Indonesia closes air space near West New Guinea
The Indonesian government bans flights in a 48 000 square mile eastern air zone from Morotai to Aru and Tanimbar Islands near West New Guinea. Penalties will follow for violators as Indonesian forces reinforce West New Guinea amid Dutch moves.
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Tanimbar Islands
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Karel Doorman
Holland
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Australia
Australian New Guinea
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Panchen Lama Fleeing Amid Tibet Border Alerts
British United Press dispatch from Calcutta reports the Panchen Lama a 23 year old prisoner in Lhasa. Chinese authorities have alerted checkpoints on Tibet borders with India Sikkim and Bhutan amid his flight. The Panchen Lama once backed the Chinese claim Tibet is part of China and spent 1949 to 1951 under Communist tutelage before returning in 1951 with aims to expel imperial influence and defend the territory.
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India
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China
Royal portrait painter dies in Dondon home
Miss Margaret Day Williams, prolific royal portrait painter, died at her home on Saturday. She had painted portraits of Queen Elizabeth I and other royal figures, dating back to 1937 with early works depicting the Queen and her sister, Princess Margaret.
Missiles Test Centre Faces Work Stoppage At Cape Canaveral
About 800 machinists from Convair Astronautic walked off work at Cape Canaveral, halting the Atlas ballistic missile plant. Union members set up pickets at midnight after wage talks broke down.
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Convair Astronautic
International Association of Machinists
Convair
Milk Strike Expands As Union Faces De-registration Risks
About 2,000 milk workers walked out Friday protesting a new award by Mr. Justice Kelleher. The city area rationed to half the usual 180 000 pails daily, leaving thousands of families without milk and forcing parents with infants to seek supplies at two depots run by Dairy Farmers and Fresh Food and Ice. Transport Workers' Union members refuse to handle milk storage at the depots amid the dispute.
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Transport Workers’ Union
Thompson
Justice Kelleher
Appeal To Turks To Forget Differences
Turkish revolutionary leader General Gursel urged Turks to forget their feud and kiss as brothers in a message to the army. He praised parts of the former government of Adnan Menderes for dams and roads while accusing it of suppressing freedom. General Osman Katsal said the revolt aimed to stop the government’s alleged plan to kill war college cadets.
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Ankara
Dilayer Argun
Century old Canberra cottage landmark near Scotts Crossing
A century old cottage built for a Dun troon workman, H. J. Ginn, near Scotts Crossing has become Canberra's landmark. Plans for a proposed lakes development place the cottage on the northern shore, and the Canberra Historical Society aims to preserve the building as it stands.
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Duntroon
H. J. Ginn
Scotts Crossing
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Canberra Historical Society
Crown Drops Libel Counts In Royal Commission Case
Mr N D McCarthy of the Crown Law Department told Mr Justice Ross that a nolle prosequi was entered against News Ltd and Rivett on the single remaining libel charge. A March trial left eight ac unprecedented nine counts, with a jury unable to reach a verdict on the ninth. The case related to alleged defamatory libel about three South Australian Supreme Court judges, Napier Reed and Ross, who served on the Stuart Royal Commission. The March trial also yielded not guilty verdicts on several sedition-like counts. The unresolved ninth charge stemmed from a News poster reading Shand quits You won t give Stuart fair go dated August 21.
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Justice Ross
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News and
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Geoffrey Reed
Stuart Royal Commission
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Shand
Menzies Heads to Washington After SEATO Talks
Australia Prime Minister Menzies arrives in Washington after a quiet weekend in the countryside and talks with President Eisenhower. In New York he will address the American Australian Association at a luncheon meeting.
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Australia
Menzies
Washington
SEATO
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Nehru Denounces Big Powers Attacks and Summit Collapse
Nehru told the All India Congress Committee that personal attacks on nations' symbols worsened tensions after the summit collapse. He urged peaceful talks as the only alternative to war, warned about the U 2 flight as a breach of international law, and stressed that disarmament cannot be decided by a few powers alone. President Eisenhower urged talent in government and called for a crusade to raise political life, while acknowledging Khrushchev's sharp rhetoric and its effect on Western unity.
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All India Congress Committee
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Mr. Khrushchev
India
Yes
Indiana
Eisenhower
America
Notre Dame University
United States
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West Point
New York
U S Launches 50 Storey High Balloon From Georgia
United States launched a 50 storey high stratospheric balloon from Brunswick to study cosmic ray particles. It carries solid emulsion film to record data and is tracked by ground and aerial radar. The two and a half ton craft may reach 115000 feet and descend in Texas.
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Georgia
United States
Office of Naval Research
National Science Foundation
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Cuba May Recognise Communist China and Khrushchev Visit Hinted
Havana corre spondent reports diplomatic quarters expect formal Cuba China relations before July 26 the seventh anniversary of Fidel Castro’s revolutionary party. Khrushchev may visit Cuba that date with Chou En Lai possibly arriving. A large sugar sale to China is anticipated, up to half a million tons, plus other agreements.
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China
Revolutionary Party
Fidel Castro
Khrushchev
Moscow
Chou En-Lai
Sugar Industry Cir
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Cuba
U.S
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