21 Aug 1963
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 21, 1963
Page
1
Opposition Leader Calwell claimed the 1963-64 Budget would repeat boom and bust and fail to restore purchasing power. He pledged a Labour government would overhaul income tax to restore equity and give a fair go to lower income earners.
Opposition leader Calwell denounces the budget as final bankruptcy of policy amid a record deficit. He condemns defence, education and northern development gaps while defending some benefits for primary producers and social services. Holt reframes deficit with a new budget outlay definition and forecasts continued growth.
The article reports Sir Robert speaking by leave on a new Parliament House and an ongoing investigation into needs and accommodation. It notes opposition questions, a joint committee recommendation, and ongoing consideration of an executive wing. It also covers UN fact finding on Malaysia federation, observer disputes among Indonesia, Philippines, and Malaya, and Soekarno's health.
In Hazelton Pennsylvania rescue teams used a 60 ton rotary drill to reach three men entombed 331 feet below the surface after a mine cave in last Tuesday. David Fellin aged 58 and Henry Throne aged 28 are near extraction while Louis Bova 42 remains separated and injured. Officials expect the drill to bore a 48 inch hole to lift the men by rope as family and workers monitor sounds from the mine using a microphone and tape recording equipment. A road was bulldozed to move rescue apparatus to the scene.
The Legislative Assembly debated the disclosure of fingerprinting almost 8,000 Dalkeith and Nedlands residents tied to the Shirley McLeod shooting. Police officials questioned whether residents were compelled to submit prints and whether they were given a choice. News of the fingerprints had been barred by a police-requested publicity ban.
United Nations Under-Secretary C. V. Narasimhan travels from New York to Bombay then Bangkok and Phnom Penh to gather facts on the Thailand Cambodia border dispute and broader Asian issues including Vietnam and Korea. He serves as chief assistant to U Thant.
Canberra diary notes surface detailing parliamentary reports and discussions. The entries reference financial matters and policy debates, with emphasis on governance and oversight during the session.
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