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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 07, 1969
Page
12
Italian Prime Minister Mc Mari sno Rumor announced the government’s resignation as Socialists and Social Democrats topple the Christian Democrats coaltion amid rising labor unrest. Socialist Foreign Minister Plaiy Menni also resigns as party president after failed unity efforts.
A fractured socialist landscape emerged around Prime Minister Giuseppe Saragat as moderates split from the Socialist Party to form PSU. Key leaders Mauro Ferriwin and Nenni resigned, with talks on a center-left coalition under Christian Democrats and potential elections. The Provident consultations aim to give parties time to decide, while observers expect a one party minority option or continued centre-left governance amidst party realignments.
United Press International reports Pietro Nenni 78, longtime Socialist president, exits political scene after Friday vote defeat. He survived street fighting, jail, and the Spanish civil war, and led Italy into 1962 government, aligning with the Social Democrat Partners in later years.
A marital expert argues delaying parenthood has advantages, challenging the view that starting a family early is best. The piece promotes deferring parenthood with commonsense reasoning and cites Reader's Digest Ny issue for more context.
About 200 people including leaders of an abortive rebellion against President Foumedienne II are to be tried in absentia in Algiers and Oran. Ex Colonel Tahar Zbi, a former Algerian chief, led the failed revolt in December 1967 and faces trial weeks from now. The crackdown followed a tank and armoured car assault on the capital.
Saigon reports early day bombardments by Communist forces hitting 44 allied military sites and a merchant ship in the Saigon River. A second American freighter, Steel Admiral, was damaged but no casualties were reported. Vietnam war escalation and possible new offensives were noted by intelligence sources.
Paris dispatch says Hanoi delegate Thuy returned after talks with China, the Soviet Union, and Moscow urging a real end to US involvement. Thuy charged the US with no serious effort and noted differing positions on withdrawal and policy. In Saigon, a journalist was jailed for five years for links to a Vietnamese intelligence figure.
Boston reports architect Walter Gropius 86 founder of the Bauhaus school in Germany died yesterday at Tufts New England Medical Center from heart complications. He lived in Massachusetts since moving to the United States in 1937. He helped shape modern architectural design and led The Architects Collaborative after forming it in 1952. He served in the German army in World War II and later became a U.S. citizen.
Weekend killings spark police raids as a Malay suspect arrest wave follows the discovery of seven charred Chinese victims at a plantation. Chinese and Indian residents face patrols and security checks amid ongoing tension in Selangor and Perak regions. Several hundred troops and police seal off areas to prevent further clashes.
Cairo reports arrests of a spy ring working for Israel in Egypt. The Middle East News Agency says the operation was led by a West German named Northaulat with names including Baheat Yousse Hamdam and others. Additional alleged members are Albert Whezer and Mohammed Motwallt Mandove among engineers and lawyers.
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