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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 05, 1968
Page
1
Police investigate threats to firms over advertising in public service staff magazines. Departments may mandate advertising only through official agencies, limiting contractor access to government work. Several publishers allegedly profit from narrow circulations and push firms to buy ads, with some firms billed far above justified circulation.
Port Moresby reports Administrator Mr Hay announced a committee to study political education programmes amid controversy. He stressed the aim is not to influence individual political views while noting the program began last June and drew opposition. The panel will include officers from several departments and examine radio, films, pamphlets, and other media for outreach.
A scrambled historical clipping mentions names and places in a disrupted flow with unclear events. It references individuals such as Jinnah and Nepal in a sequence of ad hoc notes. The readable portions imply a dated archival record without a clear narrative or outcome.
In front of about 250000 spectators, Alec Rose finishes his 28000 mile solo circumnavigation aboard Lively Lady at Portsmouth Harbour. A Royal Navy launch greeted the yawl as Rose, 59, and his wife Dorothy came ashore to a ceremonial reception.
Amid cheers in the Guildhall Portsmouth crowds greet Mr Rose who completed a solo circumnavigation in Gipsy Moth IV. Messages of congratulations arrive from Melbourne and Bluff as the adventurer, who left on July 16 last year, returns nine days before his wife’s birthday after crossing Africa Australia the Pacific and Cape Horn.
Police deny receipt of an Armalite amid allegations of a swap with Wally Mellish for the life of Police Commissioner Allan. Mellish had held Beryl Muddle and her baby during a siege in Macquarie Fields, with reports of a fortified arsenal and grenades. Authorities guarded the scene as negotiations and inquiries continued.
Official figures show 187 Americans killed in the past week, pushing six month total high as fighting continues in Vietnam. The report notes long casualty tolls through mid year and mentions the upcoming Independence Day amid coverages of rockets and renewed combat.
A 23 year old Springvale woman was charged at Russell Street police station with three counts of murder after three young girls died in a Springvale home this afternoon. Police said the children aged 24 years, 15 months, and four months appeared to have drowned in a bath. the woman was to appear in City Court tomorrow.
Mounted police charged into anti-American protests in Melbourne near the American consulate in Russell Street. About 2,000 mainly students clashed with officers, injuring 30 civilians and six police, including the inspector in charge. A 44-year-old waterside worker was charged with malicious wounding a policeman. Police seized kerosene and petrol and foiled threats to set fire to the consulate.
A peaceful American Independence Day demonstration outside the US consulate in Melbourne escalated into chaos as rocks, flames, and petrol were used by about 100 rioters. Police and mounted officers battled protesters near watchhouses and Carlton station. numerous arrests followed for assault, resisting arrest, offensive behavior, obscene language, and obstructing traffic.
Sydney protests end in hospitalizations after a student march at the Liberal Party headquarters. Over 200 youths demonstrated against national service, with about 60 storming a six floor building and barricading upper levels. A police officer suffered head injuries. his name withheld, condition believed satisfactory. In Melbourne a waterside worker disrupted a political event at the Southern Cross Hotel, interrupting a Whitlam Independence Day speech by bursting into the ballroom with a banner and shouting about Vietnam. The incident shocked guests and highlighted tensions with the Vietnam War.
Margaret Elizabeth Taylor, 20, daughter of Australia’s U N ambassador Patrick Shaw, was killed when their car collided with a van near Stanthorpe on the New England Highway. Her husband Lieutenant Peter Broughton Taylor of the Royal Australian Engineers survived, though injured. A van passenger, Alfred Ewart Bradley, died from injuries en route to hospital. his wife Winifred is in critical condition. A semi trailer overturned nearby and two other trailers broadsided on the slippery road.
A snippet from a 1960s page notes farmers demanding higher carbon costs in a comical yet dangerous tone. It cites industry importance to Australia, mentions Defence Minister Fairhall facing questions about national service detainees, and references US Russia tensions. A Wahine court inquiry detail describes police preventing survivor aid. Page references: 3 4 7 14 15.
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