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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Mar 29, 1963
Page
2
An advertisement promotes the Pope Twin-O-Matic A 2speed conventional washer priced at £77 10s purchase or 8s 4d weekly. It offers a guaranteed allowance on any old washer of £47 and a second model described as a wonderful automatic washer at £137 15s or 14s 6d weekly.
In his second reading speech on the Process of Services Bill the Attorney-General Sir Garfield Barwick said the measure, asked by the States, would ease interstate traffic offence enforcement. A police officer from the offender’s State could serve a warrant, fines paid avoid action, otherwise the case could be moved to the offender’s State court for remand or bail, leading to gaol if the offender is proven. The debate was adjourned.
APPEAL TO USE SPARE RESOURCES FOR HOMES The Government should mobilize spare resources to launch an adventurous home building programme. Mr Wentworth in the House urged a larger housing output, saying a surplus of labour exists now for defence build up and that loans should be guaranteed and interest rates lowered to accelerate marching housing schemes. He proposed a 10 percent rise next year followed by about four percent annually.
Australia and New Zealand will be directly linked to America by telephone late this year with a cross Pacific cable. Japan also joins the direct link, while Britain France and Germany already connect directly and Italy and Germany are set to join before year end.
The United States National Science Foundation awards 88,000 pounds to Sydney University for extending the Mills Cross radio telescope. The grant brings total Foundation support for the project to 266,000 pounds, directed by Professor B Y Mills of the university’s School of Physics.
Sources say Sir Winston Churchill may take another holiday in the South of France possibly next month. The 89 year old veteran statesman is currently in London and weighing the trip.
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