Queen Names Home as Britain’s New Prime Minister
The Queen invited Lord Home to form an administration after meeting with Mr Macmillan in hospital. Home, the Foreign Secretary, spent the afternoon at 10 Downing Street with Cabinet colleagues following the meeting.
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Queen Receives Lord Home in Audience Amid Resignation Crisis
Buckingham Palace confirms Lord Home met the Queen who invited him to form an administration. Amid Conservative leadership turmoil and PM Harold Macmillan's resignation, crowds gathered outside the palace as talks continued. The Queen visited King Edward VII Hospital to confer with Macmillan, whose decision on a successor sparked further speculation.
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Premiership Crowned Distinguished Career
The article recalls Sir Alec Douglas-Home entering Parliament in 124, wartime service with the Grenadier Guards, and ministerial posts under Churchill and postwar governments. It notes his rise to leadership after Sir Anthony Eden’s retirement during the Suez crisis and reports his meeting with the Queen and offer to form an administration from Downing Street.
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Extension For Science Lab At Canberra High School
The National Capital Development Commission awarded a £7 54 contract to P Larban for an additional science laboratory at Canberra High School. The spokesman said the lab meets Wyndham report syllabus needs and the work is due for completion by the start of the 164 school year.
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Indonesian Tensions Over Malaysia Spark Regional Alarm
News brief notes Malaysia Sarawak security concerns after October clash. Philippine official confirms foreign ministers' meeting with Indonesia in Bangkok to discuss Malaysia while Malaysia hesitates to commit. Kudryavtsev and Izvestia commentaries deny Indonesian aggression and criticize Western bloc influence in Southeast Asia.
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Sir John Delighted Wins Scientific Award in Venice
Sir John, professor of physiology at the Australian National University, is in Venice on holiday between conferences. He shared the award with two friends, Professors Allan Hodgkin and Andrew Hussey of England. His nine children remain in Australia and he quips that home is where children belong.
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Five Officers Missing After Whitsunday Whaler Incident
Five Royal Australian Navy midshipmen and Sub-Lieutenant Long are missing after a whaler failed to return from a training cruise off the Queensland coast. HMAS Sydney and Anzac, aided by a Townsville RAAF aircraft, conducted day-long searches with weather described as largely fine and seas slight.
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Kennedy and Australia discuss Malaysia stance and Asia policy
Sir Garfield says Kennedy appreciates support for the Malaysia concept and notes United States endorsement. Australia pledges military aid to the federation amid Indonesia’s confrontation policy. Talks in Washington cover, among others, Philippines and Indonesia attitudes and a potential presidential trip to Australia. Townley arrives for talks on an American supersonic bomber deal for Canberra.
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December Auction Of 174 Leases Set For December
The department and auctioneers plan two sales on December 10 open and December 12 restricted with most blocks in Hughes and Watson and others in Deakin Red Hill Yarralumla Hackett Narrabundah O Connor. March adds 330 blocks, 180 for builders in eight lots for staged development.
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