26 Sep 1961
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Sep 26, 1961
Page
1
President Kennedy urged a truce to terror and a race for peace before the General Assembly. He warned the next ten months could determine humanitys fate for the next ten thousand years and said the earth would remember the current generation for turning toward war or toward saving future generations.
President Kennedy in a televised address pledges the United States will not back down amid Berlin tensions. He calls for a broad disarmament program, stresses negotiation while preserving West Berlin freedom, and outlines steps toward banning nuclear weapons and halting missile production.
A fragmented report notes objections to an arms race and calls for complete disarmament. It cites remarks by Kennedy warning of two threats to peace, including the Vietnam crisis and the Berlin crisis, with both sides urged to avoid escalation and uphold Western security.
Canberra news reports a high profile homicide case with Detective Inspector Hoon Rochford leading the inquiry. Miss Keys 78 of Geer Gina Barons Rel died after a long illness and a funeral was held at St John’s church attended by officials and police.
Schreiner reports overpayments totaling £41307 were caused by department officers failing to scrutinize claims and accepting contractor assessments.
Parliamentary Joint Committee questions the Audit General report on overpayments totaling £ 5 604 for 79 houses at Dickson and £135,703 for Campbell Primary and Infants School. Three department officers were disciplined but appeals reversed. one officer retired on medical grounds.
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