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ir i ItJ ICr a 1 1 uun ii LATE EDITION JfofldaV June 6, 1966 FORECASTS. CITY: Cool. Cloudy at times. Light winds. Temp, range, 45 to 63 Liverpool, 33 to 61 deg.

N.S.W.: Dry, light winds. Morning frosts most of State. Unsettled later in west SUN: Today rises 6.54, sets 4.53. MOON: Rises 7.19 p.m., sets 9.31 a.m. TIDES (Fort Denison): High, 10.35 a.m.

(3ft llin), 10.31 p.m. (5ft 7in); Low, 4.42 a.m. (llin), 4.1 p.m. (1ft No. 40,082 Telephone 2 0944 One Hundred and Thirty-sixth Year of Publication 22 PAGES TV Guide PRICE 5c Wt jijjkeg JHttntnjj mh SOCCER GOES TO HIS HEAD Column Fog-up halts space walk Britain to stay east of Suez "only if asked" WELL PLAYED! A regular theatregoer reports from the Berioska Dancers came the best and most moving rendering of "God Save the Queen" he bas heard.

"Before curtain-up," he says, "the Kussian National Orchestra, doubtless eood Communists all CAPE KENNEDY, Sunday. Fogging on astronaut Eugene Cer-nan's face visor today forced him to cancel an excursion in space with a "Buck Rogers" back-pack. United Press reported. and using only accordions and several forms of bala laika, played the anthem, They avoided the mistake of true-blue Australian orchestras playing it too Gemini 9 command pilot fast." LONDON, Sunday. British forces will stay in Malaysia and Singapore "so long as they are wanted and on acceptable terms," the British Defence Minister, Mr Denis Healey, said yesterday.

Tom Stafford had reported that Cernan's protective glass visor was fogging badly like a cars MEANS PORT. OF SUP-' On his way The cancellation order "Started was given after Ccrnan had spent about 95 minutes out He said that if Malaysia and Singapore compelled the British to leave the Asian mainland they would have to go home unless Australia "opens up to them." home from school, Mrs side the orbiting spacecraft, operating as a human satel W. Sawyer's son Ahstatr, aged 6, lost a button and lite. to win The visor is comnletelv found his trousers wouldn't slay up. fogged over," Stafford told ground station at Hawaii.

In moments of crisis. The trouble began when While Britain resolved to continue its major military role east of Suez, there would be an early reduction of forces if confrontation against Malaysia ended. the cover failed to come off where do grown-ups turn? the hollow rear section To Red Cross, of course! of the spaceship containing He marched into a subur Lernans mine chair. ban Red Cross shop. feeling will inevitably de explained his trouble, and Oxygen nol sufficient pend on the readiness of: other countries in the area asked for a safety-pin.

But the attendant wanted 5c to share our burdens." After a struggle Cernan Pilot dies in 'copter crash A helicopter crashed and burnt in thick jungle on Cape York Peninsula on Saturday, killing the pilot and seriously injuring the passenger. Among other points managed to free the gold fibrcglass cover but com for it, and Alistair was flat broke made by Mr Healey: plained of overheating in hisl war Vietnam Allied forces in Vietnam had started to win the war. Colonel A. V. Preccc, Commanding Officer of the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, yesterday.

"It will take a long time before the war is actually won," he said at Kingsford Smith Airport on his arrival with the third contingent of returning 1st Battalion troops. Footnote: Cross Mr Healey, who was outlining Britain's east-of-Suez policy in an interview, said Britain's overall military role outside Europe would be shaped largely by the readiness of allied and Commonwealth countries to share the costs. Mr Healey's clarifica- spacesuit and Mattord in creased his oxygen. has instructed the branch The back pack, which shop that, in emergencies grips the astronaut in Britain's non-nuclear allies (like Germany) had been persuaded that "the critical problem is not who owns, or even mans, nuclear hardware but how the political decision on using nuclear weapons is semi-sitting position, carries like Alistair's, succour must come before cents. its own oxygen and manoeu vring jets, and was intended to give him complete free VIA UM i W.l.l dom ot movement at the end taken.

tion of Britain's role was of a 125ft lifeline tether made amid controversy the injured man, who was extensively burnt. lav Britain's project for during the last hour of his Q1XISH. Today's dale is I I scheduled walk. a jointly owned Atlantic over the Labour Govern ment's policies and i vi uu una rentiers But the oxygen was not N.S.W. Federation XI centre-half Allan Marnoch leaps high to head the ball to a team-mate during yesterday's Soccer match against Italian first-division side A.S.

Roma at the Showground. The other players are Roma's inside-right Victor Benitez (left) and N.S.W. left-winger Doug Holden. Roma won 2-1. nuclear force still stood near the pilot's body for 24 hours until rescued by helicopter yesterday after point out there won be demand by Labour mem sufficient to clear the fog But if the problem of The remainder of thelbers and Conservatives for ging on nis visor.

Cduanuil win L'C liuwu iii a British withdrawal. noon. The rescue heliconlei tomorrow morning. "The Vietcong are Mr Healey made it clear 'Hallelujah hovered over the site of the that Britain was not work he cries crash, unable to land because of the rugged country. worthy foe.

and not to be underrated," Colonel Preece another day like it until 7777. At 6 p.m. on 6666 old girls of Ravenswood will gather at Wynyard bookstall, and at 6, ex-nurses of Canterbury District Hospital will meet for dinner at David Jones'. Both meetings yjcre arranged months ago. said.

Cernan had begun his epic space walk with a cry Redesign of main Opera ing towards a new security system east of Suez for the 1970s centred on island bases and staging posts in the Indian and Pacific "But 1 believe we are now stopping them. They no longer have the initiative of "Hallelujah!" as he stepped out of the cabin on the ana winched him aboard. Engaged in oil survey The dead pilot was Mr spacecrafts 31st revolution. Oceans. He spent a couple of minutes releasing a scientific "Dispirited Britain" KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday.

Malaysia's Finance Minister, Tan Sicw Sin, said yesterday that Britain was a tired and dispirited nation desperately anxious to get out of Soutb-East Asia. Malaysia should not expect Britain to help in her defence for very much longer, he added. (A.A.P.-Reuter) they held II months ago Untroubled by demonstrations ouse hall almost certain Edwards, about 30, of Sydney and the nasseneer CIvde panel from the outside ol Position unchanged ihe spacecraft, handed it to Spence Thomson, 21, of Stafford then said: Ukay, South Australia. Colonel Preece, who has I going out now." He said: "We recognise IT IT AND MISS. Pro- fessor Julius Stone, of The helicopter a Bell G2 was one of three based al tnat Britisn torces may He stepped into space at 1.07 a.m.

Sydney time on been 15 months tn Vietnam said the morale of Australian troops there was high have a usetul role to play Sydney University, is due Monday. By A SPECIAL REPORTER It is almost certain that the main Opera House hall will have to be completely redesigned to provide an adequate number of comfortable seats. lor some time in maintain Never at anv time had Coen. 290 miles north-west of Cairns, as part of a gravity survey for an oil company and the Bureau of The spacecraft was flying ing stability in the Middle morale showed signs of i home on June 30 after six months at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. at 17.501) m.p.h., between dropping.

Hawaii and the west coast hast trom bases in the Persian Gulf, and in the Mineral Resources. It left Coen on a survey of Mexico. He had warned the re He has missed seeing 5in was quite unacceptable. But. it is one thing to Far East from bases in turning troons that they You clumsy devil, was heard to criticise the design expert said think of these things and sound shell and at the time the design of this had not been completed by acoustic minht not receive "a hero's decision-taking was solved, NATO's non-nuclear mem Malaysia and Singapore flight on Saturday afternoon and is believed to have crashed not long after another to build them." his son Jonathan awarded his Ph.D.

in physiology at Sydney University last welcome from all sections of. certainly so long as the himself while trying to mount a camera on the out- the community." bers might display less Mr Wheatland disclosed last night that he had spoken "If the Government accepts 2ft 5in as the space between rows, the main hall will be able to hold an adequate peoples in those territories ide of the spacecraft to Wednesday; nor will he "I am sure this has not The other two helicopters wish us to stay on term concern lor establishing with Utzon in turope by experts. Not allowed to make mockups aplure moments of his affected the troops' morale A design expert working on the Opera House project said last night that if a space of 2ft 5in between rows was not acceptable "the Government will have to settle for fewer scats in the main hall or else completely redesign the interior." which make sense from telephone. meet his other son, Michael (Ph.D., Harvard), adventure. Few of them were worried He had read in the a "collective hardware system." our point of view.

number. It was confirmed yesterday that Ihe Government-ap and a light aircraft immediately began to search Ihc rugged and almost uninhabited bush country around Coen. Danish papers of the con Referring to the glass It is, of course, true Iroversy over seating and now on his way trom the U.S.A. to take up a lectureship at the Hebrew pointed design team has not about anv demonstrations that had been held, or that micht greet their return." Another cheering crowd Britain "at the moment" did not envisage 'We got beauty" wall problem, Mr Wheat that if we were compelled wasn't surprised." lo leave the mainland ol The injured man was land said, "Mr Utzon and I Mr Utzon had told him University. taken to Atirukun Mission.

of relatives and friends was that Australia had no ex worked closely on this. As they passed over the Asia the only place from vhich we could deploy a a role tor its strategic nuclear forces in any internationalised system However, his daughter. The Minister for Public yet worked out now lo build the huge glass wall at the main entrance. Mr Peter Hall, the recently appointed design architect, said last night the where the DC-3 was waiting perience to draw from be west coast of the United Eleanor, is now in 5th in i Works, Mr Davis Hughes, to iiv mm to hospital "We had reached the stage where we knew how States Ccrnan said: "We got major ettort would be cause a large auditorium had never been built here speci outside Europe. 1 Cairns.

'said last Thursday that 2tt at the airport to meet im chartered aircraft when it touched down before daw n. Homecoming soldiers forgot the cold and the tired year Medicine plenty of time to see her take her to build it. beauty. Tom." Stafford, holding his craft Australia and if there is nowhere else for us to fically for orchestral music, design team was working on the glass wall problem with "But 10 months ago, Mr degree. The spacing of seating we shall then have to steady, told mission control: "Gene feels real good." Hughes refused us permis was directly related to ness as they were swept into structural engineers.

BUGGING THE VIETC0NG home. sion to make mockups to 1 am pretty sure we wi Ccrnan broke in and said: can see Edwards Air 1 his is not a threat prove beyond doubt that it acoustics and could not be compared with seating in cinemas or theatres, old or be able to do it," he said: could be done. this is a statement of the Force Base." "He is to blame for the obvious." the 'irms of loved ones. After being issued with Army greatcoats the soldiers boarded trucks and buses to be taken to Hols-worthy camp, where they The two astronauts had TTUSH! One of the problems was that wind tended to move "Embargo. Not new.

travelled almost 800.000 Asked about Australian present confusion." Mr Wheatland said Mr for publication or Mr Wheatland said that the wall sideways. miles and were in the earlv concern over suggestions broadcast before 1 a.m.. Mr Utzons plan had pro "It is very hard to tell Utzon would make a deci hours of their third and last that a British withdrawal vided for cheaper seats for usre (riven Dav and leave from models what effect this full dav in orbit. sion about coming back to was only a matter ot will have." Mr Hall said. students behind the orchestra in the main hall.

Australia in three weeks Cernan had already timing, Mr Healey said "We will know what hap broken American astronaut time when the Government decided his claim for fees. This would have brought pens when it is in position Edward White's 20-minutc seating up to about 2,800. Britain position remained is he outlined it to the Federal Government in space walk record when he "When be knows the Gov passes. The men will march through Sydney on Wednesday PAGE 4: Holt' praise, march Monday, June 6, 1966," was the ominous introduction to a document issued in Canberra on Friday. Then followed the big secret: "The Minister for Civil Aviation, Mr Swum, will visit South and Western Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Terri Mr Davis Hughes said that Mr UUon had not resolved the glass wall prob This was not shown on returned to the outside ot ernment's attitude he will know whether legal action is the spacecraft to change the January.

lem. him in his camera. plans given to the Government by Mr Utzon because the seating was within the necessary to gain Ihe moneys (A.A.P.-Reuter) owing. But Mr W. Wheatland, who was the senior architect on Mr Utzon's staff, said 'Misapprehensions illfounded" "Our policy is to sup tory within the next three weeks." LATE NEWS port the Malaysian Gov "we knew how to build it.

Other developments Other developments dis ernment in seeking a peaceful settlement of the confrontation problem closed yesterday were: and then to make a reduc- An acoustics expert has The new recruit tion in the forces we LEAGUE FANATIC GETS BIG CHANCE A young player who thought he was "too green" for representative football was named last night as five-eighth in the Sydney Rugby League team to play England at the S.C.G. next Saturday. already recommcnaea inai the interior be redesigned maintain in the Far East, he, said. WASHINGTON, Sunday. American troops fighting the Vietcong may soon be armed with new secret weapons bedbugs.

Any misapprenensions Mr Joern Utzon said in a telephone call to Sydney he wasn't surprised there was controversy over seating On Other Pages which were created in Australia by inaccurate and speculative reporting in tne hall. excitement when they Army scientists, scratch If the present seating sense the nearness of of what happened in a ing tor ideas to neat tne special capsule which would allow him to smell out people two blocks away in front or. design was accepted, patrons private meeting of the Par-: Vietnam guerillas, have come up with the alarm would have little legroom, human flesh and this could be used to warn troops when Vietcong lamentary Labour t'arty His diet this week will almost no access room and 1962, Pittard was in fourth year at school ing idea ot using the are totally illfounded. seats less than a foot long culminate in a big steak and raw eggs at 8.30 a.m. next on cither side but not the trooper carrying bedbug Cimex leclu- Mr Healey added He is 20-year-old Western Suburbs five-eighth Dennis Pittard, one of Sydney's most dedicated young players.

Mr Hushes last night con- Pittard now has the chance of forcing his way into Ihe first Test team to Saturday. laris to the backroom him. There is a good deal of were moving into posi tion for ambush. AMPLIFIER Apart from Pittard, half lirmed dilhculties over scat ing. Theoretically, a sma bovs.

opposition in many back Kevin Junee, centre The bedbugs, the boffins play England at the S.C.G on June 25. scouting party could Quarters in Britain to a Obviously we will have Pittard has made a rapid Billy Smith and second-row precede a large body of have decided, should tie continuing British military to do something desperate to rise in League lootball. and forward Arthur Beelson wi Pittard follows a training routine and diet specially troops along a jungle used tust for a scream lix tne main nail, he said Scientists at the Army's Page Comics 15 Crossword 15 Data 6 Entertainment and the Arts 12 Finance 12 From the Pulpit 8 Holiday and Travel 13 Law Notices 10 Mails 15 Motoring 15 Radio 13 Shipping 10 Sport 16, 17 Weather 10 clubmates who have mar be playing their first match role outside Europe and think the extent of this 'The technical nroblem path and "howl They let out a "yowl" of velled at his keenness were Limited War Laboratory drawn up hy doctors. against hngland. involving the suspension of not surprised when his name Before the start of each Disappointed with Ihe in Aberdeen, Maryland, are working hard to season he has himself thor was read out.

the glass wall is certainly not resolved." Sydney team's showing against Country last Satur-I oughly medically checked to make sure he is lit enough He said plans given to the I did not expect lo get place," Pittard said last any attempts at ambush FEASIBLE Field tests, even in Vietnam-like tropical en day, the selectors have New peace move perfect a sound ampli fication system that wil make their cries audiblt Government by Mr utzon dropped centres Brian tor rugged play. night. did not disclose how the Moore and Bob Kcves and I thnugnt I was a nit glass walls were to be built to human ears, says a forwards Graham Wilson green for representative football. I thought they "New York vironment, have proved and Lloyd Weicr. COLOMBO, Sunday.

Ceylon's Prime Min Steak and raw eggs that the bedbug alarm News Service report. Test men Dick Thornell would choose a more experienced player." Unique set of technical problems and Brian Hambly have been ister, Mr aenanayaKe, Once the bus amplifier system is feasible. But while the Army scien He trains for 1 1 months recalled in an micn.pt to nlans exploratory steps Pittard was in the Syd of the year. During the strengthen the forwards. there is nothing like i had taxen a preliminary step to help settle the conflict.

He did not indicate what, hut the spokesman said later the Prime Minister had an interview with the American Ambassador, Mr Cecil Lyon, on May 30. He asked the United States to urge South Vietnam's military Government to treat Vietnamese Budd football season he trains six lists arc lull of enthusiasm some Pentagon the team is: Johns: has been perfected the Army scientists want to enlist a few battalions of Cimex lectularis and CIASSIME0 ADVERTISING INDEX, Pogt 17 FOR TEIEPH0NE ADVERTS. DIAl 2 0944 anywhere else in the world. to try I to bring peace in Victnm. a Ceylonese External Affairs Ministry ney seconds team which met Country Seconds last Saturday and played only in the first half.

Irvine, G. I.anglanils. It presents a unique set ol days a week, and plays his match on Ihe seventh. Smith, J. King; D.

Pittard. oflicials think the bedbugs are a lousy idea. technical problems and a whole lot of separate ideas. dralt them lo Vietnam Yesterday, he had noth K. luncc; J.

Raper, R. Thor-, He was sent on as a re spokesman said today. Thev are afraid it might ing to eat except some fruit. nclt, A. Beelson, K.

Ryan, placement in the Firsts Mr Hughes said. The prospective draftee is The spokesman said it be too troublesome to 1. Walsh, B. Hambly. Re- I hclieve I should have when tive-eigmn Peter Jones we have the difficulty ol a particularly noisy serves: J.

Greaves. Wil- hists and their places of linking them up. Mult end publiikod by John or. 0 Jmt StroM, lnodoy. roml fni.

fc 504, 0 P.O., Srdn.y. Jitr.d ot lha Gtnotol rou OKm, Srdiwr. lor hmmmvi by pot) would not be proper to disclose details at the moment. keep them healthy and hungry at the same species about thumbnail size. i.on.

lislocated a thumb in the irst-half. When the English team The idea ot glass is very nothing to cat Ihe day after a match in order to let my system recover," Pittard said. desirable from the ooint ol Mr Senanayake told Par worship with due considera Uon. (A.A.P.-Reuter) time. (A.A.PJ He would be carried in a Full Story, p.

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