O'Shea sparks wide unrest in Australian strike wave
Australia faces industrial upheaval as up to 200000 Victorian workers plan a strike after C L O'Shea, Victorian Tramway Employees chief, was jailed for contempt of court for refusing to reveal union books. NSW transport workers join the action. Melbourne unions clash over dues.
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ACTU seeks high level talks to release O'Shea and remit fines
The ACTU president said urgent negotiations at the highest level were begun to secure Mr O'Shea's release and remit fines on his union. O'Shea is in Pentridge Gaol after court arrest, with a heart condition under medical observation. A mass union strike is planned in Victoria, shutting trams, buses, trains, and waterside and transport work, amid power restrictions and factory slowdowns.
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Widespread Australian Transport Strikes Announced
NSW Adelaide Brisbane Hobart and Western Australia set four hour bus and tram stoppages tomorrow as unions escalate actions in solidarity with the O Shea case. Officials in ACT convene emergency meeting to decide further actions while national protest plans loom.
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Balance of payments deficit in first quarter 1969
The Commerce Department reports the United States ran a balance of payments deficit of 1 778 million dollars in the first quarter of 1969. The prior quarter showed a surplus of 850 million dollars.
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Industrial penal laws condemned by union rally
2000 unionists at Festival Hall denounced the Commonwealth Industrial Court and its penal powers as vicious antis. O'Shea warned of worker mobilisation if unions were acted against, noting 30 unions fined $282000 over 12 years and total union funds loss near $1 million.
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Nixon outlines eight point plan for Vietnamese peace
President Nixon, Cabinet and NSC convened to review a peace plan that calls for supervised withdrawal of foreign troops over 12 months. Paris talks envoy Cabo Lodge will present the formula, while Hanoi is offered a face saving path if North Vietnam accepts a phased timetable and credible assurances.
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Nixon warns on war plan while Vietcong rejects peace terms
President Nixon welcomed and studied the NLF 10 point Paris plan while warning that attacks would rise and casualties grow if negotiations fail. He insisted the US would not abandon South Vietnam or accept terms equating to defeat, urging resolve and warning against delay. The plan calls for phased troop withdrawals, an international supervisory body, ceasefires, elections, and prisoner releases, with Vietcong criticizing phased withdrawal.
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Gorton warns against rapid South Vietnam pullout
Prime Minister Gorton told the House of Representatives that a swift U S withdrawal from South Vietnam would be shabby. He outlined conditions for Australia’s stance, tests for the F 111, and Australia’s reservations on the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty. He discussed ANZUS ties, secret bases, and the Malaysia Singapore commitment, noting a forthcoming ANZUS Council in Canberra and ongoing talks on Pine Gap and Woomera.
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Emergency Declared in Malaysia Amid Racial Violence
Malaysia declares a state of emergency as security forces quell three days of ethnic violence. Tunku Abdul Rahman, announcing on radio and TV, blames Communists, assumes emergency powers, and forms a co defence force. Newspapers ordered to cease publication. death toll listed at 75, with 277 injured.
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Stamp duty Bills in House Reach ACT curb evasion
A series of six Bills to bring stamp duty into the ACT were introduced in the House of Representatives. Minister Swartz said the laws aim to curb companies routing business through Canberra to dodge state taxes. The article notes related items on international and domestic affairs across pages 3 to 9.
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