04 Dec 1965
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 04, 1965
Page
1
Government moves toward easy money to counter recession amid mixed signals. November foreign trade hints narrowing gap while Reserve Bank cuts statutory reserve by 1 percent from December 7. Central bank keeps measures limited as liquidity program aims to ease easing pressure ahead of Christmas.
In a television address Mr Stewart pressed Britain and the Soviet Union as co chairs of the Geneva Conference to initiate peace moves. He urged a government conference to arrange a formal pact and, via the United Nations, push a joint agreement to avoid attacks on North and South Vietnam.
Rain threatens postponement of the Gemini 7 mission with astronauts Frank Borman and James Lovell aboard as Cape Kennedy weather forecasters warn of worsening conditions. The United States weighs peace proposals amid dispatches referencing 1964 Viet Nam negotiations and Australian reactions surface in government briefings.
Fragmented OCR summary recalls a second outage echoing last month's northeast and Canada blackout. Mentions Canberra and Texas leaders, Mexico minister, and U S political figures debating Vietnam and peace. Notes 1.5 million notified Australia of any proposed action. Unclear sequencing and garbled names.
The Canberra base HMAS Harman held a baptism ceremony for five babies in a traditional bell font. The station’s baptism register was christened next, funded by ship's money, to record future christenings. The bell outside the Quartermaster’s hut will bear the names of yesterday’s christened children.
Mr Stewart said the Soviet position on Vietnam showed no shift and that Mr Gromyko gave no sympathy to a conference idea or to blaming the past. The Soviet foreign minister insisted the USSR had no authority to negotiate, with no openness to settlement at present.
A garbled note hints at a public visit to a build site, with local officials or residents referencing a new ink facility. The fragment mentions the public, a problem, and a building in Prien. Further details are unclear due to damaged OCR.
Fragmented page items discuss a naval tragedy and a book review. Mentions One Minute at Time and a Rear Frank figure. Notes elections tomorrow and partial references to France and parliamentary spending cuts. Classifieds pages 18 to 25 referenced.
A crop dust pilot, Mr Sai, was killed when his SA-29 spray aircraft struck power lines while flying over Laggan. The crash occurred just after September 2, destroying the plane and injuring nearby observers. Authorities investigate the incident.
A fragment from The Canberra Times dated December seven nineteen forty one recounts departmental pride and military call ups. It notes enrolments and classroom capacity, retirement of J S Weatherston, Hansard history author, and lists local officials and school records, with sparse figures and scattered names.
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