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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Mar 26, 1966
Page
1
The Roman Catholic Church and Canberra doctors seek to establish private hospitals in the ACT. The Navona Capital Development Commission and parliamentary public accounts inquiry are examining provisions for private hospital sites, with Barton mentioned as a potential location.
A Australian advertiser John Clarke, held in Johannesburg on a deportation order, prompts queries from Canberra. The Australian embassy seeks confirmation of his citizenship and potential expulsion as Pretoria debates sources and possible Austrian ties.
Lieutenant General Sir John Wilton is named chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee by Defence Minister Fairhall. He succeeds Air Chief Marshal Sir Frederick Scherger and becomes deputy chairman of the Defence Committee and Australian representative on SEATO. Major reshuffles follow to fill vacancies, with Major General Daley likely to lead the General Staff in Canberra and Major General Harrison headed for Eastern Command.
A special Federal conference of the Australian Labor Party decided yesterday to defer the formal consideration of any new policy on State aid for four months. It instructed its National Advisory Committee on Education to investigate and report on all issues involved. The report will be studied by the Federal Executive and State conferences before another special Federal conference is held. The conference also decided that the Labor Party would not challenge the constitutionality of State aid.
Solo in Central Java faces major flooding with authorities declaring the district a national disaster area. Rescue teams mobilize as residents cope with inundation and damage across the region. AAP-Reuter reports from Jakarta on the unfolding crisis.
Read of a special federal conference confrontation involving state aid policy, the National Advisory Committee on Education, and party delegates. alongside reports of flood relief efforts for Jakarta and heavy snowmelt threats on the Eiger, with military and medical teams aiding evacuations and casualty care.
The conference spent hours debating state aid and executive recommendations on natural gas policy. Mr Oliver Nester withdrew his proposal for a new plan and a detailed review was urged. a combined plan to reach roughly 4,532 to 4,532 cubic feet per day was discussed before committee reporting.
A full scale police search aided by an RAAF helicopter failed to locate the body of a university student who reportedly fell from a cruiser into Lake Burley Griffin early yesterday. The missing student had been performing with a group at a Canberra venue when rumors and chaotic reports emerged from the night.
ACT real estate on Monday the Canberra Times will publish a nine page feature to mark Real Estate Institute Week. The section will examine Canberra's growth and its status as the capital's biggest business, with articles by a Canberra lawyer explaining laws and ordinances governing buying selling and renting properties in the ACT and warning of common pitfalls for buyers and renters.
The article references the case against O Malley and notes content on pages 5 and 34 including items about West Germany and nuclear renunciation tied to Chancellor Erhard. It mentions Professor Henry Mayer of the University of Sydney discussing New Guinea proximity and includes notes on translations of Yevtushenko poetry reviewed by Natalie Staples of the ANU.
From The Canberra Times week ending 29 March 1941 Prime Minister Menzies visits Plymouth dodging German fire. U S Senate quickly approves 7 million under Lease-Lend Act. Greek National Day celebrated at Alert Hall with Royal Greek Consul General presenting flag. ACT RSL seeks Armistice Day holiday. annual congress elects officers. Canberra patriotic drive raises funds. theatre group Canberra Repertory stages Busman's Honeymoon. 1940 ACT marriages rise to 12 percent, births up to 288 per 1000, deaths down to 78 per 1000.
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