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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Jan 14, 1963

Page

10

Heath faces tough talks with Six over Common Market entry

Rome hosts Heath for five day ministerial sessions from February 1 to 3. Talks focus on Common Market problems as Britain presses for a settlement on entry terms. London warns progress or a difficult path ahead. Heath seeks patient negotiation while France maintains a guarded stance on Rome Treaty acceptance.

France West Germany Italy Belgium Holland Luxembourg London Britain Heath Macmillan Brussels

Passenger Freed As Crashed Plane Sinks

A plane at about 200 feet failed to clear wires and crashed into an irrigation channel. Peter Matthews freed Gordon Mead from the wreck, both taken to Leeton District Hospital with minor injuries. A Viscount airliner circled Melbourne Airport after a suspected tyre fault, landing safely.

Yaneco Egrazier Peter Matthews Gordon Wagga Roache’s Siding Leeton Ye Mead Yanco Matthews Mead Frank Coughlan Leyton Leeton District Hospital Hobart Melbourne Coant

Stowaway Missing From Royal Perth Hospital

A youth who claimed he was shot during an East Germany escape 15 months ago is missing from Royal Perth Hospital. A spokesman said no one saw him leave and his bed was found empty at 0005. Police suspect someone waited outside the hospital. He arrived as a stowaway on Oronsay and had a six month entry permit pending immigration inquiries.

Perth East Germany Royal Perth Hospital Oronsay Department of Immigration

Profumo promises U S help to deploy Polaris soon

London reports Britain's War Minister John Profumo says the United States will do all possible to aid Britain in bringing Polaris into service. He cites American understanding of Britain's nuclear deterrent push and notes President Kennedy will hold further talks with Britain.

Europe Britain Prof Fanfani Kennedy United States Washington Macmillan London Reuter Soviet Union North Korea Moscow Radio Korea Indonesia Djakarta Hammond Indiana A.A.P Toman P.reuter Mecca Oulan Aroush The Rodahea

Poisoned Turkey Sickens Hundreds In School Lunch

A thawed turkey in a school freezer allegedly caused food poisoning for 280 pupils and 13 workers after a turkey sandwich lunch. Most recovered. two remained in hospital.

Fasailles Indiana

Body Of Man Found In Lake

A 28-year-old Canberra man missing since January 5 was found floating in Lake Eucumbene. Cyril James Miners of Ainslie was seen by a fisherman after a kayak capsized during a fishing trip with another man. Police and divers searched the lake. his coat and boots were missing and police report no clear cause.

Canberra Lake Eucumbene Cyril James Ainslie D. Young Berridale Miner Sydney Middle Parbour

Europe’s Big Freeze Sustains Across Continent

A severe cold snap grips Europe with ice blocking northern France canals and coal shortages threatening Paris. Avalanches in Switzerland disrupt homes and roads, while Britain endures a 18 day deep freeze with London among the coldest since 1959. In the US two thirds froze with six deaths and travel disruptions.

France Paris Switzerland Brussels Holland Norway Britain

Attempt To Kill Cuban Leader

One of Cuba's top Communists Rafael Rodriguez head of the National Institute of Agrarian Reform was wounded in an assassination attempt. He was hit by four bullets in the leg and thigh last Wednesday and is in hospital. Cuban Prime Minister Castro has not confirmed the attack.

Havana A.A.P Rafael Rodriguez Cuba National Institute of Agrarian Reform Columbia Broadcasting System New York Alan Oxley Rodriguez Hadeen Castro

Memorial Unveiled for East German Guard Near Berlin Wall

A brick memorial for an East German border guard shot in a refugee tunnel escape last July was unveiled on the eastern side of the Berlin Wall. The inscription accuses West Berlin fascist bandits of murder and stands two blocks from a West Berlin memorial to Peter Fechter, the East German refugee killed last August.

Berlin P.reuter Berlin Wall West Berlin Peter Fechter

Conference Ends On Pastures Aid In Canberra

A Canberra conference on pastoral expansion ended amid calls for certified seeds with guaranteed germination to curb losses in high cost primary production. Organised by Dalgety and NZL, delegates urged purity standards as even government certified seeds may reach 4.5 percent impurities in phalaris seed, with germination key to cost efficiency.

Canberra Food and Agriculture Organisation Australia Dalgety and N.Z.L. Ltd P. Armstrong Armstrong

Queensland student breaks world record sleep-deprived run

The 168 hour sleep deprivation test began at 6 am Friday with Noel Collins and Bill McMillan left as contestants after others dropped out. Collins extended the record to 113 hours but felt unwell, while participants used music and long playing records as motivation and could perform any activity except sleeping.

Ro Des Collins Bill McMillan

Stolen Car Crashes Killing Footscray Man

Melbourne report details a diplomatic car stolen last Tuesday outside Mr. A D Motion’s Toorak home. After a 400 mile chase from Melbourne to Yass, the car crashed into a pole on Ballarat Road Footscray, killing Leslie John Egan of Thornbury. Two men and a youth were detained and later involved in a courtroom escape.

Melbourne Ballarat Footscray Yass A. D. Motion Orrong Road Toorak Leslie John Egan Ethel Street Thornbury Mr. Motion Hume Highway

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