Dockers in Poland Still On Strike Amid Baltic Unrest
In Gdansk and the tri-city complex rioting erupts over sharp pre Christmas price rises. Militia and troops quell clashes after tanks appeared in the streets. The Trys bona Ludi reports workers who fought the Militia have not returned to work while protests spread, with shops looted and transport disrupted.
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Aid
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Sisewn
Suspect not Biggs, say police
Police questioned and released a man thought to be Ronald Biggs, one of Britain's Great Train Robbers, after an anonymous woman provided a photo tip. The man denied links to the crime and investigators pursued leads from South Africa to verify identity.
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Durban
Ronald Biggs
Britain
Associated Press
Bursaries list due soon from NSW and ACT officials
An Education Department spokesman said NSW bursaries were published yesterday and ACT awards follow within a few days. NSW list was computer prepared while ACT used manual methods, with the senior secondary bursary announced about ten days after NSW on January 28.
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Department of Education and
Seivice
Nsw
Anual
Unclear OCR: late news fragment on a local business strike
Fragmentary OCR text mentions protests or strikes at a local establishment, with garbled names and places. Readable items include a possible named entity and a business context, but specifics on people, dates, or actions are missing.
Driver attacked over union ban and rifles threats
Ron Wood of Queanbeyan was assaulted while delivering frozen poultry to the Australian National University in Canberra. He says two men, one posing as a union cardholder, blocked his delivery and threatened violence. Wood fired a salt pellet rifle and intends to continue deliveries, saying he opposes intimidation and union tactics. Police questioned Wood and identified threats against other drivers amid a TWU warning against violence.
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Waraw Radio
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Roy Wood
Queanbeyan
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Canberra
Ron Wool
Australian National University
Transport Workers Union
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Woods
ACT Police
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R. Goodina
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Doug Carpenter
Hopes fade for strike solution
The Transport Workers Union secretary Doug Carpenter delayed urging members back to work after talks with Retail Traders Association and Master Carriers Association. Retailers and carriers offered drivers 12 percent, while ACT Employers Federation stuck to 12 to 4 per cent for smaller vehicles. Melbourne reports ARTF backed calls for flow-on of a 12 to 4 per cent rise granted in July.
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Doug Carpenter
Retail Traders Association
Master Carriers Association
ACT Employers Federation
Melbourne
Australian Road Transport Federation
Act
First Year Drivers Barred From Drinking Under Tasmanian Order
The Tasmanian Parliament passed a road safety clause banning alcohol for novice drivers in their first year of holding a licence. The measure, due to take effect mid January, carries a maximum penalty of 100. Provisional drivers under one year must not drink and drive. Minister Dr Abbott says the rule aims to curb risk while learners gain experience behind the wheel. The provision is part of a broader road safety bill passed after five weeks of debate.
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Renssa Cguterve Council
Vietnam peace talks open with withdrawal date request
Hanoi’s chief negotiator Xuan Thuy invited the United States to propose a reasonable withdrawal date for all American forces from South Vietnam. He said US delegate David Bruce had offered no firm date and insisted on unconditional withdrawal during the 9th session of the talks.
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South Vietnam
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Xuan Thuy
Vietnam
David K. E. Bruce
Canberra Times Absent on Christmas Day
The Canberra Times will not publish on Christmas Day. readers are advised to note the holiday schedule and expect a next issue on the following day with standard newspaper content resumed.
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Canberra Times
Mass rally in Madrid calls for justice in Basque killings
A crowd estimated over 100,000 urged General Franco to see justice done in the Basque killings as a week of countermand martial unrest grips Spain. The prosecution seeks death for all Basques, with cabinet decision expected tomorrow amid chants against ETA.
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Madrid
Franco
Spain
Associated Press
ETA
Private houses set ACT record under housing report
The ACT September quarter saw the highest private house commencements on record, with total commencements up 27 percent from the prior quarter. Dwelling approvals also rose for a second straight quarter, while private home starts more than doubled in about two years. Government and private housing hit new quarterly highs, and a further total uptick is anticipated in December.
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Department of House Publication
Housing Quarterly
Mats
Store Window Dummy Sparks Near Riot in Goroka
In Goroka Eastern Highlands a store displayed the town’s first shop window dummy drawing about 300 people. Women mourned the dummy’s death as a clerk removed its wig to show it was not real. One angry shopper chased a staff member through the store shouting.
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Goroka
New Guinea
As Salant
Wwe
Talks Today Push to End Strike Hit by Compulsory Conference
Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Commissioner J B Holmes orders a compulsory conference today as talks to end the strike hinge on compromise. TWU and ACT retailers federation leaders discuss back-to-work terms amid port and transport disruptions.
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Commonwealth Consciliation and Arbitration
J. B. Holmes
Mail workers back to normal as ban ends in Sydney
In Sydney a meeting of about 1,500 postal workers voted unanimously to accept the federal executives' recommendation and return to normal working conditions. Officials said the backlog from the previous ban should clear early next week. Over 2,000 postal staff were rostered for overtime at Redfern Mail Exchange and Sydney GPO this weekend.
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Ham
Redfern Mail Exchange
Film board appeal named and Nixon Heath start review
A board of review has been established to hear appeals against decisions of the Commonwealth Board. President Nixon and British Prime Minister Heath begin today the first full scale review of Anglo American relations. Other items note Cambodia’s Prey Totung village razed and Canberra Commonwealth building costs questioned.
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U.K US
Nixon
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Britain
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Prey Totung
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