Canberra Abattoir lease bid rejected by Department of the Interior
The ACT Advisory Council saw its $519,000 offer for the Canberra Abattoir lease rejected by the Department of the Interior acting lands secretary J H Marshall who said the bid did not meet advertised conditions. Council members condemned the decision and seek a full explanation from Minister Nixon, while letters show tentative council financing of $300,000 loan and $250,000 upgrade plan to lift the abattoir to a high standard as a municipal facility.
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Soviet and Czech leaders meet over Czechoslovak crisis
Soviet and Czech leaders met on a train near Czerná Nad Tisou to calm a crisis as Russian forces and anti aircraft units moved to reinforce the western frontier. Czech officials defended liberalising reforms while police barred local residents from the face to face talks with the Soviet politburo. Western reports said up to 75,000 Soviet troops may have moved in East Germany amid the standoff.
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Calwell Deliberates on Federal Court Role in Reform
Opposition Leader Mr Calwell spoke in Melbourne about parliamentary reform and potential government action. He commented on constitutional constraints and indicated a plan to seek court involvement if needed to advance proposals.
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Melbourne Electorate Shift Sparks Redistribution Row
In a Norfolk Island holiday ending, Mr Calwell criticized a redistribution plan for ignoring one vote one value. He noted Melbourne’s expansion swallowing most of Yarra Electorate held by Dr Cairns, calling it a blue ribbon ALP seat. Pro Cairns and Pro Calwell factions seek ALP endorsement amid potential High Court challenge.
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Pope Overrules Liberal Birth Control View in Encyclical
The Pope rejects a liberal study commission and reaffirms the Catholic ban on birth control. The encyclical condemns direct interruption of the generative process and extends the ban to abortion, sterilization, and acts hindering procreation. Reactions from world capitals and theologians predict controversy and debate among Catholics and non Catholics.
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Papal Emphasis on Natural Birth Regulation Sparks Debate
The Pope rejects broader contraception use, upholds the rhythm method, and urges research for birth regulation within natural law. Monsignor Ferdinando Lambranchini calls the move courageous and notes not all will accept it. The document titled Of Human Life emphasizes openness to life, cautions against abortion, and links birth control to societal risk.
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Cardinal reads Pope's message in Sydney press briefing
Cardinal Gilroy summarized Pope Paul VI's encyclical on birth control at a Sydney press conference. Attendees included Bishop Muldoon and Dr Madden of St Patrick's Manly, plus clergy and a lay member from the Guild of St Luke. A Methodist minister criticized the pope’s stance, calling the birth control issue a world hunger problem.
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ACT Plate Change To Reflective Numbers In September
The ACT will begin its changeover to reflective alphanumeric number plates on September 2. Car owners may retain their old plates by paying to have them remade with reflective material. A fee of 5 for each set of plates and a further 25 if motorists want plates remade.
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ACT To Retain Old Vehicle Numbers In Reflective Plates Plan
The ACT introduces reflective number plates as a pilot across Australia. Motorists may keep their current ACT numbers YAA 001 to YAA 999 by October 1 with applications through the Motor Registry Office or Interior info offices. About 48 000 plates will be issued in the first year, 5 000 in stock and 5 000 more to be delivered soon.
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Australia
Hottest day for month forecast and frost
The highest temperature for this month at 1pm was recorded yesterday at $$ degrees Fahrenheit. Today’s forecast calls for early frost and fog patches. Clearing to a mainly sunny day with a maximum again of 55 degrees.
Catholic doctors refuse to prescribe the Pill for birth control
A Roman Catholic panel in Sydney states doctors cannot in conscience prescribe the Pill for birth control even to non Catholic patients. The Pope’s encyclical on birth control is cited, allowing only menstrual pathology cases and natural rhythm methods. Catholic mothers interviewed on ABC oppose the decree.
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RSL Will Not Give Apology Stirs Nigeria Classifieds
Nigerian classifieds page notes on RSL refusal to issue an apology. Brief item highlights position and public reaction, with page reference to sections on pages 15 and 16.
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Boy and man die after city road crash
A two year old boy named David Peter Naylor of Forbes Street Turner died after a car knocked him down on Northbourne Avenue. A 55 year old man, Robert Bouwden of Creswell Street Campbell, died yesterday in Community Hospital after his car hit the curb at Constitution Avenue Blamey Crescent.
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