16 Mar 1963
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Mar 16, 1963
Page
1
The Philippines Malaya and Indonesia will start next week a series of meetings aimed at arranging a heads of state conference over Malaysia. Indonesian Foreign Minister Subandrio announced the preliminary discussions would take place at an official level in Manila.
Dr Subandrio announced return from the ECAFE conference in Manila and said a ministerial conference and possibly a heads of state summit could follow if talks prove successful. Deputy Foreign Minister Suwito Kusumowidagdo will return to Manila for talks on Malaysia, while Australia backs the process and donated a survey ship to the Philippines.
British Labour Party leader Harold Wilson plans a U S visit later this month to confer with President Kennedy and other American leaders. Arrangements are also being made for a possible May trip to Moscow for talks with Mr Krushchev. Former Labour leader Hugh Gaitskell, who died in January, was slated to visit Russia this year.
Georges Bidault, former French premier and anti Gaullist leader, waves off a radio reporter outside a police station at Hersching near Munich after interrogation by West German police. He has been granted political asylum in West Germany. Full text of controversial interview Page 2.
The Royal couple attended a cattle muster at the Queen and Duke’s homestead and ended the day with a barbeque styled tea. They observed aborigine stockmen working in red dust under 93 degree heat as they travelled to Hamilton Downs by rough dirt roads. Earlier the Queen sent greetings to 180 outback stations via Flying Doctor Service radio.
The Canberra Public Library system is being reviewed by the Library Council and chaired by Sir Grenfell Mesdames. A resident advisory group will help shape the service to the area with more branches, reference services at the central library, and closer administration. The survey compared Australian libraries and noted about 1000 thousand books lent yearly and 60 000 volumes in separate collections, with growing borrower numbers.
Dr. Darling said the commission could only accept instruction from the Postmaster General Mr. Davidson not to show the Bidault film and would decide further action after the April 4 Sydney meeting. In Melbourne the Treasurer Mr. Holt praised democracy in handling the Bidault case as Parliament prepares for March 26 resumed session.
The Dutch Lower House adopted a resolution by 51 to 48 condemning government interference with the BBC interview in which French anti-Gaullist reader M. Bidault appeared. Prime Minister Jan De Quay argued that reporting the interview, with or without comment, would threaten public order and state security.
Cuban exile Dr. Luis Conte cites underground sources via United Press International claiming Soviet troops were used to quell an uprising in Batabano, Havana Province. He alleges seven Russians died, includes an officer, and cites a total of 226 troops involved during the week of February 17. Conte urges U.S. Defense Secretary McNamara to probe the report.
A symposium with fifty astronomers gathering from the United States, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Mexico, Holland, Sweden, and the Soviet Union will be held in Australia with an opening address by Prof. J H Oart of the Netherlands. The first stage lasts until Thursday, followed by a second week in Sydney. Honorary degrees will be conferred on Oart and V A Ambartsumian, the Mt Stromlo Observatory site sod turning ceremony, and the Duffield Building named for the observatory's first director. Delegates will also visit the Mills Cross radio telescope site at Hoskinstown.
Nearly 1,000 people attended the ACT show yesterday with more than 5,000 expected today for the final day. This last event at Hall show grounds precedes a move to the Canberra showgrounds. Ring events and most flower judging completed. judges praised high standards. Gate total £40, quadruple of last year’s first day. Grand parade at 2:30 p.m. featured. Notable entrants include Miss Marjorie Coombs in hunting and Olympic events.
Sir John Crawford warned at a Freedom From Hunger Campaign luncheon that 70 to 75 percent of the world population lack enough to eat. He urged action as crowding and rapid population growth threaten food supplies, noting Asia's concentration amid global shortages.
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