Canberra arts policy praised amid funding boost for 1970
The Prime Minister announced an 80 percent rise in 1970 arts grants to 2.85 million and a new 1 million fund for film and television. Dr Coombs outlined how the Council for the Arts would allocate funds, praising support for Aboriginal arts, Musica Viva, the Marionette Theatre, and experimental Special Projects.
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Council For the Arts
Tote
Old Tote
Melbourne Union Theatre
Musica Viva
Unesco
Treasury
Coombs’ Zlane
England
Fulbright attack on Australia over Vietnam policy
Alan Watlrert outflanks Senator Fulbright with a critique of his public stance on American aid and Australian troops. The piece argues that comparing World War I to Vietnam misreads context, notes Australia’s lack of financial aid from the U.S., and urges mutual respect within the ANZUS alliance amid strategic disagreements.
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Fulbright
Vietnam
United States Administration
Senate Foreign Relations Committees
United States
Norer
Tauguest
Australia
America
Australis
Malaysia-Singapore
Australiaa
Charles F. ‘Adams
VOA
Power and safety in aviation duties and responsibilities
A letter from M. J. Miller discusses responsibility for road and aviation safety. The writer critiques how the Department of Civil Aviation designates aircraft types for pilots and controls airfield classifications and equipment, calling for clearer duties and safety measures.
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M. J. Miller
Isimi
Aieraft
Australia
Department of Civil Aviation
Surance
H. S. Dean
Shakespeare in the USIA image factory and reform drives
A 1970s profile examines the US Information Agency under director Shakespeare, detailing funding, restructuring, and liberal reforms amid conservative pushback. It notes committees on personnel policy and junior officers, tensions over The Silent Majority film, blacklisting of books, and debates on broadening library offerings worldwide.
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United States
US Information Service
Nixon
Congress
US Information Agency
Washington
Voice of America
USIA
Health, Education and Welfare Department
Ose of America
America
Kennedy
Stckpen
Ity
Shakespeare
Ferschensohn
Henry Loomis
Herschensohn
James Burnham
National Review
William F. Buckley
Burnham
USSA
Edward R. Murrow
Public debate on road safety and public service leave
Letters discuss responsibility for road accidents between drivers and authorities, criticizing uncoordinated road policy. another letter highlights government leave for public servants and cost concerns, arguing four weeks may be overstated and private sector conditions differ and inflation affects budgeting.
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Commonwealth
Co Federation
McPrervania
Howe
ACOA
Commonwealth Public Service Union
Regulations on hair enforced late at Cane Terra schools
Geoffrey Derrick Torrens comments that school hair rules were not enforced earlier, with examinations and prizegiving used as tools by teachers to enforce authority. He questions why regulations were not applied sooner and notes the focus on situations in which orders were made rather than the schools’ broader rights.
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Cane Terra
Geoffrey Derrick Torrens
Canberra Hospital nurses protest salary increases
In the Canberra Times December 12 report Sisters Grade 3 at Canberra Hospital express strong dissatisfaction with the minister for health and hospital board salary increases. The issue extends to other nursing grades with nurse aides receiving no raise, prompting calls for fair play from the Hospital Employees Federation Canberra Branch led by J Mackie.
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Canberra Times
Canberra Hospital
Heath
Hospital Board of Management
Canberra
Deakin drivers drivers your 4 think that the
Fragmentary text mentions Deakin drivers and Crescent may refer to a local streets discussion or a transportation notice. The readable portions do not establish a clear event, date, or outcome for a coherent summary.
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Stonehaven Crescent
Strickland Crescent
Kent Street
Stonehaven
Becaue
Governor-General Hosts Council Meeting and Luncheon
Sir Paul Hasluck presided over the Federal Executive Council at Government House and later entertained Brigadier Sir Frederick Galleghan and spouses at luncheon. He arrived in Sydney from Canberra yesterday afternoon and attended the Miss International 1969 Coronation Ball in the evening.
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Paul Hasluck
Federal Executive Council
Government House
Hasluck
Frederick Galleghan
Galleghan
Kan Knapp
Yesterdy
Sydney
Canberra
Paul
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