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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 06, 1968
Page
12
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Madrid reports General Franco's government imposed a three month state of emergency in the Basque province of CiuPuecon after rising Basque separatist violence led to drastic powers. Officials may enter homes without warrants detain suspects indefinitely and exile residents to other regions as authorities cite continued turmoil linked to ETA and violent actions across northern Spain.
US soldiers and North Korean infiltrators exchanged fire south of the Panmunjom area during a Joint Military Armistice Commission session. Casualties were reported on both sides as details remained scarce, with the UN Command noting 17 infil trators shot to death since July 25 along the front.
Naples Florida report states a man hijacked a Gulf Coast Flying Service Cemna 192 at gunpoint to force the pilot to Cuba with his two year old daughter aboard. The aircraft, listed as loaded at Havana Jones Martin, indicates a dramatic mid flight diversion to the Cuban capital.
Vietnam brief notes a government reshuffle as General Le Nguyen Kiang is replaced by Do Gyo Tri to command the 3rd Military Corps around Saigon. General Khang moves to remain in charge of the Marine Corps while Do Gyo Tri, a Thieu ally, replaces him. Thieu also ousts 17 provincial chiefs and removed Nguyen Ngoc Loan as police chief amid efforts to curb corruption and consolidate power. In combat, Vietcong guerrillas fire rockets at an allied river pier, wounding a dozen sailors and Brigadier-General Franklin Davis. The attack comes from mangrove swamps along the river bank about 13 miles southeast of a river area.
About 6,000 demonstrators, led by mainly left wing groups, paraded through Tokyo streets toward the United States Embassy to demand international abolition of nuclear arms and an end to the Vietnam War on the eve of the 23rd anniversary of Hiroshima.
Prague reports a calmer mood after weeks of crisis and conference talks with the Soviet bloc. Dubcek reassures 14.5 million people that reforms based on free speech remain intact and there are no hidden slaves in the agreements. Observers doubt lasting calm and fear lingering disquiet without fuller public disclosure.
In New York a Notre Dame sociology chair denounces the papal encyclical on birth control urging freedom of conscience in family planning. A Catholic committee on Population and Government Policy endorsed a growing group of theologians who oppose the encyclical while Cardinal O Boyle urges obedience to the Pope. A confidential OAS report notes widespread Catholic theologian opposition across the U.S. and Latin America.
The supreme body of Sikhs in Britain the Shromani Khalsa Dal UK condemned anti Sikh attitudes that barred beards and turbans at local councils buses and in London Transport. Government backing to challenge these bans was reported as Sikhs pressed rights amid regional restrictions.
The East German News Agency reports a new Chief of Staff for the Warsaw Pact. General M. Sebtemenko will replace retiring General M. I. Kusakov due to health, with observers in Moscow noting no direct link to the Bratislava summit and Warsaw Pact maneuvers surrounding Czechoslovakia.
A wave of sporadic shooting window smashing and rock throwing broke out in York last night as police reported three arrests. About 68 officers patrolled while youths, many described as Negro, fired at vehicles and damaged property near a high school dance. Separate reports note disturbances in Wisconsin and New York with clashes between police and youths.
Tax-paying investors can benefit from a rebate of 10 cents in each dollar of interest from Treasury Bonds and Inscribed Stock. The rebate is included in taxable income and can increase net yields considerably for eligible holders.
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