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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 12, 1971
Page
3
A letter argues rubella diagnosis is uncertain even for experienced doctors. It notes cases with pregnant women and urges diagnostic testing and vaccination awareness. The ACT Health Services clinic offers free immunisation and blood tests at Civic Building for parents and daughters amid ongoing school campaigns.
Victorian Premier Bolte backs public choice on Friday night shopping while cabinet weighs changes to weekend trading. The Dandenongs face rapid development with calls by conservationists and Professor John Turner for permanent protection and enforceable safeguards. Government pledges curb on subdivisions, yet a 75 acre Virgin scrubland site near North Montrose faces housing plans, sparking concern.
Melbourners face loss of wild Dandenong beauty as industrial growth threatens the hillside. Residents urge swift government action and decisive measures to protect the area before irreversible damage occurs.
In a Central Criminal Court trial, soldier Porth was found guilty of manslaughter in the death of a prostitute in a Kings Cross hotel. He claimed he did not intend to kill and said he was discharged from the army for immaturity after joining at 17, later rejoining early last year. He was remanded for sentencing.
Newcastle man Clement Lawrence Joseph, 48, a listed main figure in alleged fraudulent stock broker schemes, was refused bail on a contract charge. Prosecutors sought 100 0400. bail. Joseph faces charges of deceiving investors by posing as legitimate brokers, with alleged conspirators across NSW and Victoria from 1962 to 1965. The case links to a wider fraud ring of seven men and one woman, with ongoing police activity in multiple states.
The Chef's special this week in the Ceylon Tea Corner on the Lower Ground Floor features vegetable soup and roast lamb served with tea or coffee for a total of 100 dollars.
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