England Leads In Fourth Test At Sydney Ground
England stood at 3 for 178 in its second innings, 274 ahead of Australia with two days left in the fourth Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Australia collapsed to 47 for six after a morning lull, before Geoff Boycott and Basil D'Oliveira steadied to fourth-wicket partners amid fading light. D'Oliveira dismissed Redpath at dawn, while Underwood and D'Oliveira kept pressure on the Australian order as Stackpole and Marsh offered little resistance. Extended report from Rohan Rivett.
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Ian Redpath
Keith Fletcher
Australia
Sydney
England
Sydney Cricket Ground
Nglish
Geoff Boycott
Basil M Oniveira
Umore Rowan
Brooks
D'Oliveira
Redpath
Stackpole
Marsh
Underwood
d‘Oliveira
Rohan Rivett
Shipwreck sinks German vessel feared dead Twenty
Folkeystone England Tuesday reported a German ship likely struck the wreckage of a 13,000 ton tanker in the English Channel. Twenty people are feared dead. Pores report.
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Folkestone
England
Aap-Reuter
English Channel
Australian tennis star accepts South African Open invite
Australian tennis player Eyoung Goolagong has accepted an invitation to compete in the South African Open in Johannesburg this April. Tournament organiser Mr Owen Williams said the government supports the event and urged Goolagong to confirm.
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South Africa
Johannesburg
AAP
Reuter
Eyoung Goolagong
Owen Williams
Truce Ordered in Jordan Fighting Amid Crisis
In Amman a ceasefire was ordered by both the Jordanian government and Palestinian guerrillas after days of heavy fighting. Prime Minister Wanifi Tell and PLO official Ibrahim Bakr signed the joint appeal urging Jordanians and Palestinians to return to work while Houses to search for arms were discussed.
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Amman
Jordan
Associated Press
Wanifi Tell
Ibrahim Bakr
Central Committee
The
Palestine Liberation Organisation
Pan Gece
United Press International
Beirut
Me Bahi i
London
King Hussein
Ladgh
Cairo
Army moves to quell dispute in Lahore riots
The army seized control of Lahore after police with tear gas failed to disperse mobs amid a dispute between newspaper workers and management. Hunger strike leader Aone Kardar, a former captain, urged workers outside Pakistan Times as crowds tried to seize the offices after nine died in the riots following mass dismissals.
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Lahore
Pakistan
Aone Kardar
Pakistan Times
Baby dies after hurried flight to Sydney for heart care
Two day old Andrew William Marjoran was born at Cootamundra Hospital and flown to Canberra then to Sydney for emergency heart treatment at Prince of Wales Hospital. Delays in ambulance arrival and transfer contributed to the tragic outcome. his mother remained in Cootamundra.
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Sydney
Canberra
Prince of Wales Hospital
Andrew William Marjoran
Cootamundra
Andrew
Cootamundra Hospital
Canberra Heat Records and Sudden Cool Change
The previous day in Canberra reached a maximum of 95 degrees at 2pm, with a forecast high of 80 degrees for today. A cool change arrived at 3.40pm yesterday, dropping temperatures by more than 10 degrees within thirty minutes.
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Canberra
Commonwealth election of tolerance call from Gorton in Singapore
In Singapore for the Commonwealth Heads meeting, Prime Minister Gorton urged tolerance as host Lee Kuan Yew seeks to avert clashes between British and African leaders. Lee bars airport interviews to curb provocative remarks ahead of the conference. He leverages ties with presidents Nyerere and Kaunda to keep Uganda Tanzania and Zambia from breaking with Britain over arms sales to South Africa.
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Lee Kuan Yew
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Nyerere
Kaunda
Tanzania
Zambia
South Africa
Britain
Smith
Sydney
New Zealand
Keith Holyoake
Keith
Commonwealth Prime Ministers
Commonwealth
Australia
Separate Aircraft for PM and Minister at Singapore Conference
A rare public display of antipathy surfaced as Prime Minister Gorton and Foreign Minister McMahon arrived in Singapore for the Commonwealth heads of government conference in separate aircraft. Gorton came on a WIP light aircraft with wife and staff, refueling twice, while McMahon flew commercial Qantas with wife, department head, and private secretary. Officials stressed that Australia’s position is the Prime Minister’s.
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Singapore
Gorton
Mr McMahon
Australia
Giorton
Bac-Nt
WIP
Light
McMahon
Qantas
Prime Minister's Department
Department of Foreign Affairs
Keith Waller
Britain
South Africa
Arms sale issue looms at Commonwealth conference
The Uganda arms question is unlikely on the agenda as leaders avoid discussing individual Commonwealth states. Heath insists arms sales are Britain’s alone, yet initial speeches may touch on it. Gorton seeks broad, Asian-focused discussion and P M Arnold Smith warns against outside interference amid South Africa tensions.
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Heath
Gorton
White Australia policy must end says South Australian premier
South Australia Premier Dunstan calls Australia to open immigration to all nations and end the white Australia policy. He cites Singapore ties and Tokyo Hong Kong agencies, urging balanced migrant intake to prevent ghettos and foster a diverse Australian culture. He notes broader Commonwealth conference hopes and non discriminatory policy.
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Adelaide
Australia
Dunstan
South Australia
Tokyo
Hong Kong
Singapore
South Africa
Boiling Water Leads to River Car Rescue Near Queanbeyan
A Queanbeyan woman stopped at Molonglo River to fetch water for an overheating car. The vehicle rolled down a bank and pushed Mrs Burgess into the water as it floated downstream. Police divers and a tow truck retrieved the car after about two hours in the river.
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Queanbeyan
Molonglo River
Alen Rispens
Alice Street
Censorship by lay judges in Australia debate
New Delhi reports quote Commonwealth Attorney General Mr Hughes arguing that non judges should decide what harms the community in censorship matters. An American survey ranks Australia as the second worst country for road deaths in 1967 68 according to Page Li.
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Commonwealth Attorney
Hughes
New Delhi
Australia
Education for the unknown future in a changing world
Former French Prime Minister Pierre Mendes-France argues education must quickly adapt as life and technology surge forward. He notes many everyday items of 1980 do not yet exist, nor their materials or production methods. The article, on page 2, discusses education fueling rapid growth sectors amid accelerating change.
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France
Pierre Mendes-France
Poseidon Shares Hit 1969 Low on Sydney Day
Leading mining shares, including Poseidon, suffered their worst setback in months on the Sydney market day, as Poseidon touched its lowest point of 36 dollars since 1969. The context notes CSIRO efforts to balance environmental protection with industrial development in Australia.
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CSIRO
Sydney
Poseidon
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