Canberra Hunger Campaign Surpasses Target With Doorknock Appeal
The Freedom From Hunger drive in Canberra raised about 23,000 from doorknock efforts and postal gifts toward a 50,000 target. Suburb totals show strong contributions from Deakin, Griffith, Tuggeranong, and other districts, with NSW reporting over 187,000 statewide and Canberra’s total surpassing last year’s 19,500. Weather and regional factors affected other states.
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Boy charged after police chase and machete incident
Melbourne Sunday report states a 12 year old boy was charged on two counts of assault with a weapon against police following a Saturday chase on Mi Dandenong and a string of incidents involving a machete with a tin blade. The boy and a 10 year old are to appear in court in connection with care and attention applications.
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Mi Dandenong
Late News Burart Readied Post for Feat of Life
A garbled late news item describes Buinweic and Thebaeil with Crue fee Viduinl, readying Lis for a difficult trial if he fits Lis, while Shale Finee eromeit fur meteefor aid. the text frames this as the biggest test of his life and contemplates an alternative posting if he fails.
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Universities and Public Opinion Press Report
Australian vice chancellors urge balance between silence and exposure in university news. They blame the press for overreporting minor student activities and stirring unrest, while noting universities must better inform the public of their substantial work.
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Affal Wera Sss
AAA and car makers to discuss faults in new vehicles
Engineers from the Australian Automobile Association and car manufacturers will meet in Melbourne to review a dossier on faults found in new cars under warranty. The survey results, debated by AAA officials in Canberra, show mixed sampling and varied testing methods, with concerns over safety faults like suspension and brakes and possible compromises between testing rigour and cost.
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Canberra
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Hotel Manager Ambushed and Killed in Brisbane
The National Hotel Brisbane manager Jack Cooper aged 48 was shot dead after his car halted at a barricade of fruit cases across a road near his Stafford home. Police found him in the roadway with his spectacles in a blood pool and his body later dumped under a tree. Motive not established. Cooper, a married father of four, had worked with leading city hotels for 12 years.
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National Hotel
Jack Cooper
Stafford
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Wind shuts Canberra Airport briefly amid hazardous turbulence
A Canberra Airport closure lasted about half an hour from 7.25 pm due to hazardous turbulence. A west wind gust of 44 knots was recorded at 7.20 pm. The ACT Electricity Authority reported minor blackouts in several suburbs. A forecasted high of 55 degrees accompanied cold NW to W winds.
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Spectators killed at Maryborough Speedway during race
At the Maryborough Speedway two spectators Pearl Isabell Grenhalgh aged 63 of Maryborough and Clifford Wise aged 45 of Howard were killed when a wheel and axle assembly came off a competing saloon car. The debris struck a nearby car and exploded into the grandstand injuring others.
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Maryborough
Pearl Isabell Grenhalgh
Clifford Wise
Howard
Moscow protests as Britain expels 108 Soviet staff
The Soviet Union condemned Britain's expulsion of 108 Soviet diplomats and officials. The Kremlin rejected the charges as unfounded and provocative and warned of retaliatory action if the order stands. The British ambassador was summoned in a 20 minute meeting to hear the protest.
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Soviet protest decries British move amid tensions
A Soviet protest, published by Tass, condemned Britain's actions as hypocritical and aimed at concealing alleged British and NATO intelligence activities. It warned of consequences for Soviet–British relations and urged Britain to revoke the measures against Soviet officials. Observers noted potential retaliation but expected only measured steps.
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Senate accuses Soviet diplomats of sabotage links Canberra
Senator Gair alleges Soviet Embassy in Canberra is tied to sabotage across unions and public services and calls for a federal probe while moves to delay a Sydney trade office open. Officials cite large Soviet presence in Britain and Canberra with many staff being Soviet citizens or diplomat families.
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Escaped prisoner Brockman eludes police near Wialki
Police search for Lionel Brockman in a large rural area near Burakin as they track a 1971 fawn Holden taken on Saturday night. Seventeen searchers and Aboriginal trackers scour farms and bush camps while Brockman’s wife and 11 children remain in a camp, and local farmer critics blame government headquarters for lack of helicopter support.
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Lionel Brockman
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Graft report on Queensland Police Force to be discussed
A report detailing alleged graft and corruption within the Queensland Police Force is expected to be reviewed by the State Cabinet tomorrow. The briefing aims to outline findings and potential reforms affecting police governance and integrity.
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Brisbane
Queensand
US base secret near Bikini Islands reported by Express
The French weekly Express claimed on Sunday that the United States is covertly constructing an air base on Majuro Atoll near the Bikini Atoll. The report notes strategic aims and questions about secrecy in postwar military planning.
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Paris
Aapreuter
Express
Majuro Atoll
Bikini Islands
Six Month Wait For New South Australia Governor
A Buckingham Palace official and Ray Taylor Agent General spokesman say a new South Australia governor will not be appointed soon. Sir James Harrison died aboard an aircraft near Honolulu earlier this month, and the agent general notes such appointments typically require at least six months.
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South Australia
Buckingham Palace
Ray Taylor
James Harrison
Honolulu
Priests Held as They Demonstrate at Cathedral
Police arrested 43 Roman Catholic priests on the cathedral steps in Rosario Argentina during a demonstration for the release of political prisoners and detained labour leaders yesterday.
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Rosario
Argentina
Noises Off Causes Brief Radio Mix Up in Sydney
A PMG switching room error in Sydney briefly fed sound from a film shown on ATN7 to ABC Canberra listeners on 2CN yesterday. The incident disrupted ordinary programming for a short period and was promptly corrected.
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Sydney
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ABC Radio 2Cn
Canberra
Fight fund and union notes in Belfast movement
In Belfast about 8,000 people have shifted in the past six weeks amid a complex series of manoeuvres. The PS union discusses a fight fund as part of its activity.
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