Soviet Union ready to join in test ban experiments
The Soviet delegate Tsarapkin called the proposal an important compromise and said a treaty could be agreed in about two weeks or a month. The U S and U K delegates saw it as a careful concession guiding phased testing while studies proceed. The State Department will study the Soviet plan as Khrushchev aims to sustain talks and block nuclear spread ahead of the May summit.
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Tsarapkin
U.K
U.S
Russia
Washington
State Department
Khrushcchev
Eisenhower
Khrushchev
Geneva
China
Ceylon Election Narrows as Major Parties Tie in Seats
With 131 of 151 seats counted, the UNP and Sri Lanka Freedom Party each hold 43 and 42 or more seats, as caretaker Premier Dahanayake resigns after his four-seat tally. The vote marks Sri Lanka's first post assassination election, noted for its peaceful conduct and partial results showing no single majority.
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Dahanayake
Un.p
Sri Lanka
M.P
Solomon Bandaranaike
Shianka Freedom Party
Banaranaike
Vijayananda Dahanayake
Democratic Party
Uln.p
Galle
Oliver Goonetilleke
Theisland
U.N.P
Sri Lanka Freedom Party
Dudley Senanyake
C. P. de Silva
Maithripalla Senanyake
Transport and Power
N. M. Perera
5. A. Wickremesinghe
J. §. Chelvanayakam
Tamil Federal Party
C. A. S. Marrikkar
W. D. S. Acey Gunawardene
Tamil Federal
Lanka Sama Samaj
Mahajana Eksath
Democratic
Communists
Independent
Bricks from U S Import Add to Canberra Embassy
A shipment of 130000 bricks arrived in Australia from the United States for the U S Embassy in Canberra. The Georgian handmade bricks, thinner and wider with a rougher finish, will house military attaches at the embassy and could not be sourced domestically.
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Sydney
United States
U.S
Canberra
Pioneer Isle
37 Killed In Colombia Airliner Crash
An air liner crashed into a swamp in north western Colombia killing 37 of 44 aboard. It marked the 10th major air disaster this year and the second in three days. The pilot reported left wing motor trouble before attempting an emergency landing at Medellin airport.
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Bogota
Columbia
A.A.P
Colombia
Medellin
Hero of Train Crash Dies at 43 in Queensland
Laurence Murray, an aboriginal railway settler famed for aiding passengers during the Midlander disaster, died in Alpha hospital after suffering a heart attack. He had earlier appeared at the Meadow Creek rail crash inquiry and was noted for rescuing children.
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Brisbane
Laurence Ures
Alpha
Queensland
Murray
Pine Hill
Saturda
Medwary Creek
Assassination Plot Claimed By French Reds
The Communist paper Humainte claimed some French Army officers sought to assassinate the Russian or American Chief of State to trigger a necessary war. The report cited an intelligence source attributed to General Andrew Goodpaster, and police seized all copies of the paper after the claim surfaced.
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Paris
P.reuter
Humanite
Humanites
United Press
Andrew Goodpaster
Eisenhower
Verwoerd Skips London Talks Amid British Rift
The South African Prime Minister Dr Verwoerd told his cabinet he will not attend the May London conference of Commonwealth Prime Ministers. The report, cited by The Sunday Times, marks a win for hardline factions in the National Party opposing Britain’s decolonization push.
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Johannesburg
A.A.P
Verwoerd
London
Sunday Times
Capetown
National Party
U.K
Macmillan
M’i.p
Africa
Short Lived Bolivian Uprising Quelled in La Paz
A police regiment rebelled in La Paz but surrendered after about half a day of fighting. One dead was Colonel Justo Burgos Navia and 30 wounded. Colonel Hermogenes Rios Ledesma led the revolt and fled. Loyal troops with warplanes recaptured the rebels at Calvary Hill. government says the Falange backed the uprising.
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Rons
Justo Burgos Navia
Hermogenes Rios Ledesma
Calvary Hill
Army
Air Force
LA Paz
Bolivia
la Pas
Hernan Siles Zuazo
Dso
Falange
Zuazo
Senor
Victor Paz Estenssoro
Nationalist Revolutionary Movement
Walter Guevara
Revolutionary Movement
Liberal Leader In Tasmania Resigns
Hobart reports a dramatic split as Opposition Leader Mr Jackson and MP Mr Hodgman resign from the Liberal Party after a party sub committee urged resignation. Deputy leaders change hands with Mr Bethune replaced by Lyons, son of former PM J A Lyons.
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Hobart
Jackson
Liberal Party
W. C. Hodgman
Denison
Launceston
Hodgman
W. A. Bethune
K. O. Lyons
Bethune
Mr. Lyons
Australia
J. A. Lyons
Seven Die In Ecuador Political Clash After Velasco Arrival
Seven people died and sixteen were injured in violence tied to Ecuador's June 5 presidential election. The clash began when Senor Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra arrived from Guayaquil, drawing his followers to Bolivar Square. Police used tear gas as gunfire erupted and later Velasco supporters attacked El Comercio and Espejo, smashing windows at the newspaper building.
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Quito
Ecuador
A.A.P
American Associated Press
Guayaquil
Senor
Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra
Bolivar Square
M Velasco
Velasco
el Comercio
Espejo
Indonesia forms new parliament after disbanding old
President Sukarno announced the new fully elected Indonesian Parliament after dismissing the previous body for noncooperation. Bali talks with leaders from three of four major parties suggested harmony, while reports note the exclusion of the Muas jami party.
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Soekarno
Indonesia
House of Representatives
Tampaksiring
Bali
Communist Party
National Party
Mahdatul Ulama
Muasjami
Air Force
Djakarta
Supreme Advisory Council
Ruslan Abdulgani
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National Capital Development
J. W. Overall
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Overall
R. Boardman
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R. Boardmatt
Tasmania
Reuter
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