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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 14, 1960
Page
1
Washington and Moscow brace for the Paris summit amid high tensions over the spy plane incident. Eisenhower and Khrushchev plan preparatory talks as Western leaders call for cautious, secrecy minded negotiations.
The 11 Commonwealth statesmen at a 10 day London conference issued a communique expressing sincere hope for a successful summit. They urged progress on disarmament, welcomed Geneva advances, and pressed for international control to ease tensions and boost world security. They warned about economic implications of European reforms and stressed the role of Europe as a key market for Commonwealth exports.
Snow again disrupts Canberra weather with light to heavy falls in many areas. Forecast calls for rain showers and possible snow with up to four inches in sheltered hills. Air services delayed and poor visibility kept Bull’s Head and Mt. Franklin access cautious. chains advised for motorists.</s>
Officials at a Lockheed factory conference in Burbank California discussed high speed wing buffet in Electras and said crashes in the United States resulted from a mix of prior damage and unfamiliar air conditions. Tests showed a peculiarity in the pullboard engine mounting that amplified forces at high speed. A department spokesman noted a technical report from director of airworthiness Peter Langford and said detailed modifications and inspections were planned for safe top speed operation.
In New York on a month long visit Alderman Hi B Jensen of Sydney accepted a Jewish Universal Brotherhood award at Idlewild Airport. He said Americans may not grasp the global impact of U.S. actions including the spy plane incidents, though he did not reference them directly.
Seamen protest in Melbourne as the Sea men's Union is fined 2500 by the Commonwealth Industrial Court for not working in a strike wave. Police clash with about 200 demonstrators outside the Industrial Court on Lille Bourke Street as ships halt port work. Two seamen jailed and others charged. port activity slows while overseas vessels largely unaffected.
Prince Aly Khan, 48, wealthy socialite and diplomat, died after a two car crash on the Paris outskirts near Mont Valerian. His companion Bettina was slightly injured and the Belgian driver and chauffeur suffered minor injuries as the towered car collided with a Simca. Khan had recently accepted Argentina’s approval as Pakistan’s ambassador to Argentina and intended to go to Buenos Aires within two weeks.
A recent commission survey shows Canberra's population including diplomatic personnel reached 50 932 as of March 31. Of the total, 123 percent lived in houses and 5.8 percent in flats. There were 10 361 houses, with more than a third privately owned, and growth noted in private home ownership.
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