Squall sinks yachts and halts sport in Melbourne
A violent gust in Port Phillip Bay capsized nine yachts and left about 30 vessels in trouble as heavy rain and thunder shut Moorabbin air field. A trainee pilot circled over the airfield and Dandenong Ranges before landing safely. Four South Melbourne lifeguards rescued three youths in the water amid the wreck, while grape crops in Mildura face heavy losses of up to two million dollars as rain dampens the weekend.
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Mild day forecast after thundery Canberra deluge
After yesterday's thundershowers in Canberra the weather today is mild and mostly settled. Patchy cloud and light west to south-west winds are expected with a maximum near 74 degrees. Yesterday's high reached 72 in the early afternoon before a cold front lowered it to 66 degrees by 5 pm and then to 70 later.
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Canberra
Spm
Israeli Cabinet weighs response to Zurich airliner attack
The Israeli Cabinet met to discuss reaction to the El Al airliner bombing at Zurich airport last Tuesday and a Friday Jerusalem supermarket blast. Peace envoy recur, Page 5.
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Zurich
Nuclear power talks to begin with SMA role in Snowy scheme
The Minister for National Development Mr Fairbairn opens talks with State ministers on the Snowy Mountains Authority future and possible introduction of nuclear power in Australia. He seeks complementary legislation to empower a statutory corporation to oversee essential development projects and define services for both private firms and governments. Professor F E W Titterton of ANU has urged building a government nuclear power station within the Snowy scheme.
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Snowy Mountains Authority
Australia
Mr South Texas Honoured in Laredo Washington Birthday
Ed Clark former US Ambassador to Australia was hailed as Mr South Texas as Laredo Texas and Nuevo Laredo marked George Washington's birthday with their border city celebration across the Rio Grande.
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Texas
Ed Clark
Australia
South Texas
Nuevo Laredo
Rio Grande
Mexico
George Washington
A Boomer Day at Captains Flat Auction
A special correspondent reports Captains Flat hosted a lively auction of the Captains Flat Museum collection. Bidders from Sydney to Canberra attended as prices ranged high and low, with notable sales including a cedar chest at 346 and convict handcuffs at 26. Local revelry followed as spectators drank, swapped tales, and a street dispute led to police involvement.
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Canberra
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Youth injured in 60-foot cliff fall near Batemans Bay
Geoffrey Charles Morris, 17, of Neutral Bay, fell about 60 feet at Pretty Point near Mualua Bay while skindiving. He lay at the base for over an hour before a rescue party of about 20 police, firemen and civilians hauled him up. A navy helicopter initially failed to lift him due to turbulence. he was later airlifted to Nowra Hospital with a broken leg, possible internal injuries, and a fractured finger.
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Canberra
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Nowra
Man charged with murder in Moree baby shooting
Sydney reports police in Moree have charged a 21 year old man with murder and shooting with intent to murder. Kerry Anne Brennan a baby of Belgravia Street Moree was shot dead at her home. Her mother Julianne Brennan and father Michael Brennan were injured and flown to Sydney for treatment.
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Liberate Saigon Theme Dominates Vietcong Attacks
Communists mount major operations across Vietnam as Vietcong shell over 100 cities while South Vietnamese and American forces repel attacks on eight towns and bases. More than 150 enemy troops die. 19 civilians killed and 88 wounded. Australian units report light damage with no casualties in Nui Dat area.
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Vietnamese city hit as major Vietcong attacks erupt near Saigon
A series of precursor Vietcong strikes hit Saigon and Da Nang with rockets and artillery just after Tet ceasefire. A large Saigon garage near the American Embassy was damaged and a worker injured as attacks targeted key bases from Cam Ranh Bay to Hien Hoa. Authorities labeled the strikes as likely diversionary and not a full offensive, though patterns echoed the 1968 Tet actions.
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Vietcong Attacks Rock Central Highlands in Broad Offensive
Hanoi claimed Vietcong forces received popular support as they struck Pleiku and Ban Me Thuot with attacks on government and American targets. A PMS warning of intensified uprisings was broadcast from Hanoi in English to listeners in Hong Kong. The reports described damage to the South Vietnamese Army HQ, an air base, and Route 14 bridges.
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Thieu mocks peace with stronger war effort
President Thien told Tay Ninh troops that South Vietnam is winning and peace requires greater effort for another period. He vowed not to cede any village or land to the National Liberation Front. North Vietnam’s Nhan Dan urged unconditional US troop withdrawal, saying talks in Paris won’t progress otherwise.
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AAP Reuter
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South Vietnam
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Hong Kong
Aap-Reuter
Nhan Dan
Paris
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Australia faces ongoing skilled migrant rejection
Australia rejects professionally competent workers from overseas amid ignorance of their real qualifications. The Student Underground arrives in Canberra with leaflets for high school pupils. West Germany rebukes Soviet protests over using West Berlin in elections. Papua New Guinea may create an electoral commission to reduce electioneering dangers in the Territory.
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Australia
Canberra
West Germany
West Berlin
Papua New Guinea
Bhutto offers to step aside for East Pakistan pact
Pakistan's former Foreign Minister Bhutto said he would resign as a presidential candidate if opposition parties could unite on a candidate from East Pakistan. He, as chairman of the People's Party, urged a president from that region and stressed unity in opposition.
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Pakistan
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East Pakistan
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Resideaning People’s Party
Prime Minister to attend church service to open Parliament year
About 100 parliamentarians will attend a special service at St Andrew's Presbyterian Church to mark the opening of the Federal Parliamentary year. The event is sponsored by the Federal Parliamentary Christian Fellowship, a group of roughly 35 MPs from government and opposition benches.
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Federal
Parliamentary Christian Fellowship
St Andrew's Presbyterian Church
Nixon Headed on West European Tour From Washington
President Nixon flew to Brussels to begin a five nation West European tour clouded by De Gaulle proposal to scrap the North Atlantic alliance.
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