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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 12, 1973
Page
1
The National Capital Development Commission announced yesterday new policies on designing and siting detached houses in Canberra. The reforms widen floor area allowances while keeping height, wall area, and set-back limits, with emphasis on an acceptable balance between individual freedom and environmental safeguards.
The Bundestag ratified the historic good neighbor treaty amid polarized debate. 24,000 in favour and 217 against backed the move, as Chancellor Brandt warned the national state could not be revived.
Barnard rejected the idea of joining a multinational naval defense force. He said Australia should keep its armed forces at home and would consider any suggestion from Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew, but Parliament must decide on foreign deployments. He viewed Soviet presence in the Indian Ocean as not a threat.
Mr Justice Fos recorded a sentence of death against Micailo Pantelic, 45, yardman from Sunnybar Paraise, Queanbeyan, for the murder of Dragoslaval Siajkowis at the Macquarie Hone on December 23 1972. He noted the government policy to abolish the death penalty but allowed Pantelic to form his own view on likely carryout. Jury service for five years was directed. Pantelic weighs appeal options with counsel.
Wang Kuoschuan attends a rehearsal of China’s national anthem by the Royal Military College band at Duntroon ahead of presenting credentials to Governor General Sir Paul Hasluck. Diplomats reviewed the performance and suggested slight adjustments to capture the anthem’s spirit.
The Federal Grand Jury probing the Watergate break‑in and cover‑up nears a charging phase. Figures including John Mitchell Maurice Stans and James McCord face perjury and conspiracy questions. Vesco and Sears also charged. Mitchell and Stans may appear May 20.
Melbourne businessman Mr Rinsell Manley heads an Indy company producing a material for industrial furnaces. Inventor Gary Dun of Doncaster has developed a fiber base that may replace existing components, with Manley stating the breakthrough could wipe out pollution and transform the sector.
In Sydney the ALP Federal Executive accepted ACT branch submissions on union representation. Unions may hold about 35 percent of seats at the first conference in September, with potential revision at the second conference. Submissions from Ferrry Higgins and Doug Carpenter discussed branch membership and the number of ACT unions affiliating, noting 19 unions met, about ten likely to affiliate. The executive confirmed blocs would assign delegates proportional to affiliated unions, though exact numbers remained unsettled.
Fragmented newspaper text references a $700000 expenditure on a mountain tower plan and government figures from Queensland and Australia. It notes a proposed project review by leaders, mentions a controversial bombing debate in the US House, and shifts to soccer, elections, and college exams in terse, partial items across pages. The scrawled OCR blends various topics with unclear details and names.
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