Canberra shop leases blamed for high living costs
Canberra Consumers Inc representative L Malone said commercial leases drive prices up by creating scarcity value in shopping areas. Canberra Chamber of Commerce president K Davies argued rents affect start of business more than overall prices, noting wages and competition more strongly shape costs.
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Builders say Canberra land speculators violate intent of system
ACT Master Builders Association executive director David Andrew criticizes Canberra auction rules allowing builders to use land as a base for housing profits. He urges broadened inquiries into land supply and stricter enforcement to prevent lease abuse, noting a 6 month start and 12 month completion requirement for residential leases.
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Protesters Throw Tomatoes at Officials in Riot Noise
Report describes a late news protest where demonstrators hurled tomatoes at authorities amid chaotic clashes. Names and precise details are unclear due to damaged OCR text but incident hints at street violence during a march or rally.
Thousands riot in Lithuania Kaunas after self immolation
MOSCOW reports that Kaunas riot settlers escalated after a young man Ronan Talanta, 20, burned himself in a garden. One policeman died, hundreds were arrested over two days. Motives unclear, religious links not confirmed. Earlier, 17,000 Catholics petitioned the UN about religious repression.
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Kissinger Says SALT Pact May Be Delayed At Moscow Summit
White House adviser Henry Kissinger said the complex American Soviet arms limit talks could push final SALT agreement beyond the Moscow meeting. He noted North Vietnamese port mining could shift focus to Vietnam, but expected potential deals on trade and other issues, with continued Vietnamese offensives after Nixon’s Moscow arrival.
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Population policy no remedy for world crowding says minister
Australia cannot influence global population trends through its own policy says Dr Forbes at Apex Clubs seminar in Picton NSW. He argued zero population growth has no relevance to immigration and that curbing net natural increase would not meaningfully ease the world situation with 3,800 million people.
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Growth studies map Australia’s future population patterns
Dr Forbes outlined 1970 commissioned studies by Professor W. D. Barrie for the Department of Immigration. The work, not expected to yield a major report until mid-1974, covers zero population growth, distribution patterns, and the impact of technology and Aboriginal action on Australia’s total population and resources.
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Prophets of doom wrong on zero growth says expert
Environmental specialist Professor David Dennison on ABC radio argues that zero population growth and zero economic growth are unscientific and impractical. He cautions against ideologues who demand rural Eden and warn that growth loss would pit benefits against others’ costs in a zero sum world.
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Oil rights hinge on talks between Australia and Timor
Australian ambassador to Jakarta Brian Furlonger will lead a 12 member team in talks May 30 to June 3 to decide seabed ownership between Australia and Timor. The dispute centers on the Timor Trench and the boundary line affecting oil exploration rights within 300 to 350 miles from Australia.
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Pacific market eyed by Fiji leader in Sydney visit
Fiji Prime Minister Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara said he hopes for a South Pacific common market including Australia. He noted it may not mean free worker exchange and urged immigration relaxation without causing brain drain from Fiji. He will meet Australian officials during a 10 day visit.
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Pieta Defaced by Hungarian Emigrant in Vatican
In St Peter's Basilica a Hungarian emigrant to Australia Laszlo Toth 23 attacked Michelangelo's Pieta with a hammer. He claimed to be Jesus Christ and damaged the Virgin Mary statue breaking an arm eye nose and back of the head. Vatican officials and witnesses described a chaotic scene as workmen searched for marble fragments.
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North Vietnamese Move Toward Hue Amid Heavy Fighting
Government troops report a large North Vietnamese infantry and tank force moving south toward Hue along the coast. Air strikes killed 205 and destroyed 15 tanks. Villagers fled 22 miles northwest as dawn advances paused by late afternoon. South Vietnamese marines killed 35 communists and four tanks in Quang Tri, with 130 North Vietnamese killed by artillery and air strikes.
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Gas explosion wrecks Nar Nar Goon Hotel
A gas explosion at 7 50 pm destroyed the Nar Nar Goon Hotel. Bar manager Mr Jack Smith, about 55, investigated a gas smell in the cellar and was trapped by falling beams. A cash register dangled above him as rescuers freed him. Windows and nearby businesses were damaged. fire crews from Pakenham, Bunyip, and Nar Nar Goon fought a secondary blaze.
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Pentridge lock up to prevent strikes
Readers are informed that Pentridge lock up will keep inmates in their divisions all day to prevent strikes. The note appears on page 7 of the same edition. Other items include foreign investment proposals, talks among communist nations, aid plans for the poorest nations, critiques of a federal education scheme, rugby league results, and selections for Canberra's representative team. Weather and miscellaneous pages are listed.
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