One Hour Watering Ban Begins Tomorrow
Canberra and Queanbeyan will enforce one hour of hand held watering per day from midnight. Minister Nixon announced stricter cuts to reduce daily consumption from about 15 to 10 million gallons as drought worsens. Stated aim is to keep city use near 10 million gallons daily through March with rainless conditions and rising temperatures forecast.
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Rates Due Hit Cynhern Water Bills Start Next Week
Residents will begin receiving water rate notices next week with some paying a second bill in under six months. Notices for 1968 will be issued progressively through August as the shift to new accounting methods causes a longer billing period.
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Department of the Interior
NSW faces worsening drought across key rivers and farms
NSW officials warn the drought deepens as rivers dry, irrigation quotas hit, and milk supplies plunge. Inflows from Snowy Mountains operations are strained while Lake George nears record lows. Farmers report drastic stock and pasture losses and may even walk across the lakebed as water recedes.
Deadheat Risks Locking SA Assembly Millicent Result
In Millicent South Australia a tight tally faces a possible deadlock as Labour and Liberal opponents hover near equal votes. A recount looms with Mr J D Corcoran and Mr Cameron in the balance while Mr The Stott holds the balance of power amid a statewide vote clash.
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Extradition Demand for General Sejna Amid Defection
Vienna reports Czechoslovakia will seek the extradition of General Jan Sejna who defected to the United States. CTK says he is wanted in Czechoslovakia for property offences and misuse of public authority. Alleged misappropriation of $17,000 by a top Communist official in the Czech Defence Ministry is noted, with he and his companion and son fleeing.
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Three powers commit to world nuclear umbrella at Geneva
The United States, the Soviet Union and Britain announced a joint plan to protect all countries by a nuclear umbrella. The pledge, to be channeled through the UN Security Council, aims at a treaty framework while China and France have said they will not join.
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Counter to blackmail treaty hints on security and nuclear states
A fragmentary text discusses a conference on the non-proliferation treaty amid tensions between the United States and allies, noting India fears Chinese nuclear growth and seeking assurances. It references Soviet and French assurances, security dynamics at the U N, and reactions from Romania, Australia, and other nations, with implications for how permanent Security Council members respond.
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Senate rejects Thieu emergency powers in South Vietnam
South Vietnam's Senate voted 40 to 0 against President Thieu's request for emergency economic powers. The move comes after weeks of conflict amid ongoing lunar new year offensives and efforts by the government to address health and stability in Tay Ninh and surrounding areas.
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Malaysia warns UK amid coastal security concerns
Malaysia issues a caution to the United Kingdom over maritime security and regional tensions. Officials reference ongoing disputes and urge careful diplomacy while asserting national interests and regional stability.
Demonstrators attacked in Salisbury amid clashes and mourning
Report from Salisbury describes protests met by force as security ordered actions against sympathisers. Witnesses recount arrests and the burning of effigies while memorials and wreaths mark a tense atmosphere near government sites.
Macchi trainer crashes near Gippsland Victoria
A Macchi trainer crashed four miles from Stradbroke in Gippsland Victoria at 3 45 pm yesterday. Flight Lieut Rayner 40 formerly of Nollamara Western Australia ejected before the crash and sustained a broken leg. He is married and lives at Sale. The Italian designed aircraft valued at 600000 was one of nine in Australia and the first to crash light Lieutenant Rayner a noted flying instructor at the Sale base was among two Australian pilots who trained in Italy before production began in Australia. The aircraft caught fire on impact but flames were quickly extinguished. Wreckage stretched hundreds of yards. an inquiry will begin today. A guard was posted at the wreckage and the RAAF Directorate of Flying Salet is expected to travel. The crash is under investigation with reports of fuel line trouble as a possible cause.
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