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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 10, 1972
Page
11
Arrest warrants allege two men slashed and beat a woman to death and drowned her three year old granddaughter in a toilet during a Wednesday antique shop robbery in KOUNTZE Texas. The suspects were last seen boarding an international flight to Mexico Thursday evening, the day after the murders.
Rome wraps up a nine day trial urging residents to leave cars at home. Bus rider numbers rose while peak hour traffic remained heavily snarled and packed, indicating limited impact on congestion.
A pilot testing an experimental aircraft near Los Angeles Thursday attempted to parachute to safety but was struck by his own aircraft as it plunged toward the sea. The fatal mishap was reported by Reuters.
Archaeologist Dora Karagiorgas said on Friday that the tomb of Aenophon the Athenian historian and general may be located near ancient Olympia, suggesting a significant discovery in Greece.
The body of John Berryman aged 57, winner of the Pulver Prize for poetry in 1965, was found Friday on the ice of the Mississippi River under a bridge on the University of Minnesota campus. He was seen near the railing before the fall into the river.
Police bomb experts in New York and other cities seized eight explosive devices found in safety deposit boxes across major banks after anonymous letters tipped off authorities on Friday. The devices had been planted months earlier and were recovered in New York Chicago and San Francisco.
London reports that French President Pompidou has accepted Prime Minister Heath’s invitation for an informal visit to Britain on February 19 and 20 for private talks. The trip will include talks at Downing Street and the anticipated discussions are expected to focus on Franco British relations and regional security.
A tropical typhoon roared across central Philippines washing away houses and disrupting communications. No immediate death toll reported as flash floods impacted communities and canal lines. In Ibiza Spain the 14 victims of a liner crash were buried at a mass funeral on Sunday.
Washington reports that NASA offers for sale two enormous missile launch complexes at Cape Kennedy. The action probes reuse and potential buyers amid post flight test adjustments and space program downsizing.
President Suharto vows to use special powers to crush unconstitutional action against his wife’s plan for a 23.4 million Indonesia in miniature pleasure park. He says protesters are exploiting the project to discredit authorities. In Quito, Ecuador set general elections for June 4 signaling a move toward parliamentary democracy after two years of dictatorship.
Washington flags possible challenge to India's chairmanship of the International Control Commission after New Delhi upgrades its Hanoi mission to an embassy. US officials caution against deeming the ICC useless. In Saigon, South Vietnam objects to India’s move. Separately, a grenade attack at a Qui Nhon youth rally kills 12 and wounds 177, with most victims students. North Vietnam builds up in Pleiku and Kontum, risking clashes in the central highlands.
Three Thai policemen were killed and ten wounded in a new wave of ambushes in southern Thailand, raising police casualties to twenty in under a week. Earlier, four officers died and five were wounded in Patthalung Province, and another two were killed with four more wounded while en route to a village in Nakhon Province.
In Karachi, Pakistan, a 24 hour prison riot ended after authorities shelled and fired on inmates who attempted a mass escape. Four prisoners were killed and about 10 injured as fire damaged the central jail and a side gate was broken open. Prisoners demanded amnesty from the new Bhutto regime while others report up to 300 inmates escaped. Separately, Bihar state in India was placed under direct presidential rule on the advice of the governor, the fifth such instance since last year’s national election.
President Nixon and Japanese Prime Minister Sato agreed to return Okinawa to Japan on May 15, six weeks earlier than the U S preferred, after six hours of talks in San Clemente. They also reported progress on economic issues and agreed to a high level “hot line” link between Washington and Tokyo to improve Pacific-state communications.
after two days of discussions ending Friday officials said no trade concessions were announced yet but hints indicated some agreements might be disclosed this week when lower level talks resume in Washington sources said concessions were the price for an early return of Okinawa to Japanese control reports also noted Japan favored multilateral rather than bilateral concessions a joint communiqué was issued after the talks
Torrential rain halted search efforts for 92 aboard a four engine Lockheed Electra after Christmas Eve crash near Pucallpa Peru. Ten bodies recovered over a nine mile area as spotter flights were grounded. Juliane Koepcke, sole survivor located, guided rescuers to the wreck while survivors remained uncertain. The Peru Airlines flight from Lima to Quito with a stop at Pucallpa crashed in dense jungle, with reports of looting and burial of bodies near the Shebanya River. An American pilot Clyde Peters radioed there were no survivors. he suffered a broken leg.
In northern Israel a series of explosions and rockets were heard near Safed with security forces sweeping the area. A bullet riddled and stabbed body of a 25 year old Arab was found on a road in the Gaza Strip during the night, according to Israeli sources.
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