A Plate Full of Problems for Canberra’s Interior Minister
The Canberra Times outlines Minister for the Interior Mr Nixon’s challenges as 1968 begins. Key issues include self-government for the ACT, drafting ordinances for council review, independent education proposals led by Sir George Currie, and resolving freehold land and lease title disputes. The article notes potential conflicts with the Parliamentary Joint Committee and difficulties over Fyshwick leases as Canberra plans a second major industrial area.
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Canberra
Nixon
ACT
ACT Advisory Council
Anthony
George Currie
Commonwealth
NSW Education Department
Joint Committee
Branson
Public Service
Jess
Fyshwick
Belconnen
Civic
Soviet Letter From Pavel Litvinov Censored Abroad
A letter from Pavel Mikhailovich Litvinov to four Soviet, French, and Italian communist parties appears in the New Times News Service but has not yet been published in the Soviet Union. The fragmentary text raises questions about official censorship and international communist dialogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pavel M. Litvinov
Htalien Munist
Sa Rata
New Times
Jed
Soviet Union
Gostey
Pavel Mikhailovich
Bukovsky
Gomiev
Pavel Litviney
Maxim Litviney
Ambanadar
United States
Andras Sromyks
San Fransisco
Ussr
Litvinov Papers reveal KGB pressure on a dissident note
A document dated October 3 1967 from M Litvinoi of Moscow reports a September 26 1967 KGB summons by Gostev to Gos lev and an unnamed officer. The transcript notes a threat to publish and punish any record of the Bukovsky trial. Litvinoff urges publication to reveal suppression of truth and warns of state censorship before the 50th anniversary of Soviet power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee of State Security
KGB
Goslev
Prevent
Goster
Pavel Mikhailovich
Bukovsky
Gostev
Moscow
Gouter
Aleksande Girnburg
Building boom in South Australia ends as trades face downturn
In South Australia the building boom is over as industrial growth stalls and unemployment rises. Carpenters and joiners note no unemployed for three months, while industry leaders warn the recovery is not guaranteed. Surge of estates like Para Vista and Valley View slowed. only 950 houses were built this year versus earlier peaks, with several smaller builders going bankrupt.
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South Astralia
Hwo
Amalimated Society of Carpenters and Joiner
Win
Master Builders Association
Puller
Oaks
Interstate
South Australia
Su Aivisions
Para Vista
Valley View
Hallwood
Adelaide
The Myth of Streitjacket Examinations and Education Standards
A Canberra Times letter responds to claims about European education systems and contrasts them with American and Australian models. It critiques selective high schools in Europe, argues against overemphasis on intellect alone, and notes concerns about broad artistic and social training. The writer cites Germany France and the U S as benchmarks, while warning against sweeping generalizations and highlighting parental and economic factors in access to schooling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Canberra Times
Janine
Europe
Schollone
Mowelis
Battered child syndrome examined by Victorian panel
A Victorian government inquiry, based on histories of 289 children in Melbourne, probes why some infants and toddlers suffer severe injuries and fail to thrive at home. Doctors Birrell and Ri alestock describe disrupted families, economic hardship, and parental ineptitude as factors, while cautions about hospital care and societal attitudes emerge.
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Victorian
Melbourne
Dora Rialestock
Situa National
Emer~ Tion
Stateran
Cit Y Reverin Police
Ten Mar
H W. Birrell
Snd
RG. Birrell
Bath
Pethans
Birrells
Binlstock
Australia
Harold Holt memorial scholarship proposal cited
A reader proposes a nationwide appeal by The Caterra Times to raise funds for an Harold Holt Scholarship. The plan would fund at least one Australian student to study in each of several countries, honoring the late Prime Minister and fostering international ties.
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Caterra Times
Nwn
Harold Meit
Furneyham
Harold Holt
Bo Stuidy
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Litvinov Papers
Goutey
Gonter
Vechernaya Moskva
X Moscow
Maya- Kovaky Square
Vecheermaya Moskva
Gosievskt
Gaswin Thorne
Gomeii
Litvinov
Maxim M. Litvinov
Aleksandr Ginzburg
Atret
M. Litvino
Inrbiule
Precision Chemical Technol
Alexei Tolstoy
Education Systems
Nourse
Germany
Peance
Ernest
Schoo
Theneland
America
Ameriia
Uaidei Sunes
Deakin
Raitor
B. L. Hammond
Hughes
Wuffer
Medical Journal
Reig
By Bruce Juddery
Carex
Birrell
Bialestock, Ck
Elinor Verville
Colorado
Gil
Uri
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