Voting reform Bill in SA sets 47 Assembly seats
ADELAIDE Thursday reports the Governments Electoral Reform Bill creates an electoral commission to divide South Australia into 47 House of Assembly seats. The commission includes a Supreme Court judge, the Surveyor General, and the State Returning Officer. The bill adjusts country weighting and proposes metropolitan and country quotas with tolerance rules.
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South Australia
House of Assembly
Hall
Supreme Court
Surveyor -General
Hatt
Metropolien
Labor Party
Soviet Czech summit ends with talks on Czech situation
The Moscow based summit between the Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia concluded with an agreement to discuss the Czech situation further with other Communist states excluding Romania and Yugoslavia. Bratislava will host talks beginning Saturday, Tass reported today.
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Tisou
Rumania
Yugoslavia
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Humphrey urges free elections in South Vietnam
US Vice-President Humphrey criticized the South Vietnamese government for imprisoning Truong Dinh Dzu, the peace candidate who finished second last year, and pressed for free elections with Communists allowed to run. He said officials erred in Detention and urged elections where individuals of all persuasions may participate.
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Humphrey
Truong Dinh Dzu
Johnson
Sen
Thien
Dru
South Vietnam
United States
Vietnam
Sident Tohnaomaid
Communist Group
LET NLF VOTE Melbourne Debate On Viet Nam Policy
In Melbourne on Thursday Liberal MP T Hughes urged a future National Liberation Front participation in elections in South Vietnam under international supervision. Other speakers, including Dr J Cairns and Senator McManus, argued for policy shifts and an end to bombing. Mr Barton warned of Asian fears influencing military approaches as debate touched the Australian position in Vietnam.
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National Liberation Front
South Vietnam
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Vietnam
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Fmer
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Manus
Gordon Barton
Cairne
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Marines Report Two Killed In Saigon Battle
US marines in Saigon killed two weeks a white American identified as a marine leader guiding Communist troops into battle. A fifth marine remained missing in action. The report notes a white Communist soldier was also missing, with photography aiding identifications.
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Destroyer Hobart taken for helicopter
The report states US missile strikes near Vietnam last June mistakenly targeted helicopters and enemy air activity. It notes two Australian sailors were killed aboard Hobart with five missing and two rescued, while the Boston escaped damage. The board found attacks on navy units were inadvertently made by friendly forces.
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Reuter
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Vietnam
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Crisis talks lift Czech hopes in border talks
Hopes rose that Prague and Moscow reached an acceptable compromise on the Czechoslovak crisis as leaders Me Dubcek and Brezhnev met at the border town of Cierna nad Tisou. Moscow press halted direct criticism, marking a possible easing of tensions after tense weeks.
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Reuter
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Wilks
Cierpa
Nad Tisou
Banks lift home loan rates in Australia by half a point
Australian Savings banks raise housing loan rates by 0.5 per cent across seven private institutions. Commonwealth Savings Bank and State Savings Bank of Victoria set new rates at six per cent. Announcement by the Australian Bankers Association in Melbourne. New rules took effect yesterday with private banks in Canberra applying to new and most existing loans.
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Australian Bankers Association
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Yetween
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Howe
ACT housing lending rates rise 1.25 percent for all borrowers
Banks and the Reserve Bank agreed to higher housing lending rates in Canberra. The move raises the rate at which Government funds are provided to terminating schemes, increasing borrowers payments to 6 percent from 4.5. Permanent building societies remain unaffected.
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Jay Mowing
Joana
Northern Territory Prawn Boat Licensing Expanded
The Australian Federal Government plans to license processing vessels and limit nurseries in northern waters. Minister Anthony announced a cap on licensed boats amid development efforts, approving seven hire-bed operations with total investment around 20 million dollars to bolster northern industry.
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Northen
ACT education tax suggested
A Work ing party panel on ACT education financing proposed a higher impost on ACT taxpayers to fund a better education system. Speaker Mrs Blakers urged readiness to pay more tax, arguing the community can afford and should provide high quality schooling. Mr Riddell supported an ACT wide system not tied to NSW.
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ACT
Blakers
Wodenigh School
Ciocey
ACT Council of Parents and Citizens Associations
J. Riddell
H. Waring
Australie
Riddell
Churchill Memorial Trust seeks fellowships with 1000 applicants
The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust received about 1,000 applications from Australia and Papua New Guinea for fellowships to be awarded in October. National chairman Sir William Kilpatrick announced the fourth year of calls, with 154 awards already made. He noted a $210,000 fund could support 10 to 60 more fellowships, and that NSW and Victoria contributed the majority of applicants. Successful fellows begin overseas programs in the first two months of next year.
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Winston Churchill
Victoria
Nsw
Act
Northern Territory
Tasmania
Western Australia
South Australia
Queensland
un-New Guinea
Catholics and the Pill in Catholic Opinion and Policy
The piece surveys Catholic attitudes to contraception and the Pill, citing a survey from the Department of Sociology at the Australian National University in 1966 showing about 42 percent adoption among Catholics. It references ANU’s De Hare Mot and notes broader social and policy implications discussed in the article.
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Department of Sociology
Australian Natioonal University
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