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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 05, 1966
Page
1
Canberra art teacher Mr Brook resigns after months of conflict over a transfer from Canberra to Sydney. Critics accuse the Department of Education of political interference, while Brook claims unjust treatment and seeks opportunities in national art contexts.
Paris dispatch reports five large butane gas spheres exploded at a Lyons refinery and storage farm. At least 30 feared dead with over 97 Burn injuries admitted in Lyons hospitals and many more treated elsewhere. Fire began about 7 20 am local time as fire crews fought the flames.
Canberra leaders react to Mr Brook's transfer linking it to debates over the Technical Education Department's art syllabus and governance. Critics argue his resignation tests intellectual integrity while supporters praise his remaining as a sculptor and critic in Canberra.
Australian General Robert Nimmo, aged 72, chief United Nations military observer in Kashmir, died of a heart attack in Rawalpindi. He returned yesterday from New York where he met UN Secretary-General U Thant on Kashmir. Nimmo served in World War I and II, including Gallipoli and Palestine, and helped supervise the Kashmir cease-fire line.
Union leader Quill defied a court order on a New York strike, tearing up a document and threatening jail. Judge Abra Geller held him in contempt after an eight hour hearing and ordered labour leaders to return to work or face imprisonment. appeal planned by union lawyers.
New York endures a second day of gridlock as 2.5 million residents face fuel shortages and long commutes. Bridges and tunnels stay crowded while officials seek policy decisions amid a bevy of canceled deliveries and strained transit. Greek owned vessels and Rhodesian ties surface in reports with limited official comment.
Indian Prime Minister Shastri urged Pakistan to renounce force and accept a no war pact to improve regional ties. President Ayub Khan and Soviet Premier Kosygin attended the Tashkent talks seeking a peaceful settlement, with informal pre talks hinting at thaw.
President Ayub Khan offered a no war pact only after basic problems are solved and did not reference Kashmir. Pakistan insists on Kashmir settlement as a prerequisite, signaling the issue remains unresolved as Moscow hosts a landmark Tashkent meeting.
A man described as a student, identified as J H Kellew a former Bushfire Council chief, gave directions to firers during a small blaze. Experienced firefighters disregarded the advice, and the fire burned only a vacant paddock dock and a few wrecked cars.
Outback London briefing cites Prime Minister Wilson planning a personal appeal to Soviet Premier Koeggin to seek peace in Vietnam. Delegates from nearly 100 nations meet in Havana for a nine day forum opposing imperialism and colonialism. Britons resist evacuation of Anzacs from Gallipoli amid fears in Erfinin’s faction.
In Melbourne the pair Peters Burge and Doug Walters forged a 198 run stand to save Australia in the second Test, lifting the score from 4/176 to 426 as Walters finished with 115 and Burge 120, denying England a 200 run first innings lead.
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