CABLED BRIEFS

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32234, 28 February 1970, Page 11

CABLED BRIEFS

Airport Mishap More than 70 people escaped unhurt last night, when a DC9 jet airliner ran off the runway after landing at Eagle Farm Airport, Brisbane, during a fierce wind and rain squall. The aircraft, an Ansett Airlines internal flight from Sydney and Melbourne, ran into a paddock at the end of the runway. It was not badly damaged.—Brisbane, February 27. Patrols Increased Australia will increase her fishery patrols in the northern part of the Great Barrier Reef, where several fishing boats from Taiwan have been arrested over the last year. The Minister for the Navy (Mr Killen) said last night that an extra patrol-boat would be based at Townsville from tomorrow for general surveillance duties, including fishery patrols.—Canberra, February 27. 46 In One Car Queensland University students yesterday claimed a new world record for carcramming, when 46 commerce and law students packed into a Mini. This beat the previous record set by 34 people who jammed into a Volkswagen at Chelsea College, Sussex, on February 15 of last year.—Brisbane, February 27. Bank Raid Sequel Cheques worth more than $Can6,700,000, none negotiable, were found today in a stolen car abandoned two blocks from the scene of Canada's largest bank robbery yesterday. The three armed bandits who carried out the precisely-timed robbery dumped the cheques but kept sCans2,ooo in cash.—Toronto, February 27. Search Renewed London and Home Counties policemen have begun a new search for Mrs Margaret McKay, who disappeared from her Wimbledon home last December. The hunt is now concentrated at the village of Albury, Hertfordshire, a picturesque village about four miles from the farm at Stocking Pelham which was the scene of a similar search earlier this month.—London, February 27. Flu Kills 1000 One thousand people, l many of them naked tribes- ■ men still living as if in the : Stone Age, are reported to i have died from Hong Kong t flu in West Irian, the Indol nesian half of New Guinea. The Deputy Minister for West 1 Irian Affairs (Dr Sudjarivo), : who told reporters last night t that the disease was brought - into the territory from Papua* 1 New Guinea, the Australian* i administered eastern half of ; the island, added that the disease had spread easily be* ; cause many primitive West ; Irians wore no clothes, and others who had learned to wear clothes never took them off to wash or sleep.-wDja* karta, February 27. I Aust. Wheat Cut The Australian Minister of Primary industry (Mr Anthony) said yesterday that the Federal Government had agreed to proposals to cut next season's wheat produc* tion from 357 million bushels to 318 million. Australia still has about 250 million bushels of wheat in storage from the record 1968-69 harvest of about 540 million bushels. Mr Anthony said that the Government had agreed to maintain the advance payment of $l.lO a bushel for quota wheat.—* Canberra, February 27. Retaliatory Take-over About 50 students seized control of the student government building at Syracuse University, New York, before dawn today “to reaffirm support of the university officials,” they said. Their action was a retaliatory one against a take-over of the university’s administration buildings a week ago by students protesting against the institution's Reserve Officer Training Corps programme. New York, February 27.