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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 18, 1973
Page
7
Wayne Sleep of the Royal Ballet reportedly surpasses Nijinsky by executing seven entrechat crossings in mid air during a televised program. Officials note Sleep crossed and uncrossed his feet five times in mid air with take-off and landing counted, challenging Guinness and Guinness Book standards.
Jane Fonda and Marlon Brando topped a Reuters survey of the world’s most popular film stars for last year. The findings, conducted for the Hall good Foreign Press Association, award the two actors special Golden Globe honors.
London critics describe Beckett’s Not I as obscure and challenging. The one woman show premiered at the Royal Court Theatre with actress delivering the fragmented monologue as England’s press notes note the play’s stark minimalism and experimental style.
A garbled crossword item lists clues and scattered proper names like Char a and Faneuil, with references to Vaniine Mev and PUP I while others such as Behy, Tal, Seat, and Tenet appear as stray tokens. the piece reads as a puzzle snippet rather than a coherent article.
A garbled OCR page mentions individuals and institutions in a murky broadcast context. Names and places blur with lines about prices, a turkey reference, and channel tags, creating a scattered snapshot of a late 20th century media page.
Public rehearsal notes describe Beckett's unheralded arrival and Anthony Paze directing the Lonon production. Billie Whitelaw's presence and the onstage tensions surface in a fragmentary account of the performance style, with hazy imagery and stark human emotion amid a tense, minimalist stage mood.
Nearly 100 players gear up for the national under-30 bridge titles at Griffin Centre Canberra hosts the event from next week marking its 1989 start. Every state enters at least one team with Papua New Guinea as associate member. the tournament unfolds in rounds Tuesday to Thursday with a final on Friday. Key ACT players include Elizabeth Goldner and John Arslett among others as hopefuls for the trophy.
A chaotic press report details a court injunction banning the screening of a controversial film linked to Warhol era controversy. The injunction was issued after a hearing led by High Court officials, with legal arguments about broadcasting authority and commercial release.
A garbled OCR passage mentions a meet at an unclear venue with partial names and numbers. It references possible participants and a timing context but provides no readable event details or outcomes.
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