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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Sep 06, 1966
Page
1
In Port Moresby elected members voted to postpone the second reading of the Territory's Appropriation Bill. Treasurer A J Newman announced he would move the second reading again tomorrow.
A prominent Papuan politician urged elected House members to gain greater control over Territorry revenue and the Budget, a move seen as a landmark shift in Papua New Guinea politics. The motion, carried 42 to th, faced strong opposition from administrators and officials.
An 18 year old public servant faced charges after a night in Canberra Police Station cells following an incident outside a Pickson dance hall. The scene unfolded amid contentious debate in the House of Assembly over administrative powers and local governance.
Peking Radin said the United States attacked and sank a small Chinese vessel in the Gulf of Ti August 29, killing nine Chinese crewmen. The report, filed from Tokyo, cites alleged U S air strikes targeting Chinese boats. The claim adds to rising tensions between the two nations over maritime incidents.
Fragmented Persian Gulf dispatch reports seven injured in August 29 clashes. US officials in Saigon counter warnings, while the Seventh Fleet vows to patrol the Gulf of Tonkin. No immediate diplomatic comments were issued, amid Graves warning of blood debt.
CORE led march through Cicero faced obscenities and jeers as white hecklers attacked with stones and threats. Guardsmen and police protected the route for most of the distance, ending near a Chicago boundary. Several participants suffered superficial bayonet wounds. General Pryce and officers defended the need for guard action.
Melbourne reports a helicopter sighting before dark helps account for the missing group of 15 teenagers stranded on Mt Donna Buang. Three rescued on stretchers. others found later or missing. One killed, five unaccounted for after the search. initial wave signaling occurred via a white cloth.
A 48 minute talk at No 10 between Australian Prime Minister Holt and British Prime Minister Wilson explored Rhodesia tensions and potential UN or Commonwealth actions. Holt declined comment beyond calling the talks enjoyable as UK internal strains and Commonwealth unity concerns overlay ongoing crisis discussions.
In freezing mountain weather near Melbourne and Sydney a search is underway for deaf and blind children lost during night snow and sleet. Authorities appeal for $200,000 in Royal NSW Institute support as three boys were reportedly found near Badgers Creek and Brenda May and Gladys Murphy, both 14, were involved in the incident.
Melbourne judge barred Victorian MP Eugene Ring from driving for six hours after liquor use following a January crash. Ring, 67, of Preston, had been found guilty of dangerous driving and given probation plus abstinence during probation, with the restriction tied to his ability to drive. The case followed a February Preston incident linked to alcohol.
A Sunday Punch report states a driver’s car collided head on in heavy traffic and was taken to Preston police station. The driver claimed all tests were passed but police alleged intoxication and a breathalyzer indicated drinking, though details are unclear.
A hospital inquiry 9 investigation of can berra's hospital farilition by the ACT Advisory Council's Parliamentary Joint Committee was called for. South Africa's apartheid policy has been condemned by a UN seminar held in Brazil. A guard has been placed on the Severn fo penteet Ifren Welsh nationalists.
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