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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Apr 26, 1973
Page
1
Brisbane holidaymaker Miss Anita Gasteen found herself locked inside the Australian War Memorial after others left. She called a newspaper by chance and, after hearing a ringing office phone, escaped through an unlocked window with unofficial help. Police were notified of her extended stay and escape.
Washington reports one F111 fighter bomber missing over North Vietnam was shot down by a small arms hit, according to US Air Force officials via United Press International. Crew members Captain Robert Sponey barger and Lieutenant William Wilson provided details, with Wilson noting a lucky shot from a handheld weapon.
Princess Anne named among ten women on the short list for Britain's team to compete at the European championship in the Soviet Union in September. Selection will determine the riders for the London contingent.
Thousands gathered on the War Memorial lawns to watch 1500 ex-service members march along Anzac Parade in a solemn Anzac Day tribute. Veterans from World War I and Poland, Rats of Tobruk, and those who served in Korea, Vietnam, and Southeast Asia joined the procession. Governor-General Sir Paul Hasluck saluted and laid a wreath, with Lady Hasluck, Defence Minister Barnard, and NZ High Commissioner A J Wendell among wreath bearers from the memorial, RSL, Naval and Air Force associations, and others.
Anzac Day events spanning Sydney Melbourne and national ceremonies drew thousands as veterans and war widows attended services at the War Memorials and churches. In Sydney 200000 marched past the cenotaph, Melbourne hosted about thirteen thousand veterans watched by ten thousand spectators, with services led by MW J Chynoweih and Sir Arthur Lee.
A Canberra Anzac Day event features a New Zealand spinner starting the pennies game with a bet of 28 shillings as hundreds watched the coin toss. Diggers critique throws, police mingle in plain clothes, and bush rules govern the informal wager. Crowds in Brisbane Adelaide Perth Hobart range around 5,000 to 7,000, with parade turnout varying.
ACT rallied from 8 12 halftime deficit to crush New England 33 12 at T G Millner Field Eastwood in the NSW Country Rugby Union final. It marks ACTs fifth title in 22 years and makes them the first to win three straight championships after titles in 1964 1965 and 1966.
The Attorney-General Senator Murphy said he was told unofficially on April 9 by Yugoslav Ambassador Vidovic that three Yugoslav citizens with Australian ties had been tried and executed in Belgrade. He stated the official notice followed on April 12 and that Prime Minister Whitlam and Foreign Minister Whitlam were unaware of the advance warning. The Opposition urged Whitlam to dismiss Murphy for incompetence.
Paris report says Saigon proposed a wide plan offering a national election on August 26 if the North Vietnamese withdraw from the South and South demobilises troops. Vietcong negotiator Nguyen Van Hieu called the scheme a mere artificial maneuver not in line with the Paris Peace Treaty.
Vienna reports a 10 day deadline from OPEC to Western oil firms to raise prices amid a 10 percent dollar devaluation. OPEC plans a May 7 conference in Tripoli to chart strategy and seek 11.1 percent price hikes, while producers resist and firms hint at awaiting Tripoli talks.
The Australian Government has suggested Britain should repeal the right of Australian States to continue appeals to the Privy Council. The paper notes ongoing campaigns against French nuclear tests in the Pacific and cites scientific testimony questioning fallout radiation.
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