History making television opening in Canberra
Canberra viewers watched the opening of station 3TC-7 with Mr. Davidson pledging national and Australian content. Canberra Television Ltd officials praised public service, independence, and the station’s role in showcasing Australian life and culture on a new national stage.
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CTIC-7
Davidson
Canberra Television Limited
A. T
CTC-7
Aberra and
3TC-7
Canberra
Australia
Tralian
Canberra Television Ltd
A. T. Shakespeare
Australian Sabre squadron arrives at Ubol Thailand
The Australian Sabre jet squadron at Ubol expects full settlement in three or four days per base commander Squadron Leader Malcolm Truaimar. Most of the unit flew in Friday night and pitched tents before heavy rain. Eight Sabres arrived from Bangkok joining the squadron as SEATO forces boost in Southeast Asia.
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Saigon
A.a.p.reuter
Ubol
Malcolm Truaimar
Bangkok
Thailand
SEATO
South- East Asia
110 Killed In Boeing Jet Crash Near Orly Airport
Rescue officials report 110 dead with two hostesses as the only survivors aboard a chartered Boeing jet bound for Georgia City. The airliner lifted off and crashed near Villeneuve-Le-Roi seven miles from Paris, leaving a mushroom cloud and scattered wreckage in a garden.
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Orly
Atlanta Art Association
Georgia City
Air France
Reuter
Boeing
Associated Press
Villeneuve-Le-Roi
Paris
Missing Canberra Couple Found in Sydney
A 2 year old man and a 4 year old girl who disappeared from Canberra on May 27 were found by police in Sydney. The man faces an abduction charge in Central Police Court. They will seek extradition to Canberra. The girl had babysat for an RAAF officer and his wife the night she vanished. The parents also received two calls from their son, in Camden and Wollongong.
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Canberra
Sydney
Central Police Court
R.A.A.F
Camden
Wollongong
Menzies heads to London from Commonwealth crisis talks
Australian Prime Minister Menzies returns to London from common market crisis talks with Lord Home. He raised the political implications of Britain joining the six and Commonwealth effects. Macmillan and de Gaulle continued talks at Champs near Paris.
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London
A.A.P
Menzies
Lord Home
Macmillan
de Gaulle
Chateau de Champs
Paris
Menzies and De Gaulle talks shadow British Common Market bid
In two days of private talks at Dorneywood near London, Menzies and Marshall focused on Southeast Asian tensions and West New Guinea. Britain's stance on Commonwealth preferences and entry into the Common Market sparked a political crisis, with De Gaulle challenging full European policy cooperation. Kirkland Lake comments signaled Canada must adjust trading patterns as Britain enters the market. Ottawa aims to protect Commonwealth trade while promoting new export growth.
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Menzies
Lord Home
Dorneywood
London
West New Guinea
New Zealand
Marshall
Britain
Macmillan
Lady Dorothy
Paris
Lair
British United Press
de Gaulle
Europe
U.S
The
Sunday Express
Commonwealth
Kirkland Lake
Ontario
John Diefenbaker
Canada
Africa
Asiat
Dutch attack on Sansapor confirms Indonesian control
Jakarta reports Sansapor in West New Guinea now in Indonesian hands after May 30 surrender by Dutch forces. Casualties were light, Dutch abandoned equipment, and rockets hit housing as Indonesian forces push from Sorong area toward Rak Rak amid ongoing fighting.
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Djakarta
West New Guinea
Sansapor
Macassar
Sorong
Manokwari
New Guinea
Indonesia
Teminabuan
Rak Rak
D L P delegates back stronger defence drive
Delegates at the D L P annual conference resolved to push for Australia’s defences to be at least doubled in three years. The policy hinges on Laos and South Vietnam worsening, and Indonesia’s threatening posture.
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D.L.P
Melbourne
Australia
Laos
South Vietnam
Indonesia
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