26 Jul 1958
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 26, 1958
Page
1
Western and Soviet sources trade hints of a drawn out process ahead of a planned New York summit. U N members debated participation with Israel Pakistan Turkey India and Arab states in play while France hesitates over a rapid decision timeline and new talks push back a firm invitation list.
India announces to Iraq its plan to withdraw from the Baghdad Pact while the Iraqi Republic hints at potential union with the United Arab Republic. Cairo reports indicate British air services suspend routes to Jordan and Egypt as tensions rise, with Aleppo witnessing clashes between Communist and pro-Nasser groups and eyewitnesses noting arrests of dissenters.
Prime Minister Menzies urged including United Arab Republic Lebanon and Jordan in UN Security Council summit discussions. He said Western powers and regional states should shape the talks while cautioning that Soviet influence and interference must be carefully examined to protect the independence of the Arab states.
Brisbane report details a NSW Queensland border incident where Pridu young Cessnock soldier Trivule Alan Downie of the reinforcement platoon Jat Battalion AA died when a stone fell during night maneuvers on Mt Gipps. Downie aged 2 singio was buried in a prosy country setting. His body was sent to Cosmocts for burial.
Cape Canaveral reports a third space mouse named Wickie missing after a Thor Able rocket failed to deliver signals. Air Force planes and Navy ships scoured the South Atlantic near Ascension Island and the African coast as darkness and weak signals hindered the search before dusk.
Queen Elizabeth endured a second operation at Buckingham Palace to clear sinus cavities and wash out facial bone areas. Doctors reported improving general condition with normal temperature for two days and planned a decision today on travel to Windsor Castle for convalescence.
New intimidation in East Berlin forces Western allied nationals to avoid the East West border. UPI reports rising threats including stoning and tyre slashing against American vehicles. Red police stand by as four power rules keep Westerns free to move in noncombat zones, while tours of East Berlin continue.
Floods threaten the Western Australia coast with washaways blocking the Geraldton Port railway and delaying passenger ships. Rain totals reach 43 inches this month as storms lash the region from Shark Bay to Esperance. Fremantle reports liners storm bound, bridges under water, and rivers like Avon at York rising with widespread flooding and evacuations.
Premier of South Australia Sir Thomas Playford travels to New York on a secret visit. He tells reporters only that details will emerge in about a week. Before departing Adelaide he told parliament he was invited to visit America for negotiations deemed to offer a standing advantage to the state.
Brigadier Kassem, the Iraqi coup leader, told United Press in touch with fellow officers that he had been plotting revolt for years. He described seeing a deteriorating government since the 1930s and said he considered revolts in 1966 but avoided action. He claimed plans to build foreign relations and oil interests while citing UN charter restraints.
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