Diplomat's landlady evicted by Govt
The sit-in at the Turkish Embassy residence ended when ACT Police executed a Supreme Court injunction and evicted Mrs Sheila A Newland from 3a Mugga Way Forrest. The injunction restrains further occupancy until a December 20 hearing. The Australian Ambassador to Turkey was summoned to Ankara. Mehmet Beydur, the new Turkish Ambassador to Australia, arrived in Canberra and stayed at Hotel Canberra.
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ACT
Supreme Court
Sheila A. Newland
Mr Bowen
Justice Fox
Commonwealth
Turkey
Ankara
Australia
Mehmet Beydur
Canberra
Mugga Way
Embassey Residence Dispute Over Diplomatic Immunity
Mrs Newland seized the Turkish ambassador’s residence in Canberra last December 9 claiming rent arrears and breach of lease. The Commonwealth sought an injunction under the Diplomatic Immunities Act of 1967. officials say the premises are the Turkish residence and not a mission. Turkish officials retook the main reception lounge as police patrolled the corridors. the case returns December 20 for further action.
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Australia
Turkey
Canberra
Baydur
Newland
Baby boy dies in blazing car at Robertson
A 114 month old boy named Jan Douglas Whatman died in a car fire in Robertson as his mother Mr and Mrs E J Whatman were shopping. Police suspect a short circuit caused the blaze in the Robertson main street.
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Sydney
Robertson
Jan Douglas Whatman
E. J. Whatman
Kanngaloon
Bowral
Whatman
Ethel Kennedy Gives Birth to Her Eleventh Child
Mrs Ethel Kennedy widow of Senator Robert Kennedy welcomed her eleventh child today a daughter. She already has four daughters and six sons aged from 18 months to 17 years.
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Ethel Kennedy Washington
Mra
Ethel Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
ANU to Act on High First Year Failure Rate
Australian National University science faculty plans remedial measures for 1969 after a generally disappointing first year. Dean Professor D A Brown refused to disclose failure numbers, though reports say chemistry and physics pass rates were very low. Criticism centers on Wyndham system deficiencies and limited practical work in schools.
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Science
Australian National University
D. A. Brown
Brown
NSW Education Department
University Scianes Society
Harry Crawford
Pew
Society
Two Students Top ANU Examinations in History and Law
Jan McCalman 21 and Helen McCallum 20 both earned two high distinctions in history with Tan topping the history division and Helen close second. Tan and Helen, active in Abschol, plan history honours in 1970 while public servant Ren Mills 30 led the law faculty with peak academic results among his class. Constance 22 of Berridale completed law with first class honours and the Supreme Court Judges' prize.
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Jan McCalman
Helen McCallum
Tan
Austmfran History
Lady Isaacs
Helen
University
Abschol
Aboriginal Advancement Organisation
Ren Mills
Manuka
Faculty of Law
Mills
The
Treasury
James Constance
Berridale
Supreme Court
Nixon names largely unknown Cabinet picks in eight hour briefing
President-elect Nixon unveils an all Republican 12 member Cabinet led by William Rogers Melvin Laird and David Kennedy. The group includes Governor George Romney as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and avoids Democrats or Negroes, signaling a narrowed coalition approach amid Vietnam and racial tensions.
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Washington
Nixon
William Rogers
Defence
Melvin Laird
Congress
Treasury
David Kennedy
Chicago
Vietnam
George Romney
Michigan
Housing and Urban Development
Nixon names Rogers and others to top posts in new cabinet
President elect Nixon announces a new cabinet mix with Rogers as Secretary of State and Laird and Mitchell among key appointees. Budget Director Mayo and an anticipated UN ambassador, likely a Democrat, are named or hinted. Nixon promises a leaner, more assertive foreign policy council with members able to stand firm under fire. The New York Times notes a competent yet colorless group.
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Mr Rogers
Mc Nixon
Rogers
Laird
John Mitchell
National Security Council
Chicago
Robert Mayo
Mayo
Ronald Ziegler
Sargent Shriver
France
Wonder
Kennedy
Johnson
Walter Washington
District of Columbia
Congress
National bank strike looms amid Christmas shopping season
A national bank strike likely next week could disrupt Australia’s Christmas shopping. More than 600 Public Service Association NSW general division members planned to stop work on January 1. The National Union of Labour Funds redressed talks and Vietnam peace delegation headed by a senior official planned for Paris. Britain’s economy faces peril as the chancellor warned in a pep talk. A Melbourne court heard a defendant claim a company director fraudulently received over 4 million in a 1.2 million fraud case.
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Australia
Public Service Association of Nsw
Melbourne
Death penalty abolition for Tasmania moves forward
Tasmania will abolish capital punishment late next week after legislation passed committee stages without amendment. Government Leader in the Legislative Council Mr. P. Benfall announced sale tonight following the bill’s progress.
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Hobart
Tasmania
Legislative Council
P. Benfall
Sale
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