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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Sep 18, 1956
Page
6
Increases in charges at Community Hospital were approved by the Minister, affecting general ward rates and private ward fees. The changes take effect December 1 and provoke criticism from Canberra MP Jim Fraser, who urged recall to the hospital tax promises and social services contributions that funded free treatment in public wards.
A discussion in the advisory council reveals that the council refused to provide data on Hanning. Rogers noted the committee did not furnish a report from Planning and Development and suggested he might discuss related laws with other departments.
Detectives recovered four safes stolen from Holbrook Hotel in Hothroot five miles south of town. The safes were blown open and a note worth 700 pounds was missing. Police believe thieves forced a hotel door and loaded the safe onto a waiting truck. A motorist found the safes in the canal hours later.
Weather delays the Meralinga test by 24 hours as officials doubt the blast before Thursday. Survivors from the ore freighter Pe Wet reported two saved and five rescued by a British trawler near the Lofoten Islands. Downfall anniversary observed with limited demonstrations at Casa Rosada. A warship test vehicle research noted as a data-gathering tool. London report notes 1965 saw 75 merchant ships lost, marking a record low year in a long trend.
The assistant secretary of the Planning and Development Branch Mr M Rogers said the tenancy ordinance aimed to reduce hardship and ensure fair landlord tenant negotiations in the ACT. He noted exemptions for business premises and limited rent control for existing tenancies, with new rentals to be negotiated between parties. Council members questioned amendments citing potential rent pressure on tenants and warned of possible negative effects on business premises.
The Boy Scouts face a policy on earnings for good turns during Bob a Job Week. A Scout official notes donations occur but boys should work for money to reflect actual effort. Many Scouts are cutting hedges and lawns, weeding gardens, minding children, and running errands as spring gives growth. The week ends Saturday.
On Saturday Roy Lucas praised the effort of women's auxiliaries led by Mrs Davis and Mrs M Carthy who organized the helpers to ensure the fete's success.
Members of the advisory Council urged the National Council of Women to seek bus shelters on both sides of the road at the Iereca Post Office and Kennedy Street. They also requested a further site at Buree Street Braddon near the War Memorial and urged replacement of wooden sheds with modern glass structures.
Two African American children facing expulsion from a Clay Kentucky elementary school after white residents protested their attendance. The school board, acting on Kentucky Attorney General findings, cites illegality of Negroes attending the school and cites integration tensions amid a national push toward desegregation. The decision follows a federal ruling urging integration and protests from white residents. The case highlights school desegregation conflicts in Clay as state officials communicated the board action from Frankfort.
The Bank of New South Wales Savings Bank Ltd will raise its housing lending to £550,000 monthly starting May. General manager H. C. Marshall said £450,000 is for individuals and £100,000 for cooperative building schemes. Lending capacity depends on deposits, with priority to existing depositors and loans directed to states and districts that supply funds.
A pig from Port Nip Bay was sent by Melbourne’s Lord Mayor Sir Frank Selleck to mingle with the Potomac River flow before the President's Cup Regatta in Washington. Waters from other regions joined in the Potomac ceremony of friendship.
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