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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 28, 1971
Page
1
The Prime Minister Mr Gorton plans a televised speech tonight to urge restraint and combat spiralling prices. The cabinet rejected the strongest tariff protection proposal and will pursue a comprehensive tariff policy review while promising public service savings and lower expenditure.
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Four bodies recovered and three people remain missing after a freak flood tore through the Woden Valley on Tuesday night. Names tied to the victims include Jennifer Anne Seymour and Dianne Elizabeth Seymour of Wangaratta, Victoria, and Michael John Smith of Risdon Priice Evans, plus Roderick Simon of Jennings Street. Several Smith siblings Carmel and Margaret are among the missing, with Victor Cumberland also unaccounted. Authorities, including Minister Nexon and the NCDC, pledge a full inquiry into the flood's causes as the Yarra Tumla Creek drainage system is criticized as unable to cope with such conditions. The coroner opened death inquiries as sympathy pours in from government leaders.
The page surveys varied items from British South Africa arms obligations under Simonstown to Cambodian and American troop movements around Phnom Penh. It notes NSW Labor Party regional policy plans and a Poseidon Ltd share offer dispute. Also references cricket scoring changes and a lifestyle guide section.
Kampala reports quote Major-General Amin claiming Tanzania plans to attack Uganda on behalf of deposed President Obote. Amin says he will welcome them, while Obote in Dar es Salaam denies seeking asylum and vows to return. Tanzania's Nyere cuts India trip to deal with Uganda crisis.
Three spearfishermen near Clarence report finding what appears to be a Japanese midget submarine off the NSW North Coast. The craft lies in about 65 feet of water, measures roughly 43 feet in length, and resembles the submarine used in the 1942 Sydney raid.
Melbourne report says most Roman Catholic children do not attend Government schools by 1960. Brother GC Davey of Christian Brothers College Strathfield NSW cites more than 30,000 Catholic clergy and teachers urging the Church to reduce direct control of Catholic education and become a Christian influence in State schools. He warns against overreliance on Catholic schools and calls for a shift to leaven the broader education system.
Officials point to culvert blockage at Yarra Glen Drive junction and drainage failure along Yarralumla Creek as primary causes. Debris and overwhelmed systems hindered water flow, complicating rescue efforts as bodies were recovered along the Molonglo and Matonglo rivers.
Section repairs near Glen-Yamba Drive junction were completed by late yesterday after noon. Sections of road failed during the storm causing water damage and mud deposits. Canberra crews and civil defence police coordinated rescue and repair operations as drivers faced submerged vehicles and debris in the affected area.
Meteorology notes a strong weather pattern bringing heavy rain in the Woden Valley. At Yamba Drive and Glen junction floodwaters surged to two feet, with police converging as culverts overflowed. Private readings recorded up to four inches in Mawson and Torrens, while three inches were logged in the northern Woden area. The day was cooler yet humid with possible showers.
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