Gorton Holds Extended Talks With Nixon at White House
Australian Prime Minister Gorton met President Nixon for an extended White House discussion on Vietnam and Southeast Asia. He said they reached general agreement on approaches, and Nixon would provide answers on other topics later. Gorton praised Rogers and Laird, and noted talks touched on the F 11 contract amid a May visit. Meanwhile, Ike Eisenhower’s funeral train arrived in Abilene Kansas.
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Vatican chaos amid rebel threats and clergy criticism
AAP reports growing unrest within the Vatican with claimed threats and clashes involving rebels and clergy. The piece notes criticisms of church fate handling and calls into question church leadership amid the tense atmosphere.
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Two Killed as Iroquois Helicopter Crashes Near Queanbeyan
Two Royal Australian Air Force pilots died when an Iroquois helicopter crashed during a training flight about 14 miles southeast of Queanbeyan. Flying Officer Jan Robert McLean, 23, from S Ford, Victoria, and Pilot Officer Edward Charles Collett, 22, of Wellington Point, Brisbane, were killed. A court of inquiry is convened by the RAAF Directorate of Flying Safety. Witnesses reported one helicopter trailing the other before the crash amid flames and a loud explosion as the burning wreckage was surrounded by firefighters and onlookers.
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Malaysian castaway in Darwin receives marriage proposals
In Darwin a Malaysian castaway, Borneo ne Al Bin Pawero, facing deportation, has received four marriage proposals from local women. Friends say he declined, deeming it not honorable. He was among 25 crew aboard the Caprocorne which sank off Timor last November. unlike the others, his papers were not in order, delaying repatriation.
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Nevada scientists reveal tremor after massive underground test
Scientists at the Nevada atomic testing ground disclosed that about 10 000 local tremors followed an underground nuclear test last December and the ground shook for a month. The December 19 device was over 50 times Hiroshima in yield yet posed no threat due to Nevada geology.
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Chamberlain loses bid for top ALP post in Canberra vote
In Canberra the Australian Labor Party Federal executive deadlocked at seven to seven between Mr Mick Young and Mr Chamberlain. Young, 33, SA ALP secretary and former AWU organiser, becomes part time Federal secretary after Chamberlain conceded. Cyril Wyndham resigns to become NSW State ALP secretary from April 26. The deadlock followed absences that observers say tilted the result against Chamberlain.
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Finances expose tensions in Federal ALP leadership
Absent delegates include Barnard Beazley Cohen and Lowe as the ALP conducts a long session on the finances of the Federal secretariat said to be in deficit around 30000 dollars due to 1967 Senate election costs. The executive considers reorganising the secretariat possibly moving it from Canberra with Young acting as Federal secretary until the conference.
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Mild settled weather likely to persist to Easter in ACT
A Bureau of Meteorology spokesman said last night that daytime maximums should run near or just above the April average of 67 degrees. Nights will be cool to cold with morning fog patches and light cloud during the day.
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Bidder's Hand Stays Up as Lease Price Soars in Canberra Sale
Mrs Gail Evans of Watson paid a 35,500 premium for a residential Araba Street block in Aranda, the top bid on day four of Canberra land sales. She opened at 2,000 and held her bid, surprising bidders as prices climbed well above last year's levels.
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Doctors' fees rise and AMA aims end free hospital care
The State council of the AMA aims to raise doctors' fees by at least 19 percent this winter and to end the honorary system of free treatment in hospitals. The Canberra Times notes an ACT Attorney-General session gazette and impending protests by lawyers against some provisions. Page 3 mentions Good Friday publication and a tourist guide. Page 5 reports Middle East four-power talks in trouble with Israel rejecting a big four solution, and Czechoslovakia facing a looming crisis. Page 4 covers China's party congress amid new Soviet attacks.
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Meat ban debate over ACT meat deliveries
ACT Trades and Labour Council executives discussed a black ban on meat deliveries into Canberra if the abattoir closes on June 27. The TLC may urge the Transport Workers Union to refuse meat transport and the Meatworkers' Union has offered a similar ban. The Advisory Council resigned in protest last Friday.
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