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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 10, 1967
Page
12
At Domodedovo Airport two unnamed Awing-wing jets perform high speed passes with extended wings, one a fighter and one a missile launcher, claimed capable of twice the speed of sound. A vertical takeoff craft also debuted as crowds watched a Bolshevik Revolution anniversary event.
AAP report says Russia publicly acknowledged arming Arab countries after the Middle East conflict. The Za Rubezhom journal cites a deputy editor stating arms shipments have helped Arab states replace losses quickly, amid calls for strengthened military capacity and ongoing regional tension.
In Paris a 47 year old woman posing as Princess Ayoubi received a 13 month suspended sentence for fraud and forgery. Helena Favraud led a group called the International Union of Mallet Heirs swelled to about 23 000 members from 74 countries who paid her around 2000 dollars yearly. The judge ruled the fortune claim a fantasy and noted the scheme misled the members. Reports tied the alleged inheritance to lands including Manhattan and Chicago stockyards.
Reported by diplomatic and Red Cross sources, Congolese government forces routed rebels aided by white mercenaries and killed more than 60 people in Bukavu and surrounding areas. The attack followed clashes near Suku and displaced Europeans seeking refuge across the Congo-Rwanda border.
The Congo urged the Security Council to condemn Belgium Spain and Portugal for allegedly plotting to overthrow Mobutu and install Tshombe in Kinshasa. It linked Belgian interests to Tshombe and claimed racists in South Africa supported the enterprise. Mutinous forces near Bukavu and troop movements added to regional tension as the council planned further debate.
UN Security Council met to discuss U Thant proposals for a ceasefire enforcement in the Suez Canal region after heavy fighting left Israeli and Egyptian forces dead and wounded. Egypt and Israel accused each other of initiating hostilities as diplomatic efforts to halt the clash continued with a possible UN presence under consideration.
El Moudjahid carries a semi official note that Algeria may stage a show trial for Tshombe the former Congolese premier hijacked to appear in a possible postcolonial court. The brief report notes speculation of a political tribunal and references an African Nuremberg comparison.
Beir ut reports Saudi Arabia hints at resuming oil shipments to Britain and the United States. Observers say a 10 county halt could break the Arab boycott, ending the Anglo American oil embargo tied to Israeli operations. The Mecca statement signals a possible end to boycotts as tensions remain high.
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