Dull old park by Lake Burley Griffin opposed by planner
Canberra architect Mr D Bolt told delegates at the Australian Humanist Societies convention that Canberra needs more than an expanse of water. He urged intimate parks with terraces and cafes and criticized broad parklands and unplanned beachfront development as dull and regressive.
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Canberra
D. Bolt
Council of Australian Humanist Societies
Bolt
Lake Burley Griffin
Department of the Interior
Civic Square
Australia
Self help in Saigon shows spirit amid mobilisation
Australian Army Minister Mr Lynch said in Saigon that a renewal of self-help was evident among South Vietnamese people. He linked it to moral and political aims set by President Thieu and to new mobilisation legislation before Parliament. He spoke after visiting Australian bases and noted experiences with Nui Dat and the Long Tan area.
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Ple
Mr Lynch
Thieu
Preas
South Vietnam
Lynch
Australia
Faree
Nui Dat
Ung Tan
Train tragedy after coach derailment injures nineteen
A derailed Pothonkot express last night caused a deadly fire and numerous injuries after passengers leaped from a failing car. Ficht penne died and nineteen others were reported harmed as chaos erupted aboard the Dieting railway coach near Oma State.
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Oma State
Ficht Penne
Tesengert
Mie Jlanm
No Room at the Inns as ACT Visitors Sleep in Cars
Hundreds of visitors to Canberra slept in cars over the Easter weekend as accommodation ran out. More than 400 spent Saturday night at Canberra Tourist Park on Black Mountain, over 200 at Canberra Lakes Caravan Park in Watson, with many turned away. Over 1,000 people used caravans at Tourist Park and overflowed to Cotter River reserve. Police reported no serious local road accidents in ACT during the first 72 hours.
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Black Mountain
Caro‘tel
Wateon
Tourst Park
Cotter River
South Australia
Canberra Receives Light Rain Near Month’s End
Up to 9am yesterday Canberra recorded only ten points of rain, the sole rainfall in April. A spokesman for the Bureau of Meteorology noted no rain since March 31, when two events were recorded, with April’s average at 193 points.
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Canberra
Bureau of Meteorology
East German travel ban on West German ministers to Berlin
East Germany barred West German ministers and senior officials from entering Berlin following three days of civil disorder in West Germany. The Interior Minister cited violation of Potsdam agreements by Minister for the Interior Benda’s West Berlin visit to direct police action. Ban may be limited by transport routes. Kiesinger warns of tougher police measures as protests persist nationwide with 230 arrests.
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Aap-Reuter
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Berlin
Mr Dickel
West Germany
Dickel
ADN
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Bend
United States
Soviet Union
Britain
France
Benda
Dr Kiesinger
Rudi Dutschke
Kiesinger
Me Brandt
Frankfurt
Esslingen
Essen
Hanover
Bremerhaven
Munich
West German ship rams East German liner in piracy claim
East German Foreign Ministry accused a West German navy ship of ramming the 12 422 ton Voelkerfreundschaft in the Baltic early today. The Najade torpedo boat reportedly collided with the cruise ship while rescuing a man from the vessel. No injuries were reported and the liner carrying 499 passengers from Cuba reached Rostock. ADN quoted officials calling it a piracy act by West Germany, prompting a protest from East Germany.
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Voelkerfreundschaft
Foreign Ministry
Baltic
de Voelkerfreundschat
Cuba
ADN
Dutschke improves at Westend Clinic after brain wound
A West Berlin medical bulletin reports 28 year old Dutschke shows continuing improvement with no fever or poor circulation. He can move arms and legs per doctors orders, indicating the brain wound has not caused paralysis. Visitors expected today as friends and relatives plan to visit. Battles in seven cities mark a violent flare in West Germany resembling 1920s 1930s turbulence with street clashes and protests at the U.S. military HQ in Bremerhaven over an anti war resolution.
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Reuter
Westend
Dutschke
West Germany
Adolf Hitler
United States
Bremerhaven
Police arrest 120 at Bathurst car races
Bathurst police detained 120 men on charges including offensive behavior indecent language and drunkenness amid weekend motor cycle and car races at Mount Panorama A gunshot wounded a Sydney girl Jacqueline Arnold and a gelignite letter box was blown up An infant activity followed streets and a driver Leo Geoghegan suffered a fractured skull while Johnny Harvey sustained injuries in crashes at the event.
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Mount Panorama
Taobargse
Lydy
Ieee Eee
Jacqueline Arnold
Eaton Street
Peairfield
Sofala Hill End Road
Australia
Leo Geoghegan
Johnny Harvey
Au Harvey
Sydney
Bathurst District
Support for Neutral Site in Talks Stirs Regional Debate
The Australian report argues for a neutral venue in talks with North Vietnam. It notes Phnom Penh as a proposed site by Hanoi and questions U S access to Australian facilities for negotiations. The piece suggests U S delays in talks may be tied to venue choices and regional reactions.
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Tal
Phnom Penh
Hanoi
Ment
Natives urged to speak up for rights at conference
A member of the Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders told the Canberra conference that Aborigines should speak up and run their own affairs. Barrie Pittock said there were many valid points in the Black movement in the 1950s that could be followed by Australian Aborigines.
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Federal Council For the Advancement of
Canberra
de A. Barrie Pittock
Devlin's progress in Masters after two horror holes
Canberra golfer Vince Devlin trails leader by one stroke in the US Masters with one round left. Two costly water hazards spoiled his chances as he faced the final day amid other brief notes on publications, shifting roles for air force personnel, Easter weddings, and easing race tensions.
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Canberra
Vince Devlin
Devlin
Russian space riddle hints at new Soviet ship Cosmos 212
West Berlin scientists at Wilhelm Observatory reported receiving signals from a new Soviet satellite named Cosmos 212. An exchange between the satellite and a Russian ground station fueled speculation that Russia may be launching a new manned spacecraft. The exchange followed a message from the station describing the satellite and its launch date as March 16, 1962.
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West Berlin
Russia
Wilhelm Ont Servatory
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