25 Sep 1962
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Sep 25, 1962
Page
1
Twenty-five people remained missing after a US airliner with 68 passengers and eight crew members ditched in the North Atlantic late last night. The Swiss merchant ship Celerina saved 49 survivors, including 44 men and five women, and recovered two bodies.
A wide sea and air search intensifies 500 miles off Ireland after a four engine Super Constellation chartered from Flying Tiger Airlines to Frankfurt with 55 U.S. servicemen and families loses engines and ditches in the Atlantic. Survivors on rafts are located as ships and aircraft battle poor weather with para medics among the rescuers.
A 24 hour three state rail strike began at midnight affecting New South Wales Victoria and South Australia. About a million rail passengers must seek alternative transport as the Federated Union of Locomotive Enginemen presses for industrial action after rejected wage claims and an unresolved award. Central Sydney services nearly halted with last trains to the country and suburban lines suspended.
President Kennedy praised a unified trade approach with Europe and backed a new trade bill to give the President power to lower or remove tariffs to boost U.S. commerce. The bill has passed both houses in a form he sought. Britain’s chief negotiator Edward Weath said Bonn discussions showed entry could align with the Common Market’s vital trade interests.
The New South Wales Railways Department placed a 3 million pound order with Tulloch Ltd for 120 revolutionary double deck train carriages for Sydney electric services. The first 40 are due to arrive within 12 months, replacing old wooden-type trailers with 132-seat cars, 60 more than current steel carriages.
A Cuban soldier stands on a pile of felled branches along the base fence at Guantanamo Bay Cuba. He gazes through field glasses at an Associated Press photographer, with a Czech made automatic rifle and a Russian steel helmet visible.
Four Pakistani Army officers will arrive in Australia on Wednesday for telecommunications training. They will stay for several months and train at various Army signals establishments.
President Kennedy urged continued foreign aid and asked Western Europe to meet responsibilities. He warned that cutting aid would push underdeveloped nations toward internal subversion and Communist takeover. General Maxwell Taylor echoed that Southeast Asia needs aid to prevent instability and rely on both military and economic support.
The Building Trades Group issued a statement during Apprentice Week attacking Employers' Association president L F Goodwin for comments on wages. They say higher pay won’t solve the apprentice problem and accuse employers of creating a Frankenstein that threatens their industry. They call for cooperation with the Master Builders’ Council and warn against pre‑determined negotiations.
Private firms running emergency employee transport will have vehicles but no drivers. The Domain Moore Park Wentworth Park and Bradfield Park open for public parking from 7 a.m. The four sites are expected to hold about 8,000 cars though traffic authorities fear this will not prevent parking chaos.
No trains will leave or arrive at Canberra today due to disruption from yesterday’s strike. The 6.40 p.m. train to Goulburn did not run, affecting two passenger trains to Sydney and one from Sydney, plus two goods trains from Sydney. Bus and airline companies reported bookings were not unusually heavy.
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