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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

May 19, 1959

Page

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United States Denies Separate Berlin Deal Amid East West Tensions

Western powers face renewed unity doubts over Berlin as U S officials deny any split from the package plan. Khrushchev calls for West to unite its peace plan, while letters to Eisenhower and Macmillan raise hopes for midweek expert talks on nuclear test supervision.

Press International United States West Berlin Russia France West Germany USJ United Press Soviet Union U.S Berlin Dows Khrushchev Macmillan Eisenhower Geneva West Germany Moscow

Overseas capital seen as minor but beneficial in Australia

Senator Spooner argues overseas investment in Australian industries is a small share of gross investment yet plays a key role. He notes 1956/87 profits overseas were modest, dividends and remitted profits near one percent of national income, while overseas firms boost employment migration, tech transfer and export growth.

Spooner Althour New Industy Induste Australia

Namatjira to be released this week

Aboriginal artist Albert Namatjira will be released from custody this week after detention on charges of supplying liquor to wards of the State. The Minister for Territories Hasluck announced that Namatjira will have full citizenship rights and freedom to decide his future with Northern Territory Administration offering support if needed.

Albert Namatjira Namatjira Territories Haslick Narnatjira Mr. Hasluck Northern Territory Administration

Rioting Natives Clashes Prompt Port Moresby Arrests

Police arrested 13 natives after a riot on the Port Moresby waterfront. The disturbance began with a large crowd shouting and milling near the harbor as police moved in to disperse them. authorities continued to determine the riot’s cause.

Port Moresby A.apreurer Ortonaby Munent Moresby Arge

South Pacific Commission meeting in Canberra panel

Members of the South Pacific Commission convene in Canberra led by U S. Commissioner Dr Alexander Spockr and Senior Commissioner Dean Knowles Ryerson. An adviser to the Commission sits nearby with Captain L Gordon Findley and U S Agricultural Attaché James H Boulware also present.

South Pacific Commission Canberra Eft U.S Alexander Spockr Dean Knowles A. Ryerson L. Gordon Findley James H. Boulware

Murder sparks anxiety over London race violence

The Notting Hill district endures renewed racial tension after Kelso Benjamin Cochrine, an Antigua-born carpenter, is fatally stabbed following a confrontation with white youths who taunted him as Jim Crow. The incident comes after a British Caribbean Association warning of anxiety in the area. Cochrine, to marry Olivia Ellington next month, had been in Britain about five years. Ellington, a student nurse in a North London hospital, is from Antigua.

British Caribbean Association Kelso Benjamin Cochrine Antigua Britain Olivia Ellington London Highgate North London Cochrane Tally Notting Hill Béeand

Canberra Tremor Shakes City Across Wide NSW Regions

A powerful earthquake tremor rattled Canberra and stretched from Sydney to the Victoria border. Buildings swayed, windows shattered, and power lines failed as observers reported a tremor centered near the Snowy Mountains region. Parliament House and large offices felt strongest as people evacuated.

Berra N.S.W Canberra Civic Centre Parliament House Canty Nat Canberra University College Library West Block Sydney Snowy Mountains Cooma Berridale Bers Rdale Mt. Kosciusko Bega

India Rejects Pact With Pakistan at UN

India's chief UN delegate said New Delhi would not join a pact with Pakistan. aligning with the West would violate India's policy of nonalignment. The diplomat spoke as discussions on the proposed pact circulated in New York.

India Pakistan New York Moniay A. AP Reuter United Nations Iself Uid Sinc Ths

Weather Delays Plane Search Over Australia

A single engine Piper Tri Pacer with three men aboard is believed to have ditched near Dodnadatta after fuel ran low amid heavy rain. The pilot Adrian Johnson 22 grazier Alexander James Wilson 61 and stock seller Richard Gorman 30 were on a flight from Wag Alp Taxis to Alice Springs to pick up 400 cattle. Search efforts between Leigh Creek and Oodnadatta 270 miles apart were hampered by weather as four planes and land rovers worked through flooded terrain.

Dodnadatta Adrian Johnson Alexanda James Wilson Richard Gorman Leigh Creek Oodnadatta Wilson Wag Alp Taxis Flying Sch Pty. Ltd Alice ‘Springs Pos

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