Moscow Trial Damages USSR Image and Raises Freedoms Questions
The Moscow trial of four young defendants ending last Friday drew criticism of Soviet suppression. Alexander Ginsburg Yuri Galanskov Alexei Dobrovolsky and Vera Lashkova faced secret charges over publishing 1966 Sinyavsky and Daniel Uli jel material and aiding an anti Soviet group. Locked up for periods from one year to several years the affair highlighted limits on free speech press and assembly under Stalin era rhetoric.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Alexander Ginsburg
Yuri Galanskov
Alexei Dobrovolsky
Vera Lashkova
Sinyavsky
Uli Jel
Stalin
Pavel Litvinov
Ginsburg
Mr Holt's Death Debate in Parliament
Speaker Mr Aston delivered a strong statement in the House regarding the death of Mr Holt. The discussion, limited to parliamentary purposes, aims to settle the death fact, contingent on body discovery or legal changes in Victoria. Public interest remains high and a formal inquiry is encouraged.
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Steaday
House of Representatives
Mr Aston
Mr Holt
Holt
Aston
Five Canberra churches plan joint ecumenical centres
Five denominations in Canberra and Belconnen will share facilities and ministerial duties to serve over half of Belconnen's population. A team ministry will coordinate joint worship spaces, Sunday schools, and school religious instruction, with Catholic participation planned in city centres.
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Woden Valley
Belconnen
Columbia
Washington, DC
Canberra
Goulburn
K. J. Clements
Woden
Weston Creek
Holy Trinity School
Curtin
Oden
Dickson
Manuka
Mittee of
Joint Commission For Church Development In
ACT
The
NCDC
Congregationalists
Church of Christ
Leaders’ Council
Gorton's Promise Aims at Treasury Ties and State Aid
Observers debate whether Senator Gorton will diverge from Treasury thinking like Holt and push for a review of federal state relations. A second, less hopeful view questions any shift toward bigger Commonwealth subsidies for Victoria under Bolte.
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Gorton
Treasury
Harold Holt
Bolte
Devet
Victorian politics set for sharp clash over Canberra control
Observers foresee a major postwar storm over federal intrusion into state finances as Premier figures debate new prime ministerial strategy. Victorian leaders face industrial pressure while education reforms and wage claims intensify Gorton Bolte tensions and drive cabinet planning for a new ecumenical Belconnen Canberra district center with multi church governance.
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RAAF
John Gorton
Thompson
Suoi Nghe village a fragile refugee project in Vietnam
The Suoi Nghe camp near Phuoc Tuy Province houses 275 refugee families, built largely by Australians. Vietcong intimidation and Vietnamese red tape hinder progress as Australian Civil Affairs teams guard the site but avoid night presence, while delays stall a promised school and ration distribution amid security concerns.
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Des Reis
Ble Delta
Hoever
Suoi Nghe
Task Forces
Dick Des Reis
Task Force Civil Affairs Unit
Vietnam
Australia
Human rights debate urged for Australia in International Year
Sir, letters discuss human rights, noting the Universal Declaration’s non binding status yet reinforcing binding Geneva Conventions and UN Charter. The writer urges Australia to adopt UDHR provisions akin to Europe, questions reliance on the United States, and calls for leadership during International Human Rights Year and citizenship convention. Deakin, E W Gaider.
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Cavanaugh
Morgan
United Nations
Rome
European Council
Human Rights Council
Judicial Tribunal
Australia
United States
E. W. Gaider
Stop-gap move on immigration for nurses and teachers
Mike Cavanough criticizes a January 13 shift in immigration rules as a stop-gap. He argues the real issue is long standing shortages in nursing and teaching and urges immediate, stabilizing actions. He warns against drawing from Asia, noting its own shortages, and dismisses stealing trained personnel from other regions.
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Asia
Mr Chips
Florence
Governor-General hosts Major-General MacDonald at Government House
The Governor-General Lord Why welcomed Major-General A J MacDonald Commander Designate Australian Army Force Vietnam at Government House yesterday morning. Sir James Carling has arrived at Government House.
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Lord Why
A. J. MacDonald
Vietnam
Government House
James Carling
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Melbourne
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Henry
Lirry
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National Capital Development Commission
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Salvation Army
Woden District Centre
Woden Town Square
Ife
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O'Connor
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Gorten
Sir Henry Bolte
Phuoc Tuy Province
Deakin
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