Army forms civil affairs unit for Vietnam duties
The Australian Army announced a civil affairs unit of 10 officers and 3 non commissioned ranks would deploy to Vietnam around June. Led by a lieutenant colonel, the team will plan coordinate and supervise military civic action, with specialists in construction health and education and broader projects funded by government and volunteers. Major P R Gower will visit Vietnam next month to review existing work and gather ideas for future civic action. The minister stressed the broader war against ignorance sickness and poverty is as real as battlefield casualties.
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Vietnam
Fraser
Holt
Australia
P. R. Gower
Army Headquarters
Cambodia Receives MiGs To Bolster Air Defenses
Prince Sihanouk accepted five MiG 17 jets and other war materiel from the Soviet Union at Pochentong Airport to strengthen Cambodia’s air defences. He vowed Cambodia would not yield to pressure to align with American imperialists.
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Phnom Penh
Soviet Union
Cambodia
Sihanouk
Pochentong
United States
Reverend Narfas Faichney Nominated Moderator General
The Presbyterian Church of Australia nominated Reverend Narfas Faichney aged 44 of Glen Re L as moderator general. The next General Assembly in Melbourne in September will choose the new moderator general.
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Sydney
Presbyterian Church of Australia
Narfas Faichney
Glenre
Presbyterian General Assembly
Melbourne
Bihar asks for 4601KIG tons monthly food grains
Drought plagued Bihar seeks 4601KIG tons of food grains monthly from the central government for several months to avert famine. Bihar Chief Minister Mr Sinha says 18,090 sillings in Tihar and about 10 million people face acute drinking water shortages as well.
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New Delhi
Samay Aap
Reuter
Bihar
Starvaton
Sinha
Baker gets prison term for tax evasion and theft
Bobby Baker, once a Johnson aide and Senate secretary, was sentenced to one to three years in prison on seven charges including tax evasion conspiracy and theft. The judge ordered concurrent terms. Baker, 38, convicted last January, diverted about 80 000 US dollars to personal use and contributed 71 000 to Democratic campaign funds. His lawyer said an appeal would follow.
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Washington
Bobby Baker
Johnson
Baker
Democratic Party
Atlantic City
Treasurer resists tax rise amid Sabah election drama
In Melbourne and Jesselton reports, Federal Treasurer Mr McMahon warned he needs persuasion to raise taxes in the next Budget while Sabah election results unfold. Seven of 30 seats declared show USNO and alliance tensions, with independents potentially wielding balance of power as campaigns lag. Local figures anticipate shifts in Sabah politics and ties to Kuala Lumpur as counts continue.
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Melbourne
McMahan
Jesselton
Sabah
Alliance
Peter Lo
United Sabah National Organisation
Malaysia
Sabah Chinese Association Eee
Linots
USNO
Contest
Righ As 1
UPKO
Sabah Chinese One Association
Sabah Ltdian Congress
Parlia
McMahon
Italia
Dalo
Mohammed Yassin
Polica
Sabah Alliance
Kuala Lumpur
Op F
Prem
Jesselson
Yap Pak Leongjiers
UPKC
Thomas
Elo
Schemes for migrant flats and hostels revealed
Government plans new fast track housing for transit migrants with flats and hostels to be used for up to six months. Flats priced to state housing rates, improved facilities in hostels, and expansion in Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia, and New South Wales. Plans include siting in Randwick and Springvale with further country-area settlement and more migrant accommodation.
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Snedden
House of Representatives
Bury
Snedaen
Melbourne
Chamber of Manufacture
Jures
Fi Intest
Perth
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Tasmania
Australia
Williamstown
Victoria
Wacol
Queensland
Graylands
Auustralia
Nunawading
Randwick
Nsw
Springvale
Country
Preas
Former MP Bland Dies in Sydney at 84
Emeritus Professor Francis Armand Bland died in St John of God Hospital Sydney at age 84 after a long career as Professor of Public Administration at Sydney University the first in Australia. He was CMG recipient in 1958 and survived by his son Sir Henry Bland. Funeral at St Anne's Church Strathfield on Tuesday at 3 pm.
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Sydney
Francis Armand Bland
Bland
St John of God Hospital
Warringah
Sydney University
Australia
CMG
Sir Henry Aland
Department of Labour and National
St .Anne's
England
Strathfield
Dairy Boats Rally on Lake Burley Griffin Protest
A dozen motor boats cut engines and sailed with paddles on Lake Burley Griffin yesterday to oppose the ban on powered craft. The action highlighted local tensions over lake access and boating regulations.
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Burley Griffin
Protests Spark Policy Talk on Dairy Subsidies and Boats
A small Liberal backbench protest pressures the Commonwealth Government to speed dairy subsidy phasing and extend subsidies for dairy farmers. The event featured protest boats, a Wollongong yacht club race, and remarks by Mr Wentworth aiming to amend a five year plan. Proceeds from a public sale fund youth sail clubs and paddling events.
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Sydney
Commonwealth
Oveaki
W. CC
Wentworth
Lib
Nsw
Hasash
Central Basin
East Basin
Tolsgsin
Carni
Bob Easton
Duce
Canberra Police
Modern mood tried in church on Sunday in Brisbane
In Holman Park Methodist Church a youth service attempted modern worship with a pop group and guitars. About 400 attendees mainly younger, informal dress, mothers in hats. Rev Dr Lewis Born led the event with questions answered along the aisle while ABC televised the service for Queensland audiences.
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Brisbane
Holand Park Methodist Church
Methodist Youths Department
Methodist Youth Department
Lewis Born
Army with homes with homes in Sydney slums headline note
The superintendent of the Central Methodist Mission Reverend Alan Walker says about 4900 homeless men live in Sydney and form a large part of what is described as Australia s most unusual congregation at Life Line Church in Darlinghurst. Many came from parks and night refuges and the church is known as the church on skid row.
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Sydney
Australia
Central Methodist Mission
Alan Walker
Life Line
Daringhurst
Shid Row
Urban homeless survey reveals young profile in Sydney
Mr Walker cites a Sydney survey of homeless men showing most under 50, many in their 20s. He notes a mix of occupations, with some professionals and graduates seeking shelter, while liquor victims and male socializing are common in a grim picture.
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Walker
Sydney
Lyceum Theatre
Israel and
Syria
Snap poll forecast in Melbourne heats up election timing
The DLP Federal executive warned all state branches to brace for a potential Senate election before August. They claim the federal government aims to trigger voting before the current term ends, with the actual election not due until November, as Melbourne completes recent party strategy reviews.
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Melbourne
DLP
Melbaurne
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