Spain cuts direct lines to Gibraltar amid UN pressure
Spain severed direct telegraph and telephone links with Gibraltar as Madrid pressed the United Nations to act against Britain over the colony. The government gave no explanation, saying only that communications were interrupted and service suspended. Shops remained open and residents carried on, while Spain urged the UN to reinforce its authority and respond to Britain’s stance.
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Reuter
Spain
Iroe UN
Britain
Gibraltar
Madrid
Hriain
Carbella
General Assembly
U Thant
Pres
Zee
Tonka
Canberra Man Dies in Head-On Canberra Fatal Crash
Canberra man Meas Me Barend Vices of Cassinia Street died in a head-on collision on the Sydney Newcastle expressway near Oucimbals yesterday. Injured was Mr George Gullridee of Cockburn Street. Curtin Maitland garage proprietor Albert James Madden and his wife Helen of Nicholson Street were among the injured.
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Sydney
Newcastle
Oucimbals
Potice
Eadsman
Cassinia
Oconnar
George Gullridee
Cockburn Street
Curtin
Maitland
Albert James Madden
Helen
Nicholson’ Street
Ais
Frenzied demand for nickel rocks Sydney and Melbourne stocks
Frantic nickel buying swept Sydney and Melbourne exchanges with Poseidon and Consolidated among the standout movers. Poseidon surged from open to a peak near 18 and closed higher, while Consolidated climbed atop about 4 80 early then eased. Locals in Laverton predicted a revival of the old mining boom as nickel drives prices and beer turnover sees a lift near the town.
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Poseidon NL
Met
Bourne Stock Exchange
AL Consolidated
Poseidon
Siro
Melbourne
Sha
Perth
Laverton
Garry Larkin
Larkin
Council chairman called to Sydney over high charges
Sydney interview for Bega Valley County Council chairman follows a Department of Local Government inspection. Report harshly noted the council’s finances, with an $11,804 surplus in 1964 turning to a $105,001 deficit by year end. Electricity charges cited as the cause. 10,000 consumers served. proposed landing charge of $1 per quarter from February to cover rising costs.
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Sydney
Bega Valley
Department of Focal Government Inforce
Sounclore
Shipping minister hints at lowering driving age to 15
Melbourne reports Minister for Shipping and Transport Mr Sinclair suggesting a possible cut in the driving age to 15. He spoke at a Dinner event for the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, addressing social and community reforms.
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Melbourne
Sinclair
Royal Austalasian College of Surgeons
Czech diplomat near Melbourne rumors of hidings and exile
The missing Czechoslovak diplomat Karel Franc is believed to be in hiding near Melbourne with friends after fleeing possible Russian agents. Officials say Franc and his family had permission to remain in Australia as migrants, not refugees, while Prague appointed Johannes Ioannes to replace him.
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Karel Franc
Inala
Theetropolitan
Ana Hiing
NAVD
Australia
Dubeck
Coun
Cache Yaterday
Nhouty
Franc
Friegly
Pranc
Sydney
Caechowlovakia
Students burn Tunku's book at University of Malaya
Angry students at the University of Malaya burnt copies of a book by Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman at Speakers Corner. About 300 to 400 of the 6,000 students witnessed the incident amid a campus speech debate.
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Kuala Lumpur
AAP
Reuter
University of Malaya
Tunku Abdul Rahman
Tunka Adde
12000 Women Get PS Pay Rises in Canberra Deal
About 2000 women public servants in Canberra will gain pay rises ranging from 331 to 7 a year after negotiations in Melbourne. The increases, from 16 to 18 percent, add an extra 4 million a year to Commonwealth costs.
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Melhourne
Commonwealth Public Service Board
R. Te Youns
Public Service Association
W. B. McMullan
Equal Pay Setback for Women in Commonwealth Service
In Melbourne on Thursday the Arbitration Commission Refined its plan to phase in equal pay for women over four years based on male wages. It refused an appeal by the Federated Clerks Union and Amalgamated Postal Workers Union against a recent decision by Mr Chambers. Union officials say the ruling will cause delay and inequity, with many women facing initial wage losses and only about half receiving extra pay by 1971.
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Arbitration Commission
Federated Clerks Union
Amalgamated Postal Workers Union
Chambers
J. Riordan
Commonwealth
PM challenges Whitlam on Malaysia pullout
Sydney report states Prime Minister Gorton urged Labor leader Whitlam to declare whether a Labor government would withdraw Australian troops ships and aircraft from Malaysia. Gorton condemned Whitlam's policy speech as meretricious misleading and irresponsible while addressing 300 at a Liberal dinner in Ashfield Evans.
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Malaysia
Sydney
Gorton
Whitlim
Australia
Liberal Party
Ashfield
Evans
M. Mackay
Parliament Attack Exposes Gorton Whitlam Rifts
In a heated exchange, Prime Minister Whitlam accused Opposition leader Gorton of stretching truth and mischaracterising Whitlam’s economic plans. Gorton defended Australia’s Vietnam stance, arguing national service and defence policy, while condemning Labor’s proposed health, superannuation, and pension reforms as costly.
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Praise Sina
Ti Kelp
Workers tell of their plight on patrol duty
Report from Page 3 highlights workers describing coercive practices by the ACTU and the Arbitration Communion pleads with authorities. They recount being forced to pawn watches and other goods to pay fines, reflecting widespread financial strain in the labor community.
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Hincemey
ACTU
Arbitration Communion
Two Earthquakes Shake San Francisco in 90 Minutes
Reading of the page shows two powerful earthquakes hitting San Francisco within 90 minutes. The report notes the tremors caused minor damage and prompted emergency responses while other items mention Kalimantan sovereignty claims and Labour Party discussions.
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San Francisco
26 Die In Tonkin Gulf Air Crash
A U S Navy supply aircraft crashed in the Tonkin Gulf near Cubs Point in the Philippines. All 26 aboard were Americans. The Navy declined to confirm civilian casualties.
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Cubs Point
Philippines
Staton
Tonkin Gulf
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