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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jun 07, 1976
Page
16
In a significant gesture of appeasement, Rhodesia’s government released its most eminent political prisoner and former prime minister from house arrest after four years. The move follows regional pressure and signals possible political reconciliation as observers note potential implications for Southern Rhodesia’s governance and future stability.
Cairo announced the closing of its Damascus embassy and recalled diplomats in protest of Syria s invasion of Lebanon and displacing Palestinian resistance. The Foreign Ministry explained the move as a protest and to protect staff after an attack on the embassy. Beirut reported clashes between Lebanese leftists Palestinians and pro Syrian forces with casualties, while Washington signaled a slim chance of a Middle East peace conference this year.
The Palestine Liberation Organisation won an observer seat at a 132 nation World Employment Conference in Geneva after a 93 2 vote, despite US opposition and walkout threats by chief delegate Daniel Horowitz. Abu Musa said the PLO would play a constructive role in the plenary session.
The obituary recounts J Paul Getty as a son of oil wealth and a figure famed for business acumen, tracing his rise from modest beginnings. It notes his education, ventures, and lasting influence in the oil industry, with emphasis on philanthropy, travels, and enduring fame.
Fragmented reading shows references to a Soviet attempt at thermonuclear devices and U S officials discussing the H bomb, with garbled names and dates. The piece mentions energy and Teller, with May 1951 as a possible time frame, but the text is heavily scrambled and unclear.
Cape Town researchers at Groote Schuur Hospital have identified cyclic adenosine monophosphate as a chemical linked to ventricular fibrillation, the fatal heart attack mechanism. The team led by Professor Lionel Opreef expects to publish a paper in The Lancet.
In Belfast and surrounding areas during the evening hours, gunfire and bombs claimed nine lives in sectarian violence between Catholics and Protestants. A gunman sprayed a vehicle with automatic fire, killing multiple individuals as authorities investigated possible targeted sectarian hatred.
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