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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 03, 1972
Page
11
North Vietnamese gunners fired over 40 rounds into Hue early today, killing and wounding more than 30 civilians. A pagoda and main streets were hit as Camp Eagle and other targets faced renewed pressure. Western reports say casualties may rise and fighting spreads to nearby areas.
Two Palermo students and a bricklayer were charged after digging a hole in a wheel-lavatory floor to pass exam papers for others. The trio conspired with a friendly bricklayer to aid cheating by tunneling a passage through the public building.
Spain appoints 26 year old Maria Jover as the nation's first female judge. Her family is rooted in law with a father and brothers who are lawyers, marking a historic milestone reported from Faragiosa, Spain this Sunday.
Sweden's ambassador to Hanoi Jean Christophe Ochere said American bombings of dykes in the Red River area threaten Tang season floods and famine. He cited eyewitness reports and warned millions could be endangered. Also reported, Vietcong sank a U S cargo ship off Gio Linh in Quang Tri on June 27.
Washington reports former US treasury secretary John Connally is likely to head the US delegation at the upcoming Vietnam peace talks. President Nixon indicated a major government assignment for Connally as he arrived in Kuala Lumpur during a world tour, with sources saying Nixon aims to negotiate from a position of strength.
Mr Nixon acknowledged last month Connally had a reputation as a tough negotiator with foreign countries. He said Connally had always acted in America's interests and was widely respected overseas. Connally, the only Democrat in Nixon's Cabinet until his May retirement from the Treasury, has agreed to undertake special Government assignments.
In the Kapyong district east of Seoul a farmhouse fire killed thirteen children when a child trying to refuel a lamp mistook gasoline for kerosene. Seven more children were burned and hospitalized as casualty fears rose. About 20 schoolchildren were present at the farmhouse.
Former Attorney General John Mitchell resigned as director of Nixon’s re election campaign citing family needs. He said the happiness of his wife Martha and daughter must come first and will advise the committee thereafter. Clark MacGregor will take over as director with Mitchell staying on advisory duties.
President Allende announced that Chile will draft unmarried girls aged 18 to 21 for three to five months to staff a national child care service. The measure aims to free mothers of about 1.2 million toddlers to work and the plan will apply across social classes without political implications.
Giles Chichester joined Gipsy Moth V for breakfast as Sir Francis Chichester recovered from a radio outage and earlier fear of withdrawal from a trans Atlantic race. A French weather ship reportedly collided with the yacht Friday, tearing the mizzen mast and prompting Navy riggers to fix the vessel. Sir Francis, 70, remained cheerful and in good health, while reports described a painkiller-induced haze and periods of unconsciousness before dawn in the cockpit.
Governor Ronald Reagan of California leaves on a 19 day European mission as a Nixon emissary. He will visit Denmark Belgium France Spain Italy Britain Ireland meeting leaders including Franco Chaban Delmas Leone Andreotti and Heath. He travels with wife Nancy and son Skipper returning July 21 to Los Angeles.
The Izvestia exchange rate list shows the rouble up just over 8 percent against the pound, with the pound now worth 2.03 roubles. The dollar, franc, yen, Canadian dollar and Swiss franc dipped slightly, while the South African rand joined sterling in volatile markets amid talk of a yen revaluation later this year and another rand devaluation in six months. The Hong Kong dollar Renminbi rate moved to 47.49 Renminbi per 100 Hong Kong dollars, up from 40.20.
David Millett 26 weighs 20 stone and works as a pigman, defending Britain's clanger eating title. He won a year ago and retained it yesterday against 10 challengers, finishing his record five minutes 45 seconds.
SUVA Sunday AAP reports English yachtsman Barrie Jenmons of Hull, 26, successfully appeals a six month jail term for illegal possession of marijuana. A Supreme Court judge, Justice Clifford Grant, substitutes a two month sentence in place of the earlier judgment issued May 10 in default of a 5000 dollar fine.
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