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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 01, 1971
Page
11
RABAUL, Thursday. Mr Barry Middiemiss, secretary of the Bougainville sece sion omovement Napi dakoe Navitu, was fined $100 on an assault charge in the Kieta district court today. Middiemiss said after the hearing that he was going to appeal.
Three men, including Asko Junnikkele, pleaded guilty to driving offenses and trespass at or near the Deakin Jinn and Coach House Motel, with a magistrate fining one at 150 dollars and noting the party atmosphere and multiple alcohol related incidents. A separate report notes Lake George water levels fell 24 inches in December as Bureau of Mineral Resources records show reduced rainfall.
Several adults faced fines after late night incidents at a hotel and lounge. Walter Patrick Austin and Alan Moore, both fined for quarrelsome conduct and resisting departure, with others fined for related disturbances. A soldier, Sydney Santer, and Keith Sherwin faced alcohol related penalties. Police details describe disputes, a chase, and a car collision in a public lounge, with warnings of extended pool hours during warmer months.
About 100 followers of an anti PAPAL group loudly denounced the Pope during a weekly public audience in Vatican City. They shouted Fatima in reference to the alleged secret of Fatima from 1917. The sect demanded disclosure of the sealed message said to be entrusted to the shepherd children.
PORT MORESBY, Thursday. The Australian Government has assented to a bill passed by the Papua New Guinea House of Assembly, reversing the 1960s change and restoring the Public Services Training Centre name to Administrative College. Administrator Myr Johmaton announced the governor general’s assent at a press conference.
The Reverend Joshua Robertson marks seven decades in ministry, celebrating his 70th anniversary since starting at 19 in Beaudesert. He rode on horseback through scattered communities in southern Queensland and recently moved to Canberra near his son at ANU Professor R. Robertson. He has recovered from a serious illness and hopes to resume preaching, continuing outreach at Morling Lodge.
A parliamentary delegation headed by Speaker Sir William Aston and Minister for Supply Sir Kenneth Anderson will visit Europe in January and February. They accepted an invitation to take part in a debate on development cooperation at the Council of Europe Assembly in Strasbourg, and will also visit France, Belgium, Yugoslavia, and Turkey. Other members include Senators Ulvitul, Davidson, and Hurford, and MPs Irwin, O’Keefe, Gun, and McMahon announced the trip.
The Department of Foreign Affairs invites nominations for 20 overseas students to attend a three month international training course in Australia starting in March. The course covers establishment and management of rural youth programmes and is open to students from Colombo Plan member countries, the Special Commonwealth African Assistance Plan and the South Pacific Aid Programme.
U S aviation experts sifted wreckage from an F-14 crash at Calverton New York. Officials say hydraulic failure caused the destruction after a maiden flight. both pilots ejected safely. Lockheed faces defense program funding shifts as Pentagon weighs proposals. In California Lockheed studies a high capacity airliner concept. Pan American announces layoffs to restore finances ahead of the new year.
In Cairo officials report Egyptian civilians to be armed under a nationwide civil defense system as Israel threatens renewed attacks. The ceasefire near Suez is due to expire February 5, with Sadat urging village level mobilization. In Jerusalem, Meir warns of strong response if Arab states renew Middlevant hostility and calls for new relations with Israel. Beiruts talks with ambassadors follow a major attack on Lebanon amid regional tensions.
A student was killed when police fired on opposing university factions in Trabzon, Turkey. Riot police surrounded the campus as protests widened across the country, with bombings in Ankara and calls for a nationwide strike by workers to press for crisis resolution. Parliament members demanded a full inquiry into the violence.
Eighteen Israeli soldiers died and 10 were injured when a rockslide struck a crowded dining hall south of the Dead Sea. A military spokesman said rescue operations continued hours after the incident as Defence Minister Davin and Chief of Staff BarLev traveled to the scene and wounded were airlifted to Beersheba hospitals.
A military tribunal in Yaounde prepares to rule on 26 defendants, including Enthotic Kithon, charged with plotting rebellion. Prosecutors seek death for three of 25 accused Union of Population for Cameroon members and life imprisonment for Monsiere Albert Ndongmo. The verdicts are expected to be announced in January.
Tibetan guerrillas attacked the Nemo garrison about 22 miles west of Lhasa using stolen rifles mortars and machine guns. Paljor Kusang a defector says about 250 Chinese soldiers were killed before the attackers withdrew to mountain hideouts. He notes continued harassment by small insurgent groups across Tibet and limited Chinese contact with the outside world.
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