Foster family on educational tour visits Canberra and Brisbane
Foster couple Mr Park and Mrs Parks of Brebane suburb Bighten took eight foster children on a NSW and ACT tour. The group, aged five months to 14 years, visited Westen Park before heading to Canberra for a week then along the Snowy Mountains on to Brisbane. One foster daughter will announce her engagement on return. The Parks have no own children and describe the unit as based on need not creed with a mix including Aborigine and Chinese heritage.
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Robert Park
Brebane
Bighten
Westen Park
Nsw
Act
Aml
Park
Canberra
Brisbane
Snows
Mel Park
Canberran phone bills sent during postal strike ban
Canberra residents received PMG telephone accounts yesterday despite an Australia wide strike ban by the Australian Postal Workers Union. Reminders arrived in ordinary mail, some in unfranked envelopes, with payment due within 14 days. Officials blamed processing errors and said reminders should not have been sent.
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Canberra
Amalante Postal Workers Union
Nsw
Australian Postal Worker Union
EF. J. Richardson
PMG Department
Act
APWLU
R. Bolger
ACT District Telesal
J. 0 Giley
Jast
Late news brief from Roane area report
An unclear late news item from Roane area appears in the record. Decipherable fragments mention local events and a night report, with no solid names, dates, or outcomes confirmed. Further transcription needed to produce a precise headline and summary.
Nixon's aides to visit Peking
An advance party of about 25 under Brigadier General Alexander Haig leaves for China to arrange President Nixon's trip from February 21 to 28. The group includes nine technical advisers and officials from AT&T and Communications Satellite Corp. They will stop in Guam and Hawaii en route, and negotiate press access limits for the China visit.
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Florida
Briga Ji
Alexander Haig
Nixon
China
White House
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
The
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Ronald Ziegler
Dwight Chapin
John Seals
Brent Scowsratt
Albert Redman
Ress
Gerald Farren
Guam
Hawaii
Peking
Washington
Warren
Shanghai
Hangchow
Henry Kissinger
Chou Enlai
Composer Max Steiner Dies at 83 in Hollywood
Hollywood mourns composer Max Steiner, three time Oscar winner for scores including New Voyager Since You Went Away and The Informer. He also wrote Gone With The Wind music and earned 26 Oscar nominations in a landmark career.
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Hollywood
Max Steiner
Mr Steiner
Weather instrument BRISHANF in question over South Burnett
The fate of the BRISHANF weather research device, part of a weather balloon that traveled from Argentina to Australia with explosives for self destruction, was debated at high government levels. France’s Brisbane honorary consul said the issue moved from Army to the French Embassy in Canberra. Police said Army action was no longer needed.
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South Burnett
France
Brisbane
LC. Palmer
Mr Bate Likely to Stand as Independent in next Federal Election
Sydney Wednesday reports Liberal MP for Macarthur Jeff Bate is expected to run as an independent next year after being dropped by the Liberal Party. Friends say he is determined to win re election and has built a strong reputation in the South Coast electorate. Former Campbelltown state member Dunmer, the endorsed Liberal candidate, narrowly beat Bate in the party preselection, but Bate remains silent on his plans while aiming to block a Labor victory in Macarthur.
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Macarthur
Jeff Bate
Bate
Lo “Fiehr
Liberal Party
Onie
South Coat
Shoot-out at Luna Park in Melbourne park incident
A Luna Park watchman in St Kilda reported being accosted by a crowd in fancy dress early today. He was struck from behind and fired at with a starter pistol by a man in a cowboy suit, missing as five shots rang out. The incident prompted police involvement and ongoing inquiries.
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Melbol Rne
Luna Park
St Kilda
Dan Marek
US Lethal Bombing of North Vietnam Extends Across Week
On the fourth day of intensified bombing ordered by President Nixon, US Navy and Air Force jets clashed with MiG fighters and anti aircraft fire near Thanh Hoa. Officials warned the campaign would continue this week, amid claims of civilian casualties and international condemnation.
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Air Force
North Vietnam
Nixon
United Press International
US Phantom jets take part in North Vietnam air raids
About 200 jets in air, including 20 percent first line US tactical Phantoms. Carriers Coral Sea and Constellation launched raids from Gulf of Tonkin and bases in northern South Vietnam and Thailand. Targets were military supply dumps, airfields, missile pads and anti aircraft factories. The raids aim to pressure North Vietnam as the Ho Chi Minh trail activity rises.
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da Song
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Udern
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Mihtary
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Taos
Vietnamese
Foreign Ministry
Hanoi
Laird
United States
Taher
Laos
Cambodia
Pentagon
Jerry Friedheim
Kialoa II Takes Line Honours In Sydney Hobart Race
In Hobart Wednesday the US yacht Kialoa II skippered by Jim Kilroy won line honours finishing Derwent Harbour at 1.46 pm after three days 2 hr 44 min 2.1 sec. The event ran well ahead of its race record set by Ondine in 1962, with Huccaneer II and Ondine II near neck and neck for second place. A later update noted NZ interest for the Southern Cross Cup as corrected times placed Pathfinder NZ Runaway and Cervantes Britain in top positions.
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United States
Kialoa II
Jim Kilroy
Hanours
Kialoa
Derwent Harbour
Ondine
Kislow Woix
Huccaneer II
New Zealand
Ondine 1
America
Ew Zealand
Sydney
Pathfinder
Scouls
Cervantes
Britain
Looting in cyclone’s wake hits Townsville streets
In cyclone devastated Townsville looting has surged as residents suffer personal losses. Federal MP R N Bennett urged the Army to guard streets amid complaints of stolen furniture and appliances while police focus on relief duties. He warned of five year jail terms for looters and pressed state officials to investigate insurance and overcharging claims. Officials defended insurers and stressed that most Townsville offices remain open despite holidays.
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Herbert
R. N. Bennett
Townsville
Bennett
Ae Fen Howe
Bonnett
Queensland
Queensland Consumer Affairs Bureau
Bjelke-Petersen
Hodges
Fevew
Swiss rejects Leary asylum request and extradition bid
The Swiss Justice Minister refused to grant asylum to US drug advocate Dr Timothy Leary and turned down a US extradition request. Leary said he faced pursuit by US authorities over his opposition to the Vietnam War, but the ministry said it could not consider his claim.
Belt law in force Saturday
The article notes that a belt law comes into force at midnight Saturday, with reference to the ACT. It also mentions floods from Cyclone Aloo impacting much of the south‑west, and reports on Victorian state pay decisions and university graduate employment prospects. India tensions rise after shelling. five Indian soldiers killed. Jeff Senior wins Canberra golf championship.
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Aloo
Tom Uhrel
Bruce Juddery
Jeff Senior
Toowoombs
TAA
Canberra
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