Four die in bus smash near Roma Queensland
A long distance bus left the Warrego Highway 12 miles east of Roma at 3 am. Four people died and 15 were injured as the vehicle left the road, hit a concrete post, and cart wheeled into a floodwater filled creek, landing on its roof. One survivor described the moment of takeoff.
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Warrego
Roma
Blythe Creek
Chris Garvey
Buderim
Queensland
Garvey
Engadine
Princes Highway
SA strike move over pension scheme
South Australian public servants consider a strike at a meeting tonight to press a new state pension plan. PSA militants push a hard resolution, threatening industrial action if the government does not meet demands within 21 days, claiming the membership of about 15,000 is closer to a strike than ever.
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South Australian Public Service Association
Dunstan
PSA
Public Service Association
Commonwealth
Mrs Whitlam in aircraft scare over emergency landing
A RAAF VIP aircraft carrying Prime Minister's wife Mrs Margaret Whitlam diverted due to engine fault and landed safely at Goulburn about 5 15 pm. No injuries were reported and officials said there was no fire though the warning light malfunctioned.
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Margaret Whitlam
Goulburn
Tablelands
Whitlam
Sydney
Canberra
Whitham
Cessnock
Stolen Army Helicopter Lands on White House Lawn
A US Army private stole a Bell Huey helicopter from Fort Meade and forced a landing on the White House south lawn after Secret Service fired buckshot while the craft hovered three feet off the ground. Private First-Class Robert Preston, 20, was subdued and questioned. he faces unlawful entry charges.
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Washington
South Lawn
Secret SerVice
United Press — International
Robert Preston
661St Transportation Squadron
Fort Meade, Maryland
Preston
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Jack Warner
Metropolitan Police
Maryland
Goonie Liwn
William Clark
Sail
Fort Meade
Tipton Army Airfield
Warner
Clark
Executive Protection Service
Anne Arundel
Dorsey
Bus crash workers aid five trapped passengers in Roma
Police Constable Terry Stephens and ambulance bearer Geoff Reynolds were first on the scene at Blythe Creek after a bus veered off into a sandy creek bed. Five injured were rushed to Roma where doctors and staff treated them. the driver remained critically ill. In Sydney and Melbourne, weekend road tolls rose with multiple fatal crashes across New South Wales and Victoria, including a 17 year old at Singleton and two women killed near Heatherton and BunDOora.
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Terry Stephens
Geoff Reynolds
Blythe Creek
Roma
Brisbane
Thomas Code
Longreach
Noel William Wheat
Sydney
Nsw
Singleton
Janice Robertson
Singleton Hospital
New England Highway
Bulli Heights
Lodday
Melbourne
Victoria
Lilian Maud Thompson
Nailsworth
South Australia
Boundary Road
Heatherton
John Cresswell Thompson
Frankston
Bertram Charles Thompson
Joyce Maureen Thompson
Helen Mammis
Bundoora
Man 65 Dies Third From Virus in Melbourne Outbreak
A 65-year-old man dies from Murray Valley encephalitis in Melbourne, raising the death toll to three. Murdock Frederick Matheson died at Fairfield Infectious Diseases Hospital after suspected mosquito exposure at Hay, Murrumbidgee. He was admitted mid January. A 59-year-old Melbourne man, linked to Echuca, was admitted as a definite case Friday.
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Melbourne
Murray Valley
Murdock Frederick Matheson
Fairfield Infectious Diseases Hospital
Fairfield
J. John Forbes
Matheson
Hay
Murrumbidgee
Echuca
Incomes Plan Discussed by Minister
A Federal Cabinet sub committee reviewed a broad reform package aiming to guarantee a minimum income and reduce poverty in Australia. The plan includes negative income tax cash payments to low earners, education loans, and housing assistance, with mixed cabinet reactions and calls for stronger independent inquiry.
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Federal Cabinet
Prioriies
Taxation Department
Industries Assistance Commission
Jones
Colombia visas not stopped despite rackets probe
Colombia visas remain issued to Colombians after detailed information was given to Minister for Immigration Mr Grasaby in November about travel agency rackets. Britain’s Prime Minister Mr Heath called an emergency Cabinet session as polls show Conservatives narrowing the Labour lead and Liberals gaining support.
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Britain
Heath
Conservatives
Labour
Riots at Mount Eden Prison Spark Reappraisal
A correspondent reports Auckland's Mount Eden Prison riots trigger a reevaluation of New Zealand's prison system. The piece suggests lessons might apply to Australia. The note references related pages and sections across the issue.
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Auckland
Mount Eden
New Zealand
Australia
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