Glimmer of hope in Berlin from Soviet West Germany treaty
The Canberra Times notes a tentative easing in East West tensions as the Moscow Bonn non aggression pact prompts cautious optimism. It highlights potential gains for Berlin and West Germany while warning that final peace remains elusive amid Cold War legacies and ideological divides.
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Nixon's film viewing stirs legal and political reflections
The piece surveys President Nixon watching Patton and Chisum, noting how cinema shapes his views on law and order, judiciary, and public perception. It cites his self description as a lawyer president, critiques of his Supreme Court nominations, and Chief Justice Burger’s national address on reforming the justice system.
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Thanks from Czechs two years after invasion rally
A letter from Czech readers marks the second anniversary of the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia. It thanks the Australian government for sending visitors to Moscow and laments Western Realpolitik, referencing Munich 1938 and noting mixed reactions to the Prague Spring era. The signature mentions a Czech émigré in 1949 forwarding the note.
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McEwen
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Ussr
Australia
Petra
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Realpolitick
Hitler
Notable Names In Letters To The Editor Puzzle
A mix of personal names appears in a fragmented list including Josef Cech Marcela Cech Mooroodue and Daniela Havrane k Melbourne with others such as Frank Novak George Novotny Richmond Hawthorn St Kilda and Aranda. The text reads like a partial signatory roster or letters to the editor with scattered place names in Victoria and ACT.
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Josef Cech
Marcela Cech
Mooroodue
Victoria
Jan Havranek
Daniela Havranek
Melbourne
Frank Novak George Novotny
S.cinatl
S. Handlirova
Richmond
Henrietta Singhofer
Peter Singhofer
Hawthorn
Student aptitudes and the case against senior school bias
A discussion argues against the belief that white collar work is superior and that all students should pursue senior school subjects. It stresses that fifth form courses demand high endemic ability, notes English and other subjects require practice, and urges directing capable youths toward skilled trades.
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Australia
Sito
Sunday Observance Debate Spurred by Editor’s Note
A reader protests an August 12 editorial equating the seventh day with Sunday observance in Canberra. The letter cites authorities across church history arguing Sabbath is Saturday, with changes credited to early councils and Catholic sources, urging readers to reconsider the Sunday practice.
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Canberra
Laodicea
Cardinal Gibbons
Library of Christian Doctrine
God
Nuclear-test effects on earthquakes raise questions
Dr Underwood and colleagues found no observable link between earthquakes and atomic detonations overall. Among eleven American underground tests above 200 kilotons conducted from 162 to 1968, earthquake activity reached 869 kilometers away during 74 hour windows before and after tests, with only rare post test quakes and no clear pattern of increased seismicity.
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David S. Robertson
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