Graduate encount ers fourth menial task after uni
An arts geography graduate from Australian National University, Misa Catherine Melvalle, 20, works thinning pines near Queanbeyan. She aids contractor Robert Lamb, climbing trees and placing ropes as lack of government funding limits options. This is her fourth job since finishing university last year.
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Catherine Metcalfe
ANU
Robert Lamb
Rowen Forest
Queanbeyan
Australian National University
Queanberan
Misa Catherine Melvalle
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Bishop Moyes in Critical Condition in Sydney Hospital
Sydney reports Bishop Moyes former Armidale Anglican bishop now in critical condition at Permay Hospital. He was admitted December 26 from Nowell Memorial Village nursing home at Castle Hill. Medical superintendent said Moyes is barely conscious and remains under intensive care.
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Sydney
Moyes
Permay
Armidale
Nsw
Nowell Memorial Village
Castle Hill
King Olav V Admitted To Hospital With Lung Inflammation
King Olav V of Norway, aged 68, was admitted to the National Hospital with lung inflammation, according to his doctor. The brief bulletin noted the condition and upcoming plans for his care.
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Olav V of
Norway
Rebels defeated at union poll attended by police
Police attended the Ships Painters and Dockers Union poll at South Melbourne after two men carried a loaded shotgun into a lane near the annual meeting. The meeting proceeded, with the blue ticket or progressive group unopposed after the ballots, as 174 votes for Arthur Mortis to 3 for Billy Longley. Detective officials warned of no mercy in the case and linked recent dockside violence to ongoing tensions.
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Melbourne
Billy
Texan
Longley
Port Melbourne
Arthur Mortis
Progressive Team
United Leaders
Nelson
Tribute to grazier Sir Walter Merriman funeral closure
All business premises in Yass will close this morning during the funeral procession of Sir Walter Merriman who died at his home near Yass on Tuesday. The closure was suggested to Yass Chamber of Commerce by the Mayor of Yass Alderman Bin who said it would be a fitting tribute to a great Australian.
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Yass
Walter Merriman
Nixon unveils eight point plan for end to Vietnam war
Nixon announced a secret Vietnam peace initiative aimed at forcing Hanoi to respond while Hanoi and Vietcong delegations prepared a formal reply to the plan. The North Vietnamese dismissed the proposal, calling it nonsense and accusing it of a colonial stance. Washington framed the move as a step to pressure Hanoi and quell critics.
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Paris
Nixon
Thieu
South Vietnam
Washington
New Vietnam
Mr McMahon
Wartime Cabinet papers to be issued
The Federal Government will release War Cabinet papers from 1942 to 1945 through the Commonwealth Archives with a 30 year access rule. First batches will cover 1939 to 1941, then later years, subject to exemptions to protect security, confidence, and living individuals. Continued on Page 3.
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Mahon
Aly McMahon
Commonwealth Archives
Itive
McMahon
War Cabinet
Advisory War Council
Full Cabinet
Production Executive
ACT debt soars by 963233 in 1970 71 deficit rise
Canberra’s second national municipal accounts reveal a deeper red in 1970-71, with total deficit at 3.318 million, up 963,234 from 1969-70. Increases span municipal services water supply sewerage and salaries, amid wage hikes blamed by Minister Hunt.
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Canberra
ACT Advisory Council
Hunt
Army reorganisation announced by Prime Minister
The Federal Cabinet approved a wide ranging restructuring of the Australian Army. It shifts from geographic to functional command, centralises training, and creates three functional commands: field force in Sydney, logistics in Melbourne, and a training and headquarters framework. The CMF will be integrated into field and logistic commands as changes roll out.
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Mr McMahon
Army Headquarters
Canberra
Army
We Representative Army
Mr Peacock
McMahon
Sydney
CMF
Field
Brisbane
Queensland
Navy
Air Force
Melbourne
Australian Cadet Corps
CMP
Japanese Jungle Soldier Yokoi Receives Back Pay And Pension
AAP reports Shoichi Yokoi, the Japanese soldier who hid in Guam jungles for 27 years, will receive back pay totaling 49,131 yen about 130 dollars and may be paid a 10,000 yen monthly pension as a military veteran. Officials say he is in good health and expected to return to Tokyo within a week. The back pay is based on 1944 salary of nine yen per month when he held the rank of sergeant. He was officially declared dead in 1944 and compensation discussions are underway. Prime Minister Sato hopes to meet Yokoi on his return.
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Welal
Mir Hunt
Meee Ieee
AAP
Guam
Ministry of Health and Welfare
Oday
Associated Press
Shoichi Yokoi
Ee Aap
Japan
Yoko
Yokoi
Sato
Mr Yokoi
Tokyo
Old DC3 Aircraft Donated for Children Playground
Adelaide observers report Sir Reginald Ansett gave Dame Nancy Buttfield an old DC3 for a local children's playground at Chain of Ponds in the Adelaide Hills. The veteran plane, flown from Melbourne by Captain Peter Gibbs, will have wings removed and reassembled on site with help from Adelaide staff.
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Adelaide
Reginald Ansett
Nancy Buttfield
South Australia
Reginald
Melbourne
Nancy
Gawler
Ansett
Peter Gibbs
Chain of Ponds
Chain of Ponds Ia
Adelaide Hills
Adelade
Annual dog fee policy and registration costs
A local notice details an annual dog registration fee of five dollars, with the year’s total registration costs reaching a quoted amount of four hundred sixty eight dollars and a ten dollar annual fee for modifications. The report also mentions discussions on schedules for court sessions and Chinese policy remarks from a former French Prime Minister after a visit to Peking.
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China
Cays
Peking
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