Mothers weigh boycott over school project amid shell site ban
ACT trades and labour council backs protests against a Shell led service station lease. Mothers of schoolchildren threaten home schooling if construction resumes. A boycott blocks site work after unions pressure, with government and Shell facing new protests and alternative site debates.
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Nineteen Die On Australian Roads In Weekend Toll
Nineteen people were killed on Australian roads over the weekend across New South Wales Victoria Queensland and South Australia. Fatalities included a seven month old baby girl and a seven year old girl in New South Wales. Several crashes occurred in country areas and several drivers and passengers were injured.
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Unclear OCR fragment reports a political or civic event
Fragmented text from an OCR page mentions a ceremony or public event and a political figure. Other lines are garbled, hindering clear identification of people or places.
Australian Troops Suffer Heaviest Casualties Yet
Reports from Canberra say 1 400 people detained in a week amid Vietcong terror fears in Djakartia. Weekend fighting left seven Australian dead and eight wounded, including soldiers in a bomb blast as operations ran heavy. Names of wounded and missing are listed with units and home towns.
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Vikings Beat New Haven On Ancient Map Discovery
Yale University announced a discovery of an ancient map that scholars say proves Vikings reached North America before Columbus. The map shows the New World with Green and part of the Canadian Atlantic coast, marking a major historical finding.
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Yale University
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Pre Columbus map sparks Viking voyage claims at Yale
Yale scholars analyze a medieval map dating to the 13th century, displayed on the 473rd Columbus anniversary. The map allegedly shows Greenland and Vinland with Viking attribution. Yale librarians confirm it as the only pre Columbus New World map in existence after eight years of study.
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Rhodesia Sees Independence Bid Likely Amid War Risk
Mr Smith warned Rhodesia would risk war to declare independence and prefer fighting to crawling, while Britain vowed to back its stance with deeds. Rhodesia’s unilateral declaration faced UN moves by Guinea and others to refuse recognition.
British stance on Rhodesia independence embroils talks
In a press conference Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith stated Britain will not intervene in Rhodesia’s internal affairs while warning against unilateral independence. He warned sanctions and international condemnation would leave Rhodesia isolated, urging a decisive move either to negotiate or declare independence.
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Rhodesian crisis warned could mirror Congo
London reports that Rhodesia may follow Congo if Ian Smith presses a unilateral independence move. Commonwealth Secretary Bottomley, speaking at a Labour rally after Smith’s news conference, said Britain warned of consequences and that Smith appeared set on declaring independence.
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Turner Gunpoint Theft: Two Masked Robbers Nab Taxi Driver
Two masked youths held up taxi driver George Kleinhanss in McCaughey Street Turner on Saturday night stealing £10. They used a rifle like weapon and fled toward Turner Oval. Detective-Sergeant HF Luton leads inquiries urging residents to come forward.
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Canberra youth bitten by snake suffers road crash mile from Vassa
A 17 year old Canberra boy Robert Audrys was bitten by a snake near the Vass River while fishing. He started to drive to hospital but collided with a second car near Kitlvs Creek on the Darton Highway about three miles from Vasa. He and three men in the other car were taken to hospital in a satisfactory condition.
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Whitlam Attacks Govt Over Northern Development Aid
Deputy Leader Mr Whitlam accuses the Government of slowing down assistance for Northern development, pressing for faster action and support on the topic.
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iO The Army radio diskarta emphasizes Indonesia stance
The article notes Indonesia's determination to continue its confrontation with Malaysia despite a 12 day old political dispute. China plans to back out of the Afro Asian conference opening in Algiers next month, citing bad relations with Afro Asian nations.
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