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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 16, 1963
Page
6
Opposition spokesperson Gordon Walker outlined a Labour proposal for a new independent body to mobilize British volunteers for overseas projects. The scheme would not be state run, would receive government funds, and prioritize Commonwealth nations with projects like repairing tractors and teaching in schools.
The Canadian Northern Health Service may borrow Australia’s idea to run a flying doctor scheme in the Northwest Territories. A council report in Inuvik says small medical teams would visit outlying communities by aircraft five or six times yearly, at an estimated annual cost of about 96000 dollars.
A UN report covers the first two and a half years of Congo operations and plans for 1963. It notes total aid reached 56 million dollars, focusing on training, health, education, and communications, while 1960 violence disrupted activity and finance. It warns that weak public authority and disorganized administration will slow recovery.
Police found the headless body of 29 year old Lothar Tatl zel of Mount St. Thomas Wollongen on a train line near Wallerawang. Stanley Miskell of Wallera wang spotted the remains while patrolling. A German note was recovered. police reported no suspicious circumstances.
President Nye rere of Tanganyika and a 11 member entourage arrived in Boston from London for a state visit. They plan to proceed to Washington to meet President Kennedy.
Four Royal Canadian Mounted Police members and a civilian died when a light aircraft crashed while attempting to land at Carmacks airbase near Whitehorse Yukon. The crash disrupted local communications. the civilian victim was a prisoner being returned to jail after testifying in a court case.
A sharp earthquake woke residents in Wellington early today. The epicenter was about 130 miles away, tremors lasted one to two minutes and measured 5.7 on the Richter Scale with no reports of serious damage.
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