Peace bids could escalate war warns US official
A senior US administration official said Hanoi's very tough peace position could lead to a step up in the war. Assistant Secretary of State W. P. Bundy called North Vietnamese leaders "pretty dug in fellows" in Washington.
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Plan to strengthen border control with ICC support
In Phnom Penh discussions between Prince Norodom Sihanouk and U S Ambassador C Bowles may yield tighter border policing to deter Communist violations and make hot pursuit unnecessary. Sihanouk seeks a larger ICC detachment in Cambodia with helicopters and modern gear to provide conclusive proof of eastern border breaches.
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Interstate thieves target Civic Canberra stores in string of thefts
Police say interstate criminals staged a series of Canberra thefts including $421 from Civic stores and $298 plus cash from Canberra Television Services on Friday. A metal cash box with $123 was taken from Johnson Bros Shoe Store. Two other thefts occurred at Blue Moon cafe and Holden ute tools valued at $80. Police urge dealers to lock cash bags and remove keys. Two arrests followed for other thefts including $500 of watches from Kingston.
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Mile Crnkovic
Allawah Flats
Braddon
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Gate News Stratia Leads TM West on Sunday
A fragmented report notes Gate News at Stratia leads TM West on Sunday with strategic plays and tense moments. Readers see a close contest shaping up as teams push for early momentum and regional attention.
Five Die In Blue Mountains Smash Near Sydney
Five people died in a head on crash in the Blue Mountains near Blackheath. Four teenagers aged 15 to 19 and a 42 year old man were killed. a 49 year old woman is critically injured. One car burned, bodies not freed for nearly an hour. It brings NSW weekend toll to ten and yearly toll to 19. Police say road safety campaign ongoing as holiday returners push crash rate higher.
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Boy Hero Walks 2 Miles To Seek Help For Mother
Five-year-old Glen McFarlane walked barefoot for two hours through the night to summon help after a car overturned trapping his mother, Mrs J. McFarlane. He carried his siblings to safety, then reached Coonalpyn to raise the alarm as his mother was hospitalized with injuries.
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McEwen vetoes McMahon as next Prime Minister
The Australian Liberal leadership race shifts as Prime Ministerial veto, confirmed by Press Secretary Robert Macklin, targets Treasurer McMahon over alleged ties to a Canberra journalist. The move comes with the ballot looming, making the veto a central succession issue.
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Journalists link McMahon veto to ties with Japanese agency
Journalist Maxwell Newton, from Deakin, says he paid own airfares for IMF and Finance Ministers meetings in 1966 and 1967 and received no government funds. He testified about professional connections and denied any overseas trips with the Treasurer. Liberal MPs prepare for leadership ballot amid McEwen veto controversy and possible McMahon candidacy.
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Boat sunk by shark in sudden Indian Ocean incident
Cowell fisherman L W Jackson was hauling a snapper aboard an 18 ft Gin boat when an 18 ft shark leapt up and tore an 18 inch hole in the hull. The boat sank within about two minutes as three other fishing boats rushed to assist.
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Stanford surgeons perform first adult heart transplant in US
In Palo Alto California Stanford University surgeons led by Dr Norman E Shumway transplanted a human heart from a 43 year old housewife into a 54 year old steelworker on Saturday night The operation lasted about four and a half hours and marked the first adult heart transplant in the United States The donor was a housewife in coma for 24 hours at death with her husband giving consent The recipient had retired due to cardiac illness Dr Shumway and a team of about 12 doctors led a pioneering program with dog heart research and drug studies to support future transplants Also reported were progress in Capetown where Dr Philip Blaiberg continued to improve after a heart transplant and in Leeds where a pig heart valve was used in a man with Epstein disease
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Leeds
England
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Epstein
Not in the contest signals Liberal leadership split
Alan Fitzgerald refuses candidacy in the ballot as Liberal leadership race unfolds. Jonathan Gaul analyzes Leslie Bury and Billy Snedden as possible Prime Minister candidates. The Tomar fire off Port Phillip Bay and 51 crew rescued. Transport Minister warns US on South African business. Four Russian intellectuals go on trial for anti-Soviet activities.
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Billy Snedden
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