19 Nov 1960
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Nov 19, 1960
Page
1
An Ethiopian army patrol discovered eighty mutilated bodies in the North Katanga bush near Leopoldville. Congo Command and regional authorities pursued leads and discussed next steps at the Congo capital amid political tensions and pending decisions by the government and assembly.
Fragmentary OCR reads as a Cuba US protest note with unclear details about executions and detained individuals. The garbled lines mention statements in WAVANA and references to American actions, without clear dates or coherent events.
United States Navy vessels take positions near Guatemala and Nicaragua as Eisenhower orders help to counter anti government revolts. Washington officials deny arms interception reports while Cuba involvement claims surface. Military actions include armed carriers and destroyers patrolling the Caribbean coast.
Reports from Bangkok say Prince Souvanna Phouma’s authorities shifted longtime army chiefs to new posts as defections split Laos’s leadership. General Southone Pathammavyong replaces retired staff, while General Rathikoune’s whereabouts are unclear amid northern province tours. Thai officials probe damage along the border from Laotian gunfire.
Wellington Friday reports naval board exonerates Lieutenant Commander WL Own KN and crew after Anchorite submarine strikes uncharted rock in Hauraki Gulf near Auckland on October 3.
Koward Mitchell won 515 sterling in the football pools this week but officials faced a problem paying him at his home. Basil claimed the stake for his late father and suggested using the money to buy a special stone for Dad's grave.
Fragmented text shows garbled OCR about imports, meetings, leeway, and various names. It mentions Australia and names like Fett Wes Autti Uhh RT Wetter Webstur and TAG company. Overall, the readable content is nonsensical and lacks a coherent event or clear entities.
Sydney detectives escort Bradley from gaol to airport amid arming, surrender order from Governor General Sir Oliver Goonetilleke. Detectors Det Bateman and Det Doyle arrest him. convoy with rifles and police signs accompanies Bradley to airfield for flight to Australia.
Mrs. Bradley and her three children slipped from a liner in the Strathmore area near the Thames and went to a quiet hotel overlooking a church. Reporters and photographers waited at the dockside as officers ushered others ashore through the gangway.
Sir Winston Churchill, resting at Hyde Park London, broke a small bone in his back after a fall Tuesday night. He is under care of Lord Moran and Professor Herbert Seddon who report his condition improving with cheerful mood and no complications. A special adjustable bed designed for spinal injuries was sent from London Hospital.
Heavy rain floods the arid west of New South Wales from Sydney to near the Queensland border. Up to three feet of water covers the Cobar railway and roads marooning a train. Police report stranded residents and buses helping to Nyngan amid widespread disruption.
The Church of England Information Service published a booklet urging Anglican mine interests to build up good press relations. Author Cal Hornby says reps should present facts or risk unreliable information and notes critics are often those who could have helped with little effort.
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