Man pays fines to avert strike clash in Sydney
Sydney Tuesday report: Dudley Macdougall, 69, co winner of an Opera House lottery, paid 86000 in fines for the Victorian Tramways and Motor Dmnibus Employees Association and Clarence O Shea to prevent a broader confrontation. He said the gesture aimed to avoid hardship to the public and country, and to help parties reach a settlement.
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Sydney
O'Shea
Dudley Macdougall
Australian Tramways and Motor Dmnibus Employees Association
Clarence O'Shea
Macdougall
Commonwealth Registrar's Office
North
ACTU
Monk
Mr Macdougall
Malaysia asks for military equipment in cabined crisis
Malaysia telegraphed Australia and Britain requesting certain military equipment for Malaysia Army units amid ethnic riots in Kuala Lumpur. Tun Razak met Australian High Commissioner Eastman and stressed aid limited to equipment, with no call for troops. Australia signaled openness to gear but not to deploy forces for domestic security. Prime Minister Gorton confirmed no Australian troops would be sent.
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Kuala Lumpur
Australia
Tun Abdul Razak
Malaysia
National Operations Council
A. J. Eastman
Tun Razak
Eastman
Mr Eastman
Tin Razak
Britain
British High Commission
Australian High Commission
Canberra
Gorton
House of Representatives
Barnard
Perth unions set 24 hour general strike from midnight
Perth unions affiliated with the council accept an executive recommendation for a 24 hour stoppage beginning at midnight. About 300000 workers are directly affected as all essential services are disrupted and unions will walk out tomorrow.
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Perth
Stribr
Tames
Thy Hyak
Labour Country
Nfl
Mids
Siden
Bowen
Nsw
Melbourne
ACTU
Tasmania
Queensland
Darwin
Act
Canberra Hospital
Fluoride shows slight drop in Canberra decay rates
Federal Health Minister Dr Forbes announced Canberra’s dental decay among children 12 and under has declined only marginally since water fluoridation began in 1964. In 1964 the rate was 6.97 decayed or missing teeth per child, falling to 6.20 in 1968. Other surveys in Yass reported more pronounced benefits from fluoridation, while a 706-person survey aged 17 to 29 found all had decayed teeth.
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Canberra
Forbes
Yass
Daly
Lab
Nsw
Apollo 10 astronauts near moon on final midcourse correction
On the eve of two planned moon rendezvous Apollo 10 crewmembers Thomas P. Stafford John W. Young and Eugene A. Cernan made a final midcourse adjustment as they journeyed deeper into space Earth receded to about 200000 miles and the crew reported good spirits after nine hours sleep aboard.
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Houston
Earth
Air Force
Thomas P. Stafford
Navy
John W. Young
Eugene A. Cernan
Government move to release O'Shea
The Government seeks Mr Justice Kerr in the Commonwealth Industrial Court in Melbourne to discharge the order that sent union leader C L O'Shea to gaol for contempt. Attorney General Bowen announced the move in Parliament, with the matter for the court to decide. A broad union and national dispute follows tied to the Arbitration Act penalties.
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Justice Kerr
Commonwealth Industrial Court
Melbourne
C. L. O'Shea
Bowen
House of Representatives
O'Shea
Australian Tramways and Motor Omnibus Employees Union
Arbitration Court
I. G. Sharp
Sharp
Justice Gallagher
The
Arbitration Commission
Rebel unions threaten after payment of fines
Melbourne reports a spokesman for 27 rebel unions, Ken Carr, arguing that paying fines does not settle the dispute. Unions plan meetings to discuss industrial issues and Friday stoppage, while charges of a government setup surface. ACTU officials voice skepticism as arbitration matters and fines payment legality are debated.
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Melbourne
Ken Carr
Furnishing Trades Society
O'Shea
Carr
Western Australia
Monk
Registrar of the
ACT stoppage unfolds with mixed service impacts
Canberra stoppage leaves essential services intact with electricity gas and water running and buses normal. Some shops open though butcher shops may close. Airline services continue while trains halted until tomorrow evening. Fuel and hotel services limited. Union actions span many groups but essential workers operate. Government offices expect minimal disruption to Apollo program.
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ACT
Faster R Butchers Association
Harry Sivertsen
Australasian Meat Industries Employees Union
Tom Noble
Sydney
Canberra
Federated Liquor and Allied Industries Union
Queanbeyan player banned for 12 years in Aussie rules
A Queanbeyan second grade Australian rules player was disqualified for 12 years after allegedly striking a boundary umpire last night. The report appears on the back page.
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Queanbeyan
the Alliance
J. D. B. Miller
Alliance
County For Value 3 Bedroom Homes In Sought Suburb
Real estate notes describe multiple 3 bedroom brick veneer and red brick homes in a fast growing suburb. Properties feature large lounges, separate dining rooms, built in cupboards, carpets, venetians and blinds, garages, established grounds, and nearby parkland. Inspections invited. loans available. deposit options noted.
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Vernieer
Bain
Melbourne harbor freighter allowed to off-load on compassionate grounds
The Victorian Trades Hall disputes committee approved Melbourne Harbour Trust employees mooring the New Zealand freighter Kowhai and will permit part of its cargo to be off-loaded tomorrow on compassionate grounds. Six New Zealand racehorses aboard the Kowhai have been confined since last Thursday, suffering from lack of exercise.
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Melbourne
Victorian Trades Hall Council Disputes Committee
Melbourne Harbour Trust
Fort Philip Bay
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TLC
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M. C. Jordan
Trades Hall Council
Kew
Senate
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Australian Workers Union
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Plumbers’ Union
B. Marcus
Australian Journalists’ Association
Printing and Kindred Industries Union
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PKI
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Parliament House
Keefe
Qld
I. R. Fraser
Department of Supply
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Thieu
Midway Island
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Lewis
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