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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 01, 1964
Page
1
Bush Fire Central Officer J H Kellow warned residents that hot dry weather has accelerated fire danger in the ACT. He urged caution with open fires and cigarettes noting rain may only temporarily ease conditions, and that the season could worsen despite late expectations.
Fire at McEwans Canberra Pty Sites Civic caused damage estimated around £20,000. An earlier stock loss valuation of about £2,000 could rise to over £5,000, with building damage put between £15,000 and £… water damage. Despite upstairs charred wreckage the ground floor operated as usual. A fire sale was planned.
Two boys aged 5 and 4 appeared in Canberran Berra Children's Court today on charges of damaging windows and stealing a motor vehicle. They were remanded until Friday after the prosecutor, Constable J. Cavanagh, indicated no objection.
Indonesian transport workers union withdrew action after Qantas agreed to address obligations toward redundant employees. The development followed an earlier attempt to ban operations.
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Tributes flood in from Britain and abroad as Sir Winston Churchill reaches his 90th birthday. Crowds gather outside his London townhouse and Westerham residence while a ceremonial feast and a 12 foot cake prepared by Floris highlight the day. Messages from Queen and Prime Minister Wilson echo a global homage to his leadership and life.
Spaak urged Belgian diplomat Kenyatta to shield 500 to 800 white residents facing murder or torture in the Congo. He argued the Stanleyville mercy drop lacked military aim and warned further parachute evacuations could fail or cause disaster. Belgians in rebel zones numbered about 40 localities, risking large troop actions.
Rescuers spent six hours lifting a 22 year old Tasmanian climber from a narrow ledge 1000 feet up the Bungonia Gorge after she slipped during a speleological expedition. Miss Susan Salier of Scottsdale, Tasmania, was carried on a makeshift stretcher to safety and taken to Gowland Base Hospital with injuries.
A Canberra wedding at St John the Baptist Church of England in Reid will begin at 2:30 PM with 160 guests including Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies and Dame Pattie Menzies. The ceremony features district figures from England and Australia, with a full choir and local dignitaries attending the service and reception at Government House.
Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies said Australia would stand by its pledge to help Malaysia and defend regional allies as Indonesian attacks grow, linking Australia’s forces to the Southeast Asian Treaty. He spoke during a Senate campaign appearance in Tasmania.
President Johnson, back from Texas, will meet Ambassador Maxwell Taylor in Washington to review the Vietnam situation. Taylor is reportedly carrying recommendations for extending U.S. operations, including possible bombing of North Vietnamese and Laotian targets.
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