Gaullists win first ballot in French elections
Gaullists secure 142 of 487 seats or a bare majority as leftist parties collapse to six seats. Runoff looms for Mendes-France and Duhamel while Pompidou and Giscard d Estaing face mutual friction. Second ballot could reshape France's politics amid May disorder aftermath and rising calls for policy reform.
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FTER
Gaullists
de Gaulle
National Assembly
Mr Pompeou
Left
Communist Party
Federation of the Left
United Socialist Party
Pompidou
Giscard d'Estaing
Mr Pompidou
la Nation
CIA
Republic
France
OAS
US leans to right after Resurrection City end and Warren resignation
The piece argues the United States is realigning to the right amid Resurrection City’s end and Chief Justice Earl Warren’s resignation. It contrasts Goldwater and Nixon positions, notes Nixon’s potential as a moderating force, and links law and order debates to the city’s fate. It cites Abernathy, King, Johnson, and Fortas as pivotal figures shaping the era.
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Resurrection City
Earl Warren
Supreme Court
United States
Barry M. Goldwater
Goldwater
Vietnam
Johnson
Nixon
Mr Goldwater
Pentagon
Congress
Alabama
Warren
Earl] Warren
Richard Nixon
Abe Fortas
Ear Warren
Letters To The Editor On Treason And Memorials
Readers debate strategy against communism, praising vigilance in universities and media while urging call it treason. A second letter proposes renaming the National War Memorial to National Peace Memorial to honor peace and condemn war. A Canberra WCTU group defends screening One in Twenty Thousand to warn about smoking and drinking risks to youths.
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Communist Party
Britain
United States
Seamen's Union
ABC
Exle
Saigon
Vietnam
M. A. Young
National War Memorial
National Peace Memorial
Ronald R. MacIntyre
Teresa R. MacIntyre
Turner
Women's Christian Temperance Union of
Canberra
Mra
Loan Tronson
WCTU
Narrabundah
Up-dating Britain's civil service reform proposals
A British government committee favors major civil service reconstruction including new senior rank procedures with independent appeals, abolition of the term establishment, openness to public inquiry, and reform of secrecy. It stresses a career service, broader communication between Whitehall and outside society, stronger personnel management, and task based reviews to guide future skill needs.
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Home Civil Service
Whitehall
Treasury
Letters to the Edictor Should Be Short and Clear
Readers are urged to keep letters to the editor brief and to the point. Concise submissions help editors present opinions fairly and fit space constraints while preserving clarity and civility.
Vice Regal Dinner Attends Melbourne Athenaeum Club
The Governor General attended a formal dinner at the Athenaeum Club in Melbourne as part of official duties. The event showcased colonial ties and civic hospitality with notable local figures in attendance.
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Governor General
Athenaeum Club
Melbourne
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Mr Warren
Mr Nixon
Curtin
Guiding Youth
Northcote-Trevelyn
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