31 Oct 1960
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Oct 31, 1960
Page
1
Federal offices in Washington report a shaken state of affairs as rail and trade disruptions ripple through markets. Officials warn of delays and mounting uncertainty affecting shipments, prices, and consumer goods nationwide.
Fifteen African and Asian nations named to a United Nations committee to go to the Congo and seek peace between rival leaders. Dag Hammarskjold’s advisory panel, with 18 nations in the force, met three hours to plan a reconciling mission as Mobutu and Tshombe leaders face secessionist tensions.
Reports from Montagua Costa Rica and Tegucigalpa Nicaragua describe more than 100 dead and 40 children among victims after a week of torrential rain. Homes flooded roads washed away and crops wiped out. American planes rushed to aid victims as Texas floods claimed several lives from recent heavy rainfall.
Police tonight were drapping the Nepean River near Rich for the body of a six year old boy after they found his three year old sister drowned near their home. The drowned girl was Joan Sharkey who with her family on a farm by the river.
American U2 pilots began sampling atomic waste 15 miles above Australia and the Southern Ocean. The tests cover the Bliss Steak and Great Australian Bight with flights near Itleard and Marquarie Tslanis as four Canberra jet bombers aid three LIZ aircraft.
A Tasmanian discovery near Hobart uncovers scales of a Ganoid from the Triassic period, hailed as the first Labyrinthodont ancestor linking fish and reptiles. The find was made by U.S. professor Faneritus C. L. Camp, University of Tasmania lecturer Mr Banks, and Mrs Banks.
In Limassol gunmen fatally shot a former Greek Cypriot police sergeant who had received £6,000 compensation for loyalty to Britain before independence. A passing woman died of wounds. The killings mark a surge in violence linked to Cyprus’ ongoing tensions and fears of Turkish minority reprisals.
Senator Joseph Kennedy on a Democratic presidential campaign swing faced large crowds as he and wife Jacqueline rode through Manhattan. Police worked to keep onlookers at a safe distance while Kennedy spoke to supporters and highlighted his policy priorities.
The People reports Britain will deliver a squadron of V bombers armed with hydrogen bombs to NATO. Prime Minister Macmillan would announce next month in Paris at the NATO meeting. The move aims to strengthen European confidence in collective defence and deter France's independent H-bomb program.
The report outlines proposals to redraft a section on character evidence in treason and sabotage cases. Sir Garfield argues evidence of character must be relevant to the alleged purpose of the act and not misused, while extending treason provisions to acts outside Australia. The Crown holds the burden of proof beyond reasonable doubt.
The Leader of the Opposition Mr Caldwell urged the Attorney General to lay down all proposed amendments to the Bull in one package for debate in committee stages. He warned that piecemeal amendments would confuse the issue and oppose introducing a person s known character before a verdict is reached.
A Cuban passenger plane landed in Key West after a mid air gun battle in which a government guard was killed. The pilot and co pilot were wounded but survived and eight passengers sought asylum in the United States.
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