Menzies Praises U S Action On Cuba Blockade
Prime Minister Menzies lauded President Kennedy's Cuba measures and the U S naval blockade. He said Australia would back the U N resolution to withdraw Soviet missile bases under U N supervision and urged calm while warning of potential Soviet consequences.
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James Plimsoll
United States
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Uba
Kennedy
Blockade of Cuba Triggers Global Military Alert
President Kennedy ordered a naval blockade of Cuba as U S warships swept the Atlantic seeking ships bound for Cuba. The Soviet Union ordered all personnel to stop leave and raise combat readiness as tensions rose between the two powers.
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United States
Cuba
Kennedy
Marshal Malinovsky
U.S
Atlantic
Kennedy's Cuba blockade plan triggers global alarm
U.S. Defence Department placed forces on world-wide alert including Berlin garrison and SAC. Kennedy announced a quarantine on offensive military equipment to Cuba. U.N. Security Council and OAS discussed the plan as a vast U.S. naval armada moved to interdict Cuban-bound ships. A Soviet threat warned of a powerful responding blow.
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State Department
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North Atlantic
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America
Security Council
Bid To Slow Building Rate
The council president Mr. W. Andrews announced plans to advertise a campaign to slow building activity. A steering committee pressed for three weeks of actions including 24 hour leave and stopwork meetings to regulate brick supply and curb overtime. Union leaders urged a mass meeting as ACTU ties discussed national leave levels.
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Wiens
Canberra
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Wey
Andrews
Asport
A.C.T.U
Building Trades
Master Builders Association
Employers Association
Plane Down Near Sitka Alaska Rescues 103 People
A military charter plane with 103 aboard, including 96 passengers and seven crew, ditched seven miles from Sitka Alaska. All were rescued from five liferafts by a supply boat and later taken to Sitka by a Coast Guard cutter as rescue ships and aircraft converged on the scene.
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Alaska
U.S. Coast Guard
Sitka
An Airlines
Rhythm on the Tabla
Keramatullah Khan, a renowned tabla soloist, practices in Canberra with the Indian Song and Dance Theatre. The seven member ensemble will perform at Albert Hall tonight and tomorrow night.
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Keramatullah Khan
Indian Song and Dance Theatre
Canberra
India
Albert Hall
Indian Posts Fall as Clash With Chinese Intensifies
The New China News Agency reports 14 Chinese gains since fighting began as Indian troops in Ladakh face tank assaults. Prime Minister Nehru urges India to confront continuing aggression while Chinese forces push near Chusel air base and along the Dhola front near the McMahon Line. Casualty figures remain undisclosed, but a northern Ladakh post reportedly suffered over 100 casualties before falling.
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New China
New Delhi
India
Mr. Nehru
Nepal
Pangong Lake
Chusel
Dhola
McMahon Line
China
Ladakh
Canberra Times wins 1962 W. O. Richards award for presentation
The Canberra Times secured the 1962 W. O. Richards award at the NSW Country Press Association conference, beating 140 newspapers for layout, typography, colour balance, and overall presentation. Judges praised news presentation and ad pages, with several papers highly commended.
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Canberra Times
W. O. Richards
N.S.W. Country Press Association
Sommerlad
N.S.W
A.C.T
Opie
Lithgow Mercury
Lismore Star
Tamworth
Tamworth Daily Leader, the Goulburn Evening Post
Albury Border Morning Mail
Wagga Daily Advertiser
C. Boardman
School of Graphic Arts
Sydney Technical College
Ian Cook
N. H. Ridge
W R A N S Raise 1000 Pound Gift for Melbourne Children’s Hospital
The Women's Royal Australian Naval Service plans a 1000 pound gift from members across Australia to Melbourne's new Children's Hospital as part of their 21st anniversary celebrations. Director Joan Street noted the gesture marks the anniversary with public spirited action. The cheque will be presented by First Officer B MacLeod at the Naval Depot.
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Melbourne
Navy
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Australia
Children's Hospital
Joan Street
W.R.A. N.S
Finders Naval Depot
B. ©. MacLeod
Canberra girl wins Southern Section Star junior farmer title
Virginia Jones of Canberra wins the Southern Section in Rural Bank 1962 Star junior farmer competition. She becomes one of seven finalists to be interviewed in Sydney on November 29 for the final prize, a £25 trophy and a trip to the U K and U S A.
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Virginia Jones
Canberra
Rural Bank
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