McEwen tariff row sparks divided business reaction
Weekend attack by Deputy Prime Minister Sir John McEwen on the Tariff Board drew swift responses from major industries and associations. Leaders from AIDA, ACCM, and other bodies urged caution, with calls to defer retirement and to resolve tariff policy disputes while Cabinet considers curbing the board's powers. Concerns centered on board influence, data use, and inflation trends as the government weighs restrictive actions.
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Trade and Industry
John McEwen
John
Associated Chamber of Manufactures of Australi
R. W. C. Anderson
Anderson
Rownd
Me Anthony
John An
Country” Party
Geroup
Aupe
Sir John
Australian Industries Development Association
Aida Oe
Aril
ASDA
Sir John Seebing
Australian Wholesale Softgoods Federation
S. Redelman
Sydney
Australian
Woolyowers' and Graviers Council
B. A. Wright
Dubbo
DLP
Nsw
KC. Davis
AIDA
E. Harraclough
Ax Secords
Eric
Johns Waiement
Mae
Criticism of Government Housing Reforms Voiced by ACT Councillor
Dissatisfaction in the community over government housing grew as Mr KW Fry urged a regular review of housing standards. The ACT Advisory Council heard questions about design, space, and fittings while the National Capital Development Commission noted new house designs and improvements, including reduced huntin wardrobes and changing exterior appearance to modern trends. Fry argued tenant constraints and budget tradeoffs, noting some would spend large sums for private housing rather to save long term.
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ACT Advisory Council
National Capital Development Committen
Council
Fisher
Roseberry
Pilpara Place
Erie
K Curtis
Nede
Wardyohey Hat
Curtis
Sai
Government House
Greeks win New Zealand jackpot on Awapuni outsider Gather
A Greek syndicate of 29 friends claimed a NZ 640000 jackpot at Awapuni racecourse Palmerston North after Gather, a five year old outsider, won the McDonald Hack Handicap by three quarters of a length. The group, including two men and a woman, planned to share the prize and visit relatives in Greece.
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New Zealand
Aither
Foch
New Zeland
Awo~ Pont Coure
Gather
McDonald Hack
Hreathalyser
Bindana
Awapuni
Sikander
Wells
Clay Joo
Hope
Here
Pakio
Marae Tota
Te Aroha
Peter Moran
Waikato
Chan
Greece
Theielington
Aiares
North Island
Army takes control in Uganda coup
Kampala reports the Uganda army has seized control with Major-General Idi Amin in command. A curfew 7 PM to 6 AM is imposed as fighting killed seven in Kampala and Entebbe. An anonymous radio announcer lashed out at Obote policies and warned foreign interference would be crushed.
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Radio
Uganda
Obote
Ugandi
Entebbe
Tromorrow
Singapore
Tigantlans
E.W. Oryema
Idi Amin
Gorton Interview Defends Migration Policy
Prime Minister Gorton told ABC television that Australia must stay predominantly homogeneous to avoid racial tensions. He defended current immigration policy, arguing assimilation remains essential to prevent a multiracial society and unrest seen in other nations.
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Lastight
Australia
Ausralia
Asd
McGarron
ABC Television
Commonwealth Prime Ministers
Singapore
Unpleasant View of Commonwealth Heads Meeting
Political correspondent David Solomon notes the Singapore conference's importance for The Canberra Times. Tomorrow Professor J D B Miller of Australian National University argues the meeting ranks among the most unpleasant Commonwealth Heads of Government gatherings ever held.
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David Solomon
Canberra Times
Singapore
J. D. B. Miller
Australian National University
Bee sting kills 4-year-old boy
A four-year-old Horsham boy died in hospital after allergic reaction to ten bee stings. Garren Gregory Faux, likely not immunised against bee venom, succumbed ten minutes after the sting. Officials noted potential desensitisation for severe envenomation and referenced long hospital history without fatalities.
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Melbourne
Monty
Horsham
Garren Gregory Faux
Walid
Wealth Serum Laboratories
Children's Hospital
Dreher
Weather Summary From Fair Barn Report
Sultry with showers described between Samm and Spm, total rainfall for the year reaching 2.93 inches. Temperature peaked at 86 degrees at 1:25 pm, four degrees above the monthly average. Forecast today shows a minimum around 80 degrees with little change.
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Samm
Spm Yesersay
Fairbarn
Entebbe Airport attack sparks deadly clashes in Uganda
Reports describe civilians killed at Entebbe airport when a tank shell hit the front entrance, as Kampala woke to dawn firefights. Soldiers and police exchanged fire near Parliament, with explosions, machine gun fire, and tank sorties. British officials advised residents to stay home amid unrest as Uganda’s political crisis deepened.
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Entebbe
Parliament Building
Seling
South Africa
Kam
Kam~pala
BBC reports Kampala calm amid rumors of unrest
An official of the British High Commission in Kampala told BBC radio that streets in Uganda's capital were nearly deserted with little movement and minimal traffic. He noted hot firing ongoing and some fringe incidents outside Kampala, while indicating only one car passed on the way to the office.
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London
British Broadcasting Corporation
British High Commission
Kampala
BBC
Questiona
Uganda
Fiee
UN report warns of a decade of social change in Western Europe
A UN briefing foresees a era described as erithe ral period of social change across Western Europe with sharpened polarization and conflict risk in Asia. The page six item notes rising waiting list pressures and public concern.
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Westernurope
Avia
Education gaps in Canberra courses noted in 1st report
A fragmented summary highlights continuing education in Canberra with fulltime certificate classes and environment concerns. It mentions Namroma, principal programmer at the Bureau of Census and Statistics, leaving for Czechoslovakia for a UN project on computing in national planning. It references cricket—Australia 171 and England’s bowling—on day final of the Test in Melbourne.
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Bureau of
Ceamusnd Statistics
Haw
Czechoslovakia
Computing News
Melbourne
Australia
Aod Pine
Snmings
England
Come
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