14 Aug 1967
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 14, 1967
Page
1
US Air Force and Navy aircraft bombed within 10 miles of the China Vietnam border in the closest raid to Chinese territory during the war. The operation aimed to strike near Saigon as part of mounting pressure on North Vietnam and to deter further incursions.
US Air Force jets bombed key targets along Hanoi's northeast rail link and a railway yard, with strikes near Lang Som and Haiphong. North Vietnam claimed many anti aircraft shots, while reported civilian casualties increased amid a widening bombing campaign across northern Vietnam.
A board of inquiry in Canberra yesterday, led by Captain J. L. Merson, will investigate the disappearance of two Navy frogmen, Kenneth John Hislop and Jeffrey Thomas Hales. The inquiry, at Garden Island, Sydney, aims to cover all aspects including possible desertion and duration unknown. The missing men, both 19, were last seen near Jervis Bay after departing from base aboard a vessel.
Sydney journalists and printers vote to continue the metropolitan newspaper strike after a mass meeting at Harold Park raceway. The Federal executive of the Australian Journalists Association backs delaying work until threats of victimisation end, while the dispute committee of the Labour Council weighs terms of settlement.
Two drivers died in a collision on Pair wien Avenue Saturday night. Anthony David Nuch of Mowatt Street Gilcanhoyan was killed. Antonio Catanza of Irvine Street Wilson and Gordon Taylor of Fenner Street Downer were injured or involved as others. Authorities from AJA and AIA investigated the fatal incident and coordinated with federal executives on next steps.
A brief note recounts a rider’s misstep and the discovery of a horse or mount. The piece blends cautionary mood with a hopeful turn as the rider recovers from the fall and finds another animal to ride.
NSW authorities order a near midnight halt to ACT trains and suspend regular services to ease chaos. Police patrols, private carriers, and emergency measures prepare to keep traffic moving while government and transport officials negotiate a resumed operation.
The plan aims to boost country areas by housing new migrants in warded houses and private homes. Migrants pay a tariff similar to Commonwealth Hostel Ltd hostels, with a $4.8 weekly government subsidy per migrant and a $10.6 weekly hostel cost. Towns across NSW and Victoria show interest. six month subsidy expected to exceed hostel payments. Officials will check accommodation standards. success depends on local authority and employer cooperation. Details note six month transitional accommodation, six month maximum stay, two year subsidy with possible extension.
Snowy Mountains Authority will help plan designs and prepare contracts for Sydney's Eastern Suburbs Railway, with an estimated cost of 73 million dollars. NSW government officials seek Commonwealth support to let SMA undertake some construction work, while the project is slated to span a decade.
A Melbourne and Italian university student group plans to transmit funds through Cambodian channels to aid South Vietnam. The committee, led by Mr P Price, says hundreds of dollars are already raised and hopes to obtain more. The approach follows failed attempts via Hong Kong and the Australian government.
The Attorney-General Bowen aided Melbourne at Hoe Women Weaters weekend and mentioned invoking the Crimes Act if any woman would be sport. He was unsure if steps should be taken against the organisers, with further details reported on pages 8 and 9.
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