30 May 1961
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 30, 1961
Page
1
Reports from Johannesburg indicate many African townships defied the strike order and left for work after an initial hesitation. Strike leaders urged non-whites to stay home to protest against government nobles.
Police at railway stations and city hubs amid protests as crowd clashes, bus drivers and drivers face stone throws. Mandela and leaders hide in Johannesburg townships while Die Transvaaler building security tightens after threats. Cape Town and Port Elizabeth report disruptions as loyalists mourn at St George Cathedral.
The New South Wales Liberal State President R Honner and Australian Country Party Chairman John Buller announced a joint effort to work together for the federal elections early next year.
Young men wearing swastika armbands stand before a bus in Montgomery Alabama last Tuesday. Lincoln Rockwell, leader of the American Nazi Party, heads the anti integration group. They say they are en route to Mobile to aid local efforts to block desegregation moves.
Federal Government to seek court action in Montgomery to bar Klu Klux Klan activity and prevent violence against Freedom Riders. Judge Frank Johnson will hear arguments on continued restraint orders while Justice Department accuses local police of failing to stop mobs in Alabama and Mississippi.
A Hastings transport plane on a routine supply drop mission collapsed in flames over Singapore killing 12 of the 13 crew. The sole survivor was critically injured with a faint pulse, RAF officials said.
Emergency teams rush from Djakarta to Krowong district as 75 people fall ill and die from a mystery illness centered in Rawamerta. The Health Department links it to a prior West Java outbreak, doctors search for cause, and a quarantine line may be imposed. Six doctors work in the affected area.
US official Bowles said Castro was in an uncomfortable position over the exchange plan. A 19 prisoner delegation returned to Cuba for talks with Dr Bastio after arranging exchanges with U.S. sponsors.
President Tshombe of Katanga was moved by river steamer from Coquilhatville to Leopoldville and placed under house arrest awaiting a decision on his internment. The transfer appears tied to Katanga’s attempt to join the Congo Federal Republic.
Seoul Monday General Do Yung Chang chair of the military junta announced the constitution is suspended temporarily until amendments are made. He said reforms would be enacted soon and civilian government would return "fresh and conscientious" civilians. A referendum was considered to amend the constitution and electoral laws to legitimize the junta.
Australia’s H C Sleigh completed negotiations for a 10 percent undivided interest in the Associated Oil Group’s area. The deal covers Surat Hasin near Roma Queensland where oil and petroliferous gas show promising signs.
Sabotage suspected after three isolated telephone microwave and cable relay stations are blown up in the Great Salt Desert area. Explosions disrupt communications across Western states as National Guard patrols are mobilized in Utah Nevada Colorado Idaho New Mexico and California. Officials say the attacks occurred about an hour apart and are linked as the work of the same group.
Canberra master bakers announce a decision to discontinue Saturday bread baking starting this weekend. The move shocks households hotels and the Canberra Community Hospital as Friday bread will be used for Monday lunches. An emergency Catering Organisations Association meeting condemned the plan while NSM bakers defend it saying Saturday baking is unnecessary.
Two Navy sycamore helicopters will fly from Canberra to Lithgow today. Senator Gorton will open Commonwealth Technical Training week at Lithgow. The Nowra based air station aircraft are due at Canberra Airport at 12:39 and depart five hours later for Lithgow.
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