Indonesian President Suharto Arrives in Canberra for State Visit
President Suharto arrived at Fairbairn RAAF base in Canberra to a 21 gun salute and a crowd of about 300, greeted by Governor General Sir Paul Hasluck and Prime Minister McMahon. He, with Mrs Suharto, inspected Royal Military College cadets, waved to Indonesian children, and proceeded to Government House. He will meet McMahon, attend a diplomatic reception, and open the Indonesian Embassy chancery on Darwin Avenue.
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Suharto
Indonesia
Fairbairn
Raaf Base
Canberra
Australia
Garuda Airways
Paul Hasluck
McMahon
Bowen
Sukarno
Royal Militar College
Strff
RMC
Towas
Harc Riers
Corps of Staff
Government House
Hasluck
Adam Malik
Widjojo Nilisasiro
Army
Umar Wirahadikusumah
Parliament House
Darwin Avenue
Talks Between Australian Ministers and Indonesian Leader
Officials outline a full agenda for talks between Prime Minister McMahon and President Suharto in Canberra. Topics include ASEAN neutralisation, aid, trade and investment, and expanding defence cooperation while exploring possible joint naval exercises and ongoing high level intelligence and staff exchanges.
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South-East Asia
Indian Ocean
McMahon
Association of South- East Asian Nations
ASEAN
Suharto
Bowen
Adam Malik
Widjojo Nitisastro
Anthony
Donesian
Pany
Canberra
Jakarta
M. F. Graham
Bandung
Army Staff College
Queenscliff
Army Intelligence School
Whenvalion Aron Auy
Lin
Kalimantan
A Das
Australia
Malaysia
Singapore
Parade Delay Reported Amid Fragmented Text
A garbled dispatch notes a parade segment facing delays and regrouping, with preliminary mentions of repairs and bonding. The incomplete lines reference officials and timing but lack clear names or places.
Traffic Victim Dies in Canberra Road Crash at Queanbeyan
Mr John Francis Poster aged 53 died in Canberra Hospital after a collision between a car and a truck at the Jercabombbera Avenue Hind Marsh Drive intersection. The Canberra road toll rose to three for the year with the death of Mrs Anna Mara O'Brien 17 of Fergus Road Queanbeyan. Passenger Mr David Alan O'Brien 19 and driver Mrs O'Brien were in the car. truck driver Mr Jan Craig Barrell 19 of Gartan was not seriously injured.
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John Francis Poster
Fergus Road
Queanbeyan
Canberra
ACT
Anna Mara O'Brien
Fower
Mra O'Anen
Mra O'Brien
David Alan O'Brien
O'Brien
Jan Craig Barrell
Gartan
Bhutto appeals to save Bangla Desh minorities
President Bhutto of Pakistan calls for a global effort to protect the Biharis and other non-Bengalis in Bangla Desh from attacks and atrocities, urging international action to prevent further violence.
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Karachi
Bhutto
Pakistan
Bangla Desh
Labor endorses public servant for Eden Monaro seat
The Labor Party accepted senior Commonwealth public servant R Whan for Eden Monaro, replacing retiring A D Fraser as candidate with Fraser to be campaign director. Whan won Labor pre selection by a large majority over two rivals in a Saturday ballot.
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R. Whun
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Eden- Monaro
A. D. Fraser
Lab
Fraser
Whan
Commonwealth Solicitor-General
R. J. Fliicott
Liberal Party
Berowra
Hughes
Ellicott
H. R. Lee
Economica
Macquaarie University
Sydney
Labor Party
Rex Patterson
Labor
Mr c Griffiths
Shortland
Newcastle
Thousands mass for march in Newry amid security alert
Thousands of demonstrators head to Newry for a civil rights march supervised by about 2,500 British troops and police on high alert. The protest aims to honor 13 civilians shot in Londonderry, as authorities report an electricity transformer blast nearby and a hoax bomb threat at the journalists’ hotel. Prime Minister Heath says troops will maintain law and order in the province.
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Newry
Harrogate
Heath
Northern Ireland
Londonderry
London
10 Downing Street
Harrogatf
Fiyland
Silent march in Northern Ireland crowds aims for 30000 to 50000
Organisers plan a completely silent procession in Newry with 30 000 to 50 000 participants to avoid provoking force. Troops guard strategic sites overnight and armoured cars patrol. The route skirts Protestant areas toward Margaret Square for a rally led by Bernadette Devlin and Gerry Fitt.
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Newry
Derrybeg
Northern Ireland
Margaret Square
Bernadette Devlin
Gerry Fitt
Illas
Australia opens its first permanent trade mission in Moscow
Australia plans the Moscow trade post as part of a broader drive to diversify exports to Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. Laurence Matheson and Brian Shanahan will head the office at the Australian Embassy in Moscow, with a future link to the Soviet consulate and Canberra-based representation.
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Australia
Soviet Union
Austrasia
Gret
Moscow
Laurence Matheson
Brian Shanahan
Stenographas
Department of Trade and Inquiry
Eur
Russia
Canberra
M. A. Vilenchik
Ncy
Department of Trade and Industry
Sydney
Siberia
Autralia
Eastars
Europe
Busines
Trade and Industry
Ray
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Autralian
Matheson
Shanahan
South America
Meningitis Strikes Port Augusta Childs in Australia
In Adelaide a gravely ill child from Port Augusta, Danny Morgan, three, faces amoebic meningitis as a second case this month. Giselle McMahon, seven, dies after failing to respond to a drug from local researchers. Di Morgan travels to Melbourne for a funeral. Danny has cranial surgery and shows limited improvement, while Giselle’s outcome remains dire.
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Adelaide
Port Augusta
Danny Morgan
Cuselle McMahon
Royal Adelaide Hospital
di Morgan
Melbourne
Thers
Danny
Elbourne
Giselle McMahon
Press clashes with minister over background briefings
A sequence of clipped notes reports Mr Killen attacking a minister during press briefings. Also covered are Sheik Mujibur Rahman arriving in India for talks, Aboriginal campers drafting a five point plan for Parliament, and continued construction in Canberra despite a workers’ strike resolution. Canberra athletes perform well at a Sydney relay meet.
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India
Desh
Sheik Mujibur Rahman
Canberra
Sydney
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F. Donnelly
PL Morris
Morris
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Country Party
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Reuter
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Cardinal Conway
Australian Episcopal Conference
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Nullarbor Plain
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Canberra Times
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Pirie Street
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Publahere
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Joan Fairfax & Lone Limited
Canberra City
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