12 May 1961
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 12, 1961
Page
1
Menzies announces funding for the Australian National University as construction begins on a new facility. A government notice reports a 350,000 pound investment to support the Institute of Advanced Studies, with the Prime Minister present to mark the milestone.
At Cameron Highlands near Kuala Lumpur a major landslide wrecked the hill resort area. Fifty people are believed dead with hundreds aiding and awaiting word as rescue teams work through collapsed structures and mud.
Lindsay Price of Bestreet Ainslie was injured when he tripped under the rear wheels of a seven ton loam loaded truck driven by his father. He sustained a broken pelvis and thigh and was taken to Canberra Community Hospital. His condition was described as satisfactory by a doctor.
Atlanta police said Patrolman Stacy was knocked unconscious by a copper wire sliver, not a chemical tipped dart, during a traffic arrest attempt. The incident left him briefly incapacitated, with investigators detailing the device and its impact.
Protests flared after the murder of Mrs Norah Osborne in a Kenyan colony region prompting settlers from Njoro to meet Governor St Patrick Benisom. They warn the country is near another state of emergency as Africans armed with machetes are blamed for the attack.
Bangkok reports strong drift toward neutrality as observers fear Laos and regional security shifts. U.S. Vice President Johnson travels to Southeast Asia with expanded negotiation powers to deter Communist advances. In Laos, Prince Echarath Souvanarath is killed, and General Nosavan leads a government delegation to the Geneva talks after a ceasefire is achieved. Britain and Russia push to end regional conflict at Geneva with major delegations arriving from Moscow.
Canberra interior minister Mr. Freeth questions statements in The Canberra Times about increased ground rentals for Canberra sports grounds. He says official notices of the rises were sent April 4 and that some sporting bodies denied prior notification.
The Tribune reports two Caribbean dictators agreed to a nonintervention pact amid U S pressure. The plan requires disbanding underground organisations and military units poised to invade, with mutual respect for internal affairs.
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