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Tuesday, March 8, 1577 University of NSW Degrees, prises Pa9 10 FORECAST (for today): Metropolitan: Saowtrs, NSW: Sbowen in NE, dry tad south. Max tempt: Dry aad Liverpool: 23. Weather, tarn, mmm, tides aad fn No 43,438 Telephone 2 0944 First published 1831' 26 PAGES lie UTE EDITION RAILWAYS iaiiMclon mm 0 Govt set to back down over schools By IAN FRYKBERG, State Political Correspondent The State Government is expected to make schools exempt from some provisions of its controversial anti-discrimination legislation. This follows heavy pressure on the Government from education and church groups over the past few weeks. i it Tk' Tk A i "tan nc ixuuian uauioiic rcnoisnoD or ivdnev.

arrlinal Freeman, wrote to the Premier, Mr Wran, Opposition urging the exemptions. plnoido today 4 4 lit lift ITT Cubs present the Queen with a bouquet at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. It was one of four she was given by the crowd. Cardinal Freeman met Mr Wran last week to discuss the legislation. They are expected to meet again this week.

In his letter, Cardinal Freeman said: "Having read the bill, I would earnestly request that there be a' total explicit exemption of education institutions from the operation of this bill," The exemption was the only way to "quell the disturbance" already being felt in the community about the effects of the bill on the education system. He said he could not see why education should not be exempt when clubs had already been exempted under the legislation. Mr Wran said yesterday that he had given Cardinal Freeman a copy of the legislation "and explained what the legislation really means, not what some other people think it means." He said certain exemptions would be given to schools under the legislation and this was a simple matter to do either by amendment or by regulation. v' i'-' Woodchip 3,000 welcome the Queen THE OF LIFE The chimpanzee and his link with mankind. This and other fascinating information' is in Part 3 of the Herald series of colour ehsitsyorttiio.iriurnan,:; body and how ft works.

Pages 5 and 8. EXCLUSIVE plant may get approval By IAN FRYKBERG State Cabinet is expected today to approve the establishment of a new wood-chip plant at Coffs Harbour subject to certain conditions. Deputy Premier, Mr who ipol-ciKcked trains yesterday may have fouad lew pcopla tmokiag in dcQaace of Um baa. But triey booked fcuadreds for traveUug without tickets. COLUMN 8 was surprised to learn mat Sydney ambulance officers are signing petitions to stop members of the Police Rescue Squad from undertaking paramedical training.

Surely the saving of lives is the crucial point'. not WHO saves them. Ambulancemen feel that because they don't direct traffic or solve murders, the police shouldn't do their work. But does it really matter? As the American Consulate Information Centre points out, many US cities successfully operate emergency paramedical units within police and fire departments. WITH almost 35 cm (14 in) of rain in the past fortnight, the pump hire companies have been swamped with business from those unfortunates with flooded basements, garages and living quarters.

THE heavy rainfall has not dampened the enthusiasm of Friends of the Earth who have manned the nuclear energy protest "embassy" at Lucas Heights for almost four months. YESTERDAY. Column 8 became one of the 1000-odd recent visitors to inspect the spacious ex- UIUUIam luMltUnil in the Shadow of the Atomic- Energy establishment. Laurel -Dameron, of Sydney confided that the rain had made things "pretty tough." "It was particularly miserable on Saturday we were flooded out of our sleeping tents." Despite the conflicting views of the protesters and commission staff, a congenial atmosphere exists between the two camps. "We often get friendly visits from them wanting to swap ideas," Miss Dameron said.

HOME news. Sydney Mail Exchange staff has been dropping Sydney newspapers into mail-bags destined for 45 lonely Australian airmen based in Ismailiya, Egypt. The RAAF detachment maintains four Iroquois helicopters serving with United Nations forces patrolling the Suez Canal buffer zone. The grateful airmen say the newspapers make their isolation more bearable. PNG bant Somare to review ban on Sydney woman journalist.

Page 12 Section Rugby League: NSW to consider change in rules on replacement players. Page 13 Colfi Ian Stephenson takes Australian Open after four-hole sudden death play-off. Page 13 Turfi Queensland colt faces big test to qualify for Golden Slipper start. Page 13 Finance: ANZ Bank says Government should implement more positive economic policies. Page IS Bridge 10 Comics 12 Crossword 12 Examinations 10,19 Finance 16-18 Law Nonces 19 Look! 12 Lottery '(2845)' 20 Malif 19 Radio 19 Shipping Sport Televisloa Weather 15 13-15 1 ...19 1 1 The Arcnbisnop ot canterbury grants a rare interview to Alan Gill.

Page 6. From a Staff Reporter, travelling with the Royal couple CANBERRA. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh arrived in Canberra yesterday at the beginning of the' Silver Jubilee tour of Australia to an enthusiastic reception from about 3,000 people. The Qantas 707 carrying the Queen, Prince Philip and members of the royal household arrived at the Fairbairn RAAF base a little later than the scheduled 11.45 am after the delayed departure in New Zealand Strct security surrounded the royal arrival, with guard dogs patrolling the tarmac area with their handlers. The Prime Minister, Mr Fraser, and Mrs Fraser arrived about 11.40 to wait for the Queen.

Some minutes later the Governor-General, Sir John Kerr, arrived, I 1 The Duke of Edinburgh leaves the War Memorial and a single placard of protest reading "111175" went up on the. opposite side of the tarmac. The sign remained aloft while the Queen inspected the RAAF guard of honour and Government. President Amin has embarrassed Britain by his intention to attend the Com monwealth Prime Ministers' conference in London in June. Page 4: Amin says Carter will be friend; Afro-Arab leaders meet.

be proposed a plan which would' involve cuts in indirect taxes', some tariff reductions and a pause in wage and price rises. Discussions with Government representatives on each occasion failed' and no agreement was reached. Mr Hawke said although he abhorred the events leading to the dismissal of the Whit- lam Government he be lieved it was the responsibility of the leader of the trade- union movement to talk tc elected Government, and he would maintain this attitude. He did not want Labor to regain office "on the backs of the unemployed." "We want to get back to power in situation where all the resources of Australia are properly and fully employed, whether they are numan or CDST1PUTERS A successful Brisbane-based computer company is now planning to start operations in the US. The weekly Computer section, Page 18.

Ferguson, the Minister for Planning and Envi ronment, Mr Landa, the Minister for Con servation and Water, Resources, Mr Gordon, the Minister for De centralisation and Development, Mr Day and the Minister for Lands, Mr Crabtree. The woodchip in-dusty has been the centre of controversy lor several months- over the Coffs Harbour proposal and a plan to extend the existing industry on the South Coast. It is believed the recommendations going to Cabinet today do not deal with the South Coast plan. The Coffs Harbour issue has become sensitive hecaitce. nf thf electoral position of Mr Jjay wn0 nS seat of Casino by a narrow margin last May.

schools' Association. All the churches have been exerting pressure on the Government, but the strongest has come from the Catholic Church. At last week's Labor Caucus meeting several members expressed fears about the effect of the legislation on the education system. The most contentious clauses are those which prevent sexual discrimination in the selection of students, in the provision of accommodation, in the employment of staff, and the provision making it unlawful for schools to reject homosexual students. Education authorities, particularly the Catholic schools, are also unhappy about tbe clause which bans discrimination on political and religious grounds.

It is argued that banning discrimination in the selection of students and the provision of accommodation will mean that single-sex schools will disappear and boarding houses at schools would become coeducational. The leader of the Liberal Party in the Legislative Council. Mr Max Willis, said last night the Opposition had been seeking the amendments to exempt schools for about three months. The chairman of the Headmasters' Conference (NSW), Mr Guthrie Wilson, of Scots College, says in a letter to the Editor of the Herald that the bill is "one of the most alarming pieces of legislation ever propounded by any Government in Australia." Women's Electoral Lobby letter, Page' 6. and members of the with the Independent TYI.

Q3i IO Govt VPT V'L rirrY nm CVUllUHlJT since vliu war v'fs lWk iaA its basic task would be to protect the wage rates and workina conditions had already won. ''It is not a pleasant thing to say, but that is the factual situation," he said. Mr- Hawke returned to Australia yesterday morning after attending a meeting ot the governing body of the international' Labour Organisation in Gen- tva Before flying on to Melbourne, he used the occasion of the annual Tomorrow -j Amin leaves Uganda Looking after your dollar Part 2 of the Herald's guide to coping with inflation tells how best to protect your savings. ierty group likely to seek liquidator Parkes Developments Pty-Ltd, the ing aWdnoy property 'group; is "expected to seek 'the appoinment of a liquidator today, None of the company's principal directors, Sir Paul Strasser. Mr John! Boyer or Mr Robert Kyko, was available for comment yesterday.

It is not known if the company is seeking to go into voluntary liquidation. However, rumours of a liquidity crisis at Parkes have been circulating in Sydney since last Friday. The prospect of another major corporate cot-lapse sent shudders through the capital market and on the Sydney Stock Exchange shares in virtually all finance and property companies were sold down. In other developments yesterday, Sir Paul announced his resignation from the board of the i Sydney-based manufacturing group Advance Industries Paul has indicated that regrettably he has found it necessary to submit his resignation as a result of the increasing demands on his time by other companies," the statement said. Later, the directors of Bridge Oil the major publicly listed company in the "Strasser group" assured the stock exchange it was in a sound and liquid position.

"We know of no reason why the market price of Bridge shares should be affected by the reported cash crisis of Parkes," the directors said. Details in Finance, Page 16 IN SPORT MCC save game A stubborn ninth-wicket partnership by the MCC denied Wes- tern Australia a win against the touring side in their opening match at the. WACA ground vesterdav. At stumps MCC were eight wickets for 239 after WA had declared at 4-218, setting them 301 to win. Match reaort.

scores, Page li met waiting Govern nient officials including the Leader of the Op position, Mr Whitlam, and the Speaker for the House of Represen tatives, Mr Snedden. The meeting between the Queen and Mr Whitlam, introduced by the uovernor-ueneral. was amicable although the Governor-General and the former Prime Minister did not seem to look at each other: The Queen stopped and spoke onetly to Mr and Mrs Whitlam oefore leaving for the Australian. War Memorial. More than half the flag-waving, cheering crowd was made up of schoolchildren, Brownies, Cubs, Girl Guides and Scouts and physically handicapped children.

The crowd had start-! ed to assemble from 10 am to watch the spectacle as the Queen stepped the plane on to Australian soil and her personal flag was broken. The Queen, dressed in a mid-blue and white suit with a blue and white hat and white accessories, -stood on a dais in front of the guard of honour and took the salute while the National Anthem was played. A 21 -gun salute boomed out across the stillness of the air base. Cheering, waving people lined the route to the War Memorial. More than 5,000 people were waiting on the lawns in front ot the War Memorial to see the Queen and Prince Philip as they laid a wreath on the Stone of Remembrance.

The Queen, followed by a large, group of Australian and foreign photographers, walked alonb the edge 6f the crowd on the way to her waiting Rolls-Royce. She emerged smiling, as. she handed over some of the bou quets she bad collected to her aides before leaving for lunch at' Government House. The Queen and Prince Philip attended an informal reception last night for about 70 memoers of the Australian and overseas media at; Government House. Af-er the reception they had dinner with the Prune Minister and Mrs Fraser at the PAGE 3: Leading republican speaks.

PAGE 9: Pictures, reports of the Royal tour in Canberra, and PNmui 9M14 On other pages to rum tha Hank The decision is expected to cause strong pretests from environmentalists who have been fighting the proposal for more than a year. Cabinet will consider a sub-committee's report which is believed to recommend approval for a six-month trial. The report undei stood to is also rccom- mend A ban on clear felling in both State and private forests. Only forest residue and sawmill waste could be used. The use of Newcsatle as the port of shipment instead of the plan to export from Coffs Harbour.

The decision would give the valuable Government uicsuiuib space on unemployment. The new plant would provide jobs both at Coffs Harbour and at Newcastle, if it were used as the port. Environmentalists will attack the Government for approving the Coffs Harbour wooden ip plant, mainly because they claim it is impossible to police clear-felling in private forests. However, the use of Newcastle will counter one of the other claims by environmentalists that a woodchip industry at Coffs Harbour would ruin the harbour. Members of the sub committee include the Jan wins golf title Jan Stephenson yes terday became the first Australian to win the Wills Oantas Austra- lian women's open golf championship in the four years the event has been held.

She defeated the American Pat Bradley on the fourth hole of a sudden death play-off at Manly. Jim Webster's report, Page 13 Printed and published by John Fairfax Son, Limited of Jones Street. Broadway. Postal address. Box 506.

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Recom-jnended and maximum price only. Interstate by air extra. Hawke renews talks offer LATE NEWS CAIRO, Monday. President Amin of Uganda arrived in Cairo today for the three-day summit meeting of the Heads of State of- 60 Arab and African countries. The fact that he was prepared to leave Uganda has raised problems for the British Mr Hawke on his re-, turn yesterday.

federal conference of the Health and Research Employees' Association in Sydney to give some important pointers to bis own, and presumably ACTU attitudes, in the present economic recession. But apart from renewing me vt-iu offer to talk he did not make -any specific proposal. Last June Mr Hawke suggested a "trade off" of. wage restraint for tax cuts. In December Floods! Namoi River likely to reach peak today, warns Weather Bureau.

Page 2 Leadership! Pressure grows for a quick settlement of Labor's Federal ership question. Page 2 Central Coast! Sewerage problems could force development freeze, says councillor. Page 2 Mergers Two unions with a total of 190,000 members are likely to merge soon. Page 3 Showscenei Channel 10 to show top US TV serial Roots next month. Page 3 NZi Former NZ Prime Minister Sir Keith Holy-oake is new Governor-General.

Page 3 India: Bullet marks in a small town are a symbol of Indian unrest. Pagt 4 Romanlai The death toll b01 a reach 4,000.. Page 4 Book review Portrait of a "Forsyte" Alister Diffey reviews Cathe-- rine Dupre's biography of lohn Galsworthy. Robert Bell continues his profile of New Zealand. Films.

Music. Page 7 Psychosurgery) Rozelle Hospital treatment not direct cause of patients' suicides, doctor tells inquiry. Page 12 By Kehh Martin, Industrial Reporter The ACTU president, Mr Hawke, renewed an ACTU offer yesterday to talk with the Federal Govern- ment about rescu-, ing the Australian economy. He that if the, Government refused to confei, "the Australian people will see where the blame lies." Bur at ihe same time the ACTU president advised the unions not to fall for the Government's anti-union tactics aimed at dividing society an implicit warning 'against massive strike or other serious industrial action in the present climate. bounding another cautionary note this me against excessive wage demands he said the trade-union movement faced its fighting in Iiebanon 0BKUT, Monday.

Rival Palestinian factions clashed in southern Lebanon wear the Israeli frontier. Official tourers ertfetiiMd casualties at 40 to 50 aead aad wounded. Anbosaacoa trying to reach the tows of Naba-n'vsb where tbe fighting occurred wore fired oa and ftjtcsd Imck. today's program..