Former MPs Pensions Rise for Early Retirees
Some retired parliamentarians may gain pension increases of more than £23 a week once a Bill before Federal Parliament is passed. Those who retired before November 1964 will have pensions aligned to MPs who retired before June this year. Fifteen former Federal Ministers and several backbenchers qualify for the boosts.
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McMahon
Labor
J. J. Dedman
House of Representatives
Mr Howson
Defence Forces
Anzac Parade intersection plan sparks local debate
Canberra Traffic Co-ordination Committee officials urged closing Currong Street from Anzac Parade and making Currong and Blamey Crescent one way to protect residential areas and ease congestion. Critics proposed a roundabout figure, while authorities warned such moves may fail to preserve Currong Street’s character or curb through traffic between City and Russell.
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Blamey Crescent
Currong Street
Anzac Parade
Ible
Canberra
Douglas McCalman
McCalman
Reid and
Campbell
C. J. Price
Commitcdc
Civic
R. Greenish
Campbell Auto Port
Campbell Newsagency
Key Street
Highest-paid golf caddie in history
Alfred Fyles became the highest paid golf caddie after the Daily Mail reported he would earn more than £1000 for carrying for American Gay Brewer at the $49000 Alcan tournament in St Andrews.
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London
Alfred Fyles
The
Daily Mail
Brewer
St Andrews
Department of the Interior Plans Interest Distribution to Charities
The Interior Department will allocate interest earned by its National Savings Group to five charitable organizations. A circular cites distribution difficulties as the reason for the action. For the three months ending June 30 the total interest is 191.47 dollars. Several members are noted.
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Department of the Interior
Department
D. M. Lalor
Fraser
Marymead Children's Centre
St Vincent de Ersee
Handicappe Children's Association
YMCA
National Savings Group
Commonwealth Savings Bank
Merifs
Yarralumla
Hancock Booed Off Stage In Melbourne Show
English comedian Tony Hancock was helped from the Dendy Cinema Brighton stage after heckling by an audience. He blamed injections and stress on his Australian trip, pledging a free show and left the venue under medical care.
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Melbourne
Tony Hancock
Dendy
Brighton
Hancock
Hertage
Les Sands
R. Ward
Brian Oliver
Joan Kilpatrick
Ward
ACTU Attacks Total Wage Rule in High Court
In Sydney Tuesday the High Court heard that the total wage concept undermined the basic wage and the tradesman's salary security. Mr McGarrie for the ACTU argued the commissions had no power to abolish the basic wage and urged a return to basic wage plus a dollar. The hearing before Chief Justice Barwick and Justices McTiernan Kitto Taylor Menzies Windeyer adjourned to tomorrow.
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Sydney
High Court
R. E. Mellarrie
Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Commission
McGiarrie
Australian Council of Trade Unions
Sioner
McGarrie
Garfield Barwick
Justice McTiernan
Justice Kitto
Justice Taylor
Justice Menzies
Justice Windeyer
K. Aicken
J. Robinson
R. M. Northrop
ACTU
Commonwealth warns against wage flow to other awards in metal trades case
Flow on opposed Melbourne. Commonwealth argues any rise in current metal trades case must not flow to other awards. Woodward QC urges class by class value assessment with 330 plus classifications. Unions seek 279 percent rise but Commonwealth calls for breathing space in 1967-68 as hearings continue before Gallagher, Moore, and Winter.
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Melbourne
Commonwealth
A. E. Woodward
Woodward
Justice Gallagher
Justice Moore
T. C. Winter
Sinking of Panoceanic Faith Near Alaska
The 8157 ton American freighter Panoceanic Faith sank about 870 miles southwest of Kodiak. Survivors include Gordon Campbell and Louis Gray taken aboard the Japanese ship Gaharu Maru. Four men were believed rescued, including Captain John Opies and an unidentified seaman.
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Kodiak, Alaska
AAP- Reuter
Crsinely
Kodiak
New York City
Gordon Campbell
Louis Gray
John Opies
Church leader opposes the war on Hospital page
A church leader voices opposition to the war as coverage cites hospital reports and a rise of 36 percent from the previous year.
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Hospital i de Gente
Russia to boost arms budget as defence share rises
Moscow reports defence spending to climb 15 percent from 1967 to 1968 total 416.7 billion roubles with 13.45 percent of the budget for defence. Finance minister Garbuzov cites international tension while delegates expect compulsory service to drop from three to two years.
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Moscow
Reuter
Russia
Garbuzov
Supreme Soviet
Soviet Union
North Vietnam
Garbuzoy
Sesson
Rashakov
Weather Outlook for Canberra After Cloud Band
A thick band of mid level clouds and dust from NSW caused overcast skies in Canberra yesterday. Brighter conditions are forecast today after light westerly winds and the arrival of a cold front. Thunder was heard near but west of Canberra at 4 pm yesterday, according to a Bureau of Meteorology spokesman.
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Australia
New South Wales
Canberra
Wisterto
Bureau of Meteorology
Lost civilisation carvings unearthed in Adelaide dig
Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies backs Adelaide exhibit of phonographs and rubber casts of engravings unlike known Aboriginal art. Curator Mr Robert Edwards calls them superior and notes 16 faces and winged figures may depict a long vanished culture or a solitary craftsman. Michael Terry cites a possible ancient colony infiltrating the south.
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Adelaide
Robert Edwards
Michael Terry
Sydney
Edwards
Australia
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