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15 Sep 1960
Page 1
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Sep 15, 1960
Page
1
Readable fragments show a brief item mentioning names and places in a clipped historical notice. No clear event or outcome is discernible from the legible text.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a Missouri location and individuals tied to a fish bug topic. Many words are garbled, but the readable elements suggest a note about a local event or observation involving names Lake and Lina and a Missouri setting.
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Congo's divided army and Parliament clash as Prime Minister Lumumba is granted full powers amid near civil war fears. President Kasavubu dismisses General Lundula, while the UN Security Council debates Congo actions and Lumumba appeals for aircraft, crews, arms, and a powerful radio transmitter to bolster his forces.
An international protest over deportation actions draws statements from church leaders and officials. The South African government faces scrutiny as Bishop of Mownésburg and other clergy call for investigation into alleged abuses amid a climate described as increasingly police state like.
A Soviet military officer who defected to the United States will testify at a public hearing of the House Committee on Un American Activities. The unnamed defector arrived within the past year and is to appear at 5 30 p m GMT (4 30 a m Thursday Canberra time) seeking details on Soviet armed service unit activities.
A mother Myrtle Agnes McGuigan and her 14 year old daughter Jane Mary McGuigan died after being pinned under an overturned tractor about seven miles from Captain's ae yesterday while collecting wood. Police say they were trapped over five hours before discovery as a woodcutter Richard Lacey heard cries. The mother died at the scene. the daughter later died in hospital.
Transport unions completed arrangements for a two hour stoppage of Government transport next Wednesday. New South Wales joins other states in a strike involving about 190 000 transport workers.
The First Chamber voted 38 to 29 to postpone the 1960 budget debate on Dutch New Guinea. It was delayed until September 27 after Queen Juliana opens the new session. A Protestant AR member hinted the delay tied to a reported PM remark about internationalising Dutch New Guinea under UN auspices with possible Australian Indian and US involvement.
Twelve ministers including Hulme and Cameron discussed the Blue Streak project abroad. Thorneycroft travels to assess persisting with the military rocket, visiting Woomera Rocket Range with Australian and UK experts. Prime Minister Menzies and Defence Minister Townley attended a dinner with UK officials.
Destroyer HMAS Anzac shelled and holed its sister Tobruk during a practice shoot near Jervis Bay off the New South Wales coast. Water flooded Tobruk’s engine room but no casualties occurred. Anzac towed Tobruk back to Jervis Bay after hours of pumping. Navy plans an investigation. both ships veterans of Korea and Malay deployments.
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