Opperman Named Minister in Liberal Cabinet Reshuffle
The appointment moves Victor Opperman to Ministerial rank while retaining the Federal Ministry. He represents the Coreio seat since 1949, facing occasional near-defeats but now holding a fairly safe Liberal seat. Pearce gains Whip duties as Capri and Peirce join the ministry, with Pearce an MP since 1949 and a former Red Cross official.
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Mengies
Fearee
Capriforniat Ay Chie
Onperenin
Peirce
Onperman
Tont Casey
Iunior
R. Opperman
Corio
Labour
Dedman
Opperman
Fevensy
Bruce Small Lid i
R.a.af
Pearce
Rnce
Queens
Rockhampton
Red Cross Society
Central Queensland
Convict Found Hanged at Pentridge Gaol
A 27 year old prisoner William Anderson was found hanged in his cell at Pentridge Gaol Melbourne today. He began an eight year sentence for 17 convictions of obtaining credit by fraud and false pretences on December 1. His body was discovered by a warder at 7 55 am, hanging from his knotted shirt and belt lent through the cell door bars.
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Melbourne
Iriany
Pentridge
William Anderson
Move To Discuss Chief Justice Nomination Fails
Sydney Friday report: an attempt to discuss Dr Evatt’s nomination as Chief Justice of New South Wales was ruled out by the State ALP Executive. The meeting moved to routine business after ruling the matter out of order.
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Sydney
Dr. Evatt
N.S.W
A.L.P
B. Campbell
House of Representatives
Senate
Gordonall
Randick
Camphell
Evan
Campbell
Ball
Canada Cuts Defence Spending
The Canadian government tabled a defence budget showing a six percent reduction from last year, the smallest since 1951. The Navy tracker aircraft and Argus anti-submarine craft face major cuts, with the army-most affected by weapon procurements. Defence spending for 1960-61 is about £12,500,000 and includes funding for the CF-104 strike reconnaissance jet and two Bomar anti aircraft missiles.
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Olawa
Navy
Air Force
Alr
Canadia
Army
R.C.A.F
Europe
Bomar
All Hope Gone For Miners In Capetown Crisis
South African Prime Minister Verwoerd told Parliament all hope is given up for the 435 miners trapped. Television cameras showed only running water and a distant human shape, as a white foreman urged the trapped men to speak.
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Capetown
P.reuter
Dr. Verwoerd
Sasa
Warsaw Pact Sees Hope For Disarmament Results
Moscow reports eight Soviet bloc states voiced hope that East West summit talks would mark a turning point in East West relations. They backed a Western response to Moscow’s call for a 1.2 million Soviet force cut and urged a non aggression pact, with a plan for a separate peace with East Germany if talks fail. Observers from China, North Korea and others attended the Eastern Summit as a German peace treaty and Berlin issue loomed large.
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Moscow
A.A.P
Premigis
Fortegn
Alc
Soviet Union
Wiaraw
NATO
Wearsaw Park
East Germany
East
West Germany
Anschee
SEATO
CENTO
Russia
Albania
Bulgaria
Hungary
East — Germany
Poland
Rumania
Czechoslovakia
West Berlin
A.D.N
Thut
China
Mon- Saolia
North Vietnam
North Korea
Ertainty
Huge US rocket vanishes over Pacific before orbit attempt
A Thor Able rocket launched from Vandenberg with the Discoverer IX satellite disappeared south of the Pacific after launch. Air Force officials said the second stage failed to reach speed and the satellite did not reach orbit, with radio communications also reported lost for a time. The mission aimed to orbit and recover an instrumented capsule as part of early manned spaceflight tests, with recovery efforts planned near Hawaii or over the Pacific.
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Los Angeles
A.ap
Pacific
United States Air Force
Vandenberg Air Base
Air Force
Air Force Wold
Pacife
Hawaii
India Plans Food Output Increase by 2K Percent
India aims to raise food production by 2000 percent over five years, says Food Minister S K Patil. By end of the third five year plan, target is 110 million tons of food grains. Team Ford Eyundae lion suggests the goal to avert famine amid a swelling population.
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India
A. AP
Reuter
S. K. Patil
De Gaulle dismisses two cabinet ministers in shake-up
Paris reports that President de Gaulle dismissed two ministers including Jacques Soustelle after victory over the Algiers insurrection. Replacements included Bernard Caraut-Genieille as minister of Posts and M. Michael Maurice-Bakanowski as defence minister. Cabinet balance reportedly unchanged.
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Paris
P.reuter
de Gaulle Tolay
M. Jacques Soustelle
Algiers
M. Soustelle
Robert Lecourt
Bernard Caraut-Geneille
Miniter
M. Michael Maurice-Bakanowski
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Menosais
Partridge
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Hubert Opperman
Canada
Seatme Wnho
Germany
Wos
de Gaulle
M. Mesmer
M. Pierre Guillamat
M. Solistelle
General de Gaulle
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Algeria
France
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