09 Jun 1959
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jun 09, 1959
Page
1
Sixteen working groups at the Atlantic Congress met behind closed doors to craft a decade plan for NATO. Committees will review group reports to prepare final recommendations for RTOS and a special session with Prince Bernhard and top world leaders. About 650 delegates attend the opening week chaired by the Queen.
Six men died when their sedan collided with a live stock transport on the Hume Highway near Kilmore. Police have not released names and it is unknown if the vehicle was registered in Victoria or New South Wales. The car, heading to Sydney, crashed beneath the sheep transport. many animals were killed or injured. Ambulances rushed 41 men to hospital, but they all died on arrival.
Diplomats say Chancellor Adenauer plans to stay in office and may seek talks with Prime Minister Macmillan to defuse reports of a rift between London and Bonn. He defended his decision to remain, while the Social Democrats vow to press critiques in the Bundestag. Dr Erhard warned the move could unsettle German democracy but stressed no influence from outside sources.
The United Kingdom will not provide nuclear weapons or components to Australia, Canada, or other Commonwealth nations. A clause in the new atomic pact with the United States bans British made bombs, warheads, weapon parts, and know how from being supplied to Commonwealth forces, aiming to protect US-UK nuclear secrecy.
London reports five hundred Persians were arrested in the Kuwait Sheikhdom over the weekend on charges of Communist activity. The Telegraph correspondent says Kuwait’s ruler launched a major anti-Communist crackdown amid tensions in the Middle East.
Western officials report cautious optimism as four foreign ministers meet in Moscow to push Berlin settlement. Key issues include West Berlin occupation status, Soviet insistence on troops, and future German peace arrangements. Gromyko asserts Western rights in Berlin while Western Allies seek limits. A parallel nuclear test ban talks circle toward a summit, with technical delegations to study high altitude testing instrumentation.
The Australian Workers Union seeks to expel a Labour member of parliament over alleged oppressive conduct and union corruption. The union has directed counsel to prepare a case for show cause and to defend its actions against possible counterclaims.
Nationalist Chinese Ambassador Georgs Yeh said Formosa will reapply to the IOC under the Olympic Committee of the Republic of China after the IOC excluded the Formosan Government as China's Olympic representative. He called the IOC vote deplorable and noted plans to pursue participation despite the ruling.
The government announced bans on Weekender and Freepress and other Chinese language papers. Minister Ong Pang Boon cited moral grounds, saying colonial rule had left cultural devastation as the new PAP cabinet began.
Wellington New Zealand Supreme Court jury awarded Phillip Holloway Minister for Industry and Commerce £1,000 in his libel suit against a local newspaper. Holloway claimed £15,000 over a piece alleging he could be influenced to issue import licenses dishonorably. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty after a short deliberation.
Norman Lindsay brands the Acton ban as stale while defending his work and protesting the coverage by the press. Dr. H P Hyde comments that peace has returned to the Acton Hotel as the episode plays out, praising those who played a part in the public spectacle.
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