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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 19, 1963
Page
23
The Consumer Price Index shows cost of living rose in three state capitals during the last three months of 1962. Wages rose to match the higher living costs in parts of New South Wales and nearby capitals.
The estate of Sir Rowden, who died at 86, is estimated to exceed £750,000 with income to fund medical research at a university. Executors say exact value will take months to determine. Sir Rowden supported medical research and the arts, and promised to grow the fortune to £1 million for a foundation.
AAP reports Dr. Rainer Berger, speaking at the American Astronautical Society meeting in Los Angeles, said there is a strong chance life exists on Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. He noted surface temperatures could support life despite outer atmospheres around 200 degrees below zero.
Eddie Fisher told United Press International he would not oppose Elizabeth Taylor marrying Richard Burton. He said he knew nothing of London reports that Burton's wife would divorce to allow the union.
A coastal ferry with 80 passengers aboard sank in a storm off the south coast. Police said the vessel went down about four miles from Mokpo Port, 200 miles from Seoul, and all aboard drowned. Japan to aid under Kennedy plan.
Hong Kong reports land frontier closure due to mutual consent but later officials deem it impractical. Thousands of travelers prepare to cross into China for the Chinese New Year festivities amid ongoing border controls.
The Archibald Prize winner drew praise with a portrait described as a standout likeness. Sali Herman of Avalon won the Wynne landscape prize for The Devil's Bridge, his second Wynne win after a 1942 victory and a string of other Australian prizes. John Rigby of Kenmore, Brisbane took the Sulman Prize for Children Dancing, the lone Australia-born winner in the field. NSW Art Gallery director Hal Miskinham said entries were among the best in years.
Democratic chairman Clarence Cannon denounces the President’s plan as wasteful with unneeded federal workers. Administration leaders defend it as sound while Republican leaders urge caution calling it radical and disruptive to relief pledges. Senator Dirksen calls it incredible as Byrnes labels it a major peacetime deficit amid prosperity.
East Berlin reports say Wu Hoi Chuan faced hoots and mockery from Com Party delegates after denouncing Yugoslav revisionism. In West Berlin, Mayor Brandl refused talks with Krushchev over a threatened rebel city coalition, as Krushchev toured the border wall and exchanged brief greetings with U S Air Force Colonel Stell at Checkpoint Charlie.
Cuban Prime Minister Castro appeared to be stirring trouble between Moscow and Peking and among Latin American neighbors. The State Department said his speech reflected ongoing efforts to sow discord among his neighbours and those who support him.
Reuters reported Tshombe asked U Thant to arrange a meeting in Elisabethville as Katangese leaders faced UN pressure for a Congo settlement. A UN official said there would be no talks with Tshombe, while Ghana's President Nkrumah called for his arrest and trial for Lumumba's murder.
Scientists at Mount Stromlo Observatory push a survey to locate a 120 to 150 inch telescope site in Australia. The Spring Mountain station in New South Wales is being prepared, with field work expected by midyear.
Advisory Council votes to create a Milk Board with government and consumer representatives to fix milk prices and run distribution and treatment. The plan also proposes an independent body under a Board, with one government member and one consumer representative.
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