28 Sep 1961
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Sep 28, 1961
Page
1
Lord Home urged a negotiated peace for Germany and Berlin with consent from all parties. He criticized Soviet double dealing on nuclear tests and defended Britain’s Congo operation as aligned with UN aims, insisting force not dictate political outcomes.
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko warned at the United Nations that West Berlin is the focal point of a potential great war. He compared it to an active volcano, saying the fate of a German peace treaty hinges on whether war or peace prevails. He urged neutral states or U N troops as guarantors while rejecting a blockade claim as a misreading of Soviet stance.
Technicians scramble for space near the Lines men's Depot in Mort Street to set up portable automatic telephone gear after the Civic Automatic Exchange burned on Friday morning. Subscribers are connected in cable groups instead of individual lines and should dial the new 4 digit number without using 1 or 4 prefixes.
Russia's Andrei Gromyko told the United Nations General Assembly that the Kennedy plan seeks only control over armaments not disarmament. He urged non aligned states to be included in negotiations and attacked Western motives while warning against Berlin tensions and colonial wars. UK Lord Home welcomed renewed multilateral talks and urged effective negotiations toward disarmament.
The Parliamentary Labour Party was told funds for the coming election were dangerously low. Leader Calwell reportedly urged members to seek more funds from trade, including television costs estimated at £50,000.
Mary Robinson and her four children Lynette Trevor Graham and Diane were missing then found dead after an abandoned car near Woolshed Waterfall 440 miles from Beechworth. Police believe she pushed the children over the cliff and then herself amid health worries. Trevor would have turned seven today.
Canberra detectives led by Sgt. Ray Kelly and Detective-Inspector Bo Rochford pursue Beverley Irving Keys's killer after she was bashed to death in Creeklong Gardens. Police urge witnesses to come forward while offering a £1000 reward and reviewing all leads in a wide-area investigation.
Government and Armed Forces employment reached 808,800 in July, the highest in two years. The Bureau notes a rise of 1,000 from June and 25,000 from July last year as private sector employment fell 13,400 in July and 66,700 since July 1960.
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