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an official go- ahead, and was rebuffed by five unions in the first week, Mr. Brown found the strain of 'tiredness' too great, and was ordered to rest after Easter. His Shadow, Mr. Heath, bizarrely claimed that 'the mental strain of make-believe has been too much for Mr. Brown.' The Prime Minister recovered from flu, after it had prevented him from meet- ing the farming leaders at No. 10: and the Minister of Agriculture was threatened with shoot- ing by one Southern farmer—Mr. Peart invited him along for a drink. Meanwhile Mr. Hogg in- vited the Minister of Technology, Mr. Cousins, to resign, the trade gap widened again, and the Government was defeated in the House of Lords over the Burmah Oil affair.
A RUSSIAN ASTRONOMER CLAIMED to have dis- covered a 'super-civilisation' out in space, but Western astronomers were firmly sceptical. Back on Earth, everyone remained sceptical over Viet- nam: President Johnson made an offer of talks, which China rejected as a 'hoax,' for good measure deciding to have notting to do with Mr. Gordon Walker's forthcomA visit to the area. The West German Bundestag held its first plenary session in West Berlin for seven years. while Russian fighters flew overhead continuously. After many recounts the Irish election just con- firmed Mr. Lemass in power. Mr. Goldwater is to visit Britain, while Mr. Wilson is off to the US, to be followed by the Rembrandt portrait of the painter's son Titus, unless a public subscription raises £800,000 within the next month.
MR. MELLISH, the junior Housing Minister, annoyed Smethwick citizens by telling a delega- tion that the town 'was regarded with pride in Alabama.' Meanwhile the Race Relations Bill (threatening £1,000 fines for stirring up racial hatred) was published and Sir Oswald Mosley formed a new movement for immigrants. Its aim: to send all members back. Postmen and railmen rumbled discontentedly over wage claims, while tax officers may refuse to work overtime. Other post-budget news was mixed: the £ was stronger, restaurants seemed to be surviving, cigarette machines were stocked with packets of -nine, but petrol prices came down all round.
AFTER THREE SUCCESSIVE VICTORIES, Scotland failed at Wembley to beat England at soccer for nine English players held on for a draw. Else- where in the sporting world Mr. Eric Lubbock, the MP for Orpington, was knocked out of the ring in his charity fight, and fellow Liberals were hoping that he would follow the example of the world heavyweight champion Cassius Clay and announce his impending retirement.
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