Local baseball item unclear from fragment
Fragmentary notice mentions a baseball event or use at a ballpark but key names, date, and place are unreadable, leaving the exact team, venue, and outcome undetermined.
20 Jul 1960
Page 1
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 20, 1960
Page
1
Fragmentary notice mentions a baseball event or use at a ballpark but key names, date, and place are unreadable, leaving the exact team, venue, and outcome undetermined.
A passenger armed with a hatchet and gelignite attempted to hijack a Brisbane to Eagle Farm flight. Flight crew and detectives restrained the man after a struggle as the plane landed safely. Passengers recalled a tense seven minutes aboard the aircraft.
An airliner carrying 1 passenger was forced down Tuesday after being ordered to divert by Turkish authorities. The aircraft, en route to Karachi, reportedly violated a military prohibition and was intercepted near Ankara. Investigations are underway by Turkish and British officials.
Belgian troops start withdrawal from Leopoldville with completion expected by Saturday. UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold receives Congo crisis reports from Major General Carlsson Von Horn and other leaders as Moroccan and Swede units aid peacekeeping while tension grows over mutinies and clashes near Leopoldville.
The cabinet begins budget discussions as departments present estimates. The Treasurer aims for a balanced anti inflationary measure. The government reports a stronger financial year with the budget deficit halved to £61 million, reducing the need for tax revenue increases.
Moscow radio reports twelve Russian oil tankers head for Cuba with additional oil for refineries at Anglo American plants recently seized. The Peking arrived with 27,000 tons of oil, followed by the Volga Don. Moscow also cites twenty thousand tons of Cuban sugar to be refined at Kawalesti.
Radio Moscow accused Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies of little real desire to advance disarmament and criticized his Canberra message as largely repeating U.S. Geneva talks content. It questioned U.S. willingness to resolve the issue, citing U-2 and G-47 plane incidents and IDS attitudes as evidence.
The Cuban premier, frail after pneumonia, denounces a U S bribery scheme tied to a six month 223 million aid plan for Latin American nations. He calls Washington offers to pay Cuban diplomats and to reimburse destruction costs. at U N the Security Council debates a multilateral response.
Twenty one miners were killed and others cut off by flames at the Hans poversche Treue mine in Salzgitter West Germany about 35 miles southeast of Hanover near the East German border. Officials released few details.
Snow and ice grip southeast Australia with subfreezing temperatures. Three accidents reported between overnight and dawn. Two cars skidded and one collision cited. motorists urged to exercise extreme caution as blizzard conditions hit the Snowy Mountains and Kiandra area. Winds, heavy snow, and impassable roads halted major works and left many vehicles stuck.
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