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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 07, 1961
Page
1
The New South Wales Egg Marketing Board aims to corner eggs in the Australian Capital Territory by serving a contract on all local poultry farmers requiring them to sell all eggs to the Board. Growers allege contracts with shops would force buy through the Board only.
The ACT poultry rowers face contracts limiting sales to the NSW Egg Board. Producers must sell eggs to the Board or face penalties and levy charges. Local shops resist, fearing loss of independence and discounts. Fraser urges inquiry, arguing the plan tightens state control and harms consumers. Continued on Page 3.
Atmospheric research tracks TIROS 11 satellite over Southeastern Australia this morning in a joint US Australia weather study. Bureau observers in Adelaide Sydney Melbourne Brisbane and a Royal Australian Air Force Hercules wing at Melbourne recorded cloud patterns as a weather balloon rose to 90,000 feet to photograph the scene.
John Constable landscapes valued at about £8,000 each were vandalized with ballpoint pen at the Melbourne National Gallery. Directors and staff trace damage to two works titled Keswick Lake and West End Fields, noting restoration and withdrawal plans with Westbrook leading repairs. Authorities report hundreds of small punctures and urge preservation of the flagged pieces.
United States reports heavy militia action across Cuba seizing church properties and printing plants while diplomatic tensions rise. Havana units occupy Knights of Columbus headquarters and Catholic Workers’ Association sites. UPI notes 2000 Americans remain as embassies urge evacuation amid UN Security Council rejection of invasion claims.
The Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Fisher will lead 54 British delegates of the World Council of Churches in New Delhi from November 18 to December 6 next.
Nehru renews demand for an International Commission on Laos to check war moves but warns it must not become a tool for either side. He notes Laos deteriorated since adjournment and cites Kong Le plus forces, Banban fall, and the border struggles as regional signs of the conflict amid great power maneuvering.
The king召called in a leadership bloc to resolve an austerity bill crisis as police clashed with strikers in Brussels. Parliament backed a new vote of confidence 116 to 82 amid arrests, with a final ballot due in about ten days. Bombs found in Liege. shots fired at buses near Verviers. unrest spreads as calls for government resignation rise.
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