Soviet Credit of £112m for Indonesia
Indonesian Foreign Minister Suharto said the Soviet Union would extend a long term credit of about £112 million for peaceful purposes including steel mills chemicals textiles and agriculture. He noted no discussion of relations with Communist China and said talks with Khrushchev and Soekarno touched on future military aid but produced no definite commitments.
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Dr. Suhandrio
Soviet Union
Dr. Subandrio
Russia
India
United Arab Republic
NSW Opposition Seeks End to ACT Woman Gaoling
NSW opposition criticizes the extradition of Mrs. Smith from Canberra to NSW for a 102 day road tax penalty. Her husband Cecil attempts to serve her sentence, but current law does not allow another to serve imprisonment. The case raises questions about road tax liabilities and potential mitigation while Parliament adjourns for Christmas.
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Smith
Askin
Giant balloon ball bounces radio signal from space test
A 130 pound plastic sphere was launched from Wallops Island Virginia and reached 255 miles up. The balloon, designed to reflect radio signals, bounced a 12 sentence message from Bell Laboratories New Jersey to MIT Massachusetts and GE New York. Observers saw a red glow around the sphere along the Atlantic coast.
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Washington
Wallops ‘Island
Virginia
Bell Telephone Laboratories
New Jersey
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
General Electric Company Laboratories
New York
Atlantic
West Makes Progress In Western Arms Talks
Washington officials report progress in joint disarmament talks between Britain United States France Italy Canada and the United States. No final agreement yet as five nations review staged arms reductions while preserving deterrent balance ahead of the March 15 Geneva conference.
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Washington
A.a.p.reuter
Us.s.r
Britain
United States
Geneva
France
Italy
Canada
U.S
Algeria
Aircraft Crash Probed as Experts Weigh Pilot Dead Theory
Irish and Italian experts analyze whether Captain Luige Gentile was dead before the dive as the pean plane crashed last Friday. They examine loss of response to control warnings and a possible fire from power failure during a turn. Two infant passengers remain unaccounted for, an Italian airline official said.
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Shannon
Irish Republic
A.p.reuter
Luige Gentile
Princess Margaret to Discuss Wedding Plans With Queen
Princess Margaret and Mr Armstrong-Jones in Windsor Great Park today. The couple attended services and a breakfast with the Queen Mother. A royal wedding date is to be decided privately with the Queen, possibly in May or late June.
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Princess Margaret
London
A.a.p.reuter
Margaret
Antony Armstrong-Jones
Mr. Armstrong-Jones
Royal Chapel
Windsor Great Park
Royal Lodge
Prince Philip
Princess Anne
Windsor
Royal ‘Opera House
Covent Garides
Royal Pallet Benevolent Fund
Royal Party
Armstrong-Jones
Buckingham Palace
Palace
More Money For Local Government
NSW local government authorities may raise £17 000 000 instead of £16 300 000 as approved earlier. The increase follows the Loan Council decision to boost semi local and local government allocation for 1960 by £4 000 000. Dr. R. J. Hailstone said NSW councils could gain a maximum £500 000 extra, though he called the rise welcome but insufficient.
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Sydney
Ns.w
N.S.W. Shires Association
R. J. Hailstone
Loan Council i
Hailstone
Nsw
Woman Walker Rejects Offer To Walk 3000 Miles
Russian-born marathon walker Dr. Barbara Moore 56 has declined a request to cover 3000 miles from Perth to Blacktown. She told the Blacktown committee she would not allow her walks to be commercialised, despite plans to pay via television and film rights and concessions from vegetable firms.
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Sydney
Barbara Moore
Perth
W.A
Blacktown
N.S.W
First Rain Committee
Moore
Australia Extends Wishes on Royal Engagement
The Governor-General Viscount Dunrossil sends Australia’s sincere congratulations to Princess Margaret on her engagement. Prime Minister Menzies expresses delight and wishes her a happy life.
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Viscount Dunrossil
Princess Margaret
People of Australia
Mr. Menzies
Adenauer pledges NATO unity over Spain depots
West German Chancellor Adenauer outlined a policy to keep military depots in Spain under NATO control. He urged negotiations on defense matters only with NATO in close understanding with the alliance. The statement reaffirmed West Germany’s loyalty to NATO and proposed transferring supply depots from national to NATO competence.
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Spain
NATO
West Germany
Adenaeur
Upper House Bill To Be Re submitted
Sydney Sunday report says the State Government will re submit the Legislative Council Abolition Bill to Parliament early in the coming session. The bill is the major item of legislation and a referendum on abolition is planned, with Liberal support expected and Country Party likely opposed.
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Sydney
Legislative Council
A.L.P
Legislative Assembly
Liberal Party
Pr Uze
Country Party
South African Goods Boycott To Commence
London reports a planned boycott of South African goods in U K shops beginning next Tuesday. The movement formed on November 24 and claims about 20 000 000 supporters. Eric Louw warns the effort could backfire and affect trade.
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London
Reuter
Party and Trades Union Congress
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