Menzies’ Neutral Laos Policy Amid Southeast Crisis
Prime Minister Menzies voices support for neutrality in Laos for a settlement free of external interference. He backs broad inclusion of all Lao parties, warns Soviet arms risk escalation, and urges reconvening the Laos International Commission while Geneva and Manila agreements frame Canberra’s stance.
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Monies
Pathet Laos
Laos
Menaiss
South-East Asia
Friends of Laos
Ssw
Menzies
Olwell
Laos International Conal Commission
Boy Dies In Fall From Weir At Lake Parramatta
Sydney report details a 14 year old boy, Terry Fitzgerald of Merrylands Housing Settlement, who slipped while running along a weir top at Lake Parramatta. He fell headfirst about 80 feet to rocks below and died instantly from a fractured skull and broken neck.
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Sydney
Lake Parramatta
Terry Fitzgerald
Merrylands
Fitzgerald
Safety record says cars saved but 825 lives lost this week
An American Motorists report notes a second consecutive week with a half day safety record yet 825 traffic deaths occurred. The National Safety Council cites 340 deaths during the New Year holiday period and 485 during Christmas traffic. The study concludes 1960-51 New Year holidays were the nation’s safest on record.
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National Safety Council
Spanish emigrants pass Capetown on Monic Udala bound for Australia
More than 400 Spanish migrants traveled through Capetown yesterday aboard the liner Monic Udala en route to Australia, continuing a long voyage of relocation and resettlement.
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Capetown
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Australia
U S Breaks Relations With Cuba and Recall Nationals
The U S State Department said 3 000 Americans in Cuba were advised to leave as Washington severed diplomatic ties with Fidel Castros government. President Eisenhower and Mrs Eisenhower voiced sharp criticism as Havana reported arrests and Castro offered no comment. The U S also asked Switzerland to handle diplomatic and consular affairs in Cuba while leaving Guantanamo Bay in U S hands.
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Congress Bid to Beat Filibuster
Washington Wednesday. The 8th Congress convened yesterday and liberal Democrats in the Senate began a drive to curb the filibuster. Southern Democrats blocked some initial action though the debate over civil rights continues. President Kennedy’s plan for federal loans totaling about £175 million to aid distressed areas faces long debate, contrasting with Eisenhower’s prior proposal.
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United States
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Democratic Party
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Eisenhower
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