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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 11, 1962
Page
1
President Soekarno warned the Netherlands of war amid sabre rattling during a rally of 15,000 students in Djakarta. He demanded Irian be returned within a year but signaled willingness to talks if based on transfer of administration.
President Soekarno urges calm as diplomatic efforts continue with the Netherlands over West New Guinea. Dutch and Indonesian negotiators clash over terms while security tightens after a Macassar grenade attack that left four dead and 27 hospitalized.
Aage Pederson a 38 year old Danish professional gymnast stood on his head atop the MLC Building edge in Civic Brisbane as part of his daily routine. He has balanced on car roofs street lamps and building edges in various cities and says headstands exercise the body and brain. Pederson comes from a family of gymnasts in Denmark.
A reported submarine six to eight miles off the coast near Port Stephens stirred confusion as lighthouse keepers and Navy officials differed on identification. Royal Navy subs Trump Fahird and Taptr were in Sydney and Jervis Bay waters, while authorities said tracking a Russian nuclear sub would be nearly impossible outside three miles of territorial waters.
A charge that hotel manager Toll allowed nuisance noises at the Ainslie Rex hotel was dismissed by the Court of Petty Sessions. Judge J. D. Button found the offence proved but discharged under section 5564 after hearing conflicting evidence about a cabaret and a rock and roll tune played during an October 1961 event. The case noted soundproofing and that no harmful conduct occurred, with Toll aged 30 and having a clean record.
A Daily Telegraph special correspondent reports that Chinese leaders reject Krushchev’s peaceful co existence stance and argue that building communism on one country fails. They claim all communist states must spread aid and not rely on a single nation. The piece notes increased Soviet aid to Outer Mongolia and Northern Korea to maintain loyalty to Moscow.
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