Burnet warns against prolonging life with intensive care
Nobel laureate Sir Macfarlane Burnet, 73, criticizes biomedical advances for extending life when elders lose autonomy. In UNESCO's Impact of Science on Society he argues a humane end may be kinder than heroic treatment for those past 65 who cannot care for themselves. He distinguishes trauma care from age related decline.
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Australian Academy of Science
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Impact of Science
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De Mau Mau members charged in 9 Chicago-area slayings
Eight members of a black militant gang called De Mau Mau faced charges of murdering nine people in four Illinois locations. All victims were white. The group, said to be racially motivated, included former Malcolm X College students and Vietnam veterans. Police tied the killings to ballistic tests and said weapons formed an arsenal. Several defendants were held without bail. warrants were issued for two others.
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United Press International
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Monee
Illinois
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Highland Park
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Southern Tlineis University
Cook County
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Donald Taylor
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Nathaniel Burse
Edward Moran
Robert Wilson
Richard Elrod
Charles Hurst
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Cave-in at Western Main Colliery Kills Three Miners
Lithgow area report of a cave-in at Western Main Colliery Blackmans Flat 13 miles west of Lithgow burying three middle aged miners. Rescue teams worked over six hours to recover the bodies found near the tunnel intersection about 9pm and a short time after. Relatives’ names not released while notification proceeds.
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Lithgow
Western Main
Blackmans Flat
R. Carter
Missing papers alleged at Pentridge inquiry
Melbourne Monday report says the Pentridge Tail inquiry was asked to investigate the whereabouts of a allegedly missing package of papers. Archi ald Butterly testified the package, due to be given to the inquiry, vanished after a cell search by two prison officers. Barrister W M R Kelly urged immediate investigation. prison officers’ lawyer W S Lennon said officers found the package during Thursday’s search, witnessed by other prisoners. Chairman K J Jenkinson QC adjourned and summoned Mr Kelly. inquiry resumes tomorrow.
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W. W.s Lennon
Jenkinson
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Lynch denies job figures cooked in unemployment debate
The Opposition accused government schemes of masking unemployment as Labour figures show September registered unemployed fell to 88 77 thousand, while seasonally adjusted data indicate a still rising jobless rate. Cameron claimed rural relief boosts and poor registration concealment, Lynch defended improved economy and public servants’ integrity amid criticisms.
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Department of Labour and National Service
Lynch
Canberra
Sir Lynch
McMahon
ABC
Commonwealth Employment Service
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Two Melbourne Parents Fined for Neglect in Lice Infested Home
In Fitzroy Court, Dorothy Barwick and bricklayer Victor Barwick faced charges for neglecting to provide food nursing clothing medical aid and lodging to their two girls Vicki Ann 11 Rhetta 6. A doctor testified the younger girl had bloodied hair from infected sores police described a squalid home with animals and filth. Each was fined 200 with 15 costs payable at 5 per week.
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Fitzroy Court
Henry Sinn
East Melbourne
Victor Douglas Barwick
Dorothy Barwick
Fitzroy
Corrie
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Vicki Ann
Rhetta Theresa
Mr Barwick
Wealthy claim Mona Lisa originals as verification battles
In London a riddle unfolds as Wyre Piddle residents tease a land sale name shift from Tiddle to Tiddle Widdle while Britain's elite, Lord Brownlow and Dr Henry Pulitzer, claim their own Mona Lisa. The Times cites experts doubting a second Leonardo exists, with the Louvre’s Gioconda regarded as the sole original by most authorities.
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Wyre Piddle
River Avon
Sun Newspaper
Lord Brownlow
Henry Pulitzer
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Pater
Louvre
Leonardo da Vinci
Waltenfeld
Ministers Agree on Daily Controls Ahead of Election
With three weeks to the US presidential election, Nixon leads McGovern by about 30 percent in a panel poll. NSW road deaths since mandatory seat belts began last year have fallen 16.7 percent per NRMA. A Supreme Court judge criticises ACT probation service operation. ACT Rugby Union’s bid for Wallaby Trophy status rejected by ARU.
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Senator McGovern
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Supreme Court
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Australian Rugby Union
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