Rhodesian propaganda papers probe prompts centre closure
The Department of Foreign Affairs is said to recommend closing the Rhodesian Information Centre at Crows Nest Sydney and expanding inquiry into whether a South African diplomat smuggled Rhodesian propaganda into Australia. Treasury and NSW Police weigh tax and theft angles as ministers consider Cabinet action next week.
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Rhoesta Information
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Sou Sin Infestia'ion Mr Tohan Laver
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Authenti
Lister
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Sailory
Mile
Lover
Noranda
Sing
Alta
Issoe
Australia to give wheat freight aid to Bangladesh
Australia will cover freight costs for a KKM tone wheat shipment valued at about 400000 dollars to Bangladesh to ease an anticipated famine. The gift follows discussions with Bangladesh leaders and aims to deliver grain directly into the interior to avoid port congestion. Bangladeshi officials welcome the gesture and expect further international support and potential moves toward its wider recognition within the Commonwealth.
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Australia
Anil
Bangladesh
British government to free 78 internees in Ireland
Belfast dispatch says the British Government will release 78 internees held in Southern Ireland without trial. An official statement notes the action follows other releases and will free the prisoners immediately. This report appears on page 4.
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Belfast
Southern
Ireland
Late News Fragment from Marlottevicls Dateline
A fragmentary late news item references Marlottevicls and a Friday schedule with mentions of a $3 ban, a Chatonenville chest pain, Mig transpats, and a fatal incident in 1938. The readable text is garbled but suggests a historical note on an event or accident with an emotional ovation to an older figure.
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Chatonenville
Vietnam War Fronts Expand Across South Vietnam
Reports from Saigon indicate North Vietnamese troops have opened a fourth front in the Western Central Highlands near Dak To as three divisions move into South Vietnam. Simultaneous Viet Cong mortar and ground attacks stretch across the Mekong Delta. Loc Ninh falls north of Saigon signaling a second front alongside renewed air strikes against North Vietnam.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Central Highlands
Mekong Delta
Loe Ninh Abandoned as Vietcong Presses South Vietnam
Heavy three day Communist onslaught drives South Vietnamese troops from Loe Ninh a rubber town sixty miles north of Saigon as Vietcong forces claim control of the area. Saigon denies surrender and reports fighting continues with reinforcements moving toward Loc Ninh. US air raids intensify with fighters and bombers, while Hanoi reports American losses.
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Loe Ninh
Saigon
Agan
Pan Jine
Adriana
Vietcong
Liberation Radio
Saigt High Command
Loc Ninh
South Vietnan
Associated Prese
Ofere
Australia holds line on evacuations from Vietnam
No plans yet to evacuate Australian dependants from Vietnam and the government views the North Vietnamese offensive as aimed at strengthening the Vietcong in the south before the wet season. Advisers say a redeployment request would be defined only if made. North Vietnamese forces have been seen within 30 to 80 miles of Saigon, while Cambodia proximity is noted.
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Thieu
Independence Palace
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Austin
Ansett board to meet over TNT takeover offer
The Ansett board is set to meet early next week to decide on Thomas Nationwide Transport Ltds 45 million takeover bid for the 28 000 Ansett shares not already owned The founder Sir Reginald Ansett has given no clear signal on the bid TNTs move follows a 118 million purchase of a 42 34 per cent stake in Ansett through Boral Ltd and W R Carpenter Holdings Ltd TNTs Sir Peter Abeles said efforts to contact Sir Reginald by telephone today were unsuccessful The board faces a decision on whether to accept or reject the offer with details to come
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Ansett Transport Industries Ltd
Thomas Nationwide Transport Ltd
Ansett
Reginald Ansett
TNT
Boral Ltd
W. R. Carpenter Holdings Ltd
Peter Abeles
K. W. Thomas
Reginald
Sam
Sir Peter
Ancet
Regina
Peter
Anset
Melbourne
TVQ
Brisbane
Thomas
ABC
Ansett Transport Industries
Ansett takeover bid discussed amid TV and aviation policy
Sir Reginald Ansett faced a TNT bid of 45 million dollars with talks winding through telegrams and media appearances. Officials indicated possible chairmanship changes if successful, while Civil Aviation Minister Senator Cotton noted share offers remain company matters and flagged policy reviews. Melbourne broadcasts report on the takeover context and asset implications for Ansett and related assets in Melbourne and Brisbane.
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Fused
Ault Can Aay
Civil Aviation
Cotton
Melbourne
TNT
Inquiry into jail bashing in Goulburn Jail
NSW Minister of Justice ordered a closed inquiry into alleged inmate-on-inmate assaults at Goulburn Jail on February 10. The inquiry will not be public, and witnesses from the ACT Supreme Court proceedings tie the case to two prisoners recalled by another inmate. A government spokesman condemned North Vietnamese activity in South Vietnam. Continued page 6.
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Maddison
Goulburn
Parquhar
Joxice Fox
ACT Supreme Court
Farquhar
Musikon Om
Joseph TeSjee
Lee Pieri
ACT Supreme’ Court
Neuss
Geoffrey Lloyd ‘Sim
Goulvarn Jalad
Kay
Soas
Nam
Vi Nam
Crash Kills Seven near Port Moresby and Nadzab
A Piper Aztec crashed about four miles from an old wartime airstrip at Nadzab near Lae, killing seven aboard. Civil Aviation said the aircraft belonged to the Summer Institute of Lin adults, with a mix of European and Indigenous travelers. Names and exact inquiry timing were not released.
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Moresby
Nadzab
Lae
Department of Civil Aviation
Port Moresby
Summer Institute of Lin
Hume Highway Tops Toll in NSW Road Danger
NSW roads report allocates highest death rate to the Hume Highway with the Goulburn to Gunning stretch the most dangerous. Main Roads notes the grim figure from two million vehicle miles, while ministers spar over image and policy. The report also touches on brain surgery debates and journalistic portrayal of government.
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Hume Highway
Nsw
Goulburn
Gunning
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