Giri Wins Indian Presidential Election
V V Giri, 75, Independent backed by Indira Gandhi, wins India’s presidential race after a recount. He defeats Congress candidate N Sanjiva Reddy 420,077 to 405,427, a 14,650 margin, amid party divisions and a push for socialist policies.
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Typhoon Threat Near Kyushu and Shiroko Islands
AAP reports typhoon alerts for the Pacific coast near Kyushu and Shiroko in southern Japan. The weather agency warned the storm could veer northeast, with projections showing strong winds and heavy rain impacting coastal areas.
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Government Concedes On Bougainville Native Land Talks
Australia moves toward shared negotiations on Bougainville native land for the Cra copper project. Prime Minister Gor ton and External Territories Minister Barnes outline concessions allowing CRA to participate, with native landholders and CRA funded advisers, and land resumption bases aligned with the local plantation negotiations. Bougainville leaders Lapun and Bele return to brief landholders.
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Australia’s first Customs drug-sniffing dog nearly ready
The Minister for Customs and Excise Senator Scott said in the Senate that Australia’s first drug-sniffing dog, tested among several candidates, was found suitable to work with Customs officers in prohibited drug searches. The trainer states the dog is not an addict and has not been trained with drugs.
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Zarb Freed from Prison After Two Year Sentence
National service objector Mr John Zarb, 22, released from Pentridge Gaol after 10 months of a two year term for defying a call-up. Governor-General Sir Paul Hasluck approved remission upon Attorney-General Bowen's recommendation to aid his ill mother and father. Zarb thanked supporters and noted good treatment in custody as his family faces hardship and a repatriation pension.
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Australian colleges and universities to receive $910 million grants
Government grants to Australian higher education rise 40 percent over the next three years. The Australian National University will get $88.2 million and Canberra College of Advanced Education $13.2 million as Fraser outlines the 1970 to 1972 triennial programme. The Commonwealth will fund $421 million of these costs, with colleges showing faster growth than universities.
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Colleges to surge as tertiary system expands, Fraser says
Mr Fraser notes rapid growth upcoming in colleges of advanced education while universities enter steadier expansion. He predicts 1972 enrolments reaching 127000 at universities and 70000 at colleges, with total tertiary participation rising from 71.3 percent in 1969 to about 73.7 percent. The plan details capital grants of 137 million dollars, 21.5 million for residences, 5 million for teaching hospitals, and 537 million for running costs, plus new full time equivalence rules and expanded teacher education sites. The ANU receives 33.2 million for capital and running costs, and Canberra College of Advanced Education gains 13.2 million, funding a Belconnen campus.
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PM defends Budget in Budget Debate
Prime Minister Gorton defended the Budget as financially responsible and attacked Labor’s national superannuation plan and abolition of the means test as imprecise. He accused Whitlam of fear to spell out Labor’s actions, warned the ALP plan would raise taxes and costs, and noted Labour’s health scheme was not addressed. He argued Labour’s means test abolition would cost six times the government’s tapering plan and miss real-need areas. The remarks came during the Budget debate in the House of Representatives as he cited promises in the Governor-General’s speech and emphasized thrift and self-help.
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Incredible Australian VC Winner Rayene Simpson of Vietnam
Saigon reports Warrant Officer Second Class Rayene Simpson, 43, the third Australian to win the Victoria Cross in the Vietnam War, described the award as incredible. He led a Montagnard unit during May 6 and 11 operations in Kontum Province, risking his life to rescue the wounded and rallying troops under heavy fire.
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Two die in Prague invasion protests
Two people were killed in demonstrations in Prague against the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia. Police and troops used batons, water cannon, and tear gas against demonstrators in the unrest.
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Rise in food prices across Canberra in June
The Canberra average for 22 of 43 key food items rose in June compared with last year. The largest increase was for eyes up 7c to Gke a 2402 dot and butter rose 3.9c to 55.9¢ per pound. Prices fell for 16 items and five were unchanged. a table comparing Canberra with six state capitals is on page.
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New Guineas
Australia
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Official ruling delays spring but warm spell crept in
The regional meteorology director, F A Daw, said temperatures align with the season and the recent two week sunny spell was not unusual. He noted weather can shift from warm to cold even in spring, with sunshine in late afternoons contributing to blossoms. Magpie attack details on page 3.
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