27 Jul 1959
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 27, 1959
Page
1
Six occupants, two men and four women, crawled to safety through the car’s windscreen in five feet of water after the vehicle rolled down a steep slope near Brindabella. The car marked on a hill and stopped in the stream. doors were jammed and the windscreen was removed as the car was towed away.
At a dinner at the American Ambassador's residence Khrushchev praised Eisenhower's sincerity and gentlemanliness and proposed a toast while arrangements for Nixon's Siberia travel were outlined. Nixon later met Mikoyan and faced hecklers in Moscow as he advocated peace and free exchange of ideas.
Devlin report challenges claims of an African Congress massacre plot in Nyasaland riots of February. A state of emergency was declared as Northern Rhodesian police stand by at the border to show the flag. Organizations rally to support Governor Sir Robert Armitage as precautionary actions continue.
Observers expect Kerala to be suspended and governed by Indian President Prasad until elections. Indira Gandhi pressed for central intervention after top meetings. cabinet to decide next Wednesday. Kerala promises compensation of £225 to families of those shot during the anti-Government cannaon protests. The government refuses a judicial inquiry while Opposition campaigns continue.
Sydney Sunday report says the Graziers' Federal Council asks the Federal Government to speed up action on establishing a beef cattle research fund. Secretary G D Chislett stated the council has brought the issue to the Australian Agricultural Council, meeting in Brisbane tomorrow.
In Canberra Avenue near Harman Naval Station two cars collided at 12.20 a.m. yesterday injuring Kelvin Arthur Wessels of H.M.A.S. Harman who had cuts over the right eye and Ronald Alfred Wood, 21, of Harman with minor injuries. both were admitted to the Naval Station hospital.
Brokers from a European exchange say a 9000 ton freighter will carry Australian steel to a Black Sea port next month. The steel, sourced from Lysaghts Ltd, is to be shipped from Port Kembla. Russian interest centers on certain Australian steel types and related engineering products.
Six people are missing after Hurricane Debra battered the Texas coast with 105 mph winds and heavy rain. The Coast Guard reports four missing aboard a 26 ft cabin cruiser south of Fremont, two more near Green Lake north of Cone Christi, with widespread property damage and continued flood risk as the storm inland.
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