The Sydney Morning Herald from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia • Page 1

LATE EDITION Protest at TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1978 dole check Page 3 ITPHONE 2 0944 No. 43,732 FIRST PUBLISHED 1B31 26 PAGES 13 CENTS 1 FRASER CALLS TROOI column IKS Pi $mim mmh i PM sees the injured INJURED Constable first-class Paul were conscious and spoke with the Prime Minister. Constable Paul Birmistriw. THE curious were out in droves yesterday, pressing the police barricades in George Street for a glimpse of the bomb-damaged garbage truck by the Hilton. Nothing wrong with that.

What is disturbing is that the bombing brought to surface the ghouls among us: within 12 hours of the blast, the police got at least a half-dozen hoax bomb reports. ONE of these false reports caused police to evacuate the State Parliament build ing at noon or two and a half hours while they checked the premises. Only one man is reported to hare broken the police injunction to stay out until 2.30 pin. Our man on the 500 to guard leaders' train: gunships ready By PETER BOWERS More than 500 soldiers will guard a special train carrying 12 Commonwealth heads of government and about 120 officials from Sydney to Bowral today. The Prime Minister, Mr Fraser, and Mrs Frascr, visit- tH Svrinev Hnsnitnl lact nioht In cnral- iha mnn ininrnrl in voi-riav'c vi sion outside the Hilton Hotel.

They arrived at the hospi- tal at 6.55 pm. When they left about 20 minutes later Mr Fraser said: The lads in there seem to be in good heart. He was shown through the intensive care section by the nwictitnt mprlif-nl vnnprinlon. dent, Dr Vieki Pearson. Nine men were taken to the hnsnilal after lhi plosion, but four were treated and allowed to go nuiitc.

Four of the injured men Mr and Mrs Fraser talk with Hospital, before visiting Three RAAF Iroquois helicopter gun-ships will stand by to shadow the train if necessary. The Prime Minister, Mr Frascr, and the NSW Premier, Mr Wran, announced late last night that there had to be a complete review of security arrangements for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Regional Meeting because of the bomb outrage early yesterday morning. A bomb, left in a litter bin outside the Sydney Hilton Hotel, where the Commonwealth leaders are staying and meeting, killed two garbage collectors and injured nine other men. After a hastily-summoned Cabinet meeting Mr Frascr agreed to a NSW police request for an Army force to guard vulnerable points along the 130km rail route to Bowral. Commonwealth leaders will continue their discussions in private there.

As there is not time to fly the crack SAS anti-terrnrist force from Western Australia the securitv force will be drawn from Holsworthy Army establishment. meets 31, extremely Critical. Colin Nichols, 3, waiter at the Sydney Hilton, serious. Senior Constable Terrence Griffith, 32, serious. Constable Rodney Wither, 25.

satisfactory. Sergeant John Hawtin, 4ft, satisfactory. Carlos Quoglia, 28. taxi driver. of Drummoync, allowed to leave.

Marec Bidarp, staff canteen assistant, of Fairfield, allowed to leave. John Scott Watson, 26, council employee, of Little J. Bay. allowed to leave. Kenneth Stuart McKenzic, 25, waiter, of Kings Cross, allowed to leave.

of the fatal blast. In recent months Mr Lee has strongly pushed his theme of Australia as something of a tariffs fortress, and his capitulation comes as a surprise. It may well be that he had decided that he was flogging a dead horse, and had noth ing to gain oy carrying on the cause while on Mr rra- scr's home ground. He appears to have given in gracefully. Mr Frascr issued a strong warning ot the political re percussions that could flow from any refusal by major trading blocs to deny adequate trade with other producers.

"In my view it is almost impossible to talk about the political issues unless we talk about the economic issues, because they are bound up so much together, he told the meeting. Economic problems could drive nations to political so lutions, nc warned. PAGE 7: A tentative start. 31. Was Still UnCOnSCiOUS.

His condition is extremely criti- Mr ionn iNicnois, a waiter at the Hilton, is also in jntcnsive care. Mr Nichols is from New Zealand, and was Mrlipr in the after. noon by the New Zealand prinle Minister, Mr Mul- doon. Those who died or were injuretj jn lhe biast wcrc KILLED William Arthur Favcll, 36, garbage collector, of Wardell A mil Rad. Hill Alex Ray Carter, 37.

gar- bage collector, of St. Thomas Street, Bronte. of imports from ASEAN countries at well above the value of exports from those States to the US, Japan and the European Economic Community. The 12 heads of Government met in closed session at the Hilton Hotel, Sydney. When the discussion shifted in mid-afternoon from political to economic trends in the world and the region, Mr Lee made a gloomy prediction about the short-term prospects of recovery from the world economic recession (Details, Page 9).

Mr Lee is said to have told his colleagues that the Australian market could not be expected to absorb more imports until Australia was economically buoyant again. The Singapore leader did not expect an Australian revival to occur of Australia's volition. Buoyancy in the world economy was necessary first, he said. 1 scene clocked the Premier, Mr Wran going back to his office at 2.08 pm. VISITING American writer Vance Packard had a few choice words for Sydney's taxi drivers yesterday.

A cabbie charged S8 for taking him and his wife from Woolloomooloo to the Wcntworth. Packard gave the driver $10 and told him to keep the change. Another driver later told him $1.50 would have been nearer the mark. Packard wrote The Hidden Persuaders and The Wastcmakcrs. IT is a shame on the human race that we set aside so many days in the year to celebrate wars and only one day to celebrate love.

Be that as it may, Column 8 wishes lovers everywhere a joyous Valentine's Day with this advice from Robert Herrick: Gather ye rosebuds while ye may. Old Time is still a flying. And this same flower that smiles today Tomorrow will be dying. WE arc tempted to follow that with a caveat from William Congreve, "Thus remorse follows on the heels of pleasure: married at haste, we repent at leisure." But we won't. A CAR-WASH hardly con jures romantic images, but one such establishment in Cremorne Junction seems to be run by sentimental blokes.

In honor of Valentine's Day, the car-wash is making this tender, if somewhat bizarre, offer: "All pink cars will be washed free on Valentine's Day. And so will all engaged couples, and or their cars DINERS in the open-air section of the Opera House cafeteria face a new hazard. A sign near the cash register reads, "Sorry, no refills for food eaten by seagulls. Please do not leave food unattended." Births, Deaths, etc 16 Bridge 23 Comics, Crosswords 23 Computers 15, 16 Finance 13, 14, 16 Law (Notices 23 Look! 11, 12 Lotttjries (600, 1261) 19 Mails 16 Radio 23 Shipping 16 Sport 24-26 Television 23 Wealhcr 23 John Kerr's appointment (Mrs Pamela Cihbs and three others): Telecom rinlir In mtttnlrtlitte (Mr W. T.

Schmidt, State Manager. Telecom); ASIO and the Hilton Bomb (Mr Campbell Greenland) Page 6. FORT DENISON: High 2.07 am (1.4 metres), 2.23 pm (1.2 metres). Low 8.26 am (0.5 metres), 8.27 pm (0.5 metres). SUN: Rises 6.29, sets 7.50.

Rises 12.54 pm, sets 11.57 pm. Turn behind the Financial news for Personal Notices: PI 6 Classified index: P16 ADVERTISING: 2 0944 Dr Vicki Pearson, of Sydney the injured last night. Twisted metal of slipped -the device into the bin while police were standing nearby. The bomber might have had to remove the metal top of the bin to get it in, because the hole in the metal top is only 15 cm in dia-melre. One senior officer said: "Who is going to worry about a fellow putting something into a rubbish bin.

might be the remains of your fried chicken." The bomb was in the bin when a Sydney City Council rubbish truck pulled up at 12.40 am. Driving was William John Ebb, of Punchbowl. Collecting rubbish were William Arthur Favcll, of Dulwich Hill, and Alex Ray Carter, of Bronte. One of them took the metal top off the bin. The other picked up the bin and threw the contents into the rubbish compressor on the back on the truck.

The. compressor came down, and then there was great explosion. The two men were blown to bits. One's body was hurled 40 metres across George Street. His leg went through a window.

Continued, Page 2 TOMORROW Aiding the addicts Ptttr Durltch reports on a controversial, court administered scheme aimed at rehabilitating drug users. TODAY Strife In Sri Lanka The Island' Tamil minority demands Independence. Page 6. A report on the now federalism scheduled lor today has boon postponed to mako way for the Pagt 7 reports arising Irom the Hilton bombing. PAGE 2: Terrorism now 'fact of Reminder of Ulster.

PAGE 6: Editorial, The Ugly Face of Terrorism. PAGE 7: Carnage at the Hilton. Veil ot secrecy surrounds bomb-hunters. PAGE 9: Don't industrialise too quickly, Desai warns. Gap narrows, says minister.

Student protest. 'Act of terrorism' saddens all. PAGE 10: Waste paper causes major scare. TODAY'S WEATHER Metropolitan: Warm, sunny Max temperatures: City 30, Liverpool M. NSW: Very warm inland, milder on the coast.

Generally dry. Page 23. LATE NEWS Girl rider killed in fall A girt who w.ts thrown from her horse near Maitlaod tlict! in Royal Newcastle Hospital last Jiislii. Jennifer Ljintry. of Lan-try Close, Morpeth, was cliicovcred missing shortly i ni'icr 6.30 pm when ber pnrents fonnd her riderless pOtiy.

i They searched a nearby 1 paddock, nnd found her lying on the ground with severe bead injnriec Printed antf published by John Falrla ana sons Lta. or jonts sireei. Raw SO. GPO. 2001.

Registered tor posting is newspaper Category B. Recom mended and maximum price only, inw Massive hunt for the Hilton bomber By MALCOLM BROWN New South Wales police began an intensive investigation yesterday to catch the bomber responsible for the tragic explosion outside the Sydney Hilton Hotel. Police believe the bomber may be a member of an extremist religious or political group whose aim is to spread terror during the period of the Commonwealth Heads State The bomb yesterday morning killed two garbage collectors and injured nine other people, including four policemen, at the George Street entrance to the Hilton. Uniformed police and detectives were on the scene within minutes, and were soon joined by two members of the police Scientific Branch. As the investigation expanded yesterday, lists of hundreds of suspects were made from police files, including those of the Special Branch.

Interpol contacted A squad of 100 detectives under Detective-Inspector Norm Sheather has been assigned to the case. Messages were sent to the police forces of' all other Australian States and territories and other countries. Interpol was contacted. Dozens of people were interviewed. Internal memoranda were circulated about others police were seeking.

These included a jail escaper from Western Australia and three men seen in an ice cream van near the scene of bombing minutes after the explosion. The three men were described as having dark hair and complexions and neatly dressed. They were in their early thirties. It is believed that members of the Ananda Marga relig ious sect were interviewed. Police were seen checking a van with Indian markings on it in Kent Street.

But beyond that, there were no positive leads, the deputy chief of the CIB, De tective Superintendent Jim Black, said at a press confer ence yesterday afternoon. The bomb is believed to have been in a small metal container and probably con tained between two and six kg of gelignite. It was placed in a litter bin about five metres from the George Street entrance to the hotel at some time after 1 pm on Sunday, when it was cleared. A Herald photographer who put some flash cubes into the bin about 7.10 pm said it was full of litter then. The bomb was probably already in there.

Police were on duty at the Hilton on Sunday. It is believed that the bomber if Cabinet A spokesman for Mr Frascr told reporters at the Hilton Hotel press centre that 1-eueral Cabinet had met from 2.30 pm to 3 pm yesterday to discuss the security arrangements. Nine ministers attended the meeting: The Minister for De fence, Mr Killen, who was in Queensland at the time, had been fully consulted. He had concurred in the decision to use troops. A meeting of the Executive Council last night signed the authority tor the dctencc for ces to be used.

It was attended by the Governor-General. Sir Zelman Cowcn, Mr Frascr and other ministers. The Executive Council de cision and the joint Common wealth-State agreement on sec urity arrangements clears the way for the use, as required, of any of the nation's armed forces to meet security needs at the conference. The joint statement by Mr Fraser and Mr Wran said the additional security precautions decided on for the discussions at Bowral would impose additional strains on the NSW police resources. With the agreement ot the Prime Minister and Mr Wran, members of the Australian Defence Force would be used to supplement police resources.

I he extent ot the use ot service would be decided in close consultation between the Commonwealth and NSW authorities," the statement said. "It is expected that this as signment will need to continue until the end of the week, when most of the heads of government will have left Australia." Sought for Police Investigating the bomb explosion are anxious to inter, view John Robert Chester, 30, who escaped from the Geraldton Prison in Western Australia on February 3, He had been convicted of bombing a woodchip factory. The Chief of the CIB in Perth, Superintendent Roy Balcomh, said yesterday, however, that he knew nothing to suggest that Chester V.d left Western Aus-trails, t-. Police issued the following descriptions of three men seen in a red io orange ice cream van in Market Street between Pitt and Castlereagh Streets about Ave minutes after the blast: 'frns Pitt the garbage truck in George Street shows the force The Commonwealth lead crs' special train will travel non-stop to Bowral, taking about 100 minutes for the journey. The points which troops will guard include bridges culverts and overpasses.

Security on the train itself will be left to NSW and Commonwealth police. Police snipers armed with anti-terrorist Armalite rifles will be included in the security force travelling with the Commonwealth delegations. No bowing to terrorism Superintendent F. Doug lass, who is directing the NSW side ol the massive se curity operation guarding the Commonwealth heads of government meeting in the Hilton Hotel, warned Mr Frascr vesterday that he could not guarantee the se curity ot the Sydney-Bowral line without 300 armed men. Superintendent Douglass said NSW police lacked the resources to mount a security operation ot this size.

He also made this point at a news conterence in the Hilton Hotel. Mr Frascr is reported to have committed the Army after seeking the opinion of the other 1 1 Commonwealth leaders attending the con ference about the Bowral visit. India's Prime Minister. Mr Desai, expressed the unani mous view when he asserted that to cancel the trip would amount to bowing to an act of terrorism. interview No.

1: Between 32 and 35 years, 1.76 to 1.78 metres, thin to medium build, light brown to blond haid, fair thin face, lone muscular neck, long face, witli hollow cheeks. Police said he hud a Yugoslav appearance. No. 2: About 38 years, 1.65 In 1.78 metres, solid build, short black straight hair, olive complexion, round fat face. No, 3: 38 to 40 years, 1.65 to 1.78 metres tall, slim to medium build, wavy black hair, dark olive complexion, prominent eyebrows, deep-set eyes.

Police said No. 2 and No, 3 had an Arab appearance. PM sways Lee to drop tariffs plea Street By TIM DARE The Prime Minister, Mr Fraser, scored a tactical victory yesterday when Singapore appeared to abandon its struggle to lower Australian tariffs on Asian imports. According to reliable sources at the conference, the Prime Minister of Singapore, Mr Lee Kuan Yew, told the Commonwealth heads of Government regional meeting yesterday that it would be unrealistic to expect Australia to open up its markets. Mr Lee's abrupt change of stance follows his widely publicised allegations that Australia is unfair in its trade with the five ASEAN countries.

Mr Frascr paved the way for this minor triumph at a press conference on Sunday, when he produced figures showing the per capita value latv.pr air extra..