The Sydney Morning Herald from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia • 3

TE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD TUESDAY APRIL 1 1997 open way for other cancers sun: Increased rates of auay other riw In the Incidence and taHty rates far NHL in tries such as AastraHa raindded wtth an epidemic rise and the development he said hi a skin caaeer by the age of 50 "In the Anstrafiaa context Inst not on" said Associate Professor John Thompson the deputy director of the Sydney Melanoma Unit at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital However he said there was "no doubt" sanfight exposare affected Humanity in the skin although It was not proved that it affected the whole immune system Professor Brace Armstrong oT the NSW Cancer Council said the rdadoushlp between sunlight exposure and NHL was a "good which warranted farther invesdgn- arvdUaacs because skin cancer is common in Australia and lymphoma is an he said Another study published in the Americeu Journal of Epidr miology had found that MOQC9 Pnak who have 1 skin type be at The resalts have prompted a United States dermatologist Dr Leonard Goldberg to call for people who have had any skin cancers to be exanrinrd regn-buty for toe development of farther sldn canCers gon- lymphoma (NHL) and' several other cancers Dr Goldberg from this Bay- lor College of Medicine Houston Texas said a steady Wtthsuch additional evidence for the deleterious effects of excessive sunlight exposure efferts to edneate the pabfic about these dangers should be -However AustraHaa experfs Dr Goldberg cited a Danish study showing that patients with basal-cell carcinoma were more Nicety to develop NHL leukaemia cancer of the breast Bp saHvary gland larynx Mdiwy and testis Patients aged aver 60 had no -increased risk of breast or testicular cancer or NHL i at risk of of the respiratory organs Up NHL leukaemia mid in men the small intestine: A stady in the Brititk Journal of Cuueer had found that patients with radaaoma were at increased risk of new tumours of the nervous system NHL and endometrial These had been speculation that the "striking" increase in NHL might be due to immano-sappresrion resold ng from chronic sunlight exposare Bat he said it was possible the explanation was the opposite to that proposed by Dr GoMbcrgi and that NHL in its early stages suppressed immunity giving rise to sldn cancers 1 "It would be entirety premature to recommend increased ea die eentribating to an SO per cent of Australians had developed a stoes school case Helicopters bought by PNG were close to use-bydate TONY WRMHT The four Russian-built mflitaiy heficopten the Pspua Now Guinea Government agreed to buy from a mercenary company for $US6l2 million are behoved to be veterans of at least two mercenary wars In Afrjca and are nearing die end of their useful fives "Without expert and very expensive maintenance you'd be lucky to net another six mwirtu gut of mese machines" a source said The helicopters two Ruarian-buOt Ifind Mi24 gunships and two Ifind Mi-17 troop carrisn a huge array of weaponry children walk 60km to get help By DUNCAN flRAHAM Six children walked about 60 kilometres through scrub in the scorching West Australian outback and then guided searchers to seven other children and a woman who became stranded when their car broke down on a trip searching for bush tucker The parte of 14 including seven-month-old baby were stranded for two days after a car tyre went flat Ptdice said they did die right thing far sending the fittest and eldest for help while the others stayed with the car All were cheerful despite die ordeaL A search far three aircraft one fitted with the latest heatdetecting search equipment and 70 prams including members of the State Emergency had failed to locate the children "I know how we missed them" said Constable John Caporn of Norseman police station "We know the full circumstances but it seems they just kept walking through the scrub The six in shorts and T-shirts led by the eldest Clive Geradi 16 were found after they walked to the bitumen IS kilometre south of Norseman on the road to Esperance An hour later they led police and searchers baric to the rest of die party headed far Mrs Wanda Schultz 27 camped by their 1976 Datsun station wagon The party left Norseman about 180 kilometres south or Kalgoorhe in two cars on Saturday afternoon in search of hardy grubs which are found in the roots of small shrubs The destination was Brooms Dam a popular picnic area for local Aboriginal people about 40 kilometres south or Norseman They planned to return that night The 'occupants of die other car spent Saturday evening looking for Mrs Schultz's car from which it had become separated Police said the vehicles were not carrying provisions Tnjwnr fan Edgar said die children knew die area weA' and Cfive was well used to die bush "They did the right thing" he said "Onepaity stayed with the vehicle while die others sought hdjx" under guard at a Royal Australian Air Ferae base in the Northern Territory after being shuffled between Thailand and Malaysia The heficopten have been used for several yean as part of a i air force controlled by die i African arm of die British company Executive mneomes nwnxt hl Executive Outcomes operates a fleet of aircraft mdedi Sate nd TlfidJ-l tluuurh a company registered in South Africa as Ibis Air -According to sources die four heficopten were being "pensioned off" to PNG for a high price They had been used previously in wan in Angola and Sierra Leone Executive Outcomes is die outfit subcontracted to Sandfine tnhmuiinin the mercenary company that won a SUS36 milfen contract to supply weap-ans and manpower to asr PNGk war an Bougainville The Sandline contract hut month after the suapended PNGDefa 4G Defence Fbrae command- er-in -chief Brigadier-General Jeny Singirok demanded die resignation of die Ftime Minister Sr Julius Chan for having called in mercenaries Sr Julius sacked General Sngirbk and last week with the in crisis stood aside Vicky Tsakalos I nsaluiss nlawnHnm Ha ml runmafc A ugpoNcmreionMiiDoninnwnwinNNivmnMnooiDraKMaiiiiiuqroT by STEFAN MOORE AquQina declined to comment yesterday on the latest case A spokesman said die Tsakalos case was under investigation by the department Yesterday NSW acting Director-General of Education Mr George Green said die matter was of inquiry in Port Moresby to' utences sur rounding the contract with Sand-line IntemadooaL The source and worth of die heficopten and who owns diem am expected to be high on the agenda The Australian Government agreed last week to accept and store the helicopters and die other weaponry aboard a giant Russian-built Antonov 124 that was leased by Sandline to freight die armaments to PNG Neither die PNG Government nor Sandline wanted the i to land in die overheated of Port Moresby The weaponry believed to be worth SUS15 mint included assault rifles rocket-propdte grenades wt Knmfcwfa tufa of founds Of wiimimtinw Sources say the armaments are fikey to stay in Australia for several months The PNG Government Sandline International Executive Outcomes and Ibis Adr are all fikdv to become involved in a legal bank about who owns die armaments and what should be done with them Whate mae fitting? 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Students Association Mr Derek Williams this case will be the first of up to 10 similar cases soon to be lodged Two cases were ready now Mr Williams said the problem of homosexual vilification and abuse in Australian schools was "endemic and die association received up to 20 calls a week from distressed students "The violence against Chris has been horrific and debilitating" Mr Williams said "Should tms case succeed we are likely to see a wave of legal The case comes as the safety of pupils is under question at several lewis in NSW schools The Police Royal Commission has revested alleged pedophilia by teachers against pupils and last week the Herald detailed alleged abuse against disabled pupils in schools The Minister for Education Mr By DAVID PASSEY A gay student claiming to be the victim of homosexual vilification and verbal abuse will laundf legal action today against his former school Cranebrook High in Penrith' The case which alleges a breach of duty of care by the school will be the first of its kind in Australia and win determine sriiool liability far die safety of gay and lesbian students Christopher Tsakalos 14 who left Cranebrook High School three weeks ago fearing for his alleges thin some of the school i consistently failed to protect him from vkriaice and abuse Included in his claims are cases where sane teachers witnessed but did not prevent bashings far groups of up to 20 pupils extreme verted abuse and an incident where scissors were held to his throat has denied that her school failed to take proper care of the boy or that she had received complaints of abuse from the victim Christophers mother Ms Vicky Tinkalos yesterday said die was taking fad action in order to win compensation for the "horrific of her son and to attempt to top die abuse of gay pupils in schools "The impact on Chris has been appalling" Ms Tsakalos said is the fourth school he has had to leave He has attempted suicide three times and receives regular psychological counselling "Chris had high hopes of getting a -good education of succeeding fife All that has been shattered I want to stop other kids and parents going through this horrifying mentally exhausting problem" According to the co-convener of die Gay and Lesbian Teachers and frThe school doesn't deserve to get away with what they've done to me The teachers didntgive a damn I felt worthless When I got bashed the teachers used to watch It was hell? "The sriiool doesn't deserve to get away with what they've done to me" Christopher said "The teachers didn't give a damni I felt worthless When I got bashed the teachers used to watch It was The principal of- Cranebrook High School Mrs Edith McNally that he was investigating it ally He denied that the widespread in schools A barrister involved in the case Mr Matthew Baird said die case against die school would be the first of its kind in Australia but that such cases were common in the US and had established clear precedents of responsibility Mr Baird said: "Because it is a Clfffg frg pyy but it could indude future economic loss as well as damages fa pain and suffering Damages could easily Robbery victim who shot back is in the clear Our von expect hafem putt $tyW top lager thanks to RoyandHGV Australians can ao longer claim the British have atrocious taste in beer is now the number one selling standard lager in London with 40 per cent of the market according to figures released yesterday by the Drawer About a 'millioa pints of are drank every day in watering holes across the United Kingdom senior vice-president Mr Rick Scully said yesterday that UK: sales lamped 10 per cent in December last year boosted far a new advertising campaign featuring the hosts of the ABC-TV program Club Buggery Roy Slaven and 0LG Nason introduced the pair to the UK In October via a scries of TV and coot $20 million Drewed far thdr black tie the TV ads V1 KHS8d0rt far JDSNECUR11N A service station attendant who shot and wounded two would-be robbers Is unlikely to face criminal charges over die incident Mr Ahmad Ahmad 26 waa waking in the BP service station at Engadme on Sunday night when two men allegedly threatened him and slashed ms arm with a knife According to police Mr Ahmad produced a 38 revolver and fired three shots Both men were hit once imdMthefliird shot hit freezer "One of diem was 1 over the counter Thafti to use my pistol to defend i Mr Ahmad told Chaimd Id last night "I thought my fife was in danger I just wanted to stay afiw and defend myself I had wanted to km them I would have I Just wanted diem to stay away One of die men PXnl Joukhadar i hit in the teg i a bedside court for a venue They chose the service station and Carey dropped them off driving to a nearby street to wan Paul Joukhadar allegedly jumped the counter and slashed Mr arm with a butterfly knife white Joseph Jaikhadar threatened him with a cigarette fighter which resembled an automatic jnstoL Mr Ahmad then fired the shots and locked the doors of the service station to keep die men inside He was later taken to hospital where he had 14 stitches inserted in the gash on his arm Ckrey was granted $1300 baO on condition she live with her brother and report to police dune times a week Plsul Joukhadar was granted $1000 bail but was unable to meet' it and is expected to be taken to Long Bay prison hospitaL A police spokeswoman said it wasunfikely that Mr Ahmad would be charged with shooting the two men Tthmigii he may face a firearms charge: It is understood he held a shooting dub permit which does not allow weapons to be removed from dub premises reaAfiwAAS' Briorn John Pardoe SYDNEY 23-25 Sr Sydney NSW 2000 MONDMT TO HUMS 9-MO SflUUMI 10-4 day with attempted armed robbery with wounding Joseph Joukhadar 24 who had to undogo emergency surgery after being shot in the back remained in hospital in a serious but stable cohdidon to visit Paul Joukhadar at" his Sutherland home on Sunday evening The two men decided they 1 would commit a robbery They allegedly cut up a beante to use as a disguise ana then went driving around the streets looking In Central Local Court Louise Anne Carey 18 who allegedly drove the getaway car waa also charged wnh attempted armed robbery The court was told that and Joseph Joukhadar who together at Parramatta went MICHAEL SHARP i u-.