02 Sep 1961
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Sep 02, 1961
Page
1
The Constellation airliner crashed near Chicago killing 77 passengers and crew. The fire nearly destroyed the plane as the FBI investigates a possible bomb as a cause of the in flight explosion.
A four engine Constellation crashed twelve miles from Hinsdale after leaving Midway early this morning. Fire and wreckage spread to backyards and fields as rescuers could not reach the site. Investigators from FAA and Civil Aeronautics Board flew in to determine whether a deliberate act or accidental explosion caused the disaster.
Petrol prices in Northern New South Wales will drop from next Monday after the new petroleum product bulk terminal at Triad Bay near Kempsey is completed. The move follows the commissioning of the terminal and aims to ease local fuel costs ahead of midweek trading.
Berlin prepares a grand reception for Major Titov the Soviet cosmonaut the German government urges factory workers to set production records in his honor. Propaganda push emphasizes national pride and space achievement as Titov visits Germany.
Philip Hotten, 20, visiting grandparents in La Couronne, is detained at a military barracks for two and a half hours by French authorities who insist he is a Frenchman named Rossignal. He was born English and cannot speak French, and French law delays his nationality recognition.
Melbourne officials refused to discuss seven charges against ALP members and unions after 34 hours of deliberation. The four named individuals are P F Lowe L Hammond W Wallers and J Finneran. Charges will be handled by a dispute committee as parties are notified by mail. In Sydney four ATP members face unity ticket charges in the NSW Postal Workers ballot.
The 46 nation Afro Asian group plans to protest to UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold after alleged mistreatment of African diplomat Michael Collet by New York police following a traffic accident in Harlem. Deputy Permanent Representative of Crimea at the UN claims he was manhandled as officers restrained him.
Leaders worldwide condemn Russia for resuming atom tests. Kennedy calls Soviet move atomic blackmail. Reactions come from London Ottawa Paris Bonn Tokyo Brussels Oslo Jakarta Belgrade and Moscow amid global tension and calls to restart U S tests.
United States chief negotiator Mer Dean arrived in New York from Geneva and said the Soviet decision to resume testing would be followed soon by nuclear blasts.
Adlai Stevenson said Soviet nuclear tests threaten peace and will complicate future negotiations. The United States warned the USSR that boosting its arms capability will not deter Western defenses of Berlin.
Fragmentary report notes two popular gags about nuclear war and peace amid Cold War tensions. The agency quotes questions about avoiding panic and personal survival as people ask how to respond during a nuclear conflict.
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