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Press, 7 August 1976, Page 1

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Whether there was precedent for the taking of urgency so early in the Budget debate is irrelevant — the Prime Minister has power to do this if in his view the business of Parliament is being deliberately impeded, says Cedric Mentiplay in “The Week in the House.” —Page 2 New Zealand’s trade relationships with several countries may be damaged because of the Government’s attitude to sport with South Africa and the African boycott of the Olympic Games, says the Leader of the Opposition (Mr Rowling). —Page 3 Six more delegates have backed Ronald Reagan for the Republican nomination for the American Presidency, boosting his hopes that he will beat Mr Ford at the Republican convention in Kansas City in a fortnight. —Page 6 The lovely “Longbeach” homestead, where Queen Elizabeth stayed in 1954, is shown in the feature section; and Dean Underhill talks about military flags laid up in the Cathedral. —Page 13 Today is Grand National Steeples day at Riccarton

and the Awapuni ’chaser, Thun, is expected to end a long "drought” for favourites in the event. —Page I* The African walk-out at the Olympic Games over New Zealand's stand on the South African apartheid issue Is hanging ominously over the proposed New Zealand Games next January. Some countries invited have replied favourably, but many more have yet to reply and could be influenced by the Games walk-out. —Back page Classified index 51 Commercial 16, 17 Courts 5 Editorials 12 Features 13, 14 International 6, 7 Letters 12 Literary reviews 15 Lottery results 17 Racing 19 Sports feature 18 Sports news 52 Women’s news 8 TV, radio —— 11 Registered at Post Office Headquarters. Wellington, at a newspaper.