Link-up in space plan for Soyuz-25
The Soyuz-25 crew led by Commander Vladimir Kovalenok and Flight Engineer Valery Ryumin launched from Baikonur at 1.40pm to join the Salyut-6 station. The mission marks a notable Soviet space effort amid anniversary reflections and the ongoing decade-long space age.
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Baikonur Cosmodrome
Soviet Central Asia
AEST
Vladimir Kovalenok
Tass
Ieutenant
Kovalenok
Valery Ryumin
Salyut-6
Air Force
Ryumin
United States
Yuri Gagarin
Victorian power strike faces dual settlement moves
Melbourne reports two plans to end the Victorian power strike as the SEC and unions prepare proposals for the Arbitration Commission. Premier Hamer urges a reconvened Commission to hear an interim SEC plan while Latrobe Valley stewards map a two‑pronged formula. New power restrictions take effect as workers weigh proposed wage talks and potential awards.
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Melbourne
SEC
Arbitration Commission
Hamer
Latrobe Valley
Vosti
Youth sought after armed hold up at Braddon Shell
Police hunt a youth about 16 after he robbed a Braddon Shell service station attendant of about 110 shillings at 2 40 am. He fled with the cash after forcing the attendant to lie on a bed near the Nor while description notes a 16 year old suspect in a black red checked lumber jacket fur collar and desert boots. The attendant was made to lie on the floor during the robbery. The self service station had only been open 14 days. The youth had been seen nearby beforehand.
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Braddon
Shell
Mort Street
Grant Conroy
Yesteday
Conroy
Queen of Canberra crowned at Lakeside Hotel ceremony
Miss Jenny weer was crowned Queen of Canberra by the Minister for the Capital Territory Mr Staley in a Saturday night ceremony at the Lakeside Hotel. About $36,000 was raised in the quest organized by the ACT Society for Physically Handicapped Children in association with The Canberra Times.
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Jenny Weer
Canberra
Capital Territory
Mr Staley
Lakeside Hotel
ACT Society For Physically Handicapped Children
Canberra Times
Election speculation rages as NCP attacks unions
Deputy Prime Minister Anthony condemned early election talk while blaming unions and the ALP for fueling speculation. He warned unemployment and wage indexation under Whitlam were core issues and cautioned against uranium export disruption by ACTU threats. Other leaders urged against an early vote amid fundraising strains.
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Anthony
Arbitration Commission
Australia
ACTU
Sinclair
SEC
Victoria
Nixon
Adrian Solomons
Delates
Nsw
Call for return to weighting in country electorates
The National Country Party backed reintroducing the 20 percent weighting of country electorates but avoided a coalition split over the issue. The Federal Council in Canberra rejected a coercive demand from the Young National Country Party led by John Sullivan of Riverina. A compromise by Bob Sparkes restored the quota without threats to break the coalition.
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National Country Party
Young Naional Country Party
NCP
Canberra
YNCP
John Sullivan
Riverina
Lam
Country
Queensland
Bob Sparkes
Canberra's new secondary colleges near five-year mark
Dr Richard Campbell surveys Canberra’s five new secondary colleges, examining their development to date and prospects ahead. The article outlines progress since inception and hints at future plans for the sector.
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Ania Gomranun
Canberra
Richard Campbell
Priest Tested by Synod Over Canberra Girls Grammar
The assistant priest of St Pauls Anglican Church in Manuka told the 32nd Synod of the Canberra and Goulburn Diocese in Goulburn that Canberra Girls Grammar School faces discipline problems and sectarian influence. He cited Catholic students, expulsions for marihuana, and abortions, urging stronger Christian teaching and plans for a chapel costing about 90 000 dollars while renovations reach 50 000 dollars.
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Canberra
Church of England Girls Grammar School
St Paul's Anglican Church
Manuka
Ross Buckman
Goulburn
Buckman
Cornell
Neil Edwards
Buchan
Edwards
Canera
Anglican Church
Canberra Grammar School
Shaw
Fraser Says Australia on Road to Economic Health
In his weekly electoral talk Mr Fraser outlined progress toward economic health, noting inflation easing to around 9 percent annually by mid 1970s and a stronger performance versus major OECD peers. He warned unemployment remains high and urged sustained anti inflation effort while opposition attacked inflation claims.
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Australia
Fraser
Japan
Germany
Unitedates
Britain
France
Italy
Canada
Treasury
Hurford
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John Hanrahan
Canberra Yacht Club
Lake Burley Griffin
Amalgamated Metal Workers and Shipwrights Union
John Halfpenny
Halfpenny
ALP
Federal Council of the
Council
Whitlam
Mr Anthony
Norfolk
Norfolk Island
West Belconnen
World News
Canberra Girls Grammar
Parents and Friends Association
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