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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 02, 1968
Page
1
A fire swept through a section of Melbourne’s Kew Mental Hospital killing six frail elderly women and allowing four to escape. Nursing staff fought flames as the ward door and bed bursts worsened. investigators cited possible cigarette use and a night shift staff shortage as contributing factors.
Scores of motorists caught speeding in the ACT during May and June will not be prosecuted due to a legal hitch in proving offences. Police began using the amphometer speed trap but its use has been suspended until regulations approve the unit as evidence. A Department of the Interior spokesman said motorists detected and warned at the time will not be prosecuted.
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The defence minister announced a reorganisation to broaden outlook and weaken service loyalties. A joint planning system will shift from service based committees to Defence Department staffs serving three years, centralising planning and other defence tasks. Continued on Page 3.
American commanders awarded 16 medals for valor to paratroopers in a fierce close combat near Bhai four dozen Vietcong troops attacked. Major General F learns praised the troopers as signs point to a third major assault on Saigon this year.
Adelaide reports a cold snap with minimums near 21 degrees at Sam, frost lingering into mid afternoon. Temperatures rose to about 49 degrees by 3pm, with today’s max around 50. Heavy rain has bogged one third of South Australia, delaying major north south routes to Alice Springs and Ceduna amid cloudy forecasts and light winds.
President Johnson announced that the United States and the Soviet Union will in the nearest future discuss limiting and reducing offensive strategic nuclear weapons and defenses. Envoys from over 50 nations met at the White House to pursue Nuclear Non-Proliferation. No time or place for bilateral talks was set yet, but aims focus on reducing arms and defense systems.
President Johnson warned that realism and persistence are required as negotiators pursue a nuclear disarmament accord. Soviet Premier Kosygin announced sweeping proposals including a ban on nuclear weapon use and limits on weapons deployment, while urging a high-priority Geneva draft convention.
The United States pressed Soviet Premier Kosygin to release a Seaboard World DC-8 airliner with 231 aboard intercepted by MiGs en route to Vietnam. US officials said Kosygin replied the matter was under investigation as Thompson and Kuznetsov spoke during a treaty signing ceremony. No injuries reported. the incident occurred near a Russian fighter base on a Kuril island.
Interior Department figures show 130 dogs destroyed at the Fig pound with 216 found roaming grazing properties and acres, while 117 were destroyed, 73 claimed and 17 sold in the previous period. The department will appoint an additional inspector this year to handle the rising roundup numbers. Attacks cited as contributing factors led to May and June increases in dogs rounded up.
A report cites Alec Rose claiming President de Gaulle has won the most manning ambaule victory in French history while asserting a sharp defeat of the Communists. Page references suggest photo or feature context.
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