Snow and wind lash US with heavy blizzards
Snow and gales pound the northern United States and Canada as blizzards create massive snowdrifts. A van driver is injured in North Dakota with a child present, and reports mention widespread property and livestock losses amid the severe storm. Local police and rescue units respond to ongoing travel disruptions and accidents across multiple states.
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Dakota National
Helene
United
Ballin
Two Crashes Injure Ten People Near Canberra
Ten people were hurt in two separate crashes near Canberra. One incident involved four or five occupants with several serious injuries, including a right hip fracture and shock. The other crash on the Ficimnene Highway west of Adaminahy left three injured including Mr James Hetherington and his wife. Mr Cummings remained in hospital with internal injuries and lacerations.
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Canberra
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Aut Plyanayney
Kingston
Pekka Ohansyy
Toni Hirani
Watson
Christine Shenhard
Adamminahy
West Adaminahy
Salina
James Hetherington
Braddon
Maric
William Cummings
Victoria
Cooma Hospital
Cummings
India PM flies to hot spots amid riots and unrest
New Delhi AP reports Prime Minister travels to West Bengal and Assam districts to address food riots and public disorder. Details on security measures and reception vary by source. The trip signals central government urgency to quell regional tensions and restore order.
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India
New Delhi
Messi
Bengal
Io Mills
Asam
Marines Battle North Vietnamese Trench Lines In Hoa Binh Area
United Press report describes Marine units fighting through hedgerows and paddies in a two mile wide valley as they press toward Hanoi targets. battle lines shift with shelling and air raids while MiG jets engage American bombers in the year’s fiercest North Vietnam strikes.
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United Press
Aircrakt
Fen
Hallalon
Hanoi
Imachine- Marines
Teleikry
Andy Helicon
Laiicrate
North Vietnam
Australian officer wins Stanhope gold medal for cliff rescue
London reports Lieutenant John Campbell of the First Field Regiment received the Royal Humane Society Stanhope gold medal for bravery after a March cliff rescue near Sydney. He steadied a 16 year old girl on a 230 foot ledge, tying her to a secure line while police arrived to bring her to safety.
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London
Royal Humane Society
John Campbell
Royal Australian Artillery
Watsons Visil
Sydney
Campbell Campell
Pitt
Campbell
Arriva
Harnem
Jouthin
Tar coats two Australian rowing eights on Lake Burley Griffin
Two Australian National University rowing crews were covered with tar after entering Lake Burley Griffin at Sullivans Creek. The tar coating spanned a wide area and poses risk to varnish, with authorities warning about cleanup damage to boats’ finishes.
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Australian National University
Death toll 746 in record year of airliner crashes
Tokyo reports 15 crashes this year kill 746 people raising alarms over civil aviation safety. The worst single incident saw 64 dead at an airport fire, while a string of crashes across continents adds to the grim toll.
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Tokyo
Senale
Sanu IS
Caribbean
Cartgusna
Taniary
Tunnsy U
Sevier
Monson
Lira
Canberra Show Sees Record Gate as Traffic Hampers Entry
An estimated 15 000 people attended the Canberra Show despite a seven hour traffic jam at the Federal Highway gate. Gate takings reached a record 54 400 pounds, double last year, with fine weather and few incidents. Officials hope to add permanent pavilions and grow into a truly national event with broader state entries.
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Canberra
Anthony
Sil
National Agricultural Society
Sigures
Can Terra
Offeinin
U S expert to investigate 331 dead in jet crashes
A CAB spokesman said John Adams would travel to Tokyo to aid the crash probe into the BOAC 707 jet that went down on Mount Fuji killing 124 aboard. Sir Giles Guthrie and staff of 20 join Japanese and CHief investigators as bodies are identified. A separate USAF C 130 incident occurred nearby with minor damage.
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Giles Guthrie
London
Mt Fuji
Adams
Tokyo
Thermo
King Corporation
Iday
Coeparasion
Nippon Airways Boerte
Sakya
R. Chamberlain
Eport
Fiwe
Beverly Gine
Udly
Ork
Charles Heemstraemiba
Detroit
Boeing
Gotembalatevi
Jett
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Aleaiple
Charles
Sary
Hawaii
Gulbo
Buffalo
Clygeturn
Fat James Wilson
Japan
United Sater Air Force
Tachikawa Air Base
Private schools praised as financially sound in Australia
Federal Minister for Education Senator Gorton praised private schools as financially sound and stated state aid for schools would continue, regardless of the ALP Federal Conference decision on March 25. Other items note political shifts in the UK and debates on education reform with references to various figures and pages.
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Gorton
ALP
Allan Fraser
Kaen-Momaru
Saldom Televisiom
W. Fs
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