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The readable fragments describe a local event in progress with unidentified persons and places. No clear names, dates, or outcomes are discernible from the text provided.
25 Jun 1964
Page 1
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jun 25, 1964
Page
1
The readable fragments describe a local event in progress with unidentified persons and places. No clear names, dates, or outcomes are discernible from the text provided.
The readable snippet mentions rain conditions and time today with unclear phrases. It references numbers and possible measurement like 50, but specifics are unreadable. Unable to extract concrete names or places.
President Johnson told reporters the United States will not rush into a wider war in Southeast Asia yet will defend those under attack and press for compliance with the 1962 Laos Geneva Accords. He signaled readiness to risk war with China to preserve Southeast Asia security. Australian PM Menzies may seek details on U.S. policy and a pledge to back Washington, with talks also covering Indonesia’s Confrontation policy.
Canberra expansion drives a new high speed rotary press for The Canberra Times. The 124-ton Goss Headliner will print up to 5000 copies an hour from Pirie Street Fyshwick. Editorial and advertising remain on Mort Street. The installation features is shown with engineer N Rangeley present.
Canberra plans a Tuesday night census of all residents within the city area with officers visiting every home on June 30 and July 1. The count, run by the Bureau of Census and Statistics, targets an official population near 79 000 and will exclude Queanbeyan and rural ACT areas.
Several students removed an alligator from a heated pool at Taronga Park Zoo and smuggled it past gate attendants. They planned to place it in Lake Bourke but then called zoo officials who handed the matter to police. The incident follows a separate note about a crocodile signpost removal at Manly Dam.
Washington reports the FTC chairman P. R. Dixon announced a rule to regulate cigarette advertising and labeling. He stated the aim is to inform the public about health hazards of smoking.
Treasury warns inflation could rise due to the recent £1 weekly wage increase and a looming labor shortage as employers bid for staff. The survey predicts mixed prospects for 1964-65 with continued growth but higher prices, potential inflation renewal, and tighter labor markets. It notes Government policy and banking controls may counter inflation while employment improves for school leavers and overall spending rises.
The Registrar of Motor Vehicles, J C Mitchell, announced a new licence class for those who pass tests on automatic transmission. Auto licences will bear the word automatic and restrict driving to automatics only. Manual licence holders may drive both types, and converting from automatic to manual requires a new test with no fee. A similar system exists in Victoria.
Janet Flaine Collins five and June Collins thirteen of Ainslie sustained minor abrasions when a vehicle collision occurred on Bougainville Street yesterday afternoon. James Ferguson forty seven of Ainslie and Brenda Rhodes twenty four of O Connor suffered minor shock and lacerations. David McGill eleven of Forrest and Lawson Brown eleven of Cotter Road received minor abrasions after bicycle incidents. George Skiba twelve from Campbell had a leg fracture after a fall from a horse. Edward DeMal fifty four of Capital Hill Hostel sustained minor abrasions when hit at Limestone Avenue and Quick Street.
H. V. Clarke of Queanbeyan, trainer of Lord Warne, was fined 100 pounds after a positive saliva swab following the Publicans’ Purse at the Braidwood Jockey Club meeting on May 30. The SD RLA stewards cited breach of AJC rules on preventing drug administration to horses.
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