McMahon Fires Gorton Over Memoirs Controversy
Australian Prime Minister William McMahon dismissed former prime minister and defense minister John Gorton after five days of dispute sparked by Gorton memoirs. Gorton, 59, vowed to stay in politics and defend his writings in upcoming articles and a book dispute.
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Sydney
Australia
William McMahon
John Gorton
McMahon
Gorton
Liberal Party
Sunday Australian
Study on Communism’s Human Cost Cites 34 to 63 Million Lives
Senate subcommittee's Richard L. Walker estimates 34 to 63 million deaths in China over 50 years under Communist rule with possible closer to 50 million. He notes mass executions purges slave labor and terror alongside some economic gains. Eastland says the study shows the full picture of human cost behind Communist achievements.
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Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
Richard L. Walker
Institute of International Studies
University of South Carolina
China
Subcommittee
Nixon
Peking
James O. Eastland
Dmiss
Red China
Eastland
Walker
Thomas J. Dodd
Dconn
Chinese Communist Party
Mainland
Mao Tse-tung
Chou Enlai
Communist Party
Hitler
Stalin
Eastlard
Northern Ireland violence flares as sectarian fighting returns
In Belfast a violent week leaves 23 killed and hundreds injured as British troops restore order after gun battles with snipers. In Londonderry Catholics protest internment amid bonfires and marches marking a historic siege anniversary.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Londonderry
Irish Republican Army
Harry Tuze
Franklin Dedicates Innovative 2 Million Garbage Plant
About 250 people, including Rep. Walter Powell and Black Clawson reps, attended Franklin’s dedication of a $2 million integrated solid waste treatment plant said to shrink curbside trash to 3 percent of its original volume. Officials noted the complex will include a regional sewage plant and a glass reclamation unit.
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Richard Vaughan
Franklin Plant
Sheckler
Franklin
Environmental Protection Agency
Bernard Eichholz
Jersey Drivers Share Cost Of Exhaust Controls
The New Jersey Petroleum Council supports tougher automobile exhaust rules for 3.3 million cars, with motorists sharing testing costs. About one third may fail initial tests, repairs could run from 20 to 500 dollars, and the plan covers cars but not trucks or buses. Experts from General Motors Ford and foreign makers criticized the standards as costly and stricter than federal norms.
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Cherry Hill
N.J
New Jersey Petroleum Council
Fred M. Bernard
Idjing
General Motors
Ford
Guinness Book may drop risky gastronomic records
London AP reports the November Guinness Book of Records may drop gastro feats as dangerous. Weighing in, David Hoy of Guinness Superlatives cites injuries from beer drinking upside down and swallowing goldfish, with 46 Australians squeezing into a minicab pending removal of such entries.
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David Hoy
Guinness Superlatives
Hoy
Weather Outlook Mentions Heat Peak This Week
The report notes temperatures in the upper 50s to start with highs reaching the 80s. Yesterday’s high was 84 and this morning’s low 54, indicating warm conditions for most days ahead.
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