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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Nov 02, 1963
Page
1
A group of army generals backed by other services revolted against the South Vietnamese government. President Ngo Dinh Diem sought refuge on a naval ship and capitulated as rebels claimed he must surrender. Saigon radio warned they would kill him if he refused.
A battalion of marines seized Saigon Radio and the national police HQ amid a coup. Diem and Nhu offered surrender with safe conduct while anti-government forces claimed control over the government and Buddhist unrest fueled the push. US officials sought guidance as planes fired on targets.
Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies announced a ceremonial way for Canberra to honor Gallipoli. The plan calls for landscape redevelopment with Australian trees and New Zealand flora, paving and possible later sculpture, forming a central axis to define the area by the 50th anniversary of the 1915 landing.
Four hundred members of the Exclusive Order of Brethren are ordered by sect readers to quit their country homes and relocate to Sydney.
A gas leak caused a fatal blast at a Marietta Georgia drug store during a Halloween event. Officials fear structural collapse as rescuers hold back crowds. Six dead and more than twenty injured as debris and a fire raged amid families and bystanders.
Schoolchildren outside Parliament House recorded on film the first official ceremony dissolving Parliament. Governor-General's secretary Mr M L Tyrrell read the proclamation dissolving the 24th Parliament as a 19 gun salute fired to accompany the reading. The proclamation had been signed and published in the Commonwealth Gazette.
Australia’s overseas airline Qantas will order three additional Boeing 707 jets for delivery in 1965. The order raises Qantas’ total Boeing fleet to 16 jets as traffic growth accelerates with Australia’s expanding economy.
Commonwealth Statistician KM Archer reports ACT retail sales up with total food and groceries at 6 472 000 and beer wine and spirits at 1 522 000. Major categories include motor vehicles 7 209 000 and clothing and drapery 3 481 000. Stores rose from 383 in 1961 62 to 464 in the last year, with 4 526 people employed in retail as of June 30 1963: 1 936 males full time 1 713 females full time 332 males part time 545 females part time.
Sydney report notes Tamworth moves forward with the fluoridation of its city water supply starting today. Local officials announced the step as part of a public health program aimed at improving dental health across the community.
Sydney Friday Labour Party pledges substantial increases in child endowment if elected. Leader Calwell previews policy, noting doubling the 4 5 shillings weekly first child benefit and raising second child to 17/6 with extensions to all children up to 18 in full-time education. He will announce policy nationwide on television Wednesday.
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