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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jun 20, 1966
Page
2
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About 50 members of Australia's Lithuanian community gathered near the Soviet Embassy in Canberra on Saturday to mark what they call Soviet crimes against Lithuania. A pamphlet cites June 14 and 15, 1941, when Russian forces moved 40,000 Lithuanians to Siberia. The protest was peaceful and police took no action as demonstrators dispersed around noon.
About 18,500 census workers begin distribution and collection on Thursday across remote districts. Officials warn of horror stretches of road, goat tracks, and non existent telegraph lines complicating travel in Warburton and North Queensland. A Canberra statistician notes sparse maps and long distances to cover, with some regions lacking formed roads.
A lengthy account outlines how Britain, under Wilson, planned island bases in the Indian Ocean including Diego Garcia, Aldabra and associated Seychelles holdings, pressured by the United States to abandon Singapore and Aden. It notes Australian and American influence shaping Britain's retreat from Far East commitments and a shift toward expanded Australian base use.
Sydney report quotes Sir Colville Deverell of the International Planned Parenthood Federation. He says birth rates above 30 per thousand signal economic backwardness in developed nations, with 40 to 50 per thousand in developing areas. United Nations estimates project world population reaching 7.4 billion by 2000, with most growth in Asia Africa and Latin America.
The $50,000 Menzies housing gift to Sir Robert and Dame Pattie Menzies was not restricted like smaller grants to young couples. Mr A. D. Fraser, MP for Monaro, said last night that the party has no government housing gift-deed, and that restrictions applied to the $500 grants do not apply to the Menzies gift. Fraser noted the gift honors services rendered and cited that big business support in Melbourne influenced such gestures. The issue arose amid discussions of party policy and prior public publicity on similar gifts.
MELBOURNE Sunday. Former Minister for Education Mr R W Tovell died Friday night aged 76. He served in both World Wars and was awarded the DSO in 1918, the DSO in 1942, and was mentioned in dispatches three times. He led the Royal Melbourne Hospital birthday league for 13 years and is survived by his wife and two daughters.
Sydney's Opera House suffered a blaze in the 100ft high scaffolding yesterday. Firemen from two stations battled the flames for nearly two hours, burning along a section of wooden planking. Officers say the fire likely started in rubbish and debris at one end of the scaffolding. no strings damage was reported.
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