OPEC raises crude price prompting petrol hike in Australia
OPEC decided to lift crude oil prices by five to ten percent from January 1, pushing Australian petrol up to about 20 cents a gallon. Australia’s dollar devaluation will add to imported crude costs, with estimates of a 60 to 70 million dollar yearly rise in imports. Oil companies may seek price increases via the Prices Justification Tribunal, while Cabinet indicated petrol prices would rise likely by March next year.
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Carter names Black ASU UN envoy three top posts
Plains Georgia report says President-elect Carter named Andrew Young as United Nations ambassador making him the first Black Cabinet level appointee. Zbigniew Brzezinski will be White House security adviser and Charles Schultze chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers. Carter told six Black congressmen final Cabinet includes Blacks and women. Brzezinski urged reciprocal detente with the Soviet Union.
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Smith rejects British role in Rhodesia transition
Rhodesian Prime Minister Smith rejected a British role in an interim government for Rhodesia’s move to black majority rule. He suspected the plan allowed power without accountability. Ivor Richard, chairing the Geneva talks, said Britain saw itself as a neutral uncommitted authority during the transition to independence.
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Parliament backs devolution plan for Scotland and Wales
In London MPs approve in principle a bill creating new Scottish and Welsh assemblies after four days of debate. The measure passed the second reading 292 to 247, with support from Scottish and Welsh nationalists and Liberals.
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New Head Named Chairman of ABC Resigns
Sir Henry Bland resigns as ABC chairman effective January 1. John Davey Norgard, 62, named new ABC chairman by Minister Robinson who also appoints three commissioners David Gunn Robert Glastonbury and Leonie Kramer. Robinson cites cabinet decisions and notes past Fraser interference claims.
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Appointments mark new ABC commissioners in Australia
In November 1969 Sir Henry Bland resigned as permanent head of the Defence Department for personal reasons. The new appointment slate included Mr Norgard as La Trobe University deputy chancellor since 1972 and Mr Gunn, former Launceston mayor and state Liberal treasurer, with Mr Glastonbury as South Australia trades union leader. Professor Kramer joins as the second woman on the commission, bringing the ABC board to ten or eleven members after amendments to the Broadcasting and Television Act. Norgard termed the new role a breeze and emphasized setting broad policies, while stressing the ABC is funded by taxpayers. He lives in Toorak with a family of four, aged 13 to 30.
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Staley orders open milk tenders for Canberra suppliers
Canberra moves to open milk tenders next year after Minister for the Capital Territory Mr Staley directed the ACT Milk Authority to abandon selective tendering. He argues open tenders will spur real price competition for Canberra consumers, while producers and consumer groups weigh the change. Continued on Page 39.
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Cover of The Canberra Times Song Recorded For Charity
Canberra group Saga recorded a charity single The Cover of The Canberra Times with Fairfax launching the project at Lakeside International Hotel. Proceeds from Canberra Times sales will benefit ACT Society for Physically Handicapped Children and Hartley House home for 10 children.
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ANT Competition Opens With Hundreds Of Entries
The ANT contest attracts many readers with hundreds of entries already received. Participants are advised to keep drawings simple and close to the basic ANT using black ink. Entry forms and details appear on Page 10, alongside weekend events and holiday notices for South Coast resorts.
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Cyclone Ted Opens Season Off Gulf of Carpentaria
Cyclone Ted, the season’s first, sat about 160 miles east-north-east of Groote Eylandt in the Gulf of Carpentaria. A Brisbane Weather Bureau spokesman said the cyclone was stationary with gusts near 100 mph. Darwin Weather Bureau issued a cyclone alert for areas from Numbulwar to the Queensland border.
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Frensham School founder Winifred West profiled
Rosemary Dobson presents life and work of Winifred West, founder of Frensham School, detailing her influence and career on the Saturday page. Maurice Dunlevy weighs long-service leave pains in a Books section note. Nancy Parker reviews Tales from the Heptameron illustrated by Norman Lindsay. Rohan Rivett writes on cricketer Max Walker and his book Tangles.
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Maurice Dunlevy
Nancy Parker
Norman Lindsay
Rohan Rivett
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