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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 30, 1964
Page
1
Cape Kennedy reports the Saturn 1 thundered away on its maiden test flight with a 103 minute mission aiming to place a 19 ton satellite into orbit. The launch followed radar delays and a fuel line plug fix, setting up plans for Ranger moon photos after the rocket’s 240000 mile lunar approach.
Lord Mayors of all Australian capital cities submitted to the Commonwealth Government a reluctant plan for added petrol or tyre taxes to fund arterial road development in metropolitan areas. Sydney's Alderman Jensen released the 28 page submission urging increased Commonwealth road funds while opposing taxation on petrol users or vehicle owners, noting a road users tax could only be imposed by the Commonwealth.
A court in Equity restrains American entertainer Haymes from appearing in Australia before March 13. The injunction, without consent from Cheq Wars Nightclub, was issued amid dispute over the planned Sydney show.
A record £762,850 was realized when 35 business and industrial site leases sold in 75 minutes at the Albert Hall. The top bid of £175,000 set a Canberra record for a building site in Hobart Place. Oil firms paid £352,500 for five service station leases in Red Hill and Dickson averaging £70,500 each.
The 1963 64 Canberra land auction saw total lease proceeds of 1 575 485 this financial year as oil majors paid top prices for service stations and office blocks. B.P Australia led with 176 000 for two sites, while Lend Lease Corporation bought a five storey Hobart Place site for 20 000. Proceeds exceed prior records and signal tight land supply.
In Luddenham near Penrith a 70-year-old garage owner Henry Sales foiled an armed hold-up at his Northern Road service station tonight two youths produced a pistol and demanded money. He alerted his wife to fetch a shotgun and the suspects fled. Penrith detectives and uniform police search the area for the youths.
Police recovered the body of 16 year old Patrick Gramage of Villawood Hostel after he vanished while swimming with two teenage girls at Lane Cove River Fid dens Wharf West Killara. The girls said he swam underwater and disappeared.
Cabinet ministers stay in touch as Turkey withdraws from talks on principle. U Thant seeks UN force approval. Kennedy warns the Cyprus crisis grows more serious. NATO backing and troop movements are reported by British and US officials amid cross regional diplomacy.
Cambodian head of state Prince Sihanouk said Malaysian readers want the Malaysia dispute settled in Asian fashion. He noted Tunku Abdul Rahman agreed to meet Philippine President Macapagal in Phnom Penh. Sukarno urged a tripartite summit after that meeting.
U Thant the United Nations Secretary General left Paris to start a tour of Africa and warned nine nations may see changes if Cyprus unsettles the region. First stop Rabat. Congo invited him to fit into the itinerary though no request for UN troops was made to quell unrest in Kwilu Province. Countries on the plan include Morocco Algeria Tunisia Senegal Guinea Ghana Nigeria and Ethiopia.
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