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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jun 12, 1963
Page
3
President Kennedy signed a bill to ensure equal pay for women for the same work. The law aims to end wage disparities and affect about eight million women, with a nationwide effective date within a year except where collective bargaining contracts apply.
In Cape Town the Supreme Court sentenced two African men, described as leaders of the Pogo movement, to death for the murders of two Africans. The judge ruled the killings had a political motive and were carefully planned and brutal.
The U S State Department reaffirmed support for the Central Lao government of Prince Souvanna Phouma as Pathet Lao and Viet Minh forces press neutralist units at the Plain of Jars. Washington noted no progress toward peace talks and said U S aid to the government continues under the Geneva accords.
A. A. P. Reuters reports Richard Phillips, a veteran Foreign Service officer, will replace Lincoln White as the State Department spokesman at month’s end. White will become U. S. consul-general in Melbourne, a posting announced last week.
Professor Bjorn Collinder of Uppsala University arrived in Canberra to begin a two month engagement with the Australian National University. Emeritus Professor in Fenno Ugrian Languages he will lecture to undergraduates post graduates linguists and anthropologists on topics including Distant Linguistic Affinity General Historical Linguistics and Germanic Linguistics with Old English and Old Norse. Prof Malmavist called him a world authority in Fenno Ugrian studies and noted epoch making works in Lapp linguistics.
Burmese authorities released about 46 Thai fishermen and nine boats after meetings between Burmese and Thai border committees. Reports say weather delayed return of nine boats to Mergui while 37 boats were already returned. The committees plan to report findings on West Coast fishing facilities and nominate regional border committee members.
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