Quiet start for Canberra open air free speech forum
About 100 people gathered at Regatta Point for the Civil Liberties Council forum. Speakers included Mrs Ann Dalgarno on retirement security, Mr Brian Smith on free speech, and Mr Bruce McFarlane promoting anarchism, with mixed reaction and scattered heckling.
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Thieu weighing plan to withdraw up to 60,000 US troops
Sources say President Thieu may seek to cut 20 000 to 60 000 American soldiers from the 40 000 man US presence in Vietnam this year. He plans to test reaction before approaching the Nixon administration and AMC officials. No formal move is pledged before inauguration.
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Protesters Seize Post Office in Newry Ulster
Civil rights demonstrators seized Newry post office after a day of clashes with police who faced about 5000 protesters. Barricades were torn down and vehicles burned as baton charges dispersed large crowds in foggy conditions near the Protestant Catholic fault line on the border area.
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PMs Hold Talks As Demonstrations Loom At Chequers
London reports the Australian Prime Minister Gordon Gorton will meet British Prime Minister Wilson at Chequers. Meanwhile the Get Gorton Committee plans a demonstration outside Australia House and a march to the Savoy Hotel where Gorton is staying, with an anti Rhodesian protest also planned.
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Lake Burley Griffin to gain third bridge and carillon
A 38 engineer team from 1st Construction Squadron RAE Victoria will build a light floating bridge using aluminium pontoons to Aspen Island on January 27. The project funds include a £500,000 gift from the British Government for Canberra’s 1943 anniversary, with tenders soon issued for a permanent footbridge and access roads.
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Youths face firecharges in Swan Hill arson spree
Four Swan Hill youths aged 18 and 19 were arrested and charged with lighting or permitting to remain alight a fire on a day of total fire ban over 24 fires in the Swan Hill area yesterday. Police seek a fifth youth as CFA plans a full inquiry into Wednesday’s bushfires and fire behavior.
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Canberra Sees Hot Weekend With 92 Degree Forecast
Canberra residents face a hot weekend as today is expected to reach a maximum of 92 degrees. Yesterday peaked at 93 and Saturday at 87, with partly cloudy skies today and light north east winds. A few showers were recorded in the ACT east yesterday, with 3 points of rain at Fairbairn.
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Saigon will explain stand to US and Europe delegates
Saigon dispatched two parliamentary delegations led by Senator Tran Van Lam and Ha Thuc Ky to explain the South Vietnamese position at the Paris peace talks. Lam’s five man team will tour the United States while Ky’s group visits France Italy West Germany Belgium Helland and Britain. President Thien briefed the delegates before departure.
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Milk vendors press for inquiry after failed talks
In Canberra the ACT Milk Vendors Association reports talks with two milk companies have failed. Vendors back a full scale inquiry into the city milk supply to secure a fairer share of the retail price without raising consumer costs. They had considered a delivery charge but paused to negotiations with authorities and co operatives. The group aims to fund its executive, explore all options, including litigation, to pursue economic justice.
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Man dies in loader crash at Chifley junction
Canberra man Arantal Alapor, a Thiess Bros plant operator, died from fatal head injuries when the loader overturned at Melrose Drive and Eggleston Crescent in Chifley. Another fatal car crash near Bateman's Bay and Braidwood claimed Cecil George Reynolds, a greaser of O'Connor, as a casualty. Five die in crash, Page 3.
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Airline serves cities despite strike
Air services to capital cities resume with TAA continuing operations to all capitals except Perth amid a strike by 600 Transport Workers Union members. The workers were ordered to return to work today. Other items note international cooperation talks and regional developments.
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