Nine Seamen Missing As Collier Sinks Off Wilsons Prom
Melbourne reported nine Filipino seamen believed lost when the 760 ton collier Vicky sank in heavy seas near Wilsons Promontory after engine trouble. The King David rescued 14 survivors, including the Vicky's master, while the Trachurus and others aided in the search. The Vicky, formerly Caldare, was launched in Aberdeen in 1920 and sailed from Sydney to Melbourne with coal.
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Melbourne
Wilson's
Howard Smith
Vick
King David
Vicky
David
Lup
Ivors
Sydney
Aberdeen
Scotland
Mortlake Bank
Clearing Weather Eases Danger Of Serious Flooding
Torrential rainfall threatened metropolitan areas while rivers rose and towns evacuated in New South Wales. Weather Bureau warned rain was easing with no heavy falls forecast though heavy runoff and local flooding remained likely on the Nepean and tributaries. Major highways were cut. coastal winds battered ships at Port Kembla. several towns reported flooded streets and stranded vehicles as rail lines and bridges were rendered impassable.
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Bath
Weather Bureau
Nepean
Pacffc
Newcastle
Port Kembla
Iron King
Cooma
Namal
Cantlersagh
Mac- Guarla Rivera
Gilgandra
Way Me
Coonamble
Mulgea
Piece S
Meen
Guilgong
Warren
Queensland
Nasser Declared Sole Candidate in Egypt Vote
Cairo report states President Gamal Abdel Nasser is the sole candidate as votes cast on Saturday are tallied. Official wording confirms only his name appeared on ballots with no opposition. International observers note a controlled election atmosphere and limited competition.
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Cairo
Reuter
Coletane Uon
Egypt
Brewery Plan Deferred At August Association Meeting
The Ex Servicemen's Registered Association plans to defer a proposal to purchase a 250000 pound brewery. President B Crook said the meeting decided to wait until the annual gathering in August when production costs and administration figures would be shown.
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Sydney
Sorsing
B. Crook
Association
Snown
Crook
Italian Socialist Attacks Khrushchev Splits Italian Left
Rome report says Signor Nenni launched a sharp attack on Soviet leader Khrushchev and the Soviet system after his Moscow Congress report. Nenni charged the dictatorship of the proletariat had shifted into a dictatorship by the Communist Party and then into Stalin’s personal dictatorship.
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Rome
Proletariat
Communist Party
Stalin
Five Terrorists Surrender In North Malaya
Five Communist terrorists, four Malays and one Chinese, surrendered yesterday to civilians in Pahang State North Malaya, officials said. The surrender brings total in five days to nine as the Malayan government urged Malay insurgents to come out of the jungles.
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Kuala Lumfuk
A.ap
Reuter
Pahang
Malaya
App i
Prince Abdul Rahman
Malayanan Communist Party
Fadden says no risk from Monte Bello tests
Sir Arthur Fadden states no danger from atomic tests at Monte Bello and notes routine measurements at airports in northwestern Australia. He confirms safety assessments by committees and asserts any observed activity could be from test deposits or other factors, pending further study by scientists.
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Arthur Fadden
Argonaut LAGOS Plane Crash Kills 27 in Tripoli Region
Reported crash near Tripoli as Argonaut airliner bound London to Lagos collided with trees during approach near Idris. Twenty five aboard survived or were injured. several seriously burned. Stewardess Miss EK Buckley among dead. other crew and passengers from Britain and colonies.
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Argonaut
Lagos
Niger
Ste
British Overseas Ai
Assort
Childran
Miss EK. Buckley
Pena
Mr. L.A
London
Idris
Tripoli
Bold Attempt To Assassinate Cyprus Judge
Report says Mr Justice Shaw, 65, was shot at point blank as he drove from police HQ on Paphos Road. Two gunmen opened fire and fled in a car pursued by police. Shaw is officially described as in a serious but stable condition.
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Cyprus
Teadh
Justice Shaw
Shaw
Paphos Road
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Phata
Geoffrey Wallinger
Toldt
Theodor Koerner
Menziar
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United Kingdom
Tadden
Arthur Wadden
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Kano
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