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3 1 -1 Ou i3 Te Sviivv Vorn Vvi'A. M-v 5. 1972 pollution Dm OVER THE HOARDINGS ThT if, A v. JAGO READY FOR ACTION wiring, to retain the effect of a continuing tunnel. Edgecliff railway station, which will cost $4 million, is to be built in the huge bole next to the Edgecliff Centre.

The twin tracks and platforms run underground at the top of the picture, while above will be built two car parking levels, a station concourse, a gallery and a bus interchange area. The first section of the railway, from Central station to Edgecliff, will be opened early in 1974. The full cost of the system to Kingsford is over Work is advancing quickly on the Woolloomooloo viaduct and Edgecliff station, two of the integral parts of the Eastern Suburbs Railway which can be seen from above ground. These photographs from the air highlight the sweep of the $ll-milUon viaduct from the Domain to Kings Cross (top, below) and foundation work at Edgecliff (left) which is normally hidden from view by the hoardings. The NSW Railways has used arched instead of rectangular supports for the first time for the viaduct's overhead New South Wales must act urgently to curb air pollution caused by motor vehicles, according to a report issued yesterday by the State Health Department.

The report warned that controls were necessary to reduce both carbon-monoxide pollution and emissions which cause photo-chemical smog. It deals with air pollution monitoring in million was recorded between 2 pm and 3 pm, compared with a monthly average of 0.015 parts per million. "As with carbon monoxide, it is apparent that concentrations of oxidants in the Sydney metropolitan area are New lodge site ft -v--v- li I tor ftKv--il I 4 if- 3v3 W-v vd approaching those which have been recorded in cities in the United States. "This shows that a reduction in emission-from motor vehicles required urgently if photo-chemical smog cidents are to be prevented from occurring" with increasing frequency." Children stop playt page 11. i building have been criti- cised.

The number of official guests the Prime Minister 1 can entertain at any one- time is about 12. A commission spokes- man said today that the Stirling Park site was being held "against possible future needs of a national kind" but said that no long-term planning had as yet been undertaken. lectures Blood Bank and about 150 went to Bondi and -cleaned up the beach and 1' the surrounding park The students will hold a meeting at the college 9 am today to decide whether to continue their "strike" and other possible action. types of assistance in recent months. He appealed to individuals, families and food companies for assistance to ensure that needy families were not sent away empty handed." concentrations of.

oxidants, which are indicators of photo-chemical pollution, had been monitored at Lidcombe. "One incident of high concentration occurred on November 5, 1971," the report said. "A reading of 0.17 parts per Bid for chess still on The head of the Sydney syndicate seeking to stage the world chess championships is ready to meet the American contender, Bobby Fis cher, to press Sydney's claims. Mr Linden Prowse said this yesterday in an urgent telegram to the executive direotor of the US Chess Federation, Colonel Edmund Edmondson. In Auckland on business, Mr Prowse said his telegram requested contact with Fischer for talks on the championship.

It was announced on Wednesday that the tournament between Fischer and the Soviet title-holder, Boris Spassky, would begin in Reykjavik, Iceland, on July 2. Mr Prowse said yesterday he did not regard this decision as final. 'There are quite a number of obstacles to be overcome before Reykjavik can clearly be said to be the venue," he said. "We will maintain our offer and press Sydney's claims as hard as possible." CANBERRA, Thursday. The National Capital Development Commission has reserved a large block of land in Stirling Park, Yarralumla, for a new Prime Minister's Lodge.

The site is on rising ground overlooking Lake Burley Griffin. The increasing volume of traffic on a main road next to the Lodge, the noise this has created and the smallness of the present Ban on Several hundred student teachers from Alexander Mackie Teachers College did community services instead of attending lectures yesterday in protest against cpnditions at the college. About 100 students gave blood to the Red Cross Portnoy' obscene BRISBANE, Thursday. Philip Roth's novel "Portnoy's Complaint" was declared an obscene publication for the first time in Aus-' tralia in the Brisbane Magistrate's Court today. A City bookseller, William George Sutton, was fined $20 on a charge of having sold an obscene publication.

He pleaded not guilty. Mr Sutton said outside the court that the decision was a "temporary victory for the book banners and the book burners." In giving his ruling, Mr Martin, SM, said Sutton had not shown cause why Schoolbook" from a Brisbane book store. Police said a report would be prepared for the Queensland Literature Board of Review. The board banned the Australian and New Zealand editions of the book on April 27. MELBOURNE, Thursday.

Charges against "The Little Red School-book" were adjourned today to give a magistrate time to read the book. The magistrate, Mr I. McArdle, SM, will continue the hearing tomorrow. The owners of six Melbourne bookshops have been called to show cause why the book is not obscene and should not be destroyed. Life Line out of food The Life Line Centre's food stocks for emergency relief were exhausted, the superintendent of the Central Methodist Mission, the Rev Alan Walker, said yesterday.

This was the result of increased demand for all NSW during 1971. The Minister for Health, Mr Jago, releas ing the report, said legt station to set emission standards for motor vehicle exhausts had been prepared. Subject to Cabinet ap-proval, he expected to submit this legislation to the next session of Parliament, due to begin in August. The report said continuous recording of car bon-monoxide at the Queen Victoria Building, City, was carried out in 1971 for the second year. The yearly average was slightly lower than the 1970 average, even though higher values had been recorded over the shorter time spans.

Maximum concentrations for one-hourly, eight-hourly and daily periods were higher. "It is apparent, from a comparison with overseas figures, that the levels of carbon monoxide in Sydney are similar to those in overseas cities where it has been found necessary for strin gent controls to be enforced in order to contain the problem," the report said. "Such control is now necessary in the Sydney metropolitan area to cope with what could well develop into a major problem." The report said that A favourite MOSMAX-WATERFROXTAGE 5 Bedroom Residence 72 Bay Street OPEN FOR INSPECTION SAT. Clear title Qld fmiSIsjiiiil to islands: PM An imposing moaern no me, witn panoramic hiroour view frbm every room. Leel lawns run to a bluff ever the water and foreshore reserve.

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ffT Alii I I ff I Wfi rx a Jiff i V' ft 1 it' Si I -7 I 'i I I i 5 I I i j. n. -i li mil una- it 'fain iriT-ii-vaM- ii nmmriiiniwiiniiiiinMninimiai copies of the book seized by police should not be destroyed. Mr Martin said his duty was to apply the community's standards of decency. "Anybody who does not think this book is filthy is not in my opinion in step with the community as far as decency is concerned," he said.

Yesterday Mr Martin adjourned the case to read the novel before hearing evidence. The court was told that Sutton had sold four copies of the book to a policewoman in September, 1970. Police had seized a further 1 1 copies next day. Police today seized 10 copies of "The Little Red VAUCLUSE 6 FLATS UNINTERRUPTED HARBOUR AND CITY VIEWS 21 9A H0PET0UNAVE. (Right at Gibson's Beach) 12 FLATS 399 9433.

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328 7244 ploy of pickpockets, the human sandwich. IILOCK OF llowfssf ceil pa pf par mnmy baik if your ravelers cheques are lest or stolen? was something the Federal Government could naturally discuss with the Queensland Government. He rejected a suggestion that the islands could become the subject of an approach to the International Court. He said he did not think the dispute justified action before the court. VIETNAM: Mr McMahon said he was not in as close contact with President Nixon over Vietnam now that Australia had withdrawn its troops from Phuoc Tuy province.

He defended the original decision that Australia's forces should intervene in the war. "I think we gave the Vietnamese, through the Historic building to be saved CANBERRA, Thursday, There were no suggest ions that the historic Lan- yon homestead, near Canberra, would be demolish ed to make way for sub urban development, spokesman for the National Capital Development Commission said today, He was commenting on a letter in the "Herald" to day bv Judge Wall calling for Lanyon to be preserved with "sufficient of its exist ing terrain to provide living example of pioneering rural property Part of Lanyon station is to be acquired by the Commonwealth for the new Canberra satellite town of Tuggeranong, The Commonwealth has formally acquired about 4,550 acres, of freehold land for the development Notice of the acquisition vtoa given lu tuu" vui- monwealtb gazette. -The area, in 26 parcels, is part of about acres required for Tugger-j anong, INDIAN MELBOURNE, Thursday. Mirboo North, a tiny dairy town 100 miles east of Melbourne, advertised two months ago for "a European doctor." Now it has a doctor an Indian practising in Sydney, Dr M. N.

Jabbar, who will take over the 18- bed hospital next month. The hospital president, From BRIAN JOHNS PERTH, Thursday. The Queensland Government's jurisdiction over three islands within a few miles of the Papuan coast was clear beyond doubt, the Prime Minister, Mr McMahon, said today. He was answering a question at his press conference here on Papuan claims to have the islands of Boigu, Dauan and Sai-bai ceded to Papua New Guinea. The islands are at present within the Queensland border.

Mr McMahon said the dispute over the islands Police check on 12 'resisters' CANBERRA, Thurs day. Commonwealth police are investigating claims made last night by 12 young men that they were draft resisters. The police are co-opera ting with the Department of Labour and National Service in checking files on the young men. The 12 stood up at a meeting attended by the Federal Attorney-General, Senator Greenwood, claimed to be draft resisters and challenged Senator Greenwood to take action acainst them. He was handed a list of their names.

The Commonwealth Police Commissioner, Mr J. M. said today that the force was "investigating the claims by these people that they are in breach of the law." Officials of the Attorney-General's Department said only one of the men named in the list given to Senator Greenwood was known to have a warrant out for his arrest. The warrant was for failing to answer a call-up notice. AUCKLAND, Thursday.

Young demonstrators against military ser vice held up a train tak ing 19-year-old Army con scripts to camn today. They jumped on to the railway line at Te Kuiti, 130 miles south of Auckland, and shouted slogans against Military training. joint operations of our allies and themselves, the opportunity to defend themselves and complete their policy of Vietnamisa-tion," he said. "But I have to admit that it does appear as though the attack by the North Vietnamese, strongly supported in arms and equipment by the Russians, has created a dangerous situation there." Answering a question on the TNT-Ansett struggle, Mr McMahon said he thought it was right that market forces should have been allowed to operate. "They were two Australian corporations acting under Australian management, and very largely under Australian control," he said.

However, under the present circumstances he did not want to become involved in any form of argument with the Victorian Premier, Sir Henry Bolte. Hartley retrial ordered MELBOURNE. Thursday. A retrial was ordered tonight in the Wil liam Hartley case after the jury failed to reach a ver dict in eight hours of deliberations. Hartley, 40, a former secretary of the Victorian ALP, has been charged with having assaulted First Constable Colin Pavey at a demonstration against the South African Rugby Union team outside Olympic Park on July 3 last year.

Hartley, of Eltham, Melbourne suburb, has pleaded not guilty. After discharging, the jury, Judge Hewitt ordered the retrial to be set for June and allowed Hartley bail on the original terms of $200 plus a further $200 in ms own recognisance. DOCTOR Mr J. Scott, said that a European doctor with the "right qualifications" was not available. mere naa been more than 20 applications, "Including Australians with the right qualifications' th Austraiian.

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