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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 03, 1972
Page
12
A 47 year old man will appear in Wollongong Court charged with possession of Indian hemp worth 500000 on the drug market. Police seized a large haul at a Figtree motel, described as the largest single seizure in Australia, containing 20 plastic bags of cannabis weighing about 80 four litre tins.
Australia seeks to expand trade with Indonesia during a three day visit by Minister for Trade and Industry Anthony to Jakarta. He will discuss with Indonesia's Trade Minister Professor Sumiko Kjejohadi and KUrria the expansion of bilateral commerce and related agreements.
Hundreds of Australian tourists are feared stranded in Europe following the collapse of Lloyd International Airways, blamed on aggressive competition from scheduled carriers and new British policy. The failure marks a turning point in the air charter market, with other Singapore to Europe lines anticipated to falter without government-backed survival plans. A Sydney man, 24, faces City Court charges in Loman row for possessing and attempting to carry a pistol on an aircraft and bringing a pistol into Victoria.
Three Australian researchers are among five scientists awarded Queen Elizabeth II Fellowships for two years of full time research in physical and biological sciences at Australian universities or approved institutes. Recipients include Dr B D M Doddrell at the University of New England on nuclear magnetic resonance and Dr Ro Hill, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of St Andrews, who will study genetics relations at CSIRO. Other scholars cover theoretical chemistry, atmospheric science of stars, and estravellu lar eengime synthesis at Australian institutions.
A Canberra man who spent two decades helping job seekers and others in need died after leaving Canberra Hospital on Saturday. Mr Fadon and Wed Anthony Ryan Sr, the Employment Officer of the Department of the Canberra, were beloved community figures and a noted sportsman. A Requiem Mass will be held at St Patrick's Braddon.
Senior head teacher Kilwin Dobe, dean of secretarial studies at Coynbeer Beebe Neal College, died yesterday in Canberra after a short illness. Before moving to Canberra in 1968 he was principal of Cooma Technical College and built its roll to over 500. He is survived by his wife, two young children, and a brother in Sydney. The funeral is planned for St John’s Church this morning with Reverend officiating.
American pianist Lorin Hollander staged his sole Canberra recital with careful planning and balanced contrast. He interleaved Schubert and Prokofiev war sonatas with French pieces by Albeniz Satie and Ravels Payane, delivering masterful technique yet leaving some emotional impact unfulfilled due to audience interruptions and pacing.
Australian MP Dr Jim Cairns arrives in London en route to Paris to protest to President Pompidou about French nuclear tests in the Pacific. He condemns Britain for not criticizing Paris and warns of broader disapproval if Britain stays silent. The report cites opposition figures and international reactions across London and Canberra.
Sir Robert Madgwick of the Australian Broadcasting Commission warns the ABC must consider all Australians and not favor any section when selecting programs. He cites parliamentary funding controls and rejects extreme calls for ideological edits while urging balance across content.
Melbourne based reports say a house in Boolarra Victoria was gutted yesterday after fuel was stolen from a tanker attending the blaze. Firemen labored twenty minutes to start the motor and fifty minutes to pump water, by which time the fire was largely out. owners saved only two beds. A nearby Technical School suffered slight damage in a sixth Victorian fire in a week, with damage around 250 pounds from four adjoining sheds in Narra Bundah Narra.
Australian Army helicopter pilots locate an almost perfectly preserved B17 Flying Fortress belly landed in a swamp south of Pongani. The 13 machine guns, bombsight and coffee in vacuum flasks remain intact, suggesting a 1943 forced down during US operations in northern Papua.
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