Public servants in Victoria gain 25 percent pay rise
Victorian public servants heads of departments and commissions receive a 25 percent salary increase. Notable figures include N R White as chairman of the State Electricity Commission and A G Gibbs of the Victorian Railways Board, with pay rising to about 13 7 5 thousand and 27 1 01 from prior levels. The move follows a Treasury study and precedes expected cabinet minister increases.
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Melbourne
State Electricity Commission
N. R. White
Victorian Railways Board
A. G. Gibbs
Gibbs
General Motors-Holden's
GMH
Gas and Fuel Corporation
Hamer
State Treasury
Monwealth
Nsw
Hoste
Commonwealth
Public Service Board
Blackout Hits Three Suburbs Last Night
Supply of electricity to Red Hill, Forrest and Deakin was cut off for about 40 minutes. The brief outage affected multiple suburbs and restored power after the outage ended.
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Red Hill
Forrest and
Deakin
New Zealand Motorcyclist Dies After Silverstone Crash
New Zealand rider Kim Newscombe died at Northampton Hospital from severe head injuries after a crash at an all comers event at Silverstone last Saturday. He had been in critical condition at the hospital since the accident.
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London
Tudsay
Kim Newscombe
Northempton Hospital
Silverstone
Move to control commercial rents in Canberra
The Minister for the Capital Territory Mr Enderby announced plans to draft an ordinance to control commercial rents and protect lessees of shops from unfair landlord practices. Some reductions or halts on proposed increases are expected, with the Prices Controller to act if lessees are treated unfairly. He also touched on illegal key money, price wars at service stations, and experimental lease allocations for Melrose Drive flats, noting scheduled lease auctions may be postponed or cancelled.
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Enderby
Canberra
Melrose Drive
Rogers plans SEATO meeting to stress non military aims
US Secretary of State Rogers will meet envoys from SEATO members in New York next month to press non military aspects of the alliance. The plan to reduce military emphasis was discussed with Australia Britain New Zealand the Philippines and Thailand and formalised at a September 28 meeting.
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Washington
Rogers
SEATO
New York
US State Department
Australia
Britain
New Zealand
Philippines
Thailand
Pesticides Found in Human Milk in Brisbane and Mareeba
A Brisbane and Mareeba milk survey shows pesticide levels exceeding WHO safety limits. Researchers Miller and Miss Fox report dieldrin HCB and BHC residues in 40 samples, with DDT and meta-dieldrin also detected. Daily intake for breastfed babies in both areas surpasses WHO and FAO guidelines.
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Brisbane
Mareeba
World Health Organisation
G. J. Miller
Miss Fox
Australia
Food and Ie Organisation
World Health Jion
United States Raises Bank Rate to Record High 74 Percent
Washington AAP reports the United States boosted its bank rate to 74 percent, the highest ever, in an anti inflation move. The 4 percent rise marks the seventh increase this year.
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Washington
United States
Final blitz ends as US air action concentrates at Phnom Penh
American aircraft including B52 bombers intensify strikes around Phnom Penh on the final full day of US air operations in Indochina. Thai-based fighters fly round the clock to unload bombs as Khmer Rouge positions near the capital are targeted. Khmer Rouge pulls back on the southern front to regroup for a new phase of the campaign. Government forces clear Route 38 near the city but rebels circle the village of Tool Leap near Pochentong Airport.
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Phnom Penh
Indo- China
Associated Press
Slam Titorrow
Khmer Rouge
Cambodian High Command
Tool Leap
Pochentong
Cambodian Rebels Placed Under Intense US Bombardment
Reports from the Cambodian High Command claim about 4,000 rebel soldiers massed in the area and were heavily bombed in the final hours. Fighting also raged at Ang Tassom near Phnom Penh between Khmer Rouge insurgents and North Vietnamese allies, with heavy casualties on both sides. The government showed a Khmer Rouge defector but independent corroboration was lacking. The defector alleged North Vietnamese forces tried to break up Khmer crowds to maintain control, estimating around 2,000 North Vietnamese involved recently near Phnom Penh.
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Ang Tassom
Phnom Penh
Khmer Rouge
Cambodians press advance as Lon Nol seeks peace talks
Cambodian government reports large scale communist offensives pushing toward Phnom Penh with several towns overrun and a provincial capital isolated, while Lon Nol seeks a settlement. U S forces may provide aid or take action after bombing ends, with Congress to be consulted. North Vietnamese and Vietcong forces remain active in Cambodia and Laos.
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United States
Cammore
North Vietnam
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Penh
Lon Nol
America
Skoun
Shan
Chey
Bakhom
Prey Totung
Kompongee
Mekong
Skuon
Kompong Cham
Sa Chhum
Norodom Sihanouk
Washington
US Defence Department
Associated Press
Average income for GPs and study tour notes
A three part series examines consumer protection for used-car buyers in the ACT with SA progress. The second item reports GP incomes at about 19000 dollars and notes a Victorian pianist Geoffrey Torer, aged 18, who won a Churchill scholarship five years ago, prepares for a second overseas study tour with a Canberra appearance upcoming Friday.
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South Australia
Geoffrey Torer
Canberra
Floods Kill Dozens Across Indian Subcontinent
News brief notes heavy floods across the Indian subcontinent five days in. Reported deaths rise as authorities rush to aid survivors. Sections indicate lifestyle, world news and entertainment pages with minor page references.
Weakness in prices ordinance alarms Australian hotels
The prices ordinance lacks a formal hearing for price increase applications and may bar disclosure of submissions to the Price Controller. Legal adviser Mr Marshall warns it could prohibit publishing reasons for decisions and deny the public any knowledge of the arguments. The Australian Hotels Association will present hotel-wide submissions in a case, with each hotel disclosing operations to the AHA.
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Marshall
Australian Hotels Association
AHA
F. Reeves
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