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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Sep 23, 1960

Page

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Eisenhower urges world peace plan for Africa at UN

President Eisenhower urged the United Nations to launch an offensive against illiteracy and disease in Africa and to avoid an arms race. He proposed a five point program including controlled disarmament, international space control, and food for peace with funding and aid to the Congo for long term development.

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Eisenhower seeks U.N. peace plan amid Khrushchev talks

President Eisenhower addressed the United Nations urging support for a revived peace process as Khrushchev headed for the General Assembly. He warned of the Soviet Union's affront to peace after the shooting of an American aircraft and signaled hopes for a revised 10 nation committee to restart East West negotiations. He planned to meet Latin American delegates at the Waldorf Astoria and host talks with leaders from Yugoslavia Lebanon Nepal and Ghana during a UN visit.

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Cuban fracas leaves girl shot amid New York clash

A nine year old girl was shot during a Cuban confrontation in New York. Police said several Cubans were among the injured as a street melee erupted near the venue. Officers reported one Cuban was saved by a bullet and two bystanders also sustained injuries as crowds dispersed.

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Priest Blesses Giant Jet Airliner on Australian Run

French Airline's DC8 jet capable of 600 miles per hour seats 120 passengers was blessed by Father Thomas Leen, Roman Catholic chaplain to Kingsford Smith Airport, before taking off for Noumea yesterday. It arrived in Sydney on Wednesday as the largest airliner to land in Australia.

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New Taxation Scale Gazetted

The new taxation instalment scale to be deducted from salaries starts in October in Oriaber L. It replicates the 1958-59 level before the five per cent rebate ended last year. The rebate was removed in this year’s tax schedule.

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Petrol And Oil Prices Fall Expected

The Department of National Development estimated a potential halfpenny per gallon cut in petrol prices across three firms, with a further halfpenny in four to six weeks. Data from South Australia Queensland and NSW informed the figures as Melbourne oil officials discussed timing and stock sales preceding any price changes.

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Thai Premier Questions SEATO Role on Laos

Thai Prime Minister Ruel, speaking after a Constituent Assembly meeting, doubted SEATO's stance on Laos. Journalists saw Philippine and Pakistani delegates sympathize with the Thai view, while French delegates opposed it, with details of talks withheld.

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Death of South Australian Opposition Leader O Halloran

Michael Raphael O Halloran, leader of the Opposition in the South Australian House of Assembly, died in his sleep in hospital at age 67 after a brief illness. He had led Labour Opposition in the State Parliament for 11 years and was admitted to hospital last week following a fall at his Peterborough home.

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Congo Army Chief Seeks UN Withdrawal Over Plot Claims

Col Mabutu announced to Leopoldville that he asked the United Nations to withdraw Guinea and Ghana forces from the Congo mission after a dossier linked communists and leaders of Ghana and Guinea. Ghana denied compliance while Soviet medical teams were withdrawn. Secretary General Heidel warned the UN Congo force could act to stop civilian massacres if needed. Commonwealth ministers privately discussed a regional aid plan amid tensions. Lumumba aides were expelled from the capital in a wave tied to the mutiny.

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Congo Crisis Looms as Mobutu Seizes Government Buildings

Reports indicate Mobutu's forces take over Leopoldville government buildings as Afr ican leaders confront backing factions. Evidence from Lumumba’s briefcase fuels tensions while plans for an aid package for newly independent Commonwealth nations shapes regional expectations.

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