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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 20, 1968
Page
15
Algiers reports indicate the Algerian government may release all 14 Ueench crew and passengers aboard a hijacked Air Algerie jet within days and review the aircraft 48 hours later. The hijacking occurred last month by Arab commandos. Geneva and Algeria signaled a thaw in relations as a boycott of flights was lifted. The joint announcement noted Israelia investigations continue.
Reports from Jerusalem describe a violent day after a planned series of explosions killed and seriously wounded several people. Arab and Israeli groups clashed as Israeli forces pursued suspects, with arrests and widespread unrest reported around the city and along nearby river regions.
SAUISALEVO California Monday. Mr Chitie Chmimins, cloner of automotive diesel engines, died at his Santa Valley home yesterday at age 79 from an apparent heart attack. He founded Cummins Engine Company in 1919 and helped develop diesel propulsion for trucks and industry.
Sporadic resistance met by South Vietnamese troops as they swept through Tay Ninh near the Cambodian border. More than 300 guerrillas died in the fighting, with refugees returning home to burned dwellings. US Marines also report gains below the Demilitarized Zone as President Humphrey comments on the flare-up.
The Democratic credentials committee meets in Chicago to settle a power struggle between environmentalists and Southern conservatives for delegate support. Seventeen state groups, about a third of the 3,009 delegates, challenge the Illinois event. Mississippi sends 44 delegates, only two of whom are Negroes, clouding the path to Humphrey or McCarthy on the first ballot.
Reports from Saint Tropez say French actress Brigitte Bardot told actor Rizvi to pack his bags and leave town amid claims the pair’s friendship was used for publicity. Friends characterize the move as Bardot ending the relationship with Rizvi.
Former South African cricketer Colin Bland, barred from entering Britain on a Rhodesian passport, announced he would again seek entry using South African travel documents. He planned a tour of the World XI and said his case could affect future travel plans. A Home Office spokesman noted Bland had been advised that his passport might permit entry for approved missions.
U Thant the United Nations secretary general plans a Czech visit later this month tied to two international conferences. He will attend the closing session in Vienna on August 27 addressing outer space uses, then participate in Geneva for the opening of the nuclear weapons conference on August 2.
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