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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Jan 06, 1961

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Loyal Laos troops mount new attack on airfield

Laotian Army sources report Royalist columns advancing toward Ban Bag as pro Communist forces led by Captain Kong Lae claim control of the Tho Koun area and an airfield seized earlier. Western powers discuss steps to prevent widening conflict while Laos seeks Western help to resolve the civil war.

Tho Koun Jacuary Kong Las He Plains Vien Vane Luang Prabang Farang’ Prabang Kong’ Lae Lag Phum Fars Xieng Khoueng Seng Khowang Ban Bag Xieng Khowang Prince Bon Quny Laos Vientiane Boun Oumy Washington United Press International Inter- Animal Control Commission Fy Luos UPL Britain Souvanna Fhouma Australia Prince Boun Quin Soviet Union Sou Delet Gore Qwia Mens Phoumi Novasan North Vietnam U.S London Pote Sarasin SEATO Kong Lae Hanoi Sharpes Seato Agpresale Bloc Gotire Gore

Pan Pacific Conference Delegates Arrive in Canberra

The Pan Pacific King South East Asia Women’s Association conference arrives in Canberra for the first such Australian event. About 210 delegates from overseas will attend from January 19 with a reception at Hotel Canberra. Notable guests include J Matock Ulirmattl and C J Min Hawaii.

Tite Gates Oversean Canberra

Cyanide Plot to Kill Prisoner Revealed by State Attorney

State Attorney J. Phil O'Connell announced yesterday a cyanide cake planned to kill 12 people. The plot targeted a prisoner tied to a murder case of Circuit Judge B. Chillingworth and his wife from over five years ago, with a package of poison found in Holzapfel’s possession and later confessed by the prisoner.

J. Phil O'Connell Worth O’connie Volt

Kennedy Compares Cuba Crisis With Laos Debates

Reports from Washington and Havana detail Kennedy's remarks after arriving from Florida as McNamara nears confirmation. A White House note says the diplomatic rupture with Cuba does not affect Guantanamo. U.N. scene in New York sees Cuban and anti Castro protesters, Security Council adjourns after ice and snow projectiles.

Eisenhower Kennedy Florida Cuba Laos Hus Robert McNamara White House Naval Guantaxiama Havana U.S House of Representatives Henry Reuss Castro Washington Post Latin America New York Times United States United Nations’ Chamber Raul Raa Security Council Dr. Roa Dele Pation U.N. Broun U.N New York

Algerian referendum tensions flare in Algiers and Oran

Rumors of strikes and violence sweep Algiers and Oran as the referendum nears. French naval forces, including 16 ships of the Mediterranean Fleet, stand by near Oran while 6,000 troops in marines and police bolster security. In Algiers and Oran patrols intensify, especially Bab el Goued, with Paratroops aiding police in city sectors to prevent clashes between Europeans and Muslims. Voters in the countryside begin Sunday as authorities prepare for possible unrest.

Algiers Alegiers Oran Colbert Vers-El-Kebir Ornily Bab- El-Gued Snot Algeria Francaise move+ iment Marseilles Frances de Gaulle

Macmillan to Hold Talks With De Gaulle in Paris

UK Prime Minister Macmillan will meet French President de Gaulle at Rambouillet Chateau near Paris on January 28 and 29. Talks reportedly focus on Europe’s world affairs, Britain’s role, and the bloc positions within Europe including the Congo and Southeast Asia.

Paris Thuesday A.A.P U.K Macmillany de Gaulle Rambourillet Chateau French Foreign Ministry Cuba Wenerd Ope United Press Europe Congo Laos

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