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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 04, 1966
Page
10
Indonesia's Foreign Minister Subandrio warned reporters that 1966 would be a heavy year but expressed confidence that the nation's political and economic difficulties could be overcome.
Indonesian leaders struggle to form a stable government as Sukarno warns of unrest after the failed October coup. Subandjo and Nasution stress action against communists while military operations continue. A collision of Garuda planes over South Sumatra kills at least 44 people, highlighting the volatile situation.
Police search in Athens yesterday focused on a Russian link to a missing person case. An embassy source said the man sought asylum after investigators traced a possible connection to a professor and a scientist, prompting requests for international testing and protection.
Thai Foreign Minister Mi Vhsnat Khoman accuses Cambodian authorities of aggression after December border raids. He says Thai forces attacked Cambodian border posts, killing and wounding civilians, and denounces Cambodia as a tool of Asian communists led by Kopmganda.
Anthropologists Betty Meggars and Clifford Ever of the Smithsonian challenge the idea that Columbus discovered America, suggesting possible pre-Columbian Japanese contact. They cite a 1961 amateur find in Divin, Ecuador, a pottery fragment with rim markings linked to the Jomon period, dated 3000 to 5000 BCE, prompting debate over cross Pacific influences and whether such a voyage constitutes a discovery.
A signalman halted a weekend excursion near Shepton Mallet by pulling a signal and addressing passengers. The line was cut from 29 to eight daily shifts as he condemned the state owned railways and their service.
President Nyerere, in Dar es Salaam, says intensified economic sanctions are the sole reply to Rhodesia's offer to resume oil flows to Zambia. He warns tougher steps may follow if sanctions fail, and criticizes any UK or UN use of force. The note cites Beira pipeline disruption and regional political pressure as sanctions leverage.
Several thousand people gathered in the capital demanding the army cede power amid a general strike. Security forces, including gendarmes and troops, ringed the presidential palace as tension rose. A state of emergency was declared after alleged plots by a Communist-led faction surfaced and the telephone and state radio shut down.
Colonel Bede Rokass announced a new Central African Republic government to replace the ousted regime of President David Dacko. The lineup includes four military men and six civilians, with three veterans from the old government. Colonel Bokases becomes President and Minister of Defence, while other ministers return from arrest or reassignments.
Obie Williams stood outside a three story burning apartment building catching a child tossed from a third floor window. A man and four parents leaped to the ground with help from bystanders as smoke and flames trapped residents. One young woman was critically burned and 19 others injured among 97 residents as fire crews battled the New Year’s Day blaze.
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