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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Mar 22, 1961

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Australian cabinet tempers remarks by Sir Roy Dowling

Australian cabinet ministers distanced themselves from statements attributed to Sir Roy Dowling, Australia's delegate to the military council meeting. They said Dowling’s remarks were misinterpreted and stressed the government would not make public political issues. actions would be considered if necessary to support peace in Asia.

Mimteny Roy Dowling Australia Maley Bang T Roy nMsters Yngie Estralia Menai Australian Delegation Ing SE Council Uth I Walser

Kennedy Ready for Showdown Over Laos Crisis

The Kennedy administration resolved to face risks of a test of will with the Soviet Union rather than let Laos fall to Communists. A White House meeting with top advisers signaled moving beyond support for the Royal Government of Laos toward actions to save Laos and deter Communist advances. Meetings preceded and followed the Saturday talks with Soviet and U.S. officials outlining Laos as essential to U.S. Russian relations.

Kennedy Laos New York A.A.P Soviet Union New York Times Washington White House

Spanish War Possibility Emerges Over Sahara Kidnapping

Madrid reports a rising risk of war between Spain and Morocco after the March 11 kidnapping of 11 oil prospectors in the Spanish Sahara. Spain has flown paratroop reinforcements and keeps about 10 000 crack troops ready to respond if conflict grows.

Madrid Spain Morocco Spanish Sahara Sahara Desert

Viscountess Dunrossil To Sail For England Tomorrow

The Viscountess Dunrossil widow of the late Governor General will leave Sydney tomorrow for the United Kingdom. She will be accompanied by her son the Hon. Alasdair Morrison and his wife Mrs Morrison. They will travel on the P and O liner Himalaya.

Dunrossil Sydney Viscountess Dunrossil United Kingdom Alasdair Morrison

Ex-Husband Describes Rug Linked to Thorne Murder

In Sydney at Central Criminal Court the Hungarian ex-husband of Magda Bradley testified that the rug wrapping Graeme Thorne’s body was similar in colour to a rug given to them in 1955. George Wittman of Leura identified himself as the witness and guesthouse proprietor.

Sydney Magda Bradley Central Criminal Court Graeme Thorne George Wittman Fitzroy Street Leura Wittman Melbourne Cecil Joseph Denmeade Francis Street Bondi Stephan Leslie Bradley Bradley Hoth William Lawrence O'Shea

Seen In Bradley's Home Trial Details Thorne Murder

Witnesses recount Bradley family ties in Bondi and Clontarf as investigators probe Graeme Thorne's disappearance. Statements describe rug evidence, sightings near Thorne's Bondi home, and a child’s discovery of a bundled body under a rock.

Menzies to pick English Governor General candidate

A. A. P. reports Australian Prime Minister Menzies is weighing three English candidates for Governor General. He plans to decide after lunch with the Queen on Friday and return from Leeds before finalizing on Thursday. Princess Margaret or Lord Louis Mountbatten are among considered contenders.

London Menzies Fither Margaree Louis Mountbatten Leeds

Victorian Kidnap Charge Shocks NSW Crime Rise

A Victorian man faces kidnap charges the first of its kind under the new Crime Act after the Graeme Thorne case. He is accused of kidnapping Edward Coppock, a 23 year old garage proprietor, at Keats Avenue Kingsbury on March 18, hijacking him with a pistol along with William West, stealing a boat and assaulting both men during the car drive into the countryside. Coppock later received a call demanding a receipt for £80 and found his boat missing.

Edward Street Bondi Thomas Henry Briggs Hurstville Phillip Wall Grand View Road Seaforth Graeme Thorne Phillip N.S.W Edward Coppock Keats Avenue Kingsbury William West Coppock West

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