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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Oct 07, 1961
Page
1
A Hamburg suburban rail crash killed 33 people and injured 41 after a train plowed into a repair wagon. Police arrested a signalman as investigators probe the wreckage and relations inquiries.
Mrs Krushchev led Western peace marchers in Moscow claiming the Soviet Union alert to build air raid shelters while insisting there is no defence in a nuclear war. She urged disarmament and noted that world leaders should set an example by scrapping arms, as marchers pressed for talks and policymakers debated ending the Moscow meeting.
A lower house parliamentary body yesterday passed a resolution seeking the abolition of capital punishment in certain treason related offenses. The move is part of ongoing discussions within the Canadian church council about reforms to capital punishment policy.
At a Canberra luncheon yesterday, notable figures including Professor C Gibbs of the Australian National University and Sir John Crawford joined Mr. Sebald in a grouped photograph at the Hotel Canberra.
The United States urged the Soviet Union to prevent border shootings on the East West Berlin frontier, warning such incidents could threaten peace and public order in Berlin. Washington said the issue required careful diplomacy before further talks on the German question.
The Pakistan Air Force Chief Marshal Asghar Khan will arrive in Australia on a Sunday for talks with Australian Defence Minister AMMOINGE Vester Irshal Khan. The trip comes after a SEATO gathering in Bangkok and includes meetings with senior officers from all three services.
Sydney reports that Admiralty House and global historical groups sent observers after a yachtsman claimed finding a sunken wreck and a bell off the north Queensland coast last November. In Sutherland Court the case was heard and related financial fraud allegations involving forged cheques and misrepresented funds emerged surrounding the bell’s provenance.
Britain announced it would offer Jamaica full independence in 1962 as a path to self rule. The report from New York cites the British position and notes timing for the Caribbean colony’s constitutional advance.
Lord De L Isle was sworn in as Chief Scout at a University House dinner attended by the Governor-General the Prime Minister and other officials. He noted his self admitted lack of qualification and praised the movement which now numbers about a million worldwide. The association’s meetings begin at the Academy of Science today as the group convenes in Canberra.
Australian Vegetable Growers negotiation at the Adelaide conference urged action against imported potatoes and peas. Delegates warned imports depress prices and risking disease. noted frozen peas were worth a record £800 in 1960-61.
Britain’s Commonwealth Relations Secretary said the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh would receive a very wonderful welcome in Ghana on their upcoming visit. He reported talks with President Nkrumah showing a narrowing of differences over independence timelines and colonial prep.
An embassy administration officer Mr Jack Queen was flown from Canberra to Sydney in serious condition. He reached Royal Prince Alfred Hospital with his wife by his side after two doctors on the flight gave multiple blood transfusions. The exact illness was not disclosed.
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