Army drops charges against Rule in Vietnam return
Captain Clarence Rule, 34, cleared of all charges after a court martial in Melbourne. He said he wants to return to normal soldiering, continue driving a cartage company by day and serving as CMF officer at night, and hopes to join a Vietnam training team if allowed. His diaries were mostly returned and he awaits the final diary release in days.
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Clarence Rule
CMF
Carlton
4/19th
Prince of Wales Light Horse Regiment
Farlier
Rule
Oly
Vietnam
Lynch
ALP
Jam
No stain on character In Parliament on Rule case
Minister for the ASTI Lynch told the House Captain Rule showed no stain on character after charges surfaced. He said Rule had been arrested in Melbourne and charged over parcels after a Vietnam conviction for improper dispatch of weapons and documents. Court martial records list eight charges, five Vietnam related and three in Australia.
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House of Representatives
ASTI
Lynch
Captain Rule
Bennett
Lib
Old
Melbourne Arrpon
Parliament
Jess
Lib, Vic
Vietnam
Australia
Shad
CMF
Riots, Vietnam War Tensions Rise Over Saigon Shelling
A large group in Saigon publicly urged North Vietnam to halt Vietcong shelling after renewed attacks. United Press International reports the call as part of escalating demonstrations amid the Vietnam War tensions.
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Saieon
Thurday
Vietnam
Tee Vrouse
Resieern
Democratic Rive
North
Saigon
United Press International
Ort or Court Page 11 Item Fragment
Fragmentary note from Page 11 references court or ort items. No clear names, dates, or actions readable. Summary limited to OCR snippet indicating a legal or court related entry without concrete details.
Heart of sheep in transplant attempt fails in Houston
Surgeons failed to save a dying man by transplanting a sheep heart at St Luke's Episcopal Hospital Houston. No donor was available and the procedure aimed to support circulation until a donor could be found. Earlier, a chimpanzee heart transplant at the University of Mississippi in 1964 lasted one hour.
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Houston
Texas
St Luke's Episcopal Hospital
University of Mississipi Medical Centre
Wives told to leave Saigon again by Australian envoy
In Saigon, Australian diplomats appeal to wives to evacuate the city amid ongoing Vietcong mortar and rocket attacks. Ambassador L. H. Border announced the request, marking a second urging for nonessential personnel to depart the South Vietnamese capital.
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Saigon
Australia
L. H. Border
Stolen $1,600 From Kingston War Veteran
Police investigate theft of more than $1,600 in cash from a Kingston war pensioner, Mr L W Oldfield. The money vanished from a bedroom dresser, with warnings of a housebreaker active in Red Hill Narrabundah and Griffith. The funds were repatriation cheques for over two years while he was off work sick.
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Kingston
L. W. Oldfield
Eyre Street
Red Hill
Narrabundah
Griffith
Theft Report From Yallourn Fyshwick Warehouses
Detective Constable G W Harris leads Uniques in noting a recent theft of over 850 dollars of electrical goods from J B Young Std warehouse in Fyshwick after entry through an unlocked rear window. Lead ingots valued at 370 dollars were stolen from Canberra Technical College in Reid via smashed rear window. Yass police probe the theft of 100000 cigarettes worth 2 dollars from a van owned by Davis and Penny Pty Ltd parked behind the Australian Hotel in Yass.
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G. W. Harris
Uniques
J. B. Young
Yallourn Street
Fyshwick
Canberra
Reid
Yass
Davis and Penny Pty Ltd
Geelong Street
Comur Street
Riot police keep peace in Paris.
Riot police armed with submachine guns patrolled Paris as student riots against President Charles de Gaulle subsided. In Strasbourg tear gas drove thousands of rioters from the university, while nationwide strikes neared four weeks with up to 10 million workers idle. France warned of two years to recover, and London saw drama over Paniel Cohn-Bendit’s TV appearance and visa.
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Paris
Charles de Ciaulle
de Gaulle
Strasbourg
Fairbairn Defends Policy On Petrol Prices
Minister for National Development Fairbairn defended government policy on petrol, saying it does not guarantee a petrol price crisis. He cited options to keep prices down, including excise cuts, tonvisions, or subsidies, and possible negotiations with companies to extend payments beyond 18 months. Page 11.
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House of Representatives
Mr Fairbairn
Gorton Urges Indonesia to Join Southeast Asia Pact
Prime Minister Gorton arrives in Jakarta to press Indonesia to enter a six nation non aggression pact with Australia New Zealand Singapore Malaysia Indonesia and possibly the Philippines. He aims to curb distrust in the region while Australia pledges aid and cooperation to stability near its big neighbour. An honour guard welcomed him as he prepared to address Indonesian officials. Australia also plans four point three million dollars in aid to Malaysia for road building and a hydroelectric survey.
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Diakarta
Mr Gorton
Indonesia
Gorton
Singapore
Malaysia
Australia
New Zealand
Philippines
South-east Asia
Suharto
Mra Gorton
Kuala Lumpur
Aap-Reuter
High
Southeast Asia neutrality debated amid nonalignment talk
During a Bangkok to Colombo call Australian External Affairs Minister Hasluck said Southeast Asian nations might be non aligned but not wholly neutral. He warned neutrality cannot shield a country from oppression and that regional security involved all nations. Malaysia considers big power guaranteed neutrality as a future option.
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Kuala Tampur
Bangkok
Colombo
Hasluck
Malaysia
Nine Men Adrift In Raging Seas Off New Zealand
A Swedish freighter lost contact with a rubber raft carrying nine men off New Zealand's northern coast after its cargo shifted. The 738 ton Maranui is believed sunk, while the Mirrabooka had already rescued six men from the raft, according to Auckland police radio messages.
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Auckland
New Zealand
Rescue at sea near Canberra after gale tears at raft
At 9.25 pm Canberra time a raft drifted in gale seas for five hours as small vessels battled rough conditions. Mirrabooka could not attach a line fearing a hole in the raft. The Swedish ship planned a dawn search while RNZN Lachlan joined at 11 pm amid fearsome seas slowing to two knots. Mirrabooka and Maranui were among the first responders.
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Canberra
Royal New Zealand Navy
Lachlan
Maranui
Pirates drift and Auckland storm tolls in race to safety
Aboard the Maranui a rescue by pump and flares eased waterlogged seas after the ship worked to calm the swell near Great Mercury Island. The Tiri Two, New Zealand’s illegal radio vessel, drifted with one engine damaged near Great Carrier Island as storm warnings persisted. In Whangarei four Tongans swam to shore after their yacht Siatukimoana capsized near Auckland. one drowning reported at Marsden Point amid heavy surf and flooded streets around the city.
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Holland
Tiri Two
Great Carrier Island
Hauraki Gulf
Tiri
Little Barner Island
Auckland
Lloyd Griffiths
Lowe
Whangarei
Tonga
Marsden Point
Not at their convenience women repelled from telephone calls
Women in City Hill public lavatories London Cir cuit are directed to the men’s area for calls after the women’s phone was disconnected due to a postal union objection. The National Council of Women seeks PMG intervention to reinstall the line and safety concerns rise as attendants report urgent calls for police aid medical help and vandalism risks.
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City Hill
London
National Council of Women
PMG Department
Travellers Aid Society
Mra L. A. Orr
Civic
Lonely scientist nearly starved on Fairfax Island
Julie Booth a zoologist with the National Geographic Society and research associate at the University of Florida spent 24 years on Fairfax Island 60 miles northeast of Bundaberg studying migrating sea birds. After a severe storm Ken and Ralph Whalley found her near death from starvation having lived on shellfish for about two weeks. She had refused transport but accepted bread milk butter meal potatoes and onions until a supply vessel arrived. She relies on a flare system to contact Bundaberg with Lady Elliot Island lighthouse as a backup seeking more reliable contact such as radio.
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Brisbane
Queensland
Julie Booth
Fairfax Island
Bundaberg
Miss Booth
University of Florida
Ken
Ralph ‘Bor
Ken Whalley
Island
Lady Elliot Island
Whalley Brothers
Missing boy sale day on Mt Erica found safe
Lance Ackerfeld a 14 year old from East Bentleigh was missing overnight on Mt Erica. He walked out this morning sounding tired and feeling unwell but safe, ending the search.
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Melbourne
Lance Ackerfeld
East Bentleigh
Mt Erica
VW to assemble Nissan vehicles in Australia
Nissan Motor Company signs a contract with Volkswagen Australasia to assemble more vehicles in Australia. Toyota also plans to increase assembly and sales. Nissan currently produces 200 cars a year with Pressed Metal, but under the new deal aims for 4,800 daily. Volkswagen Australasia negotiates with Nissan and others to assemble Japanese cars at Clayton, Victoria.
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Tokyo
Nissan Motor Company
Volkswagen Australasia
Australia
Toyota Motor Company
Kyodo
Nissan
Melbourne
Nissin
Clayton
Victoria
Criticism of pink professors sparks liberal debate
A Victorian Liberal faces criticism for backing Jess and Erik Sors over refusing to provide information on suspected draft evaders. The United States warns North Vietnam that stubbornness in scaling down the Vietnam War risks jeopardizing future parts talks. Secessionist themes surface as pages list courts and law.
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Jess
Erik Sors
United States
North Vietnm
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