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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Sep 23, 1971
Page
1
Pay day pay cheques spent on liquor as public service efficiency declines. A senior officer urged drastic measures including liquor tax increases and education on heavy drinking. Welfare concerns were raised about hunger and domestic harm caused by alcohol.
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The Soviet Union and Japan signed a five year trade and payments agreement. The deal ends the expired pact from December and sets a total trade value around 76.2 billion dollars over five years, according to the Foreign Ministry.
At a South Pacific conference delegates from French Polynesia led by Henri Bouvier charged that Tahiti had become the pollution centre of the world due to French nuclear testing installations in the region. France’s official representative sat beside him as protests against nuclear tests were noted while calls for greater self-government faced no immediate French comment.
ADELAIDE Wednesday The two women ordered on Sunday near the junction of the Barkly and Sturt Highways in the Northern Territory have not yet been positively identified.
Justice Kerr will conduct a confidential inquiry into salaries and allowances for Commonwealth parliamentarians. Public submissions are invited from individuals, organisations, MPs and Senators, with hearings likely in Canberra, Sydney and Melbourne. GJ Yeend will serve as secretary to the inquiry.
Five Australian soldiers were killed and 24 wounded on Tuesday in Phuoc Tuy province. The 4th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment New Zealand Anzac faced a mortar barrage near the Bin Gia rubber plantation, three miles north of Nui Dat. Australian units replied with artillery, helicopter gunships and air strikes.
Australian militiary sources report Vietcong mortars hit a Binh Gia rubber plantation position near Saigon, triggering a counter by Australian forces supported by artillery and air strikes. Casualties include 12 enemy dead and multiple Australian wounded, with families notified as operations continued in Phung Tuy and Nui Dat areas.
The South Vietnamese Senate urged the government to organize new presidential elections, a recommendation nonbinding on the president. The vote was approved by two senators with three abstentions, amid warnings of domestic and international backlash if implemented.
Mark Arundel an 11 year old Second-Class Scout in Waramanga, tested by three Aboriginal Affairs officers for an Aboriginal Lore proficiency badge. He identified tools and emu feather shoes used by trackers, expressed intent to work with Aboriginal communities, and impressed the panel with his knowledge though he struggles with a left handed boomer.
Sydney reports a drop in egg prices with 21 or and Voz eggs in NSW down by 6d per dozen from tomorrow. Yor eggs fell by 2d, staying unchanged at 9d in some markets. Chairman H L S Todd states price reductions reflect weaker production and will not continue until restored.
Canberra weather report indicates showers and cloudy conditions today with a chance of light rain during the afternoon. Forecast calls for a high near eight degrees and a cooler evening.
An estate valued at over $2 million was probated in the ACT Supreme Court for Arthur Sulman of Empire Circuit Forrest, son of the late Sir John Sulman. The will appoints Anne Pursell Sulman widow and Perpetual Trustee Company Ltd as executors.
General Sir William Wigeford died at 11 after a long military career spanning World War II, the Korean War, and guerrilla campaigns. Survived by a son in Queensland and a daughter in Sydney, his passing was announced after his wife’s recent death. He commanded Commonwealth forces in active service.
The government reaffirms commitment to jobs while rail union officials announce continued strike actions. A new treaty with the Soviet bloc is noted as a major achievement, highlighting cooperation with India and Pakistan. North’s Bouncers win the state men’s basketball title with coach Wack Pane.
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