Monkeys survive space flight in Atlantic nose cone recovery
Two female monkeys named Alek and Baker survived a 1500 mile suborbital test launched from Cape Canaveral. The nose cone was recovered near Antigua as dawn broke and scientists reported the primates as the first living beings to endure reentry conditions.
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Health of ACT President Monk in Melbourne T
President of the ACT Mr A E B Monk remains confined to bed in Melbourne after returning from Russia two weeks ago. Doctors report blood pressure exhaustion as union officials announce he will not attend the ACTU executive meeting this week.
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Australia Main Obstacle To N G Solution
A Reuters dispatch from Djakarta reports Dutch civilians in Biak West New Guinea view Australia as the main obstacle to a just solution to the West New Guinea question. The Biak correspondent says Dutch civilians share this opinion and oppose Australia’s social and political dominance there.
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Doubt On World Bank Loan For Mt Isa Railway
World Bank uncertainty stalls Mt Isa railway loan as Australia weighs a 22 million pound proposal. Prime Minister and ministers plan talks in Washington with officials from Mount Isa mine and Commonwealth Treasury to resolve funding and production bottlenecks amid import quotas.
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Russians Evacuate Captain Dmitriev From London Amid Family Flight
Captain Dmitriev 38, an assistant naval attaché at the Russian Embassy in London, was flown to Moscow by a Soviet jet escorted by two embassy staff after his wife Mrs. Dmitriev and their five year old daughter Lena refused a Moscow return. Britain’s Home Office considers asylum for Mrs. Dmitriev. The Daily Express claims the Russians spirited Dmitriev out while Mrs. Dmitriev sought freedom. The embassy and British officials arranged extra passengers on the 1.45 p.m. TU-104 jet as the couple’s departure was coordinated at London Airport.
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Wool sales end on firm note at Bourne
The twelfth series of four time bale wool sales closed firm with the market holding yesterday's levels. Compared with Monday's opening prices, most merino wools sold in buyers favour.
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Chief Scout Lord Rowallan Named Governor of Tasmania
Lord Rowallan of Kilmarnock Scotland Chief Scout of the British Commonwealth has been appointed Governor of Tasmania to succeed Sir Ronald. The announcement was made by the State Government and Commonwealth relations office yesterday. He is 63 and a former lieutenant colonel with a distinguished war record. He visited the Pan Pacific Scout Jamboree near Melbourne in January 1949.
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Soviet Embassy Staff Expected To Arrive Within Month
The vanguard of Russia’s embassy team is due in Canberra within ten weeks to reopen the Australian Embassy and act as charge d affaires until a full ambassador is appointed later in the year. The three diplomats plan to stay in a hotel until the embassy is ready.
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Herb Collins Dies At 70 Amid Cricketer Legends
SYDNEY Thursday one of Australia's greatest cricket captains Herb Collins died in Prince Henry Hospital today at the age of 70. Collins earned his title as captain in Australia XI after leading England tour in 1926 and served as vice captain under Warwick Armstrong in 1921.
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US equipment for Woomera Adelaide satellite program
A shipment of US satellite equipment for Woomera in Adelaide is airfreighted and valued around 250 000. The kit enables tracking and recording of US satellites including simultaneous transmissions and TV like images of clouds for storm forecasting and cosmic ray reports. Woomera will be equipped to interrogate satellites and record coded data.
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Washington Talks May Break Geneva Stalemate
Washington high level talks may break the East West stalemate at Geneva over Berlin and Germany. Observers expect progress from discussions among Eisenhower and the Geneva Big Four foreign ministers. Gromyko and He rter voiced cautious optimism as summit talks loom, with Menzies urging Ike to attend future conferences.
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