Apollo 12 astronauts blast off from moon mission update
Apollo 12 astronauts Charles Conrad Jr and Alan Bean completed a 31 hour 32 minute surface stay, collecting nearly 100 pounds of lunar rocks and samples from Surveyor 3. They described good visibility and a successful second moon walk, noting color film left behind was black and white.
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Intrepid
Charles Conrad Junior
Alan Bean
Associated Press
Gordon
Mission Control
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Conrad
Charles Conrad
Moon
Bean
Earth
United Press International
Mission Contral
Lagos Nigeria jetliner crash kills 85 aboard
Ninety five? No. 85 people died when a Nigerian WC-10 jetliner crashed near Lagos during approach from London. The aircraft, in service since 1964, carried many British and Indian families. Rescue teams battled fire as witnesses reported a blazing wreck in a teak forest about 12 miles north of Lagos. Captain Val Moore and Nigeria Airways executive Ron Hartley were aboard.
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London
Nigeria Airways
England
Associated Press
Crah
BOAC
Ron Hartley
Moore
Sunbury-on-Thames
Toy pistol hijack of Polish airliner lands in Vienna
Two young men armed with a toy pistol and imitation bombs hijacked a Polish airliner with 16 passengers and forced it to land at Vienna Airport. An Interior Ministry spokesman said neither youth spoke German and nationality was not disclosed, with expectations they would seek political asylum in Austria.
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Vienna
United Press International
Air Interior Ministry
Austria
Late News Seat Run Result Shifts Regional Focus
A snippet from a late news item references South La Monte, Robert Five, and a Navy deputy linked to SEATO. The exact roles and outcomes are unclear due to damaged text but imply a regional political or security update involving multiple named entities and a defense alliance context.
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South
Lamonte
Robert Five Totary
Navy
Seato
Victim Foils Hold Up Near City Bank
Three Woolworths employees escort Miss Camilla Lopp to the bank when a knife-wielding robber leaps from a car, forces the victim toward the vehicle, and flees with a gun visible. The car is quickly traced by police. three men are detained as detectives flood the area. The victim, Mr Roman Kolodiejyzyk, fights to protect a bag containing about $5,000.
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Camilla Lopp
O'Connor
CBA Bank
Roman Kolodiejevyk
Quandong Street
Woolworths Ltd
Alinga Street
City
Commercial Bank of Australia
Petrie Street
Woolworth
Colin Burton
Chauvel Court
Campbell
David Street
Loyd
Kolodiejczyk
Burton
Miss Lopp
Tacker
Sculpture for Woden by Margel Hinder wins town centre prize
The Comalco Invitation Award chosen by the NCDC selects an aluminium sculpture by Margel Hinder for Woden Town Centre, despite a judges panel vote favoring Ron Robertson-Swann. Robertson-Swann’s entry won the $3,000 prize with two votes to one, while Mia Hinder received the third vote. Public display of models was at ANU’s Menzies Library with limited comment from Sir John Overall on cost.
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Margel Hinder
Comalco
NCDC
Woden
Ron Robertson - Swann
Mia Hinders
Menzies
ANU
John Overall
D. Hibberd
US move on war prisoners at Paris talks
At the Paris peace talks, United States negotiator Henry Cabot Lodge proposed immediate discussion on releasing all prisoners of war on both sides. He recalled Hanoi and Vietcong had been asked last week for South Vietnam to free its prisoners at once, noting the December start of full Paris talks.
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United States
Vietnam
Henry Cabot Lodge
Hanoi
South Viettnam
Lodge
Hit and run injures 22 year old man in Queanbeyan
A 22 year old man named Jeffrey Evans was struck by a car that did not stop on Monaro Street Queanbeyan late last night. He suffered a fractured thigh. Police from Queanbeyan are seeking the driver involved in the hit and run.
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Arman
Jeffrey Evans
Monaro Street
Queanbeyan
Election setback prompts Liberal post-mortem overhaul
The Liberal Federal executive met in Canberra with Prime Minister Gorton to audit the party's federal election defeat. It named seven key factors behind losing 15 seats and shrinking the House majority from 37 to 7, accelerating plans to overhaul policies.
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Liberal
Canberra
Gorton
Liberal Party
House of Representatives
Liberal Party chief cites seven factors shaping Gorton campaign
Liberal Party federal president J E Jock Pagan outlined seven election factors at a Canberra news conference. He cited a too brief campaign, weak televised speech, few public meetings, hostile press, state-federal tensions, North Australian issues, and neglect of housing education and health needs of young couples. He noted unity among state presidents and said final campaign decisions rest with the Prime Minister.
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Liberal Party
J. E. ‘Jock’ Pagan
Canberra
Gorton
Australia
Pagan
Liberal
McPagan
Queensland
Eric Robinson
Robinson
Haircut Prices to Rise in Canberra Next Week
Canberra hairdressers will lift prices by 10c for men and 80c for boys starting next Monday. Bruce Swan, president of the Canberra Master Hairdressers Association, said the rise is justified and declined further comment. The previous increase occurred in November 1968, raising men to 90c and boys to 70c.
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Canberra
Canberra Times
Canberra Master Hairdressers Association
Bruce Swan
Group Plans A New School For Canberra
A group proposes establishing in Canberra a school with a new joyfully earned approach, aiming to make learning a positive experience. The excerpt cites other items on page 3 about teacher employment with criminal records, a supported dismissal, and insurance premium changes.
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Canberra
Lyneham High School
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Jonathan Gaul
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McMahon
Senate
Mr Pagan
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