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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 25, 1968
Page
1
In Paris union and student leaders rejected a 24 hour delay plea and planned two protests for tonight. Police chief Maurice Grimond urged CGT to pause, but demonstrations went ahead at Place de la Bastille and in southwest Paris amid tense warnings of fresh violence.
Major George Alfred Constable 32 of Belrose NSW commanding the Australian Army's 161st Independent Reconnaissance Flight was shot down over Bien Hoa province. He is the first Australian CO to be killed in the Vietnam War. survived by wife Annette and two daughters. The unit, sent in 1966 for target spotting and observation, reported no further details currently.
Hundreds of donation envelopes will be collected in Canberra tomorrow to raise about 20 000 toward Australia’s 51 million refugee aid target. The collection in the Woden Valley coincides with a religious survey.
A member of the House of Commons, Winifred Ewing of the Scottish Nationalists, was ordered from the chamber after colleagues read a letter she wrote to a newspaper this week as implying some male colleagues were not as sober as possible. The incident followed an earlier report.
Paris faces a new surge of violence as unions and students mobilize while Government talks and a televised address from President de Gaulle loom. Police fear extremists will fuel clashes amid injuries and widespread disruption after protests over wage strikes and a ban on Daniel Cohn-Bendit’s return. The crisis grips France as referendum talks and a bid for worker participation unfold.
Joseph Aloysius Courtney, once known as Jerusalem Joe, successfully appealed a $30 fine and $980 costs for sprinkler use after his name appeared on a Canberra Court of Petty Sessions criminal list. He argued public branding as a criminal was unjust, noting his water use credits and moral stand against overbearing regulations. The ACT Supreme Court quashed the conviction, and up to twenty-one fines may be refunded.
A helicopter pilot from Nelson described helping police recover 200 earthquake victims from Inangahua New Zealand as the ground shook and a flood threatened the town. Rescue work continued as lines and bridges were damaged and a resident’s body was found after a rock fell.
Inangahua Junction and Reefton were hardest hit as a powerful earthquake of 6.5 magnitude rattled the West Coast. Dozens injured, hundreds of thousands in damage estimates, trains halted, mines evacuated, and a disaster area declared at Reefton. Ground and rockslides blocked roads and rails while the Buller River dam threat prompted evacuations.
The Minister for the Interior Mr Nixon reaffirms rejection of five ACT Advisory Council resolutions seeking wider powers. A partial copy of his detailed reply was shown to council chairman Mr J H Pead at Parliament House. A meeting next Friday may see the letter tabled. Nixon will not comment until further replies arrive.
Canberra shivers with a 14 degree drop from normal and a high of 46 degrees forecast. Snow piles up to 3,000 feet as heavy falls hit Bendora Dam and snowlines drop to midwinter levels. Thredbo and Smiggin Holes report snow with winds. Dam spillways rise slightly amid rainfall in the capital area.
A Poor People’s Campaign protest in Washington yielded the first concession from the government after two girl students were arrested and convicted last week. The item is part of a broader page featuring coverage of protests and a book review on Lytton Strachey.
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