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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Jun 11, 1966

Page

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Ky Signals Bid to Enter Vietnamese Election

Southeast Asia correspondent reports that Ky plans to run for the Assembly while the junta grants him broader powers to handle South Vietnam’s economic problems. Martial law is imposed in a northern city as Buddhist leaders resist negotiations with the United States and Viet Cong, heightening a political clash with Thieu and Ky.

South Korea South Vietnam Northerm Hie Thich Tam Chau Insii Vietnam Junta Hanoi Capi Tal Thieu Thich] Tri Quang Hue

Diamonds stolen from Hopke's jewelers at Monaro Mall

A loot of 13 yellow gold diamond rings valued at 2600 dollars vanished from Hopke's Jewelers in the Monaro Mall Civic Centre late yesterday between 5 15 and 5 30 pm. Police, led by Detective Constable B W Baulman, seek a man about 50 with a solid build and gray hair wearing a windbreaker and a woman about 30 with a brown suede jacket.

Hopke Monaro Mall Civic Centre ACT B. W. Baulman

Late News From London On Anarchiae Dispute

Fragmented dispatch from London reports ongoing tensions and a dispute among officials. Mentions four announcements after event time and references seamen and cabinet actions within a parliamentary context.

London Japeto F. Ie Pee Seaman Sau Vieaders

Birthday Honours list elevates Australians to knighthood and Privy Council

Sixteen Australians receive knighthoods while an Australian knight advances in the chivalry orders. Two senior federal ministers join the Privy Council, increasing cabinet PC status. A total of 150 Australians appear on the honours list, including 20 Canberra residents, with eight knights named this year by the federal government and more from state lists under a Liberal government in NSW. Notable new knights include Sir Arthur Lee, Sir William Dohell, Sir Alister Murdoch, and Sir Thomas Hiley, among others from NSW, Victoria, Queensland, WA, and Tasmania, plus several prominent public and business figures.

Liberal MecMahon Country Party Adermann Privy Council Pcs Canberra Nsw Victoria Queensland Western Australia Tasmania South Australia Sir Arthur Lee South Australia RSL League Sir William Dohell Wings de Marshal Sir Alister Murdoch RAAF Ir Theodore Kelly Bellevue Hill Sydney Woolworths Ltd Ir Angus Murray Australian Medical Association Ir Ross Grey-Smith South Yarra Melbourne Victoria Racing Club Si ‘Thomas Hiley Brisbane Eugene Gorman Alfred Armstrong Commonwealth Banking Corporation Samuel Jones Standard Telephones and Cables Pty Ltd Ir Osborn McCutcheon John Blamett Bateman Mage Harold Robinson Graeme

Long honours list from Burnie and Melbourne awardees

A lengthy honours list from Australia names recipients across fields including academia, industry, policing, arts, and public service. Notable figures include Sir Henry Winneke and Peggy Van Praagh with OBEs and KC MG/JCMG recognitions, plus Ray Coppin, Harold Anderson, and Rob Robinson among others. Page references Canberra notices.

UK may stay in ELDO new cost sharing plan

A well informed source says Britain will stay in ELDO with a revised cost share. The compromise halves Britain’s share to about 27 percent with West Germany at 27, France 25 and Italy 12. Ministers plan a one day Paris meeting to decide and potential alternative launch sites are discussed.

Eldo Britain West Germany Canve Maly Inestead Troaldness Nathan ELCO Darwin French Guiana Ile ‘Sion Fion Paris London Rusk Newsies Rus Twalia Onjces Australia Wilson Delega Henry Toktal Woomera Stewart Brusare Eldo Telecommunications State Department

Promising Ski Opening in Snowy Mountains Weekend

Skiing conditions in the Snowy Mountains look favorable for the season opener with skiable snow at Thredbo Guthega and Perisher Valley. Roads open but Alpine Way chains required. fog and drizzle expected in Canberra with cooler, clearer weekend forecast. TheBank Weather Bureau noted the end of an unseasonal wet spell with significant rain across southeast Queensland and northern NSW under a low pressure system.

Snowy Cooma Thredbo Guthepa Inhhe Perisher Valley Geel Canberra Quee Land Weather Bureau Coolangatla Timiph

Light fingered shopper shames self after theft confession

In Canberra during Christmas 1964 a shoplifter returned to David Jones confessing the theft of a small item worth about two pounds. He signed his note of guilt stating the act was the stupidest thing he had done and hoped to send more if his conscience allowed. The story ties to heavy rainfall and floods in parts of Queensland and Sydney with no direct link to further criminal details.

David Jones Canberra Jan Lem Sworth Queensland Beenleigh Coolangatta Sydney David Weather W. Allexan Lust Coollis Berra North Shore Northern

Boys, 3, drown in drain

Newcastle report of two five year old boys Ian Potts from Gertrude Street and Terry Krause from Fther Street swept into an open stormwater drain in Cardiff South during heavy rain. The boys were returning from kindergarten when swept into a pipe under the road and carried about 120 feet to a dirt tunnel beneath a backyard, where they became jammed and drowned.

Newcastle Cardiff South Ian Potts Gertrude Street Terry Krause Fther Street

Calwell jeered and drowned out at university addresses

Adelaide University students jeered Mr Calwell as he spoke on Viet Nam. In Brisbane, Allan Fraser was drowned out by Queensland University students. The coroner recommended police and ambulance equipment to free injured people from vehicles promptly. The Penkovsky Papers reviewed by T. B. Millar in Arts.

Adelaide University Calwell Brisbaoe Allan Fraser Queensland University T. B. Millar

Canberra Heritage and War Funds in 1940s Memoirs

A 25 year old Canberra retrospective notes the city’s beauty and future potential. It recalls Sir Geoffrey Whiskard’s farewell, pre budget talk of war funds, and a proposed rise in elephant calls. Population of ACT listed as 12,868, with a rents board established to control increases by the deputy prices commissioner.

Canberra Geoffrey Whiskard United Kingdom A.C.T Fhe M. E. McCarthy

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