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Newspaper

Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Jan 17, 1969

Page

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Paris peace talks set to begin in Paris

The enlarged Viet Nam peace talks will start Saturday with the United States North Vietnam and South Vietnam and the National Liberation Front. Delegations reached agreement on seating arrangements a solid round table with two rectangular sides to resolve four sided versus two sided descriptions. Cyrus Vance met with Colonel Hau Van Lau to finalize the seating plan and confirm the four party format.

Paris AAP Me Cyrus Vance Hau van Lau Washington Saigon Hanoi Vietcong National Liberation Front Arc de Triomphe North Viena

New conference talks adopt two rectangular tables in Paris

Saigon reports the United States and North Vietnamese delegates will open with two rectangular tables flanking a circle as talks begin in Paris. South Vietnam rejects prior press formats, saying the two-sided setup reflects the two sides. The session marks new procedural rules with Johnson era nearing end and Lodge expected to arrive days later.

Tor William Jonsen Delewmian Johnson Saigon Tray Chan Thanh United States South Vietnam NLE Thanh Nam Add Thanhals Paris

Late News Incomplete Text With Unclear Names

Fragmentary OCR text appears to reference various names and events but is unreadable. No clear person, place, date, or event can be extracted to form a factual summary or headline.

American helicopters shot down in Saipan region clash

Communist forces reportedly shot down two American helicopters about 25 miles north east of Saipan and ambushed a U S Infantry column, wounding twelve soldiers as rescue and recovery efforts continued in heavy jungle.

Salgon Eest Saipan Elicopter Saigon I Pamsi Hot Doe Sydney Thunday

Glider Pilot Injured In Mount Kingo Launch Crash

Arthur John Flaher, about 40, of Corjon, Victoria, crashed 150 feet below the 500 foot summit of Mount Kingo near Tumut while launching himself with four catapults. He suffered a broken ankle and was taken to Wagga Wagga Hospital. Officials will inspect the Australian made King Taher sailplane.

Mount Kingo Tumut Arthur John Flaher Cor Jong Victoria Wagga Fine Me Fisher Canberra Fisher Australia Caneerra Department of Civil Aviation

Warmer Day Forecast With Sunny Skies Ahead

The forecast calls for very warm and mostly sunny weather with a north-west to north-east wind and gusty conditions in the afternoon and evening. The maximum temperature is expected to reach 80 degrees, while yesterday's high was 80 and the low 52, signaling a clear warm day.

Cosmonauts link ships to form first orbiting space station

Russian crews connected two manned orbital craft, Soyuz-4 and Soyuz-5, forming the world’s first orbiting experimental space station. Yevgeny Khrunov and Alexei Yeliseyev conducted the first spacewalk between ships, entering Soyuz-5 through its port and moving to Soyuz-4 before docking. Vladimir Shatalov remained aboard Soyuz-5 as the crafts joined and power and circuits were connected.

Moscow Russia Yevgeny Khrunov Alexei Yeliseyev Vladimir Shatalov Boris Volynay Moscow Radio Tuss Shatalov Tassaid Volynov Coronel Shatalov Mie Sajwet Colonel Shatalay Volynoy Shatulew Ehyst Rasko Welemne Amar Apie Earth

Third Soviet Spacecraft Reported by West German Station

Bochum Tracking Station in West Germany picked up signals suggesting the Soviet Union launched a third spacecraft. Observers noted similarities to the two prior missions Soyuz and Soyuz-A while television coverage showed docking footage and dramatic exchanges between cosmonauts.

Moscow Soviet Union Moscow Radio and Television Moon Bochum West Germany Mit Heinz Kaminski Observatory Soyuza A. Monee Carioon Bei Tas Sovi

UK annual talks fail to keep troops in Asia

The latest bid to keep UK forces in Asia was rebuffed on the eve of Am talks with Sout Minister. It is reported that recent Forts failed to persuade Firitaia to keep forces in the area. A full round of formal discussions is slated for this year, likely in Canberra.

Asia Senting Probaly Canberra

Major issues unresolved strand in London conference notes

Nine days of talks left major disputes unresolved among Aeliain partners and 27 Commonwealth nations. The London summit returned key questions to individual governments for Turihver'enmsiderasin and immigration policy. Page 4 includes resned phrasing after the Prime Ministers Conference.

Aeliain Tee Rhodesia London

ACTU interventionseen in TAA dispute stalls strike talks

In Melbourne on Thursday ACTU officials and TAA representatives prepared for talks aimed at resolving a crippling strike that has severely reduced the TAA’s mailed services. Transport Workers Union leaders attended as did TAA executives and industrial officers. Airlines adjusted schedules with two 727s and an Electra flying Melbourne to Sydney while backlogs at airports and mail facilities persisted.

Melbourne ACTU TAA Jy, Iyrene FA. Mook Mery Souter Me 1. Petrie Transport Workers Union T. Harms 1. Heddson Rounager J. Ryland Perth Sydney Electra oyost_ventures Smikere ACTH TWU Alport Commony Health Industrial Court Acaw Angime Twl Dustice Dunphy Ansent Airlines Ansett PMG Australian Postal Workers’ Union

Recovery After Coma Shocking Sydney Lecturesman Recovers

A young university lecturer Dr Colin Crisp collapsed on Monday afternoon at home in Canberra after his heart stopped briefly. He spent 72 hours in a coma at Canberra Hospital and woke at 1am yesterday fully conscious. His wife Jane had just completed a masters in English literature at ANU. The couple, from New Zealand, have a three year old child Nichols and are grateful to neighbours and hospital staff for the survival.

Canberra Colin Crisp Australian National University T_ Durrant Crisp Ben New Zealand al Sore France Jane INU Nichols

Apollo 9 Crew Practice and Planned Lunar Orbit Test

Apollo 9 astronauts conduct emergency escape drills at the launch site as prime crew prepares for a February 2 launch. Command Pilot James McDivitt and pilot Rusty Schweickart count on a 19 day mission to test rendezvous and docking with the lunar module in Earth orbit while David Scott handles stay aboard.

App Kennedy Reuter Charley Conrad Richard Gordon Alan Ean Inter Hamey Mepivir David Scott Russel Schweich Scott Schweichart McDivitt Neickart

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