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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Apr 22, 1968
Page
9
About 140 demonstrators held a sit down across a street during a Vietnam anti war protest. They were charged with obstruction after the demonstration yesterday at a national services site in Liverpan Court tomorrow. One man, Denne O'Donnell, began a section sentence yesterday for AWOL from the army after failed attempts at exemption.
Sydney reports that torture of a woman by troops in Vietnam drew revulsion. Minister for Army Mr Lynch, returning from Vietnam, said Chinese and Russian forces were cited as the cause of unrest. He noted morale among Australian troops remained high despite calls for peace talks and concerns about the cost of peace.
A Melbourne farmer Mi Gus Stoll seeks legal advice amid a dispute after withdrawing four bulldozers from work and mobilizing more than 100 members of a Northern Territory group through Sunday and Tuesday actions.
A Melbourne security case seeks injunction to stop hindering construction work on a high voltage line near Port Moresby. Police and soldiers guard bulldozers as crews search for a missing woman linked to a land easement dispute and a 4500澳元 reward.
Sydney reports a volatile scene as Nazis and Jews clash near Domain. Spectators and community members clashed while lawmakers discussed a Nimmo inquiry into public health services. The exchange touched on government transparency and concerns over handling of Aboriginal affairs and public health policy.
A dairy tanker rolled over at the Canberra Avenue and Manuka Circle intersection in Forrest, trapping driver Kenneth Livermore for about an hour. Rescuers freed him with cutting gear after his foot was crushed. about 2,000 gallons of milk spilled and washed into storm drains as the ACT Fire Brigade managed the scene.
A radio discussion warns that Australia risks rising nuclear tension and possible "nuclear anarchy" if it exits the Treaty for the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. It says major powers offer protection yet critics doubt the treaty’s safeguards amid government strains.
Sir Macfarlane Burnet, president of the Australian Academy of Science, warned that organ transplants are not of great value to the community. He noted kidney and liver transplants can prolong lives but are not economically valuable, and criticized public overstatement of transplantation during the past year.
The Soviet delegation leader Tehistiakov accused the United States and allies of continuing military aggression in Vietnam and threatening world peace. US leader Arthur Goldschmidt deplored political diatribes and warned the trend could push Asia toward wider conflict and economic disruption.
Authorities discuss a proposed settlement on Vietnam amid claims it would remove a major threat to international peace. The debate touches on medical ethics and use of suppressive agents, weighing the risks to body defense and political implications in the CAPE region and United States policy.
The Gurindji tribe pledges an 108000 grant to run land on their own. A businessman criticizes the ministerial plan and calls for government aid to settle land, stock, and improvements while urging a freehold arrangement. He argues for better compensation and land use reforms as a path to reconciliation and dignity for the tribe.
The Mycenae site reveals bath tubs used 3,000 years ago, with archaeologists like G E Mylonas arguing archaeology humbles modern civilization by showing past achievements. Reports describe Mycenae walls, weapon finds, guard systems, and ties to Troy era legends.
Melbourne activists from the Institute of Professional Models and Mannequins plan a Tuesday protest in the Civic area. They will march with placards as the battle with the breakaway institute Munoe foros and Models Guild intensifies over unions and non union models.
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