Rebels Attack City in Sumatra Amid Air Port Shelling
Reports say Sumatra faced rebel forces attacking the city with shelling of the air port. Jakarta claims indicate government troops and reinforcements, while rebels threaten foreign involvement and vow a harsh response. Police consider the fighting centered around Pakan Bahru with reports of casualties and stalled major assaults.
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Dy. Biekarno
Ban
Indonesia
Mur
Sumatra
Ie Ee
Ig Singapore
Jean N
Ment
Bee
Pakan
Pelepares
Aing
Lo Anid
Bukit Tinggi
Palen
Medensete
Jered
Padang
Stak
Pakan Bahru
Onslow’s Night Of Terror From Cyclone
Onslow endured a ferocious cyclone overnight with winds to 125 mph. The storm caused widespread damage including destroyed homes, eroded foreshore, and disrupted telegraph lines. The vessel Dulverton weathered the gale and planned to return. rescue efforts and continued danger were reported as the cyclone moved inland along the Western Australian coast.
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Onslow
Perth
Revidenza
Durtenne
H. Jaafety
Dulverton
Tte
Queen Approves Historic Painting For Canberra
The Queen allows a permanent loan of Tom Roberts painting depicting the opening of the first Federal Parliament by King George V. Arrival in Australia is anticipated soon. Prime Minister Menzies praises the work for its artistic and historical significance, completing Royalty linked to the Commonwealth Parliament.
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Australia
George V
Duke of York
Tom Roberts
Menzies
The
Commonwealth
Ww. B. McIaines
Canberra
Ivor Hele
Willian Dargie
King's Hall
Rebels Attack US Refinery At Santiago
Havana dispatch reports that guards repelled a rebel assault on the American owned Texas Oil refinery in Santiago over the weekend. More than 30 attackers attempted to breach 11 foot wire barricades but were driven back by police fire. The 429 acre plant has faced multiple incidents in recent weeks with strengthened guards after an earlier rebel attack in Oriente Province. Losses include a £6000 transfer fraud tied to the refinery loading business and damage to local offices.
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Havana
P Reuter
Texas Oil Company
Santiago
Yeezer
Oriente
Montenegro
Samara
Space talk with Khrushchev shows wary summit mood
United Press reports State Department informal rejection of Russia to attend disarmament meetings while signaling readiness for a summit if talks yield concrete results. Khrushchev’s speech outlines six points for summit discussion but signals pessimism as U.S. and Soviet positions harden.
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State Department
United Press
Department
Russia
United Nations
U.N
United States
Soviet Communist Party
Khrushchev
Reuter
Britain
U.S
Europe
NATO
Germany
European
Near
Middle East
Khruschev
State member Padman pinned by car in Albury crash
The State Member to Albury Mr D G Padman was pinned to a car for nearly an hour after his vehicle slipped out of gear and rolled down a steep embankment near his home in Albury. He freed himself after an hour, crawled to his house, and was taken by ambulance to Albury Base Hospital where his condition was stated as satisfactory.
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Mexsuueng
Sunaa
Albury
D. G. Padman
Canberra Man Dies After Road Smash
A Canberra man and former Bowral traffic constable, Robert Peter Coulon, 22, died after a motorcycle and car collided on the Hume Highway two miles south of Berrima. He died at Berrima District Hospital.
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Synnex
Bowral
Hume Highway
Bereima
Robert Peter Coulon
Canberra
Coulon
Berrima
Js Hospital
Aerial magnetometer survey to cover ACT area begins today
An airborne magnetometer survey over more than 1000 square miles of the Australian Capital Territory starts today. The project, part of a broader research program, will use DC3 aircraft with precision navigation gear to map weakly magnetic geological formations and relate results to detailed rock analyses.
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Territory
Corpal Development
Mares
Benator Spooner
Caneherren
der Tail
Geological Weapon of the Bureau
Soviet Union conducts third nuclear test in two days
The United States Atomic Energy Commission reported another nuclear weapons test by the Soviet Union on Saturday at its usual liberty bases. The test is described as near megaton range hydrogen class.
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Ashington
Sunaay
Aap-Reuter
Unite States
Two Men Injured In Car Crash Near Sturt Island
Two men, Robert Gordon Wright aged 19 of Snowy Flats Camp and Pavitt Hynd aged 21 of the Forestry School, were admitted to Canberra Community Hospital after their car left the road and struck a tree near Sturt Island yesterday afternoon.
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Canberra Community Hospital
Sturt Island
Robert Gordon Wright
Snowy Flats
Pavittlot Hynd
Forestry School
Attitude to Banking Bills Divides D L P and ALP
The D L P and ALP factions clash over banking bills as the executive signals a split stance. Delegates McManus Cole Byrne and others attended a meeting that deadlocked last year. Government aims to push the whole package, rejecting single-bill discussion. The party seeks curbs on hire purchase while opposing private trading bank eliminations.
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ALP
McManus
Cole
Q.L.P
D.lp
Bryne
Land Labour Party
Condon Byrne
House of Representatives
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Ranster
Aater
W. C. Hardy
Canberra Horticultural Society
Messrs
J. Widdowson
J. D. McFarlane
Washington
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Ml.a
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