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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 24, 1962
Page
1
A Canadian Pacific Bristol Britannia bound for Sydney crashed on approach to Honolulu International Airport. Twenty seven of the twenty-nine passengers and crew aboard were killed as the plane struck the runway, burst into flames, and a fuel tank exploded.
Eyewitnesses said Britanni a plane skidded off the main runway into bulldozers and grading equipment on an adjacent strip. The tail section was sheared off and engines burst into flames. Wreckage covered a football field area. Twenty one passengers bound for New Zealand. five Killed including two French and a Canadian. Survivors included an Australian and Melbourne resident Edith Hutchinson. Flight originated in Vancouver Friday night. crash occurred during approach at 7 15 p m Canberra time. FAA said an engine failure during emergency landing led to fuel dumping and loss of control.
Witnesses described explosions as flames reached fuel tanks after a midair collision or crash near the airport. Firefighters battled a large blaze as salvage crews worked amid mangled wreckage, with two flight attendants found alive but shaken, and several fatalities confirmed at the scene.
Dust swirls as Indian UN soldiers advance with riot sticks toward jeering Katangese women at a road block in Elisabethville. Thousands gathered, the block was torn down, and three Katangese women were reported killed in the incident.
Catholic parents in Goulburn opposing the re opening of Catholic schools backed by a large meeting. They will keep children in state schools while protests over the state sid e issue continue. About 900 supported reopening. 100 opposed. 1,000 children affected by the strike last week. State offers limited aid. new toilet blocks for Our Lady of Mercy Preparatory School funded by a loan.
In Geneva British Foreign Secretary Home meets Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko to discuss Berlin and Germany. Western officials say the Soviet may seek a separate peace with East Germany, while Rusk and Gromyko gave no new proposals. Sources note Gromyko remains firm on Berlin and hints at internal Soviet pressure.
The Department of the Interior Transport Section cancelled two trial bus services to Red Hill and Downer. Buses ran at 10.10 p.m. to the suburbs, started in April for a three month trial. A spokesman said each bus carried an average of only one passenger per trip each night.
Australia prepares to install a one million pound Honeywell 800 electronic data processing computer at Fairbairn Air Base. The machine will print pay cheques for RAAF personnel and manage inventories. Arrival from Boston expected next Saturday with four trucks to Russell Hill. loading finishes in six hours. The EDP building should be completed by late September.
A blaze at Lewisham Private Hospital began in a rear TV lounge at 10 40 p m. Fire crews and volunteers evacuated patients, with some in their 90s, as explosions in the ceiling sent flames and debris. Dozens of residents aided the救 emergency response and ambulances ferried injured to safety.
Australia approved 84 791 new houses and flats in 1961 62 the lowest in five years. Total building value reached 585 971 000 with non residential work at 228 571 000. Construction activity dipped from 1960 61 and 1959 60 peak levels.
Washington officials say the new Soviet tests may focus on anti missile rockets with hydrogen warheads as a reaction to the resumed Soviet testing. The report follows the Nike Zeus interception of an intercontinental missile about 4500 miles away.
Politicians traveling on trips were kept together but no cars were reserved for them. McMahon rejects reports that 80 MPs used taxpayer funded rides to Melbourne with free meals and liquor in a reserved carriage. He notes MPs could book individually using gold passes. rail commissioner would not confirm special car or free provisions for MLA guests.
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