Hagele haggles over Anzacs camp in Singapore
Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand governments bargain over troop housing as the Anzac force of about 1,205 personnel moves from Malaysia to Singapore. Negotiations stumble over camp choice and post British-leave facilities, with two barracks housing most families and a push for self-contained civilian-military area. Continued on Page 3.
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Strike by gaolers at Bathurst Gaol
Warders at Bathurst Gaol will strike for 24 hours from midnight Tuesday. The prison houses 400 inmates. A warders spokesman said the stoppage could spread to other gaols. The action protests the Public Service Board stance on warder wage rises. Possible alternative protection at the gaol is not yet known.
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Late news actor dies aged 66 from Cornwall cottage
Reuter reports veteran film actor Moteney, aged 66, died today at his Cornwall cottage after earlier semi retirement. His career included notable roles in We Dive at Dawn The Coldest Night and Parallel with leading parts in early film projects.
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My Lai Report Says Civilians Died Needlessly
A five member fact finding committee of the South Vietnamese House of Representatives concludes that American troops killed a large number of My Lai civilians on March 16 1968. They expect to report the death toll higher than the government figure of 125 Viet Cong and 20 civilians, with estimates privately suggesting 450 to 600 people. The panel favors small arms fire over aerial bombardment or artillery, opposing the government view.
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Debates on My Lai killings a probe from Quang Ngai
Deputies and a Senate team questioned local officials in Quang Ngai over My Lai killings. They concluded a massacre occurred but could not set a death toll. Vietnamese officials privately called the government communique a whitewash while US officials hoped President Thieu could preserve honor amid the probe.
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ANU examination results release date announced
The Australian National University expects examination results to be published next Saturday December 13. A Canberra Times copy containing the results will be mailed to a nomination address on receipt of 8d, including postage orders, or can be picked up at The Canberra Times advertising office located at 18 Mort Street Canberra City ACT 2601.
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Mexican stops Rose in seven rounds at White City
Australian lightweight Lionel Rose was halted by Mexican Fernando Sotelo in the seventh round at White City Sydney. Rose was knocked down twice in the seventh before referee Vic Patrick stopped the bout. The setback likely ends Rose’s shot at a world title this time.
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Man Dies After Car Leaves Sutton Gundaroo Road
A 24 year old Queanbeyan man Christopher Milianis of Isabella Street Queanbeyan was fatally injured yesterday afternoon when his car ran off the Sutton Gundaroo Road. He died at Canberra Hospital last night. An hour later nine people were admitted to Queanbeyan Hospital after a non collision incident at the Federal Highway and Sutton Road intersection. None were seriously ill.
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Egg price rise in NSW and ACT hits three grades
Egg prices in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory increase today by a sixpence per dozen for large eggs and two pence a dozen for the other two grades. The new prices are sixpence, threepence and forty-eight and a half pence per dozen for the respective grades.
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Police to be flown to trouble spot in Rabaul
Violence erupts in Rabaul as 72 police are dispatched after a morning rampage. Several Gazelle Peninsula councillors evacuated for protection. Administrator David Hay reports attackers likely Mataungan Association members amid a multi racial council dispute. Council employee Isamel Toalaka was assaulted at Matalau.
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Turmoil in Malaguna as Mataungan clash injures councilors
In Malaguna village Mataungan leaders order Hay and District Commissioner West to leave. Fenton is attacked as Tolai leaders Tobaining and Toliron hospitalized. About 200 police guard the town with 200 more on standby. Victims include two councillors dragged and struck in church amid violent demonstrations against a multi racial Gazelle Peninsula Local Government Council. The Mataungan Association opposes the council and fears land loss under multi racial rule. Police and officials link the violence to hooliganism among younger Tolai, with arrests and hospitalizations reported.
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Fire threat at church hall near Auckland causes panic
AUCKLAND Sunday AAP reports Aronists attempted to burn a hall at Kumeu 25 miles north during an interdenominational church gathering of about 200. Flames breached the main door causing panic but no injuries as occupants contained the blaze. This marks a second attack in three days on the same hall.
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A bell tolls for Sir Henry in Victorian by election
The Victorian by-election at Dandenong produced a Labor landslide, tolling a bell for Sir Henry Bolte who had ruled the state for 14 years, as Rohan Rivett notes on Page 3. Also noted is a shift in abortion law in South Australia allowing access after two months residency. A Thai commander cites Chinese divisions threatening Thailand, and a new Tintin adventure by Herge starts on Page 13.
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Canberra Yacht Club races halted for small craft
Canberra water police ordered the Canberra Yacht Club to abandon all races for craft under 12ft yesterday. The club heeded the directive, prompting great concern. Tonight during a general meeting the committee will discuss the matter.
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Winds Damage Ten Aircraft at Archerfield Aerodrome
Gales over 50 knots at Archerfield Aerodrome Brisbane caused about 75000 dollars in damage to ten aircraft. A Bristol freighter and two Cessnas were toppled or blown, hangar damage occurred, and an eyewitness described the aircraft as blown around like paper during a 14 minute wind blast at 2 pm. An insurance assessor called it the worst wind damage she had seen.
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Antarctic fossil links continents to ancient superland
American biologist Dr Laurence M Gould reports a lystrosaurus fossil in the Alexandra Range near Beardmore Glacier proving Antarctica joined with Africa India Australia and South America in the Permian era about 250 million years ago. The discovery supports theories of ancient warm climates and continental drift.
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Canberra Faces Continued Below Average Temperatures
A Bureau of Meteorology spokesman said Canberra will see more below average temperatures over the next two days. By mid week temperatures are expected to rise to the December average range of 78.6 to 41.9 while yesterday ranged from 69 to SI.
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