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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 28, 1966
Page
17
An article on chronic back pain explains common causes and at home remedies. It highlights testing muscle weakness and presents outlined exercises to strengthen key muscle groups, aiming to prevent and relieve sore backs.
Auckland reports that about half of Tokelau Islands’ 2,000 residents are to be resettled in New Zealand. Minister Ralph Hanan cited economic and climate concerns on the atolls, noting poor soil, coconut and fruit crops, and a hot wet climate with heavy rainfall. He spoke after returning from the Tokelau Islands.
Paris reports say the France Morocco split deepened as Paris accuses Rabat of failing to help solve the disappearance of Mehdi Ben Barka. Moroccan officials counter that France is to blame, with both nations withdrawing ambassadors amid claims of internal security plots and pressure on Morocco's interior minister.
Bonn asks Moscow to recall a Soviet trade official accused of spying on West German scientific research. A West German Foreign Ministry statement cited a grave violation of international practice. Five Soviet citizens were said to be involved across Cologne and Bonn.
London reports a top opinion poll predicts Labour will win the Hull by election in Northern England with a four thousand vote majority, delivering a potential three seat Commons lead for the government and applying pressure on Prime Minister Wilson to pursue a national contest. The poll notes Labour’s lead contrasts with actual by election results, which have shown a slight swing to the right.
Australian Miss Margaret Forrest, 34, to wed Lord Canto, 44, a Tasmanian merchant and banker. Lord Canto’s previous marriage dissolved last October with Miss Forrest cited as co respondent. Forrest, a nurse, cared for Lord Caito’s children. her father is a retired businessman from Pinion, Tasmania.
Prime Minister Gandhi urged nationwide unity against poverty disease and ignorance pledging food imports and wide ranging administrative reforms. She emphasized private enterprise within a fixed economy while warning on security and territorial integrity as Indo Pak tensions persist. In New Delhi tanks and troops marked Republic Anniversary with cadets and ceremonial displays watched by over a million people.
A Royal Navy Sea Vixen lost an air to ground rocket over Somerset while on a Yeovilton sortie. The blue 12 inch rocket with a warhead but propellant charge may explode if touched. Police warned locals to stay clear as the rocket drifted away in the slipstream after a latch failed.
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