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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 27, 1968
Page
19
The Pope told Latin Americans they deserve help as hardworking, honest and poor people. Returning to his palace after a three day visit, he praised their love for the Lord and urged action from churchmen and leaders, amid calls for aid and social reform.
Hundreds of Anglican bishops from around the world gathered at St Paul’s Cathedral for the concluding Lambeth Conference prayers, led by Archbishop Michael Ramsey. Special prayers were said for Soviet-occupied Czechoslovakia as reforms and church issues dominated the closing sessions.
Irianese leaders in Sukarnapura say they face arrest for speaking out on the eve of a planned self determination vote to decide their future in former West New Guinea. They cite fear of speech restrictions, detentions, and a harsh political climate under Indonesian rule.
Amnesty International delegates named three political prisoners of the year. Gregoriy Bezerka, Nina Karsow, and Efeni Voul were cited for acts tied to Communist repression in Brazil, Poland, and Greece. Bezerka served nine years, Karsow received three years for publishing information, and Voul reportedly received a light Greek sentence for sheltering a relative.
In clashes along the Jordan Valley forces, three Jordanian soldiers were injured with no civilian deaths reported. Israeli shelling hit 11 villages on the east bank, destroyed a school and mosque, and damaged several houses. Military losses for Jordan included three soldiers, two tanks, and other equipment. Additional targets in the Golan Heights and Syrian areas were reported struck as helicopters carried away casualties. The daily exchanges marked the third straight day of incidents south of the Sea of Galilee.
An Israeli Boeing 707 hijacked July 23 to Algiers could be released in the next few days, with 12 crewmen and several male passengers believed to be aboard. Newsweek’s Periscope notes government factions favor freeing captives while hardliners oppose.
US Atomic Energy Commission chief Glenn Seaborg outlined plans for vast agro industrial nuclear complexes. Each complex could employ about 100000 people, feed five million people, and export fertilisers, with locations in the Middle East and India to produce electricity and salt seawater processes.
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