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(Sunday Public Holidays) CPI SHOWS 5.5 pc DROP Inflation rate down, despite June term rise From RUSSELL BARTON CANBERRA. Australia's inflation rate dropped to 7.9 per cent for the 1977- 78 financial year despite an I acceleration in consumer price rises to 2.1 per cent in the final quarter. The Bureau of Statistics' Consumer Price Index for the June quarter, issued yesterday, highlighted the dramatic drop in inflation over the past year from 13.4 per cent in the 1976- 77 financial year, to 9.3 per cent at the end of December, 8.2 per cent at the end of March, and now 7.9 per cent. But the rate of price increase increased in the June quarter from the March quarter's low 1.3 per cent. This was under the influence of seasonal factors, notably rises in the prices of fresh fruit and vegetables, beef and lamb, and winter clothing.

An additional factor came from higher charges by private health funds over the past four to five months which had their full impact in the June quarter. The Treasurer, Mr Howard, said the 2.1 per cent increase was the lowest June quarter increase since 1972. The latest annual rate of 7.9 per cent was was the lowest since 1971-72. The continued progress in winding back inflation, which was inherent in the June quarter figure, was a further heartening reminder of the Government's success in restoring economic stability. 0 80 Buying or refinancing a If you don't tackle it right, you home.

could wait a long time. THE You'll have a much better if you follow The Sun's chance of getting home finance handy tips. when you need it Finance Today Special Home Continues Tragic blow to music in Australia Willem van associated orchestras chief Sydney Symphony 1973. He led Australian highly successful on three In 1967 he took Symphony Orchestra Montreal and American centres. Three years later orchestra on of the United he directed Symphony Orchestra successful Britain and Mr van Otterloo his sixth conductor of the phony Orchestra, concert in the Sydney Opera He was due as principal both the Sydney bourne orchestras.

Born in Winterswijk, 1907, Mr van seemed medical career persuaded him to But the lure of strong and he Conservatorium concentrated composition. While still a for composition invited to During his was associated Europe's leading musical Hague Philharmonic taking it Europe and the the Lang Governdefeated in the 1932 landslide Heffron the few Labor who retained 1935. Heffron Rubicon. He order by Labor members Trades Hall condiscuss reform machine. He other parliamenattended were Federal ALP later reinstated went on to reforming a breakParty.

who brought Heffron had being chosen newly inte- Parliamentary Party instead compromise candiJ. (later Sir McKell, who led victory in the in 1941 and Premier. It was a but Heffron gracefully. II was on, threatened, became MiniNational Emerresponsible defence. entirely new field he proved and resourceair-raid and a host efforts were control.

In 1944 Minister for and held the 1962. of the war, expansion of facilities in the began, to increase in school and the need educational the atomic McGirr resigned in 1952 to politics, Heffoppose Mr J. the vacancy became his suppression of his ambitions was a State's educadevelopment. He energies to expand not only secondary, but education and facilities. autonomy to University made it the of New Engthe driving opposition, the University and later full status as of "New Qantas building unions to meet Building workers on the Qantas headquarters in Lang Street, Sydney, are expected to hold a mass meeting this morning to ratify an agreement reached between employer and union representatives last week, Dillingham Constructions Ply Lid, the contractor, complained to Mr J.

E. Heffernan, a Federal Arbitration Commissioner, yesterday that the unions had not kept undertakings to, arrange the meeting, The unions denied this, Their advocates alleged that the company had ulterior motives in bringing the matter back to Mr Heffernan. The agreement which the company wants ratified concerns a revised system of warning employees who are guilty of absenteeism or misconduct on the job, Death ofman who. said he shot down Red Baron 10-YEAR INFLATION PATTERN P.C. -15 -10 1968-69 1977-78 Mr Howard reaffirmed the Government's determination to continue with anti-inflationary policies, which would be further evidenced in the August 15 Budget.

Mr Howard and the Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations, Mr Street, also put further pressure on the Conciliation and Arbitration Commission to help the Government's strategy by dampening wage rises. The Commission is inquiring into the wage indexation system. A national wage hearing flowing from the June quarter CPI will not be held until the inquiry is completed. The Government hopes the Commission will accept the argument for less frequent indexation adjustments and carry the June quarter 2.1 per cent increase over until after December. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development is forecasting an inflation rate of 7 per cent for Australia in the 1978 calendar year.

Sun 750 But Government have trouble getting figures for each of the quarters below 2 per Upward pressures on will come from further factors and from decisions. The September be affected by the changes which came on July 1 and by rol prices resulting another instalment Government's phased price of local crude oil. The December be affected in turn increases in indirect which are strongly emerge from the Budget. The Government's bring the inflation below that of Australia's trading partners. Average inflation OECD countries stands per cent with the United 7.75 per cent, Japan rising, Germany 2.75 OECD countries in per cent.

The increased health in the June quarter creased the health and care component by 6.1 against 1.2 per cent in period of last year. Of the seven capital Sydney, rise had for the 1977-78 lowest' per cent. The others were: per cent, Hobart, 8.3, 8.2, Canberra, 8.1, 8.0 and Adelaide, 7.6. PAGE 6: Editorial. PAGE 10: Fraser fall.

R. By JOHN The career ert James the story of tious young political eclipse, and ultimate moderate. J. O'HARA of RobHeffron is an ambimilitant's emergence and of his triumph as a As the man who toppled the Labor giant J. T.

Lang, Robert Heffron might have been Premier of NSW in 1941, had luck not been against him. In 1947, he missed becoming Premier by a hair's breadth. Again his luck was out. But in 1959, when he was 69 years old, mellowed, and with no apparent hope of making a comeback, the post which had eluded him for so long came to him out of the blue. He seized and held it with both hands.

The fifth of eight children of a migrant blacksmith, Robert Heffron was born at Thames, New Zealand, on September 10, 1890. He went to school at four and a half, left at 14, and was a bright scholar. He was 19 and had £100 in his pocket when he went to join an older brother in America, but the money soon ran out and the struggle to survive began. After two years in which he often went hungry, Robert returned to New Zealand and worked for a mining company. He played a prominent part in a disastrous New Zealand strike, became organiser for the General Workers' Union at Auckland, studied law at night for two years, and, when war broke out, tried to enlist but was rejected because of a strained heart.

On December 29, 1917, he married Jessie Bjornstadt, daughter of a Norwegian engineer, and with the war over the couple moved to Melbourne. He became organiser of the Federated Clothing Trades Union, then in 1921 shifted to Sydney to become secretary of the Marine Stewards' Union a position he held for 10 years. It was in this period that he began to attract attention as a political agitator. A speaker forceful, with provocative, ideas, he was finally chosen as Labor's candidate for the Botany seat in 1927. He was narrowly defeated in his first contest.

Then came the Depression, and in 1930, when he stood again, he was elected with a 5,000 majority, He remained in Parliament ever after, lian could and the CPI final two since cent. the CPI seasonal on Government tours quarter Medibank in will into effect increased petsame from tour in the 1974 rise in the highly quarter will of by any charges, pleted tipped to aim is to rate down the major 25. in the year at 7.25 of States 5.0 and and other in Europe 7.5 nally charges CPI in- cine. personal per cent, too the June where cities and annual 7.5 prize later Perth, 8.9 work. Brisbane, Melbourne, he was sees further years, of J.Heffron-18 of When the ment was massive against Labor, was one of members their seats.

Then in crossed his openly defied Lang that boycott a ference to of the Labor and three tarians who expelled (the executive them). Heffron taliate by away Labor As the man Lang down, high hopes of leader of the grated party. But the Labor chose a Mr W. William) the party to next elections became hard blow, accepted it World War Australia was and Heffron ster for gency Services, for civilian In an of experience, methodical ful. Blackouts, shelters, salvage of attendant under his he became Education, portfolio until At the end the greatest educational State's history meet the population for higher standards in age.

When the Premiership retire from ron did not J. Cahill for and Heffron deputy. The political gain for the tional turned trying to primary and also tertiary, cultural He granted the Armidale College and University land, and was force, against in founding of Technology, granting it the University South Wales, Otterloo had with Austrasince 1962 of the Orchestra orchestras overseas occasions. the Melbourne to Expo '67 to other North he a 30-concert States and in the Sydney on its eight-week tour Europe. recently comseason as chief Sydney Symgiving his final Concert Hall of House on July return next guest conductor and Mel- Holland, Otterloo origidestined for a his parents take up medi- music proved enrolled at the Amsterdam, on cello student he won a and was conduct his own distinguished career with many of orchestras.

He director of the for 25 major tours United States. Mr van Otterloo had three sons and two daughters by first marriage. He met his German-born second wife, Carola, in 1970 Tokyo, where she was working as an air hostess. They were secretly married later in Melbourne. Romola Costantino, Herald music critic, writes: The blow is sudden and tragic; Willem Van Otterloo will remembered with deep gratitude by Sydney concertgoers as conductor who greatly enriched our musical life.

His long tenure of chief conductorship with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra was period of development and tinction for this orchestra. Under his baton it could occasion equal the standards any of the world's finest orchestras. It could never be said that van Otterloo concert was a slack or humdrum event. Lithe and youthful despite silver hair, van Otterloo on podium was a figure whose quiet, no-nonsense, authority strongly projected to the public while it commanded that extra effort of precision from orchestra. No serious musician could to admire van Otterloo respect him highly.

He was an "old school" conductor, yet modern in acceptance of the demands made on him to meet strenuous concert schedulerought dedication complete honesty to his musicnothing was making; nothing ca was faked, His death, a great loss to world of music, will be particularly felt here in Sydney, where he was to have returned as guest conductor next year. years in State's He was also responsible stuck to his guns for the marathon survey ally saw the of secondary education by approved in an 8-6 the Wyndham committee. his Cabinet. Then, on October 22, His next big 1959, Cahill died suddenly the skirmish that of a heart attack and a referendum on Heffron was sworn in. ing the Legislative The party generally re- in 1961.

The garded him, however, as a blocked a bill for stop-gap Premier until the rendum, with a factions sorted out their Labor MLCs voting strengths, but once on the it. bridge he began, quietly In April, 1964, to take command. Cabinet he would His first great test of the Premiership strength came when his 30. was then Cabinet split over a Fede- of age. ral Labor request to appoint Dr H.

V. Evatt as Mrs Heffron Chief Justice. Heffron July last year. He Rupert Weston, one Australian gunners who to have shot down Red Baron during World died at Wednesday. He was 90.

has never been resolved the Royal Air Force Australian gunners shot down Manfred von Richthofen's on 1918. triplane, behind Allied Mr Weston's daughter, Marjorie Crawley, said yesthat her father had always maintained that he and Sergeant Popkin were responsible. had written of the incident diary and kept maps and documents concerning it. "Dad just said the facts and all the things to prove it," said. wasn't the type to claim that wasn't true.

wasn't the boastful type." his book, Richthofen, a True of the Red Baron, WilE. Burrows says that SerPopkin and Gunner of the Australian 24th Gun Company, fired baron with other Australians. "There is no telling how many Australians did actually fire Fokker, but Richthofen, was in a hail of bullets," Mr says. After war, Mr. Weston the, builder and comtraveller.

was refused enlistment War II after doctors gave only three months to live. Crawley said her father suffered from heart trouble other complaints a which developed during World War had retired 38 years ago. 0000018 4. control his Mr the in claimed the War on It whether be Baron 'a Fokker lines But Mrs terday a disC. B.

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