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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Jul 09, 1968

Page

15

Rose goes back to sea in Portsmouth homecoming

Sir Alec Rose and Lady Dorothy arrived near Eastney Portsmouth after completing a round the world voyage. Thousands greeted the couple despite rain as a ceremonial landing echoed the start of the voyage from Lively Lady a year earlier. Barbara Rose declined the welcome on TV, remaining estranged from Sir Alec after a long marriage and remarriage.

Portsmouth Sir Alec Rose Wea Shi London Barbara Ore Sir Alec Suprese Barbara Rose Cal Tam Joshua Slocum Francis Chichester Alec Rose Bill King Galway Blaver II

Japanese election yields Liberal Democrats surge in Upper House

In Tokyo, the Liberal Democratic Party led by Prime Minister Sato won a stronger than expected victory in the Upper House election, securing 63 of 126 seats contested. The Socialists slumped to about 20 seats, while other parties including the Democratic Socialist and Japanese Communist Party gained smaller shares, signaling a potential shift from Japan's two party pattern.

Tokyo Liberal Democratic Party Sato U House Peking United States LDP Henne Socialist Party Chaepian Seiichi Katsumata proChina Democratic Socialiate Japan Japan Communist Party

China Nuclear Arms Drift by 1972 Study Says

A Hoover Institute Stanford study for the US Arms Control and Disarmament Agency outlines a high feasibility scenario for China by 1976. It envisions a 1989 start toward a great leap forward ending in 1972, Mao’s downfall, and a militarized government focused on ICBMs with dirty warheads, submarines, and continued hostility to the US and the Soviet Union.

Tr Am Hoover Institutean Pewce Stanford University US Arms Control and Disarmament Agency China Communist Party Mao Teetune Hawaii

More defence cuts likely says paper

The Times reports planned British armed services cuts will affect at least another 10,000 servicemen beyond the 75,000 already planned over five years. The White Paper due Thursday may raise the final reduction, with total armed forces strength near 335,000 by 1974 from about 400,000 today.

London the Times Defence

Baldwin Says Churches May Need Destruction Over Racism

James Baldwin told World Council of Churches in Uppsala that organized Christian churches may be destroyed if they promote racism. He recalled his father, a Baptist minister, and argued white power harmed Black minds and that Christianity still wields global influence. Lord Caradon urged a coordinated international youth drive against racial injustices.

Uppsala James Baldwin World Council of Churches Baldwin Council Mr Baldwin Martin Luther King South Africa South-east Asia Associated Press

Refugees Shot at Wall Near Berlin Border

West Berlin police say two refugees were shot while attempting to flee to the West within 24 hours. One man about 40 was pinned near the Brandenture Gate on Saturday as guards fired three bursts of machine gun fire. Another refugee was shot near the French sector early yesterday.

West Berlin AAP

Satellite puzzle puzzles scientists after Fiji sightings

In Suva, weeks after satellites wobbled over the British Solomon Islands, Dr Gary Stive of the University of Hawaii said dense rock near the surface could affect gravity readings. He and two colleagues are in Fiji to study gravity in the Lau group of islands and compare it with other regions.

Suva British Solomon Islands South Pacific Gary Stive University of Hawaii Salo~mons Stice Fiji Lau

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