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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jun 26, 1963
Page
2
Saigon Buddhists flock to Xa Lai pagoda to view the preserved heart of Thich Quang Duc, said to have survived cremation after his self immolation in June. Believers claim Buddha miraculously protected the relic despite carbonised tissue.
In the United Nations Budgetary Committee France’s M. Roger Seydoux announced and then cast an abstention on a resolution funding the U N emergency force in the Middle East. France would continue to pay assessed costs and consider a voluntary contribution but would oppose resolutions funding the force and other financing measures. The Soviet Union also refused to pay.
Thieves broke into the Danish Royal family summer residence yesterday during the holiday period and stole a clock. Six glasses and a pepper shaker were also taken, police reported.
A joint Australian and American bid of 34.88 million dollars tops nine bids for the first stage of the Western Australia naval radio station at North West Cape. The contract covers towers up to 1300 feet, a power plant, transmitter building and a pier, with completion in 32 months. Qualification reviews proceed in Los Angeles as bids are narrowed to the lowest qualified bidder.
The Yugoslav betting chief in a million dinar bribery racket was jailed four years after bribing soccer players to throw matches. Sixteen players received sentences up to six months in relation to the case reported from Belgrade.
Tin shares fell across the London market after the United States raised weekly stockpile releases from 200 to 400 tons. Dealers waited for London Metal Exchange notes following sharp Penang tin price drops and a smaller decline the previous day.
Jordanian Prime Minister Sherif Hussein Ben Nasser is improving after surgery to remove abdominal inflation. A hospital bulletin said he is recovering well as of Tuesday.
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