Breakdown in Warsaw talks fuels Formosa crisis
Tension rose as Warsaw negotiations collapsed amid accusations of acceptance stabilizing a Formosa occupation. Fire from Quemoy and Matsu intensified with 3935 shells in 12 hours while Nationalist and Communist air clashes yielded losses. Admiral Felt eyed Okinawa as talks continued.
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Four Injured In Turner Smash
Four injured as two vehicles overturned in Turner crash. The Canberra Fire Brigade fought a potential SECLA fire from a gas leak and cleaned up petrol spills. Van driver Charles Sciberras and his children were treated for various injuries, while Ray Hookway and two others received minor wounds. A second crash near the ACT border sent Raymond Meehan and two passengers to Queanbeyan District Hospital with concussion and other injuries.
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O'Connor
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Canberra Community Hospital
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Queanbeyan
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Harman Naval Station
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Beryl Grace Winkel
Gwenneth Daphne Hoyle
RAAF
Queanbeyan District Hospital
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Miss Hoyle
Algerians Spark Eiffel Tower Bomb Scare and Paris Riots
A defective time bomb was found atop the Eiffel Tower amid terrorism fears linked to Algerian nationalists. Leftist militants clashed with police near Paris as Simca workers were attacked. three wounded by gunfire and fifteen injured overall as unrest spread in France days before a constitutional referendum.
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France
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Algeria
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Simca
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German Books Presented in King's Hall
The Ambassador of West Germany Dr Hans Muhlenfeld spoke at Parliament House King's Hall yesterday and presented a collection of German books to the Commonwealth National Library. Behind him stood leaders including Dr H V Evatt Sir Alistair McMullin Mr Menzies and J McLeay.
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King's Hall
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Commonwealth National Library
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Senate
Alistair McMullin
Menzies
House of Representatives
J. McLeay
Beirut erupts as Shehab takes office in violent protests
Fires and shootings raged in Beirut as President Shehab began his term. Reports cited six dead and twenty wounded, with another tally claiming ten killed. Phalangean Christian Party extremists led the violence while security forces issued shoot on sight orders amid Lebanon's crisis.
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Beirut
P.reuter
Shehab
Chamoun
Phalange
Australia and United States Face Lead and Zinc Trade Strain
Talks to reopen world metal markets consider multilateral deals as Australia seeks U.S. reconsideration of restrictions. Ministers urge efforts to influence America while Cabinet weighs import limits and dollar allocations amid disputes over lead and zinc exports.
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Canada
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Belgian Congo
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Eisenhower
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Delaney Defends NSW Police Amid Criticism
Sydney. at a farewell for Detective Superintendent John Gordon Delaney denounced recent attacks on the NSW Police as undemocratic and un British, saying democracy and justice demand fairness. He praised Gordon as fearless and urged support for the force despite public wrangling.
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