France and Biafra claims spark new war aims across Nigeria
In a week of shifting signals the French Secretary of State backed self-determination for Biafra, prompting cautious moves toward a final Nigeria settlement. Ojukwu accepts relief via federal lines, but Paris position risks hardening attitudes at Addis Ababa talks as famine and fighting intensify.
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Foreign policy in a presidential election year seen through domestic strains
The piece argues that U S foreign policy shifts hinge on voter mood, not election outcomes, as presidents face limits from predecessors and domestic issues. It highlights Vietnam, Prague spring, Nigeria Biafra, and new cautious diplomacy, with a trend toward alliance building and restrained use of force under a Bidenlike global balancing idea.
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Brisbane to scrap trams for buses in 1968 69
Brisbane plans to replace all trams with buses as Wilbur Smith studies urged. The 1968 69 budget funds new buses while tram routes like Grange to Ashgrove face elimination. Tramways Union warns jobs losses and conducts protests while Save the Trams Committee seeks a referendum.
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Queensland
Sube
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Wilbur Smith
ALP
Sir Francis) Nicklin
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Brisbane River
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Alan Jones
Grange-to
Bbuses
Save the Trams
W. A. Oliver
Oliver
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Averal
Labor City Council
Tramways Union
Alderman Jones
Contraception and sin in Catholic conscience
Letter writers argue about the Pope's encyclical on contraception and whether artificial means can be used by Catholics without sin. They distinguish infallible doctrine from noninfallible judgment, urging individual conscience guided by faith, church teaching, and reason, with future cases allowing personal conclusion.
Change at market
Letter from Mrs Margaret Booth of O'Connor criticizing the Fyshwick fruit and vegetable market. She cites rude sellers and barriers, says cheaper prices found elsewhere, and urges better arrangements to support Canberra’s market. She notes the impact on small shopkeepers and questions consistent crowd handling.
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Teresa Macintyre
Canberra Times
Fyshwick
Canberra
Margaret N. Booth O'Connor
Our sick society letter prompts parental action
A reader praises Mr J R Paget for urging action on society problems like youth behavior. The writer concedes parents bear responsibility for their children's actions and expresses willingness to join a constructive effort to improve society, signaling a call for collective local action.
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J. R. Paget
Crisis of authority in Catholic birth control debate
John Faulks argues the Pope's recent encyclical on birth control could trigger a crisis of authority within the Church. He contends Vatican equivocation and the document’s perceived leaps from value judgment to assumption may alienate many Catholics and fuel disobedience rather than faithful acceptance.
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John Faulks
Australian film history inquiry seeks details on early titles
RA Ross Cooper of the Australian National University requests information on Australian and overseas films from 1896 to 1910. He seeks any sightings, cast, crew, or production notes for titles such as The Melbourne Cup 1896, The Early Christian Martyrs 1899, The Squatters Daughter 1905, Besieged in Port Arthur 190?-, The Life of Frank Gardiner 1909, and A Message from Mars 1909-10, among others, to compile a fuller record of the era. He invites readers who acted in, directed, photographed, or viewed these films to contact Burton Hall.
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Australian National University
Australia
Soldiers of the Cross
Salvation Army
National Library
Canberra
Port Arthur
Melbourne
Nioe
Ross Cooper
Postbox service moves stocks to permit roadside parking
The PMG as a public service body moved the stocks on Alinga Street to the opposite curb where parking is allowed. The Interior Ministry appears to have conducted no consult before erecting its buses.
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Alinga Street
of Oe Interior
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