Churches Rally to Curb Gambling Rise in NSW Election
A large Lyceum Hall gathering hears church leaders condemn state government gambling extensions including lotteries and art unions. Speakers from Catholic and Protestant groups urge voters to oppose policy viewed as corrupting Labour values and harming public finances. They warn of rising poker machines and betting with ministers citing billions spent and the need to curb vice.
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Two Hurt When Wall Collapses
A man and a youth were injured today when a brick bearing wall collapsed trapping them beneath about 1 000 bricks. Each suffered a fractured leg, cuts and bruises. An ambulance took injured Kenneth Ellis 29 and Raymond Kirk 15, both of Merrylands, to Parramatta Hospital.
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Raymond Kirk
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Aged Russian says century claim shocks readers
A Moscow newspaper mock up reports Mahmoud Enyazov, a boaty farmer from Azabayan, aged 150 with a 130 year old daughter and 183 descendants, celebrating a Sith birthday while Khrushchev may visit Nasser and other international notes unfold.
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Azabayan
Mahmoud Enyazov
Eisteddfod Play Contest Showcases Newton Players
The adjudicator praised Newton Players for a faultless production and wide range of expression in The Emperor Jones and Sganarelle. He lauded Fire on the Snow and Arms and the Man, noting strong voices, lighting, and staging. The Canberra Times critic praised diverse performances and the lively audience reception.
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Sydney University
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Yuasa Repertory Society
Canberra Times
Sga- Warelle
RAN To Take Part In SEATO Sea Exercises
Nearly 2,000 Royal Australian Navy officers and men will join an American sponsored SEATO maritime drill called Ocean Link in the South China Sea from May 1 to 14. The crews of HMAS Melbourne, Voyager, and Warramunga sail with the British Commonwealth strategic reserve. twenty one ships from four other SEATO nations join, with observers from others. Defence Minister Sir Phillip McBride described the exercise as a regular SEATO training manoeuvre emphasising high level war training and coordination for defence.
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Pakistan
Phillip McBride
Bullet Injures Two Boys in Bundarra Shooting Party
Two boys were shot by a discharged rifle during a Bundarra shooting party. Trevor Hartin, 23, from Bunstarra, is hospitalized in Inverell in serious condition. John Matliac, 20, from Bundirre, says he was unloading when the rifle discharged, grazing Robert Hen pens eetegent above the knee.
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Moving Fire on the Snow Presented With Dignity
A review praises a stage reading of Fire on the Snow as moving and dignified. The performance uses a film like sequence of stills and narrators, delivering an interpretation that conveys respect and sincerity despite a sparse dramatic setup.
Professional Officers Seek Pay Increase
Sydney Sunday report says Secretary Paul Allsop of the Australian Council of Salaried and Professional Associations explains that some officers' pay rates would need doubling to reflect their social standing. He travels to Melbourne for a conference representing 250000 professionals and salaried officers as they consider financing an appeal to the Arbitration Commission for higher pay.
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Australan Council of Salaried and Professional Associations
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Allsop
Buriney
Metbo
Arbitration Commission
Law of the Sea Talks Fail On Main Point
The conference on the Law of the Sea failed to reach a decision on the breadth of territorial waters. A new conference is urged to decide this vital issue, though delegates note progress in modifying many aspects of the law.
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GaNva
Moat
Shrine Honors Famous Aviators at Adelaide Memorial
More than 40,000 visitors attended the Adelaide airport ceremony opening the 30,000 pound Sir Ross Smith and Sir Keith Smith Memorial. A Qantas Super Constellation aircraft was displayed as guests, including Lt. W. H. Shearer and Lady Smith. Sir Ross and Sir Keith Smith won a government prize of 410,000 for the England to Australia flight in 27 days 20 hours. Air Marshal Sir Richard Williams praised the feat as one of the world’s most extensive aviation undertakings, unveiling a bas-relief of the four crew in the craft.
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Ross Smith
Keith Smith
Fangus
England
W. H. Shiera
Lady Smith
Airy
Richard Williams
No. 17 Squadron AC
Palestine
Tito attacks Soviet bloc at Yugoslav Congress
President Tito told cheering delegates that Soviet bloc attacks on Yugoslavia were unfavourable incorrect unjust and unconstructive and failed to improve relations. He urged the Soviet Union to drop hopes of forcing a policy change.
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