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Senator Gorton
for Higgins
MELBOURNE, Fri
day. — The Prime
Minister, Senator Gor
ton, is now assured of
Liberal selection to the
vacant seat of Higgins in
the House of Represen
tatives. He was the only
Liberal to nominate for
the seat when party
applications for endorse
ment closed today.
Although unopposed
Senator Gorton will still
have to go before a con*
vention of about 120 Lib
eral Party delegates in Hig
gins on January 31, to ba
chosen formally as tho
party's candidate.
The AI.P meets next Fri
j day to decide whether to
I oppose.Senator Gorton and
the DLP will dccide on
February 2.
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