Melbourne Cup 1967 ends with Red Handed win and Santa blaze
Melbourne Cup day 1967 sees Red Handed win by a neck over Red Crest with Fiendbird close behind. Bart Cummings trains the winner, amid a festive scene with crowd figures, a family interview about winnings, and mixed reaction to the race and TAB payout.
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Melbourne
Bart Cummings
Red Crest
Fiendbird
Margaret Hamencesowie
Mildara
Light Fingers
Galileo
Roy Higgins
Africans complain of mistreatment in Mozambique before UN
A Roman Catholic priest told the UN Trusteeship Committee that Africans in Mozambique faced torture and killings under colonial rule. Father Mateus Guenere alleged Portuguese authorities promoted procreation to flood Mozambique with soldiers, and that violence by white settlers included abducting villagers and burning homes. He urged action and cited the Mozambique Liberation Front as seeking independence.
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United Nations
UN Trusteeship Committee
Mozambique
Mateus Guenere
Partugal
Brazil
Gwenjere
Rin Sioto
Mozambique Liberation Front
Sid Pom
Geome
Ntl
Oil firms aid Liberals says ALP Senator
Senator Murphy accused foreign oil companies of funding the Liberal Party during the offshore oil debate. He claimed the payments financed permanent jobs and superannuation for watersiders and influenced dealings with redundancies. The minister called the allegations the lowest type of attack and demanded a denial of Communist Party funding.
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ALP
Senate
Murphy
Liberal Party
Henry
Communist Party
Scott Lib
22 Feared Dead In Harbour Bridge Collapse
A harbour bridge collapse left 22 workmen feared dead with 10 bodies recovered and 12 missing. The 1,600 span bridge carried four lanes across the harbour mouth. Rescue teams searched the wreckage as cranes worked to lift debris and salvage operations continued.
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Cal Lemstad
Coombes
UralBe
Ual
Seta Tate
Visa Refused Greek Leader barred from entering Australia
Australian government blocks exiled Greek Centre Union leader Papandreou from visiting Melbourne to address the Greek community and the Australian Labor Party amid concerns over supporting Greece's military regime. Immigration officials cite international courtesy and potential calls to overthrow a government. Opposition laments curtailment of political discourse.
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Melbourne
Australia
Nts Bee Nee Nites
Centre Linion Party
Greece
Papandreou
ASP-5
Crocce
Vis
Nikolaidey
ALP
W.H. Hartley
ALE
Unely Sond
Liberal Party
Labor Party
My Nofris
Canberra
Department of Immigration Aid
Department
Grek
Austatia
Decision day for Howson in VIP flights case
The Minister for Air Mr Howse arrived in Canberra by commercial flight ahead of today’s House of Representatives session. The Cabinet plans a decision on Mr Howson’s future before Parliament meets. The Prime Minister Mr Holt and Mr Howson will address the House on alleged misleading information about VIP flights.
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Air
Howse
Canberra
House of Representatives
Howson
Holt
House
Parade of Soviet power marks 50th anniversary in Moscow
Soviet Defense Minister Grechko opened a Red Square parade displaying six new weapons including a three-stage 120 foot ICBM and orbital launch capability. Officials warned US actions in Vietnam risk global conflict while Brezhnev and Kosygin looked on as thousands lined the square.
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Soviet Union
Red Square
Vietnam
Grechko
United States
Kremlin
Lenin
Robert McNamara
Brezhnev
Kosygin
Mikhail Suslov
Fychanka
Johnson
Investia
VNS
Tahmson
Marshal Grechko
Lin Ruliom
America
Atrivi
Ginger Ols
Israel
Europe
West Germany
Gandhi
Finland
Urho Kek- Konen
Washington
Pentagon
Father gaoled for beating two year old daughter
David William Yule, 23, scaffolder of Wat son, was sentenced to three months in gaol after pleading guilty to assaulting his two year old daughter Michelle Lesley Yule. Detective Constable C S Winchester described the distress caused, noting hospital examination found injuries consistent with the allegations.
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David William Yule
Higinbothiam Street
Watson
Michelle Lesley “Yule
Yule
C. S. Winchester
Mer Yule
Hus
Fand
Nother
NSW education to hire 100 teachers for new state schools
NSW Department of Education plans to add 100 teachers as five new state schools prepare to open in Canberra. Surveys and statements by the NSW Teachers Association indicate demand will grow, with 408 primary and 714 secondary teachers needed for next year.
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NSW Department of Education
Canberra
Arando
Act
Nsw
Stall Posters Federation
Aystem
Interiog
Mac
Victoria
L 'Sader
Mao Tse-tung
Peking
Lam Sams van
Prison chosen instead of fines
Fragmentary clipping notes a report about a prison sentence replacing fines, with unclear context. Mentions of names such as Norman Viele and references to battles in jungles, plus mentions of Congo town Boku and federal troops. Includes page references and assorted sections like Senate, Canberra Diary, TV Arte, Finance, and Classifieds.
Ties That Bind A Pre wedding Party Night Ending
A drunken pre wedding gathering ended with the groom being restrained at a railing by Cantbarra police after a dispute at the western Commonwealth Boas venue. No injuries reported as investigators review the incident.
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Groon
Canbarra
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