Five teens die in crash on South Gippsland Highway
In Victoria, five teenagers from Tooradin perished when their car side swiped another vehicle, left the road, and crashed into a tree. The driver James William Dawson 19, his sister Lynette Dawson 17, Barry Burgess 16 Charles Cornett 17 and Alan Exton 16 died at the scene or soon after at Alfred Hospital.
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Lynette Clare Dawson
Barry Dale Burgess
Charles Elliot Cornett
Alan Exton
Eaton
Alfred Hospital
Rodney Graham King
East Reservoir
Sale
Josif Kostov
Collingwood
Plenty Road
Merida
Cobram
River Road
Motorcycle crashes injure three riders at ACT race
Three riders were injured in two crashes at the Mt Ginn speedway near Canberra during the ACT short circuit championship. Keith Byfield suffered a fractured ankle, Ron Carpenter concussion and head lacerations, and John Hitchcock broke a leg. Byfield and Carpenter were in a side car collision with W Barlow and R Brien. Hitchcock was warming up when he collided with another machine.
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Heaton Place
Downer
Ron Carpenter
Cobb Crescent
Ainslie
John Hitchcock
Tiptrees Avenue
Carlingford
Nsw
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Carpenter
W. Barlow
Dickson
R. Brien
O'Connor
Barlow
Mackie yields last barrier to peace at Mt Isa
The Mt Isa dispute nears a settlement as Mackie urges followers to accept a no victimisation guarantee at a Brisbane conference. Despite a split in the CMC and threats of militant action, delegates plan further talks and possible parliament involvement to resolve the conflict.
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Police Intensify Action After Miners’ Clashes In Mt Isa
Dr Doughan stated police will stay on as Councillor B J remains to aid the inquiry. Officers conducted raids on houses and a club in Mt Isa as they search for a duplicating machine used to mint pamphlets. The police plan to extend the operation for a few more weeks under new acts.
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Mt. Isa
Sydney airport to get £1 million air traffic centre
The Minister for Civil Aviation Senator Henry announced a £1 million air traffic control and communications centre at Sydney airport. The three-building complex will house £3 million of equipment and become the nerve centre for international flights and a larger domestic network. It should begin operations in 1969 and align with national airports plans including Melbourne’s Tullamarine.
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Henry
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Nuntralia
Australia
Melbourne
Tullamarine
Mines on track for big return to work in North Queensland
Indications point to the largest single day return to work since mines reopened on February 17. A multi million pound wave of benefits will flow to North Queensland as production resumes, with Collinsville coalfields Townsville wharf and Townsville copper refinery to gain. Transport Minister Chalk said full production would add at least 240000 pounds monthly to the railway. 300 tons of concentrates began rolling Friday and 800 more expected tomorrow, after a dispute cost the Railway Department 14 million in freight.
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Mmines
Queensland
Queensland Railways
Collinsville
Sydney
Townsville
Chalk
Noble
D.C.A. Tee
Sea battle off Johore claims two Indonesians dead
Malaysian security forces killed two Indonesians and captured 19 in a sea battle off South Johore on Thursday night. Five feared drowned. two ships damaged. Three security personnel were slightly injured. Indonesians sought to join a larger force. a prior drowning occurred four weeks ago after a brief clash.
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P.reuter
Johore
Debate in Parliament and Vietnam War Tangles
Observers note debate in Parliament on Britain's Vietnam stance as U S policy reviews proceed. Australia battles West Indies on a sluggish pitch with Basil Butcher top scoring and Garfield Sobers run out as Philippines weighs troop action.
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Britain eyed Vietnam peace plan amid Cold War talks
British officials and U.S. diplomats in Blackpool discussed a possible peace scheme for Vietnam while noting Soviet attitudes toward Saigon. General Taylor urged persistence, saying we are not discouraged as talks continued on lines of policy and a peaceful settlement, though facing abortive negotiations and strategic pressures.
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Saigon
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Britain
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Vietnam
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Indel
China
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Hiker dies after cliff fall near Moss Vale
A bushwalking party found a man dead after a cliff fall near Moss Vale. The body was not recovered until daylight after a six hour descent into the gorge. police and a Navy helicopter assisted but were unable to reach him in time.
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Meadow Creek
Nowra
Toberg
Troops dig in as Klansmen face murder charges in civil rights case
Reports note four Ku Klux Klan members are charged with killing civil rights worker Mrs. Vinla Liuzza and that defense counsel Mr. P Murphy says he will prove their innocence. The item references related violence and tensions amid patrols and legal proceedings.
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Singapore
Sydney
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Jensen
Wyong
Washington
Vietnam
U.S
Saigon
Pill gains favour among birth control commission
The 55 member Papal commission on birth control appears to lean toward the pill in principle. The Observer reports the Rome correspondent says the panel, once against it, now shows a reliable shift. The Pope is believed to favour the Catholic pill that suspends procreation under certain economic and social conditions. A written report is due tomorrow.
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Papal Commission On
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