28 May 1963
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 28, 1963
Page
1
Australia’s External Affairs Minister Sir Garfield Barwick said he sees merit in Australia and New Zealand finding more common ground in policy. He hopes for progress on trade and other arrangements during the ANZUS Council conference opening June 5 in Wellington.
U S Under-Secretary Averell Harriman will lead the U S delegation to ANZUS discussions with New Zealand and Australia. Prime Minister Holyoake leads NZ reps while Sir Garfield speaks on defence spending and regional security amid Laos tensions and rising Indonesian power. The alliance remains central to Canberra Wellington and Washington.
A new doctor, Dr J Lunt, left Captain's Flat last Friday after arriving a week earlier from Chichester Australia. The town's hospital closed and ambulance service may shut next month due to losses. The medical committee and hospital board had not been officially notified of his departure.
Milton Obote warned at Entebbe Airport that plans to train African freedom fighters are secret as talks at Addis Ababa proposed national liberation efforts. He said Africans must respond to Portuguese aggression and that volunteer corps should be formed in each country.
Gifts to the Vanquish Flun per Day appeal in Sydney total £307,145, surpassing the £210,000 target by £97,145. Donations continue to flow to the Sydney headquarters from across the State.
The Financial Times survey says Australia’s postwar economy is in better shape, with manufacturing up and recovery complete after the 1960 61 recession. It notes stability in external accounts, rising mining output, and export diversification as Britain’s Common Market entry looms, while external debt costs persist.
Reports from Corriere Della Sera and Il Messaggero say Pope John XXIII has weeks to live and is aware of his condition. A Vatican doctor and staff keep vigil as the Pontiff endures a severe anaemia and stomach disorder with blood loss and transfusions overnight. The White House delays plans for Kennedy’s European trip as Rome clocks tighten.
Harold King, a British missionary released from a Shanghai jail last week, crossed into Hong Kong with Stanley Ernest Tones after both were tried in 1960 on subversion charges. King claimed he endured no mistreatment and expressed willingness to return to China as a missionary when possible.
The Australian Workers Union protests the poor amenities for 15 gardeners at Government House. W B Spellman says they have a 21 by 12 by 6 foot room, and seek a new shed after a long request to the Prime Minister’s Department. Police shield report notes Bristol units receive fiberglass Gladiator shields for defense.
Darwin police report Sid Dale the 19 year old stockman is missing in the Daly River area while his brother Martin, 18, also disappears near the Georgina River in Queensland. A helicopter search continued with no sign of Sid as authorities assess the Gulf country case. The Dales hail from Townsville and Sid has a young wife in Redcliffe near Brisbane.
Eight months after an agreement the minor renovations at Government House were delayed with electrical work ongoing and roof leaks. The union argued a prestige site deserved proper gardener accommodation, noting a shed behind the vegetable patch and a prior related shed at the Prime Minister's Lodge.
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