McMahon Sworn Australia Prime Minister After Gorton Ousted
Foreign Minister William McMahon was sworn in as prime minister after the Liberal party voted 33-33 on leadership and ousted John Gorton. Governor General Sir Paul Hasluck commissioned McMahon who plans a coalition with Industry Minister Douglas Anthony's Country Party and will review Gorton's Vietnam policy. Fraser, who resigned as defense minister, sparked the leadership crisis with his charges of disloyalty.
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Canberra
Australia
William McMahon
Liberal Party
John Grey Gorton
Paul Hasluck
McMahon
Douglas Anthony
Country Party
Gorton
United States
Vietnam
Sydney
Malcolm Fraser
Fraser
Fog, fogbound hills halt Ho Chi Minh trail fighting
Fog and low clouds blanketed the Laotian Panhandle reducing combat on the Ho Chi Minh trail to a near standstill. South Vietnamese command reported only light sporadic action while the U.S. Command cited about 120 helicopter sorties flown Tuesday in the area.
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Saigon
Laotian Panhandle
Ho Chi Minh Trail
U.S
Tran van An
Laos
Sepone
Cambodia
Vitamin C Safe Says Pauling Defends High Doses
Denver AP Linus Pauling Nobel chemist defends high daily doses of Vitamin C to prevent colds saying critics should drink more orange juice. He cites studies claiming reduced colds and notes potential risks like diarrhea and kidney stones while offering sodium ascorbate as a safer form.
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Denver
Linus Pauling
Pauling
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Weather Forecast For Tomorrow Promises Clearing Skies
Clearing skies and warmer weather are expected tomorrow with highs in the upper 40s after a low in the mid 20s tonight. Yesterday’s high reached 43 and this morning’s low was 34.
San Quentin lockup ordered after inmate stabbings
Five stabbings in 24 hours sparked a general lockup at San Quentin State Prison. Warden Louis Nelson ordered confinement to cells as racial tensions were cited. Three black inmates, a white inmate, and a Mexican-American were injured. one white inmate, Arthur Golia, required surgery for a kidney injury. Prison demographics are 47 percent Caucasian, 34 percent Black, 16 percent Mexican American, 3 percent other.
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San Quentin
Calif
San Quentin State Prison
Tal
Louis Nelson
James Park
Gery
Golia
Park
Robert Sconyers
Sconyers
Joke about college education and boastful graduates
A humorous line mocks college education as wasted on high school graduates who think they know it all. It plays on pride and irony without naming people or places. The quip fits a light editorial tone.
More Teacher Strikes Predicted As School Dollars Tighten
Washington AP. NEA survey warns taxpayer revolts and shrinking federal and state aid threaten public schools with massive layoffs and potential teacher strikes. Officials say boards may cut staff and raise class sizes as states rely on high taxes while health programs face cuts, affecting lower income families.
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National Education Association
NEA
Sam Lam
Lambert
Latvian Jews stage sit in at Soviet parliament
Fifty seven Latvian Jews began a sit in at the reception bureau of the Soviet Parliament demanding permission to emigrate to Israel. Seven others from Lithuania reported a similar protest at the Communist Party Central Committee reception bureau in Moscow. They pledged to stay until their petition to Premier Kosygin and President Podgorny is answered.
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Moscow
Israel
Lithuania
Communist Party
Central Committee
Girhs Valik
Presidium
Supreme Soviet
U.S.S.R
Talented Chimp Is Not Wild Beast, Judge Rules
West Covina California AP reports Moe the chimpanzee was found not to be a wild animal in Munici pal Court. Moe appeared in a checked shirt and trousers for a hearing over an ordinance restricting tame animals. Judge Jack Alex said Moe lacks wild traits and is well behaved. Charge dismissed. Owner James Davis says Moe can use utensils, drink from a glass, brush teeth and use the toilet. City officials plan to revise the animal ordinance.
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West Covina
Calif
Moe
Jack Alex
James Davis
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Ovir Bureau
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