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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 02, 1962
Page
6
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Canberra tourist figures rose during the New Year holiday with 4 700 visitors to the Australian War Memorial and about 2 000 to Parliament House. The Tourist Bureau reported 10 700 visitors to Parliament House, while interstate travel slowed on the return, and airline bookings neared normal. Attendance at local events was light and pools and picnic sites ran at about half capacity as residents returned home.
The Soviet Union recognizes West Samoa as independent and sovereign and says both nations can establish friendly relations for the benefit of their peoples and world peace. Krushchev and Brezhnev sent telegrams praising the move and stating support for continued ties.
An Anglican minister the Rev J K Parish his wife and three children fled by foot from a car four miles from Copmanhurst near Graf ton after floodwaters rose to three feet and four inches of rain fell in an hour. They waded three and a half miles with only a torch to guide them through the rising water. The minister had been at Coaldale fifteen miles away conducting a service and returned to find the town engulfed.
Yesterday large part of the day stayed cooler than normal with a 74 degree peak at 3 10 pm and a 57 7 degree low at 4 am. Two rainy points were recorded at Canberra Weather station by 9 am raising the month total to 193 points across nine days. A mild day with cloudy periods and light winds is forecast.
Malta Labour leader Dom Mintoff declared that if elected premier next February he will abolish the island’s new constitution and "shame the British Government before the world" to grant independence. The report cites American Associated Press sources.
A reporter from The Hero Times investigates Charley the pink snake at the Seagrim home. Experts at the Australian National University discuss Charley’s nerves and the possibility it is a rare snake species or a blind worm. Charley wanders off to the Seagrims after New Year’s Day.
Washington reports strong hints that the United States may resume atmospheric testing in 1962. President Kennedy, reviewing policy, appears determined to strengthen U S leadership in the non communist world while noting underground tests in Nevada have limited effectiveness. Major papers suggest the decision is near.
United Press International reports South Vietnam will announce a broad reform program to bolster resilience against Communist guerrillas. The plan, tied to U S financed military buildup, aims to raise resolve and deter infiltration, per US officials and General Maxwell Taylor.
Mrs Mabel Hutton aged 61 mother of actress Betty Hutton died in a fire in her West Hollywood flat yesterday. Fire officials said the blaze started in a living room couch and spread to the bedroom where she was sleeping. British United Press reported.
The report foresees a year of global strain with coups and border clashes in Berlin Goa West New Guinea and Guatemala British Honduras and British Guiana. It warns of intensified Moscow anti colonial campaigns aiming to split Europe and align with strategic aims across continents.
The British government permits the UN to use 241000 pounds of bombs for Congo operations. U Thant withdrew the initial request, and observers expect a larger supply of smoke mortar bombs though the exact amount remains undisclosed. Britain also discusses deploying UN observers in Rhodesia with the Rhodesia Federal Government.
The South African government banned all but one of the white and Indian guests invited to the wedding of Hilda Luthuli to Thulani Orabashe in Groutville where her father, ex-chief Luthuli, is serving a banishment. The report cites the Durban Golden City Post and British United Press.
Eight people died on Victorian roads in a night of crashes. A car overturned on the Murray Valley Highway near Yarrawonga killing Jeffrey Kiperouskin and injuring Calvin Pratt who remained in serious condition, while a 12 month old infant and a 51 year old cyclist also died in separate incidents in Bendigo and nearby areas.
The AP reports in 1962 plans for a bold space age era. The United States aims to advance the man in space program and land instruments on the moon and probe near Venus while expanding weather and navigation satellites. America will strengthen military power through continued missile testing.
Turmoil erupted Eve as anti Moslem demonstrations clashed with police in Oran. A rightist group tried to disrupt a TV broadcast claiming to oppose de Gaulle’s government. No deaths but injuries were reported as police restored order.
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