Two killed in head-on crash near Lake George
A NSW registered station wagon and a Canberra car collided on the Federal Highway at the 29 mile post from Goulburn. One man, a naval rating from Nowra, was killed and a woman died an hour after admission to Canberra Hospital. Four others were injured and treated at Queanbeyan and Canberra hospitals.
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Lake George
Deda
Nowra
Canberry Community Hospital
Queanbeyan
Canberra
Goulburn
Nsw
Riots Rock Hong Kong as Police Face Molotov Attacks
Thousands of Chinese youths rampaged in the British colony burning looting and clashing with police. A man and a woman were seriously injured and hospitalised near Mao Zedong road as authorities mobilised riot squads from Nowra and Liverpool to quell the unrest.
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Hong Kong
Mao ‘Tssiung Road
Mao
Fone
Canberra
Trom Pong Cone
Liverpool
Nowra
Bobh
Queanbeyan
Auffering
Croin
Canberra Winter Sales Slow as Indian Summer Delays Clothing Trade
Canberra retailers report a sluggish winter clothing market as an Indian summer reduces demand. May, typically the peak month, shows little movement while shops cancel portions of winter orders. Heating appliances and electric blankets move slowly despite cooler nights.
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Sate
Witer
Canberra
Two Melbourne policemen charged in driving licence fraud
In Melbourne, two patrol officers face conspiracy charges over fraudulent driving licences in the western district. Police say eight men aided the scheme to obtain licences for more than 10 migrants between 1965 and 1966. Several named individuals and others await court appearances as investigations continue.
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Melbourne
R. H. Arnold
Jouve
Senate rejects PMG postal charges bill by one vote
By a 25 to 24 margin the Senate defeated legislation to raise postal and telegram rates last night after a five hour debate. Government plans to lift the de postage and telegram charges are blocked. Other increases for telephone calls and money orders will proceed by regulation on July 1, with further mail rate changes likely October 1 when the bill returns to the House in August.
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Senate
House of Representatives
Government suffers second defeat over Home Savings Grants Bill
The Opposition and the DLP amended the Home Savings Grants Bill to make some credit union savings eligible for a $500 home savings grant. The 25 to 24 vote followed rejection of proposed new postal charges. Senate debates touched on Aged Persons Homes subsidies and Narcotics Drugs Bill amendments. Senator Gair and Senator McManus voted with the Opposition. Independent Haneuford and Senator D. Turnbull were absent. The Postmaster General defended the charge move as escapable. Post Office charge debate highlighted service funding and potential losses. The session adjourned after extensive discussion on postal and public service financing.
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DLP
Senate
D.C. Haneuford
D. ‘Turnbull Tusk
Systems and Excise
Anderson
W. C. Garr
Hulme
Gair
Rioting in Jackson Ends Night with Police Fires
A second night of rioting left two police vans burned and wrecked as crowds surged through the city. Police faced gunfire and tear gas while authorities tried to restore order after clashes in a majority Negro district near industrial zones.
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Mississippi
Benja
Irmin Brown
Oath
National
Eatons
Peice
Cees State College
al-Negro College
Tackson
VIETCONG ATTACKS SAIGON AIRFIELDS KILLING SIX AMERICANS
Vietcong guerrillas raked two airfields near Saigon firing rockets and mortars, killing six Americans and wounding 110 others. They damaged or destroyed more than 25 aircraft, including F-100s and helicopters, as MP casualties rose and patrols tightened around Bien Hoa and Phuoc An airstrips.
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Saigon
Jwigon
Hick
Skywalder
Phisoe
Bien
Hoa
Children caught shoplifting at Civic department stores
Five young offenders aged eight to eleven were apprehended by security officers as two groups in Civic shops during the first day of term holidays. In one incident three girls and two boys were found with items from cosmetics counters and were saved after being stranded on a ledge by a rising river. A man, David Kerr, 32, fell 40 kilometres away in rough country during a separate incident and was rescued. he suffers head and rib injuries. Parents notified.
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Canberra
Civic
Nelscm
New Zealand
Aone
Tor
Iver
H. Flas
Laton
Sarge
David Kerr
Geo
Nelson
UK to alter army groups in reshuffle plan
London reports a reshuffle that could affect manpower. Defence secretary Healey told the House of Commons that ten infantry brigades and three large segments would be grouped into five divisions by mid 19, reshaping the army structure amid ongoing adjustments and potential changes to force deployment.
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London
Rapgordon
Healey
House of ‘Commons
Australian Soldier Private Kennell Dies From Wounds
An Australian soldier Private Kennell of the 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment died yesterday from gunshot injuries sustained in Phuoc Tuy Province Vietnam. He had been evacuated to Australia for medical treatment in Canberra after being wounded on March 22.
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Mathieson
Heidel
Victoria F
6Th Battalion
Royal Australian Regi
Tin Vietnant
Annouinment
Phuoc Tuy
Canberra
Kennell
Australia
Thomastowny
Five day NZ rail strike halts services nationwide
The five day rail strike in New Zealand continues as railway workers accuse the government of no genuine proposals. Education notes discuss Catholic schooling costs in ACT. Metrication debate and literary reviews appear alongside classifieds and real estate listings.
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New Zeaand
Railway
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Qld
F. P. McManus
Ideus
ALP
Murphy
Arbitration Commission
RK. C. Cotton
Lib. Nsw
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D. R. Willesee
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Senaci Ae
Joeney
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Ind
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Totalisator Agency
Ric ‘Arnold Siid
Bendigois i
Kmail
Tolisland
Djerba
Macao
Norman, Sons
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Vietcong
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Jenifer Hubbard
Phillipa Jones
YMCA
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the Hooker
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Giles Goat-boy
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