1. Divers inspecting the hull of the wreck of the MV Kaitawa have found two ruptures in the hull. -- 2. Labour Party MP for Waitakere Martyn Finlay predicts that the American way to victory in Vietnam will result in "pestilence, starvation, hatred and searing bitterness". -- 3. British aviator Sheila Scott has landed at Canton Island in the middle of the Pacific after a flight from Pago Pago, American Samoa. She is attempting a solo flight around the world. -- 4. Work is ready to start on the Channel Tunnel between England and France. -- 5. New Zealand is in danger of not having enough technically trained men to meet future demands according to the Minister of Works, Mr Allen. -- 6. Professor Ritchie, University of Waikato, says much of the research done by governments could be done by universities on contract. -- 7. There is criticism of the Hong King decision to send a chess team to Cuba. -- 8. Russia is increasing the size of its police forces to combat crime. -- 9. USA President Johnson's daughter Lucy will marry on 6th August, despite it being the anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima. -- 10. Factory workers in New South Wales cannot have Beatles' haircuts, for safety reasons. A ban was imposed by the State Government as a safety measure.

News from the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation (NZBC).