UN Chief Upholds Tshombe Claim In Katanga
U Thant affirmed Moise Tshombe’s legal claim as head of Katanga’s provincial government and said the UN has no general power to restrict him. He warned action if Tshombe or any Katangan official commits violence against the UN Congo force or pursues a scorched earth policy.
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New York
UU Thant
Tshombe
Cihana
Kwama Nkrumah
Secretariat
L Thant
Dr. Nkrumah
L.N
Katanga
Thant rejects Nkrumah charges over Katanga policy
UN Secretary General Thant defends the UN position on Katanga and Tshombe in a forthright letter, saying Nkrumah’s allegations are unfounded and that the UN acted within its mandate. Reports say money missing from Katanga’s National Bank equals five to ten million pounds Australian, sparking inflation fears and prompting audit findings.
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Dodson
Washington
National Bank of
Katanga
Congo
U.N
President Syl vanus Olympia Assassinated in Coup in Yogo
Paris reports confirm the West African leader Syl vanus Olympia of Yogo was murdered in a coup by non commissioned officers. He sought refuge in the U S Embassy in Lome, with reports later saying he was shot. Troops seized the central post office, closed frontiers, and arrested most ministers.
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Paris
Lome
Rescue Efforts Underway as Floods Sweep Queensland
Heavy rainfall drenched parts of Queensland with six inches in Mackay over 36 hours. Warrego River flood runoff moves south toward Wyandra and Charleville. residents move stock to high ground as police warn of rising waters at Wyandra and impending reach to Cunnamulla. Evacuations earlier Saturday have ended with residents returning home amid mud and flood conditions.
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Brisbane Weather Bureau
Mackay
Queensland
Warrego
Charleville
Wyandra
Cunnamulla
Sydney Mystery Deaths Stymie Police Efforts
No new progress reported in the 13 day old deaths of Dr. Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler. Police await results from government analyst B Sogg as divers search the Lane Cove River and investigators review possible links to a New Year party at a CSIRD photographer’s home.
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Sydney
Bogle
Margaret Chandler
Lane Cove River
C.S.I.R.D
Kenneth Nash
B.sogg
New York Today
Dr. Bogle
Balliant Cs.lr.o. Scienltist
Queen's Own Flag Approved for Australia
Prime Minister Menzies announced the Queen personally suggested the idea. The six-state badge flag with a Commonwealth star is to fly when the Queen is in Australia during her February visit, joining flags of Canada and New Zealand.
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Australia
Commonwealth
Menzies
London
Canada
New Zealand
Sierra Leone
Menvies
Garter King of Arms
Yass Gaol Escapees Recaptured Near Albury
Two Yass gaol escapees Leslie Campbell Orford and Geoffrey Milton Waters were recaptured at gunpoint after a police chase and road blocks from Yass to Albury. They were caught near the Hume Highway and Wagga road junction, having ditched a stolen car. They face multiple charges and will appear in Albury and Yass courts.
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Yass
Orford
Waters
N. J. Kennedy
Albury Police
Det. Kennedy
Wagga
Capees
Harden
Orford and Waters
Albury Court
Yasscourt
David Lette
Barry Knight
Migrant Seeks Custody As Suspected Sailings Stir Family Rift
Hungarian migrant Frank Somenek of Narrabundah seeks custody of Richard Frank Somenek after an injunction by Justice Dunphy in Canberra. He pursued the Oceania liner and the Oceania voyage to Fremantle and Adelaide to reunite with his wife Tiona and child amid a restitution suit and allegations of missing savings.
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Frank Semenek
Sprent Street
Narrabundah
Fremantle
Somenek
Melbourne
Canberra
A. N. Hall
Richard Frank Somenek
Justice Dunphy
A.C.T. Supreme Court
Somenck
Tiona
Adelaide
Oceania
Germany
Semenek
Perth
Hall
West
Australian XI Faces Back-Breaker Day After Collapse
Australia, five down for 212, must mount a rear-guard effort to salvage the third Test after England spinner Fred Titmus routed Harvey Simpson O Neill and Booth in 48 deliveries. Captain Ted Bester must choose Titmus or pace bowlers to open play tomorrow as Vitmug’s clever variation unsettled the Australian batsmen. Harvey’s 64 was the top score in Saturday’s collapse.
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Sydney
Australia
England
Fred Titmus
Harvey
Simpson
O'Neill
Booth
Ted Bester
Titmus
Vitmug
Barrington
Boy Hurt In Car Collision At Baldrewood and Moore
Seven year old William Ronald Heiser of Yarralumla was thrown through a windscreen in a collision at Baldrewood and Moore Streets. He suffered severe injuries and was admitted to Community Hospital. His brother John Joseph and father Ronald Heiser received minor injuries.
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Moore Street
William Ronald Heiser
Turner Place
Yarralumla
John Joseph
Ronald Heiser
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