04 Sep 1969
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Sep 04, 1969
Page
1
US and Soviet missions in Tokyo were attacked almost simultaneously by molotov cocktails. Police said four unidentified men were arrested, two at each embassy. The blasts were reportedly fueled by petrol and quickly extinguished with minimal other details available.
Argentina will join the United States Australia and Canada in a Washington meeting of wheat exporting nations to curb price falls. Technical officials from the four countries will attend while the European Economic Community declined to send a representative. The US faces pressure from farm groups to preserve world wheat markets as exporters slash prices.
The master of the Chinese fishing vessel Fu Chi and one crewman were fined and total 2 500 put on land after pleading guilty to breaches of the Commonwealth Fisheries Act. The vessel was intercepted on January 29 off Cane York suk near Ape Reef, Seas 180 miles from Thursday Island by HMAS Bayonet. The prosecutor from the Crown Solicitor's office led the case.
In Canberra yesterday afternoon about 400 people waited along the tracks as hundreds of 1945 Jeeps arrived and many more were promised. Mr A Schick of Aranda linked the surge to an army surplus sale, with Melbourne buyers seeking about 70 of the vehicles at roughly 30 each, sparking a city wide rush and a public auction plan.
A chaotic scramble erupts around a batch of left hand drive Jeeps advertised for sale in Canberra. By Monday promises of quick delivery faltered as hundreds queued, many paying cash, some eyeing Christmas or Father’s Day gifts. Officials warned of registration issues while buyers learned Jeeps would arrive by rail or air, sparking a mini frenzy among diverse applicants.
North Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh, 79, is critically ill and nearing death. Hanoi Radio and North Vietnamese News Agency bulletins report his condition as unstable and grave, with official signatories indicating the severity. News follows Paris peace talks hints by Xuan Thuy on possible US troop withdrawals.
Reports from Paris and Saigon indicate North Vietnam acknowledges President Ho Chi Minh’s illness amid ongoing peace talks. Analysts foresee potential shifts in leadership roles as Pham Van Dong runs day to day affairs while Le Duan and Truong Chinh vie for influence. Moscow media later echoed the deathful rumor, adding to international tension over Vietnam’s future leadership and peace negotiations.
Sydney University announced a possible world class discovery of a fractional charged subatomic particle. The find was presented by Professor H Mesel and Professor C Bla McCusker with Dr L S Peak and students Afro Caries and R L Woollcott. Further tests would verify the one third charge particle as a missing link to quarks.
A report notes Assembly backing Cairns on a case involving an alumnus charged with a swatting incident. Cairns appeared in Melbourne's City Court and was remanded. Other items mention curfews in two US towns amid ongoing racial tensions, and a collision involving the USS Frank E. Eyane and HMAS Melbourne with potential penalties.
The chief University and Works Department architect Mr Mavoormack resigns after three weeks notice and disputes with senior Canker branch members. He will join the University of Queens as university architect with a substantially higher salary. The Osaka Pavilion design and contract are cited in the move.
New Zealand Prime Minister told Parliament there has been no meaningful dialogue with Communist China about joining the Asian and Pacific Council ASPAC. He chaired an ASPAC Standing Committee meeting and said China’s possible membership remains unlikely and a point of damage to the committee’s aims.
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