08 Aug 1967
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 08, 1967
Page
1
The Minister for Health Dr Forbes shows how brief free moments in a carpeted office can be used to promote fitness. He participates in a fitness launch organized with the Prime Minister, highlighting government interest in health and well being.
Prime Minister Holt launches a national fitness booklet Keeping Fit urging Australians to exercise daily. He argues physical health ties to citizenship and national vigor, with free booklets from the Office, and a call for at least ten minutes of daily activity to extend life and vitality.
Ampera, an Army controlled newspaper, claims proof of Dr Ali Sastroamidjojo and Dr Sastroamidjojo’s involvement in a conspiracy to restore Sukarno. The Army also reports the arrest of the former Prime Minister on charges of complicity in the plot to overthrow the government.
The Adjutant-General Major-General J S Andersen, CBE, died when his aircraft crashed south of Picton in Central Java while travelling alone. Born July 1912 in Samaral, he trained at the Royal Military College Duntroon in 1933. Once a key figure in Indonesia's political turmoil era, he had served as chairman of the Nationalist Party and held a hard line against communism during the 1950s and 60s.
The Canberra Aid the NLF Committee outlined at a meeting last night how it would raise money for the National Liberation Front in South Vietnam. Funds were planned for medical aid and other support, with letters soliciting gifts sent to potential donors. The report also notes connections to military figures and a briefing about a stall and a related collection effort.
Australian forces report six killed and fifteen wounded in a major Vietcong action in Phuoc Tuy province. Names listed include Corporal Donald Aylett and Private John O Connor among the dead, with several servicemen wounded and listed as satisfactory or very satisfactory. News from Canberra notes casualties withheld for security.
In Goulburn the Synod approved provisions for an ACT Institute of Theology to be named St Mark's Institute of Theology located near the St Mark's Library. The institute will study Christianity and related subjects, offer post graduate courses, publish research results, and cooperate with universities. The visitator council will include the bishop and staff.
Parisians and airline officials report two brothers held a 13 year siege in a decaying villa near Havana. Colombian guerrillas claimed responsibility while police said the slain man possessed keys to the room where his body lay. Authorities note tension between Colombia and Cuba after the incident.
Cuban authorities released the DC-4 airliner hijacked by five armed men who forced the Colombia-based Acrocondor flight to land in Havana. The hijackers sought political asylum as passengers and crew were detained for questioning before the aircraft departed.
Clerks join newsmen on strike as defence experts in Washington puzzled by new weapon sites reported on the coast of North Vietnam. Education, apartheid, and migrant flats are also mentioned with page references. Weather notes warn of NSW floods and heavy Canberra rainfall. Golf plans include Bruce Devil and a secretary forming a global partnership.
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