03 Jun 1960
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jun 03, 1960
Page
1
A terse obituary mentions the death of Ack Ward in Ontario with few readable details. The brief notes the loss occurred recently and references identified associates Ip and Foy in partial form.
Public Works Committee backs a seven storey hospital in Canberra costing £2.85 million designed for 350 nurses with 72 beds for staff and trainees. Levee protection and flood risk debated while former minister Sir Wilfrid Kent Hughes questions the site. Ground floor set to the 1,835 foot flood contour.
A proposed Canberra Hospital project outlines a 1,831-foot levee flood protection and landscaped bank on hospital land. The building would house six wards, public and inter-state wards, a chapel, ambulance station, two laboratories, and research facilities in collaboration with Australian National University and John Curtin Medical. Costs tallied at £1,905,000 for the first state, with £949,500 for breast care, plus £300,000 set aside for other hospitals.
The British Foreign Office rejected a proposal for further inquiries into the four year old disappearance of naval frogman Commander Lions Crabb. Crabb vanished while diving near a Russian cruiser in Portsmouth harbour during a visit by Nikita Khrushchev and Nikolai Bulganin to the United Kingdom.
Dr Subandrio urged a conference of independent policy countries to avoid blaming blocs for the East West summit failure. He argued it would show Paris failure not doom mankind and that underdeveloped nations must actively seek world peace. Asian and African representation urged for future success.
Henry Gilmour, a railway signalman at Kingswood 19 miles from London, set his signals at danger and collapsed after signaling the Royal train carrying the Queen and Prince Philip. The train was halted for eight minutes until a relief signalman took over.
The Dutch aircraft carrier Karel Doorman leaves The Hague to transport 22 British jet fighters to Dutch New Guinea. It will carry 32 Hawker Hunters and Sea Hawks plus eight piston-engined anti-submarine aircraft and two helicopters. About 800 infantrymen, half volunteers, are slated for August deployment to the island.
A couple watched a brilliant West Indies sunset from Shirley Heights near Antigua as Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones observed the scene on a Tuesday.
In Moscow, Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko summoned Western ambassadors to the Foreign Ministry and presented new disarmament notes. Reported by Reuters, the draft remains rooted in universal disarmament but includes fresh points addressing Western calls for clearer controls and precision.
SEATO members debated Communist China during a council session. US Secretary of State John Herter called Peking an outlaw and refused to recognize the regime while New Zealand considered allowing China’s UN membership to ease post summit tensions. He warned against East West détente opposing it and noted Beijing’s stance aligned with Russian leaders.
Belgian Airlines added planes to evacuate Europeans from the Congo as June 30 independence nears. Americans report families hurriedly packing wives and children amid anti-white threats. Traffic remains heavy. shipping lines overcrowded and European schools prep for early year-end exams.
Government and Opposition members proposed a two shift Parliament with standard white collar hours from 9 to 6 or 10 to 6 on a five day week. Currently Parliament sits mainly Tuesday to Thursday afternoons and nights, with four weeks of sessions followed by a week off. Leader of the Opposition Calwell defended the current setup saying he was satisfied. He criticized the government for pushing major laws in the last days of sittings with indecent haste and arrogant disdain.
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