Chiefs of State attend Eisenhower funeral procession
World leaders including de Gaulle and Gorton converge on Washington for the funeral of former President Dwight Eisenhower. A 1 and a half mile procession leads to Capitol Hill where Eisenhower lies in state, with services at Washington Cathedral and a final train journey to Abilene Kansas. Delegations from 26 countries attend, as Nixon prepares to deliver the eulogy.
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Nixon
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Belgium
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Greece
Lord Mountbatten
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West Germany
Mr Gorton
General Eisenhower
Washington Cathedral
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Kansas
Eisenhower
Portugal
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Lisbon
Lebanon
Youssif Salem
Nobusuke Kishi
Tito
Yugoslavia
Koca Popovic
Council of the Federation
Holland
Prince Bernhard
Joseph Lunas
Xualman Sha
Soviet call for talks with Peking on border clashes
The Soviet Union urged China to join negotiations to normalise the Soviet Chinese frontier. Tass quoted the Kremlin as saying talks started in 1964 should resume soon and warned against any armed language or actions on border guards along the Lissuri River with clashes dated March 3, 14 and 15 described as premeditated.
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Soviet Union
China
Tass
People’s Republic of China
Peking
Kremlin
Lissuri
Middle East talks rejected by Jerusalem cabinet
A late news dispatch from Jerusalem reports the government rejecting talks proposed by the United States the Soviet Union Britain and France aimed at a Middle East settlement. The cabinet rules out participation and emphasizes pursuing a regional approach without direct antagonism among the major powers.
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Middle East
United States
Soviet Union
Britain
Presse
Australian Prime Minister Gorton Arrives in Washington
Mr Gorton lands in the US capital to attend General Eisenhower's funeral and hold talks with officials. He hopes for substantive discussions with President Nixon in May or June, though official talks are postponed by Eisenhower's death. Trudeau’s Canadian visit proceeds as planned.
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Paris
Henry Cabot Lodge
United States
Washington
Mr Gorton
US Capital
Gorton
Nixon
Eisenhower
William Rogers
Defence
Melvin Laird
Henry Singer
White House
Trudeau
Dulles International
Dent
Winthrop Brown
Keith Waller
Isenhower
Bianchi killed in Le Mans practice crash in France
Belgian racer Lucien Bianchi, 34, was killed during practice for the 24-hour Le Mans race in Le Mans France. He lost control of a three litre Alfa Romeo and slammed into a tree on the Hunadi crest straight as cars reached near 200 mph. Bianchi father of three, Italian by stock, had just resumed racing after injuries from a crash in the London Sydney marathon last year and his brother Mauro had been burned in last year's Le Mans.
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France
Lucien Bianchi
Bianchi
Australia
Nowra
Jean Ogier
Mauro
Heavy Rain and Floods Hit Cooma Area
Almost five inches of rain fell in two hours at Cooma with hail starting 5 30 pm and by 7 30 pm the 470 point gauge in Sharp Street. The main Cooma Creek rose six feet and flooded the Albert Street crossing. Monaro Highway was cut at Bunyan and near Nimmitabel with crossings closed, several houses flooded.
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Sharp Street
Albert Street
Bunyan
Nimmitabel
Navy hose used at Suva to push back crowd awaiting Sydney visit
Australian sailors turned a fire hose on a crowd trying to board the troopship Sydney in Suva after barricades were removed. Fiji police requested the action. several people were injured in the ensuing stampede as the ship rose and fell in the swell. AAP-Reuter reports bystanders disputing the necessity of the measure. The Sydney was on a four day visit and had planned open ship hours before security tightened at 3.15 pm.
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Suva
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Canberra
Fiji
Aap-Reuter
Krishnan Chandra
Ward
Michael
Woman dies in car on return trip from Victoria
A Melbourne area woman, Rosemary Mary Quamby, 27, of Rosanna, died from suspected monoxide poisoning when a car traveling from Victoria to Queensland stopped at Kempsey. Two back-seat passengers, John William Blackwood and Sydney William Whitecross, were hospitalized in satisfactory condition. front-seat occupants were unaffected as police investigate.
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Victoria
Queensland
Kempsey
Rosemary Mary Quamby
Rosanna
Macleay River Hospital
John William Blackwood
Briar Hill
Sydney William Whitecross
Eltham
Drought relief aid extended in NSW says minister
Drought relief now in effect in Cobar and south eastern areas of New South Wales will be continued, according to Minister for Agriculture Mr Crawford. The official statement indicates ongoing support for affected farmers and communities as the drought persists.
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Nsw
Crawford
No-man's land on Damansky Island after Russian evacuation
NHK reports Damansky on the Ussuri River became a no-man's land as Russians evacuated the island following ongoing shelling after the March clashes. China's Lin Piao inspected positions, and border tensions remained high with reinforced Russian bombers and Chinese tanks heard at night.
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Daminsky
Ussuri River
No-Man's Land
Japan Broadcasting Corporation
NHK
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Okhabarovsk
Ussuri
Nuclear blast study halted in WA feasibility abandoned
A report notes a proposed nuclear explosion test at Cape Keren WA has been abandoned. The item appears on Page 3 and discusses halting the feasibility exploration of such explosions. The brief covers the decision and its placement within a broader article suite.
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Cape Keren
Mirage wreck identified near Indonesian island
Wreckage found by fishermen on an Indonesian island west of Singapore has been identified as the Australian Mirage fighter missing for 10 days. An RAF spokesman said a search team aboard an RAF helicopter confirmed the find while there was still no trace of Commander Edward John Myers of Sydney.
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RAF
Fit
Edward John Myers
Sydney
Mass attack feared soon on Damansky Island
Soviet Army officers fear a mass Chinese assault on Damansky Island within two weeks as thawing ice threatens to immobilise armoured cars. reports say Chinese have penetrated the island in three battles earlier this month, with Russians often outnumbered. Civilians evacuated, frontier posts manned, and both sides digging earthworks amid rising tension and artillery fire.
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Moscow
Reuter
Damansky Island
Ussurt
Nizhne-Mikhailovka
Russia
2500 Walk for 30000 at Marymead fund raiser aims high
About 2500 people started the Canberra Lakes Apex Club Marymead 20 mile walkathon to raise around 30000 for Marymead Children's Centre Narrabundah. Organiser John Kain noted last year 1500 walkers yielded 20000 and sponsors paid promptly as teams from Parliament House and Campbell High School joined the effort.
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Marymead Children's Centre
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Marymead
John Kain
Canberra Lakes
Alan Browning
Parliament House
Campbell High School
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