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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 12, 1962
Page
2
The Government Gazette announced the promotion of Mr Maunder to Deputy Director General in Melbourne head office. His salary rises from £3,900 to £5,175 as he succeeds the former head of the Department of Works. further details appear in yesterday’s notice.
The ad highlights ex pert suit fitting by R T Whyte’s six senior fitters with Anthony Squires and Keith Courtenay hand tailored suits priced from £27 15s to £33 10s. Canberra and Australia links, plus Parmino wool fabrics, and Menswear including Humphries shoes at two Mansworld stores.
Motor trade officials say stock levels are abnormally high for December and normal monthly feed of new vehicles is disrupted. Registrations for December totalled 20 549, down from November 22 796 and October 22 210, with overall year registrations near 237 000, echoing 1955 levels.
The Colombo general strike did not affect P. and O. passenger liners the Arcadia and the Oriana. Both ships were scheduled to call and proceeded as planned despite the stoppage.
Kennedy Administration officials propose a stronger cabinet like advisory body for the United Nations to act as an executive for a parliamentary General Assembly. Britain weighs executive power for the Security Council and the talks run three days as a first round.
Five members of the anti-nuclear Committee of 100 were sent for trial at London's Old Bailey on charges under the Official Secrets Act. They appeared in court for their part in a December attempted walk-on at the United States Air Force base at Wethersfield in south east England. The defendants Terence Chandler Ian Edward Trevor Hatton Michael Randle and Helen Aller pleaded not guilty and reserved their defence. Bail was set at 100 pounds each.
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