne
Trans- Australia Airlines
Ansett-A.n.a
T.A.A
Ansett A.N.A
Australian International Air
Oantas. Aviation
Townley
TAA
T A.A
LAA
Gilea Chippindall
Australian National Airlines Commission
West German base plan defended in Bonn and London
West German Defence Minister Herr Strauss defended plans to establish military supply depots in Spain saying the dumps would support NATO due to poorly organised supply lines. He stressed no actions would occur without NATO approval and no commitments were made. In London British Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd urged West Germany to seek facilities in NATO countries. Tass warned the approach could alarm peace supporters. Strauss said three field officers were sent to Spain to study the possibility, a purely exploratory mission.
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London
A.A.P
Herr Strauss
Spain
NATO
Bonn
Selwyn Lloyd
House of Commons
West Germany
Soviet Russia
Tass
Smiths Extradition Leads To Immediate Long Bay Sentence
Mrs Frances Smith 33, mother of three, extradited from Canberra and begins a 2 day sentence in Long Bay jail for non payment of road taxes fines and costs totaling 1271 7 9. Justice Morgan ordered extradition to New South Wales. NSW Minister of Justice Downing to review for possible mitigation.
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Magines
Long Bay Paal
Nsw
Downing
Smith
Central Police
Canberra
Rasmussen
Mr. Smith
Department of Justice
New South Wales
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Menzies
Pogramme
Austria
Pro- Diimea
Pas
Austalia
Mercuryman
Q’land
Witfe
Mra Smith
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