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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jun 26, 1972
Page
9
Sydney reports that an Action for World Development campaign will run in homes across Australia and New Zealand next month. Executive secretary Vaughan Hinton said the event is sponsored jointly by the Australian Council of Churches and the Roman Catholic Church.
Melbourne report notes Brisbane doctors developed a device preserving dog kidneys for 24 hours, doubling the current 12 hour limit. They believe further development could enable human kidney preservation within 24 hours, aiding international kidney transplant collaboration.
The Australian guided missile destroyer HMAS Hobart sailed into San Francisco for overhaul and refit at Hunters Point naval yard. The refit, reported by AP, includes updating Hobart’s Western gun systems and is expected to take five months. Sister ship Perth is also noted in transit in this brief maritime update.
YASS A Sidney barrister Mr OT Sheahan named ALP candidate for Budrinjuch at the west State electorate. He follows his father Mr Sheahan QC who held the seat. Country Party backs Ted Connor of Cantamundra and Leonard Morrey of Kinalong for Liberal representation. WELLINGTON Sunday Miss Mable Howard dies, first woman born to reach Cabinet rank in the Commonwealth.
In NSW South Coast and Tablelands, brucellosis rises in cattle with up to three times the average. District veterinary officer Mr Healey of Orange cited the figures last night while noting April’s push to assist refugees in Southeast Asia. Hobart records its coldest night, 26.5 degrees, surpassing the 1894 low.
Sydney Harbour ferry rammed Circular Quay jetty while berthing after a cruise. No one injured. In New South Wales, about 9,300 acres at Mount Imlay, nine miles southwest of Eden, will become a national park, announced by NSW Minister for Lands Mr Lewis.
A Hercules transport aircraft chartered by the Australian Government landed in Dacca to take part in a United Nations relief mission delivering food and supplies to remote areas of East Pakistan. The arrival comes as a tremor near Knin shook the town, reported by Yugoslav agency Tanjug.
About 1,200 Croats protested outside the Yugoslav Embassy in Red Hill. They denounced repression in Yugoslavia and passport revocations of Croatian-born Australians. The march from La Perouse Street to the embassy featured plavaria and Croatian flags, with police present and no incidents.
Australian Prime Minister McMahon said President Pompidou refused his request to stop French nuclear tests in the Pacific. On Melbourne TV he stated he would not speculate on further steps but would mobilise world opinion with New Zealand and colleagues in the government to push for simultaneous action. He noted consultations with officials and the Foreign Affairs Minister while keeping options open.
An Australian group led by Mc Gordon Much plans a parachute protest into the French Mururoa Atoll nuclear test zone. Leader Cairns says charter jet talks are under way with full approval and a 1 million dollar fundraising goal, as Greenpeace moves with limited sponsorship. About 3,000 Melbourne demonstrators protested the French tests, burning flags and a president’s image.
In Melbourne on television Mr McMahon said a cabinet reshuffle before the November elections is totally false and he has not considered one. He hopes Mr Bowen will stand again for Parramatta, a seat viewed as vulnerable, with speculation Bowen might join the High Court. He refused to confirm any confidential talks.
Canberra enjoyed fine sunny weather over the weekend despite some fog and frost. Yesterday’s high reached 5 degrees and the low dipped to minus 3, with forecasts predicting similar conditions and a cooler west to southwest wind shift by Wednesday.
Victorian secondary school teachers will campaign against Federal Education Minister Mc Fraser and oppose the Liberal Country Party Government in this year’s federal elections. The Spectator Teachers Association met yesterday to approve a fund raised from members gifts to back the campaign and to oppose the State Government. Assistant secretary Mr R Bluer stated the campaign aims to protest what they call an elitist policy and the federal government starving states of finance.
Sydney Sunday report on Minister for Customs and Excise Mr Chipp defending the R rating against Holy Name Society criticism. He says the system allows films with treatment to be shown rather than banned and notes many films of merit have been registered under the new classification. Society leaders counter that R boosts immorality and limits suitable viewing for children.
The National Times offers five special guides on money making and money management. Entrepreneur Harry M. Miller explains how he earns wealth and how readers can join him. The package covers gold and foreign investments and smart shopping to buy best.
Mr Fraser announced the permanent five man council for the 8 million Australian Institute of Marine Science. The council includes Sir Henry Basten as chair and D J Back K J C Back and other eminent scientists. The institute will be built on Commonwealth land at Cape Pallarenda Townsville with initial studies on the Great Barrier Reef and adjacent coastal waters. An 80 percent oceanographic craft is planned and eight million dollars is allocated over the next three seasons.
Queensland aims to push nickel production to become a world player as Minister for Mines T Mun says Greenvale will spearhead a project worth about 40 million dollars. A new 40 mile railway from Greenvale to Townsville will support operations and a treatment plant, creating jobs for 61 people by 1974.
Two former RAAF VIP Squadron Viscount airliners, later sold through Melbourne and the United States, are now in Oman operated in support of anti insurgent actions along the Arabian Sea coast. The aircraft, once linked to Iran and U.S. business interests, are cited in debates over Australian relations with radical Arab states amid PFLOAG activity and regional upheaval.
The Victorian State ALP conference voted to align with the Federal policy, urging withdrawal of Australian and American forces from Vietnam and resolving the internal conflict by Vietnamese means. It also calls for removal of Australian advisers from Cambodia and opposes an Esso BHP ethane pipeline across Port Phillip Bay. It supports ACTI action against nuclear tests and seeks anti pollution measures.
Seven deaths occurred on NSW roads this weekend raising the yearly toll to 416. Victims include Mra Molly Clarkch 54 of Beecroft killed in a head on crash near Bathurst and Hetty Bernice Williams 53 of Strathfield a passenger in a Haberfield collision. A semi trailer driver George Albert Aner 64 of Dapte and mechanic Brian Thomas Smith 41 of Fairfield also died in two car crashes. A motorcyclist Terrence Junchen 24 of Berkley died after a collision near Wollongong and pedestrian William Kennedy 1 of Warritha killed near Wellonging. Chief Supt H Hockey cited speed and alcohol in at least three deaths. Six more died on the western roads over the weekend in separate incidents. The toll for the year stands at 416. Two people died and four injured in fog near Ballarat seven miles south on Saturday morning after their car left the Colaclarat road and overturned.
Three of the largest water chillers are delivered to the Cameron Offices in Belconnen and will be installed over coming months at the heating and cooling station serving the offices. The National Capital Development Commission says the chilled water will power air conditioning in Belconnen Town Centre buildings and release heat to the artificial lake Jake Ginninderra with negligible impact on the lake’s temperature.
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