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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 22, 1968
Page
14
Rioters near the United States naval base in Sasebo clash with police as about 250 leftist students attempt to storm the base amid the Enterprise arrival. Riot police fire water jets while students throw rocks, with related protests elsewhere in Tokyo and Yokosuka.
In Washington the First Lady apologized for the nation hearing only anger as Eartha Kitt lectured a White House luncheon on Vietnam. Officials noted hundreds of sympathetic messages praising Mrs Johnson’s handling while Eartha Kitt asserted she spoke for millions and defended her remarks.
A massive explosion at Shell's Rotterdam refinery destroyed 18 storage tanks, killed two people and injured 82 as flames rose 350 feet. The blaze darkened the sky over Europoort harbour, with about 5,000 tons of oil and products on site and 200 firefighters tackling the blaze.
In Palo Alto California 54 year old Mike Kasperak died at Stanford Medical Centre fifteen days after his heart transplant. He faced internal bleeding and possible blood infection while receiving transfusions and antibiotics. His heart from Virginia White survived the operation but his condition remained critical. In Cape Town a separate note reports Dr Philip Blaberg living 19 days after a four part heart implant, longest for such a procedure.
Professor Barnard says British surgeons hate South Africa and claim the heart transplant was too early. He notes Britain bragged about a future heart lung transplant while his team completed the first successful operation in Cape Town.
London report says twenty five Labour members were expelled temporarily for abstaining on Mr Wilson's social welfare cuts. Vote 304 to nine for the government. Rebels, mainly left wingers, face caucus suspension while most likely to be restored with assurances of loyalty. Reginald Paget demanded Wilson resign. Michael Foot also expelled.
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