Melbourne hit and run shooting leaves youth injured
Melbourne police reported a youth wounded in a hit and run on Geelong Road near Melbourne. Warren Arnott of South Kingsville, 21, standing outside a telephone box, was shot in the groin as a passing car fired a bullet into his back. He underwent a three hour operation at Footscray Hospital. doctors say his condition is satisfactory. Arnott had attended a 21st birthday party and, after his car failed, hitchhiked to the RACV box for help. He described hearing a bang as a car slowed then drove away.
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Geelong
Warren David Arnott
South Kingsville
Footscray Hospital
Mr Arnott
21-Year-Old Parachutist Survives 5000-Foot Fall
In MEALIX France on Sunday a 21-year-old amateur parachutist Claudine Dumont nearly fell 5000 feet after her parachutes failed to open properly. She landed on marshy ground and survived but sustained multiple fractures.
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Mealix
France
Claudine Dumont
Late News Spar Follows Soniy Shooting Incident
A shooting incident at Hurscike late Sunday sparked a manhunt as authorities search for a suspect identified as Foust ape. Details remain scarce and investigators pursue leads while the community awaits updates.
Refugees cross border into New Guinea
A party of 79 West Irianese men women and children crossed into New Guinea in recent days. Indonesian police followed them across on Saturday. The refugees were taken to a quarantine camp near Vanimo. The Administration of Papua New Guinea reports they crossed at Watung in the West Sepik district. The incident is under investigation and the administration is monitoring the situation. Separately about 1,000 Indonesian troops were deployed to West Irian for civic aid under the Wisnu Murti operation to build bridges repair roads and supply water.
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Department of Territories
Canberra
Papua New Guinea
Watung
West Sepik
Barnes
West Irian
Vanimo
Diakarta
Aap-Reuters
Army Information Service
Information Service
Tree
Brisk start to French poll in referendum vote
Paris reports voting began briskly across France as General de Gaulle faced a referendum on his presidency and reforms. Early incidents disrupted calm with vandalism at a Gaullist office in Le Havre and a clash in Nice over campaign posters. De Gaulle voted in Colombey Les-Deux-Eglises.
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France
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Senate
le Havre
Riviera
Nice
Colombey
Les - Deux Eglises
Canberra footballer dies in car crash near Collector
Reginald Lawrence Crilley 21 of Downer died from head injuries after his car skidded on the Federal Highway a mile north of Collector. Friend Richard Longmore 21 of Ainslie was in critical condition. Both were Western District Rugby Union Club members returning to Canberra after matches in Goulburn.
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Phillip Avenue
Downer
Goulburn
Richard Longmore
Sherbrooke Street
Ainslie
Western District Rugby Union Club
Peter Alexander Iles
Yareen Road
Cooma East
David Goodwin
Cooma North
Gillian Goodwin
Cooma District
Record in sight for distance cyclist
Vic Browne, aiming to beat Sir Hubert Opperman’s Perth to Sydney record, reached Canberra last night after about 2,500 miles. He planned continuing to Sydney by 1pm, with hopes to eclipse the time by more than two days. Browne left Perth April 17 and rode via Adelaide and Melbourne, cheered by about 50 spectators.
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Vic Browne
Canberra
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Browne
Indian Ocean
Mr Long
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Pacific Ocean
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Victoria
Gundagai
Adelaide
Melbourne
Australian artists sculpt prime minister busts for Parliament and Ballarat
Three Australian sculptors are creating busts of Prime Minister Gorton and Deputy Prime Minister McEwen for Parliament House Kings Hall and the Ballarat Memorial Gardens. Russell Drysdale will finish Gorton’s portrait in two to three weeks. William Pidgeon prepares Holt's portrait from photographs. Victor Greenhalgh sculpts McEwen and Gorton busts mainly from photos with occasional sittings.
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Halt
Russell Drysdale
William Pidgeon
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Parliament House
Victor Greenhalgh
Ballarat Memorial Gardens
Greenhalgh
Ballarat
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Art School
Australia
Currumbin
Queensland
Gold
O Neill may hand over to UK amid NI civil rights standoff
In Belfast speculation grows that Northern Ireland Prime Minister O Neill will transfer control to Britain’s Prime Minister Wilson as civil rights tensions rise. Facing protests from hard line unionists and looming meetings with Protestant MPs, O Neill leans toward conceding to Catholic demands for one man one vote while seeking Britain’s backing to stay in office.
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Northern Ireland
O'Neill
Britain
Wilson
London
Time bomb in Ulster amid fighting and mass mobilization
A bomb found at the Church of Mary in Saintfield prompts bomb disposal experts to investigate as Northern Ireland endures a day of prayer for peace. British forces reinforce Ulster with 240 troops and 50 Royal Engineers arrive at Ballyskinter Barracks to bolster security amid widespread clashes in Armagh and Londonderry. The People’s Revolutionary Army claims responsibility for a wave of sabot attacks while figures like Brian Faulkner urge stability in a tense, uncertain week.
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Aden
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Hosital
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Jan Paisley
Londonderry
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McKenna
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Socialist Movements
Unity plea from Lord Casey marks end of era
Lord Casey urged unity as Australia faces federation challenges noting divided powers between Commonwealth and States. He spoke on ABC as guest of honour on his final day as Governor-General, detailing daily duties and farewell events before departure for Britain and the US. Sir Paul Hasluck to succeed him, sworn in Wednesday in Sydney.
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Weekend Rugby Title From Fragmented Notes
A messy OCR suite shows partial items about rugby, a government study on working wives, a US peacekeeping plan for 40,000, an explosion near Da Nang, and Arabs and Israelis clashes. The page also notes ECAFE discussions and other sections like weddings and classifieds.
Mutiny Convicts’ Prison Terms Trimmed in San Francisco
In San Francisco two young soldiers convicted of mutiny for a non-violent stockade protest saw their sentences cut from 14 and 16 years to two and five years. Private Louis Osczepskas ka, 22, and Private Lawrence Reidel, 21, were among 27 prisoners charged with mutiny over the protest after a fellow inmate was killed by a stockade guard.
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Louis Osczepinska
Lawrence Reidel
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