25 Oct 1963
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Oct 25, 1963
Page
1
Kevin edges ahead to secure a tight win in a recent finish scene. The outcome highlights a close contest and bold late efforts by both competitors.
Australia will equip its air force with the American TFX bomber described as two and a half times the speed of sound and able to reach any point on earth within 24 hours. The government plans to buy two squadrons about 24 aircraft with no price yet, announced by Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies.
Sir Robert announced Australia would lease two B47 E squadrons free of charge to 1967 while awaiting the TFX. The interim bomber is described as fast and capable of long-range strikes with six turbojets and a 3000 mile range.
Senator O Byorne questioned if ACT police follow a towing roster and if complaints exist about favoritism toward a contractor. Senator Wade, acting for the Interior Minister, said the matter is serious and should be placed on the notice paper for a detailed reply.
About 600 people attended the Albert Hall sale where Downer blocks averaged £ 775 and Hughes blocks fetched up to £ 1,775. Prices for unrestricted and Hackett Hughes group blocks topped the day, with total auction income for leases reaching £ 757,060 for the financial year, helped by Wednesday sales and August business and residential cases.
Lady Churchill the 78 year old wife of Sir Winston Churchill returned to her London home yesterday after a week in Westminster Hospital. She went there for a rest.
Dr Subandrio warned at United Nations Day that tensions in Asia Europe Africa and America driven by foreign interference could trigger civil wars or armed border clashes. An Antara report cited a claim of British spying spending millions of Malaysian dollars in Sarawak and North Borneo.
Three emaciated islanders from the Cook Islands survived a 2000 mile drift across the Pacific after their boat Tev roa lost food supplies. Two crew died at sea and one later in hospital. the survivors were admitted for observation in Vila New Hebrides and faced a grim voyage past Samoa Foxe Channel and northern Fiji.
London reports that West German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard has a British government invitation to visit. Officials from both nations are arranging a visit date as Erhard plans trips to Paris and Washington next month for talks with De Gaulle and Kennedy.
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