Embassy blast in Saigon kills, wounds many
A terrorist bomb at the U S Embassy in Saigon killed at least 16 people and wounded about 150. Civilians were among the injured as the blast shattered windows on the first floor and a five story building. The attack disrupted the base area and injured several American officials and secretaries.
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A.a.p.reuter
U.S
Clark Air Force
Philippines
Alexis Johnson
Erner
Pisey
Embassay Bombing Reported With Gunfire And Runaway Explosions
Eyewitnesses recount five gunshots and a blast near the Saigon embassy on Ham Nghi Street. The building burned on the third floor as police cordoned the area while U S Marines responded inside. An embassy employee described a running clash between police and attackers as smoke filled the street.
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Marine Puares
Fase
Selying OM
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Protests Follow Blast as U S Deputy Ambassador Meets Saigon Leader
An emergency meeting convened in Saigon after a blast, with U S deputy ambassador and Prime Minister Phan en Ment eee in attendance. In Washington, President Johnson relayed details to Gen Taylor as the Volta president visited. ABC broadcasts drew criticism for perceived snobbery and taunting interviews, prompting calls for firmer script and commentator supervision.
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U.S
Phanen Ment
Eee
General Taylor
Washington
Johnson
Gen
Taylor
Volta
Rushed Unclear Riot Report From Chinatown Clash
Hazy Tuesday dispatches describe a confrontation between groups in a Singaporized district. Reports claim tensions between two communities, with uncertain details and no confirmed outcomes.
Viet Cong loss reported in engagement near Saigon
An official report says 13 Viet Cong were killed in a recent clash with Government troops northwest of Saigon in Hau Nehia Province. Separate actions saw anti aircraft gunners claim success and U S planes damaged during a raid on Bach Lang Vy Island in the Tonkin Gulf.
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Amyn
Saigon
Hau Nehia
Kontim
Saipan
U.S
Bach Lang Vy Island
Gulf of Tonkin
Victoum
Mie
Post Office Decimals Cut Some Rates with New Weights
The Post Office plans decimal currency conversion with lower basic rates and new excess weight charges. Some mail categories will gain. overall revenue loss estimated around £800,000 annually, offset by reduced rates on others. Adjustments to telephone and telegraph charges may occur as part of the reform.
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Holt
Hulme
Australia
British Commonwealth
Ne Notelas
Rate Reserve Bank
Frank “Hach
Rics
Fults
Sart
Kuching
Borneo
Legal doubt on Voyager claims in Melbourne court
Mr Justice Windeyer rules Commonwealth not liable for war operations while acknowledging potential negligence in peacetime. The Voyager case concerns H.M.A.S. Parker and 82 crewmen lost after a collision with a destroyer during wartime. Parker, a civilian electrician, sought damages for his wife Evelyn, widow of Horace Stanley Parker. The judge notes limitations on actions arising from wartime events and mentions ongoing negligence suits.
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Nancy Street
Cheltenham
Victora
Griffith service station project facing school safety concerns
A Melbourne judge cited government assurances while reviewing a Griffith area service station lease near Griffith Infants School. Debates centered on traffic, school crossing safety, and potential re alignment of roads to protect children. The hearing drew remarks from local officials, parents, and council members about design and timing.
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Griffith Infants
Biletion
A. Dalgarno
R. Tarling
Department of the Inn
Stuart Sheelsee
Barker Street
Windeyer
Escott
Barker Streets
Stuart Street
Mothers’ Club
D. R.istill
J. Fraser
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Four Chinese scientists to visit Australia in April
A group of four scientists from Communist China will visit Australia at the end of April. They are Professor Win Cherry, Wang Yu, Professor Yen Tung, and Professor Tsien Cho-po. They will attend the academy’s annual general meeting in Canberra and visit New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, and South Australia to study institutions and science programs.
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Australia
Win Cherry
San-Hsun
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Vieiment of Earth Sciences
Academia Sinica
Peking
Austra
Wang Yu
Lia
Academy Institute of Organic Chemist of Science
Yen Tung
Isheng
Academy
Tsien Cho-po
Canberra
Tate
N.S.W
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Suetyes Ewesls
Terra Times
Austone
Jian Academy of Science
Thomas
Melbourne Students Visit Canberra Amid Fish and Chips Hope
A group of 33 Honeytown High School students on their Canberra visit joked about meeting the Prime Minister with fish and chips at Parliament House. The 18 boys and 15 girls, aged 16 to 34, chatted about schooling and wore brassy uniform gear before meeting MP W. G. Turnbull and the War Memorial.
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Parliament House
Canberra
Snowy Mountains
Honetoun High School
T's
Mallee Country
Mel
Robert Menzies
W. G. Turnbull
Country Party
M.H.R
Driest first quarter in Canberra since records began
Canberra faces its driest first quarter on record with only 0.17 inches of rain since December 3, far below the 2.82 inches seen last year and well under the 6.67 inch quarterly average. Meteorologists warn no rain is in sight though relief may come from Darwin.
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Canberra
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Walker chosen Labour candidate for Leyton seat
Britain’s former Foreign Secretary Gordon Walker is selected as the Labour candidate for Leyton in the general election. He resigned as Foreign Secretary after losing Smethwick in the last general election and a Leyton by election follow-up.
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London
A.A.P
Reuter
Britain
Gordon Walker
Leyton
Smethwick
Leyhot
Tanker deadline threatens bond forfeiture for Miller and Co
The Government sets a final deadline for R. W. Miller and Company to order new tankers from Australian shipyards or lose a £500,000 bond. A page three notice mentions this order mandate while other items note Indonesian forestry ministers and a range of unrelated domestic stories from pages five and beyond.
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