Vietcong Strike At US Base In Week’s First Ground Attack
Vietcong forces opened with grenades and dynamite at a US district military headquarters near Saigon, killing six Americans and wounding 18. Three or four armored personnel carriers were destroyed, with 15 enemy sappers attacking under a mortar assault before withdrawing. Allied reports tallied 103 enemy killed while 12 US and South Vietnamese soldiers died in the broader 24 hour span.
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Saigon
Thut
Canberra Man Found Dead at Fitzroy Falls
A Canberra man was found dead at the bottom of a 200 foot cliff at Fitzroy Falls about 11 miles southeast of Murrumbateman. Police withheld his name until relatives were informed. Cliff Rescue Squad from Sydney recovered the body. The man likely slipped while walking Sunday afternoon near the falls. In a separate incident Queanbeyan worker Mr R Morton, 55, remained in serious condition after a fall near Braidwood during an exercise over the weekend. Morton fell about 25 feet when a flying fox spanning a gully gave way and he sustained severe chest injuries.
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Canberra
Fitzroy Falls
Mass Vale
Cliff Rescue
Sydney
Queanbeyan
R. Morton
McQuoid Street
Braidwood
Marton
Shooting in Bondi Street House Leaves Two Injured
A man fired into a house on Pentkivil Street Bond state, wounding one person and fatally injuring another. A girl aged 22 who was in the street witnessed a man with a rifle entering the building and hearing three shots. Detectives say the victims had seen a man prior to the incident and are pursuing leads.
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Bondi
Sydney
Fondo
Pentkivil Street
Bond State
Renee Seed
Wife of gaoled man like a daughter
Mrs Pamela Mc Leod-Lindsay, wife of Alexander McLeod-Lindsay jailed for attacking her in 1964, is described by grazier G Robert Southern as like his adopted daughter. An inquiry with Royal Commission powers is set to open later this month.
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Pamela McLeod-Lindsay
G. Robert Southern
Wagstaff Point
Canberra Times
Gosford
Southern
McLeod-Lindsay
Alexander
Sydney
Central Criminal Court
Alexander McLeod-Lindsay
Nsw
McCaw
Maddison
Justice Lee
McLeod - Lindsay
Japan defence role studied at Liberal conference
Australia’s Defence Minister Fairhall outlined Japan’s potential future role in South east Asia during a Liberal Party conference in Sydney. He praised Japan’s growing industrial power while noting current limits to its military use, and he warned of evolving warfare patterns toward people’s wars of liberation in Vietnam and Laos. He also noted Russia’s growing influence, and described domestic defence reforms, including a Joint Planning Committee for strategic planning and a plan for reciprocal defence equipment purchases.
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Japan
South-east Asia
Mr Fairhall
Liberal Party
Sydney
Fairhall
Canberra
India
Russia
Middle East
Australia
Vietnam
Laos
Beardsley Prints Declared Obscene In Brisbane Court
Thirteen prints by Aubrey Beardsley were ruled obscene in Brisbane Magistrate Court over Lysistrata and the Three Ladies. Two other prints Shower with a Friend were deemed not obscene. Posters ordered preserved. origins tied to Red and the Black Bookshop. Guthrie may appeal funding. Hobart police seek confiscation of Togatus colour supplement.
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Brisbane
Aubrey Beardsley
Nolan
Guthrie
Laver
Thompson
Elizabeth Arcade
Elizabeth Street
Beardsley
Hobart
Tasmanian
Togatus
Turner
ACOA unhappy with increases in federal pay rise
About 40 000 Commonwealth public servants will gain from a third division pay rise of 9.43 percent from July 17. The Public Service Board offered a take it or leave it package with increases from 250 to 860 dollars per year, prompting disappointment from the Adminstrative and Clerical Officers Association. Canberra branch leaders doubt the deal covers all concerns and plan actions after a July 21 executive meeting.
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Administrative and Crerical Officers Association
Canberra
Public Service Board
ACOA
Public service salary talks conclude with partial justice
Campbell said the increases were partial salary justice and would not have been accepted without a market rate benchmark. He criticized the board for failing to meet realistic rates, while the federation noted dissatisfaction over lack of full scale justice, retrospection, and timely second division claims. The board will hear postal workers’ claims today.
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Campbell
Association
D. L. Linehan
ACOA
Warning of Wheat Glut Ahead in 1969 70
Australian agriculture faces a record wheat harvest in 1969 70 per the Minister for Primary Industry Anthony who warns marketing issues will worsen due to the overseas market situation. Maria Weishrad reports on the Menzies government F 111 decision noting Prime Minister and Kennedy cooperated for political gain, though outcomes diverged from expectations.
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Anthony
Ovderseas
Menzies
Maria Weishrad
Kennedy
Pace 7
Blood alcohol standards urged by Victorian police surgeon
ADELAIDE Sunday AY! countries must even tually accept 0.05 as the blood alcohol count for detecting drunken driving said Dr J H W Birrell the Victorian police surgeon after a Flinders University talk. He cited Breathalyzer pioneer evidence showing 0.05% harms society while heavy drinkers may reach 0.18% and ordinary drinkers become ill at 0.12%.
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Adelaide
J. H. W. Birrell
Birrell
Flinders University
Australia
UN chief warns Middle East violence at peak since six day war
U Thant told the Security Council that violence in the Middle East was higher than at any time since the six day war. He urged an immediate end to offensive actions in the Suez area and called on UN members to help enforce a ceasefire. He warned that continued firing at UN observers could force withdrawal and noted observers operate under constant danger. He cited deteriorating conditions in the Israel Jordan sector and said violence has never been higher in the region's peacekeeping history.
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Southern
McLeod-Lindsay
Burnside Homes
North Pawwata
McLeod
Lindsay
Sylvania Heights
McLeod - Lindsay
United Nations
U Thant
Security Council
Middle East
Suez Canal
O Thant
Council
Canal
Suce Canal
Israel- Jordan
Doubt on future of aircraft factory stall in Melbourne
Government efforts to keep the Melbourne Aircraft Factory alive face a stall as no orders exist for the GAC 100 aircraft. The plan to produce 100 wing sets and nacelles for the GAC 100 hinges on airline demand, which is lacking in Australia and New Zealand. Auspices by GAF and GAC reveal uncertainty and delayed production.
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Melbourne
Australian Airlines
RAAF
Defence
Faitball
Anderson
General Aircraft Corporation
el Segundo
California
L. Bollinger
GAF
Dantas
Australia
Tralia
Ansett and
TAA
National Airways Corporation
New Zealand
Fiji Airways
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South Vietnam
Mr Nolan
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David Blake Gutthie
Brian Leonard Laver
Michael Thompson
A.C.O.A
The
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Mr Campbell
Mr Linchan
Aewa
the Arts Radio
Mid-East
Superveda Boulevard
el Segundo- II
Parker
David Savo
David Jones
Canberra City
Act
GPO
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