Sydney bank refuses Hanoi draft
The Anglican Newspaper’s Francis James cancelled the paper’s ANZ account after being refused a $380 draft for Christmas cards in Hanoi. He sent $1,000 to Cambodia for the National Liberation Front and totals exceed $20,000 in two weeks. He would use the Red Cross route if government bans apply.
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Francis James
ANZ Bank
Sydney
Hanoi
James
Cambodia
National Liberation Front
South Vietnam
ANZ
Financier begins six months in gaol
Melbourne report states Stanley Korman aged 62, former head of a $106 million business empire, was jailed for six months after his appeal failed. Judge Nelson upheld the breach of the Companies Act conviction and the gaol term. Korman bowed to the judge as the sentence was read and showed signs of emotion.
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Melbourne
Stanley Korman
Nelson
Evisions
Korman
Factors Ltd
W. H. Belson
Melson
General Sessions Appeals Court
Korman Sentenced as He Awaits Rolling Gaol Terms
Pay 30c daily Korman spent tonight in Pentridge Gaol sleeping in his underwear with four blankets. He faces roll call at 7am and a shower under warders, then breakfast and a new job. The judge upheld the gaol sentence while noting Korman’s charitable work.
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Korman
Pentridge
War booklets sent to Adelaide children by mistake
A propaganda set showing Vietcong atrocities was mistakenly sent to 40 Adelaide school children. Phung That Minh, First Secretary at the South Vietnamese embassy in Canberra, apologised and stated the embassy does not send materials on communist terrorism to children. He noted the error would not have occurred if an accompanying letter from the embassy had not been sent.
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Adelaide
Canberra
Phung That Minh
Qui
Minh
Epus
Findon High School
Melbourne
R. C. Wyilie
Viet‘nam
Vietnam
Department of Interior
Armstrong Siddeley
Federal Capital Commission
Ian Butters
John
Misty report on purge troops and Vietnam imagery spreads
Disjointed notes describe purge actions by forces and depleted officer corps, with vague references to a died fighting and casualties. A Melbourne doctor’s booklet on Vietcong terror is cited as illustrating mutilated bodies, provoking a student letter to the Vietnamese embassy and a contrived Australian response.
Catholic education plans three new Catholic schools in Belconnen
Monsignor Favier outlines Canberra Catholic Education Office plan for three new schools in Belconnen within four years. A boys school for 1,400 pupils opens in 1970, a 900 place girls high school staffed by nuns, and a 450 pupil primary school for Aranda. Additional primary and high schools planned with population growth and new neighbourhoods.
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Belconnen
de la Salle Eye
Aranda
ACT Catholic Education Office
Monsignor Favier
Melbourne
Department of Supply
Canberra
Favier
Minister backs house hunt for Queanbeyan headmaster
NSW Education Minister Cutler is seeking alternative housing for Queanbeyan Primary School headmaster T Oliver after a June move from an unsuitable department house. Oliver says he will seek transfer unless aid is provided and denies making any ultimatum or demand. Government says it is expediting housing options.
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Nsw
Cutler
Queanbeyan Primary School
T. Oliver
Oliver
Parents and Citizens Association
Education Department
Chinese border attack at Lo Wu station shocks Hong Kong
Communist Chinese demonstrators aided by machine gun fire surged across the Lo Wu border today and attacked the Hong Kong immigration office with petrol bombs. Molotov cocktails set the one story office ablaze as British tear gas contained an initial assault. no immediate damage assessment reported.
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Hong Kong
Lo Wu
Hong Kong Under Siege as Border Clash Sparks Grenade Attacks
A government spokesman relays that at least four bursts of machine gun fire came from across the border as Chinese forces aided by mobs attempt to overrun Hong Kong. Gurkha troops repel intruders with tear gas while demonstrators breach the Lo Wu crossing. Lam Bun, a popular radio comedian, is severely burned after a staged attack.
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Mankamto Road
Lo Wu
Hong Kong
China
Ted Williams
People's Liberation Army
Terrorista
Lam Bun
Petrol price rise across Australia sparks nationwide increase
Petrol prices in Canberra and New South Wales rise by at least one cent a gallon amid a wholesale hike blamed on higher tanker freight costs after the Suez Canal blockage. NSW Commissioner J A New higging said prices would be reviewed to ensure immediate reductions when shipping costs ease. Regional examples show standard grade around 41.4c to 41.5c per gallon with higher rates for premium and super grades.
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Canberra
Sandard Petrol
South Australia
Otc
Suez Canal
Nsw
J. A. Newhigging
Adelaide
Victoria
Melbourne
Sydney
Newcastle
Ollongong
Historic Canberra plate car goes to auction for up to 150
A 1948 Holden with 75 000 miles and a famed registration plate from the mid 1920s is due to be auctioned in Canberra next month. Bids may reach as high as 150 amid talk the plates and car’s history make it a showpiece. The sale includes Mr Daley’s chamber grand piano bought in 1927. Auctioneer is L J Hooker Ltd.
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Canberra
Daley
Canberra Musical Society
Melbourne
Sydney
L J. Hooker Ltd
Public service gag defended by the Prime Minister
The Prime Minister Mr Holt defended the gag on public service, saying the policy would not be challenged by the Opposition Leader. He noted the movement of the Prime Minister's Lodge is unlikely, referencing the current occupant. Separate items mention a Vietcong incident and a joint draft treaty by the United States and Russia to halt nuclear spread.
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Holt
United States
Rusia
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