Fresh Turn In Melville Case Reveals Tariff Discord
In parliament last night the Minister for Trade said advisory letters failed to sway Tariff Board actions. He cited February correspondence from former Tariff Board chair Sir Leslie Melville, noting the letter showed less clarity on the understanding than he preferred.
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Special Trade Advisory Authority
Tariff Board
McEwen
House of Representatives
Leslie Melville
Leslie
Tariff Board independence cited in March telegrams debate
In a March 1962 exchange Sir Leslie Melville warned that new procedures and a special advisory authority could alter Tariff Board standards. McEwen argued the board must stay free to examine duties, while critics blamed government pressure for Sir Leslie's resignation and questioned interference with Tariff Board independence.
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Sir Leslie
McEwen
Special Advisory Authority
Tariff Board
Disabled plane blocks Canberra airport runway approach
Ansett ANA Fokker Friendship aircraft blocked the eastern approach to Canberra Airport after a right-hand wheel assembly collapsed yesterday. Passengers had evacuated before the incident. The fuselage rested on the tarmac with the right wing bent near the tip and the propeller and collapsed wheel assembly forced into the ground.
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Ansett- A.N.A. Fokker
Canberra
Unions Seek Major Pay Rise Across Federal Awards
The Commonwealth Arbitration Commission eyed a 2.86 multiplier on the 1962 marginal rate for the eight Metal Trades Unions and Miscellaneous Workers Union. They argue the higher pay is affordable for employers across two million federally covered workers. A hearing date is not yet fixed.
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Metal Trades Linions
Miscellaneous Workers’ Union
Menzies Defends McEwen Over Tariff Policy Debates
The Prime Minister defended Trade Minister McEwen at a Government Party meeting amid backbench opposition to recent protection changes. Critics argued tariff policy could swing with weekly market conditions, while McEwen cited the removal of import licensing increasing competition and necessitating new protective methods.
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Menzies
McEwen
Kelly
Wakefield
Tariff Board
Kk. C. Wilson
Forbes
Nsw
Erats
Messrs
Wentworth
Bates
Gorton Calls For Colombo Plan Based Asian Economic Community
Senator Gorton in Melbourne proposed a formal conference of Colombo Plan countries to discuss forming an Asian economic community outside Europe. He said the Colombo Plan cannot decide such a union but could spark a regional conference to address universal trading problems and population growth. World uncertainty pushes members to divert economies to defense.
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Melbourne
Gorton
Europe
Strut Failure Bows Ansett Flight At Canberra Airport
Ansett A N A Fokker Friendship collapsed onto the tarmac after a main wheel strut failed about 20 minutes after landing from Sydney with 19 on board. The fuselage tipped, wrecking the right wing and propeller. passengers disembarked as Civil Aviation cordoned the area and repair teams assessed the damage at Fairbairn hangars. Engineers from Sydney arrived to inspect the failure and determine causes.
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Canberra
Sydney
Department of Civil Aviation
Ansen-A.n.a
Ansett-A.n.a
Postal Strike Threatens for Melbourne and Sydney
More than 4 700 postal workers in Melbourne and Sydney threaten a 24 hour strike after a meeting of the Amalgamated Postal Workers Union. The federal executive will seek a 25 percent penalty rate for night shifts over Christmas from the Public Service Board, and if denied, approve the stoppage.
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Melbourne
Sydney
Amalgamated Postal Workers Union
Public Service Board
Seamen Granted Stay Permits in Australia
Three Yugoslavian seamen who deserted their vessel in Bunbury seek political asylum in Australia. The Department of Immigration has granted them six months’ permission to stay.
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Perth
Bunbury
Australia
Department of Immigration
Plan changes for Duke visit to Australia
The Duke of Edinburgh will not stay at Government House in Yarra. instead he will spend next Tuesday at Canberra House, residence of the British High Commissioner Sir William Oliver de L’Isle. Lady De L’Isle’s condition remains unchanged, with prior reports noting anxiety over her health. He will proceed to Perth the day after Canberra.
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Government House
Yarralumla
Canberra House
Australia
Sir William Oliver
Lady de L'Isle
Cautious Notes on Redrift Sino Soviet Split
Washington officials refuse to predict a real split in the Sino Soviet bloc while London diplomats claim Moscow and Peking parted on policy. U S sources say China’s recall of ambassadors in Eastern Europe did not stem from the Cuban crisis.
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Washington
A.A.P
United Press International Today
London
Iron Curtain
Moscow
Peking
Ling
U.S
State Department
Europe
Khrushchev Backed as Traitor in East Talks
U P L report notes Khrushchev favors coexistence with the West through compromise amid Moscow Beijing splits. Washington officials see Berlin as the central issue and Kremlin moves influence Europe policy, with Krushchev branded a traitor in a P.6 item.
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Peking
U.P
Washington
Mr. Krushchev
West
Berlin
Europe
Kremlin
U.P.L
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Community OF Asia
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