Fischer Refused Back Room Request For Sixteenth Spassky Match
West German arbiter Lothar Schmid rejected Bobby Fischer’s demand to move game sixteen of the world chess championship with Boris Spassky to a back room. Fischer’s side cited ongoing noise in the hall as the reason. Schmid, a 44 year old grandmaster, said conditions are fine and the game will start on the stage as scheduled. Fischer trails 9-6 and needs 34 points to win.
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Reykjavik
Lothar Schmid
Bobby Fischer
Boris Spassky
United Press International
Fischer
Fred Cramer
Aes
Aathy
Sehmid
White
Fatal fish linked to tests worries Tahiti people
AUCKLAND Sunday AAP reports Tahitians grew ill and some died after eating poisoned fish possibly tied to the Mururoa Atoll French nuclear tests. Arthur Deane, head of Papeete taxation, cites French scientists linking the fish to the tests, while visiting experts note a coral disease. Fish is a staple, and fear across the community grows.
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Auckland
McMahon backs foreign takeover controls for Australian firms
Prime Minister McMahon said he hopes to introduce legislation this session to curb foreign takeovers of Australian companies. He cited concerns over Kiwi acquisitions and noted awaiting Treasury White Papers before acting. He called upcoming foreign central legislation a mammoth task and touted the Budget as election-winning despite high unemployment.
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Melbourne
McMahon
MacMahon
Treasury
Budget hype and political clash over media and leadership
Government figures defend a mammoth budget aimed at boosting purchasing power while critics slam ABC coverage and party infighting. McMahon notes action possible, Hulme faces questions, and DLP Senator Gil calls it petty warfare amid Liberal backbench and a potential leadership shift discussion.
Boycott threat over Rhodesia rocks Munich Games
Talks between Munich organisers and Africa's major bodies, OAU and SCSA, aimed to avert a mass boycott linked to Rhodesia's participation in the Olympics. OAU backs boycott, SCSA supports IOC terms allowing Rhodesia to compete. rivals press for compromise as regional athletes withdraw from events.
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Africa
Willi Daume
Organisation For African Unity
Supreme Council For Sports In Africa
SCSA
Jean-Claude Ganga
OAU
Gerard Kamanda
Daume
Rhodesia
International Olympic Committee
Eee
Disability crisis warned at Brisbane seminar
Norman Acton of New York told an international seminar in Brisbane that by 1980 about 600 million people would be physically or mentally disabled, with about 450 million lacking access to needed assistance. He warned that the situation could grow unless social planning improves.
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Malagasy
Guyana
Petter Hodder
Avery Brondage
IOC
Brisbane
Rehabilitation International
Norman Acton
New York
Copernicus Observatory Aims to Redefine Space Vision
Cape Kennedy reports the US Space Agency plans to launch an 82 million dollar orbiting observatory named Copernicus. The 400th spacecraft and one of the era’s heaviest automated observatories, it features a 32 inch telescope, the largest yet sent aloft, aimed at deep space to study interstellar gas and dust the seeds of new stars and remnants of dead ones.
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Cape Kennedy
US Space Agency
Copernicus
United Press International
Earth
Strategic bases fall to North in Que Son valley
North Vietnamese forces using long range 130mm artillery seized the western half of the Que Son valley south of Da Nang, overrunning a South Vietnamese firebase and district HQ. The move marks a first Da Nang area use of Soviet guns with a 17 mile range, creating a springboard toward Highway 1 and Da Nang while Viet Cong forces pull resources to Hue and Quang Tri northward.
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Saigon
Que Son
da Nang
Associated Press
Highway 1
South Vietnam
Hue
Quang Tri
North Vietnamese assault drives South Vietnamese from Que Son base
Intense shelling Friday night forced South Vietnamese from Que Son district headquarters. By Saturday, North Vietnamese ground attack seized two thirds of Firebase Ross, with heavy losses on both sides. Reports say 22 South Vietnamese dead and 130 wounded at Ross, 159 North Vietnamese killed, with two 130mm guns destroyed. US bombers attacked west and south of Ross. Across front lines, tanks knocked out, rail yards hit, and civilian casualties reported in Mekong Delta and Kontum helicopter crash aftermath.
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Que Son
Ross
Rots
Quang Tri
Ho Chi Minh
Hanoi
United Press International
Mekong
Saigon
Highway 4
Ham Luong
Kontum
Highlands
Ben Het
Haiphong
Kep
Yen Bai
Bac Giang
Lindbergh warns conservation threat to forests worldwide
Pioneer aviator Charles Lindbergh urged urgent conservation action during a Canberra visit, warning that developed nations pressure on forests risks irreversible damage in Indonesia, Borneo, and the Philippines. He noted his long interest in conservation since his child’s tragedy and praised Sydney parks while calling for global measures.
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Charles Lindbergh
Canberra
Lindbergh
Indonesia
Borneo
Philippines
The
United
States
Australia
Rice
Sydney
Atlantic
New York
Paris
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Charles Augustus
Nsw
Lewis
Mt Lindber
Aeria
Abolition Debate Hints at Possible Earlier Timeline
Minister for Social Service Mr Wentworth indicated abolition could come sooner than expected, suggesting changes within three years. The remark, made in Melbourne, centers on social service reforms and potential policy pacing.
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Wentworth
Fungus blamed for poor wicket at Headingley
The Headingley Test wicket deteriorated due to a fungus attack blamed on the playing surface. Groundsman George Cawthray reported the fungus three days before officials discovered disease. The Test and County Cricket Board cleared him of blame after considering captains, umpires, and inspectors reports.
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Ie Loeetendard
Headingley
Australia
George Cawihray
Test and County Cricket Board
Cawthray
Kissinger Secures Japanese Promise to Buy More U S Goods
US adviser Henry Kissinger flew to America after Japan pledged to purchase more American goods to reduce Japan's trade surplus. Talks with Prime Minister Tanaka followed visits to Saigon and set the stage for an economic accord ahead of Tanaka’s Hawaii summit with Nixon.
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Tokyo
Aap-Reuter
Enry Kissinger
America
Tanaka
Kissinger
Robert Ingersoll
Kiyohiko Tsurumi
Foreign Ministry
Nixon
Hawaii
Campaign Against Moral Persecution forms committees
The Campaign Against Moral Persecution 15 in Perth formed committees to address gangs that bash homosexuals. Convenor Russell Watson said homosexuals fear reporting bashings to the police.
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Perth
Law Reform
Russell Watson
Weekend road toll rises with 25 deaths in crashes
Weekend road accidents caused 25 deaths across regions. The report notes high fatalities and urges safety measures amid continuing travel demand. Local authorities warn of dangerous driving conditions and harsher penalties for violations.
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