Regrettably small Canberra audience for Jasek Jenkins recital
A Canberra Playhouse recital by Ladislav Jasek of Queensland State Conservatorium and Alan Jenkins of the Canberra School of Music drew a sparse crowd. The critic lauds Jasek’s warm tone and precise technique across Tartini, Honegger, Bachian themes, and Dvorak Slavonic Dance encore, while noting Jenkins’s supportive playing and calling for more exchange concerts among Australian musicians.
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Naive painter Phyl Stone shown with mixed results
A review of Phyl Stone’s Naive paintings at Nundah Gallery notes uneven quality with some starkly crude works and others that hint at poetic content. Notable pieces include The Abandoned Blonde and The Actress, which display loose design but strong, generalized portraits amid a generally flawed exhibition.
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Soviet Ballet Faces Erotic Dance Criticism
A Thursday report from Oktyabr cites growing discontent over erotic dances appearing on the Soviet ballet stage. The conservative faction complains the art form is drifting from its traditional discipline and political purpose.
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Millie Martin Wins Role In Britain Television
Millie Martin signs a seven year contract with Associated Television, becoming Britain’s highest paid woman television star and possibly following Lucille Ball to the top. The deal could earn the 34 year old half a million sterling. A separate review notes controversy over sexuality in foreign ballet influencing Soviet dance.
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Bridge Championships A Feature of the 1968 Australian Open
The 1968 Australian Bridge Championships open in Sydney with focus on top local and visiting players. Teams compete for national titles across pairs and teams events as the event showcases top bridge talent.
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CANBERRA BRIDGE TEAMS OPEN AT NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Invited New Zealand contingent joins over 100 players for a week of gruelling competition at the Bernly Hotel in Sydney. Open and Women's Teams, Pairs and Individuals contest national trophies, with NSW teams historically dominant though rising strength from Victoria and SA noted. ACT squad includes G Y Jesner as captain and a non-playing captain C A Bull guiding women’s team amid a field of top players from six states and NZ.
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Puzzle line about ages and names and Dick
A riddle asks how old Dick is based on two figures in a dialogue. It notes that the two figures of his age plus a relation to his mother’s age equal four times their difference. The solution is postponed to tomorrow while referencing a past puzzle answer about CREAM being a prime number 13879.
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Television Channel 3 Schedule Highlights
Channel 3 listings across the day feature afternoon films such as Zot (1962) with Tom Poston and Jim Backus, a range of news updates, later dramatic series including The Avengers, and children’s programming like Mickey Mouse. The page notes program endings and a final close with station-wide schedules.
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To Read or Close Read or Close
A fragmented schedule of radio programs detailed by times and show titles across morning to late evening. Names include Wagner Michael Mozart Bruce Lansley Terry Malcolm and others, with news segments and musical hours noted in dense list form.
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Prisoners herded on windy plain by State Police in 1860s Hungary
In 1860s Hungary remnants of anti Hapsburg revolutionaries are driven to a windy plain by state guards. The film follows the prisoners as their resolve crumbles under aggressive interrogations and tense confrontations, revealing the harsh regime’s control.
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