01 Jul 1974
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 01, 1974
Page
1
Opposition health and social welfare spokesman Mr Chipp alleged teachers were brainwashing children to vote Labor during the election. He spoke on television about a supposed ABC of how teachers should influence pupils and warned of a planned campaign.
London report: Fokker VFW Ltd selects the Government Aircraft Factory in Melbourne to assemble three Fokker F238 aircraft after an Australian Department order. The spokesman said the contract was awarded following the department's request for the planes.
Police searched the Brindabella Mountains for a Canberra family reported missing after leaving by car yesterday morning. A friend reported them missing. no further details were available.
Heavy weekend rain in Canberra caused widespread disruption to tennis, hockey, junior soccer, netball and bowls with pennant tennis abandoned and all ACT hockey grades cancelled. Majura Oval fields deemed unplayable, local bookmakers relocated at the racecourse amid lighter interstate participation. Eleven road accidents reported with no serious injuries as more rain is forecast after 16.4mm fell over the weekend.
Nixon and Brezhnev report progress as they conclude four pacts in Moscow then move to Yalta for further talks. They agreed on technical exchanges and long term trade while discussing limits on nuclear arsenals and underground tests, with plans to revisit the 1972 missile force treaty and the European security framework.
The NRMA warns motorists to slow for bends as road signs shift from mph to kmh. Ken Wilson says new signs resemble mph limits, risking misreadings. An easy conversion tip is to drop the zero and multiply other figures by six.
The federal government backs a six point wage fixation package to anchor a social compact as unions and employers prepare to discuss wage-fixation rules and quarterly cost of living adjustments. Major figures including Whitlam Cameron Hawke and industry groups react with praise or condemnation amid calls for voluntary restraint and productivity linked wage demands.
News brief reports the arrest of an aide to Ethiopia's Emperor amid political tension. The piece references Ras Astrate, the Imperial Council president, and We Peacock of the Opposition, noting accusations of attacks on the US Ambassador to Australia. Other items touch on UN Law of the Sea limits, Palm Island land rights focus, and Canberra Rugby League results and selections.
In Colombia a massive landslide on Friday night buried an 800 meter highway section east of Bogota. Evacuation orders followed as fears of flooding grew and rescue efforts faced thousands of tons of mud. Police say many bodies may not be recovered. Local witnesses described the mountain coming down in a roar while rescuers search the wreckage.
A Goulburn girl Miss Kim Herden aged 18 of Murray Street was killed when she was thrown from a car after it ran off the Hume Highway and struck a culvert. In the same crash Mr Kim Ridley also aged 18 of Sloane Street suffered a broken collar bone and was described as in satisfactory condition last night.
A six year old Brisbane woman died at Royal Brisbane Hospital from complications of influenza. Hospital officials would not discuss specifics but said she died shortly before noon. The exact influenza strain causing the death was not disclosed. Page 6.
New posts for writers David Solomon and Gay Davidson are announced. Solomon, Political Correspondent since November 1970, will become a regular commentator on public affairs. Davidson, who joined in October 1967 and has served as City copy and Public Service Reporter since May 1973, becomes Political Correspondent.
At least 24 people die and more than 25 are injured as a crowded nightclub on the New York outskirts burns. About 200 dancers panick and trampling occurs while rescuers pull bodies from debris. A musician’s body is identified as the 24th recovered. Firefighters report thick smoke hindered rescue as patrons reentered to aid friends.
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