Malaysian PM offers to pursue peace talks with Indonesia
Kuala Lumpur reports Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman ready for talks and willing to drop Indonesian recognition as a precondition. In Manila, sources say President Sukarno may announce halting Indonesia's confrontation policy within hours.
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Tunku Abdul Rahman
Indonesia
Manila
Sukarno
Kennedy
Presi
Djakarta
Ith
Subandrio
Armed Forces
Nasu Ny
Washington
At. Kennedy
Accoma
U.S
Ward Jones
Eghuty
Tunku outlines talks with Indonesia on regional peace
At Kuala Lumpur press time the Tunku listed conditions for talks with Indonesia including recognition, troop withdrawal, and neutral refereeing. Kennedy and Sihanouk met Sukarno in Jakarta as Manila hints at tripartisan talks. Indonesia’s top policy group backed Sukarno’s conciliatory approach.
Indonesian unions seize British American Tobacco in Djakarta
A delegation of Indonesian Communist and Nationalist Party trade unions said they seized the British American Tobacco Company in Djakarta. They handed over company management to a deputy of Governor Brig Gen Sum fina, while six British managers remained in the building. Shell Company management and a central council of trade unions deny each other’s authority. Shell is described as now the property of Indonesia under a January 2 proclamation.
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Sumfina
Shell Company
Central Council
United Press
Shell
Indonesia
New Act Resident Family Heads to Canberra as Minister Anthony Takes Post
Mr and Mrs Anthony and their three children arrive at Fairbairn airport to live in Canberra for most of the year as Anthony becomes Minister for the Interior. He will be sworn in after the Ministers of State Act is amended following the federal parliament meeting. Their eldest son Dugald, five, will attend a Canberra school. Anthony has longstanding ties to Canberra from 1957 and his late father H L Anthony was a cabinet minister.
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Fairbairn
Anthony
Canberra
Interior
Dugald
Telopea Park High School
H. L. Anthony
Water shortage warning as Canberra sees near record 29.8 million gallons used
Residents faced a 24 hour water use near the record level with 29.8 million gallons consumed, prompting officials to urge further cuts. Queanbeyan displayed stronger storage levels, while Canberra braces for possible restrictions and a bushfire risk remains high with dry conditions and a weather-forecasted hot spell.
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Department of Works
Tanker Flooding Inquiry Begins
A naval inquiry opens into the water flooding of the engine room aboard the 15,000 ton tanker H M A S Supply after it sank stern first while moored at Garden Island Sydney Harbour. Repairs underway as divers assist pumping and officials assess cause.
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H.M.A.S. Supply
Navy
Hmas Simo Ate
Dr. Forbes
Garden Island
Sydney Harbour
Hlm.a.s. Supply
H.M. A.S. Rushcutter
O. H. Becher
Forbes
Garden Qaelward
Farewell to Gen McNicoll at Royal Military College dinner
Major-General R R Mc Nicoll Master General of the Ordnance will be farewelled by the Military Board at a dinner at the Royal Military College Officers Mess. He graduated from Duntroon in 1926 and served 41 years in the Army with World War II service in the Western Desert Greece Crete France and Germany. He was General Officer Commanding Central Command South Australia in 1959 and later Master General of the Ordnance and fourth Military Board member.
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Military Board
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Duntroon
Army
Western Desert
Greece
Crete
France
Germany
McNicoll
Central Command
South Australia
Vor
Australia urged plan for aging population and inflation hedge
Dr R I Downing called for a contributory national superannuation scheme as part of measures to shield retirees from rising prices. He proposed automatic yearly adjustment of benefits, a gradual pension reduction for earnings, 65 as the pension age for most, and compulsory and voluntary savings with added units up to multiple of the minimum benefit.
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Australia
R. I. Downing
Downing
Ritchie
Melbourne
Crien Tapls
Sue
Anzaas Congress
Diplomat murder sequel hits Aden airport attack
An Aden airport employee is charged with murdering Assistant British High Commissioner George Henderson after an explosion December 10 at Aden Airport. Henderson, a George Medal recipient, died shielding the commissioner Sir Kennedy Trevascis. another Indian victim Kalifah perished and 50 were wounded.
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A.p.reuter
George Henderson
Abdullah
Henderson
Kennedy Trevascis
Kalifah
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