Government firm on union stand
Melbourne reports the government will exclude ACSPA from the National Labour Consultative Council despite ACSPA’s refusal of a modified IRB plan. Spokesman Mr Street said ACSPA must accept the amended bill to participate. ACTU and CAGEO remain ready to proceed. Small employers criticize the changes, saying safeguards against compulsory union membership were removed.
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ACTU
CAGEO
NLEC
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Bill Dobson
Australian Earthmovers and Road Contractors Federation
Roads Set to Reopen After Weekend Rain Fallout
Canberra roads including the old Charnwood Road at Macgregor Majura Lane near Canberra Airport and Angle Crossing were closed due to heavy rain but expected to reopen for peak hour. Police logged 52 ACT road accidents Friday afternoon to 6pm yesterday as rain fell with temperatures from minus 1 to 11 degrees. Perisher Valley recorded 4 centimetres of snow while skiers enjoyed sunny conditions at Smiggin Mole and nearby areas.
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Charnwood Road
Macgregor
Majura Lane
Canberra Airport
Angle Crossing
Act
Perisher Valley
Smiggin Mole
Hijackers must name their destination in Dutch hijack crisis
Report from The Hague shows South Moluccan hijackers demanding a flight plan and destination. Government warns no hostages will be allowed to depart the country unless a clear destination is specified. Police secure scenes as negotiations stall. 50 hostages remain on a train near Glimmen and four others in a school. A thanksgiving service was held for freedom of 105 schoolchildren previously seized.
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Tuatier
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Hyackers
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Glimmen
Assen
Justice Ministry
Bovens Smilde
Chipp
Adelaide ‘Town
Australia
Chipp attacks wage-price freeze at Sydney rally
Australian Democrats leader Chipp denounces the wage-price freeze as the meanest political charade of the century at Sydney launch. He recalled resigning from the Liberal party on March 24 and urged Australians to break free, citing privacy invasion fears and government overreach as fuel for a new, representative party. He praised crowd turnout and hinted at Adelaide rally plans while stressing independence of the judiciary.
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Sydney
Australian Democrats
Chipp
Liberal Party
Chiy
Sydney Owl Hall
Australis
High Court
Fire kills hundreds at Beverly Hills Supper Club in Kentucky
In Southgate Kentucky a blaze at the Beverly Hills Supper Club killed about 149 known dead with final tallies near 200 as police reported many still buried. Hospitals treated roughly 60 with more injured, people sent to Cincinnati and local schools turned into emergency centers. Fire crews battled the blaze before it was brought under control.
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Southgate
Kentucky
Red Cross
Cincinnati
Ohio
Beverly Hills
Nightclub Fire Tragedy Leaves Dozens Dead in Panic
Authorities report no fire sprinkler system at the club and a power outage triggered a deadly stampede as crowds rushed exits. Fire officials say many died or were seriously injured in the chaos with 50 more bodies still inside. Dr Herbert Flessa led responders amid stunned witnesses, while singer John Davidson escaped unharmed and helped evacuate patrons. A waiter recalled 200 people reaching the roof for safety as the venue’s kitchen and ballroom areas fed the blaze.
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Associated Press
Kentucky State Patrol
Sayin
Herbert Flessa
Aap-Reuter
John Davidson
Comedy club fire escape turmoil amid chaotic rush
Survivors recount a fast spreading blaze at a comedy venue as patrons pushed toward doors and climbed bars and tables to escape. Kay Barksdale of Cincinnati and Kay Teeter McDonald credited staff and quick actions, while a staffer urged evacuation.
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Kay Barksdale
Cincinnati
Heroes praised as lifesaving comedians in crisis
Mr Richard Schafflein, 32, saluted the comedians for staying calm and telling jokes during the crisis. He said they were great the way they were and credited them with saving many lives including his own.
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Richard Schafflein
Beverly Hills Supper Club Fire Toll Ties Historic Loss
Southgate Kentucky reports the Beverly Hills Supper Club blaze yields the worst nightclub death toll in the United States since 1942 Cocoanut Grove fire in Boston. Earlier fires include Port Chester discotheque blaze in 1974 and a 1903 Iroquois Theatre tragedy in Chicago.
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Carroll
Joyce
Southgate
Kentucky
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Cocoanut Grove
Boston
United Press International
Port Chester
New York
New York City
Iroquois Theatre
Chicago
Cuban air crash claims 67 lives in Havana disaster
Soviet Aeroflot Nyushin 67 crashed near Jose Marti Airport in Havana while landing. One survivor, a 46 year old Soviet citizen, died in hospital. Victims include British tourists, Swedish and West German links, and notable writers Jose Carlos Schwartz and Olwen Walters.
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Agence France-Presse
Tobin
Cuba
Aeroflot
Loo
Jose Murti
Jose Carlos Schwartz
Guinea- Bissau
Havas
Olwen Walters
Lord
Soromny-Roberts
Sweden
West Gemany
Lenn
Moscow
Frankfurt
Lisbon
ALP falters in Tasmanian poll showdown
In Hobart the ALP failed to boost its seat tally as Labor candidates placed a distant second to sitting independents in all three divisions they contested. The weekend vote left the Labor effort to widen its slender representation in the Tasmanian Legislative Assembly unsuccessful.
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Hobart
ALP
Labor
Business recovery under way says Australian chamber member
A resident of the Australian Chamber of Commerce asserts that business recovery is progressing well. The report notes environmentalists’ small victory as Senate committee accepts woodchipping as a threat to bush ecology.
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Australian Chamber of Commerce
Siys
Senate
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