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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 07, 1968
Page
1
A police and civilian search party combed rugged mountain country around Samford, 25 miles northwest of Brisbane, for 60 Padua College boys aged nine to 11 who were overdue after a picnic. Two Franciscan priests accompanied them from the Brisbane college. dusk search efforts use spotlights as rain begins and families await word.
A scrambled entry notes VIPs seen at an event with mentions of Mamta and Ve Vive in uncertain context. The fragment references late news buzz and airport activity, suggesting a high profile rendezvous and brief transit details.
John Ryan learns his brother Patrick's heart and kidneys were used in transplants after a fatal fall in London. The donor, Patrick Ryan, 26, from Galway, died from head injuries. his heart went to Britain's first heart transplant patient Frederick West who reportedly had solid food for the first time two days after the operation. kidneys were implanted in two others.
In Houston and Palo Alto, surgeons performed multiple heart transplants. A 48-year-old Louisiana salesman and a 47-year-old Arizonian accountant received donor hearts in Houston, both reported in good condition as another transplant patient in Palo Alto awaited causes of death. The operations marked the 11th heart transfer between humans and the fourth since last Thursday, with one patient surviving only days after the procedure.
Prime Minister Gorton said Australia will send Harold David Anderson as a special representative to Paris during the preliminary US North Vietnam talks. Anderson, a former Australian ambassador to Saigon, will reinforce the embassy and keep in touch with the American negotiating team led by Averell Harriman to express Australian views as needed.
Victoria will form committees to examine legal and ethical aspects of heart transplants. Health Minister Dickie announced the move to study the need for involving transplants, with G. W. Rogan likely chairing the panel and other members including De J. Farnbach and Dr. H. Judkin.
Vietcong guerrillas attacked Tan Son Nhut Airport twice forcing its closure to civilian flights as heavy street fighting swirled around Saigon. An American war correspondent and Col Lau Kim Cuong of the 33rd Air Wing were among the dead. Over 5,000 homeless in Saigon. allied reports claim over 1,000 enemy killed in weekend actions near the capital.
A major explosion rocked central Saigon tonight amid ongoing Vietcong attacks on the city and Tan Son Nhut airbase. Reports say a missile hit a street near the US Armed Forces Service Club. civilian traffic was halted as a second barrage targeted the area. Journalists Charles Eggleston and others have died in fighting, raising foreign press casualties to 17. Scores of clashes were reported across South Vietnam with American and puppet forces sustaining losses.
A slight earth tremor was felt in the Crookwell and Goulburn areas around 10 20. Homes shook on their foundations and windows rattled. Early reports indicate damage may be minor with seven injuries or damage noted so far. Authorities are assessing affected properties.
Prime Minister Gorton released travel plans for late May in the United States and Asia in June. He will meet President Tabaron at the White House on May 27 and discuss with Secretary of State Rusk. He plans events in New York with the UN and Than, plus a three day stay in Vietnam and Indonesia visits.
A fragment notes possible early elections and mentions a correspondent, a pony, a federal election, and a Cancer Society push to establish cancer clinics in the territory. The text is disjointed with references to page markers and editorial scraps.
Explosions and fire sank three government owned tankers at La Plata harbour near Buenos Aires. Islas Orcadas sank near the quay after the blast, flames lit two nearby vessels Caural Co and Fray Luis Beltran, causing secondary explosions. Four other tankers were towed to safety. No official casualty figure yet though reports say at least five dead with others missing. Maritime police reported no confirmed casualties.
Canberra workers displaced by industrial moves to Fyshwick face housing eligibility cuts under ACT rules. Officials say long standing policy grants homes only to those working in Canberra, affecting applicants from sliting vale and nearby firms. Spokesmen note changes suit government aim of restricting to local workers, with six monthly updates forcing applicants to declare work location. Households affected include widowed mothers and siblings sharing homes near Canberra.
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