Airliner crashes near Addis Ababa. 107 aboard
A VC-10 airliner carrying 107 people including many British children crashed and exploded shortly after takeoff from Addis Ababa. Reports say 62 survived with some in critical condition. 20 on board remained unaccounted for as authorities assessed casualties. Flight had begun in Buebei Kenya with a first stop in Addis Ababa.
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East African Airways
Addi Ababa
Aunher
Buebi
Kenya
Ihe
Johnson relapse eases after heart attack scare
Former President Lyndon Johnson shows improving condition after a brief relapse earlier Tuesday in San Antonio. He suffered a major heart attack in Charlottesville on April 7 and has had occasional premature heartbeats since hospitalization began.
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San Antonio
Texas
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
Charlottesville
Virginia
Late News: Library Defense Denies Pemble of Nor
Fragmented OCR text reports a defense decision denying Pemble of Nor. mentions a president and orders, with unclear context and several garbled names and places.
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Ae Wale Weurer
Library of Defence
Pemblig of Nor
Hawke backs 35 hour week aim in Australia
Melbourne Tuesday Hawke president of the Australian Council of Trade Unions said a 35 hour working week would be generally accepted in five years. He noted the 34 hour week offer to waterside workers as a step toward a full shorter week and said unions seek a 23 hour week in NSW electricity and national oil sectors. The 40 hour week was won in 1947, he added.
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Melbourne
Australia
Australian Council of Trade Unions
Hawke
Nsw
Sydney
Tueway
Association of Employers of Waterside Labour
C. Craig
SU Titant
Waterside Workers Federation
Waterside deal sparks abuse of power charge
In Canberra Labour Minister Mr Lynch denounces the Waterside Workers Federation and Employers Association deal on wages and conditions as a cynical abuse of monopoly power. The package includes an immediate 8 dollar weekly rise, then 4 more next year, a 35 hour week, higher pensions and attendance pay, with redundancies by voluntary means.
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Arbitration Commission
Lynch
Federation
Senator Queries Drivers Duties for Former Prime Ministers
Senator Poyser of Victoria accused the government of lax oversight over Commonwealth car drivers assigned to former Prime Ministers Sir Robert Menzies and Sir John McEwen. He claimed drivers had no duties for months, lived on property, and even tended cattle while drawing full salaries. He asked for a formal investigation. government ministers pledged referral to the PM Department and relevant agencies.
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Robert Mennes
Labor
John McEwen
John
Poyser
Lab
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Nolice
Sir Robert
Sir John
Tha
Si Robert
Wang
Forde
Arthur Fadden
Connclde
Kenneth Anderson
Porser
Public Service Unions Walk Out Over Pay Offer
Seven unions walked out of a Tam conference after rejecting a 4.6 percent offer by the Public Service Board. They demanded 9 percent across the board, citing higher December and January awards in Victoria. The unions plan mass meetings and to file wage claims with the Public Service Arbitrator, accusing the government of undermining board independence.
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Heand
Alan Cooley
Frederick Wheeler
McMahon
United Action
Public Service
Stabbs in back of Mr Nixon orders Curtin
Dr Mackay described yesterday his sole meeting with Labor wartime Prime Minister the late Mr John Curtin toward the war’s end. He defended himself against criticism from former Labor Minister Mr John Deken in a letter published on Monday.
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Cmd
Dr Mackay
Labor
Mir John Curtin
Mackay
John Decknan
Letu
Nixon halts major bombing as talks hinge on Hanoi reply
US military sources say Nixon paused the large scale bombing of North Vietnam after weekend strikes on Hanoi and Haiphong while awaiting Hanoi's political response. Limited raids continued south of the 19th parallel. Secret talks could begin if bombing ends and Paris peace talks resume.
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Nixon
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Haiphong
de le Bilin
Paris
Tha
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Manel
le Mic Tha
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Navy
ALP Likely to rebuff Victoria over Vietnam policy
A spectral ALP Federal Executive meeting set for next Monday is expected to condemn the Victorian Council of the ALP for last weekend's Vietnam decision as contrary to party policy. Executive members anticipate a strong vote to dissociate from the Victorian move and reaffirm federal policy favoring a peaceful solution to the Vietnam conflict. The debate will also steer discussion toward the NSW preselection dispute and broader Vietnam strategy.
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Vietnam
Victorian Council of the
Nsw
Matonon Vietnam
Byhe Victoran
Bangladesh Admittance Reported With Commons Welcome
TONDON, Tuesday (AAP) The British Foreign Secretary Sir Alec Douglas Home will announce later today that Bangladesh has been admitted to the Commonwealth wealth, the Press Association reported. This comes after spending by Commonwealth Secretary General Mr Arnold Smith aging the 30 members of the Commonwealth.
Indonesia warns submarines must secure permit in Malacca
Indonesia's Navy Chief Admiral Sudomo says foreign submarines must obtain permission before passing through the Straits of Malacca or be fired upon. He cites sovereignty and territorial water claims by Indonesia and Malaysia, with both nations maintaining a 12 mile limit. The Straits narrow to under 20 miles between Sumatra and Malaysia.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Straits of Malacca
Indonesia Rava Daily
Navy
Sudomo
Associated Press
Malaysia
Straits
Sumatra
Desalination Breakthrough Sirotherm Trials Under Way
A new desalination process Sirotherm, developed by ICT Australia and CSIRO, promises to supply town water from highly saline sources. Trials in South Australia Victoria and Western Australia show cheaper large scale output with brackish water suitable for domestic use. Pilot plants in WA and Victoria operate at over one million gallons daily, enough for thousands. The system uses a resin that adsorbs salt and regenerates with hot water.
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ICT Australia
CSIRO
Education and Science
Fraser
South Australia
Victoria
Western Australia
Stro
Australia
Perth Metropolitan Water Board
Australian Mineral Development Laboratories
Adelaide
TCT
Yarraville
Canberra fastest growing capital in 1971 census
Preliminary figures from the 1971 Census show Canberra and Queanbeyan together rising 4,908 percent to 14,140 population as Canberra becomes Australia’s fastest growing urban centre after Darwin. Queanbeyan up 2.78 percent to 15,05. Rural areas declined 2.25 percent. major cities all rose with Perth up 17.86 percent and Gold Coast up 34.48 percent.
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Statistics Bureau
Canbera
Queanbeyan
Canberra
Australia
Darwin
Melbourne
Brisbane
Adelaide
Perth
Newcastle
Wollongong
Hobart
Geelong
Broken Hill
Petrol price cuts spark regional competition in Queensland
Mobil and Esso announced price adjustments in southern eastern Queensland, lowering standard and super petrol per gallon starting tomorrow to counter discounts offered by rival stations and so called social clubs. The move aims to protect margins amid rising competition and shifts in local fuel pricing.
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Arisbane
Mobil
Esso
Southeavern Queensland
Seagallon
Students favour colleges in ACT
A clipped news item notes student preference for colleges in the Australian Capital Territory. A separate line mentions difficulty tracing mental processes of those who said cigarettes were harmful. Nobel prize winner Sir Macfarlane Barnett reportedly spoke yesterday.
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Macfarlane Barnet
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Postal Overseers Union
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