Menzies Sets November Election On Defence and Foreign Affairs
Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies announced a House of Representatives election for November 30, with dissolution on or about October 31. He argued for a strong mandate on national security and foreign policy amid clashes with Labour over North West Cape base and a Malaysia treaty. Calwell countered that Labour would win on defence plus economy and jobs, criticizing the government as unworkable and wasteful.
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Robert Menzies
House of Representatives
Viscount de L’isle
Australia
Labour
U.S
North West Cape
Malaysia
Equator
Sir Robert
Calwell
Labour Party
Robert
Hare Holt
Harold Holt
N.S.W
United States
North-West Cape
Nort West Cape
Mr. Calwell
Macbeth
Macdutt
Canberra Community Hospital
Peter G. Henderson
Forrest
Edwina Henderson
Edwina
Forrest Primary School
Menzies
Phillip
Evans
Cowper
Hume
A.L.P
Opperman
Corio
Labour and National Service
McMahon
Lowe
Garfield Barwick
Parramatta
Bate
Macarthur
Dean
Jose Robertson
Maribyrnong
Bruce
Latrobe
Higinbotham
Kenya PM urged to break London talks and declare independence
Kenyan ministers cabled Prime Minister Kenyatta urging him to end the London talks and declare independence on October 26. The message seeks October 26 as independence day with an oath on October 20, while Britain fixes December 12 as the independence date amid a powers split dispute between government and opposition in London.
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Nairobi
A.A. P-Reulter
Kenya
Kenyalla
London
Britain
Political Horses Trade Blame As Election Forecasts Grow
The House split shows Liberal 45, Country 17, ALP 62 with a one vote majority. Prime Minister Sir Robert confesses sole responsibility for calling the election amid internal dissent while Labor eyes gains in New South Wales Queensland and Western Australia with seats like Lilley Bowman Petrie Capricornia and Corio among targets.
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Liberal
Country Party
A.L.P
A.C.T
Land
Northern Territory
Sir Robert
N.S.W
Queensland
Stirling
Western Australia
Lilley, Bowman, Petrie
Capricornia
Labour
Electoral Office Plans Preparations for General Election
The chief Commonwealth Electoral Officer Mr F L Ley states five to six weeks are needed to prepare for a general election. Printing ballot papers and staffing about 10 000 polling booths in Australia and overseas will be organized. He notes printing the supplementary electoral rolls with writ issuance is the biggest task. The main rolls have been printed recently.
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Commonwealth
F. L. Ley
Australia
Ley
Invasion of Algeria by Moroccan troops shocks region
Moroccan forces with tanks and planes entered Algeria in the Sahara, with battles ongoing near Colomb Bechar. Algerian Defence Ministry says its units hold their own as both sides report advances and counteractions amid tensions.
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Algeria
Algiers
A.A.P
Sahara Desert
Associated Press of America
Algerian Defence Ministry
Colomb Bechar
Hassi Beida
Tinjoub
British United Press
A.P
Marrakesh
Reuter
Adel Aziz Bouteflika
Hassi- Beida
Tinjoud
Morocco
Hassan
Jacqueline Kennedy
Kennedy
Ghana ex-foreign minister testifies in treason trial
Ako Adjei told a court he lent £25 000 to the spirit Zebus from Uranus via a Ghana bank as part of a spirit invocation that would double the money. He said he has never seen the funds again and defended his belief in spirits as factual. The prosecution accuses him of deception and a plot against Nkrumah.
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Accra
A.A. P
Reuter
Ghana
Ako Adjei
Zebus
Uranus
Adjei
Spiritualist Association of
Britain
Nkrumah
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Naval Station
P.M. Told
Dia Entice
Ance
McEwen
N S.W
Grandad
Electoral Office
Spirit
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