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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 02, 1969
Page
1
President Suharto announced in a year end broadcast that security problems in West Irian have been solved as more than 10,000 rebels had taken up armed resistance. He cited rebels surrendering and about 3,000 still hiding, with plans for a 1969 Act of Free Choice.
A Adelaide suburb incident ended after a man armed with a 12 inch carving knife and lawn shears held eight policemen at bay for 90 minutes. A young detective charged the man and overpowered him as police investigated a motor car theft. Later three youths were charged with illegal use of a car. one also faced possession of an offensive weapon.
Wellington reports that the Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Act, effective today, allows detention of alcoholics and drug addicts in New Zealand for up to two years without conviction. Detention orders can be issued by magistrates on sworn application by a relative, a policeman, or any reputable person, reframing addiction as health rather than criminal.
Fragmentary report notes insurance rate changes and a statement from underwriters linked to events in the Middle East. Details are garbled, multiple names and places unreadable, no clear timeline or entities fully identifiable.
The lavatory tax in Canberra starts from yesterday with a $10 yearly charge for each single dwelling and $10 plus $10 per additional toilet for commercial premises. Extra units after the first two incur $5 each. Churches, schools, hospitals and charities qualify for special treatment and the bill may be deductible for tax purposes.
Catholic demonstrators backed by police begin a 72 mile civil rights march from Belfast City Hall to Londonderry. About 60 marchers faced Protestant heckling as mobile police and officers shielded the route. Demonstrators carried banners while loyalists jeered and shouted anti papal slogans.
Wreckage of the MacRobertson Miller Viscount crashed yesterday near Indee Station 26 miles south of Port Hedland indicates break up in flight. Thirty crew and passengers died as police began recovering bodies in 116 degree heat while investigators from DCA and MMA prepared a detailed inquiry.
Michael Vincent Swain 21 of Charleston NSW was plucked from Mount Haast at about 10 050 feet by a Timaru helicopter rescue. He was airlifted to Mt Cook airfield and then Timaru Hospital in satisfactory condition with severe bruising exposure and a minor hand fracture.
Israel rejected a UN Security Council resolution condemning its Beirut airport strike and warned of steps for survival. Yosef Tekoah said Israel would not be swayed by outside interference as Arab gunmen attacked Athens airport and clashes spread to northern towns. Lebanon reported shelling and airspace violations as the US Sixth Fleet stood on alert in the Mediterranean.
In a New Year broadcast Rhodesian PM Ian Smith predicted that the independence dispute with Britain could be resolved early in the year. He warned against any settlement he called a sell out and said the final decision would be irrevocable, promising that peace would ease once the constitutional course is settled.
Four people have died on New South Wales roads this year with the first 1969 death a 22 year old man killed when his car overturned at Glen Innes. A youth, a 42 year old pensioner, and a 22 year old waitress died in separate crashes at Forbes, Yamba, and South Strathfield. Page 7.
Mr Tekowh urged Russia to stop giving self defense advice to others as tensions rise in the Middle East. Beirut reports say Israeli air space violations and planned land operations loom while Lebanon seeks US intervention on Phantom jet sales to Israel. Israeli shells kill two residents in Kiryat Shmoneh and a heart attack victim in upper Galilee amid cross border exchanges. Fatah claims to have struck Israeli targets using heavy rockets in upper Galilee as UN text is reviewed.
Queensland Premier Bijelke Petersen plans field patrols with Drug Squad and Radar Squad to review police work and counter claims of using squads as revenue drives. He met with the police commissioner to discuss strategies to reduce holiday road toll and to assess drug trafficking in the state.
Violent start to New Year reports from Australia describe injuries and property damage across several parts. One man charged with bodily harm after a party incident. another clash left wrestlers wounded. A Vietcong encounter in Vietnam freed three U.S. prisoners as the day opened. Czechs warned of tough times ahead. Malaysia’s Prime Minister says no pressure on Australia and New Zealand on defense commitments. Canberra race meeting marred by alleged interference. Weather and travel notes appear on other pages.
Ninety nine people have received new hearts since December 1967 with about two thirds dying. Among the patients, 71 were over 41 years old and seven were teenagers or younger. Philip Blavberg is noted as the longest living transplant recipient, having received a heart on January 2, 1988 in South Africa.
Captain Augustus Wellington Shelton Agar VC the giant killer who sank the Russian cruiser Olig in Kronstadt Harbour during the 1919 Baltic operation has died at his home in Alton Hampshire aged 78. He commanded a coastal motor boat and won the Victoria Cross for the act.
The 1968 Canberra Technical College examinations in art post certificate courses chemistry metallurgy building fashion management and rural studies are published today with Cooma Technical College results in management and sheep and wool on page 11. More Canberra Technical College results in mechanical engineering land and engineering survey drafting naval architecture and biological research technicians certificate course will be published tomorrow. The Canberra Times will publish Higher School Certificate results on Wednesday January 8 Commonwealth university and advanced education scholarships on Friday January 10 Commonwealth secondary scholarships on Monday January 13 and School Certificate on Wednesday January 15.
The Canberra Times details its postal address and transmission method, noting GPO Sydney registration and P O Box routing for newspaper delivery and mail handling.
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