Stones and flare thrown at Prime Minister in Melbourne
Jeering demonstrators attacked Prime Minister McMahon as he and his wife arrived for a Liberal Party dinner in Melbourne Queens Road. A 20-year-old man was arrested after a flare was thrown toward Mr McMahon. police reported no injuries and fenced off the scene amid anti government banners and paint thrown on a police car.
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Mpeulbourne
Mr McMahon
Melbourne
Queens Road
Liberal Party
Mir Mo Mihon
Mihon
McMahon
Iba
NSW Liberal Party
Nagrant Adveary Ounce
Romitan Liberation Movement
High Court challenge on Western Australia seat
Perth Monday High Court challenge questions the legality of Federal election boundaries in Western Australia. Legal action seeks to compel use of census figures to justify an extra House seat, with officials and political figures cited in the report. The action targets constitutional representation and current allocation of seats in Canberra.
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Perth
Western Australia
Percy Matern
Westies Australia
House of Representatives
NSW DLP may allocate preferences after nominations close
The NSW branch of the Democratic Labour Party would consider giving its preferences to Mr Jeff Bate in the Federal seat of Muncarthur. Senator Hick Kane said last night that each State branch would allocate its preferences after nominations closed on November 10.
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Nsw
Democratic Labour Parity
Jeff Bate
Muncarthur
Hick Kane
Kane
Canberra
Dow Jones Industrial Average Rises Despite Unclear News
Fragmentary text indicates the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained several points amid late news. Key details are obscured by garbled OCR, but the main fact shows a modest uptick in the market.
Rioting Prisoners Stir Tasmanian Risdon Jail
Hobart reports a mass prisoner riot at Risdon Jail with about 140 inmates in several divisions. Windows, furniture, and bedding were damaged while inmates shouted at guards and some attempted escapes, tied to grievances over pay and television access. Authorities promise action to separate ringleaders and restore order.
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Hobart
Tasmania
Risdon
Dover
Prem
Cother
Enense Yards
Hornibrack
Homesick cook takes the helm
A Danish trawler Nordkap dropped anchor in Aberdeen and the cook, not yet identified, raced away heading toward Denmark after the ship slipped moorings. Police and coastguard alerted North Sea shipping. the captain of another Danish boat chased the Nordkap but returned to Aberdeen. Authorities suggest the cook may have been drinking.
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Scotland
Aap-Reuter
North Sea
Coastguard
Nordkap
Denmark
Progress on Vietnam peace talks amid Kissinger visit
Saigon reports progress after five days of Kissinger Nixon talks toward a ceasefire. US and South Vietnamese officials caution no immediate truce, with further negotiations planned. Vietnamese officers form groups to work on ceasefire mechanics while Thieu resists a three party government. Paris says conditions exist for rapid settlement but US holds back.
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Reuter
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Henry Kissinger
Vietnam
United States
Dr Kissinger
The
Washington
Tovley
Sian
Kassinger-Thien
Presidential
Mwice
Kissinger
Thiews
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le Duc Tho
Paris
Thiew
United Press International
Thieu
Vhien
United State
Tt Uy
Nouyen Thanh le
Sison
Terrorism assurance heard on Yugoslav protest in Sydney
Australia told Yugoslavia it would not tolerate its territory being used for terrorism after the September 16 attack on a Yugoslav travel agency and a clothing factory in Sydney. The foreign affairs spokesman said the response was a firm statement but did not reveal details.
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Australia
Yugoslavia
Sydney
Department of Foreign Affairs
Utos Vidowie
Comes
Stalemate in Turkish hijack crisis stalls demands
Four Turkish guerrillas holding 65 passengers and crew aboard a hijacked Turkish Airlines Boeing 707 failed to push through their threat to blow up the plane as a 3.30am AEST deadline elapsed. Bulgarian officials, ambulances, and guards stood by as the hijackers demanded release of 12 political prisoners and direct talks with the Turkish ambassador to Sofia, with two wounded and fourteen passengers released for medical treatment. The four hijackers also pressed for restored workers’ rights and university reform.
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Istanbul
Sofia
Nihat Din
Sofa
Thesf
Turkey
Radburn development sites offered for lease auctions
Radburn sites in Flynn and adjacent blocks go to group lease auctions next month. The NCDC designed a 17 lease experimental plan for Flynn blocks 1 to 17 with a 44920 dollar reserve. Dwellings must fit building envelopes and are to meet high environmental design standards.
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Flynn
NCDC
Radburn
Curtin
Fisher
Belconnen
Charnwood
$200,000 drive for mother and child care in Australia
Mrs Inger Rice, wife of the US Ambassador to Australia, launched a public appeal for $200,000 to support mother and child welfare groups in Australia. The Inger Rice Foundation will fund approved bodies and research, with donations already totaling $16,575 from GM Holden and Caterpillar Australia, and a raffle in the ACT offering a trip for two and a Ford Escort.
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Inger Rice
Australia
Publiclik
Australi
Inger Rice Foundation
Rice
General Motors
Holden
Caterpillar
Act
Warren
Jens Myth
Evonne Cracalagong
Mise
Lesley Mone
Amercan Ermbassy
Doctors opt out of National Health Scheme say leaders
A report quotes Prime Minister McMahon stating doctors have the right to opt out of the National Health Scheme. The piece previews other news items on page 3 and mentions Fiji weather alerts, education staffing in ACT and Southern Territory, and Australia’s wartime diplomacy as war with Japan looms. The issue also notes Canberra’s first electrical exhibition and a women’s basketball defeat at the Australian championships.
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McMahon
Commonweath Education Department
ACT
Southern Territory
Whoo
Japan
Australia
Far East
Westerday
South Australia
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