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

2 H.n't) Wd, Vept H73 2 aWO it PM beats a retreat over -5 35-hour week RADIO STRIKE HAMPERS TRAFFIC Talks hold key to airport stoppage (Pi fi stant that a technical officer, stith the tremendous adsanccs made in our field in ihe past five years, should cam less than a clerk." By FRED HtXLS Industrial Reporter A conference in Canberra today offers hopes of an end to Sydney's airport strike. Representatives of Ihe Commonwealth Public Service Board will tried official of Ihe Professional Radio Employees' Institute at 2.30 pm lo discuss Ihe union's wage rite claim. Sixty radio technical officer, all members of the institute, have been on strike at Sydney Airport since September 10. They are seeking wage rises of from 12 to 19 per cent. The airport's radar syv tern and the equipment in two of its navigational aids have failed since the strike began.

luo to Canberra, one lo Melbourne and one lo Brisbane had been cancelled. Spokesmen for TAA and (Janus said air flights had been running almost as normal. luelve technicians (also members of Ihe institute I are striking in support of the airport men at Ihe Overseas I I e-tommunicattons Commission branch in Sdney. I his strike is preventing use of Ihe automatic Telex service outwards from Australia. The technicians claim Ihe wace rises will restore a relativity they hac with clerical and administrative staff before 108.

The assistant federal secretary of Ihe institute Mr J. McGowan. said last night: "We are not going to tolerate for another in The airport doted on Sunday to all incoming aircraft becauM of bod wcalihier and equipment failures, but with improved weather )cleiday and on Monday il was able to lake restricted numbers of aircraft. Six flight arrivals are allowed each hour too IAA flights. Isso Ansel! Airlines flights, and the remaining tvso divided between intrastate and international airlines.

There are no problems with departures. If the weather remains fine this system should continue lo operate today. An Anseit spokesman said yesterday that none of its passengers were stranded. Yesterday, it had four flights arrive al the airport. Four other flights talks with Miss Lindsay in front of a Lindsay portrait of Mrs Young at the book launching yesterday.

Portraits by mean the former Prim Minister," No." said Mr Cameron. "This Prime Minister cannot have it both ways. He cannot reduce the level of unemployment in the way he has done and expect to be able to introduce Ihe 35-hour seek at the same time." "Il cannot be I hupe that he is nol th same as my uncle and decides that death is preferable lo breaking a promise." Despite the apparent criticism of Mr Whitlam. Government observers feel that there was no dispute between Mr Whitlam and Mr Cameron and that, in fact, Mr Cameron had given the Prime Minister a wav out of his election promise. Later today.

Mr Whitlam was asked a question on the "dispute" between Mr Cameron and himself and he took a far softer line than in Ihe House of Representatives. "As my colleague. Mr Cameron, pointed out so effectively at question time in the House Ihis morning it becomes very difficult to carry out Ihis particular promise in the policy speech because we so effectively and promptly fully carried out the other promise to remove unem-plovment." he said. Mr Whitlam said his promise related lo ihe lifetime of the present Parliament and he could redeem Ihis at any time within Ihe next two years. Editorial 6.

CANBERRA. Tuesday. The Prime Minister, Mr Whitlam, retreated from a firm declaration that the Government would introduce a 35-hour week for the Commonwealth Public Service during the Governments current term. He made his retreat at a Press conference only a few hours after tersely affirming in the House of Representatives al question time that his election pledge on the 35-hour week would stand. Replying to a question from the Liberal front bencher Mr J.

M. Fraser about statements made by Ihe Minister for Labour, Mr Cameron, that the Government might not be able to fulfil its promise, the Prime Minister said: "It is my recollection that mv election promi-e was lo introduce the 35-hour week for Common-wenlth public servants in the lifetime of this Parliament." Pursuing Ihe issue at auestion time the former Prime Minister. Mr Gor-ton, asked Mr Cameron whether he would still stand bv a statement he made last weekend that the Government could not responsibly introduce the 35-hour week. Mr Cameron, replying to the auestion in a jocular fashion, said: "The Prime Minister cannot have il both ways." At ihis point Mr Whitlam interiectcd: "You The Slate Government ssill suggest to Ihe Pume Minister. Mr Vshitlum, that all air navigation operations be taken over by Ihe KAAI- because of ihe picsenl situation at Svdney Airport.

Mr W. O. Kcightly (CP), himself a put Ihe suggestion lo the Minister for Decentralisation and revelopment, Mr Fuller, in the Legislative Council yesterday. Mr Fuller said it was practicable and sensible, and should be passed on to Mr Whitlam. Dobell work relurned i i BRISBANE.

Tuesdav. A W.J0O paiminj bv Sir William Dobell stolen from a Surfers Paradise arl gallery mo weeks ago was found wrapped in newspaper on Ihe gallery's back stairs this morning. A South port C1B spokesman said the painting, "the Dancers," had been found behind Barry's art gallery. brush and word Mrs Rita Young (left) Norman Lindsay's daughter Jane kept telling everyone that the party to launch her book about her celebrated father yesterday just wasn't her scene. "I am so neisous these hustling PR ladies can get sou to do she said cheerfuhy.

But as she mingled with guests. autographing copies of her book. "Portrait of Pa." there was no doubl she was enjoung herself immensely. Her book is an intimate portrait of her controversial and famous father. The book is an account of Norman Lindsay's years at Springwood.

It is illustrated with many family photographs, previously unpublished, and some of Lindsay's No opera delay minister that the Opera House opens successfuly as a great Australian cultural enterprise." he said. "I was ouite moved bv Ihe warmth and co-opera-live spirit of all those at ihe discussions." The Queen is due lo officially open the Opera House on October 20. The Minister for Cul. tural Activities. Mr Freud-enstein.

said yesterday there would be no dclav to the Sydney Opera House's opening season. Speaking after a two-hour meeting with theatrical unions ind Opera House management and users, he said Ihe main issue discussed was car parking for employees. But air-conditioning, a fire exit from the orchestra pit. lavatories and staff canteen conditions had also been discussed. "The union representatives are clearly anxious Girl's live talks on sex banned Ford announce ihe first real alternative to ihe the ban had been imposed because most of her programs were during family viewing time.

He said parents wanted to have some control over sexual information for their children. Miss Amdt. 24. came under Ihe live radio and telcvkion ban yesterday. The board told her by letter that some of her material dealing with sexual behaviour patterns had been "totally unsuitable for broadcasting." MELBOURNE, Tuesday.

Bettina Arndt, the Sydney psychologist who has discussed sex problems on radio talk-back programs in five States and made several television appearances, has been banneJ from broadcasting live. The ch-iirman of the Australian Broadcasting Control Board. Mr Myles Wright, said today that AIR POLLUTION LIGHT Ihe Hunlcr cubic Near micros am The near hundred Broadway. The concentration Health 3.6 pphm reading. wash drauiiis completed i.i his oid age.

J.me Lindsay talked to Mrs Rita l.indsas's favourite and most tamovis model. Tney stood together, swapping stories about the man who linked them then loastcd the nude portrait of a sultry young Rita hanging on Ihe wall behind them. "I was always very proud lo have modelled for him," Mrs Young said. coupe. Ford Landau Vtarv innivif-itinl fcv a driver's car.

Priced "It is sad that he never got the recognition deserved during his lifetime." The last lime she saw Norman Lindsay was 12 months before his death. "I asked him if he was going away, because he had all his bags packed," she said. "But he replied: 'No. I'm just waiting for a call from the undertaker'. He knew he was dying and accepted it as part of life." verv much at I7C00 luxury lmDorte INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES Unsorted mail piles up in Sydney More than 3.500.000 letters and parcels piled up yesterday at the byd- ncy mail exchange and the GPO because of an overtime ban by mail omccrs.

borting was three days behind. The State president of the Amalsamated Postal Worlers' Union. Mr A. said vtcrdy Ihe situation would worsen at thr e' end. On S.iMinhtys at the mail evchanee.

about 1. 400 sorters ncmnllv s'-orved sven nours overtime, and on Sundavs. 1. 1 00 sorters workej eisht hours oveime. This weekend, because of ihe overtime ban.

thev would not. About 2.500 mail officers imposed Ihe ban in protest al alterations to overtime and stnrtine time arrangements for Sunday night shift workers at the iil rxchmcc at Redfern. and in support of a for a s-vond halt-hmir meiil for that hif. I Mr si-id so'tina priority was beinc pis en loj certain mails such as social service mails (in eluding pension cheaues). so that these would not be delnved.

TRAINS: Talks over the railway guards' dispute before a Commonwealth Arbitration Commissioner. Mr F. W. Brown, resulted yesterday in the parties agreeing lo new proposals for a settlement. The guards have suspended strike plans until the proposals have been discussed by train drivers at off-duty meetings on Friday.

The dispute is primarilv one between the Australian I'nion and the Federated nion of Locomotive EP-'nemen. The Australian Railways Union wants its guard members to be trained to drive suburban electric trains in emergencies, as they were for years. The regular drivers have refused lo allow this practice to be resumed. Guards went on strike for 24 hours last Wednesday. Police in two road deaths this year Two people have been killed and 135 injured in accidents in volving police vehicles in NSW from January 1 to August 27.

The Premier. Sir Robert Askin. said in a written answer yesterday to Mr C. Mallam (Lab. Campbelltown).

that (here had been 42 accidents involving police vehicles in the course of urgent or pursuit duty. He said that police vehicles had been involved in 692 accidents. In 1 14 of these the police vehicles had been parked unattended. One member of the police force had been kill, ed and 108 others in jured; one civilian bad been killed and 47 others injured. Sir Robert said the statistics might be construed incorrectly as in.

dicating a high accident rate. But during 1972 police vehicles, which now number 2.165. had travelled a total of 50.502.000 miles. "It will be seen therefore that in relation to milages travelled the incidence of accidents involves police vehicles is very low," Sir Robert Mid. fcmoke haze reading near Street a 72 microgram per metre betneea 8 mn and 4 pm Broadway the reading was 53 rams, after being 114 between" and 9 am.

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