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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jun 01, 1966
Page
1
The Surveyor moonflight proceeds toward lunar landing with guidance from Tidbinbilla station and J R Galbraith reporting midcourse manoeuvre carried out successfully though later than planned. An earlier Avian Surveyor launch faced antenna issues risking data but continued toward the probe.
The Leader of the Opposition Mr Caswell will raise with British authorities the ban on political activities faced by left wing Labour MP Dr J Cairns under Fijian Government actions in Brisbane. The report notes pressure on Cairns and reactions from officials and observers, with references to Prime Ministerial statements and protests against nuclear tests in the South Pacific.
Dr Cairns said he would abide by a government ruling that he must not indulge in any political activity while in the colony. He expressed support for his friends in the Australian Labour Party as the House of Commons was informed. Sir Derek Hawke reaffirmed the wage study, with Kenneth Myer due to explain parts of the report tomorrow before the arbitration commission.
The Bangkok conference produced cautious signals on resolving the Malaysia Philippines dispute. Indonesian and Malaysian delegates discussed end to confrontation, with notes on a joint approach, conciliation, and possible talks on specific issues. Officials signaled readiness for further discussions and a potential exchange of notes.
A year-old nurse Judith A Wormen of Yung gained the highest pass in the NSW State Nurse Registration Board exam. Eighteen of nineteen candidates from a hospital in Can bert sat and all passed. Phyllis Corkhill of Flinders Way Anikawan is among the 18 who sat. General certificate sisters will finish training on July 4.
Prime Minister Holt and senior ministers unify over Britain’s defence stance as Australia presses Britain to keep forces in Southeast Asia. Sir Alexander Downer to push for talks with the British Government and clarify Australia’s wider Asia strategy amid Labour Party criticisms and defence cut pressures.
A Canberra dispatch reports the British Defence policy remains as stated in the Defence White Paper. The statement calls recent Labour meeting remarks wholly speculative and notes reassurance from officials that no change is planned.
Fragmented OCR level text mentions Australia paying 279 million dollars to foreign investors in 1964 65 with over one dollar returned for every two invested. It references Vietnam era tensions and unrest in Indonesian provinces, NSW government harvest hopes, and water provision plans. Also notes campaign against Sunday trade bans and various page references.
British pilot Sheila Scott landed in Darwin in a Piper Comanche after an eight and a half hour flight from Bali. She said fatigue overwhelmed her but praised locals for support and noted plans to continue toward Mount Isa, Brisbane, and Sydney posing as a historic non American woman attempting a world flight.
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