Agnew to be in Canberra 42 hours details emerge
The US Embassy released a 42 hour 40 minute Canberra schedule for Vice President Agnew. He will meet Prime Minister Gorton for about eight hours, with Cabinet ministers, and spend an hour with Opposition Leader Whitlam and Deputy Barnard. Security is tight with a USAF jet, Secret Service, and restricted public access.
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Agnew
Canberra
Australia
Gorton
Whitlam
Barnard
USAF
Secret Service
Canberra Rex
Parliament House
Australian War Memorial
Government House
Johnson
War Memorial
Kings Hall
Italians on firearms charges in Fairfield area
Seven Italian men from Fairfield district face Fairfield Court after pre-dawn raids. Names include Pasquale Pignataro 41 Bonnyrigg and Stefano Guttelari 35 Bonnyrigg, charged with illegal possession of shotgun and pistol. Bail set at 150 to 200 pounds.
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Sydney
Fairfield Court
Fairfield
Liverpool Court
Pasquale Pignataro
Simpson Road
Bonnyrigg
Stefano Guttelari
Cabramatta Road
Domenico Alvaro
Giuseppe Casoleto
North Liverpool Road
Mount Pritchard
Giuseppe Gattelari
Rose Avenue
Rocco Loria
Bulls Road
St John's Park
Stefano Gattelari
Four youths break from Bega lockup after noon escape
Four youths charged with breaking and entering, stealing and receiving escaped from Bega Police Station on Saturday afternoon. They were last seen in a 1967 grey and white Holden, EEX665, stolen from Bega. Police set road blocks across South Coast towns but found no sign of the car. The youths, wearing jeans and shirts, are not considered dangerous.
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Bega
Wollongong
Abortion inquiry opens with QC William Kaye to preside
Melbourne government board of inquiry into bribery allegations against senior police officers and abortionists will open tomorrow. Dr Bertram Warner, who presented affidavits to the government, said he would attend the County Court opening at 10 am.
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Melbourne
Board of Inquiry
William Kaye
Bertram Warner
Aboriginal rights clash sparks town tensions in Queensland
In Cunnamulla, Queensland, shots were fired over Aborigines on New Year’s Eve as council chief Jack Tonkin denied vigilante claims. A Sydney student branded the town discriminatory, while local leaders urged Aboriginal self governance and representation. Premier Bjelke-Petersen condemned alleged party politics around Aboriginal issues.
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Brisbane
Paroo Shire Council
Jack Tonkin
Oatsigines
J. Keeffe
Pastor Brady
Townsville
Queensland
Bjelke-Petersen
ALP
New Guinea
Whitlam
Centre opens Sydney draft counselling centre
Australia launches its first fulltime draft counselling centre in Sydney to provide information, advice and counselling to young men liable under the National Service Act. The next registration period begins January 19. Operated by the Committee in Defiance of the National Service Act, the National Campaign Against Conscription, and the Association for International Cooperation and Disarmament, it aims to assist a broader range of conscripts beyond conscientious objectors.
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Sydney
Australia
National Service Act
National Campaign Against Conscription
Association For International Co-operation and Disarmament
K. J. McLeod
Nurses Walk Out Over Bullying at Melbourne Training Centre
Nurses and nursing aides at the Janefield Training Centre in Melbourne walked off the job over alleged bullying by a member of the administration. About 40 nursing staff left, leaving more than 300 children without professional care as volunteers and parents stepped in to look after them. The hospital administration urged parents to take children home while the dispute lasts.
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Melbourne
Janefield
Parents Association
Man with lone mission pedals to promote world peace
Mr Ragudbir Singh, a 25 year old Sikh graduate of Nepal University, arrived in Canberra at the weekend to show how far one man will go for peace. He has pedalled thousands of miles around South east Asia and Australia as part of a world peace tour and plans to pedal across North and South America, Africa and Europe over the next 34 years for the same cause. He said yesterday that by travelling the world and pedalling he hopes to foster harmony.
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Ragudbir Singh
Nepal University
Canberra
Mr Singh
South-east
Asia
Australia
North
South America
Africa
Europe
World Peace Fencer Plans First Peace University
A traveler aiming to launch the world’s first peace university bicycles across nations with a sword and bell of peace. He sought visa entry to South Vietnam but was refused as a man of peace. later entered via the Philippines and faced two Vietcong captures. He kept offers of marriage in several Asian countries but refused, saying he is married to his bicycle and mission.
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Peace University
Gorton
Singh
Sydney
Chun Nam Quoc Phat
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Philippines
Nepal
Thailand
Indonesia
Japan
Young Boy Seriously Injured in Nimmitabel Vehicle Crash
A two year old named Stephen Joseph Elser from Lismore suffered a possible skull fracture and internal injuries in a vehicle accident near Cooma Nimmitabel. He was taken to Cooma District Hospital for treatment.
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Stephen Joseph Elser
Lismore
Lust
Nimmitabel
Cooma
Cooma District Hospital
Sydney Storm Havoc Causes Widespread Damage
Sydney police report a severe storm ripped through northern suburbs causing extensive damage. In twenty minutes, at least 12 injuries occurred in traffic incidents, one home was demolished, roofs were torn off, trees fell, and power lines failed. Turramurra recorded 190 inches of rain with winds to 70 mph. Hail the size of cricket balls at Kellyville damaged a nursery, costing about 20000 dollars. A couple was hospitalized in Killara after a tree struck their car.
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Turramurra
Kellyville
Sydney
Killara
Royal North Shore Hospital
Severe Sydney Storm Leaves Roofs Torn and Homes Damaged
A violent storm ripped roofs from houses in St Leonards Balgowlah Castle Cove Chatswood and Lindfield while Chatswood saw a home demolished as occupiers were away on holiday. At Pittwater Road Collaroy a two car crash amid heavy rain left 12 injured and two missing from a launching accident later found safe. Hail the size of cricket balls smashed glasshouses at Pikes Nurseries Kellyville and sent debris across Sydney Harbour causing storms and damages including a damaged supermarket and the loss of many roofs. Police report a chaotic cleanup with temporary repairs at a station and widespread disruption across Dubbo Warren Trangie Narromine Gilgandra Wellington Nyngan and Bubbo areas.
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Pittwater
Collaroy
Mona Vale Hospital
Dubbo
Victoria Park Gardens
Hss
Warren
Trangie
Narromine
Gilgandra
Wellington
Nyngan
Permits Restored for Two St Luke's Curates in Toowoomba
Archbishop Strong says work permits for Reverend Tan Austin Parry and Reverend Malcolm Francis Bell at St Luke's Anglian Church in Toowoomba were restored after they were withdrawn due to a breakdown in relations with the rector. Archdeacon Lupton cited long hair and ministerial attitude as symptoms, noting the licences were publicly listed in the diocese Chronicle.
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St Luke's Anglican Church
Toowoomba
Archbishop Strong
Tan Austin Parry
Malcolm Francis Bell
Luke's
Parry
Bellichurch
Lupton
St Luke's
Brisbane
Bell
New Joint Intelligence Organisation to start February 2
The Minister for Defence announced that the newly created Joint Intelligence Organisation will become operational on February 2. The services will continue their own intelligence work while avoiding duplication. A National Intelligence Committee will replace the Joint Intelligence Committee, chaired by the JIO director.
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Defence
Fraser
Joint Intelligence Committee
J10
R. W. Furlonger
Canberra
Jasirs
Armed Services
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Queens
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New Zealand
Raguhbir Singh
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Havoc
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Lindfield
Wigh Street
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Sydney Harbour
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Bubbo
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