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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 17, 1966
Page
11
A riot erupts as about 19 Black demonstrators and white onlookers clash in downtown. Police arrest a man amid brick throwing and window damage. Officials describe the scene as violent, with injuries and threats against officers.
France and five European Common Market partners plan a Luxembourg meeting to secure a six month old crisis. Talks center on farm financing and supranational powers for the commission and payment in Strasbourg. Outcome crucial for the community future.
The widow of writer Ernest Hemingway seeks a court order blocking 10 publications of the book by A E Hotchner and Random House. She claims confidentiality and fiduciary duties were breached and that the works impinge on her privacy and rights of the estate. The State Supreme Court hearing is scheduled for Friday.
A Caribbean aviation tragedy unfolds as a DC aircraft crashes after takeoff near Cartagena Colombia. Fewer than a dozen survive while 54 perished. Rescuers comb wreckage through Friday night into Saturday seeking victims and clues. officials say cause will not be determined immediately.
Moscow reports the death of Professor Sergei Koralyov a noted spaceflight designer and the first Sputnik’s chief constructor. An obituary signed by his son credits him with shaping early Soviet space efforts including the Vostok and first man in space designs.
James Lovell and his wife welcomed their fourth child, a son named Jeffrey Carl Lovell, born Friday night in Houston. Both mother and baby are reported well.
A Brooklyn nun at the St Convent marked her 108th birthday as authorities note her long life in service. Reports indicate she remains a revered figure within the community, with well wishers praising her years of devotion and faith.
Sukarno announces unity amid massive purge of the Indonesian Communist Party PKI with about 48 members of the So-man leadership reported killed and leadership removed from politics. The purge, seen as a shift in national policy, follows tensions over price rises and economic strain as Sukarno warns against accepting posts tied to relief. Police fire on protesters at the palace as student demonstrations surge and the army steps in to stabilize the situation amid clashes with protesters and Chinese nationals caught in the violence.
British authorities say Soviet Premier Kosygin pressed India Pakistan accord at Tashkent with backing from President Johnson. The article notes Shastri and Ayub Khan were aware aid influenced terms and asserts Washington signaled approval, aiming for a successful meeting to bolster peacemaking amid Kashmir tensions.
New Delhi report states Prime Minister Shastri will donate his entire estate to the Servants of India Society and related advancement funds. The text notes he was a life member and a founder, with payments and shares mentioned in the involved charity’s history.
A 1964 letter exchange between U S President Johnson and Turkish Prime Minister Sumru Ismet Inonu discusses Turkish invasion threats against Cyprus. Johnson cautions NATO allies may not rally to Turkey and rejects U S supplied military aid for any Turkish intervention. The dispute follows a Turkish government order for action against an Istanbul newspaper over letters about the crisis.
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