Letter urging Canberra cultural centre and permanent housing for theatre groups
Robert G. Warren argues Canberra needs a cultural centre funded by the British Government gift of £250,000. He praises the Canberra Repertory Society and other groups for decades of amateur theatre, calls for a nearby theatre with proper facilities, and urges support for the Advisory Council's recommendation to build a national capital cultural hub.
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H. W. Arndt
Canberra
Canberra Repertory Society
Riverside
Australia
Canberra Repertory Theatre
Advisory Council
Robert G. Warren
Canberra City
North Australia Development Needs Coordinated Long Term Plan
The piece argues against ad hoc projects in North Australia and calls for a coordinated long term program. It urges combining State and Commonwealth studies into a unified plan, establishing an authority to execute it, and securing bipartisan funding, replacing mere dreams with practical policy.
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Commonwealth
North Australia
Noth
Australia
Snowy Mountains
Snowy River
Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Authority
Snowy Mountains Authority
Northern Territory
North
Expert outlines practical steps to feed a growing world
In Canberra, Dr K V L Kesteven of FAO urged practical, self help farming changes to combat under nourishment. He favored livestock and cereals integration, poultry programs, and market stability, noting India’s co operative farming and the need for knowledge dissemination to lift diets worldwide.
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United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation
Canberra
K. V. L. Kesteven
F.A.C
Rome
New South Wales
F.A.O
F.A.C. National Committee
Department of Primary Industry
Pr. Kesteven
Dr. Kesteven
Kesteven
India
Bombay
Central America
South America
Africa
Near East
Malaya
Siganore
Thailand
Pakistan World Bank quarrel over Tarbela dam funding
Lahore Associated Press reports a dispute between Pakistan and the World Bank plus six donor nations Britain, United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, West Germany over £304 million for the Tarbela Dam on the Indus. Pakistan argues urgent need for survival and completion despite funding gaps.
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Lahore
Associated Press
World Bank
Pakistan
Tarbela
Indus River
Union States
Britain
Australia
Canada
New Zealand
West Germany
Bank
United States
Call for cultural centre over monument in Canberra
Be Ainslie argues that British government funding should back a cultural centre instead of a monument in Canberra. The writer says a centre would boost youth engagement, exhibitions, and community groups, while a monument risks vandalism and fading relevance as horizons widen beyond Britain.
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Canberra
Asia
Safety Belts Why Extras Are Promoted
A reader questions why safety belts in cars are marketed as optional accessories rather than standard equipment. He argues manufacturers could supply belts at lower bulk cost and wonders when car makers will fit belts as standard if they are genuinely essential.
World’s Fair in New York faces notable absences
More than 60 nations plan participation in the 1964 1965 New York World’s Fair despite withdrawals by the Soviet Union France and Britain plus Canada and China. Argentina Austria Spain Italy andJapan are among participants with Belgium hosting a large exhibit and the Vatican making its debut showcasing Catholicism through the Ages. The fair opens April 22 1964 covering 656 acres on LI and expects about 70 million visitors.
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New York
A.a.p.reuter
New
Jack of
United Arab
Bureau of International Exhibitions
Paris
Seattle
Washington
United States
Soviet Union
Nyet
China
Argentina
Austria
West Germany
Greece
India
Malaya
Mexico
Morocco
Pakistan
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Belgium
Japan
Vatican
St. Peter's Basilica i
Rome
Looe Island
Apis
Parliament Proceedings On No-Confidence Motion And Budget Debate
The House met at 2 30 p m to resume debate on an opposition no confidence motion in the government based on the budget. The Senate rose at 11 10 p m and will meet again at 1 am to continue budget debates and discuss the State Grants bill additions assistance No 12 and 1 to customs and excise FP.
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Thaouse of Representatives
House
Senter
Senate
House of Representatives
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Deakin
Robert Moses
New York World’s Fair Corporation
Bureau
United States State Department
Moscow
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