United Nations Volunteers open doors to youth involvement
The United Nations decides to create an international corps of volunteers to engage youth in international relations and development. The December 7 General Assembly resolution endorses a renewed, person to person approach to aid, backed by UN authority and a growing global volunteer network.
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United Nations
General Assembly
United States
Germany
France
Australia
U Thant
Peace Corps
London
United Nations Volunteers seeks match of demand and supply
The UN plans a Volunteers body after surveys show 80 percent of consulted countries want volunteers. US experience shows a lack of qualified motivated people. Volunteers must be qualified and work for pay, not for profits, avoiding missionary thesaurus or exotic thrills. Expanding volunteer groups is essential amid rising global population and Third World pressures. Youth should learn first hand the realities Australia overlooks.
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United Nations
Militant Fourth Division reshapes Commonwealth service
A rising Fourth Division militancy seeks extra status and control, reshaping the Third Division through professionalization. The dispute spans engineers, technicians, draftsmen, and nurses while the Public Service Board weighs pay offers and career paths amid calls for act amendments and cross-division overlap.
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Dons
Public Service Board
Buckley
Turner
Boyer Committee
Sir Frederick
Ray O'Dea
Industrial Advocate
Avery
Traffic hazard at Chifley corner endangers children
A resident warns of constant traffic danger at the Waldock Street and Wellsmore Crescent junction in Chifley. Cars from Wi Crescent and Waramanga race through the hill top and down, weaving onto grass to avoid collisions. Builders’ vans and trucks add to the risk as holiday children play nearby. No warning signs are in place.
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Waldock Street
Wellsmore Crescent
Chifley
Wi Crescent
Waramanga
Educating Aus for non survival and child welfare concerns
A reader laments education as life itself and cites UNESCO head Adiseshiah, while letters condemn kitten abandonment, teen pregnancy, and exploitation of youth. Readers name figures like T J O Connell and Malcolm Wells, urging action and accountability.
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T. J. O'Connell
The
Nee Times
H. G. Wells
Malcolm Adiseshiah
A Tunesco
Abortion law and a fleeting shopper memory
A fragmentary note recalls a shopper encounter with a13 or 14 year old, set against the backdrop of abortion law debates and a social context of schooling and family changes. The passage hints at a family dynamics moment amid broader legal questions.
F-111 aircraft deal raises Australian costs and obsolescence concerns
The Canberra Times reports on a Maclellan Senate sub committee finding that Australia faced rising F-111 costs and delayed delivery. It notes aircraft price increases from 83.4 million to 124 million dollars, a lack of penalties for late delivery, no cost protections, and potential obsolescence by the time 24 fighters arrive in 1974.
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Canberra Times
Pentagon
Maclellan US Senate
Australia
Rachael
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Aaesda
Association of Professional Engineers of Australia
Institute of Engineers
Frederick
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Frederick Wheeler
By Bruce Juddery
Orshalkeoee
Weapons Research Establishment
Salisbury
Government Aircraft Factory
PMG
Department of Works
Fitter
ACOA
E. Borzatti
Kathleen Abbott
Torrens
Nsw
J. H. Slatyer
Forrest
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