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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 17, 1966
Page
12
Malaysian police sweep targeted a Chinese secret society ahead of the lunar New Year. In Penang last night they rounded up 73 suspected gang members including the 24 year old wife of a jailed leader, as police boost security for the celebrations.
An unsourced report claims a carrier near Beira and British patrols limited by Salisbury. UK Labour MPs comment on Rhodesia politics as London hints at postponed peace terms and harsher sanctions, amid debate on returning to constitutional government and a public union plan.
Officials kept details secret as Beverly Reis, 38, disappeared five days earlier from a rural boarding house near the China border. Hong Kong and U S officials said she remains missing and unlocated.
A government spokesman would not confirm or deny a Chinese language report that Hong Kong officials cabled the British chargé d’affaires in Peking over Mrs Reilly. She arrived at a boarding house in Shevington village near the Chinese border after leaving Hong Kong on December 17. She rode a bicycle in the area in the weeks before her disappearance while residents were interviewed in broken Chinese.
Salisbury dispatch notes Mozambique's sole remaining refinery began winding down this week. The plant in the Erika Valley near Umitali had planned April maintenance but the shutdown was moved up by about three months. An 180 mile pipeline from Beirain has carried oil since December 21, while the refinery continues to operate.
The communique cites three key points of agreement between South Vietnam and North Vietnam, stressing pe ace with safeguards for South Vietnam. Rusk, Ky, and Harriman push a broader peace drive while Brezhnev calls Johnson’s effort a maneuver. A ceasefire is set to begin around the New Year, with Vietcong messages signaling a longer halt.
British Disarmament Minister Lord Chalfont warned in London that China’s rise could destabilize global security within 10 to 20 years. He argued a Soviet West nonproliferation pact could signal shared resolve to curb nuclear dangers and urged progress toward arms control at the upcoming disarmament talks.
Four men cuddled to keep warm and comfort each other after a plane crash on Mount Hermos in southern Greece last Thursday. Survivors were sheltered by debris as rescuers located the wreckage and air search teams spotted a red parachute signal the following morning.
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