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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 10, 1966
Page
13
In Colombo the Prime Minister Mr Senanayake imposed a dusk to dawn curfew after violence tied to language sparked unrest. The order restricts movement and gatherings as authorities enforce measures to restore calm. The curfew starts last night with police patrols in key districts.
A one year old girl, Rae Marion Keightley of New Plymouth, died after a shark attack off Onbura Beach. Anthony Fric John 14 swam with a board nearby and helped with the rescue before she died. The incident followed other shark sightings in the area.
The International Commission of Jurists says 86 elected officers from both Burundian Parliament houses were executed after the failed October coup in Burundi. The killings followed an assault on the Kings Palace in Bujumbura, injuring Prime Minister Leopald Rina, with observers unable to intervene.
Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski, Poland's Catholic Primate, was refused a passport to Rome by the government. Church sources called the move tense and serious, noting the Vatican invitation for Polish celebrations of 1000 years of Christianity in Poland. The government reportedly blocked travel as relations with the church remain strained.
Migrant Sister Foejiesy, who arrived in Australia as an assisted immigrant in 1949, was nominated by the Gold Neighbour Council of Western Australia for the Genrude Kumm Award for Civenship. She is noted for international work with the YWOA and is recognized as the first nominee to win the award. The ceremony took place in Melbourne with strong showings of civic service.
A British migrant auctioneer wins the Genrude award amid a Vietnam debate. Speakers include Gandhi and ministers discussing national policy, China, and arms restraint. The conference highlights moral rearmament, appeasement, and shifting alliances among nations.
A unionist warns against an easy steal on C Day while discussing economic shifts in Asia. He argues reforms could boost work and growth briefly, but warns changes risk widening poverty if misused, urging government action and cautious policy amid rising prices and unreliable indicators.
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