Great Air Race line honours go to NSW pilot
The London to Adelaide leg winner was a Piper Twin Comanche piloted by W J Campbell of Belmont North NSW, arriving Parafield 9.38pm three minutes ahead of a Beech 36 Bonanza driven by T K Brougham of Whyalla SA. Sheila Scott faced delays as weather worsened north of Darwin. several aircraft were held up in Middle East air space and passengers awaited updates.
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Pakistan denies firing across border amid West Bengal clash
Defence Ministry rejects Indian claim of Pakistani troops firing into Bamungola West Bengal. BSF says Indian forces faced unprovoked fire and took defensive positions without returning fire. Pakistan lodges protest and seeks immediate cease fire while India offers no comment.
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West Bengal
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Aircraft forced to divert to Bali amid fuel shortage
A Beechcraft entry bound for Sydney was forced to divert several miles from Bali to Jakarta due to fuel shortages. Captain We Re Evans and three crew said they could not obtain fuel in Bali, where other planes were stopping over on their route from Singapore to Darwin.
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Australia
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Bali
Canberra Warm Spell Follows Unseasonable Cool Snap
Canberra logged a high of 75.8 with a cooler 63.7 on Saturday. Rainfall for the year reached 29.79 inches, up 11.89 inches from last year, while Canberra’s December rainfall stood at 123 points. An expected high of 60 or 0 degrees today follows a cool, clear night as Sydney reports hot humid beach weather.
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Canberra college to have computer installation approved
Canberra College of Advanced Education won government approval to install a Brouroghs Burroughs system worth millions by March 1970. It will lease for 80 000 dollars a year, hire a director and three programmers, and use the machine for batch remote and time sharing tasks, aiming to train about 1 000 students in secretarial administrative and applied science courses.
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Australianational University
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College of Advanced Education
Australia
Monash University
Australia may delay pull-out from Vietnam, Saigon says
South Vietnam Foreign Minister Tran Van Lam said Saigon might ask Australia to keep troops in South Vietnam at least until the end of next year after discussions with President Thieu. He noted Australia’s phased withdrawal announced by Prime Minister Gorton and warned a withdrawal could affect regional security and military strategy in Phuoc Tuy.
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Nem Hellett
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Saigon
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Thieu
Phuoc Tuy Province
Phuoc Tuy
Lam
Daylight Saving Urged by Victoria Federation
The Victorian Employers' Federation asks the Victorian Government to implement daylight saving next summer and urges both Victoria and New South Wales to enact legislation in autumn sessions to save one hour.
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Whitlam Rejects Mutiny Call as Labor Policy
Mr Whitlam states that a push for mutiny among Australian national servicemen in Vietnam could never be ALP or ACTU policy. He responses to Prime Minister Gorton’s challenge after a Melbourne union meeting of 52 shop stewards representing about 150,000 trade unionists urged mutiny. Santamaria noted the meeting was chaired by Labor State president Crawford.
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R. Hirst
Laurence Louis Sharkey
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Whitlam Denounces Labor Promise On Foreign Policy Change
Delegates and unions fuel Vietnam debate as Mr Whitlam argues foreign policy cannot change under a Labour government without government. He endorses mobilising public opinion to end the war, while critics label a Vietnam resolution as mutiny and a breach of law.
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US officer in Vietnam charged with murder
A 26 year old US Army lieutenant Frank B Bonvillain of Laporte Texas with the 173rd Airborne Brigade faces a general court martial after Christmas for premeditated murder in the August 7 shooting of a wounded guerrilla prisoner 41 miles south of Quang Ngai. A second report notes an investigation into claims US troops killed 300 civilians at Binh Chau in January raised by Vietnamese witness Pham Thi Lien at a news conference.
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Quang Ngai
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Laporte
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Binh Chau
New Car Safety Rules Set for Post January 1
New rules require car design regulations on seat belts seatbelt anchorages and hydraulic brake hoses to be compulsory for cars manufactured or imported after January 1. Hanoi's delegate at the Paris peace talks suggests talks could break off. The US Senate rejects the Foreign Aid Bill over a provision for supersonic jets to Taiwan. A British MP visiting New Zealand notes most Britons do not wish to join the European Common Market.
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Canberra Times Holiday Publication Changes
The Canberra Times will not publish on Thursday Christmas Day. Racing Guides appear Friday December 21 for Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide and Queanbeyan meetings and Saturday December 27 for Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide and Canberra. Other features shift days. Capital Letter and Gang Gang notes replaced. examination results schedules given for early January.
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