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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jun 06, 1963
Page
3
Craig, a Mt Colah resident, wandered onto a railway line and sat on a sleeper to watch trains. An electric train struck him lightly but the driver stopped in time. After three hours in hospital he was sent home with a slight forehead scratch. he still wants to drive trains when grown.
President Kennedy told 32 Young Australia League members that the U.S. and allies must prepare for difficult days in Southeast Asia and the Pacific. He praised Australia as a staunch ally and recalled past ties while inviting continued cooperation. The Australians also visited Congress and the Supreme Court during their Washington trip.
After a final conference with Dr. Radhakrishnan in Washington, President Kennedy and the Indian president spoke briefly to reporters. A joint communique said the United States would offer warm sympathy and assistance to India to preserve its territorial integrity and oppose Chinese Communist aggression in the subcontinent.
Air Marshal Sir Walston Hancock, chief of the Australian Air Staff, arrived in Karachi for a three day tour of Pakistani Air Force establishments en route to the air show in Paris.
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