Nixon Tanaka Hawaii summit seeks a US trade gap fix
President Nixon and Prime Minister Tanaka held talks in Hawaii aiming for a joint plan to have Japan place orders for American goods totaling about 51.0 billion dollars to ease the US trade deficit with Japan. The accord, likely to be detailed in a communique, targets aircraft, helicopters, uranium, timber and agricultural products with April 1 start.
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California
New ALP move to lower voting age in Australia
The Australian Labor Party urged immediate legislation to grant 18 year olds the right to vote when Parliament reopens in Canberra. Opposition Leader Whitlam said the High Court ruling left the matter to Parliament and cited Australia’s 18 year olds as needing equal voting rights alongside nations like the United States and Britain.
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Commonwealth
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DLP pushes pay rise for MPs in Perth speech
Senator McManus of the Democratic Labor Party urged an increase in federal politicians salaries in Perth. He noted MPs have not had a raise since 1968 and questioned how parents with school costs survive on a 9,500 annual pay. He contrasted MPs pay with 7,400 public servants earning equal or higher wages. He warned best men may avoid Parliament for better business or public service rewards.
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Four lost in PNG Skyvan crash search resumed
The search for an Ansett Airlines Skyvan missing in the New Guinea Highlands with four aboard will resume at dawn after weather forced a mid afternoon halt. The aircraft was reported near Giluwe at 10 40 am en route from Mini to Mendi. names of the four remain unreleased.
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Late News fragment May Hide Sports Update
Fragmentary OCR text references a game and names Robby Vasoher and others, but is garbled. It hints at a 41K event, drone, and a possible rape report. Unable to extract clear facts or outcome. summary relies on partial data only.
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Robby Vasoher
Canberra Spring Weather Forecast Extends Into Next Week
A Bureau of Meteorology spokesman said fresh spring conditions would persist in Canberra through early next week. The first day of spring reached a maximum of 20 degrees Celsius, four above average, with departures listed at 6.3 and arrivals at 7.45 am.
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Bureau of Meteorology
Icelandic fish war looms as trawlers enter 50 mile limit
British West German and Belgian trawlers fished inside Iceland’s new 50 mile limit amid warnings from Prime Minister Johannec to enforce the decree. Icelandic gunboats sail to meet vessels as boats top new defenses with fortified bulwarks and painted-out names. Gunboats carry non explosive shells, pursuing vessels near Isafjora and along the southeast coast as tension rises.
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Cadbury Schweppes bids 315.8 million for Tarax
Cadbury Schweppes Ltd launched today a cash and share bid valued at 315.8 million for Tarax Drinks Holdings Melbourne unit. The offer of one Cadbury share plus 2.17 dollars cash per Tarax share aims to overcome political objections to the takeover.
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Cadbury Schweppes Ltd
Cadbury Schweppes
Cadbury
Tarax
Hart and Robinson miss final in Munich 100m sprint
American sprinters Eddie Hart and Ray Robinson fail to reach the final after a misstep by coach Stan Wright leads to missed second round heats. Teammate Robert Taylor made the final by finishing second to Russian Valeri Bowl, while Aussie Shane Could shifts focus to the 200m freestyle after two golds.
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Eddie Hart
Ray Robinson
Stan Wright
Robert Taylor
Valeri Bowl
Taylor
Celight
Mark
Spitz
Australia
Shane Could
Singapore Elections Prompt Landslide for PAP Victory
Singapore voters await weekend general election as the ruling People Action Party led by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew appears set for a landslide win. Opponents are projected to win only a handful of the seven seats in contention, with PAP already holding eight seats.
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Singapore
Singapore Peoples Action Party
Lee Kuan Yew
PAP
Youths Tell Of Ordeal In Air Crash
Two Papuan youths recounted yesterday the RAAF crash in Papua New Guinea last Monday in which 24 Acct lians and Papuans died. The report notes the crash aftermath and survivor accounts.
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RAAF
Papua New Guinea
Acct
Fire blamed for blast near Taroom in Queensland
Scientists and explosives experts announced that a fire in the prime mover caused the explosion of a semi-trailer west of Taroom in central Queensland. The blast killed the driver and two men who rushed to aid him as the truck, carrying explosives, blew up yesterday.
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Taroom
Queensland
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