25 Oct 1960
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Oct 25, 1960
Page
1
A garbled OCR excerpt lists scattered names and numbers including Harrop, Nova, Kilate, Lytie, Pear, Sticks, Rede, and others with no coherent event or context to form a full news item.
Reports describe drunken Congolese troops looting, beating civilians, and forcing passengers from buses in Leopoldville as fear and anarchy spread through the 300000 population. Mobutu shifts stance with UN tensions rising after clashes near the African quarter and surrounding areas.
A large fire at the A V Roe aircraft factory in Chadderton Lancashire marked the fourth major blaze in fourteen months. The Daily Mail notes sabotage is possible while 120 firefighters battled the flames and police questioned about 1 000 workers amid questions of self ignition and negligence.
The Governor-General Viscount Dunrossil will open the annual National Farmers' Union of Australia conference in Canberra tomorrow. Delegates from major farm organisations attend the three day event at the Academy of Science building with business sessions scheduled for Thursday and Friday.
A bomb exploded aboard the Knickerbocker ferry to Staten Island injuring no one. The blast, the fourth in New York City within a month, damaged the women’s cabin and deck as about 400 passengers rode toward docking. Police were increased at ferries and on Staten Island.
Hearing on extradition of Bradley for the murder of 18 year old Chacme Thorne was halted as Crown counsel could not obtain a Supreme Court judge to endorse the arrest warrant. Bradley appeared in Joint Magistrates Court in casual attire while Awaiting endorsement. A Sydney law firm received a request from Columbo advisers to represent Bradley in any proceeding.
AAP dispatches report Senator John Kennedy widening his lead over Vice President Richard Nixon as the campaign nears polling day November 8. Detroit News poll gave Kennedy 53.3 to 45.9 percent in Michigan with New York polls also favoring Kennedy. Eisenhower plans a New York rally November 2 signaling Republican urgency to close the gap. Kennedy gains are linked to four TV debates and potential fifth debate limited to foreign policy. Critics note Illinois and New York remain key battlegrounds with momentum uncertain in the final fortnight.
Democratic Senator Wayne Morse urged that the United Nations admit Communist China only after conditions. He said China must renounce force against Nationalist Formosa and that vetoes by the U.S. in the Security Council could not stop entry. Morse argued uncommitted nations would back the U.S. if terms are clear.
A baby about 12 hours old was found in a confessional booth at St Michael's Roman Catholic Church in North Melbourne early today. A nun and school children were involved in the discovery and the health of the infant is reported as satisfactory.
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