Final defeat ends Mari a's run in tense match
In a dramatic finish, Mari a's bid for glory ended as the opponent seized momentum. The crowd watched as the last plays unfolded with decisive outcomes and a clear shift in the scoring.
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Oct 20, 1962
Page
1
Fragmentary note on race results and finish order
Incomplete OCR snippet mentions a race winner and placements but text is garbled leaving unclear names, dates, or exact positions. Preserved entities are limited to vague references to a winner and a finish order without verifiable details.
Insanity Plea Decision Held on Tait Hanging
The Victorian Executive Council postponed the hanging of Hawthorn vicarage murderer Robert Peter Tait, deferring execution to a date to be fixed. Earlier the State Full Court reserved its decision for at least a week on an appeal challenging the dismissal of a petition to have Tait's sanity investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawthorn Vicarage
Robert Peter Tait
Tait
Sydney
Executive Council
Bolte
Ada Ethel Hall
Hawthorn
Melbourne
Henry Winneke
Q.C
J. Nimmo
Justice
Nimmo
Justice Dean
Higher Court
Justice Smith
Week delay sparks arrests at Sydney anti hanging protest
Seven youths were detained by police after a mass demonstration in Sydney opposing a hanging. Police broke up sit downs outside Parliament House as banners denounced the death penalty. Two demonstrators were fined for offensive behaviour and insulting a sergeant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Parliament House
Marlin Place
Beauty queen tours Australia after New Zealand contest
Nineteen year old Miss Lesly Sisson from Tauranga won a Brisbane Festival trip after a beauty contest with nineteen finalists judged on beauty and personality. She extended a one week tour by three weeks to see more of Australia, sponsored by Tauranga Lions Club. Local Lions Clubs hosted her in Australia with visits to Parliament House, the Academy of Science, dinner at the Canberra Rex Hotel and lunch at the Commonwealth Club during her Canberra stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Zealand
Lesly Sisson
Australia
War Memorial
Miss Sisson
Brisbane
Tauranga
N.Z
Sisson
Tauranga Lions Club
Canberra Lions
Parliament House
Academy of Science
Canberra Rex Hotel
Commonwealth Club
No Progress At Berlin Crisis Talks
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko returned to New York after seven hours of talks with President Kennedy and Secretary Rusk with no perceptible progress on Berlin. Western troop withdrawal remains the core demand, with no confirmation on Krushchev’s U.S. visit, while Kennedy reportedly plans a Brazil trip next month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrei Gromkyo
New York
Kennedy
U.S
Dean Rusk
Berlin
Rusk
State Department
White House
Pierre Salinger
Brazil
Moscow
Krushchev
United Press
Foy Kohler
Kennedy Welcoming Ceremony Deters Children On White House Lawn
The White House arranged a separate area for four to five year old students during a 1961 welcoming ceremony for Mohammed Ben Bella. Officials reported mild embarrassment as the children yodeled boom and attended the 21 gun salute. AnGuide Duke praised the setup and hoped to replicate it for future heads of state visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Washington
Sound Effeets Board
U.S. State Department
Mohammed
Ben Bella
White House
State Department
Angier Biddle Duke
Reds Not Complying With Geneva Laos Pact, SEATO Head Says
Pete Sarasin, SEATO secretary general, says Communists have not withdrawn Vietminh troops from Laos per the Geneva agreement. Laotian officials also report North Vietnamese forces remain in Laos in violation of neutrality terms. The International Control Commission is investigating troop withdrawals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangkok
A.A.P
Laos
Seato Alliance
Pete Sarasin
U.P.T
Sarasin
North
Vietnam
International Control Commission
Ranger V Moon Mission Fails from Power Loss
Ranger V, a 755 lb camera carrying spacecraft, ran out of electrical power eight hours 44 minutes after Cape Canaveral launch. The failure, blamed on sun power loss, will miss the moon by about 300 miles and end its mission objectives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moon
Cape Canaveral
Canberra
Spacegents
Sun Orbit
U.P
Federal Space Agency
U.P.L
Millions Deal for Kosciusko
Broken Hill Holdings Limited wins the Kosciusko lease from the State Park Trust. Plans include remodeling Kosciusko Chalet, a 100 bedroom hotel with parking for 1000 cars, and a cable chair lift from the hotel to the chalet. Estimated cost £350,000 with a restaurant at 6000 ft and an Alpine village to follow. The project aims for readiness by the next snow season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broken Hills Holdings Limited
State Park Trust
Kosciusko Chalet
Charlotte Pass
Crackerback Mountain
Crackenback Range
Kos‘ciusko
Broken Hill Holdings
B.hlp
Continued China Ban Expected by U.N. Members
A United States spokesman expressed confidence that the United Nations would again bar Communist China from membership. Observers expect a Russian call for restoring China’s lawful rights to reach the general assembly, with hopes the issue will be treated as procedural and decided by a simple majority, while the two thirds rule on important political questions should be upheld.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
A. A.p.reuter
United States
U.N
China
United Nations
General Assembly
U.S
Nehru vows to fight if needed over border crisis
New Delhi reports Prime Minister Nehru warned India would not bow to aggression and would defend territorial integrity at any cost. He said India seeks peaceful solutions but would take arms if provoked as clashes with Chinese troops intensified along the north frontier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
A.A.P
Nehru
East Frontier
India
Gheorghe Gheorghiu Dej
British United Press
China
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Maria
M, Ware
Aford
Mr Io
Bonn
Bey
Stoneham
Nikita Krushchev
Gromyko
Tiny Brigade
Caroline
Mr. Fairhall
Ranger
Space Research Station
Woomera
Ranger V
Indian Ocean
Kosciusko
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