24 Oct 1960
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Oct 24, 1960
Page
1
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Mobutu in Leopoldville declares he will sever relations with the U.N. and travels to consult leaders in Guinea and Ghana. He accuses the U.N. operation of backing Patrice Lumumba and demands a written accord recognizing his regime.
India plans a move to prevent a Soviet walkout in the UN General Assembly main political committee on disarmament. Krishna Menon engages in backstage talks with Yugoslavia Canada Norway Mexico and Venezuela as delegates are sounded out before any draft resolution is prepared.
Field-Marshal Montgomery addressed about 3,000 veterans at an Alamein reunion in London. He defended the desert campaign and rejected claims from Corelli Barnett’s The Desert Generals that Alamein was an unnecessary battle, stressing the turning point of our fortunes and the army’s good name.
Eleven people die in a collision near New Orleans between the Italian cargo ship Lorenzo Marcello and the American liner Alcoa Corsair. The Lorenzo Marcello pierced the Corsair’s side in early morning darkness, with 51 passengers and crew on board and 12 hospitalized.
The Rhodesian Republican Army has claimed responsibility for graffiti and a 5000 word leaflet in Salisbury and Bulawayo warning against violence and European deaths. A bandit unit is promised to operate in Rhodesia with threats toward priests and European traitors.
Peter Graves says Australia lacks enough actors after returning from filming Whiplash in Australia. He notes the ones available were very good but in short supply, highlighting a major industry problem for Australian productions.
In Adelaide and across South East Australia exploration groups express growing confidence. John Bonython of Santos Ltd cites seismic techniques as crucial to locating drilling sites with better detail. Roma Queensland and Port Campbell Victoria gas findings support the optimistic view of early commercial petroliferous gas strikes.
The Government faces 216 Sharpeville related claims totaling £400 000 and £524 000 in detention claims. BO detained claimants amount £432 800. The state also sues Dame Rebecca West and The Sunday Times for defamation over trial coverage. Viscount Hinching described Verwoerd as wonderful after urging patience to keep SA in the Commonwealth.
A Scotland Yard official denied knowledge of reports that the F L N operates in Britain. The paper claims inquiries show arms links to Germany and France, including a ship raid in London and rifles found in a sugar crate. In Algeria, French troops claim major blows in the Aures Mountains with high insurgent losses. Paris plans mobilizing police to quell a planned October Algeria peace demonstration.
President De Gaulle responded to Krushchev at the United Nations denying Algerian insurgents seek domination and claiming Tunisia and Morocco would oppose totalitarian influence on their soil as France pursues peace in Algeria.
The Iil-man committee, after a four hour Saturday meeting with creditors and employees of Karl Schreiner Pty. Ltd, rejected the Schreiner proposal. They cited lack of immediate working capital, poor asset realisation prospects, and unprofitable continuation of current contracts. They will advise creditors to act as they see fit. The ACT Trades and Labour Council deferred industrial action after a morning meeting, following last week’s decision that all employees halt work unless paid in full by last Friday.
A United States Air Force jet buzzed a private aircraft to wake its sleeping pilot about 150 miles west of Okinawa. The Air Force pilot Captain J. K. England used after-burner blasts to wake the other plane.
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