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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 14, 1973
Page
1
The Prime Minister Mr Whitlam announced yesterday a national inquiry into the role of the arts in education. He said the inquiry would set principles for arts education and expand the place of arts in schools, with emphasis on quality and involvement of children.
The ACT branch of the Printing and Kined red Industries Union urged Minister Enderby to introduce emergency legislation setting working conditions in the ACT. The proposal aims to establish health and first aid provisions dining and heating suspension lighting and accommodation standards. ACT lags states with only scattered ordinances and the union backs a broad Shops and Factories Act as a model for Australia.
Melbourne reports a 45 year old Albert Park man Vincent Hegarty fatally stabbed at a Port Melbourne hotel. A 21 year old labourer was charged with murder and with wounding with intent to murder.
The French Polynesia Trade Union Federation led by Charles Taufa threatens reprisals if Australia and New Zealand proceed with nuclear tests against France. The federation, representing about 80 percent of French Polynesia’s workforce, vows actions including disruptions to traffic and refusals affecting docks and telecommunications.
French Polynesian workers defend Tahiti as an essential refuelling hub for Qantas and Air New Zealand. Leaders warn against political action while union threats risk canceling Tahiti routes and Tahiti Vancouver services. Australia faces pressure from US policies and French nuclear tests.
Sydney club managers heard last week that as many as SOC people profit full time from robbing poker machines. Many thieves belonged to city clubs and at least a third were women. The Eastern Suburbs Club Managers Association met to discuss the issue.
Sydney Sunday report states Attorney-General Senator Murphy will seek world support to ban the lettuce or similar term and will pursue every peaceful option before action. He, with Professor H Messel of Sydney University, departs for The Hague to discuss Australia’s case in the International Court of Justice.
Mrs Rose Sacco of Burwood Road Croydon Park found red water and fish chunks pouring from her laundry tap while her husband collected about 20 pieces in a jar. He blamed delays by a Water Board operator and noted the scales in the filter. The family of five feared drinking the water.
The article reports that former White House aide Patrick Gray testified that senior officials inhibited the Watergate probe. It notes Gray informed President Nixon in July 1972 of confusion over White House actions and Nixon's limited response. It mentions Ehrlichman’s alleged directives and Senate testimony plans.
Australian protest over three Croats executed in Yugoslavia drew a note from Belgrade stating Yugoslavia would not guarantee notifying Australia about dual Australian Yugoslav citizens. The note expressed Yugoslavia’s stance that Yugoslav birth retains citizenship after naturalisation, leaving Canberra in the dark over the fate of detained citizens.
The Australian Medical Association urges members to back its freedom fund to resist government interference in doctor patient relations. The article notes a goal of raising SP million by June. It cites political challenge from opposition leader to the Prime Minister over government powers.
Fragmented notice describes SkyLab ES planning to launch a research facility with three astronauts working aboard. mentions a November window and related space program figures. includes garbled names and unrelated items from the edition.
University of Sydney physicists and biologists argued on a current affairs program that many Australian scientists lack social conscience. Professor Birch warned against pursuing harmful work such as virulent bacteria for warfare and even questioned atomic tests while expressing hope in responsible individuals guiding future outcomes. He stressed human responsibility within scientific fields amid rapid change.
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