21 Oct 1967
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Oct 21, 1967
Page
1
Canberra's consumer price index shows food costs rising over the past year with a 0.1 percent quarterly increase. Hobart led with about 10 percent, Melbourne 7.9 percent, and Canberra around 6.2 percent as the national six capital average rose 1.4 percent in the September quarter.
A truck driver was shot three times in a running gun battle near Ballarat railway yard early Friday. He was found almost ten hours later at an Armstrong Street home, weak from loss of blood. Condition at Bale farai Base Hospital late tonight was satisfactory.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions an all white group, an offence carting, and penalties including imprisonment and a large monetary amount. No clear names, places, dates, or organizations are readable.
Controversy grows over the Paddy’s Market near Hume Place Kingston as Canberra greengrocers oppose the roadside market. Residents and traders demand a petitioned review as local officials weigh closure, arguing health and traffic hazards and unfair competition to established fruit and vegetable businesses.
The Minister for Defence Mr Faithall plans to obtain a report on Monday about the US crash of an F-111 fighter bomber. The Defence Department spokesman said the Australian Air Attache in Washington would provide it, with input from the senior officer of the RAAF contingent at Fort Worth.
The National Capital Development Commission plans a swimming pool an enclosed sports ground a tennis centre and bowling sites in the Woden District Centre. The facilities would serve Woden Valley and Weston Creek with future district centres expected to include similar recreation areas. No schedule or cost estimates are yet available.
Police in the ACT hunted two men suspected of fleeing French Island Gaol Victoria on Tuesday. A stolen Victorian car was found at Gundaroo on Thursday and another stolen car was reported near Hastings about the escape time. Roadblocks were set within 60 miles of Canberra as detectives raided Sutton and Gundaroo areas seeking the pair.
Royal Australian Navy divers struggled in 70s-era Disaster Bay as a supposed mystery submarine remained unfound. Their boat was lost in breakers, then a 14 ft skiff sank while towing a line to join an abalone boat. They toiled over half an hour, hired a motor boat, and reported no wreck found as tensions rise over possible regulatory measures.
Amid cabinet cupboard discoveries at Parliament House, a wooden leg believed to belong to Sir Walter Cooper is traced to the former Repatriation Minister. The item, found by Senate leaders, is confirmed by Minister Mel Kellar’s department. Cooper, 76, wore the leg since around 1930 after losing it in wartime.
Defence officials airlift troops from Fort Bragg Fort Hood and the Presidio to Washington to counter demonstrations opposing a two day rally at the Pentagon. Air force transports unload hundreds of MPs as organisers claim 70 000 protestors may gather.
National Mobilisation Committee to End the War in Vietnam won permit ground rules after days of talks, while chairman Dave Dellinger warned of civil disobedience beyond the permit. Senator Byrd accused communists and radicals of financing and steering the protests, as 2,700 police and 2,000 National Guards prepare for tomorrow's events in Washington with similar clashes reported in Madison Wisconsin and Brooklyn College. Activists in Oakland discuss last minute tactics to prevent arrests as demonstrations escalate across the nation.
John Steinbeck Jr., son of the author, claims 85 percent of U.S. troops in Vietnam use marijuana. He was arrested after police raided his apartment and found 20 pounds of marihuana. A manuscript confiscated by police includes accounts of cannabis use by American troops and the Vietcong.
A British High Commission official was killed in Aden while British forces, including Major Robertson and the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, killed four Arabs in Crater and the taxi driver as violence intensified. A passenger died and a suspect was arrested amid ongoing clashes as Britain plans to withdraw permanent forces by Tuesday.
Three men in a fast car shot through two roadblocks during a police check in Foix in southwest France. A pause and search found several sawn-off shotguns at a Molent farm as officers combed the area. Police opened fire, injuring one officer as gunmen sprayed bullets before fleeing.
A brief item notes Mr Mellen is absent while McEwen plans to contest the election as Real Estate pages 24 26 reference. The notice highlights local political maneuvering and upcoming electoral actions.
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