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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 15, 1968
Page
13
Copies of news and wedding pictures may be ordered from The Canberra Times office in Canberra City. Details of forthcoming weddings should reach the paper by Wednesday each week on available forms.
In the 23rd annual Arts Council report foreword Mr Justice R Else-Mitchell warns that public doubt about Australian arts grows as the Commonwealth plans a new Australian Council of the Arts. He notes possible site overlap with the Arts Council and laments the lack of federal funds to support its work.
Two Australian and four American crew members were winched to safety after a helicopter crash near Phuoc Tuy Vietnam. The No 9 Squadron helicopter, led by Squadron Leader J Cox, battled exploding ammunition and thick jungle to extract the injured. A second Australian helicopter helped transport casualties and guard the wreckage. The incident followed by a court martial and pay increases for Australian servicemen in Saigon.
A display titled In First Life depicts Papua New Guinea life and development from 1938 to 1985 at Kings Hall Parliament House. The exhibit by the Department of Territory and a US 135th Assault Helicopter Company unit, with two RAN personnel, highlights social, political and economic growth, aiming to show opportunities for Australians in the Territory ahead of elections.
A 55 year old woman, Mrs Patricia Gilmore, wife of the Eildon Hotel Motel licensee, was bashed unconscious by thieves who stole 7 51 from a mite at Eildon 127 miles northeast of Melbourne. Police conduct an intense search for the attackers as she lies with severe head injuries.
The Associated Chambers of Manufactures director in Canberra warns that government delay in reacting to the Tariff Board's plan to classify industries for high medium and low protection could erode business confidence and hinder investment. He urges a clear government stance to avoid an advisory body effectively dictating policy contrary to stated objectives.
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