03 Nov 1962
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Nov 03, 1962
Page
1
The United States reports Russia is pulling missiles from Cuba. Defense Secretary Robert McNamara cited preliminary air photos showing withdrawal, as Cuba’s premier Fidel Castro rejected U N inspection, heightening Caribbean tensions.
The United States reimposed its sea blockade and resumed air patrols over Cuba while U Thant and U.N. officials seek a salvage path. Khrushchev yielded to US pressure to remove missiles, under UN inspection, as Castro rejects UN verification. Mikoyan visits New York and Havana offering potential Soviet aid. China denounces the US action as a vile plan to strangulate Cuba.
The Baltimore Sun reports President Kennedy will dismiss Secretary of State Dean Rusk shortly after the November 6 elections quoting high sources in the Republican Party. A Washington despatch hints replacement by Treasury Secretary Douglas Dillon, though no evidence Kennedy is dissatisfied with Rusk’s work.
A U S official said aid to India against Communist China is by friendship not a bid for alliance as Nehru reiterates India will seek peace but not at the cost of honour. Delhi sees rising anti Chinese riots and clashes as the frontline position holds with mortar fire nearby.
A Soviet space shot aims for Mars in a seven month flight carrying Mars I, an automatic interplanetary station. Professor M Sisakian said the mission could shed light on life on Mars and its atmosphere while testing interplanetary radio communications and photography.
Preliminary census by Commonwealth Statistician M. Archer shows imports exceeded exports by 6.2 million in July with exports at 87.4 million and imports at 93.6 million. For the year to date imports total 367.7 million while exports reach 315.9 million, versus last year when imports were 278.3 million and exports 339.8 million.
London Friday AAP Reuters reports a bill to empower Parliament to add to the 27.5 million pounds already paid by the United Arab Republic as compensation to British subjects in Egypt after the Suez operation. The total Parliament must find remains undetermined.
At the NSW Liberal Party’s 17th annual convention in Sydney Town Hall, Prime Minister Menzies condemned Labour for a "deadly blow" to the ANZUS Pact. He called Labour’s nuclear-free Southern Hemisphere pledge a catch penny appeal, praising Kennedy's handling of the Cuban crisis and Australia’s strong U S relations.
In a reserved judgment Justice Selby ordered William Alderdice to pay 5 pounds 10 shillings weekly to his ex wife Minnie Alderdice, divorced six and a half years earlier for desertion. He warned that new federal divorce laws remove time limits for maintenance claims, leaving some men in an unenviable position.
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