07 Oct 1963
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Oct 07, 1963
Page
1
Five Cuban army officers are jailed in Havana after an attempted assassination of Prime Minister Dr Castro and the Russian ambassador. An Ayushin aircraft was struck by antiaircraft fire while flying low over the city.
A Cuban air attack on Fidel Castro’s party near Havana failed as a Russian pilot steered the heavy Yushin transport to safety. British and Cuban officials described a cannonade from El Morro and La Punta anti air batteries as the aircraft flew low above refineries. Five officers were arrested for the plot and to be court martialled.
At a North and North West road safety conference several companies criticized for television ads claimed to mislead on road safety. Donable D. Back of Tweed Heads argued some ads contradicted safe driving ideas. One firm alleged its image of a man speeding away from a service station could encourage negligent driving.
Miami reports Flora's devastation across Haiti and nearby regions as authorities describe entire cities destroyed and bodies in streets. Cuban mountains battering weakened the storm while Jamaica and Trinidad relay relief, with navy aid arriving and power slowly returning.
The boy Mark Goudie age is at Sydney Children's Hospital with high fever and failing health. Doctors say an urgent operation is needed and police seek his father George Alexander Goudie of Ryde who may be in Canberra or Goulburn driving a grey Rover with registration AUU 542. Police urge witnesses to report sightings immediately.
The Malaysian government plans to deploy the Royal Malay Regiment’s Third and Fifth battalions to Sarawak this month with an advance company reaching Sibu within a week. Two infantry battalions are being raised in Sarawak and Sabah as about 6,000 British servicemen guard the Borneo States. clashes have occurred with rebel bands allegedly backed by Indonesia. The Tunku said Malaysia will defend its sovereignty but seeks nonhostility, while talks continue among Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia to ease tensions in Southeast Asia.
An Aboriginal man described as the first full blooded to contest a seat in Parliament will run for the Mentone State seat held by Transport Minister Meagher. The report notes previous voting patterns, party endorsements, and other candidate details across multiple seats and regions.
Miss Miners will be the Shire candidate in the Festival of the Snows Queen competition to be judged at Cooma later this month. Finalists include Miss Marie Farmer Princess of Berrylale Miss Diane Wallace Princess of Jindale and Miss Diane Tore Princess of Adaminaby. Proceeds support a Memorial Library building in Cooma for the regional library headquarters.
Detectives probe after a 62 year old man, Charles William Folge, caretaker on the top floor of Coles rough House at Macquarie Place, is found shot killed. Police say the fatal wound followed a struggle with an ing trader during the weekend.
Lima reports 150 to 200 earthquakes each month for the past three months. Peru's National Geophysical Institute confirms the continuing tremors with several felt in Lima. Casualties have been reported in the mountains but not in major cities.
Diplomatic sources say South Vietnam offers observers from two nations in Asia Africa and Latin America to study its Buddhist problem. UN observer Prof N P Buu Hoi reportedly provided details to General Assembly president Dr Carlos Sosa Rodriguez as debate opened on alleged rights violations. US Secretary of State Dean Rusk urged Saigon to explain yesterday’s police actions after a Buddhist man self immolated in Saigon. Ten US soldiers were injured in an explosion at a restaurant in Vinh Long, about 80 miles southwest of Saigon.
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