The Sydney Morning Herald from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia • Page 2

I UH Vnn'r) rVi'd. TSl t. tw 2 Biggest balloon up and away Halt in income tax increases proposed. AUST PARTY'S REFORM PLAN CANM-WIA, Wednesday. The Australia Tarty has proposed a halt In Increase in pmonal Income tax rates nnd the Introduction of a capital gain tax In Its policy for taxation rcfor- rcconiMiciion.

rural financial grant anJ financial help for fanner Wjhm6 10 noe to other ivcupatmn. "Il may contendeJ lhal lhe propOM-J reform of Ihe Ij tem will drasaic l''e a. "Ihe reaon.n Nchind hi i il.al of Ihe I vi II v' mi (F'rj ill cau a 1 pmate c.mp.iinr be UvcJ al Ihe amc fate a puMiC compamr ad that individual he b't ttjim a Ihe fiti in divul- cm! reirirJ from nm-inulcd AuUfatun pulhc tonipjnie, I'or ffinuiv priKltiifro il propoe ihe aN'liin'n of dfdm-iioni for all cupiul epenJiiuie from income anJ Ihul Ihe in-clmen allow anco he icnJeJ ihe rural lector. Il thai turplut revenue reniliinj from Ihe remoxal of ihe pre enl Ucvluciion Ke earmarked for bona fUc primary prtxlucer for rural Kcplaerment of ineqml Me coiwc.ona deduction. ith a of riul fchatcv The documml a (he partv orVe any increase in sale.

la on Cihk! a'tcJv burdened bv bty tih a tobacco, alcohol, motor CaM anJ motor tf If "If il become necc-arv increase indue! late, consideration thrmtJ he pivcn 10 broadening the area in hi.h Ue i tmpwJ to in-elude mre eo.s,I rather intensify, mg tat on existing il Il propose! thai the feel lhat if iSoc proposiU re introduced pr-diullv, taking up li li sor. there ll be a minimum of disruption lo economic acliily." The T' ntfivtiiUion of Prt las, and abolition of CMaie and death dutie. Kc inifivliKiton of in-rtmenl allowance (already done by I cdcral (iosemmcnti. Introduction of retention uc for public well a nonpublic companies; ti tl.c kr of income txcmriu'fl from Hf Jl.fxxi a )r. The prty made its prrrvMaU in frjSe tl.Kumen! ditriluitcd in anhctri fivlay.

Il wi.l the divument ith r' an outline of a more equitable y-lent, "AH the reform con. mere examined not only in the light of wlut nuv be considered a desirable dutnbutiorj rf Ux burden but aNo in the lijM of economic ihili in la icl.cf to lower income-earner ho lend totnumc (rather Ihnn laxr) a large portion of income. "Iltil if Ihe reform are examined vhwcly will he ven Ihev are nol tigniflianily inflation- CaUMnS "In anv exenl, ihe Amtralia Parly doe nol feel a more uM ia xv lem xhot.ld be ed imply became taxe 'J. are tivd at a mean of uhiliMnf the economy." Family win fight The IwIltMin ttarl to rW, ll pax load ailing lilt on the Inn (fiirrground). law over Sim will One thoixand peclator at Alice Spnn aifvrt.

cMcr-day taw the worldi bijcxi tingle-cell ballivn launwhcJ withcnii a hitch. The helium-filled biln. re-leaved tuddrnly, wat bulTetied bv ihe toft biree until it lock Ihe weiffit rf nearly half a Ion of cientifk instrument. Then up it went, drifting rmlv firvt wet anJ then touth. but in clear ticw.

feel, and a in'etr of V0 fret in I'e -r it woilurg in t' of xoi feet. 'ro(etwr lewiil h'ret to njTtri hn eiNeivntior fr about "1 hom. When time it up. a fnel re rrxd from the ba.Uvm impulve Irom earth or ibvrxat'on trailing plane and I'e pixhiaj will paraihute lo giound. pn-f-or Walter who It I nj iHe learn linn Maa-ihni('t of I N.l.m;.icv.

taid after ihe laun, tnt 11 hit been hit N-! eer. The aim of the etpetmient it lo erlore fiKluali-g rax toiiicet revhing eartlj oii'cr tp.tce Snt nine cxlmder rf he' "urn re the balloon an.imo mbic Arpt'cntlv tmrvn.lej er the until He Il had lavt nsht lo BHl 0 mile wrt of Ballal it br ng rc rarf.l to lrcp II at a he c'n it reai. he in 3 h.HHt. The ptatic meaurr a t-tal of 9(xift from the top lo the bottom of the pj)Uad on a gondola. SUNDAY HOTELS SUPPORT 'GROWING' S.irporl for Sunda) hotel trading in NSxV it in reaving, according to the previJent of the NSW Branch nf the Auttralian llotelt Atvociation, Mr B.

Milnerney. Writing In an AHA newt letter he aid a recent public opinion poll had thown that if a vole wat taken now the public f.r feeler al dutiet at n) 7.400 and net. Me led S4.0O0 to e.h ton. Sin.fKK) lo Mi I oher anJ lo Mr Barrett Ihll. and directed hit Irmtee lo eontinue pam hi wile during her lite-tune Sfc a week.

After teteral other minor bequettt. he directed thai the reujue of p.id lump um of Jao.nno, and Mr John Peter Stratton junior, 58, a aetond ton. W.WiO. In hn rVrae the fiulre referred 10 Mr Stratton "mutti-faiiout philandenrp." and "hitter and implacable hoviil.ty lo hit wile." Mr Stratton had been reiecled anJ offered a bate pitta-Ke on which lo loe, he uij Mr Stratton. who wat Krn in rr'and, Victoria, led an euate xalurd riRlH.

WedncxJay. Ihe SI million of Mr John Peter Stration. formerly ere of Auxira-lia'i bel known face-hor owner, hat been upxel in ihe Wet Australian Suprfnic Court. Mr Station, who d.ej in v6 afeJ 7. in hit will ih-ti ai hit chiMrrn were we'l pmxijed for.

he wantcJ chantiet to reeoe Ihe hulk of estate. Govt help in challenge Appeal on funds freeze the e.iie thiwild be held wmiM be almml evenly 1I1 xi.led on the iMie. Attorney-General now QC In Imtl -hI iliiribuled to the poll had atked chanliet larcrly at Ihe tmoeet taw I pepie in all Slate Do ou arrrove or di to union merger approve of Sunday hotel trading. Mr Mclnerney aid that In NSW 47 per cent had been in favour, 4S per Inquiry into drivers with language snag cent had disapproved and 5 per tent had been undecided. The 9kt referendum The NSW Attorney-General, Mr Mt-Caw (pictured), ha been appointed a Queen' Counsel.

The Premier. Sir Robert Atkin, announced ihe appointment yexterJay. He aid Mr McCaw had been Atlorney-ticneral lor almost tcven year, and general hand, of Bod Street. Swansea. NSW', 10 declare deregulation of ihe Sheet Metal I'nion invalid h.i been vet down for April 14.

Mr Drinkwalcr il.iimt a union ballot in Mauh lat ear for the amalgamation wa nol in accordance wiih union rule. had thown 40.2'i per cent I ron JOIINSU BBS CANBCRRA. Wednev day. The Commonwealth Government xxill alter it conciliation and arbitration regulation to allow it to finance legal axxixiance for two union-ixt attempting lo prevent the amalgamation of the major metal union. Thi wa announced today in a joint italcmcnt by Ihe Mmitter for labour and National Service, Mr Lynch, and the Attorney-General, Senator Greenwood.

Although no direct reference wa made to the prevent cave. enior Government official! laid the change would clear the way for Senator Greenwood to decide thai The fe.leral tecretary of tlie Boilermaker' and KUtktnuth' Vvictv. Mr J. Hetan. taid latl night lhal he hid tignrd an application to the High Couri for an order nui to upei the order bv Mr Jut-lue Diinphy at the week-etnl which froe Union lundt I hi order retrain Iht Boilermaker' and fllack-xmiiht" Society and the Sheet Mend Woikert' I'nion from withdrawing anv funi' from their accounts except thove for normal buinev need.

It wax obtained bv unionist oppovd lo the in favour and 53 per cent againxt. Bui Mr JuMue Virtue decUreJ that Mr Stratum wiJow and three of hi fie chilJren were left "withoiii proper proviion for their maintenance and advancement in life." lie ruled lhal the widow, Mr Maud May Stratum, R2. hould be paid a lump turn of iin.000 with an annuity of J4X. a week from January I. 1972.

Mr Ida May FUher. 39. of Braddon. ACT. a dauRhier, will receive S20.OO0 with an annuity of S45 a week from the ume date.

Another daughter, Mrx Vera Barrett Hill, 51, and Mr Ronald Cieorpel Stratton. 54. a on, will he hit office in that time had Greenwood today Identi-ded thit at ihe reavon for the pmpod ttep. The t.itement it wat proposed ui mote immediately lo make additional provision for financial atMvtance lo member of org.inivationt reitivtcicd under the Conciliation and Arbitration Act who took proceedm; in Ihe Commonwealth Industrial Court to enture member-thip control of Ihe aflairi of their organivation. Ihe hearing by the Commonwealth Imluvltial Court an application by Mr Michael Drinkwater, ihe two men were eligible for financial avtivlaniC.

A member of the Sheet Metal XXo'kcr' L'ruon and a member of Ihe Boilermaker and lll.ukvrmihv' Society have filed ohjec-lion la their unionv' application for dciegtration. The union mint be deregutcred before Ihey can amalgamate with the Amalgamated I nginccring I'nton to form one union with a potential member-tlup of more than The men have been refused avtittance under ihe prevent regulation. Mr lynch anJ Senator automatically given him Heaven-sent precedence over all The CommivMoncr for Motor TranTHiri, Mr Coleman, i to he anted to examine the quettion of (ranting drivert licence lo migrant with a prior umlerttrnding of I nglnh. "I hi follow a criuciMn by Mr S. R.

Cox. SM. in Parramatta Court of Petty Setion on luevlay. 1 he Minister for 1 ran-port. Mr Morrit.

aid yex-lerday there were no legal requirement for migrant 10 be able lo tpeak I'nglth when Ihey applied for licence. "What i required it that they urulcrttand traffic tifnt and that they have a thorough knowledge of the tralTic law, he aid. But it appeared tome linilerlanding of the I nn'oh lancuace wa nec-eaiy if miKrnnt were to iimlcrO.md the law and road xignx. CHRISTCHL'RCH(NZ). The hearing of an action by Mr W.

forbex, a member of the Boilermaker' Society, lo declare deregulation of the iociety invalid ha alo Queen Counsel. The Governor. Sir Rotlcn Cutler, on the advice of the I xecutive Council, had confirmed Mr McCaw'i appointment a a QC W'ednevday. An 8m green metal ball, believed lo be pari of a Soviet ipace craft, ha been found on a farm 50 mile touth of here. IAAI') two union merger witn Amalgamated fngin- ihe been el down for April 4.

eenng I'mon 'P f'ff ynrmi Man Friday RHODESIAN SECRECY IS DENIED -Try i i MaawaMMeeMftBj i--, "Of what possible inter est to Knodesia are Australia's strategic in stallations? 1 4 "All materials used by If aS' the centre have been re ill' rJ ceived openly through the post or by air freight. "Rhodesian publicity material is freely admitted to many countries. He said the information centre's function wai fully in accord with the Univer sal Declaration of Human Rights which stated 'Everyone has the right to treeuom ot opinion and "This richt includes Also works Mondays, Wednesdays, freedom to hold opinions Sailing April 28 from Sydney. Book now for the greatest weeks holiday ever! witnout interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers." He said the police had been notified of the raid on the centre. No arrests had been made.

Dr Huxtable said that the present agitation against the centre had hursdays, begun with the raid on the Satyrd The director of the Rhodesia Information Centre, Mr K. Chalmers, denied in Sydney last night that the centre took Tart in intelligence work and the smuggling of publicity material into Australia. Mr Chalmers and the president of the NSW branch of the Australia-Rhodesia Association, Dr Charles Huxtable. issued separate statements defending the work of the centre. Dr Huxtable gave details of a raid by thieves on the centre during the weekend of March 11-12.

Mr Chalmers, 37. Rho-desian-born but naturalised Australian, said the centre at Crows Nest had been subjected to a vicious and unwarranted attack in the past five days. "Stolen property has been unjustly used against the centre without any apparent concern for the arrest of the criminals who committed the theft," he said. The accusation has been levelled that the centre is a secret organisation engaged in smuggling publicity material into Australia and intelligence work of an unspecified nature. 'This accusation is emphatically denied.

"The centre was established in Sydney five years ago. At that time it was publicly stated that its function would be the dissemination of information on Rhodesia." For the past five years, the centre had been listed in the telephone directory and open to the public. Its activities had been confined to distribution of films and publications, giving talks to groups such as service clubs, and maintenance of contacts with Rhodesia groups, the news media and interested people including members of all political parties. is nothing sinister in these activities," Mr Chalmers said. "It is ludicrous to suggest that the centre is involved in intelligence work.

ays, ana isynoays centre on March 11-12 "by a gang of people who are unknown by name but are undoubtedly disreputable characters." "They stole money and stamps," he said. "They daubed pictures, including pictures of scenery and wild animals in Rhodesia, with paint. "Their political allegiance is made plain by slogans on the walls, swas loiEJsaday I TO? Fun in the sun aboard oursuperliner 'Oriana'. Sail Friday April 28. Return Friday May 5.

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