University refuses honorary degree for King of Thailand
The Australian National University declined a government request to confer an honorary degree on the King of Thailand during his visit later this month. A university spokesman said the decision rests on current statutes and rules, with reasons conveyed to the Prime Minister's Department.
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University Council
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National University
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Commonwealth
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Victoria
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Macmillan
C. E. W. Bean
Universities Commission
Leslie Martin
J. L. Pawsey
Rudolph Peters
William Hudson
Santana
Snowy Mountains Authority
King of
Canberra
Canberra University Blocks King Honor Over Degree Rules
Canberra debates a royal honor as University statutes require dual board support for an honorary degree. Melbourne University offers the King of Thailand an honorary Doctor of Laws, to be awarded Sept 3, while the Thai monarch begins an 18 day Australian tour Aug 26.
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Australia
Canberra
L. G. H. Huxley
Melbourne University
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Ational
University Council
Institute of Advanced Ludies
Thechool of General Studies
Leader Of Brethren To Visit Canberra Meeting
Sydney reports world leader of The Exclusive Order of Brethren James Taylor Jun will arrive from New York to address Brethren from all States in Canberra next Friday Saturday and Sunday. The meeting will be held behind locked doors. After Canberra the leader will travel to New Zealand.
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James Taylor
Exclusive Order of Brethren
New York
Australia
Canberra
Taylor
New Zealand
Papuan Take‑over Protest in Hollandia Draws Thousands
About 5,000 Papuans, mostly men, join a parade in Hollandia carrying anti-Indonesian banners and spears. A guerrilla group dances in war paint as protesters chant down with Soekarno before speeches at the New Guinea Council. A UN talks timeline aims to finish West New Guinea transfer before Indonesia's August 17 independence.
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Abehud
Hollandia
Soekarno
New Guinea Council
West New Guinea
Plane found with nine bodies in Nepal crash
Wreckage of a missing Royal Nepalese airliner was located five miles southwest of Dhorpatan in West Nepal. The craft with 10 people aboard had been missing since August 1 on the Katmandu to New Delhi route. Nine bodies were seen nearby.
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New Delhi
AAP
Reuter
Dhorpatan
Nepal
Katmandu
British Blue Water missile canceled after £25 million spend
The Blue Water ground to ground missile project, developed by British Aircraft Corporation at Luton and Stevenage, has been written off. Production was expected after successful trials, with service planned for 1965. Cancellation may trigger redundancies for about 5,500 BAC workers as defense plans shift to mobility and conventional firepower upgrades.
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Defence Ministry
Duke and Fox survive dramatic Cowes slip crash
In a flying fifteen race at Cowes the Duke and yachting expert Uffa Fox were tossed into the sea when a squall capsized their yacht. They were rescued by a naval launch and a barge, towed to Fox's jetty, and later rejoined the regatta action. The Duke then earned several prizes in the Cowes Regatta, including a third place in the main event aboard Bloodhound and earlier wins aboard Coneslip.
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Uffa Fox
Coweslip
Fox
Brian Isham
Coneslip
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