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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Oct 24, 1969

Page

1

Junior girls school plan for new Denkin site

The Church of England Girls Grammar School plans a pre school and junior facility for 250 to 100 girls. Headmistress Miss FE Heath said plans are in progress and a site has been sought four acres on Grey Street near Adelaide Avenue. Current works include storm drains and sewers as the project advances, with details pending.

Church of England Girls Grammar School FE Heath Denkin Adelaide Avenue Grey Street Jopetoun Mary Heath

Nobel Literature Prize Awarded to Samuel Beckett

The 1969 Nobel Literature Prize was awarded to Samuel Beckett. Beckett, 63, based in Paris, will receive 475000 crowns in prize money. He is regarded as a leading living playwright and major influence on mid century European drama.

Stockholm Samuel Beckett Beckett Paris Murphy

Fragmented Late News Text Is Readable Here

The provided OCR fragment is incomplete and garbled. It contains no clear events, names, or dates to identify a specific news item. The readable parts suggest unrelated words and broken phrases, preventing a coherent summary.

Gorton meets student protesters at Moonee Ponds rally

Prime Minister Gorton faced a small, peaceful crowd of about 150 students waving gladioli during his Moonee Ponds campaign meeting. He delivered a foreign policy focused speech while supporters cheered and sang Waltzing Matilda. Police reported no arrests or incidents.

Mfurbourne Liberal Party Gorton Gladiols Moonee Ponds Labor Roing

Loss on wool forecast and market notes in Sydney

In Sydney on Thursday wool marketing proposals were likely with results uncertain. Mr Macarthur-Onslow, chairman of the Committee for the Semi Improvement Free Wool Market, spoke at night about government figures and potential impacts including a million and rice aid of $2.6 million and effects in Orange.

Sydney Macarthur- Onslow Comtee

Trucks Cause Road Damage Campaign Faces Debate

Canberra news reports ongoing concern over road damage from overloaded trucks. Shire clerk and Mr E D Buchtmann argue fines to truck operators place burden on ratepayers while authorities pursue state penalties for excessive loads. Seventeen operators were fined from $30 to $220 for overloading.

Canberra E. D. Buchtmann Ruchtmann

Security dossier threat to privacy in Australia

Sydney reports on a debate from the 1969 Boyer lectures with professors warning that security dossier systems threaten individual privacy and employment prospects. They caution that computer data banks could become unchallengeable authorities, risking errors and machine malfunctions in recording and indexing personal information.

Sydney Australia Zeman Cowen Cows

Lebanon seeks new Premier as army clashes flare in south

President Charles Helou begins search for a new Premier while the Lebanese army confronts Palestinian guerrillas in the south. Rashid Karam had been caretaker head, with a fragmented 99 member parliament hindering formation. Security reinforcements patrol Beirut as protests ripple through the Arab world amid reported commando raids and border clashes with Syria.

Beirut Aap-Reuter Charles Helou Rashid Karam Mir Tehanon Woo Koramni Democratic Front Tripartite Alliance Camille Chamoun Raymond Edde Pierre Gemayel Independens Bourg Al-Arajeeh Amman AL Hussein Axluy Magssat Beirut-Damascus Syria Lebanon Ari Fes Elbanon Palestine Liberan Organisation al Fatah Mmngute Maasni Beirut-Damascue Manana Pehanen Otervers Paley Hinwa Mnst Lebannon Reina Sym Saige Conmand Roath AL Avie Vand

Malaysia warns of Malayan Communist Party comeback

Kuala Lumpur director of operations Tun Abdul Razak said the banned Malayan Communist Party members hiding in southern Thailand were planning a comeback and activity. The remark signals renewed security concerns amid regional tensions and counter insurgency efforts.

Kuala Lumpur Rhunday Aap-Reuter Malaysia Tun Abdul Razak Malayan Communist Party Thai + land

$500000 Instrument Package Searched By NASA Teams

Officials from the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Department of Supply deploy a large NSW search across a southeastern area for a missing $500000 scientific instrument package. The cache includes a gamma ray telescope and NASA gear transported by the world’s largest balloon, with an automatic radio beacon for quick recovery.

Tment of Supply US National Aeronautics and Space ‘Administration Nsw NASA

Balloon and radio gear tracked during recovery effort

A large balloon with an instrument package drifted north of Hay while radar and visual tracking followed its descent. An NASA aircraft and Tidbinbilla Honeysuckle Creek stations prepared for simulated Apollo tracking tests to relay signals to Canberra. Recovery work would take months and occur using US computers.

Hay Nsw Devel Botielle United States Canberra Tidbin Billa Canerra Wight Tidbinbills Monee Suckle Creek Roth Tidbinbille Siney Pacific

Western Mining plan for Kambalda nickel smelter

Western Mining chairman Sir Lindsay Clark announced in Melbourne that a final decision on a Western Australia nickel project at the Kambalda deposit would likely be made next year after the necessary work is completed. The forthcoming decision follows extended coverage in the Melbourne office.

Fenee Australa Michele Trom Kambalda Depos Western Mining Sir Linslesay Clark Melbourne

Hanoi says US bombs resume in North Vietnam war

Paris dispatch summarizes accusations by North Vietnam’s leader Me Thay that US bombing resumed in North Vietnam and expanded the war to Laos. Nghe An Quang Binh and Hai Tinh provinces reportedly faced air strikes as peace talks continued, with US negotiator Lodge calling for talks with the National Liberation Front.

Paris Xwan Thin US Today North Vietnam Laos United Press International Me Thay Sail Yevterday AP Tokyo Nghe Ang Quang Binh Hai Tinh Panhandle Thuy LIS Inter Toalay Mr Lodge Cher National Liberation

Urgent reports on flu in Papua New Guinea

Urgent reports sought on flu in PNG while police efforts focus on a network of Bettiah thugs said to have fled to Australia. The page mentions a final national election poll due today and Peter Schuless discussing the role of opinion, with foreign policy and defense among election issues.

Png Ronald Biges Yeverday Tondou Taquiries Bettiah Australis Tne Peter Schuless

Space race mood in press reports on Soviet space plans

A newspaper note cites space officials claiming the Soviet Union is near manned orbital stations, with page 7 coverage. It also records a Supreme Court plea to stay a case after two shots were fired, one fatal to a 15-year-old boy in Nowra, though only one firearm discharged by a policeman. Other items note Women’s pages and Arts entertainment listings, plus lotteries and classifieds on pages 24 and 25.

Wlinom Supreme Court Fred Nowra

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