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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 20, 1964
Page
1
A spokesman for Zanzibar’s revolutionary government said disarming Freedom Fighters began two days ago and is accelerating. Only guards at special locations keep weapons as the people’s revolution is declared over and victorious.
The British response to Zanzibar’s revolutionary government remains unclear as Commonwealth relations officials note a received request for recognition. Sultan Seyyid Jamshid’s dethronement precedes a suspected Cuban backed uprising, with reports of thousands killed or missing and mass graves.
New Delhi reports that Mr. Krushchev has invited Prime Minister Nehru to convalesce in the Soviet Union, an invitation announced officially today.
The opening ceremony at Albert Hall will be led by Governor-General Lord De L’Isle, with ANZAAS president Sir Frederick White delivering The Strategy of Australian Science. About 950 papers will be presented across 16 sections from Australia, New Zealand, and overseas visitors including 18 official guests from Southeast Asia.
Mr F M Kinch outlined the distribution and number reallocation of 25 000 new Canberra telephone directories. He said most changes affected business lines and noted some households had not received the new books or notices, urging subscribers with issues to call him. Over 50 postmen and five delivery vans handled weekend distribution to government departments and major subscribers. The Canberra Times page telephone number changed to 40751 from 41251 last Saturday.
The ACT bush fire danger reached the most alarming level since 1957 with a probable total ban on open fires. Three outbreaks on Saturday burned over 400 acres near Queanbeyan. 60 volunteers fought the flames two miles southeast of the town. A small Oaks Estate grass fire was quickly doused, as Canberra crews battled multiple blazes including a house under completion and several grass fires at Deakin Red Hill and Mugga Way. No injuries reported.
A six year old Canberra girl Linda Corkhill of Narra Bundah died after two utilities collided head on on Bungendore Road at Sparrow Hill at 4 pm yesterday. Her father Patrick Corkhill is hospitalized with serious injuries. Cope and Llewellyn, other occupants, are in varying conditions. Const. A Mitchell leads inquiries.
The Federal Trade Commission proposed warning labels on all cigarette packs and radio television ads. The long label cites health dangers and disease death risks, while a shorter radio TV warning is also suggested. Public hearings are set for next March. In Canberra Allan Fraser urged smoking licences and registration for new smokers. He criticised the Health Minister over advertising powers and referenced US advertising. Local reaction P9.
In a Cooma area tunnel near the vanished Henry platform site, workers were injured yesterday while cleaning a shaft with a mucker after a misfire in explosives. Elio Brescaslin of Tumut Street sustained facial injuries from flying rocks. Horst Uhlan escaped with minor injuries. The incident recalls a December collapse that killed three men and a separate fatality at Island Bend a week earlier.
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