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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jun 24, 1961
Page
2
Work on the Kings Avenue bridge advances with the final beam completed on Wednesday. The western section is expected to open in October while the old Kings Avenue Road reopens Tuesday and will stay open at peak times for the coming months with intermittent daytime closures during earthmoving operations.
Damascus report says the Organisation of Oil Exporting Countries plans a coordinated campaign to secure more royalties from Western oil companies. Saudi Arabia's Oil Minister Sheikh Abdullah Turuki cited last year's revenue near £53 million eroded by price cuts by producers.
Report from Saigon says 27 South Vietnamese guerrillas were killed in a fierce clash with government troops after a Communist ambush about 100 miles south of Saigon this week, according to Press reports.
The 12 nation Antarctic Treaty, signed in Washington on December 1 1959, comes into force and Canberra hosts a two week meeting starting July 10 to discuss scientific cooperation and peaceful use. Signatories include Argentina Australia Belgium Chile France Japan New Zealand Norway South Africa Soviet Union Britain and the United States. Australia ratified last October.
Stocks closed lower in New York trading as the market posted the year’s lowest volume under 3 million shares. The downturn came in a light session marking a quiet end to the week with many listings retreating.
Sydney report says 30 year old David Jones managing director of Davis Jones Limited died after a brief illness at Luke's Hospital. Jones, chairman since 1960, was married with four children and left as an influential figure in his family and business community. Surviving wife Mrs Rankin and Lloyd Jones are named. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
The Indonesian sailing ship Dewarutji arrived at Jervis Bay to begin a five day visit to the Royal Australian Naval College. Eighty Indonesian naval cadets will tour the Australian War College Memorial Parliament and other sites with a stop in Sydney before sailing to Brisbane.
An Ontario court case involving Nicholas Monsarrat and his former wife Philippe moves toward the Supreme Court. The action centers on divorce and related disputes as details emerge from the Toronto filing.
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