30 Jul 1964
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 30, 1964
Page
1
Canberra milk companies deny plans for a price rise amid council and union discussions. Trade bodies and dairy co operatives contest reports of imminent increases, with officials calling for talks to manage prices and distribution.
Reports from Pasadena quote Dr William Pickering stating Ranger 7, a 14 kiloton insectlike probe, is on course to hit the lit side of the moon. Officials confirm signals from Ranger 7 are being received at 238 miles per hour after a 10 hour delay since launch.
A chaotic scene unfolds as miners trapped in a collapse are reported being lowered in rescue capsules. Officials say several men were saved while a third remains unaccounted for amid shifting cave conditions and ongoing extraction work.
A scrambled report shows Malaysia saying no to summit negotiations as Indonesia faces stalled contact with miners and drillers amid disputed incursions. Officials describe unclear moves, with claims of troop withdrawals and delayed operations. The piece references allied and German observers and hints at broader regional tension.
An Australian official said a threat was made against his duties enforcing immigration policy. Me Martin, once of Payne Martin ham Road, St Peters SA, attributed the intimidation to the Van der Putt family via a Mr Hder Putt and Mr L Van der Putt. The note referenced a February 12 decision to refuse and pressured Ministers to reconsider a Ceylon settlement application. Opperman denounced the attempts as deliberate interference and asserted no justification to alter Australia’s immigration policy. Moon information reports NASA’s Moon distance and speed figures on the same page.
Nulyn Merion of McQuoid Street Queanbeyan died yesterday at age 88. He held a clean driving license for 47 years until retirement. He spent most of his life in Queanbeyan and was associated with a number of business ventures in the region's early days.
Me Mekwens the Minister for Trade told Canberra yesterday the Senate had passed a resolution seeking amendments to the subsidy policy. He said the development was not entirely unexpected and indicated government plans to cooperate with the House of Representatives on the proposed export measures. He expected further talks with allied exporting nations and reflected on timing later this year.
World land speed record holder Dortald Campbell plans to ask Premier Bolte for approval to attempt a water speed record at Lake Albacutya in North West Victoria. He says the site is likely and has not ruled out timing in a few weeks. Campbell currently holds the water speed record of 260 mph set in Magni vn 1950.
Australian meat exports to the United States topped £79 million last year as Senators from cattle states push a bill to limit beef veal lamb and mutton imports to a five year average from 1969 to 1963 The administration faces opposition in the House where lawmakers seek to block final passage amid fears of higher American meat prices and strained trade relations with allies The measure ties to a broader reversal in US tariff and trade policy seen as a retaliation against Australia and possibly New Zealand The bill aims to cap total imports across categories with a quota system and reflects concerns over the trade balance and farm relief programs
State President L W Hamilton challenged to prove any deal between the Country and Labour parties in the last Federal election. He called remarks by ALP to be rubbish and urged Country Party members and WA supporters to stand firm.
An armed Government patrol in Sepik District arrested 200 tribesmen after reports of a massacre at a staging area near Waitang. Officials said two bodies were found and a campaign to form new patrols followed. The arrests occurred as police investigated tribal clashes northwest of Port Moresby.
Intervention seems unlikely as WA Liberal leader Withers and federal figures dispute strategy. The row centers on party defections and Senate seats, notably McEwen and Drake Brockman, with Agnes Robertson’s move to the Country Party highlighting the intra coalition tension ahead of the WA Senate election.
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