Canberra protests prompt police need for new tactics
In Canberra police warned they may adopt new methods to handle student protest groups if disruptions continue. Witnesses report a fringe of demonstrators throwing stones at diplomats and rockets at aircraft, though SEATO talks open with about 45 remonstrators inside and 36 outside Parliament House. Police say the violent element is not local and must be controlled to prevent harm to innocents.
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Late News Report on Guilty Sentences in Pe Perih Case
Fragmentary OCR text reports a verdict and sentencing in a case involving the death of Dr Repald Van Coombe of Perih. Details are unclear due to garbled OCR but indicate a guilty finding and related penalties.
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Repald van Coombe
Perih
Hanoi Pressures Push Negotiate Vietnam War Settlement
US Secretary of State William Rogers told the SFATO Council in Canberra that Hanoi may be pressured to negotiate a settlement to the Vietnam War. He noted progress in West-East relations but said South Vietnam’s refusal to negotiate blocks a political settlement and stressed continued US commitment to SEATO and allied defense.
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US Jets Strike Near Hanoi Amid Renewed Bombing
American F4 Phantom jets bombed Bach Mai airfield near Hanoi city center, the closest strike to the capital since Nixon halted the south offensive. Spokesman said mid day raids hit the airfield and nearby targets causing heavy damage to a boiler house generator and Haiphong highway facilities.
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Centres back College General Practitioners Representatives
Representatives of the College of General Practitioners were backed by Centres in a show of support for the professional body. The move signals unity within the medical community ahead of forthcoming policy discussions and potential reforms affecting general practice.
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SEATO session hears US seeks Moscow restraint and China role
US Secretary of State Rogers told a SEATO closed session that the Soviet Union might favor a negotiated Vietnam settlement but Washington could not gauge Moscow’s power. He noted limited knowledge of Podgorny’s Hanoi visit results and warned Congress debates on cutting Vietnam War funds could affect South Vietnam’s Army support. Rogers highlighted Moscow and Beijing shifts as factors in Asia and urged SEATO members to pursue their own contacts with China.
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PNG sets date for home-rule self government
In Port Moresby the National Coalition backs self government for Papua New Guinea as soon after December 1973 as possible. Prime Minister Michael Somare announced the target date in the House amid a heated debate on a constitutional planning committee, with talks planned with External Territories Minister Peacock from August and a September House vote to approve the self-rule date.
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Police recapture two Bendigo prison escapers
Police in Melbourne tonight re captured two of eight Bendigo training prison escapers after spotting them in a telephone box. A third escaper narrowly escaped capture, and intensive searches were under way in Quarry Hill near the cemetery where several spent the night. The two men James Gillespie and James Daniel Colrain surrendered without resistance. Two prison officers were stabbed and another hit with an iron bar during the breakout. The wounded warders were described as weak but satisfactory.
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Leopold Man Guilty On Assay Charges
Brian Howard Cutler, 33, former director of Leopold Minerals NL in Perth, is found guilty on two charges alleging false assay statements about nickel values from a drill hole at Nullagine WA in March last year. Jury of 11 deliberated seven and a half hours. he awaits sentencing as Judge Burt adjourns sine die.
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Missing yachtsman Sir Francis Chichester feared lost at sea
A long-range RAF Nimrod will search the Atlantic today for missing yachtsman Sir Francis Chichester after two days without signs of his yacht Gypsy Moth V. The 70 year old set off June 17 from Plymouth toward Newport in the single handed transatlantic race and had not made three radio check ins.
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Floods in Assam Drown Over 500, Displace 250,000
New Delhi Fi Press Trust of India reports floods in Nowgong district, Assam, have drowned more than 500 people and left about 250,000 homeless in recent days. The disaster affects northeast India as authorities assess the impact.
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Croatian TNT man linked to Ansett board pledge
Four young Croatian men faced charges over 23 sticks of gelignite and safety fuse hidden in Melbourne. Det Sgt Scott testified about threats and alleged plans to send explosives to Croatia or the Wugemlas Consulate. TNT director Peter Abell was named to join Ansett Transport board, with page references to pensions and unions.
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McGovern Victory Claimed In Democratic Presidential Contest
Voter dispatches say Senator MacGovere claimed success in the Democratic presidential race with a wing of nearly 100 Black delegates supporting him. Page references indicate broader coverage and mixed regional reactions across the week.
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