Countdown for Apollo 12 lunar mission schedule set
Apollo 12 astronauts woke shortly after six in the morning for final pre launch checks at Cape Kennedy. Ground crews reported normal readings, weather marginal but acceptable, with possible light rain and winds 18 to 24 mph. The three stage Saturn rocket began fuelling as Conrad and Bean prepared to plant the American flag on the lunar surface. Bean makes his first space flight, while Nixon’s astronauts are guided by two flight doctors.
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Mrs Erwin Named to National Film and Television Training Council
Prime Minister Gorton appointed Mrs Dudley Erwin, wife of the former Minister for Air, to a seven member interim council to report on the form and location of a National Film and Television Training School. The move follows a recommendation by the Australian Council for the Arts, of which she is a member. She chairs arts groups in Ballarat and holds York University science and arts credentials.
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Mr Erwin Cancels Ballarat Press Conference
Melbourne Friday report states Mr Erwin cancelled a press conference in Ballarat after spending the day in bed with laryngitis. Miss Jan Stephens said he had been out with his wife until about 2am and read a statement from Mr Erwin denying vindictiveness toward Miss Ainsley Gotto while calling for garden weeding before resuming duties.
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Goulburn to get second high school by 1973
Mr Ron Brewer MILA said the second high school in Goulburn should be ready to accept about 500 pupils by 1973 to relieve pressure on the present high school which would then reduce intake to about 1,110 students. The location and cost of nearly 1 million dollars were expected to be announced soon.
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Apollo-12 Mission Nears Moon On Time
An AP report notes Apollo-12 is on track for a 255,617 mile journey to the moon with a projected time of 11.22, marking a near on-schedule approach from Cape Kennedy as technicians monitor systems in the early morning hours.
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Libya nationalises foreign banks in decree
Tripoli reported by MENA that Libya issued a decree nationalising all foreign banks. Banks would be transferred to Libyan shareholding companies with Libyan ownership at least 51 percent and a Libyan majority on boards including the chairman. Foreign banks were accused of dominating the economy since the September revolution.
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Two Days Of Downpours Bring NSW Floods And Deaths
Heavy rain in New South Wales and Queensland over two days left four people dead and forced evacuations as floods rose and roads were cut. In the ACT minor crashes and weekend sports cancellations followed. Relief was forecast for NSW with rain to ease today as floodwaters receded in Nowra, Nepean, and Hawkesbury rivers. A Liverpool couple’s bodies were recovered from a car under a causeway. a man died in Noosa electrocuted by a fallen power line. a tobacco grower drowned near Ashford near the Queensland border.
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NSW Flood Warnings Easing As Weekend Looms
Sydney weather officials say rain is easing after heavy coastal NSW downpours. Flood warnings remain for Georges River Shoalhaven and Nepean Hawkesbury while Hume Highway at Camden Bridge stays closed until tomorrow. Drowned couple identified in Liverpool area. Education chief notes exams may be moved for flood affected students.
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Death in Old Brisbane Amid Storms and Flood Rain
Violent storms and flood rain in south Queensland claim a second death. A man was electrocuted at Noosa when a tree split by lightning fell. Earlier a Good Samaritan tobacco grower Richard Vincent Moylan of Fraser's Creek drowned while testing flood depths on the Dumaréeq River to aid traffic. The Weather Bureau tracks a low pressure near Mackay acting like a cyclone as inland storms weaken tonight.
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Rain and Flood Warnings Hit Canberra Region
Police attended 28 rain related accidents in the ACT with minor damage and few injuries. Two cars collided on Kings Avenue and Macquarie Street injuring three, not seriously. Flooding reported near Goulburn and forecasts warn of continued rain and potential local floods. Weekend sports canceled. Bureau of Meteorology cites moist air and a low pressure system as the cause. Canberra rainfall totals show 23 inches in 24 hours and 47 points in the past 12 hours.
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Sir Henry Bland to retire as Defence Secretary
Sir Henry Bland announces retirement from the Defence post after long service since 1968. Malcolm Fraser confirms Fraser will succeed as Defence Secretary once a new appointee takes charge. Bland, 60 next month, had led strategic defence reforms and aided the F 111 bomber order reappraisal.
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MP protests at ring road work on Capitol Hill
Canberra MP Gordon Bryant condemned the National Capital Development Commission for pushing ahead with ring road development on Capital Hill. He argued Parliament only approved the concept and not detailed plans or site changes. Bryant warned the project vandalizes the parliamentary zone and its visual environment.
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Compass urges Australia to focus on economic ties with Indonesia
Indonesian Catholic newspaper Compass notes Australia should prioritize economic cooperation with Indonesia. It says Jakarta supports economic links but opposes a Southeast Asian military pact the Australian Prime Minister Gorton is trying to form.
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Vietnam protesters march against death in Washington
Vietnam protesters have begun a 40 hour march through central Washington as three days of demonstrations unfold.
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