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Newspaper

Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

May 17, 1960

Page

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Khrushchev Takes Tough Line at Four Power Summit

At the Flysee Palace Khrushchev pressed Eisenhower to renounce spy flights and urged Britain and France to distance themselves from American policy. The report notes strained Soviet American relations over the U-2 incident and cites private talks with De Gaulle and Macmillan as well as Adenauer in Berlin.

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Strained East-West Tensions Rise With Alerts And Border Incident

Reports from Washington say the U S Defence Department completed a surprise combat readiness alert for all commands. In Moscow a note to Western Allies claimed an unidentified aircraft from West Germany crossed East German airspace near Boizenburg nine miles south of Hamburg.

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Khrushchev Withdraws Invitation for Eisenhower to Visit USSR

Soviet Premier Khrushchev reportedly withdrew the invitation for President Eisenhower to visit the Soviet Union within a month. The volatile summit talks were described as stalled, with U-2 tensions and calls for a stronger American stance shaping the uncertain climate ahead of any potential rescheduling.

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Strontium Rise Reported in UK Bones Study

Three British Atomic Energy Authority scientists led by John Freeman report strong evidence of strontium 90 increase in human bones after extensive nuclear testing. They studied 379 individuals, including 179 infants, examining femurs to track slow bone turnover and age related rise, with youngest showing no clear rise until late in the period.

London British Atomic Energy Authority United Kingdom

Sabotage Suspected on Submarine Ancoiite Reported

The Navy investigates suspected sabotage of the submarine Ancoite with minor damage to several installations aboard. Senator Gorton says a ministerial report is pending and a public statement will follow upon receipt of the report.

McLouaRhe Navy Ancoiite Senator Gorton Winnen Vee Maisiads

Russia Outlines Manned Planet Flight Plans

Moscow radio cites Tass detailing a four and a half ton space cabin circling earth every 91 minutes. discussion covers a safe manned space ship, cabin tests, and aims to test return of satellites with a dummy aboard. Western observers suggest Soviet progress could outpace the United States in manned spaceflight.

Moscow Earth Ramin British United Ukrainian Academy of Sciences Nikolai Barabashay Algay Moscow Radio Cornell Ruslan “Academy of Sciences Sons of My Pals East St Tass

Watersiders Vote to Work Some Ships on Sundays

Melbourne watersiders agreed at a Festival Hall meeting to work certain ships on Sundays on a voluntary basis. The Waterside Workers' Federation proposed crews for mail ships and overseas liners, but the decision requires a formal roster. Transport to Melbourne wharves remains unsettled, risking a resumption of Sunday work if trains are not arranged.

Melbourne Waterside Workers’ Federation Festival Hall T J. Reitz Ne Decker Justis Ashburner Sydney Melbbourne

Soviet Able To Launch Satellites At Will

Sir Mark Director of the School of Physical Sciences at the Austra Van National University comments on the launch of a four and a half ton Russian satellite with a dummy pilot. He says there is little cause for excitement, viewing it as a logical step in space exploration and noting the Russians could do much with instruments. The timing before a summit underscores capability, though recovering the cabin was not yet pursued.

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