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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 16, 1969
Page
1
Explosions and fire on the flight deck of the American nuclear aircraft carrier Enterprise during training off Hawaii killed at least 25 men and injured about 85. Officials began a crew head count of about 5,000 to determine how many are missing after a bomb from a landing aircraft sparked the disaster.
The Navy reported nine explosions and fires that destroyed 18 aircraft aboard the Enterprise, with numerous hulls damaged on the flight deck. About 200 feet of the aft section scorched and nuclear reactors involved, as crew battled fires and 64 wounded were hospitalised in Honolulu. The ship limped to Pearl Harbor after launching 14 planes and facing up to 30 on deck when the blasts occurred, with three ships aiding in firefighting efforts.
Neil Moore, 18, a Canberra Grammar School student with two years of art study, topped both New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory in the Higher School Certificate examination. He has turned his room into an art gallery and plans to study fine arts at university, with Sydney University as a possible destination.
Moscow reports a three man Soyuz craft blasted into orbit to link with Colonel Vladimir Shatalov in Soyuz 4. The Ley spacecraft formed instant radio contact and the two vessels began joint experiments. Commander Boris Volynov leads the new crew with Alexei Yeliseyev and Yevgeny Khrunov aboard.
Western German space expert Heinz Kaminski, director of Bochum Tracking Station, said the Soviet Union is preparing a manned space station in Earth orbit. He predicted a rendezvous experiment soon with spacecraft switching at will, and a further manned launch possibly tomorrow. He linked these steps to broader plans for planetary exploration and Moon missions.
London venue for the Prime Ministers Conference was challenged by Prime Minister Wilson who proposed hosting it abroad to benefit the Commonwealth. Kenya and Barbados offered alternative sites, marking the first outside Britain since Lagos in 1966 when Rhodesia was discussed.
President Johnson’s budget forecasts a 12 percent cut in Vietnam war outlays for the 1969-70 year beginning July 1, aided by halting bombing North Vietnam. The plan aims for a balanced 1969-70 budget with a small surplus, while social welfare funds may rise.
Nixon faces a 1969 70 budget of about 195.3 billion dollars in total outlays and 198.7 billion in receipts, a record plan shaped largely by Johnson era commitments. The budget keeps social welfare programs intact while defense spending rises to sustain deterrence with missiles and bombers, amidst a Congress still under Democratic control.
Heavy clashes erupt around Saigon with Allied forces claiming 277 Communists killed in five battles within 40 miles of the capital. A large amphibious push targets the Hatangan Peninsula as U S and South Vietnamese troops strive to trap roughly 1,000 guerrillas. In other actions a US convoy repels an ambush near Ta Ninh City, killing 122 attackers, while Mekong Delta fighting yields 96 Communist deaths. US casualties total four wounded. South Vietnamese losses light.
Monsignor Edward Favier of Braddon is moved to Goulburn as parish priest at St Peter and St Pauls Cathedral. He will start February 1 and remains Vicar-General. Archbishop Cahill notes intention to station a resident priest in Goulburn and mentions further diocesan changes since December.
National transport strike could spread through the transport industry if fines are imposed today on two members of the Transport Workers Union. A rail union has decided to support the TWU, opening the way for a possible rail strike. Page references cited.
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