Karami resigns as Lebanon caretaker premier amid south Lebanon clashes
Beirut Wednesday reports say caretaker prime minister Karami resigns after six months trying to form a new government. He cites responsibility for none and notes deadly clashes between security forces and Palestine commandos in south Lebanon, with Syria involved and fears of Israeli retaliation.
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Room fire guts staff quarters in hostel building
A fire in a hostel gutted a room in the south wing staff quarters early yesterday. Damages were about 2500 dollars. Police said the room and its contents were destroyed and the fire likely started from an electrical appliance.
Veteran trumpeter Bill Convine recounts 67 years in nine bands
Australia born on January 26 1895 in Lancashire Bill Convine recalls a lifelong music career across Rawthenstall Temperance Band Barnoldswick Queanbeyan and Canberra City Band. He served as a drummer trainer and bandmaster in WWI and WWII before retiring last week with a tally of about nine bands and a lifetime on brass.
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ASEAN talks eyed observers from Vietnam amid regional cooperation push
Kuala Lumpur sources say both North and South Vietnam may attend the December ASEAN ministerial meeting as observers. The move aims to widen regional cooperation beyond Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines, testing broader regional ties.
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Riots in Jagaddal claim 18 lives in Hindu riot clash
In Jagaddal a Hindu festival riot killed 18 people over two days with more bodies found and over 40 injured. Troops moved through the jute mill town as police reported 300 arrests since Monday. Clashes began after stones hit a Hindu procession near a mosque.
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Strata News Briefs Mention Unclear Ausralian Agriculture Remark
Vague late news item from Strata New Zealand mentions dogs and a manistey agriculture authority. References to certificates and a possible change in terms appear unclear. No clear dates or named persons are reliably identifiable from the fragment.
Margarine future still in doubt
Brisbane reports that Premier Bijelke Petersen declined to state if the magazine legislation is abandoned. He suggested it could reappear in another form while promising continued scrutiny of the margarine industry. A cooling period followed as the Federal election nears.
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Queensland
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Minister punched at rally in Brisbane during street meeting
Brisbane reports a 50 year old man punched Liberal MP Wentworth outside a hotel. The attack happened as Wentworth criticized Opposition Leader Whitham and defended policy, with two interjectors pulled away by inspectors and the crowd watching.
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Wall collapse at Garvan building site on Robson Street
Police investigate the collapse of a 25 foot long brick wall about 1.5 feet high at a Garvan Robson Street building site. The $1300 wall fell just before 9 pm after a report that a man pushed it down. A spokesman for the Department of the Teerian said the incident was reported to police.
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Hawkesbury MP Collapses at Parliament House
Sydney MLA B S Dean Liberal member for Hawkesbury collapsed at Parliament House. Sydney Hospital authorities describe his condition tonight as satisfactory.
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Forces aid race to restrain flu epidemic
In Port Moresby the Army Air Force and Administration unite to curb a deadly influenza outbreak. Pneumonia deaths reach 1,455 in eight weeks across the Territory, with the Southern Highlands bearing the heaviest burden as 200,000 people in isolated districts face the crisis.
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Epidemic strikes highland Papua New Guinea shows wide spread impact
The outbreak began in the Western Highlands after the Mount Hagen show with nearly 190000 attendees. High altitude areas including Morobe Madang and Fast Sepik are affected as 600 Southern Highlands residents reportedly died in three weeks. Vaccination campaigns with anti flu vaccines and mobile field hospitals are deployed aided by the army helicopters and air corps.
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Gallup poll to publish ahead of Australian elections
The final Diallup poll will be published Friday before the Federal elections set for Saturday. It will be released to three newspapers on Friday and two more on Saturday morning. Organiser R. Morgan said it will forecast the election outcome by first preferences.
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Australia
Satuday
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New ministry proposal discussed by NSW Local Government body
In Dubbo on Wednesday the NSW Local Government Association discussed a proposal for a new state ministry. The association seeks Federal Cabinet support for local government input at Canberra while cautioning that a central minister would not be desirable. They plan to push the idea at the 1969 local government conference.
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Woollahra
Canberra
Three Australian doctors to aid PNG influenza pneumonia crisis
Dr Godfrey Scott an epidemiologist from the School of Tropical Medicine Sydney Professor Richard Lovell a pneumonia specialist from Melbourne and Dr Burns a chest infection doctor from St Vincent's Hospital Sydney are flown to the Territory of Papua New Guinea at the administration's request to help combat the epidemic.
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School of Tropical Medicine
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University of Melbourne Medical School
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Scrutiny Promised on Nuclear Plant Burma
Burma reports promises of scrutiny on nuclear plant as former prime minister U Nu and the government of General Ne Win restore parliament and democracy.
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Burma
Busmness
U Nu
Ne Win
Election meeting fizzers in Sydney as protests fail
A 1969 event saw Prime Minister Gorton label Whitlam's withdrawal claims as complete lies while demonstrations in Sydney last night did not occur. Peter Long expresses cautious optimism that luck and political shrewdness could advantage the coalition in rural electorates.
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Gorton
Whitlam
Malaysia
Peter Long
Look Back At Victorian CIB Chief Milner Appeal
The Victorian Criminal Investigation Bureau chief Milner appealed last night to the old Biggs. The item appears in page 9 with references to courts law lists and sections for women, TV radio, arts entertainment finance and comics.
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