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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 19, 1968
Page
14
Delays in supplying building materials hold up completion of the Roman Catholic Church's primary school in the community centre. Pupils who would have entered at the start of the term will instead be taught at Hughes Community Centre for about a fortnight into May.
The Department of the Interior awarded eleven scholarships for teacher training and two sets of awards to future educators. Gwenneth Steele Craik Kay Marie Gillard and others received Bachelor of Education degrees at Sydney University. Scholarships funded study at the Sydney Kindergarten Training College for Christine Anderson Lynette Brooks and more.
A Sydney based rally group and NSW Ukrainian community plan a picket outside the Soviet Embassy in Kingston on Saturday afternoon to protest Soviet occupation of Ukraine and mark the Ukrainian independence anniversary. Organizers expect participation from Canberra Melbourne and Sydney members with banners and routines likely beginning on the day.
Brigadier General D Sarnoff, chairman of the Radio Corporation of America, said in Canberra that Australia leads in electronics business and ROA has established an Australian subsidiary. He noted color television adoption and that USA sets cost about 300 dollars versus 200 dollars for black and white receivers.
The Prime Minister Senator Gor ton said at a pre conference that he hopes to visit nearby countries in Southeast Asia but it will likely take several months. He spoke about Australia’s concerns during the briefing.
In Tonkin Gulf off North Vietnam on January 16 HMAS Perth and USS Newport News destroyed nine enemy supply boats. The action, amid rail disruption and adverse weather, involved air strikes and naval engagement, with casualties and disrupted transport noted. officials described the operation as aimed at blocking enemy movements.
Country Party members approved Deputy Prime Minister McEwen's veto of Treasurer McMahon as a possible Prime Minister. The meeting in Canberra discussed devaluation impacts, party unity, and leadership prospects, with Turnbull and Gorton figures noted among discussions on forming the Gunton McEwen government.
In Canberra petty sessions Neville John McInerney 25 of Janse Crescent was fined 160 and disqualified from driving for 12 months after speeding at 80 mph and failing to produce a licence. McInerney faced additional minor findings as eighteen other offenders were fined a total of 840. Susanne Lorraine 19 of Weston Street Yarralumla was ordered to the ACT Supreme Court for sentence on breaking entering and stealing at Travelodge Manuka.
A Canberra Times report quotes Dr Baden Looke of the NSW Blood Transfusion Centre saying risk to babies from negative blood groups is limited. Only about one tenth of the 15 per cent of Australian women with negative blood have any trouble with their babies. The England report suggested mothers with negative blood could expect more complications.
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