29 Jul 1963
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 29, 1963
Page
1
New earth tremors hit Skopje for a third day as fears rise of more shocks. Rescuers in masks continued work. earlier Friday tremors collapsed buildings in ruins, injuring over two thousand and killing about fifteen hundred.
After a 55 hour entombment rescue teams pulled alive a Belgrade identified woman Suzy Jacquemaire from Hotel Macedonia rubble. She said her husband and others remained trapped further down as aid pours in from Yugoslavia Britain and the U.S. with hospitals and supplies being dispatched to aid thousands of victims.
The Comet missing on a flight from Tokyo to Cairo was sighted near a Bombay Island ten miles off Santa Cruz. Rescue efforts continued as a navy boat found life raft oil slick and aluminum fragment amid drizzle and poor visibility.
Storms lashed South Australia causing extensive damage across Adelaide and the Hills. Gusts near 50 mph, heavy rain and hail wrecked greenhouses, flooded rivers, and disrupted transport and power. Coastal seas pounded the coast while ships waited for calmer seas.
A string of road accidents near Canberra and Bowral left Charles Thomas Hall of Tyson Street Ainslie dead after his car hit a semi trailer on the Hume Highway near Paddy's River. Injured were Robert McMillan and Malcolm Barlow, both 24, from Ainslie, with McMillan driver. A Hungarian migrant Ferenc Baranyai, 24, from Queanbeyan, overturned on the Federal Highway. Kathleen Mulligan, 46, sustained head injuries after a separate collision on Commonwealth Avenue, while her husband Leonard Mulligan avoided injury. Bozo Nikic escaped unharmed in the other vehicle.
A statewide search failed to find two prisoners Clive Beresiford and John van Gregory who escaped Cowra lockup yesterday afternoon. Police believe they may have stolen a car at Darby’s Falls to aid their bid for freedom. Four Melbourne detectives also hunted three Pent ridge escapees in North East Victoria without success.
Mathew Gibson, 44, station master and safety officer, was inspecting the track near Murray's Flat while operating a plassermatic tamping machine when he was struck by a goods train. He died instantly. Marulan lies 16 miles northeast of Goulburn, and Goulburn police reported the accident occurred Friday.
Comecon ends three days of consultations in Moscow and issues a communique on peaceful economic competition with capitalism. Moscow radio says Warsaw Pact chief Marshall Chechko reported on armed forces and political consultations. Mexico and India agree to sign the partial nuclear test ban, while Australia prepares to join. Sir Garfield Barwick congratulates western negotiators and confirms steps to join the treaty.
Two blazes struck the resort town of Aix les Bains within minutes last night damaging the casino and the main hotel at the mountain spa. No injuries were reported as firefighters contained the flames and seconds fire crews battled the blaze.
Bond Baker, 38, of Surfers Paradise, died at Royal Melbourne Hospital from head injuries after a skiing accident at Mt Buller yesterday. He lost control when a ski broke loose and collided with a tree at the bottom of a steep slope while on holiday.
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