X15 pilot Knight sets new winged speed record
Major William J. Knight, flying the X15 at Edwards Air Force Base, reached 4.534 miles per hour in an eight minute flight, about six and a half times the speed of sound, with a peak altitude near 99,000 feet. Knight, 37, broke his own unofficial record of 4,250 mph set last November in the same craft.
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Pasadena
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British Labour rebels press Vietnam split at conference
At the Labour Party annual conference in Seacombe, Britain, a left wing resolution urging an immediate halt to bombing in North Vietnam was approved by 3,631,000 to 2,753,000. Prime Minister Wilson faced a strong, disruptive stance but the government line remained official policy. Foreign Secretary Brown argued condemning Vietnam action alone would gain little in Washington where he recently met President Johnson.
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National cemetery proposed near Canberra in Parliament debate
In a House of Representatives Estimates debate, Mr J A England proposed an Australia national cemetery near Canberra modeled on Arlington National Cemetery. The plan aims to provide a site west of Canberra for burial of servicemen from Vietnam. The government leader said he would examine feasibility and acceptance, with a spokesman noting no prior consideration by the National Capital Development Commission.
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House of Representatives
Adington National Cemetery
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United Arab Republic
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Vietnam
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Naonal Capital Development Commission
Kinberra
Divorce motions in synod barred at Melbourne meeting
In Melbourne on Wednesday the Anglican Synod ruled two review motions on banning remarriage of divorced persons while the former spouses are alive out of order. The ruling followed debate sparked by the case of Nell Glover a 46 year old vicar cited to appear before the diocesan tribunal on November 14 over her remarriage in Sydney. A separate motion to amend diocesan law on the reach of divorced persons was also dismissed.
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Sydney
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Woods
J.P. Stevenson
Stevenson
Government alters Sydney plans amid church and council changes
Sydney government reverses stance on city council boundaries planning a 12 month review after strong local representations. Boundaries for Leichhardt Woollahra and Marrickville to be re examined while church matters at synod prompt discussion on clergy bills and possible name changes for an Anglican district.
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US Marines win Con Thien battle in Vietnam
US Marines claim victory at Con Thien as North Vietnamese forces retreat across the DMZ after heavy bombardment and a day of fierce fighting. Careful aerial reconnaissance shows Vietnam troops abandoning gun emplacements south of the Ben Hai River while Marine casualties exceed 300 dead and 3,000 wounded. General Westmoreland says further offensives may follow despite the setback.
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Rail crash in Belgium kills at least ten near Liège
Ten people die and more than three are injured in a train collision at Liège proximity ixhe Le Haut Clocher nine miles from the city. Local officials report the toll and injuries as emergency crews respond to the scene.
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Sultan of Brunei Abdicates Throne For Crown Prince
Brunei news reports Sir Omar Al Saifuddin abdicated in favor of his 22 year old Crown Prince Yang Termut Mula Duly Perasram Muda Mahtoka Hasainel Bolkiah. The sultanate spans about 2,226 square miles with a population near 100,000. The prince studied at Sandhurst in Britain.
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Omar al Saifuddin
Yang Termut
Perasram Muda Mahtoka Hasainel Bolkiah Fiscal de Sandhurst Military Academy
Britain
Omar
Treasury to examine VIP flights in Parliament remarks
Prime Minister Holt announced a Treasury inquiry into VIP aircraft costs amid criticism of the VIP fleet. He argued costs cannot be separated and defended VIP use as efficient for government business. He noted 48 VIP flights in the year so far and said breakdowns are not meaningful if it misleads the public.
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Canberra Hospital flood wall proposal faces board doubts
Tenders are invited to build a flood wall at Canberra Community Hospital to shield wards from Molonglo River floods. Ruth Tall, hospital board member, complains the plan delays and criticizes the department for spending $10,000 on a visible barrier while sidelining temporary sandbag screens and existing needs.
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Canberra Community Hospital
Ruth Tall
Canberra records more girls than boys born last year
Canberra bucked national trends with more girls than boys born in the ACT last year. Across Australia and the Northern Territory boys outnumbered girls, while 1,172 births occurred in the ACT. An American geneticist at CSIRO Cambridge and University of Oregon researcher Dr T Novitsky notes sample size limits and seasonal fluctuations, with summer favoring male births and winter skewing female births.
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Northern Territory
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CSIRO
T Nlgsinsh
University of Oregon
Novitski
Mirage not NZ's only choice in parliament attack
A Labour attack on Dr Coombs chair of the Elizabethan Theatre Trust claims he did not satisfy theatre professionals. The report notes debate in Parliament yesterday with reference to trust leadership and theatre support. Page 7.
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Eiizabethan Theatre Trust
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