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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 27, 1966
Page
1
In Curtin Oo shore a youth named Christopher Hart aged 19 of Kidston Crescent was swept over a weir. Two failed attempts to reach him preceded a police rescue squad finally bringing him ashore nearly two hours later.
A man drowned while swimming near Shoalhaven Heads in the Meads area. Canberra Police praised two bystanders and a constable who dived in with a lifeline to rescue the victim, and noted warnings about river danger during the Christmas weekend.
In Perth a deep hole in Scarborough's main swimming area drew 30 rescuers to save 30 swimmers, many young and inexperienced, after rough currents and overnight scouring created a dangerous gap. Lifesavers acted quickly to bring the group to safety.
ISBON reports about 200 extremist actors from Katana were fatally hurt during a surprise operation in Angolan village Terseira Sousa. Lusima News Agency claims the attack was repelled according to an official communique.
The Wallabies suffered a display of disorganized defense and weak ball handling at Twickenham. Australia failed to pressure the home side and saw their pack struggle in the heavy exchanges, leaving their backs under constant pressure.
Dr My criticized Mr Calwell after Calwell attacked a planned visit to Australia by South Vietnamese Prime Minister Ky. In Melbourne Calwell said he would lead a protest at Parliament House if Marshal Ky received a government luncheon.
A man identified as Gerald Chapman of Leichhardt NSW was trapped in his car for about an hour after a crash on the Federal Highway Canberra. He, a passenger W Anthony of Marrickville, and two other occupants were admitted with injuries described as serious but stable. Suspected other drivers, Frederick Smith of Lyneham and Chen Garth of Wangaratta, were treated for minor injuries. Rowd deaths mount, Page 3.
The French Embassy Cultural Counsellor Henri Souillac and his wife were hurt in a car accident 19 miles from Batemans Bay at 5.30 pm yesterday. A Halemans Bay Police spokesman said both were taken to Batemans Bay Hospital in frenzied liverations, shock, and parasitic internal injuries. The condition of both was described as satisfactory.
Nine Sikh holy men abandoned plans to die by their own actions after government proposals and a 48 hour curfew. Police and troops surrounded Amritsar as riots threatened. press censorship was ordered. Sant Fateh Singh and Hukam Singh weighed further action while leaders conferred with Prime Minister Gandhi.
Mr Calwell announces he would lead demonstrations against Marshal Ky across Australia. He calls Ky's proposed visit a menace to democracy and says he would protest at Parliament House in Canberra if it goes ahead, urging cancellation.
Two of Britain's Christmas crop of gaol breakers were captured today in central England after escaping from an open prison on Christmas Eve. Ten inmates remain at large from seven different prisons, with an official inquiry finding no British gaol was truly secure. The men, all on the run, had escaped within 48 hours of the inquiry report.
Severe electrical storm hits ACT causing hundreds of homes in Canberra to lose power for hours as ACT Electricity Authority workers repair high tension lines by dawn. OConnor and Turner suburbs suffer longest outages, transmitter signals for CTC Channel 7 disrupted, with Mount Roberts transmitter near Cooma also damaged delaying programming. Interstate trains between Melbourne and Sydney delayed by evening storms in Creighton area.
World news brief reports American bombers hit Vietcong targets yesterday just after the Christmas fire ended, while Australian artillery in a separate clash killed 27 Vietcong fighters. The item appears in a page index listing tours, women, TV arts, sport, and classifieds.
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