Whitlam Denounces Gorton's Crony Cabinet Picks
Opposition leader Gough Whitlam denounced Prime Minister Gorton for appointing cronies to the Cabinet in new External Affairs Minister Gordon Freeth and Air Minister Dudley Erwin. He warned of spoils to victors and criticised the style of government while defending Sir Paul Hasluck's departure.
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Gordon Freeth
Whitlam
Air
Dudley Erwin
Gorton
Holt
Whitham
Parliament House
Paul Hasluck
Britain
Australia
Paul Hastuck
Erwin
House of Representatives
Mc Snedden
Three Die in Calcutta Victory Protests
Two people were killed by police fire during United Front victory processions in Calcutta. A third died in a bomb blast and another was hospitalized with a knife injury amid early reports from New Delhi.
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Calcutta
New Delhi
AAP
United Front
Missing F-111A fighter in Nevada search continues
Las Vegas area reports a missing F-111A from Nellis AFB after a 4 pm takeoff for a night training flight. Helicopters and aircraft comb the desert north of Las Vegas toward Salt Lake City with poor weather and 15 mile visibility.
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Las Vegas
Nevada
Reuter
Nellis Air Force Base
Salt Lake Ciy
Utah
Nellis
Air Force
US Air Force
Luke Air Force Base
Arizona
Weather Forecast for Canberra Area Likely Showers and Warm Humidity
A cloudy humid day with possible light drizzle from an easterly wind today. Afternoon showers develop from the west with gusty east to north east winds. Maximum temperature about 78 degrees, after 76 yesterday and 59 minimum. Rainfall totals in 24 hours to 9am: Bega 15, Goulburn 7, Braidwood 13, Taralga 23 points.
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Canberra
Bega
Goulburn
Braidwood
Taralga
Return of Sir Paul Hasluck to Canberra after flight
Australia's Governor-General designate Sir Paul Hasluck returned to Canberra last night from an Ansett- ANA flight. He appeared reserved yet courteous as a line of grey-suited staff greeted him at the terminal. Asked for a comment, he said he would think over a general decision before answering.
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Sir Paul Hasluck
Canberra
Perth
Australia
Sir Paul
Spm
Sir Paul resigns as External Affairs Minister to become Governor General
The former minister, elected to Parliament in 1949, resigns this week to take up the post of Governor General on April 2. He reflects on his 20 years as a private citizen and his press relations, noting he has not considered answering questions about his future service.
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Sir Paul
Casey model and Governor General role debate in Brisbane
In Brisbane on Thursday Mr J Killen criticizes Sir Paul Tasluck's Governor General appointment on political grounds. He warns the office risks degradation if politics dominates. He also censures the Commonwealth Government for naming only one candidate before the Queen.
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Brisbane
J. Killen
Moreton
Queensland
Paul Tasluck
Commonwealth
Australia
Paul
Rail strike ends as trains resume normal services
Trains across Australia return to normal operations after the unions and railway commissioners reach a settlement. The Australian Federated Union of Locomotive Engine Men agrees to resume work after nationwide calls, with minor post‑strike communication issues possible in rural areas.
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Australian Federated Union of Locomotive Enginemen
The
APOLE
G. Moorhead
Work-value case ends in Sydney with wage readjustment
About 20,000 Australian Railways Union members stood down as a 48 hour strike for higher wages affected NSW Victoria and South Australia. A conference in Melbourne led to terms of settlement and a pledge to restore wage relativity with tradesmen. Officials hailed the settlement as a victory while ministers praised good sense.
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APOLE
Melbourne
Victoria
Nsw
South Australia
Australian Council Trade Unions
APULE
George Brown
E. P. Rogan
L.A. Reynolds
M. McCusker
R. J Fitch
ACTU
Monk
H. ¥. Souter
J. Petrie
APOSE
F. Carey
J. North
Western Australia
Australian Railways Union
Sydney
The
AFULE
H. B. Willinpale
Willingale
Morris
Vietcong Leader Demands US Withdrawal From South Vietnam
National Liberation Front figure Tran Buu Kiem urged the United States to withdraw all troops and satellite forces from South Vietnam and dismantle bases. He insisted South Vietnam must determine its own future, while US delegate Henry Cabot Lodge warned against external interference and called for mutual withdrawal to allow self-determination amid rising fighting.
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Tran Buu Kiem
Vietcong
National Liberation Front
Kiem
South Vietnam
Nationaliberation Front
Saigon
Pham Dang Lam
North Vietnam
South
Mr Lodge
Vietnam
Arunta Defies Scrap Heap Order Sinks Off NSW Coast
HMAS Arunta, one of Australia’s Tribal-class destroyers, sank in the Pacific after being towed to Formosa for scrapping. Stripped of weapons, she took on water off Norah Head, turned and submerged within six hours. The tug captain reported the loss as salvage plans awaited.
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Sydney
Australia
Pacific
Formosa
RAN
Norah Head
Barrenjoey
Wate
J. Kojima
Botany Bs; Shipping Company
Kojima
Sydney Sacer
Congress Party Decisively Defeated in Two Indian States
India's ruling Congress Party suffered decisive losses in West Bengal and Punjab elections. West Bengal will be governed by a 12 party coalition led by the pro-Peking Communist Party, signaling a major shift in state politics and potential implications for national policy.
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India
Congress Party
West Bengal
Punjab
Marxist Commenit Party
Oil price fixed and regional tensions ripple
The report notes Faso-BHP crude oil pricing announced by the Customs and Excise Minister. It also highlights Malaysia's anger at Australia’s neutrality in the Sabah Philippines dispute, and Kuala Lumpur’s push for Australia to rethink its stance.
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Minister For Customs and Excise
Malaysia
Australia
Sabah
Neil Jifett
Philippines
Freeth to £ 0 overseas in April
Perth reports Mr Gordon Freeth plans his first overseas trip as External Affairs Minister in April for an ECAFE conference in Singapore. He aims to keep plans flexible with a likely May conference among powers tied to the Vietnam war. He notes the defence policy review will absorb External Affairs work and defends press criticism of his appointment. His greater duties limit time in Forrest electorate.
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Whitlam
Freeth
Hong Kong
Whittlam
Australia
Southeast
Asi
Perth
Gordon Freeth
Singapore
Vietnam
Forrest
Survey of ships in canal trapped since 1967 war
Egypt agreed to a shipowner proposed survey of the Suez Canal bed to assess moving 14 vessels stuck in the Great Bitter Lakes since the 1967 June war. Dr Mohammed UMassan Fi-Zavvat said owners would fund the survey. The crisis is noted by The Times.
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AAP Reuter
Egypt
Suez Canal
Mohammed Umassan Fi-Zavvat
Great Bitter Lakes
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