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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Oct 13, 1959

Page

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Escapee search tightens as Sydney underworld reacts

Police press a wide dragnet for Simmonds and Newcombe after a warder’s murder and a stolen car incident. Reports say the pair may be armed and dangerous, with a £1000 reward offered for information leading to their capture. Multiple false alarms across Sydney and suburbs keep officers mobilized into the night.

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Operation Sea Lanes exercises test sea traffic control

Large scale exercise Operation Sea Lanes underway in ANZUS area covering Indian Ocean and Pacific waters. Deputy Chief Rear Admiral says over 1,000 vessels from multiple nations participate while Allied navies include RAN RAF and RN, with RAAF aircraft for recon. Exercise measures response times to attacks and reporting back to Canberra.

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Voluntary End To U S Steel Strike Sought

President Eisenhower's fact finding board announced it would pursue a voluntary settlement of the 89 day steel strike. Chairman George Taylor said the panel would report to the president by Friday and hearings would begin. If no settlement is reached, a court injunction may halt the strike for an 80 day cooling off period.

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Vision of Virgin Mary Draws Thousands to War Saw Church

Police cordoned off a half mile area as thousands flocked to St Augustine's Church in Warsaw to witness a cloud of light reported as a vision of the Virgin Mary. The event, said to have appeared on multiple nights last week, drew many women and spread by word of mouth across the city.

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Decision Soon On University Says Mr Menzies

Canberra University College plans a major expansion to house larger student intake from wider areas. A new three story brick building will include a 150 seat secular lecture theatre and is slated for completion by next June. Prime Minister Menzies attended the ceremony praising national university growth and Church involvement in tertiary education.

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Cabinet discusses MLK era after Conservative victory

The cabinet weighs post election moves with Foreign Secretary Lloyd on Saturday and a possible flying trip to Washington. Macmillan is not ruling out a Washington visit, while no firm plan exists. A minor reshuffle is expected after the Palio meet with two junior ministers losing seats. Duty likely stays as Macmillan's lieutenant with Tan Macleod and Reginald Maudling also favored for top posts.

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Khrushchev Sees Soviet Trade With United States Possible

Moscow reports Khrushchev told Tass he expects to place orders with American industry if the USSR shifts from military to peaceful production. He spoke in Krasnoyarsk after trips to Peking and Iberia, asserting imperialists fear broader peace and noting Soviet need for American credits with a promise to repay.

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