11 Aug 1972
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 11, 1972
Page
1
Secrecy surrounds formation of a Health Commission in the Australian Capital Territory as government officials push for a Canberra inquiry. Mentions of the Health Minister, departmental oversight, and legislative moves to establish the commission, with discussion of timelines and anticipated public briefings.
The treasurer Mr Snedden prepares the finishing touches on the federal budget to be presented to the House of Representatives next Tuesday night. It will be the last budget in the current Liberal Country Party term, with promises of popular concension.
Aboriginal delegates demand permanent land ownership and exclusive Aboriginal representation in federal and state parliaments. The conference, convened by Mr Howson, considers an Aboriginal centre and discusses embassy observers and self determination while debating land return and cultural protection.
Two schoolboys missing for two nights near Lake Mountain in harsh conditions were found huddled in a snow-filled dugout. They slept through the cold while a large rescue effort scoured the area near Koala Creek east of Melbourne. Their recovery prompted praise for the search teams and calls for review of safety measures on school excursions.
A young widow Ann Stokes, 30, who lost her husband ten years ago, graduated from Felice Trang School in Wellington. She will be posted to Dunedin Central, the station where her husband worked, as a constable. The brief notices her years since loss and new assignment in the police force.
Australian ministers and state representatives discuss cooperative offshore sovereignty legislation to avoid final determination of jurisdiction The meeting signals shift in stance with calls for joint legislation and administration arrangements covering royalties and offshore mineral development amid political tensions and calls to keep sovereignty unresolved.
Labour Council urged urgent government action against criminal elements in the NSW club industry. Assistant secretary John Decker said a special meeting heard evidence of criminal activity, intimidation, and persistence against club employees, calling for immediate federal and state government action.
British forces seized Belfast IRA Belfast command leader Martin Meehan in the Ardoyne Catholic area. Officials called him the north’s most dangerous gunman after his escape from a Belfast jail last month. The report also notes advances in medical aids including a heart machine and a kidney transport device developed by AI teams at Royal Melbourne Hospital.
A flat machine created in San Diego by Dr Mond and two hospital electronic engineers faced early technical problems. The device gives immediate assessment of heart function before and after operations, producing a graph of heart motion without inserting arterial instruments. It weighs about 30 pounds, costs around 600, and aims to replace the ice box transport system for organs.
In Sydney a judge at a special sitting of the Quarter Sessions condemned police corruption amid a murder case. Reginald Varley of Blakehurst faces trial for the killing of Alan Burtog at Peakhurst on February 7. Witnesses Marshall and Graham admitted involvement in a stolen vehicle ring linked to Varley and Burton. Marshall received a 1000 dollar good behaviour bond and 500 dollar fines. Graham got five years for receiving stolen cars. Detectives are to be questioned.
President Bhutto said Pakistan would not recognize Bangladesh and the UN would keep its doors closed. He noted no dialogue with Bangladeshi Prime Minister Gowon and that discussion of recognition would wait until Pakistan’s national assembly meets next week.
A fragment from Page 6 notes nurses Wohl yemter on nursing duties with a mood for remmneonment of their dutien and performance. The text is a partial, garbled excerpt from a broader survey on Australian biological and social matters.
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