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Canberra Times

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Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Apr 19, 1963

Page

3

Welfare Drive Aims at Aged and Disabled in UK Plan

Britain unveils a 200 million pound welfare drive to aid the aged mothers babies and disabled alongside an 800 million plan to modernize hospitals. The package includes 100 new residential homes for elderly people 46 million for mental health centres 27 million for maternity clinics 8 million for ambulance stations and funds for the homeless nurseries and disabled facilities. By 1982 the 65 plus population is expected to reach about 7.5 million a 33 percent rise.

Bach Powell Britain

Scholarships for ACT Men Awarded by Public Service Board

Five Canberra men received post graduate scholarships from the Commonwealth Public Service Board. The awards, announced yesterday, allow study at Australian or overseas universities in 1963. Recipients include John Laurence Carroll and Howard Garling Quinlan of the Bureau of Census and Statistics.

Canberra Commonwealthy Public Service Board John Laurence Carroll Bureau of Census and Statistics Arthur Hardie Corbett Department of the Army Erik Ingevies The Treasury James Carson Theon Pomroy Australian National University Howard Garling Quinlan

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