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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Jan 24, 1972

Page

11

Air and bus crashes kill seventy five in separate incidents

In Colombia two crashes claimed 75 lives including 35 aboard a government C3 craft in the Andes and a turbo prop airliner hit by rain after takeoff from Bogota killing several dozen. A bus strike near Bogota killed 20 when it hit a truck forty five miles east. In Belgrade Yugoslavia top communist meetings plan for a national conference to address crises and push a development program. In Delhi more than 20 people died at a marriage party from poisoned alcohol as sellers fled. In Madrid eight members of legal workers and communist groups were jailed for up to 12 years after a clandestine meeting in November.

Bogota Colombia Andes Plesna Pelgrade Madrid IAAP Reuter Spain

Agreement End to Six Day Canadian Air Controllers Strike

Ottawa reports a tentative deal to end a six day strike by 1600 Canadian air traffic controllers after two nights of talks. If accepted, commercial flights could resume by Tuesday or Wednesday. The Canadian Air Traffic Control Association, led by Mr J R Campbell, will present the agreement to members.

Ottawa J. R. Campbell Benhin Canadian Air Traffic Control Association Talrication

Troops halt anti internment march at Magilligan camp

In Northern Ireland soldiers repelled a March attempt on Magilligan camp near Coleraine with rubber bullets and baton charges. At least one soldier and seven marchers were injured as demonstrators marched to protest internment amid rain and crowds in Belfast and Armagh.

Belfast Iin Magilligan Coleraine Marihigan Tris Republican Army Everessure Civ Rights Feathers Ivan Cooper Northern Ireland Armagh Bel

Detained girl feared spies diary extracts published

London Sunday Times reports extracts from a diary said to be kept by Miss Judith Todd, daughter of former prime minister St arfield Todd. The diary allegedly describes her travel and meetings with a mixed group near Rhodevasik weeks after campaigning in Bri fh against the breakaway, Independence Settlement terms. The paper says copies of the diary content were sent to a friend in Tongan. The diary entry notes travel to Ralls Hella and a plan to discuss the Pearce Comenise Siom, amid fear of being spied on elsewhere.

London Sunday Times Today Judit Todd Smith Thidd Misister Starfield Todd Heriary Rhodevasik Bri Fh Colas Ralls Hella

Bomb attack on Soviet consulate reported

Three Molotov cocktails exploded in front of the Soviet consulate today. Police said a member of the consulate staff was injured and the blast damaged the building.

United Press International

Homecoming surprise in Cairo as man uncovers forged marriage

Mohammed Mustafa Masaad returns to Cairo after three years in London to discover he was married and later divorced by a woman who forged a marriage certificate and obtained a divorce on grounds of detention. The court awarded SUS13,000, later withdrawn from his bank account, while police search for the woman responsible.

Cairo Mohammed Mustafa Masaad United Press International London

Rhodesia Sees Reduced Violence After Police Action

Rhodesian authorities reported a lull in African violence across major towns and cities. Officials noted a peaceful day in most areas, with only Que Que reporting gunshot injuries and Gwelo hospitals treating eight shooting victims. Salisbury, Bulawayo, and Umtali saw no major disturbances by nightfall.

Salisbury Midlands Que Que Gwelo Rhodesia Bulawayo Umtali

Warning by Smith fuels unrest in Rhodesian townships

Saturday in Sunsury, Harari and Highfields townships saw lively trade with no incidents as authorities enforce a national warning by Prime Minister Smith. Violence erupted nearby with several Africans killed by gunfire and many wounded in Bulawayo, while Europeans also suffered injuries. The British commission led by Lord Pearce investigates terms for constitutional changes amid warnings and possible government leverage.

Sunsury Harari Highelds Bulawayo Lord Pearce Arged

Intense fighting on Laos hill top near Long Cheng

In Laos heavy clashes continued on Skyline Ridge overlooking Long Cheng as Laotian irregulars seized a key hill top from North Vietnamese forces. In South Vietnam, Communist attacks persisted along the central coast, per Associated Press reports quoting informed sources in Vientiane.

Hill Top Laos Saigon South Vietnam Long Cheng Central Intelligence Associated Press Vientiane

Turks hunt radicals in Istanbul house to house sweep

Thousands of armed troops and police conducted a citywide house to house search in Istanbul for fugitive radicals, with a major military operation underway. The report notes widespread deployment and checkpoints as authorities pursue suspected militants amid ongoing regional conflict.

Istanbul United Press International

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