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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Oct 25, 1973
Page
25
The Puert Fo am to pay their last rites for Casals cellist aged 96. Mrs Casals, tired after a career in Puerto Rico since 1955, died after a long illness in a hospital.
President Fabr Korv proposes a temporary government as talks proceed to form a new regime. The left leaning Republican party led by Mr Ecevit trails with 185 of 450 seats, while the Justice Party, long dominant under Mr Talu, holds a decisive but incomplete majority.
Paris Reuters reports a major clash over government interference at ORTF ending with the dismissal of the ORTF head and the transfer of Information Minister Philippe Malaud to a less sensitive post. Prime Minister Messmer planned a cabinet vote to approve Arthur Conte's dismissal amid public clashes over centralisation and advertising revenue. Conte accused Malaud of forcing political grounds for radio leadership losses and budget approval.
The 1973 Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded to Pro-Oto Fischer of Munich and Professor Geoffrey Wilkinson of London. The Swedish Academy cited their pioneering work on organometallic “sandwich” compounds developed independently by the two scientists.
West Germany plans a 10.5 percent rise in spending with a tight credit stance. Finance minister Mr Talent Mee ex says costs of stability and social progress justify the move. He urges cooperation from employers and unions to stabilize the economy, warns against assuming a boom, and supports restricting foreign workers as a policy aim to create jobs at home.
Urban violence in Trinidad and Tobago intensifies with guerilla attacks on banks stores and police stations. Police killed 18 year old Beverley Jones a guerilla member while black militant leaders protested and political tensions rose with resignations and leadership disputes. Reuters report notes the violence may reflect a generation gap amid unemployment and education limits as groups gain strength and abroad inspired tactics emerge.
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