Crisis in France tests De Gaulle reforms in 1968
The text outlines President de Gaulle facing nationwide unrest from students and workers across France, with protests beginning at Nanterre and Sorbonne. It notes promises of broad reforms, the risk of government fall, and the need for timely action to avoid violence while preserving France’s postwar revival. It recalls 1958 Algeria turmoil and de Gaulle’s rise, then contrasts past stability with current upheaval.
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de Gaulle
France
Algeria
Fifth Republic
Nanterre
Sorbonne
Paris
General de Gaulle
Romania
What Mr Gorton will seek in US
Mr Gorton travels to the United States to test a consensus on Australia’s future defence policy in Asia and the Pacific. His trip, followed by a swing through Singapore, South Vietnam and Malaysia, aims to shape Canberra’s stance with Washington, Moscow no longer central to the decision. The mission seeks guarantees re ANZUS and nuclear questions, balancing alliance needs with Australia’s strategic autonomy.
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United States
Australia
America
Gorton
Asia
Pacific
Singapore
South Vietnam
Malaysia
New Zealand
Indonesia
Thailand
South-east Asia
Far East
Britain
United Nations
India
Washington
N R Gorton
Johnson
Rusk
Canberra
Queensland Police Under Fire Over Teen Vandalism Claims
Police Commissioner Frank Bischof accused officers of loafing amid rising teenage vandalism and immorality reports. The Police Union denied the claim, citing understaffing and extra duties for other departments as draining crime fighting. Government measures to free police for crime detection were outlined, while opposition labelled the move political.
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Frank Bischof
Bischof
Queensland
ALP
Union
Commonwealth
Bulimba
J. Bjelke-Petersen
Bijelke- Petersen
B. Bright
Bjelke-Petersen
P. J. R. Tucker
Tucker
Suburban sprawl debate in Canberra village Lyneham
A Canberra reader argues against the Canberra Chamber of Commerce stance on suburban development. Cites urban health studies by Burgess and Mumford to claim city planning should serve residents, not commercial interests, warning that lavish city living harms happiness and health.
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Canberra Chamber of Commerce
Canberra
F. W. Burgess
Faris and Dunham
NOTH
Lewis Mumford
Man
Describing Canberra Sprawl Critics Question Whose Desirable
A letter questions who finds Canberra suburban expansion undesirable criticizing Canberra Chamber of Commerce and traders for motives seen as commercial and not civic. The author defends inertia of the Department of the Interior and mocks high density living while noting housing and privacy realities in Garran.
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Canberra
Canberra Times
NCDC
Canberra Chamber of Commerce
Department of the Interior
Oxford
Woden Valley Bus Service Prompts Public Response
Curtin resident G A H Gillies urges those affected by the revised Woden Valley to Barton bus routes to speak up. He cites discussions with Mr Gor Walsh and the Department of the Interior travel officials and asks locals to make their concerns known rather than stay silent.
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Gor
Walsh
Department of the Interior
Woden Valley
Barton
Canberra
G. A. H. Gillies
Bring the boys home from Vietnam letters urge action
An open letter from Frederick Olsson of Cooma North argues Australia must recall troops from Vietnam. He cites 1,300 casualties since 1965, condemns the Johnson Administration, and calls for scrapping the 1964 National Service Act and ending conscription.
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Vietnam
Sone
Johnson
United States
LCP
Russia
China
Australia
Asia
Parliament row over antiwar protests and military police
In the adjournment debates in May and March, Labor senators accused Royal Australian Regiment members of tearing antiwar placards from memorial cabes and a Liberal MP reported a soldier handing out how to vote cards to the military police. The exchanges included strong insults directed at a public figure.
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Labor Party
Senate
Cohen
Royal Australian Regiment
Andrew Jones
House of Representatives
Jones
Chde Cameron
Daly
Peacock
Adolher
Monastic Heritage and Australian Children
In a May 18 Book Reviews piece cultural criticizes Dr Ramson's view that English children are shaped by tangible heritage. Observations from Yorkshire ruins show children re enacting history with scant deep understanding, suggesting romantic views of culture overstated. Marginal note urges Macquarie letters to include full author contact details and signatures.
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Ueensland
Brisbane
Wideaerve
ENIOR
Bright
Taxation Department
Main Roads and Transport Department
Primary Industry Department
Olce
State Children Department
Lyneham
Garran
Woden Buses
Curtin
Frederick Olsson
Cooma North
Army
L. A. Woolf
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