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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Apr 27, 1972
Page
2
A dispute over the contents of a fitness survey for Australian schoolchildren has delayed its publication for almost a year. The survey, led by De A Wiles of Melbourne University, tested 8 000 children in 1970 and concluded Australian students lag behind U S peers. The council was to finalize for early publication but officials gave no clear issuance date.
The minister for civil aviation discussed coast airport expansion tenders during a May call. Senator Cotton stated yesterday he was replying to Senator Meaul-Me from Queensland, indicating ongoing parliamentary engagement over the project.
A Kingston workshop and depot on Mandating Drive was burgled overnight, with cash and equipment valued at about 1080 dollars stolen. A company spokesman said this is the second break-in in a week, noting a front window was forced as police investigate.
Police report Goulburn Auburn Street one of the state’s most dangerous roads with 17 accidents in 1971 area, mostly from angle parking. A city council conference sought to justify introducing angle and parallel parking to reduce hazards and improve traffic flow.
The Public Service Board and the Government were condemned at a lunchtime Manuka Oval meeting of about 8000 public servants over wage claims. ACT branch leader Brian Parson said the board failed to enter genuine negotiations, rejecting the 4-8% raise as insufficient. Alan Linehan urged arbitration, criticizing the Prime Minister’s statements and urging speedy hearings, with prospects of an Arbiration Commission referral.
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