05 Aug 1972
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 05, 1972
Page
1
Meredith Burgmann, prominent Australian student, fights a court decision over obstruction and public order charges. The case highlights her family’s Christian ethics stance and critique of political influence on the justice system. The appeal was upheld with further cost considerations.
UK Minister Mrs Margaret Thatcher plans visits to Australia and New Zealand, meeting government officials and educational and scientific establishments. She will travel to Adelaide Canberra Brisbane and Sydney, with August 27 set for her Australia departure.
Sydney Friday MSW Minister for Transport Morris announced NSW will introduce legislation soon mandating two point seat belts in cars manufactured between 1965 and 1968. The measure aims to improve road safety from new models.
A late AP Reuters update notes a Navy search operation for missing personnel and ongoing rescue efforts after a maritime incident. Authorities and rescue teams continue coordinating to locate survivors and assess the situation at sea.
President Marcos warned that food riots and violence could follow the Luzon floods as shortages grow. Army to seize hoarded stocks. curfews in Arayat. 397 dead, 18 cholera deaths reported in affected areas. 46,316 vaccinated. airlifts of food and medical supplies continue amid fuel shortages and damaged roads and bridges.
The Australian Labor Party released a pop themed song titled It’s Time to support its election campaign across Australia. The track, described by ALP officials as sell rock, echoes earlier Australian pop and was created by party advertising writers led by Paul Hives and Pat Aulton.
A proposed development plan for Queanbeyan includes a motel and notes sewerage works for future development in the ACT. It suggests new treatment works at Jerra bomberra Creek or pumping along the railway line to Chucanbevan valley. The outline prepared by John Toon for Realty Realizations hints at feasibility but flags financing and land availability as key issues, with the Town Clerk confirming preliminary consideration and awaiting comments from the State Planning Authority.
Col liery Employees Union secretary C Petersen and Electrical Trades Union secretary N Kane urged the widest possible inquiry into the Box Flat mining disaster in which 17 men died on Monday. Kane demanded a Royal Commission.
Opposition Leader Mia Whar him urged Prime Minister Mc Mahon to back a referendum on constitutional amendment. He said the Federal Parliament could grant Commonwealth power to legislate terms of employment and industrial disputes, with a referendum possibly held this year alongside the federal election. Whitlam later commented as Mr McMahon refrained from immediate action.
Clyde Packer resigns as managing director of Sydney television union and as chairman and managing director of Melbourne station CrPW. Report says the move was announced by his father Sir Frank Packer. The son will serve until his successor is chosen within two or three weeks. A Channel 9 spokesman says he will remain on both boards.
Melbourne faces possible water restrictions in two to three weeks as rainfall fails to replenish dwindling city and suburban supplies. Officials report 14,000 million gallons less than last year and prices rise for scarce water. Wheat crops across Victoria and WA are forecast to suffer from drought with rains needed to salvage harvest prospects.
The ACT Member for the ACT Mr Enderby warned yesterday the Commonwealth should hold land values in areas surrounding the ACT. He said attempts to depress ACT land prices by developing nearby shires could backfire and that earlier acquisition of outer land could have prevented current price inflations. He compared to South Australia’s Murray Bridge satellite city model and urged timely action to avoid continued value rises.
Petrol remains in short supply in Canberra with normal levels not expected until mid next week. The Full High Court has ruled on whether the Constitution allows a year old to run in federal elections. Northern Ireland’s administrator Whitelaw announces a forthcoming pall in the year. The US Senate ratifies the defensive nuclear deployment pact with the Soviet Union. France to continue Mirage jet supplies to Libya amid union talks. Tasmania’s Bar criticizes government over the Pedder flooding dispute. NSW Premier Askin hints retirement possibilities.
The country editor in Texas devoted his duty to covering executions by electric chair and spoke against the barbarity of the death sentence, telling the sickening story for readers on page nine.
Fragmentary OCR from a Rhodesia era newspaper page mentions reviews and opinion sections, with scattered headings like World mews, Churches, Gardening, Press Opinion, Crossword, Finance, Lotteries, and Real Estate. The legible bits imply a mixed contents page rather than a single story.
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