Bomb injures youth at Yugoslav ball in Melbourne
A 15-year-old youth, Leslie Cmrlee of Windsor, was seriously hurt when a pen bomb exploded in a lavatory at a Yugoslav ball in Melbourne's Richmond town hall. Yugoslav Consul General Nicholas Zic sat nearby, with Labour MP Dr Jim Cairns and Senator J J Webster close by as police monitored the more than 350 guests after a prior stink bomb incident.
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Yarra
Jim Cairns
J. J. Webster
Commonwealth
Leslie
Solo canoe voyage ends with rescue off Canary Islands
Francis Brenton, 40, from Chicago, completed a 16 day solo Atlantic crossing in a 26 foot outrigger canoe before a Russian tanker picked him up near the Canary Islands. He endured days without water or food and long nights fearing ship collisions, while missing companionship during the voyage.
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Chicago Tribune
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Senegal
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Brenton
Porch Collapse Damages Cars At Acton Football Club
A concrete porch at Acton Football Club collapsed yesterday in Acton, damaging four cars after a vehicle struck the porch pillars. A 32-year-old mechanic faces Canberra Petty Sessions today charged with driving under the influence and with malicious damage.
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Acton
Forrest
Canberra
Settlers to Pay Hospital Expenses for Les Lie’s Case
The chairman of the Co-ordination Committee of Yugoslav Settlers of Austria Mr Marjan Jurjevic said tonight that Melbourne’s 25,000 Yugoslav settlers would cover Les Lie’s hospital costs. Dr Cairns urged the Commonwealth and State governments to condemn Astashis, while opposing restrictions on assembly. He described the group as vile and fanatical, far worse than Communist accusations.
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Austria
Marjan Jurjevic
Leslie
Melbourne
Cairns
Commonwealth
Astashis
Australia
First transplant of human heart in Cape Town
Surgeons at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town transplanted a heart from a young dead woman into a 55 year old man named Vaskansky of Sea Point. The five hour operation marked the world’s first reported heart transplant. The patient is conscious and in satisfactory condition as teams had waited about four weeks for a suitable donor.
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South Africa
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California
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Former Labor leader dies aged 92 in Melbourne
Melbourne tribute follows the death of Edward James Holloway a longtime Labor leader who rose from bootmaker to acting Prime Minister. Born Hobart April 1875 he served as Federal and Victorian Labor Party Leader and held multiple ministerial roles including Labour and National Service.
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Melbourne Trades Council
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Beverley Joan Santi
Made
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Queanbeyan
Australian runner breaks world marathon record in Japan
Derek Clayton of Melbourne set a world best 129 minutes 36.4 seconds for the marathon in Fukuoka Japan, beating Morio Shigematsu's 1965 mark by 2 minutes 23.6 seconds. He led a field of 82, finishing 400 yards ahead of Seiichiro Sasaki, saying he did not dream of a world record during the race.
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Derek Clayton
Fukuoka
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Clayton
Morio Shigematsu
Seiichiro Sasaki
Australia
Melbourne
Australian Bishop Cullinane appointed auxiliary to Melbourne
The Roman Catholic auxiliary Bishop J Cullinane of Canberra Goulburn has been named auxiliary to Archbishop James Knox in Melbourne. He will begin duties before year’s end, moving from his previous role under Archbishop Eris O’Brien.
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J. Cullinane
Melbourne
James Knox
Cullinane
Maxilii
Eris O'Brien
US to Accept NLF at UN Talks on Vietnam
A State Department spokesman said the US attitude was expressed on November 2 by US Ambassador to the UN Mr Goldberg in testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Rusk
U Thant
United States
North Vietnam
NLF
Saigon
Associated Press
Thai government blasts US press over Thailand bias
In Bangkok the Thai government led by Field-Marshal Kittikachorn attacked United States newspapers for malicious articles about Thailand. It singled out the Washington Post and Washington Evening Star plus the New York Times and The Nation, accusing editors of Communist sympathy and of linking Thailand to mercenaries in Vietnam. The ministry defended Thailand as a faithful ally and urged calmer treatment amid US election pressures.
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Thailand
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Washington Evening Star
New York Times
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Tasman Freights Up 11 Per Cent Transfer Costs Rise
Tasman Freights increased its trans Tasman freight rates by 11 percent following currency devaluation. The move, effective soon, aims to align revenue and expenditure with the new exchange rate. Union Steamship Company official J. E. Worrall noted the rise should not boost company profits and will require New Zealand exporters to pay more on the trans Tasman route.
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Mpany of Land Ltd
New Zealand
Worrall
Victoria honours cadet school ceremony at Portsea
A ceremony at Portsea Officer Cadet School honoured Major Badcoe's widow and three daughters from Canada. The event recognized graduates and persons who have won the Victoria Crom. Majee Peter or any graduate of how have won the Victoria Crom.
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T Portsea
Peter
Badcoe
Can
Catholic school plans delayed by economic optimism claim
Government officials in Nicosia refuse comment on Cardinal Americas 45 million Roman Catholic archbishop York who died suddenly. The Treasurer Mr Mc Mahon expressed optimism about the Australian economy following devaluation amid Senator McManus allegations of a conspiracy. Page references: Weddings 10 Sport 13 14 Classifieds 11 12.
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York
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