Word: australian
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Evonne then went on to whip Betty Stove of The Netherlands 6-1, 6-4, for the New Zealand championship. With Mrs. Court retiring after this season, Evonne has blossomed as the prime pretender to her throne. Mrs. Court herself said, "I think, at last, I have found an Australian to take my place...
...Australian Ballet at the New York City Center offered traditionalists Don Quixote, a classic first created by Marius Petipa in the late 19th century, complete with romantic story line, richly caparisoned corps de ballet, not to mention assorted gypsies and whirling windmills. Founded only eight years ago, the company is a direct result of Australia's effort to change its image as a cultural backwater. The Australians have already toured 50 major cities in Europe, South America and Asia, but they have yet to develop a major choreographer of their own or a ballerina of international repute. Thus when...
...drowning. Kuala Lumpur was cut off from the rest of Malaysia as the two rivers running through the capital overflowed, submerging most of the city under as much as twelve feet of water. While food and supplies were being flown in by helicopters from the Malaysian, Singapore, British and Australian air forces, Malaysia's Prime Minister Tun Abdul Razak declared a situation of national disaster...
Most often Peking attacks Moscow indirectly. Thus Radio Peking last week broadcast a statement from the Australian Communist Party branding Russia's rulers as "the new czars. They have restored capitalism in Russia. Their armies occupy other countries, their navies roam the world in the direct tradition of imperialism." The statement might have been attributed to someone from Down Under, but Moscow was well aware that it reflected the thoughts of the people next door...
Capability for Intervention. Most military experts regard the Soviet buildup as part of a long-range policy that stresses offensive naval capability and thus is forcing the Soviet Union to seek foreign military bases for the first time. Writes T.B. Millar, director of the Australian Institute of International Affairs: "To dominate the Suez passage; to have a major influence in the oil-producing states; to be able to exert political pressure, with modest military backing, at key points during times of decision; and to trade profitably-these are the Soviet Union's apparent intentions. The Soviet Union has today...