Soviet ships clash over shots in Timor Sea incident
Australian vessels and Soviet trawlers engaged in a tense standoff as the Soviet Embassy claimed the Australian boat fired two shots at a Russian trawler off Carpentaria waters. An embassy spokesman said a rifle report was heard but no hits were scored, while Australian and Japanese boats operated nearby. Prime Minister Gorton ordered patrols to the area and naval aircraft conducted reconnaissance despite conflicting accounts.
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Arms talks may begin on strategic missiles this week
Washington officials say the United States and Soviet Union may start discussions on strategic missile terms by week’s end. William Foster of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency is expected to meet tomorrow in Geneva with Soviet counterpart Alexei to discuss the talks.
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ACT crisis looms as stocks dwindle
Canberra faces petrol and heating oil shortages as supplies near exhaustion across Canberra, Queanbeyan, and ACT depots. Major service stations report dry taps, while essential services gain limited exemptions. Airlines and railways adjust schedules as talks between unions, oil firms, and government continue amid a nationwide strike.
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Shooting hints new raids on Saigon
A US serviceman was shot and in critical condition in central Saigon at noon. Intel and reports warned Vietcong commando squads could raid the capital as a third wave offensive loomed, with possible attacks on the US Embassy and National Police Headquarters. AVS said American troops are in full readiness to meet any attack.
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Deputy head of ANU appointed Pro-Chancellor
Mr Justice RM Fagleston of the Commonwealth Industrial Court the Supreme Court of the ACT and the Supreme Court of Norton Island was appointed Pro-Chancellor of the Australian National University. He succeeds Dr H C Coombs appointed Chancellor in May. As pro Chancellor he will chair ANU Council meetings in the Chancellor's absence and in 1964 was appointed by the Government to hold an inquiry into academic salaries.
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How the strike began by oil drivers in NSW
The 10 day strike by tanker drivers started Thursday night as 600 NSW strikers confronted 22 contractors supplying oil firms. The Transport Workers Union says contract men earn $22 a week less and have no superannuation claim while company drivers fear rising contractor use will erode their conditions.
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McEwen to wed secretary in Victoria farm ceremony
Deputy Prime Minister McEwen 68 announced engagement to his secretary of 15 years Miss Mary Byrne of Laide. No date for the wedding was set but likely at McEwen’s Stanhope farm in Victoria. Byrne finished work yesterday and is said to be about 40. McEwen, widower since last year, has led the Country Party and served as Deputy Prime Minister since 1958. Byrne arrived in Canberra from Melbourne and wore a large solitaire ring.
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BHP reports Australian profit record at 46.8 million
The Broken Fuel Proprietary Company claimed a national profit record of 46.8 million dollars for the year ending May. The gain marked a rise from 46 million last year as earnings per share grew from 163 to 101. China urged an end to the US embargo and called for freer trade. The paper notes sections on poetry, churches, sports, and classifieds across later pages.
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