Australia would defend itself against invasion says Gorton
Prime Minister Gorton told This Week that Australia could repel an invasion with ANZUS support and US forces ready. He argued invading armies would land at major ports like Melbourne or Sydney, and Australia should help Malaysia and Singapore with a military shield to enable northern economic development.
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Papua New Guinea Self-Government Stated by Gorton
Mr Gorton said Papua New Guinea should develop toward self-government and independence, arguing New Guinea currently drains Australian resources. He noted Australian aid levels and questioned withdrawal plans while stressing PNG’s potential for full autonomy in time. He also commented on Malaysia, Indonesia, and Australia’s strategic power in world affairs.
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Fragmentary Late News Style Note
A garbled late news fragment mentions various names and terms without clear context. The legible bits indicate possible references to individuals or topics but lack cohesive facts or a definable event, place, or outcome.
Priest and former nun marry in historic Sydney ceremony
In Pyrmont’s St Bede's church a Catholic priest and a former nun, Michiel Parer and Patricia Smith, wed publicly with church blessing. Parer, ordained 1959, will remain a priest in name though his vows of celibacy are dispensed. The couple plan to live in Sydney and start Recovery to aid misadjusted people.
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Australians suffer heavy toll in Vietcong mine blast
Private Jim Lowry of Seven Hills Sydney, 20, is among wounded after a Vietcong mine exploded near Dat Do in South Vietnam. Seventy-five or more soldiers were affected as blasts ripped through the platoon. 17 wounded in first salvo, seven later evacuated. The unit faced brief exchanges with Vietcong as medics rushed casualties to military hospitals near Saigon and Long Binh.
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Governor Gibbs Quietly Retires From Rhodesia
Sir Symphroy Gibbs, the last Governor of Rhodesia, left Government House in retirement to cheers from about 100 people as women wept and onlookers waved. The confidant gunman lowered the flag as the Union Jack was to be hauled down for the flag change tonight.
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Aid for private schools urged by NSW Catholics
Canberra and Goulburn leaders agreed to press for higher state and federal aid for independent schools. Aimed at $50 per child from the federal and $80 from the state, to reach half the cost of a public school pupil within five years. Over 800 Catholic parents and clergy heard ministers and opposition leaders outline the plan amid concerns of potential funding cuts without broader support.
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Debate over independent schooling aid and commission plan
Government factions clash over funding for independent schools with talk of a royal commission to assess aid. Key figures McWhitham Hughes Whitling push for a representative inquiry, drawing on university funding as precedent, while Liberal and Labour weigh political costs and future per capita payments.
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Parents seek grants for non government schools Australia wide
The Australian Pare nis Council urged Federal and State governments to provide capitation grants of 8502 per year for non government primary and secondary pupils. President David Nelson announced funds and policy plans at a Caneerra conference. The movement backs immediate government aid to both systems and emphasizes improving standards, with 30 percent Catholic children expected in state schools by 1975.
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Australia weighs F-111 future amid Defence shifts
The report notes Canberra’s push to decide the F-111 bomber’s fate as Prime Minister Gorton and opposition leader Barnard press for a firm position. The RAAF is examining American aircraft options while CSIRO chief changes loom with Sir Frederick White retiring in May.
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This Day Tonight journalist Frank Bennett dies at home
Sydney mourns as Frank Bennett, a veteran This Day Tonight television and ABC reporter, collapses while playing bowls and dies at his Sydney home. Bennett, with a long career in newspapers radio and television, chaired absence of Bill Peach and was highly regarded for urgent news coverage. He leaves a wife and three children.
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Tribes Fear War After Kenya Minister Murder
Nairobi reports thousands of Tam Mboya supporters mourned as Kenya faced possible tribal conflict after the assassination of Finance Minister Odero Jow, with leaders urging calm while tribals gathered at Mboya’s Nairobi home. Prime Minister Gore Frald decried the death as shocking.
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