China and India Seek Border Compromise Amid Tensions
China proposes extending the line separation to as much as 40 kilometres and urges prompt action. Nehru holds emergency cabinet talks after New Delhi rejects Chinese claims while Khrushchev pledges aid to resolve the Sino Indian border dispute during Moscow celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chou
China
India
Nehru
British United Press
Peking
Khrushchev
Moscow
Kremlin
Recognition Of Red China Sparks Peace Conference Critique
Dr. Ku, president of the Asian People's Anti- Communist League, denounces the Melbourne peace conference and J. B. Priestley remarks as misinformed. He claims British PM Macmillan privately faults recognizing the Chinese Communist government and cites a chain through the Japanese PM and press conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asian People's Anti- Communist League
Melbourne
J. B. Priestley
Priestley
Chiang Kai-Shek
Asia
Macmillan
Tilain
Peace Delegate Attacked at Melbourne Conference
Mrs. Stan Sharkey of Matraville N.S.W. alleges two unidentified migrants assaulted her after an education session at Melbourne University. She says one attacker accused her group of representing communists before punching her and fleeing. She denies any relation to Lane Sharkey of the Australian Communist Party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Stan Sharkey
Matraville N.5.w
Melbourne University
Union of Australian Women
Painting Becomes Suspect in Van Eyck Authorship
Melbourne's National Gallery faces a likely misattribution of the Ince Hall Madonna once valued at about £250000. Brussels experts and other authorities now consider it a non Van Eyck work or a copy from a later period. The gallery will label it accordingly on display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Ince Hall
Jan van Eyck
Brussels
van Eyck
National Gallery
E. E. Westbrook
Victoria
London
Australian diplomats reshuffled to Indonesia and Japan
Acting External Affairs Minister Sir Garfield Barwick announced two senior postings. Patrick Shaw moves from Bonn to Indonesia as ambassador, while L R McIntyre moves from Jakarta to Japan. McIntyre to replace Sir Alan Watt, who becomes ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany in Bonn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garfield Barwick
Patrick Shaw
Bonn
Indonesia
L. R. McIntyre
Djakarta
Japan
Tokyo
McIntyre
Alan Watt
German Republic
New Zealand Socialism vs Australia’s Mass Production Rise
C L Sulzberger reports from Auckland on New Zealand life as government guarded from birth to death, a gentler socialism seen as old fashioned by Fabians. In contrast Australia surges forward as a modern mass producing state, embracing immigration, heavy industry, science and education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Sulzberger
Auckland
New Zealand
New
Tasman Sea
Australia
Grants to missions rise for education work in Papua New Guinea
The Minister for Territories Mr Hasluck said grants to missions for their educational work in Papua and New Guinea would increase greatly in 1960. The Gallosla with all pupils in their schools exited £203,000 in 1958-39.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Papua
New Guinea
Territories
Hasluck
Gallosla
Petrol Fire On U S Tanker Triggers Houston Evacuations
In Houston an American Oil Company tanker the Amoco Virginia burned for 19 hours with seven dead and eight firefighters overcome. Firefighters contained most of the blaze near storage tanks after explosions and a near ship explosion raised fears of a Texas City scale disaster. About 10,000 residents were evacuated from nearby areas as crews fought to cool the ship and prevent further damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Houston
Texas
A.A.P
Amoco Virginia
American Oil Company
Texas City
Casey Starts Talks With U.K. Leaders
London reports that Minister for External Affairs Casey begins a four day visit with British officials. He arrives from New York and will meet Foreign Secretary Lloyd and Prime Minister Macmillan. Topics include French atomic tests in the Sahara and broader questions from Laos to the Antarctic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
A.A.P
Casey
New York
Lloyd
Sahara Desert
Casey J
Macmillan
Laos
Antarctic
Washington
U.S
U S Steel Strikers Return After Court Ruling
U S steel mills reopened as 500000 striking workers moved to resume production following a Supreme Court injunction upheld 8 to 1. Union president David McDonald urged immediate return while warning the injunction lasts 80 days and a renewed strike could follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
United States
U.S. Supreme Court
Soma
United Steelworkers Union
David McDonald
Supreme Court
Miss Kraus Calls For Stage Sound Improvement At Albert Hall
In Canberra after a concert Miss Kraus criticized the Albert Hall acoustics urging action to improve the stage. She noted Canberra’s growth since her last visit 12 years ago and joked she hopes to return in four years with the stage fixed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Kraus
Albert Hall
Lili Kraus
The
Canberra
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mr. Chon
Longju
Pandit Pant
Army
General Thimayya
Malaya
Tunku Abdul Rahman
Dato Gunn Ley Teik
Red China
Dr. Ku
Fee China. Association
Will
Peace’ Delegate
U.K
Mins Kraus
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!