Vietcong repulsed in camp attack near border
Report from Saigon says government troops repulsed a Vietcong assault on a South Vietnamese camp near the Cambodian border with over 100 Vietcong killed. U S planes bombed North Vietnam near Laos while a helicopter mission was shot down. China denounced the bombings as militarily escalatory and urged antiwar aid to US opponents. In Saigon, Air Vice Marshal Ky talked of visiting the United States to explain the crisis. Britain agreed to aid Vietnam with trucks, earth-moving gear, generators, and wheelchairs.
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Saigon
Hanoi
China
Peking
United States
Marshall Ky
Britain
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Boy Dies in Refrigerator in Weerong Property
Police report a four year old boy named Malcolm Hughes found suffocated in a disused refrigerator at a Weerong property near Yass. He was believed to be playing with other children when his absence was noticed and he was discovered locked inside the outbuilding fridge.
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Weerong
Yass
Western
Malcolm Hughes
Late News Outline of Patrol Incident Near Allenby Bridge
An Israeli patrol killed two armed men near the Allenby Bridge on the River Fortin seven miles north. A spokesman said two Soviet submachine guns and ammunition were seized from the men. No immediate details on casualties or nationalities were given.
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Askart
ARANS
Ted
Rap-Renter
Fortin
Senate Election Draw Shrinks Government Win Hope
The ballot draw for the November 25 Senate election reduced the Government’s chances of regaining a majority. Labor drew first place in NSW and South Australia, the DLP in Queensland Western Australia and Tasmania, with the Liberals only first in Victoria. Resulting deadlock could be 30 Government Senators, 28 ALP, two DLP. First-place advantage boosts donkey vote effects, influencing primary tallies and seat outcomes across states including Western Australia, New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, and Victoria.
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Senate
Labor
Nsw
South Australia
DLP
Queensland
Western Australia
Tasmania
Liberals
Victoria
Liberal
Australian Reform Group
ALP
Weekend Weather Forecast From Bureau of Meteorology
Mild weekend outlook with a top temperature near 74 degrees and a gusty west wind. Yesterday reached 74 degrees with a low of 50 degrees, indicating stable spring conditions ahead.
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Bureau of Meteorology
$3.9 Million Office Blocks Planned for Woden District Centre
A $3.9 million contract was awarded for four government office blocks in the Woden District Centre. Work is to begin soon, with the centre chosen as the site for the new offices and centre work to commence almost immediately.
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Woden
Government lies row over VIP flights in Senate debate
A two hour Senate session featured accusations the Government lied about VIP air craft use. Senator Turnbull claimed Holt condoned untruths while Cant alleged McMahon treated the fleet as a taxi service. Other critics cited family travel and a passenger manifest listing staff and press aides.
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Senate
Turnbull
Ind
Tas
Holt
Att
Howson
Murphy
Labor
Cant
McMahon
VIP aircraft row sparks debate on use and abuse
In Parliament Senator Murphy accused the government of deception over VIP aircraft use. Senator Gorton denied records show VIPs misused flights as details of passenger manifests, including names like Mrs Holt and Mr Clark, surfaced amid calls for accountability and possible resignations.
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Tasmanimne
DLP
G. Cole
R. J. Turnbull
Holt
Clark
Paddy
Leo
George
Noel
Peter W
Peter F
Hazel
Flora
Cecily
Gair
Whitlam
Murphy
Parliment
Senate
Gorton
Haing
Lab
McMahon
Canberra
Sydney
A. Halt
M Holt
C. Halt
Melbourne
Whyalla
Talking Horse
Cant
Wood
Air
Howson
New South Wales
Country Fly
Bangalore
Country Party
McEwen
Magpies Attack Parliament Members From Pine Tree
A Department of the Interior ranger will monitor a 50 foot pine from which magpies have attacked MPs as they walk from the Hotel Kurrajong to Parliament House. MPs including Mr Adermann, Mr Calder, and Mr Jessop report being struck while the magpies defend their young. Officials say the attacks happen when juveniles are nestbound and once the young birds fly, the problem should end. Magpies are protected in the ACT, making drastic measures unlikely.
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Department of the Interior
Parliament House
Kurrajong
Adermann
Calder
Jessop
Lib
MP named in aged homes scandal in Western Australia
Senator Cant named Mr R Cleaver as MP involved in the Swan Cottage Homes scheme during the Aged Persons Homes Bill debate. He described the operation as scandalous and urged a parliamentary inquiry. Residents faced high costs and restrictions, with coercive instructions reportedly used to control tenants.
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House of Representatives
Senate
Cant
Lab
R. Cleaver
Lib
Senator Cant
Cleaver
Seat
Warships Arrive at Port Said Amid Turmoil
Four Soviet warships reached Port Said amid tumultuous cheers from Port Said residents and dock workers as the Middle East crisis loomed. The arrival was reported on Friday, with AAP noting the tense scene and added that tensions were high at the port.
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Port Said
Port Saidesi Genta
Middle East
Moore suspended after Caulfield Cup incidents
Jockey Mel Schumacher was suspended for two months after an inquiry into incidents in last Saturday's Caulfield Cup. George Moore rode Red Handed, favourite for the Silver Slipper Stakes at Rosehill today. The report also notes ACT government spending and Navy divers seeking a wreck off Disaster Bay, as recounted by Frank Cranston.
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Mel Schumachers
George Moore
Schumachers
Red Handed
Rosehill
Ava
Royal Australian Navy
Disaster Bay
Canberra Times
Frank Cranston
60mph Tasmanian Gale Kills Farmer at Cygnet
A 60 mph gale in southern Tasmania killed Cecil Alfred Innes, 43, of Cygnet, as he secured iron sheets on a chicken house. A timber cutter, Michael John Richards, 21, of Pelverata, suffered serious head injuries after a falling limb in Huon. The cyclone felled trees, ripped tiles, and damaged power lines over a 1000 square mile area.
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Cecil Alfred Innes
Cygnet
Innes
Michael John Richards
Pelverata
Huon
Royal Hobart Hospital
Aborigines and station hands face equal rates rule
A fragment notes that Aborigines will receive the same rates and conditions as other station hands, except in exceptional circumstances. The text references donations, churches, and a finance or award context with classification indices and possible mentions of Queensland.
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Senate
Queensland Finance
Post Offices in Parliament House to Close Saturday
A government policy announcement led to Saturday closures for 49 Australian post offices including Parliament House. Most offices will shut in the mornings, with remaining offices largely unmanned as postal workers protest staffing levels. The government defended the plan while the move disrupts business and local routines.
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Parliament House
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