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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Aug 14, 1970

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Cairns Comment On NLF Links In War Conference Debate

Dr J F Cairns MP said National Liberation Front spokesmen who align with Viet Cong could not bind Australia. He noted Whitlam created an antiwar conference here and discussed past invitations to NLF figures. Cairns warned against assuming the group’s impact on Australia and questioned intentions.

John Mennetts J. F. Cairns Apa Speikesmen National Liberation Front Australia Whitlam NEF Cains United St Harty Putin Ancibanen Caire NLF Ausilia Marranta Cairne United States Bisuynes Cairns

Fragmentary Late News Snippet Reads Unclear Names

A garbled OCR-like excerpt yields unclear names and topics. The line lacks coherent events, dates, or locations, making it impossible to identify a specific person, organization, or outcome.

Six Million Gift From Vera Ramaciotti to Medical Foundation

Miss Vera Ramaciotti announced a six million donation to a medical research and education foundation after selling the Theatre Royal Sydney and adjoining properties. She cited her NSW aims and the new formation names while her brother Clie Ramaciotti had died years before. The donation honors her family’s long civic ties and supports medical advances in Australia.

Vera Ramaciotti Sydney Theatre Royal Clie Misa

Man dies in ACT crash at Hindmarsh and Yamba Drives

A two car crash at the Hindmarsh and Yamba Drives intersection near 11 pm killed a Queanbeyan man and seriously injured three others. One car burnt out on a smashed kerb. the other with Queensland plates had a smashed bonnet and broken windscreen. A Woden resident noted frequent crashes at Melrose Drive intersections. The June 19 fatal at Metrone and Hindmarss Drives is also referenced.

Arman Hindmarsh Yamba Queensland Rious Melrose Drive Queanbeyan Hindmarss Drives

Kosygin to visit Bonn in follow up talks

West German Chancellor Willy Brandt invited Soviet Prime Minister Kosygin to visit Bonn after talks at Moscow. Brandt said the visit would build on discussions with Kosygin and noted West Germany’s role in the Atlantic Alliance and European Community.

Moscow Kosygin Willy Brandt Boon Brandt Jeter Westeo Atlantic Alliance Rowing European Community Kosypin Tong

Waterside workers win 35 hour week

Waterside workers in container terminals gain a 35 hour week following a consent agreement with Seatainer Terminals Ltd and the Australian National Line. About 520 members at Melbourne and Sydney terminals will start the 35 hour week in three weeks. The union aims to extend the 35 hour week to all members, many still on 40 hour terms until 1972. The Waterside Workers Federation has about 18,000 members across 43 ports.

Sydney Australa Waterside Workers Federation A. Fitzgibbon Seatainer Terminals Ltd Australian National Line Sea Tainer Melbourne ANL Port Kembla Newcastle Fitzgibbon

NSW power industry eyed for 35 hour week drive

Observers note that coal miners already won a 35 hour week and expect similar gains in power generation. NSW Labour Council plans a general campaign to secure a 35 hour week for all wage earners as ALP policy suggests pressure if NSW elections favor labor. Critics warn employers and Liberal Government will resist rapid extension, while rural employers face 40 hour baselines and threats of penalties for noncompliance.

Labour Council of Nsw B. J. Uosworthy Unaworth State Electricity Commis Om Sil Campaiy Labour Council Ducket Nsw Australian Labor Party Nial U ALP Pony Liberal Party Austalian Workers Union Commanere Australlace Targest Union Alan Mackie Nists

ALP to plan talks on ACT autonomy and Victorian fallout

In Canberra next week the Australian Labor Party federal officers led by M Young and Peter Westerway travel to meet ACT branch officers about granting autonomy. They will discuss the Victorian ALP branch investigation and possible reconstruction to curb left-wing union influence. Dr Cairns warns against using federal power on Victoria. Galbally’s Labor leadership in Victoria faces a challenge as Tripovich seeks the top post in a caucus vote.

ALP Canberra ALP Feder M. Young Peter Westerway ACT Hensley, MB T. Burns Burns Young Brisbane Me Beazley Westerway Broken Hill Vd S Uma Victoria Cairns United States Ta & Television Prenkely Tripovich Labor Holding Galbally Paiis Mc Galbally Legislative Council Trpovich Coun Sue Holdine Labor Party Tripovich Maignat Eders Gal- Dally

Untaught periods spark staffing crisis at ACT high schools

About 1000 pupil periods were unta ught this year at Narra Bundah High School as casual teachers are hired to supervise but not adequately teach. ACT Secondary Teachers Association president G Mowbray spoke at a combined meeting of Canters parents and citizens associations and ACT Teachers and associations at Watson High during Education Week to publicise the staffing crisis. He noted some ACT high schools rely on casuals for up to a quarter of teachers, far above Sydney's 13 percent.

Narra Bundah High School ACT Secondary Teachers Association G. Mowbray Canters Parents and Citizens Associations ACT .Teachers and Secondary Teachers Associations Watson High Act Mowbray Sydney

Churches call for repeal of NS Act at Sydney meeting

Australian Council of Churches delegation urged the Federal Government to repeal the National Service Act at its annual Sydney gathering. The move followed protests and moratoriums against Australian involvement in Vietnam, with church leaders arguing the war raised moral issues and called for exemption from conscription.

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Under Twenty Five Drivers Face Insurance Loss Threat

Reports indicate under twenty five drivers in Victoria face rising premiums as insurance becomes harder to obtain. Executives warn youth drivers become virtually uninsured, prompting calls from the Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce for policy review. Officials cite cross border concerns from Britain the US and Canada affecting NSW vows and practitioner reforms in ACT. A separate note covers Middle East tensions Israeli forces attacking civilians on the Golan Heights and North Vietnamese offensives near South Vietnam.

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