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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Apr 22, 1968
Page
1
Weather bulletin warns several zones including the Snowy Mountains above 5000 feet and Brindabella Ranges may receive snow this morning. Canberra faces cold conditions with temperatures around 4 to 9 degrees as a cold front moves through the region. City traffic and activity show a sharp drop in performance with the day’s trading down significantly.
Rainfall figures show Fanbairn recorded 46 million gallons in 24 hours, with 36 hours to yesterday. Spmn and Kum totals are incomplete, suggesting rainfall boosted flows but left reservoir levels uncertain. Weekend changes include Coller Dam rising eight inches while Rendora Dam dropped three inches.
Police alert across Australia after a theft at a conference in Canberra. A delegate from the Iranian delegation lost about $3,000 in US currency and travellers cheques. No signs of forced entry were found in the hotel room.
More than $1,100 worth of copper and brass was stolen from a Canberra plumber's storage yard during the weekend. The metals, mainly brass plumbing fittings and some copper, were owned by NW Korey Ply bad and others. A spokesman said police recovered over $2,000 worth of sheet copper stolen last year from huts, but not this incident.
In Canberra and Sydney the Labor leader Mr Whitlam faces a potential four‑position leadership spill as caucus members debate reshuffle plans. He may push for unity while opponents back rivals Murphy and Cohen to curb left‑wing influence and secure the party’s machinery.
The council withholds comment as Jeter tables tonight a petition from Mr Nixon. The letter outlines delays in ministerial recommendations, questions the council’s powers and the relationship with the ACT government, and suggests potential changes to water testing and administration.
Awful drought easing as rains drenched most of Victoria over the weekend. Farmers report dams filling for the first time in years and official weather bureaux say the fall was one of the best this year. Expect showers and thunderstorms to remain confined to southern and mountain districts tomorrow.
Minister for the Interior Nixon rebukes the ACT Advisory Council, calling it unrealistic for seeking broader powers without accepting corresponding responsibilities. He says the council should focus on current duties and efficiency. The dispute arises from a live-page letter read at a council meeting, with members viewing the letter as threatening self government and deriding elected members as "naughty boys."
Investigators examine the wreckage of a South African Airways Boeing 707 after takeoff last night killing 122. The jet carried 118 passengers and 12 crew. only six survived. Diamonds valued at 500,000 rand were aboard in a package that shattered on impact. Bodies recovered numbered around a muddy crash site in a remote veld.
United States and North Vietnam fail to agree on venue for preliminary peace talks. Paris is speculated as a possible site amid tense diplomacy and ongoing negotiations.
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