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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 06, 1971
Page
1
Vandals broke into Narrabundah Primary School classrooms and offices yesterday, ripping papers from filing cabinets and spraying ink on a typewriter. They vandalized desks and machines, dumped recording tape and cine film, and damaged the kitchen area. Police investigated footprints, but initial damage estimates were not available.
Australia shifts from neutrality to a pro Israel stance in UN votes and policy, with Israeli officials welcoming the change. Trade expands as Israel buys about 6000 tons of prime beef from Australia valued near 4 million dollars, and talks hint at Qantas landing rights in Israel. Government notes parallel with Vietnam policy and emphasizes impartiality in the Arab Israel conflict. Continued on page.
Niti'c East peace talks resume today under UN mediation. Dr Gunnar Jars lag and Dr Jyrring first saw that year's Ambassador, dL Josef Tekoah. Earlier report noted on page 4.
Malaysian delegation seeks 24 hour postponement of talks in Singapore due to serious monsoonal flooding in West Malaysia. Prime Minister Razak declares national disaster with rising deaths and 77,000 homeless as emergency spreads. if flood improves, delegation may arrive tomorrow.
Commissioner J B Holmes reserved verdict on ACT Trans port Workers Union wage demands seeking a 124 percent rise with retroactive effect. An interim 12 percent rise to $650 was granted December 1, ending an eight day strike, while Public Service Board and Department of Works argued exemptions and consistency with the general award. Submissions covered retrospective impact and board relevance, with the union pressing for immediate action despite pending decisions in other matters.
An Oslo man, a 31-year-old widower with two children, sues a West Berlin pharmaceutical firm claiming its birth control pill caused his wife's death from coronary thrombosis in 1964. It is Europe’s first damages suit against the pill producer.
President Nixon expressed confidence that 1971 would bring progress in easing both foreign and domestic crises with improved U S Soviet relations and a prosperous year. He cited ending American combat in South Vietnam as a major achievement and urged negotiation over confrontation with Moscow despite ongoing Berlin access tensions.
President Nixon said the next months would be critical for peace in the Middle East and urged a secret, indirect path through the United Nations to Arabs and Israelis. He stressed a four powers guarantee and warned that continued Soviet arms to Arab states could push Israel toward greater US military aid. He discussed Vietnam withdrawal, arms talks in Helsinki, and predicted 1971 to 1972 would improve as the economy stabilizes with an activist policy and deficit funding.
A petrol tanker overturned on the Pacific Highway at Hornsby and exploded, demolishing the Hormsby Fire Station and damaging multiple nearby premises. Three people were injured, including two firemen and a bystander, while the tanker driver escaped unharmed. The blaze prompted 50 firemen from nine stations and a police crowd-control effort. The minister promised a full inquiry.
A mid November cyclone lashed 4000 to 4100 square miles of East Pakistan, with Harvey Stockwin noting the catastrophe was worsened by human errors both forgivable and unforgivable. His three part series begins on Page 2.
The Minister for the Army, Mr Festcock, denied charges by Australian journalist Denis Warner that reporters were harassed in Vietnam. Other items note the 28th International Congress of Orientalists opening in Canberra and various society notices.
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