Pakistan fights to seal East Pakistan borders
New Delhi reports Pakistani troops press a major offensive to seal East Pakistan borders as villages burn along the frontier. Refugees crossing into India reach about 125,000. Meherpur remains a focal point in a bloody battle near the Meherpur area close to Rajshahi and the border with West Bengal.
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Pakistan
East
New Delhi
East Pakistan
Press Trust of India
Pews Agency
Bangla Desh “Liberation Army
Meherpur
Dacca
Rajshahi
West Bengal
Baidyanathala
Bangla Desh
Brahmanbaria
Akhaura
Tripura
Chusadanga
Jets Strafe Town as Pakistani Army Attacks Meherpur
PTI and Reuters describe a ground assault breaking off near Chundanga, with 60 trucks of Pakistani soldiers advancing into Meherpur. Civilians are shot, villages burned, and the Hardinge bridge north of Chundanga remains under Pakistani control. Air force action reported over the eastern sector. About 25,000 refugees cross into Tripura as the government opens 13 camps and closes schools.
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Press Trust of India
Meherpur
Chundanga
Bangla Desh
PTI
Hardinge
Padma
India
Ganges
Aap-Reuter
Ram Suresh
Agartala
Tripura
All-India Radio
Burned hamlet seen from border outpost in Kamalasagar
Ram Suresh reports sighting from a watch tower at Kamalasagar border outpost of Quasha hamlet fully burned or damaged. He notes ruins per hut as authorities report Pakistani advances and battles near Sylhet and Meherpur while the West Pakistanis leave the East Bengal mission in Calcutta and a Bangla Desh mission is established.
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Ram Suresh
Kamalasagar
Agartala
Quasha
Radio Pakistan
Everest expedition death shocks mountaineers in Nepal
Indian member Major Ho Y. Babuguna of the new national Everest expedition died last night from exhaustion exposure and frostbite, a radio message from the expedition said. The tragedy was reported in Katmandu today.
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Katmandl
Ap-Reuter
Ho Y
Babuguna
The Community's Role in Education by C Blakers
The Canberra Times begins two education pieces by C Blakers. In a leading article she argues the community must face unanswered questions about planning and administration, calling for a frank inquiry into education.
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Canberra Times
C. Blakers
Blakers
Saaticant
Australia to Play Ping Pong in China
Four Australian players plus manager and coach will enter China, crossing the border from Tokyo after world championships. The team includes Shayanon Wuvanich, Paul Pinkewich, Stephen Knapp, and Ann McMahon, with coach Noel Shorter. They expect a 10 to 14 day stay by train to Canton and plane to Peking. Government approval noted.
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Hong Kong
China
John Jackson
Adelaide
Associated Press
Tokyo
Shayanon Wuvanich
Melbourne
Paul Pinkewich
Sydney
Stephen Knapp
Ann McMahon
Noel Shorter
Jackson
Kowloon
Canton
Peking
Australia
Sierra Leone Proclaims Republic Under Stevens
Prime Minister Dr Siaka Stevens declared Sierra Leone a republic after Parliament passed the constitutional bill by 53 votes to 10. The vote followed debates in Freetown as the nation transitions to its new status under Stevens and the ruling party.
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Freetown
Aap-Reuter
Siaka Stevens
Sierra Leone
Advisory Council backs legalising poker machines in ACT clubs
The ACT Advisory Council voted to seek legalisation of poker machines in licensed ACT clubs, pending an inquiry by the Parliamentary Joint Committee on the ACT. Five elected members supported the move amid a largely abstaining council and a lone dissent from F W Street.
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ACT Advisory Council
Joint Committee
F. W. Street
A. Dalgamo
Ind
J. H. Pead
J. W. Seedman
Alan Fitzgerald
Australia Party
ALP
G. J. Walsh
F. McCauley
K. L. Fry
Jan Black
Leedman
Move for inquiry on poker machines in ACT clubs debated
Mr Fitzgerald moved to refer the question of legalising automatic poker machines in ACT licensed clubs to a Joint Parliamentary Committee for public inquiry. He argued it would gauge opinion, allow submissions, and set guidelines for Canberra. Critics warned of harm to housing, rents, and local businesses as NSW operators opposed machines.
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Lansdown
NCDC
L. W. Engledow
Interior
Hunt
Fitgerald
Imachines
Fitzgerald
Advisory Council
Nixon
Queanbeyan
Nsw
Canberra
ACT
Street
First Snow Delights Ski Resorts Across Regions
Snow covered Kosciusko with about six inches while Thredbo and Smiggin Holes reported five inches and ongoing snowfall. Canberra faced cold windy conditions with forecasts of a light day, a maximum near eight degrees, and yesterday’s peak near seven degrees.
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Kosciusko
Thredbo
Smiggin Holes
Bureau of Meteorology
Canberra
Takeover Bid Criticised In Leopold Minerals Hearing
A Senate Select Committee on Securities and Exchange in Canberra heard that Leopold Minerals NL faced criticism over a takeover bid. D N Constable of Supervised Securities admitted moves to assist clients could affect Leopold, while denying a vote would not be democratic. The hearing also covered a letter with allegations about advice given to a client, and a probe into removal of Leopold directors. The session resumes at 9 30 am. Hawker Siddeley Electronics Ltd won a near 1 million contract for the Department of Supply, with upgrades to anti-submarine mortar elements tested by the Weapons Research Establishment.
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Senate Select Committee On Securities and Exchange
Canberra
Leopold Minerals NL
Rae
Lib. Tas
D. N. Constable
Supervised Securities
Leopold
Constable
J. Constable
Leopold Minerals
D. Constable
Iis
Inks
Poid
Wheeldon
Lab
Constable Ans
Sea
Magnus Cormack
Mene
Hawker Siddeley Electronics Ltd
Department of Supply
Kenneth Anderson
Soviet space station Salyut tops orbit with no crew aboard
Soviet Union launched a space station named Salyut into earth orbit between 124 and 138 miles high. The craft reportedly operates normally with no immediate crew and aims to test design elements and on board systems for future manned orbital laboratories.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Salyut
Manned Orbiting Space Laboratories
Mstislav Keldysh
Soviet Academy of Sciences
Challenge by Labor on doctors fees sparks political row
Federal ALP leadership faced a political squeeze over China, the South African cricket tour, and a Chinese policy puzzle as columnist David Solomon analyzes the government’s dilemma. An electrical goods firm failed to recoup 190 from a buyer who challenged a misquoted price.
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ALP
China
David Solomon
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The
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Sueapons Research Establishment
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