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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Dec 06, 1971

Page

9

The Ultimate Folly: Causes of India Pakistan War

The Canberra Times argues the India Pakistan conflict stems from post 1947 hostility and Pakistan's East Pakistan invasion in March. It assigns blame, critiques US and UN responses, and urges restraint, humanitarian aid, and resolution to spare East Bengal refugees and avert further disaster.

India Pakistan East Pakistan East Pakistani Awami League United States Ste Security Council Russia China East

White House hosts aging conference amid hunger debate

At a session with 3,500 delegates representing about 20 million elderly Americans, officials defended HEW on nursing home standards and funding while critics urged federal aid and communal meals. Senators backed hunger relief with a $100 million first year program, sparking clashes over cost and federal role.

White House Nixon Elliot L. Richardson District of Columbia Richardson Lane Cummer R Richardson HEW James G. Haveghion Cook County Chicago Conference Committee On Health Haughton Bigewigs Senate Teddy Kennedy Secretary of Labour James D. Hodgson Hodgson Nelson Hy Cruikshank Labour Mrodgson Department of Labour

Housing finance for services

Ex servicemen discuss housing finance and the impact of political discourse on their ability to secure homes. The letter argues for better loan access, supports Liberal and Labour candidates, and urges reforms to ease financing as servicemen progress from early postings to home ownership.

Servce Jess Killen Ten

Letters to the Editor on services and preschool access

A collection of letters discusses extending war service loans, establishing service building societies, and severance grants, arguing they would ease hardship for returning servicemen. Other letters protest preschool wait lists at Scullin and critique Reading Dynamics test methods used in speed reading programs.

Scullin Preschool Silver Circle Dyoambe Wuld Brie Lyndon Rose

Baltic States status questioned by reader

A letter from VY Iankauskas Downer challenges News in Brief reference to Baltic States as republics. He argues the incorporation into the USSR is not recognized by Western powers, including Australia, and condemns communist phrasing that portrays those acts as legitimate. He urges accurate terminology.

Baltic States Ussr Australia Republic

Mikado Performance Attended by Governor-General and Lady Hasluck

The Governor-General and Lady Hasluck attended an Australian Opera performance of The Mikado at Canberra Theatre on Saturday night. The public event showcased opera talent in the national capital with high profile attendance.

Hasluck The Australian Opera Canberra Theatre

Nationalist Up Surge in Croatia

Croatian party leaders and press report a rising nationalism within Croatia, with Serbs in the republic alarmed by shifts toward decentralisation and ethnic mobilization. The Croatian leadership seeks stabilisation after constitutional changes expand republic power and fuel intra-Yugoslav tensions.

Tito Croatia Yugoslavia Vladimir Bakaric Mst Crevatia Enen

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