Death in a Capsule: first American astronaut deaths
The Canberra Times recalls Virgil Grissom Edward White and Roger Chaffee as the first American astronauts to die in the line of duty. It argues space rescue is urgently needed and urges combined international effort to save future spacefarers while noting the high costs and risks of exploration.
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Virgil Grissom
Edward White
Roger Chaffee
Earth
Gourse
Develo
Atselhy
Tongue tied critique of foreign policy chief at Canberra meeting
Mr Clark, former Faternal Affairs official turned academic, urged reforms in Asia language capacity within the Department. He cited that none of about 19 Australian diplomats in Asia are fluent and no senior language speakers exist in the Asian Affairs section, urging action by the department or Public Service Board.
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Seearry Clark
Eric
Faternal
Summer School For Political Science
Canberra
Clark
IMI
Sc-Odd
Public Service Board
Democracy and South Vietnam Assembly Drafts a Constitution
In Saigon the Vietnam Constituent Assembly debates and amends a draft constitution amid intense sessions. Key figures include Me Phan Khuc Sun, Phan Quang Down, Ly Quy Chung, Nguyen Van Nair, Le Phuoc Sang, and others. Observers note a push toward civilian control, elections, and a representative government, with military authorities asserting influence and potential veto power as debates center on structure, elections, and the interim period.
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Saigon
Vietnam —_ Constituent Assembly
Apie
Wential Ayer Bulletines
iPaymide von Trew
South Vietnam
Me Phan Khuc Suni
Assembly
Sinie
Phan Quang
United States
Ly Quy Chung
South
Southern Blow
Troa Lan Vani
Nguyen Hut Hiet
Nguyen van Nair
Quirreniler
Nist
Thesembly
West August
National Libration Front
Murphy
Alverce
Hivmen
Letters L To The Editor on Singapore’s Constitution and Ombudsman
Readers discuss constitutional reform and the proposed office of ombudsman. They reference the Constitutional Commission, New Zealand experiments, and the Land Acquisition Act, debating permanent council roles, public benefit, and government transparency. The letter urges careful, nonpolitical implementation and flags potential delays pending pilot findings.
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Canberra Times
Council of
Ombudsman
Singapore
Commonwealth
New Zealand
Global move to end capital punishment faces mixed success
The movement to abolish the death penalty advances in Europe while many nations and regions still execute murderers. Ronald Ryan’s Melbourne murder case renews abolitionist energy as Victoria faces a likely hangman’s date, and Britain’s abolition in 1987 foreshadows debate if executions restart.
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Melbourne
Ronald Ryan
Victoria
Abolitioniain
Briony Wall
Death penalty across nations and history summarized
A survey of capital punishment worldwide highlights its fluctuating status. France retains the penalty on paper but rarely uses it, while the United States shows a patchwork of abolition and retention across states. Denmark, Sweden, Canada, Germany, Argentina, and other nations have varied records, with timelines noting abolition, commutations, or rare executions. The piece references debates over deterrence, race, and long-term imprisonment, and cites historical cases such as Daryl Chessman and notable executions in Sweden and Canada.
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France
Scandinavian
Denmark
London
America
Capaigny
Werkar
Slater
Kanaas
South Dakos
Daryl Chessman
Romania Strains Toward Economic Reform Under Ceausescu
Romania pursues economic reform amid extended central planning as Nicolae Ceausescu pushes to cut anomalies in state enterprises. The piece notes Romania's 14.5 percent growth 1959-65 and 11.5 percent last year, with talks of adopting market-like efficiency while maintaining Soviet bloc ties. It compares Romania's stance to reforms in the USSR and other East European states.
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Gheorghe GheorghionDej
Mort
East European de Gaul
Moscow
Det
Rumania
Comecon
West Germany
Romania
East Germany
Czecheslovakia
Poland
Ussr
China
Sine
Femvsen
Communist Party Central Committee
Bude Bet
Nicolae Ceausescu
Roumania
Ceausescu
Soviet Union
Liberman
Kurrajong Hostel Residents Face Ownership Talks
Residents and staff discuss upheaval at the Kurrajong Hostel amid alleged misdirection of funds and ownership changes. The firm Commonwealth Hostels Ltd is named in connection with alterations and financial entitlements, while questions rise over women’s roles and responsible parties.
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Kurrajong
Commonwealth Hostels Ltd
Kurujong
Commonseaith Himself Ltd
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