13 Jun 1961
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jun 13, 1961
Page
1
Cabinet met late into the night shaping policy for the Premiers Conference Loan Council on 1961-62 spending. Officials will decide the extent of state reception and loan funds for the year and announce only after the Premiers' two day meeting begins Wednesday.
Discussions by ministers focus on timing for easing credit and stimulus, aiming to support employment and housing while limiting budget concessions before an election. Government faces reduced revenue from taxes and rising commitments, with banks' liquidity and credit flow in question.
Prime Minister Menzies states he cannot attend a Commonwealth conference before Britain decides on joining the European Common Market. He notes practical reasons and cites other considerations, while Diefenbaker had proposed convening a Commonwealth meeting prior to Britain’s decision.
The dictator was driving to Ciudad Trujillo when an ambush killed him on May 30. The car bore numerous bullet holes, marking the fatal assault as his final journey.
Heavy rain washed out the fourth day of the Test between Australia and England in Birmingham. Play was abandoned near tea as rain continued with the wicket in doubt. England trailed 1/10 after Australia declared 9/516. Subba Row top scored for England with 68 and Pullar added 60 in a 93 partnership.
In southern Iran a series of quakes leveled Dehkouheh, wiping out a mud hut village. About 1500 survivors face delays as relief tents and medical supplies are airlifted from Shiraz. An official statement reports roughly fifty killed and fifty hurt, with urgent aid needed.
Nineteen persons died when a KLM Electra crashed on landing at Cairo while returning from Rome. Reports say the aircraft exploded and burst into flames after turning toward a hill, with survivors and crew numbers varying in early dispatches. Captain Kenneth Reynalds, 37, survived and was hospitalized.
Niagara Falls horror as a sightseeing boat carrying honeymooners is swept over the falls. Three victims die immediately while a man perishes at the hydro electric intake. A wrecked barge and a brave but doomed climb end in failure. Only a seven year old boy survives the accident.
A Soviet note handed to President Kennedy by Khrushchev at the summit last week warned of a six month period for acceptance of the plan. Rusk stressed a thorough joint Western discussion before replying. Adenauer said the proposals would push Germans to postwar conditions and rejected a separate peace with East Germany. Washington expects talks this week with Lord Home and allied representatives.
The defense for Adol Eichmann in his Jerusalem trial asks for about ten days to present the defence. Dr Servatius of West Netherlands will lead the talks with the court. The request is noted by the press and follows a June 20 timetable point.
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