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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Mar 13, 1972
Page
9
Four youths and two girls died in a two car crash at North Entrance. The weekend road toll reached 169 across NSW with ten fatalities. The report also notes a separate earlier weekend death.
Sarah Jackson six of Cheltenham was missing in Melbourne for 24 hours. She was found on a shop roof four buildings from where she disappeared. She wandered catwalks rails and fire escapes and was uninjured. Tax rebates totaling 1 783 000 were allowed to 1 133 firms in the December quarter, Federal Treasurer Snedden said.
Police investigate the theft of a $24,000 diamond ring from the Brisbane Verona residence of Mr and Mrs C Foyster yesterday afternoon. The break in prompts a police inquiry and follow up work at the scene.
Abigail Bangles of Hawaii was crowned Queen of the Pacific tonight at the Hotel Australia, marking a notable pageant victory in the regional event.
Centre opened by Sir John Overall will aid indigent aged men and run a rehabilitation program for alcohol and drug addicts. It cost about $235,000 with Commonwealth funds and private gifts. about $30,000 remains to be paid. Canberra police report thefts from a house in Weetangera, a Red Hill BP station, and the Croatian Soccer Club in Deakin.
Eileen Wilton aged 18 of Downer was chosen Miss Lake Burley Griffin 1972 at Canberra Day aquatic carnival. Runner up was Angela Ivanovic of Narrabundah. The event featured aerobatics, parachute jumps, and a variety of displays at Regatta Point and City Square. The Canberra Day Fair drew large crowds as organizers praised overall participation.
A Canberra study by the Commonwealth Bureau of Transport Economics urges radical changes in wool marketing to cut transport costs and raise savings. It estimates up to 50 million dollars a year could be saved by moving one season's clip from sheep to overseas mills with improved transport, handling and storage. The report also notes potential ten dollar savings per sale through pre sale objective testing and sale by sample and description.
A Melbourne based computer diagnosis project at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute uses self reported symptom histories coded into a database. Dr W Gledhill and Dr J Mathews describe a learning model that could reveal previously unsuspected information, noting smoking shows a positive factor for bronchitis and stomach ulcers.
In Hobart on Sunday more than 30 Lake Pedder action committee members began a vigil at the lake. They will maintain it until a decision is made to retrieve the lake. The lake in Tasmania faces inundation from the Gordon River hydro electric scheme. Conservationists say the lake is extremely beautiful and nationally important. Premier Bethune warned abandoning the scheme would cost at least 25 million dollars.
Mikis Theodorakis arrives in Canberra and will lead his own orchestra at Albert Hall. He calls for a rebirth of Greece through music and culture while abroad under a military regime. The composer, ex Greek MP, notes his past arrests and aims to inform Greeks overseas about events at home.
AAP reports a five day chess event underway in Sparks Nevada with participants including Atsira Browne and Mr Wetas Pand OrthEn. The tournament features local and regional players showcasing strategic play across multiple rounds.
Thousands gathered at Lake Burley Griffin while descendants and members of the Canberra and District Historical Society retraced the 1913 birth of the capital. Governor-General Lord Denman, Prime Minister Andrew Fisher, and Home Affairs Minister King O'Malley laid stones at the Commemoration Stone on Capital Hill as Lady Denman named Australia’s capital. The event, the first since 1969, drew Limestone Plains Pioneer descendants to reaffirm ties.
Canberra pioneers gathered for a reunion recounting the city’s founding site selection led by Mr De Harnett and Mr P Scrv ener with memories from Mrs E Woodger and others. Speakers recalled the naming day, 1920s transport, and early residents as aerobatics and parachutists marked the ceremony. The gathering echoed the Webb tombstone line and thanked the city’s forebears.
Police tightened security at Tullamarine and Essendon airports after a telephone caller threatened to bomb several aircraft. A Beechcraft Queenair belonging to Business Jersey Ltd was gutted by fire at Essendon, thirty minutes after a caller warned of a larger attack. Ansett Airlines and TAA were alerted and extra police were deployed.
Sir Donald Anderson raised airport safety and security concerns at a Canberra foundation meeting of the General Aviation Association of Australia. He cited past fatal accidents and noted ongoing worries over bomb threats hijacking and related issues while promising private talks with the association to outline further safety measures at major facilities like Tullamarine.
This week The National Times investigates how the sport grows profit in England and beyond. It explores the meaning of cricket in modern media and the cultural pull of terms like Gimme becoming part of the game discourse. The feature appears in the current sale week.
In Port Moresby Sunday the United Party nears an outright majority in Papua New Guinea’s new House of Assembly after primary counts in a 100-seat body. It may add more seats as results finalize while rival Pangu trails with about 16 and People’s Progress Party locks in around five. New MPs include Albert Maori Kiki, Reuben Taureka, and Josephine Abaijah. Abaijah would be the first woman in the House.
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