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in a white coat.
Subsequently the following letter to the editor was published:
"My name is Lucy Stewart. My dad is Alan Stewart, the ALP candidate for Manly. I'm writing to tell you about a mistake in the story about Dad.
The four big kids are all teenagers. Gabby is 18, Marie is 17, Peter is nearly 16 and David is 17, but I'm only 9 1/2."
(This was a genuine complaint from the youngest member of the family.)
But the liberals were still getting the sensational headlines. Three days before the election the front page of the Daily screamed:
"HYDROFOIL SERVICES MAY BE CUT BACK--TIMETABLE CHANGE AFTER THE ELECTION.
Hydrofoil passengers will soon face restricted services in off-peak periods, informed sources said yesterday ......"
Two days before the election George Ashley was given a prominent run under:
"THREAT OF GAMBLING CASINOS CAUSES CONCERN"
Ashley clamed that he was "gravely concerned at the implications of this matter" and that he had spoken