Canberra Weather Update and Local Road Incident Notes
In the 36 hours to 3pm yesterday rainfall exceeded an inch at Fairbairn raising the yearly total to 13.6 inches, about one inch above average. Yesterday’s high was 14 degrees and the low 9 degrees, both above average. Today looks fine with freshening north western winds and a forecast high near 14. Canberra road accidents for the weekend were about average with nine people taken to hospital for injuries from bruises to broken ribs. Jamison Oval’s condition drew criticism from two Canberra football codes yesterday.
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Mud turns off players at Jamison oval
ACT rugby union and rugby league games were played at Jamison Oval amid heavy mud reports. Belconnen players complained of mud and inadequate showers while a Western Districts official said rain and sand worsened conditions, calling for drainage fixes and possible season closure. Several Canberra sport events were cancelled or moved as rain affected fixtures.
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Canberra
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Yass
Economy improves despite inflation despite 1971 72 recession
The Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research says the economy is recovering strongly from the 1971-72 recession though inflation remains a policy problem. It forecasts 6 percent inflation for household demand in 1972-73 and 7 percent in 1973-74, urging a 600 million dollar deficit budget for stimulus if growth is to exceed 15 percent.
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Australian Economic Review
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Dispute prompts Australian political intervention in housing era
The report notes a dispute and intervention by the president ACTU Mr Hawke in the Ford Government as Australia moves into a new housing era following last week's Premiers Conference. Federal Minister for Housing Johnson commented yesterday on coal sales Japan and tennis Australia planning singles for the first time since World War II.
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Australia weighs next steps over China nuclear tests
Mr Barnard, fresh from Europe and Britain talks with Lord Carrington, said Australia’s protest to China over its nuclear tests was as strong as circumstances allow. He warned it would be significant if France is pressured to conduct underground tests next year. John Fisher of the Australia Party urged Federal action against China’s main tests in Canberra remarks.
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Australia Party
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Renate Stewie Equalls World Record at Leipzig Meet
German sprinter Renate Stewie equalled her second world mark at Leipzig today amid late news from the SeCoSt event.
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Germany
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Beating the Beae: Sa oe ee eo xa coe boars
A compact note reports a local event involving boars, with names and places obscured. It mentions community members and a tentative outcome, reflecting a small town incident and its immediate effects on residents. Further specifics are unreadable in the fragment.
Explosion kills man in Bendigo bakery
In Bendigo a gas oven explosion at Raggatt's bakehouse fatally injures head baker Lou Gyrgierczyt a 50 year old. Ken Hicks 42 and his son Adrian 8 moved to the dough room before the blast and were not harmed. Mrs Manzin the bakery manager said staff were due to start at 4 pm and all others escaped.
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Gyrgierczyt
Raggatt
Ken Hicks
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R. L. Manzin
Israeli diplomat slain in U S shooting near Bethesda
Colonel Yosef Allen, 44, Israeli air attache to the embassy in Washington, was shot dead at his Bethesda Maryland home. Police found him mortally wounded with multiple gunshot wounds and said no suspects yet. His wife heard shots as she approached the house. Allen’s body to be flown to Israel for burial. The incident marked the first attack on an Israeli diplomat in the U S since Arab violence began.
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Yosef Allen
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Maryland
Allen
Gad Ranon
Israel
Tel Aviv
Paris
Violent Saturday Night in Melbourne at Alma Hotel
A Saturday brawl at the Alma Hotel in St Kilda left broken bottles knives and a machete involved. Two men were to appear in St Kilda Court the next day on assault charges after a man was jabbed in the face.
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Cambodian peace hopes rise as Lon Nol regime faces hurdle
Cambodian peace prospects brighten as Lon Nol Government signals openness to talks amid shifts in 1970 political landscape. Reuters reports Sween Ee’s influence and regional concerns, with diplomats pressing for restraint and a negotiated settlement.
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Lon Nol
Aircraft touch on landing at Moorabbin airport
Five people escaped unharmed when two single engine Piper Cherokee planes touched down near Moorabbin airport. One aircraft carried four passengers and the other a single pilot. A wheel failed on one plane and a wing was damaged on the other. Both were returning from sport flights. DCA air accident squad investigated the collision.
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