06 Sep 1972
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Sep 06, 1972
Page
1
Arab gunmen seized control at the Munich Olympic Village killing two Israeli athletes and holding 13 hostage. West German authorities and Brundage pledged to act to free the captives while Meir pressed for suspension of the Games until prisoners were released.
About 200 students at the University of Western Australia attacked a car carrying South African Ambassador to Australia Mr Mills on campus. Stones and vegetables were thrown as the envoy remained in the vehicle. A youth jumped on the car, buckling its roof, then fled as the chauffeur backed away. Demonstrators later staged a sit-in at the administration building.
Barbara Vernky 39 of Hamilton Way near Fremantle gave birth to her 15th child today at Liam Edward Memorial Hospital in Perth. The eldest child is 24.
An odd garbled late news item cites MOEE shots near Gorse SLi Nestea and ABT reporting from Meat Dem way. The text mentions formation details and a ban, but specifics are unreadable.
Victoria will divide into regions with country capitals and headquarter towns to decentralise administration and spur country growth. The plan includes regionalising government, incentives for decentralised industries, improved infrastructure, housing priority, a fourth university in the country, rural tourism, and joint development with NSW on Wodonga Albury.
Former Australian Test batsman Alan Kippax, aged 73, died at his Sydney home. He played 22 Tests scoring 1192 runs, captained NSW, and amassed 12747 first class runs including 43 centuries with 315 as a top. Funeral at Northern Suburbs Crematorium Thursday at 1 50 pm. survived by wife Mabel and brother Roy.
Papua New Guinea may establish a single national airline to unify the country. Prime Minister Somare, with External Territories Minister Peacock and Civil Aviation Minister Cotton, discussed policy and potential share offerings to Ansett, TAA, and Qantas. Timing to be set by PNG government.
BEIRUT says the Black September Movement issued non negotiable demands for freeing Israeli hostages in Munich. They demand release of Palestinian prisoners, safe passage for hostages to Arab capitals, and direct or indirect talks with West Germany, with threat of deadly repercussions if German forces storm the building.
Fragmentary text references Whitlam and Labor aiming for eighteen seats, with unclear context about MLPs PAY and New Zealand van details. Core idea centers on labor party seat target and related figures.
Brief readable fragments note Prime Minister and US meat reference, with scattered page marks. Mentions politics and world news across pages with stray numbers and headings. Content is unclear and lacks coherent event or identified entities.
An Egyptian official announced Egypt would pull out of the Olympic Games following the assault on Israeli athletes by Arab guerrillas. Head of the Egyptian team Abdel Aziz el Shafie said the team would fly home today as the decision was confirmed.
Olympic events continued as scheduled in Munich with canoeing and equestrian underway. Police tracked two dark-haired men outside the Israeli team compound as officials weighed penalties for doped athletes including American swimmer Rick Demont and a Dutch cycling team facing possible medal forfeiture.
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