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For further information contact the UOW Library: [email protected] The Living Daylights 1(2) 23 October 1973 Publisher Incorporated Newsagencies Company, Melbourne, vol.1 no.2, 23-29 October, 28p This serial is available at Research Online: https://ro.uow.edu.au/livingdaylights/2 Vol. 1 No. 2 Oct 23 - 29 1973 30c &how to wreck them p 16 Allen Ginsberg talks his head off Bob Ellis&Leunig: fifteen years at the Opera House THE ARMY OF THE RARE Richard Beckett beats up the week’s news ell us something we T DONT KNOW: The world is con­ trolled by mentally deranged people, Dr F. A. Corson, a professor of psychiatry from Ohio state university told an inter­ national psychiatric congress in Sydney. Continuing along his merry path of truism the good professor said - in a statement reminiscent of the one-eyed man-made king in the country of the blind - that the United States is the chief breeder of madmen, and the United States government the chief in­ Phew! stigator of world violence. “The major powers are engaged in overkill prepara­ tions, developing diabolic instruments of violence and destruction”, he added, we more or less as an afterthought. But he had the answer. There was a possibility that chemical food additives are re­ sponsible for violent behavior and this is made it most marked in modern consumer soci­ ety. Gentle whole-earthers murmuring love might as well blow their brains out A TOTAL DISASTROUS FAIL­ right now. URE, UNBELIEVABLY CHILD­ ISH .. PUT BACK THAT * * * TREE . FRANK O’DEA, Potts THE KING OF THE MENTALLY Point, NSW. DERANGED MIGHT AS WELL HAVE US BY THE BALLS: American bases in O’DEA, oh dear, was the first Australia have been placed on full written reaction to last week’s emergency alert because of the Middle dawning and scattered remnants was “an alternative to the DLP”, was did not have the money to pick up its of other sallies litter our office, East crisis. Both the bases at Northwest Cape and Pine Gap, despite denials, now firmly protestant based and allowed own cans, but that local government columnist Harry Gumboot reached obviously have some local significance. only Christians to join. Supporters of organisations should be paid more mon­ a record level of unpopularity for To relate a little past history, Australia’s the DLP in Blacktown are understood ey to do so. a first appearance and one Sunday so-called leader, one Gough Whitlam, to be building priests holes in their fibro * * * newspaper exposed him as a deal­ asked for and was refused details of cottages. THE MEEK (PART TWO): The fed­ er of peace signs, pot and pornog­ * * * coded military communications through eral minister for services and property, raphy. the bases - showing the control he has GUESS WHO DONT WIN THE Mr Fred Daly, said he had recently learnt Following the embarrassing ef­ over his own country. As usual, Whitlam NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE that a federal land grant intended to be fluent of publicity, it should come has done nothing about the presence of (AND GUESS WHY): Ms Maureen used for increased recreational facilities as no surprise to hear that the first the bases. However, he is believed to Freer, president of the Fellowship of in Sydney’s Ashfield high school was issue sold sensationally. Although have turned down a request from the Australian Authors, said in a statement now going to be used to widen a nearby it did come as a surprise to our US that the next base be located on the in Brisbane that “Henry Lawson and road. Oddly enough, he added that he distributors, who are now absurd­ lawn of his official Canberra residence. Bazza McKenzie had contributed to the found the NSW government’s action ly clamoring for gargantuan sup­ •k k k terrible scourge of mateship in Austra­ somewhat "difficult to believe”. plies of this second issue. Ha ha. lian literature and that it had to be SLEEP TIGHT TONIGHT IDI’S stopped”. In a piece of death wish prose * * * More pages this time and still a AWAKE. Uganda’s president Idi Amin she said: “It’s time we recovered from POOR LITTLE RICH GIRL (OR space shortage. We will get fatter after a so-called fact finding mission this mateship syndrome and admitted' NOEL COWARD REVISITED): Lady 11®*? as soon as we can. Keep the through the Middle East announced that that man’s love for woman and woman’s Fairfax, described as Australia’s “best contributions coming. Forgive the “liberation forces” were about to take known society woman” and who, as it delay in replying. we’re wal­ loyalty to man and family are the real Jerusalem. This Evelyn Waugh figure forces that have helped nationhood so happens, is cushioned against life’s lowing in chaos. from Black Mischief may seem both shake free of penal origins.” It was untowards buffets and blows by the vast (Inexcusably we omitted Syd mad and amusing until you realise that perhaps unfortunate for Ms Freer that newspaper empire of her husband, de­ Shelton’s credit from the back unlike his white elders and betters he despite her rantings an Australian by the clared gushingly before throwing her page photograph AND the Red- does not allow American military bases name of Patrick White was announced Sydney Opera House opening ball: “ I fern photograph.) to cumber his territory. as this year's winner of the Nobel prize can’t afford such luxuries as self pity. John Hoyland’s jealousy confes­ k * k for literature. There’s one thing about all my friends, whatever their lifestyles, none of them sion aroused much comment and GIVE OUR LEADER HIS DUE, HE * * * anguished sympathy, but as yet DID DO SOMETHING LA ST WEEK: feel sorry for themselves.” She also THE MEEK SHALL NEVER IN­ declared that she walked two miles no complementary excision from Following a lobster and chicken lunch­ HERIT THE EARTH (PART ONE): Mr eon in Canberra, Mr Whitlam referred to through the swish suburb of Sydney’s local readers. Any offers? R. W. Brook, general marketing manager Queen Elizabeth as Queen of Australia. Darling Point each morning singing Letters to the eds will appear for BHP, told the house of representa­ songs. Old fashioned anarchists and new in TLD 3, as will a Stirling marxist The following day the Queen signed a tives standing committee on environ­ document saying this was okay with fashion society ripper-offers may well reply to the first memorial editor­ ment and conservation, that his com­ her. This will scare the Christ out of the ponder on this laid-on-the-plate cap­ ial. Other future delights include: pany intended to make non returnable yanks, the yellow peril and the hordes italistic bonus. The reincarnation of Hermann beer cans, for “as long as the public of Muscovy. Hesse’s Magic Theatre with a cast wanted them”. In a no compromise led by the ageless Steppenwolf, * * * statement he added that industry had NEITHER WILL THE FASCISTS the gentle art of gliding, Dylan’s NO SOONER DOES ONE MOB OF no right to “pervert the requirements INHERIT ANYTHING: The Australian travels, the forthcoming British LUNATICS START FALLING OFF and desires of the community”. One Medical Association has stated that wide­ revolution, poisons in your pud­ THE BUS, THAN ANOTHER LOT assumes that this statement means that spread apathy among doctors is threat­ dings and other food news, throw­ STARTS CLAMBERING ON: Follow­ the community is determined to litter. ening its attempts to raise a $1 million ing cars into bottomless pits, the ing the announcement that the NSW Mr Brook came close to the nub of his fighting fund to attack the federal gov­ cosmic cult of Kung Fu, how to state election will be held on november company’s problem when he stated it ernment’s national health plan. In a plea bore and other rural hints and 17, the United Christian Party has de­ was opposed totally to any can deposit to the association’s members, AMA nostrums, what you wanted to cided it will field a candidate. The system because it would cut steel man­ medical secretary, Doctor Nicholas know about Divine Light but were chairman of the party’s Blacktown ufacturers profits and dislocate job op­ Larkins, said, “ This may well be arma- too cynical to ask, a tip for the branch, Mr John Wanders, said his party portunities. He further added that BHP geddon.” One hopes he’s right. Melbourne Cup and something about another kind of horse . See you next Tuesday . Eds. The Living Daylights is published every Tuesday by Incorporated Newsagencies Company Pty Ltd at 1 13 Rosslyn Street, West Melbourne, Victoria. You can write to us c/- PO Box 5312 BB, GPO Melbourne, Victoria 3001. Telephone (03) 329.0700, Telex AA32403. EDI­ TORIAL: Terence Maher, Richard Neville, Laurel Olszew­ ski, Michael Morris. BUSINESS: Robin Howells. ADVER­ What's ya buzz?? Like where's it at. TISING: MELBOURNE: Robert Burns (03) 329.0700; Don't get off being duped by frumps.