Tokyo embassy on high alert after hijack fears
Australian Embassy in Tokyo tightened security after police warning it could be a target for guerrilla attack following last month’s hijacking of a Japanese airliner by the Japanese Red Army. Entrances now use side doors, parcel checks, and 24 hour guards. Police also raided homes linked to five hijackers and six released prisoners.
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Tokyo
Red Army
Foreign Ministry
Sam
Japan
Japan Air Lines
Hijackers press Sunday deadline in Lufthansa hijack
West German airliner hijacked with 84 passengers and crew by two Arabic-speaking gunmen lands in Dubai. Demands include release of 13 prisoners from Turkish and West German jails and a ransom of 13.5 million dollars. Authorities in Bonn and Geneva voice caution as hostage fate remains uncertain.
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Palestine Liberation Organisation
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Denis Payot
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Pagot
Red Army
Beirut
Organisation of Struggle Against World Imperialism
Sehlever
Siegfried Hauser
West Germany
Schlever
Ankara
Cubin
Paris
Dr Schmidt
Turkey
Government rules out larger rate cut on savings bonds
The government overruled state attempts to cut official interest rates more deeply. The Reserve Bank's recent moves already trimmed rates by about 0.2 to 0.3 per cent. Treasurer Lynch announced no October cash loan. The new Australian Savings Bonds carry 9.75 per cent, down 0.25 per cent from the last issue. Conversion loans range 9.65 to 10.2 per cent, fixing securities mature dates.
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Reserve Bank
Lynch
Coal move spurs legal advice for Coal and Allied
Sydney reports Coal and Allied Industries Ltd seeks counsel over present circumstances as NSW Government assigns 51 percent of the 600 million tonne Warkworth coal deposit to the late Electricity Commission. Coal and Allied has spent 5 million already and will spend 6 million more on exploration and development. Government allows CRA bid for coal miner.
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Sydney
Coal and Allied Industries Ltd
William Howard-Smith
Nsw
Warkworth
Hunter Valley
Electricity Commission
Coal and Allied Industries
CRA
Coal Miner
Quiet man survives Maquis ambush and Gestapo capture tale
Australian Paddy Wilson, a veteran of British and Australian armies, is honored after a 1944 Maquis mission near Orleans when he faced a German takedown. He fought off four attackers, was wounded, captured, and later rescued, with colleagues revealing his SAS resistance service and bestowing a plaque.
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Air Service Regiment
France
Paddy Wilson
Maquis
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Orleans
Maquisards
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Gestapo
Maquisard
Paddy
Special Air Service
Economy predicts worsening downturn into 1978 Australia
The Institute of Labour Studies at Flinders University warns of continued recession with unemployment peaking between 445,000 and 480,000 in January and inflation rolling to 5–6 percent by year end 1978. It condemns the present labour market as deteriorating through 1977, likely to worsen into 1978, with seven to eight percent unemployment possible. The bulletin backs wage policy, calls for payroll tax relief, and suggests targeted subsidies to shield the economy without boosting inflation.
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Institute of Labour Studies
Flinders University
Institute
Bulletin of Labour
Arbitration Commission
Bulletin
Dts
Australian business leaders gloomy on activity and confidence
National chamber heads reported weak economic activity and declining confidence, especially among small firms. They urged immediate action, including redeploying government resources to infrastructure and capital works, and sought cooperation with the States to cut unemployment and boost domestic demand. Meetings included Prime Minister Fraser, Treasurer Lynch, Senator Cotten, and Minister Fife.
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Australian Chamber of Commerce
Charles Mortensen
Fraser
Canberra
Lynch
Industry and Commerce
Senator Cotten
Business and Consumer Affairs
Fife
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