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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 11, 1963
Page
3
Government seizure of private and religious schools in Ceylon aimed to create a national education system. Officers found few schools. one near Colombo connected to an orphanage had its lease canceled, and another thirty miles east revealed only a plantation.
Pakistan has begun selling petroleum products abroad after opening its first refinery six months ago. Exports to Britain, Holland and Singapore totalled more than 4.555 million. Two more refineries are under construction as Soviet and Western experts hunt for oil in East and West Pakistan.
Washington officials say construction of a Soviet fishing port in Havana is well advanced with wharves in use. The facility is expected to serve Cuban and Russian fishing ships in the Atlantic, with no evidence it will be a military base.
Department of the Interior claims Canberra primary schools face no teacher scarcity while secondary schools report difficulties. ACT has 23 public schools with 458 full time and 18 part time teachers. The NSW Education Dept staffing arrangements are praised, and enrolment stands at 11 845 with an overall teacher pupil ratio of 1 to 36. About seven primary classes have 45 or more pupils. Teachers plan a mass meeting Saturday over salaries and working conditions.
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