France strikes falter as momentum fades and divisions grow
After a three day break the French strike movement loses cohesion as workers accept government concessions. Transport unions ready to accept salary rises while car and aviation sectors stay on strike. Students clash over tactics and goals, widening rifts among unions and left groups. Public figures debate reform versus radical change ahead of June elections.
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Cohn- Bendit
National Union of French Students
UNEF
PSU
Communist Party
Force Ouvriere
General Confederation of Trades Unions
CGT
L’humanite
Waldeck Rochet
Georges Seguy
Ballit
Renault
Aime Alboler
Pomyidou
France
de Gaulle
Kennedy Assassination Shocks US Campaign Outlook
Following Robert Kennedy's shooting US observers see a Humphrey Nixon race emerging. The piece notes national distress yet cautions against overstating a breakdown. It discusses shifts in party support, regional trends, and calls for gun control and deeper self examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Robert F. Kennedy
Humphrey
Nelson Rockefeller
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Queensland ends instant teacher dispute with union victory
Queensland's conflict over the emergency teacher training scheme ends with a union victory and a government concession. The compromise, forged at a compulsory conference on May 23, accepts previous experienced trainees while 42 remaining instant teachers face further training. The government vows no further intake under the emergency plan and will consult the union on future schemes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alan Fletcher
Fletcher
Education Department
Queensland
Canada
Linion
BES Ons
Frainees
Tov
State Industrial Commission
P. J. Self
Union
Anti liberal conspiracy debate dominates letters page
Readers debate an alleged anti liberal conspiracy after a Kennedy death and criticize calls to reform racing track practices. Derek Emerson-Elliott defends Queanbeyan Racing Club against trainer-led pressure and defends track safety measures with quotes from F I Nash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queanbeyan Racing Club Committee
Cer
Faith and Reason Faith and Reason Sir
A fragment discusses Dr D N Everingham’s Canberra address to the Humanist Society. It questions the claim that a majority in Australia are agnostics and asks for sources behind such statements, noting uncertainties in census data on religious opinion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. N. Everingham
Humanist Society of Canberra
Everingham
Letters on faith and welfare in Australia echo divides
Readers debate agnosticism and belief, citing Genesis and divine grace, while critiquing Dr Everingham and modern science. A Turner note defends church faith amid totalitarian threats, and Campbell Gibson recounts welfare and taxation contrasts from his move to Australia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr Everingham
Bruce W. Adams
Britain
Mr Allen
Australia
Embassy Protest Or Critique Of Human Rights Defense
A reader disputes L F Radclyffe on citizenship and human rights, arguing defenders of liberty in Vietnam and those seeking asylum must be protected. The letter asserts that embassies reflect governments and questions Radclyffe’s stance on humanitarian principles and peaceful policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vietnam
Nixon
Crosdwater
Humphrey
United States
L. EF. Radclyffe
Radclyffe
Stalin
Hitler
Canberra underage football visit praised by official
A letter from T A Wharton of the Under Age Committee defends Canberra Senior League approval for the Canberra underage team’s visit to Melbourne to play Fitzroy. He argues clubs acted with league consent, cites past interchanges, and notes Canberra players gaining exposure strengthens the junior program while praising the Canberra lads' conduct on and off the field.
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Lyons
Canberra Times
Melbourne
Fitzroy
Fitroy
Canberra
Victoria
Western Australia
Perth
Budlding
Canberra Forte
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Robert Kennedy
Washington
A Humphrey
California
Max Rafferty
Thomas Kuchel
House of Representatives
Supreme Court
Texas
Senator Kennedy
Sirhan Sirhan
Middle East
Martin Luther King
John F. Kennedy
Mr Nixon
Mr Humphrey
Bobby Kennedy
America
Wallace
Joe McCarthy
Goldwater
Derek Emerson
Elliott Hackett
Queanbeyan
Randwick Oremington
Queanbeyan Racing Club
F. I. Nash
Genesia
Sakis
Jesus Christ
John B. Allen
R, Gibson
T. A. Wharton
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