Tests to Find Girl's Identity Near Canberra
An examination today could positively identify the body of a young woman found yesterday near Canberra. The deceased is believed to be Miss Keren Rowland, 20, missing since February 26. Detective Inspector D S Martin leads the CIB inquiry, with foul play suspected. The decomposed body lay in a cotton dress similar to that worn on disappearance, found in a pine forest near the Air Disaster Memorial off Fairbairn Avenue.
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Fairbairn Avenue
Miss Rowland
Keren Rowland
Canberra
D. S. Martin
Air Disaster Memorial
Rowland
Berry Street
Downer
Parkes Way
Nsw
Act
WNSW
Doughboy
Braidwood-Bungendore
Australia
Duntroon
Woman Found Dead Near Canberra Show Night
Police identified items from a handbag near the body as belonging to a missing girl. A watch and a ring were found on the body with sandals nearby. A university lecturer discovering the body alerted officers. coroner K Dobson and investigators attended, body taken to Kingston forensic centre. ACT police seek witnesses to February 26 Canberra Show night.
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University Lecurer
Queanbeyan
ACT
K. Dobson
Scientific
R. A. Wilson
B. Rochford
Indian government seizes 106 insurance firms in major action
News reports that New Delhi in its first big socialist move since the March elections took control of 42 foreign and 64 Indian general insurance companies. The case follows a missing person alert for Miss Rowland, a Berry Street resident last seen in Canberra.
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India
New Delhi
AAP
Associated Press
Survey Begins For 800 Canberra Pupils In INSPECT Program
About 800 Canberra school pupils will start surveys and experiments today as part of the 1971 INSPECT program. INSPECT stands for Inquiry into the State of Pollution and Environmental Conservation by Thoughtful People and was sponsored by the ACT branch of the Society for Social Responsibility in Science last year to raise awareness of environmental issues.
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Canberra
Act
Society For Social Responsibility In Science
Major step to EEC entry gains pace in talks
In Brussels a major breakthrough in Britain’s entry to the Common Market is reported by Schumann. A 10 hour session yielded progress on Commonwealth sugar exports and phased entry into the farm system. The Six discussed extending Britain’s budget contribution period beyond five years, while Britain seeks precise figures. Euratom membership also agreed.
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Brussels
Schumann
Britain
Rippon
Euratom
Australia eases stance toward USSR with three concessions
Prime Minister McMahon announced a thaw in Australia Soviet relations. The Soviet Union may open a Sydney trade office to boost commerce. A Baltic Shipping Company office may be set up in Sydney, giving Australia access to Asian Russia. Parliamentary missions may visit the Soviet Union and vice versa.
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Sydney
Mr McMahon
Australia
Baltic Shipping Company
Continental Shipping Conference
McMahon
Asian
Russia
Soviet Union
McMahon signals Australia to start China dialogue
Mr McMahon told NSW Liberal members that Australia will very shortly begin preliminary steps to start a dialogue with China and seek normal diplomatic relations. He noted China may take the UN seat from Taiwan and keep Taiwan in the UN, while stressing Australia’s policy basis in Foreign Affairs papers and cautioning that China’s power makes restraint essential. He also outlined toward the Soviet Union, saying concessions have been offered and details will follow, with trade and parliamentary visits as goodwill gestures.
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Mr McMahon
Australia
China
United Nations
Taiwan
Security Council
McMahon
Japan
Soviet Union
McMahon Smid
Trade Office
Prinnies
Sydney
Wene
Abuses in Australian share market prompt regulatory push
The Senate Select Committee on Securities and Exchange led by Sir Magnus Cormack is studying a stronger regulatory framework for Australia’s share market. He warned abuses distort the financial system and vows better reporting, policing, and investor information. The panel has met 58 times, heard 700 witnesses, and produced over 6000 pages of evidence, aiming to table an interim report before June 30.
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Senate Select Committee On Securities and Exchange
Magnus Cormack
Magnus
Senate
Australia
Students beaten up at Soviet Embassy in London
British students from the University Committee for Soviet Jewry allege members were beaten when visiting the Soviet Embassy to apply for visas. Alan Freeman, the group chair, was struck in the face as officials described the incident as hooligan behavior by the demonstrators seeking to attend trials of Jews in Leningrad and Riga.
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London
University Committee For Soviet Jewry
Alan Freeman
Aap-Reuter
Soviet Union
Leningrad
Riga
Israel
West German chancellor merges economics and finance ministries
In Bonn, Willy Brandt merged the economics and finance ministries and gave the combined portfolio to Karl Schiller. Finance Minister Alex Moeller resigned. Government spokesman Conrad Ablers said the move aims to unify responsibility amid inflation tests after the German mark was floated in world currency markets.
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Bonn
Willy Brand
Karl Schiller
Alex Moeller
Conrad Ablers
Brandt
Police seek escapers from Yarrangabilly Caves prison
Early this morning Cooma police hunted two 22 year old men, Paul Butler and Lance Williams, who escaped from the Yarrangabilly Caves prison farm between Kiandra and Tumut. After crashing through a roadblock in what was believed to be a stolen car, they were thought to be in the Tumut area on foot. They were serving sentences for breaking entering and stealing.
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Cooma
Tumut
Paul Butler
Lance Williams
Yarrangabilly Caves
Kiandra
About &Pm
ACT stores cut prices on milk bread eggs and cream
Six more ACT stores cut prices as Foodland Canberra begins lower pricing. The pis wor has reduced to include eggs and cream alongside milk and bread. Victoria’s Chief Secretary Mr Hamer said food accident injuries will be added to the notifiable conditions list on June 1.
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Foodland
Canberra
Pis Wor
Victoria
Hamer
First uncensored reports from East Pakistan reach world
Associated Press correspondent Mort Rosenblum describes the human misery and economic ruin in East Pakistan following the civil war, offering outside-world impressions of the aftermath and its impact on civilians.
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East Pakistan
Associated Press
Mort Rosenblum
Proxies Selected Mining Holdings Aims to Unseat Rimido Board
Proxies Selected Mining Holdings Ltd enlists Melbourne University students to challenge Rimido Resources Ltd board. The report notes ongoing corporate maneuvers and student involvement in governance battles with significant stakes and cross-Atlantic financing hints.
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Selected Mining Holdings Ltd
Melbourne University
Rimido Resources Ltd
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