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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Apr 09, 1968
Page
2
Nobel winner Professor Macfarlane Burnet foresees major progress in understanding incipient cancers and degenerative changes. A Swedish documentary screened in Geneva for the World Health Organization anniversary features him and 11 other laureates voicing hopes on health advances and aging.
Advertises Galileo and Marconi liners on the Europe route with lavish shipboard life aboard pools deck tennis Lido Bar and entertainment. Highlights affordable fares from Sydney Melbourne Adelaide and Fremantle and urges readers to contact a travel agent for sailings and prices in 1968.
The recently retired Hong Kong Prisons Commissioner James Norman recalls a career starting in 1939 and includes three years as a prisoner in his own jail. He discusses heroin use among inmates, daily doses costing about 70 cents Australian, and the impact on crime. He notes wartime confinement by the Japanese and says most inmates supported by drug trafficking were heroin users, with women prisoners a smaller presence.
Reports from Sydney and Melbourne describe Minister for Sciences and Education Mr Cutter, leader of the Country party in NSW Parliament, winning $2,000 in a lottery. A Melbourne widow, Mrs Mabel Vic nia Oats, wins $20,000 in the Opel House lottery. The text also touches on crime and social issues, including abortionists and prisoner statements, with broader remarks on policing and post-retirement plans.
Longtime Queanbeyan resident and former Commercial Hotel licensee Richard Richardson who ran hotels in Queanbeyan and nearby towns for 45 years died on a Saturday aged 78 after a life in farming and community sport. He came to the Queanbeyan area with his wife to run the Commercial Hotel later renamed Tourist Hotel, and was active in bowls and Canberra bowling circles. He was survived by two sisters Pryke and Alahoney, with his wife Maude Crematorium.
Kingston chemist J Le Davies warned that Britain may refuse to recognise Australian trained chemists after March 31. He noted the Australian Pharmacists Society had anticipated Britain's move and urged attention to immigrant traffic. Davies cited NSW Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Sciences as equivalent to British degrees and said Queensland would likely align with a similar standard.
Melbourne reports the Penrith Country Party prepares to meet to decide whether to support or defeat the government on the supply bill. The outcome hinges on seats in the council and Western Province, with Labour facing anti tax protests and farmers affected by water restrictions as party leaders weigh timing for an early by election.
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