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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 20, 1968
Page
11
Indonesian authorities shut down two ham radio stations run by students after a satirical broadcast attacked President Suharto. The gag referenced Batman and puppet show clowns near the presidential palace, triggering the closure hours after the aired joke.
An F-111 test aircraft flown by General Dynamics pilot Fred Boorheis crash landed at Holloman Air Force Base during an Armed Forces Day air show in New Mexico. The pilot escaped unharmed as the jet skidded 1,000 yards after attempting a low flypast. Four prior F-111 crashes prompted a grounding of the fleet, though this plane remained operated by General Dynamics.
Sanford Lockwood Cluett, the inventor of the sanforized pre shrunk shirt process, died yesterday at his winter home in Palm Head Glatas. His development made the Sanforized name a household term and transformed fabric shrinking.
Jordanian forces repulsed an Israeli armed patrol attempting to cross the River Jordan near Al Majami e Bridge in the northern Jordan Valley. A spokesman said fire was exchanged briefly, with enemy casualties suspected while Jordan reported no casualties. Israel and Arab talks remain the path to peace per Abba Eban, as UN debates a Pakistani draft on measures in Jerusalem areas from last year.
In Seville scientists exhumed the medieval king Peter the Cruel of Castile and León to test whether cerebral paralysis in infancy explains his brutal reputation. Dr. Gonzalo Moya noted abnormal bone structures and a relatively small head in preliminary findings.
Fragmentary note questions tooth discomfort and claims a chemist refuses substitutes. No clear names, dates, or places. Context appears conversational or editorial, lacking full details for a dated news item.
Vice President Humphrey said there are indications North Korea may release the Pueblo crew, not the ship, with release potentially tied to Paris Vietnam talks or Soviet discussions. He warned equipment on the Pueblo could be dismantled for study if not freed, and stressed the issue remains diplomatically alive.
Emperor Haile Selassie and South Korea's President Park acknowledged Ethiopian military aid in the Korean War and urged collective security at a state banquet. In Canberra, Emperor Selassie sent thanks to Lord Casey and Australia, wishing health and prosperity and recalling the warm reception.
National Democratic Party rallies opened its 1969 campaign with police in 19 towns to prevent clashes with unions and leftists. Hamburg youths disrupted a speech calling members fascists, Saarbruecken police searched for a time bomb, and Offenbach and West Berlin halted events after authorities withdrew permits.
Munich scene reports Acton Grenzebach devoured 26 hard boiled eggs in 3 minutes to claim the German egg eating championship at an agricultural show. He washed down the eggs with seven glasses of beer and six shots of a mountain herb liqueur.
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