24 Nov 1961
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Nov 24, 1961
Page
1
New York report states 132 people were killed today in air and sea disasters. Fifty two perished when an airliner crashed at Campinas in South America after takeoff. The entire crew of 80 drowned when a French ship sank near Colombia in South America.
Reports from Bogota quote Colombia Navy stating almost all 80 aboard the French ship L Equateur likely perished after sinking eight miles from St Marta in the Caribbean Sea. Air Force planes saw bodies. no contact since 8 30 pm local time yesterday. exact sinking time unknown. A Rio de Janeiro dispatch notes an Argent in Comet IV airliner crash after takeoff from Campinas, killing 44 passengers and 12 crew.
A joint communique affirmed reasonableness from the Soviet Union and NATO's growing capacity to meet military developments. Dr Adenauer left Washington for Bonn after talks, as President Kennedy called the discussions very good with progress noted.
A blazing fire at a tower near Times Square in New York killed two firemen who suffocated on the first floor while searching for victims amid smoke. The blaze drew thousands to Broadway and 42nd Street with flames shooting from upper floors and left 29 people injured including 23 firefighters, five bystanders, and one ambulance attendant.
New Greek ambassador Annino Cavalierato presented credentials to Governor-General Lord De L Isle yesterday morning. He succeeds G. K. A. Christodulo. The ambassador and his wife reside at the Greek Embassy 19 Tennyson Crescent Forrest since November.
The Times reports Britain can maintain a full SEATO role after the Malaysia Federation forms. Talks in London conclude that the Anglo-Malayan defence framework may expand to cover other territories, while Singapore remains a key base and Britain remains committed to international obligations. Australia and New Zealand are noted as satisfied with negotiators and may join the broader Anglo-Malaysian defense pact.
Fire tore through a riding school's hayloft in Munich yesterday. Forty horses ran wild until police recaptured them. several were injured in the panic.
Heath said decades of diaries linked to Viet Cong dead reveal threats and traces of Viet Cong activity across Laos and Cambodia. He noted battalion strength of Viet Cong units and that American troops remain in South Vietnam except for MACV personnel. The Philippines offered non military aid, while a New York Times dispatch described four days of border searches finding no guerrilla evidence.
Michael Rockefeller, 23, last seen Sunday morning after leaving a cap sized catamaran to swim 15 miles to the Dutch New Guinea shore. Dutch and Australian search efforts continue with Royal Netherlands Navy and RAAF support as officials say the chances of finding him are slim.
Reports from Mogadishu say floods and disease threaten about 600000 Somalis with famine. Politicians impose a 10 to 20 percent levy on salaries to fund urgent food and medicine relief as drought and floods devastate villages, crops, and livestock across the region.
Severe storms in the North West flood areas washing out communications and halting rail traffic on four line sections. Muswellbrook reports four inches of rain flooding homes and shops. Army ducks reach families cut off for five days in Colo River valley. Windsor begins cleanup as flood victims return home. RAAF planes spray disinfectant to curb disease risk from mud and slime.
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