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Papua New Guinea gains independence.

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Text transcribed from caption: PC-47504 PAPUA NEW GUINEA GAINS INDEPENDENCE PORT MORESBY -- The Hubert Murray Stadium in Port Moresby erupted with smiling Melanesians as Papua New Guinea became officially independent at midnight, Sept. 16. The new nation, a former Australian protectorate, is about 86 per cent Christian, although Western religion...
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