Murder Inquiry Shocks Papua New Guinea Village
Police hunt after Emanuel arrives at Kathnire Bay and is found dead with a rusted bayonet. Villages report clashes with squatters as 20 officers cordon the area. Administrator’s Council condemns the killing and pays tribute to Emanuel, a district commissioner with NSW roots and long service in New Britain.
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Emanuel
D City Commission
Abane Kabaua Bay
Police 9
Kabaua’ Bay
Eimanuel Arived
Kathnire Bay
Julian Toapeak
Bin
Uearen
Field
Nsw
Papla New Cruinea
Gilvelle
Sanus
Rabaul
Tyas
George the Martyr
ACTU Enters Housing Melbourne Debates Co op Plan
The ACTU executive tonight decided to enter housing, consumer credits and insurance, considering union-tacked co operatives. President Ros Hawke called the decisions the most important, saying Australians must access these services at lowest prices and inviting West German and Belgian union officials to help run the schemes as soon as possible.
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Melbourne
Actu Exective
Ros Hawke
Austalians
Bereel Wade
Guneatie
Fraser Returns to Cabinet as Education and Science Minister
Prime Minister names Mr Malcolm Fraser to the Cabinet as Minister for Education and Science ending a five month retirement on the backbench. He also announces six assistant ministers to aid cabinet members in administrative matters, unpaid, amid political maneuvering and constitutional questions about the role.
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Pome
Malcolm Fraser
Fraser
Parliament contemplates offices of profit challenge
Under section 44 of the Constitution a member cannot hold an office of profit under the Crown. A challenge to seats is discussed as vacant. McMahon has not named which assistant ministers, but says cabinet rank only will be supported. The treasurer and national development minister are already assisted by junior ministers Thewi Country Party.
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McMahon
Country Party
HK Churt
Asaicant
Hows
Rensurer
Thewi
Ate
Anthony
Hey
Pary Lend
Sonclair
Liberal appointees eyed for top posts in Cabinet reshuffle
Confused report outlines Liberal plans to install new assistant ministers to support Prime Minister and defense, foreign affairs, and other portfolios. Mentions McMahon explanations about ministerial powers, Fraser’s cabinet role, and Gorton’s rise to Prime Minister after Fraser’s Defence resignation.
Letters on 1968 Vietnam offer show Australian initiative
A 1968 Saigon letter by South Vietnam’s Premier and the Australian ambassador says the South Vietnamese government accepted an Australian offer to dispatch an infantry battalion to Vietnam if required. Gleaned from cabinet discussions and Pentagon Papers, the letters argue Australia acted on its own initiative while South Vietnam requested a force in line with a treaty framework.
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Australia
Whitlim
House of Representatives
Vietnam
Auarutun Aimbas- Madar Tr Saigon
H. Anderson
South Vietnam
Plan Huy Quat
Robert Menies
Wietlum Sid
Sia
New Zealand
Ausralian
Wan
Aly
MH McMahon
Thi
Consid
Aid for former priests set up by Melbourne church
The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne, Most Reverend Dr James Knox, plans a St Patrick's Assistance Trust Fund with an initial gift of 5000. Trustees include Gerard Heffey and other clergy and lay members. The fund will offer financial aid to former religious who need time to readjust before self support, aiming to help them reenter employment.
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Melbourne
James Knox
Canberra
Knox
St Patrick's Assistance Trust Fund
Gerard Heffey
Mele House
Heffey
Yesserday
Helfey
Lkwy Episcopal Viet Toc Cray Vn
Senate scraps ordinance on evidence reforms
The Senate rejected the ACT Evidence Ordinance after Opposition and Liberal Senator Wood allied with committee members to disallow the measure. Key figures Nut Negus Howniey and R Tien argued the regulation impacts registration and admissibility, while Attorney-General Greenspond warned of practical drawbacks. The debate signals possible broader reform to unify NSW evidentiary laws in a later state bill.
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Senate
Wood
Qld
Shirman
Sanatne
Negus
al Howniey
R Tien
Wood Ter
Grestiwond
Tive
Greenwond
Petrol prices to rise in Sydney area by two pence
NSW Prices Commissioner A Newhinxing announced a tomorrow price rise of two pence per gallon in Sydney and surrounding areas. The move follows an earlier decision to increase prices in South Australia, with the report noting adjustments in other states.
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Sydney
Nsw
A. Newhinxing
South Australia
Report on Canberra pupils with defects and education access
A Canberra report by the ACT Teachers Association reveals many school age children with severe defects requiring special teaching who cannot access it. The association contends the Department of Education and Science has records of these children. Controversy also brews in Ulster as a soldier kills a man after a disputed surrender order, prompting broader tensions.
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Act
Canberra
Department of Education — and Science
Aboriginal population surge surprises government officials
A garbled OCR reading indicates a rural report about Aboriginals and population growth, noting government reaction or policy consideration. The readable fragments mention the populace, a village or settlement, and a response or action by authorities.
Global protests target Mururoa Atoll nuclear tests
A fragmented report notes plans by Latin America, Japan and others to protest France's nuclear tests at Mururoa Atoll in the South Pacific next year. It mentions T. A. Rodgers, once director of Queensland Mines, testifying to a Senate inquiry about perceived wrongs and cautions.
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Latin America
Japan
Mururoa Atoll
South Pacific
Krance
Vasion
Queensland Mines
T. A. Rodgers
Senate
Walken
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