Five new private suburbs for ACT
The National Capital Development Commission plans up to five privately built suburbs in Belconnen and Weston Creek. Of 25 Belconnen sites, 21 mixed and four private. Weston Creek seven mixed and one private. Readiness targets include Weelangera and Belconnen 13 with first blocks due in late 1971. The move aims to widen housing choice and landscape design, though critics call it a "snob" suburb.
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Husak pledge signals steady course after Prague crisis
At Prague Castle the Central Committee named Dr Husak 56 first secretary amid a reshuffle that also removed reformists including Josef Smrkovsky. A party statement hinted Dubcek 47 would take a leading State function, while police raids rounded up 902 people in Czech provinces and Slovakia.
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UNION STOPS LABOR FEES IN QUEENSLAND POLITICS
The Queensland branch of the Australian Workers Union refuses to pay affiliation fees to the Australian Labor Party, a move seen as symbolic despite unlikely impact on the state election. The dispute stems from dissatisfaction with ALP leadership and threats to disaffiliate AWU members if attacks on union officials continue.
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Australia shifts to purchase two 24000 ton container ships
Canberra officials kept tight lipped on a major policy shift to buy rather than charter two 24,000 ton container ships at about 25 million dollars. Officials said a formal agreement with British lines will be signed Tuesday, with details to follow.
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Prague unrest after Dubcek replacement spurs patrols
Troops and police patrolled Prague streets after Mr Dubcek's replacement. Large convoys rolled through the city as outside forces reinforced local police. Trade union leaders urged calm as students met workers to discuss leadership changes. Dr Husak pledged no policy shift and to maintain January reforms.
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Bendigo by election endorsed ALP picks Kennedy and Johnson
The Victorian ALP executive endorsed Andrew David Kennedy as the Bendigo federal by election candidate. Kennedy, 29, a Bendigo High School teacher, heads Bendigo Young Labor and acts as ALP public relations officer. The body also backed Leonard Keith Johnson for Lalor if a by election occurs. In Western Australia Curtin by election trends cite three contenders: R Vo Garland, Sir Hayden-Jones, and Captain Robert Georgins Uma.
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Hayden — Jones
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Voters' Voice to Question Two Canberra Departments
Canberra readers will learn Monday how two government departments respond to a taxpayer who faces prosecution from one side while another promises help for the same incident. Voters' Voice, created by The Canberra Times, seeks answers and will publish both problems and responses as they become available. The forum aims to assist residents feeling unjustly treated after the Advisory Council resignation left ACT with only one elected representative.
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J. R. Fraser
Transport workers vote to return to work
A vote by transport workers led to a decision to resume duties after disruption. The matter involved a U S representative and Major General James in discussions aimed at restoring normal operations and ending a period of labor action.
Resignations Accepted of ACT Advisory Council Members
The elected members of the ACT Advisory Council had their resignations accepted last Monday. Tim Pead, a 15 year council member and five year chair, notes the council was his only job and has not beaten. Professor J D B Miller reviews Pierre Laval and the Eclipse of France by Geoffrey Warner, calling Jackson a scapegoat for the eclipse of the Third Republic. Saturday Book Reviews.
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Tim Pead
J. D. B. Miller
Pierre Laval
France
Geoffrey Warner
Jackson
Courts site aca Sol TV Radio Arts Entertainment
A clipped newspaper index page lists sections for courts site aca Sol TV Radio Arts Entertainment and church services. It mentions lotteries Ordinary 6169 Special 17M and a classified index spanning pages 18 and real fatate pages 21 26.
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Civil Disobedience and Its Biblical Viewpoint
An exposition on civil disobedience defining it as willful law breaking to protest issues, noting mob violence and disrespect for authorities. It argues for law and order, critiques clergy support of disobedience, and invites readers to a Church of Christ series at Downer Community Centre with Bible classes and a free correspondence offer.
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