10 Aug 1962
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 10, 1962
Page
1
Three government projects costing over £5 million will commence in Canberra this financial year. The Secretariat, Bureau of Mineral Resources, and Mint Buildings are to be financed by the National Capital Development Commission from a £12,150,000 budget allocation.
The 1962 63 programme allocates £1 150 000 more than last year for housing including 774 houses and 42 bachelor flats at O Connor and Lawley House extensions. It foresees 2 000 new blocks and major projects like the Mint and Bureau of Mineral Resources buildings to boost Canberra’s prestige ahead of the Royal visit.
A rioting crowd crowded Westwood Park Cemetery pressing past a police guard to assault Marilyn Monroe's burial vault. Women in gaudy outfits helped pull flowers and wreaths from the tomb as the mob ransacked the grave site after the funeral.
Six Russian scientists received last minute permission to accompany researchers from the vessel Vityaz to Cronulla New South Wales. They left by air with Australian, Japanese and American colleagues after Vityaz docked at Fremantle. A Russian member blamed the delay on a possible mistaken decision.
Brigadier Wyldbore- Smith greets Col. E. G. McNamara and Col. R. P. Bailey upon arrival at Canberra Airport. Smith leads officers attending the Army Chief of the General Staff exercise in Canberra, set to begin tomorrow.
Sir Douglas Copland urged stability giving way to growth at a Canberra housing conference. He called for 80 percent finance on average home values, cooperative land societies, and high priority on housing for young people. He warned stability alone hurts a growing nation and urged a permanent national housing finance framework with industry input.
London sources report British trade officials reluctant to be drawn into a press controversy over the prolonged talks with the Six Market nations. They acknowledge no agreement on the farm price policy and say M De Murville introduced a new financial regulation paper for the Common Market's agricultural policy in the early hours of Sunday.
Prime Minister Menzies told the House of Representatives that Britain’s entry into the European Common Market could harm Australian trade. He cited opinions in London and Washington that Australia’s case might be overstated and noted potential loss of trade preferences and new protections under the Common Agricultural Policy.
Acting Opposition leader Mr Whitlam denounces two months of Government inaction and urges a forward-looking plan to handle potential trading shifts. He argues Britain’s Common Market entry would not alter Australian politics but would require economic adjustments, including metric changes.
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