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Wednesday nights only on 7. Coming up on News World full coverage of the funeral in Moscow
for Konstantin Chernenko a government change of heart on ownership of Ayers Rock and Sydney's
housing crisis these stories and more but not much more on News World next on 7. I'm Daphne.
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Good evening. The Soviet Union tonight held a ceremonial farewell to its late president
Konstantin Cheneyenko as his body was laid to rest between Lenin's mausoleum and the Kremlin wall.
Cheneyenko's funeral in Moscow's Red Square marked the end of the rule of Russia's old guard.
Since his death on Sunday Cheneyenko's body has been lying in state at the House of Columns in
Moscow and it was from here the ceremonial funeral began. Cheneyenko's coffin draped in red and black
cloth was carried on a gun carriage in a slow procession through Moscow's streets to the tune
of Chopin's funeral march. Included in the procession were wreath-carrying members of
the Communist Party. Some were also carrying the medals awarded to Cheneyenko during his life.
Cheneyenko is the last of the Bolshevik leaders who grew up during the Russian revolution.
Thousands of world leaders attended the funeral and thousands of workers lined Red Square as
Cheneyenko's coffin needed its final resting place. Cheneyenko's short 13-month rule ended on Sunday
when he died of liver, heart and lung complaints. He was 73. The casket was placed at the foot of
Lenin's mausoleum and the cover was taken off for the Russian people to see his face for the last time.
Members of the Politburo lined up along the top of the mausoleum giving Western observers their
first indication of changes in the Soviet hierarchy. First to speak was Cheneyenko's successor
Mikhail Gorbachev who paid tribute to the former leaders achievements in economic and social
development. He briefly spoke on foreign policy saying Russia will continue major peace-loving
initiatives directed at halting the arms race and towards eliminating the three-way war.
He continued, we reaffirming our readiness to maintain good neighbourly relations with all nations
and with the principle of peaceful coexistence. After the brief speeches Cheneyenko's coffin was
taken by poor bearers to its burial place behind Lenin's tomb near the wall of the Kremlin.
Members of the Politburo lined up to pay their last respects with traditional expressions of grief.
Gun salutes were fired in Moscow and cities across the land, factory sirens wailed and car horns
blasted to mark the passing of the Soviet leader. The day of ceremony in the Russian capital came to
an end with a military parade, the Soviet Union showing its might. Many changes for the communist
nation are tipped for the passing of Konstantin Cheneyenko, a strong-willed leader of the Soviet
Union. Many changes for the communist nation are tipped for the passing of Konstantin Cheneyenko, a strong
supporter of the old guard. Alan Hine reporting for News World. And the more peaceful message from Moscow
is being echoed by the United States. Vice President George Bush is representing President Reagan at
the funeral but his visit has an important diplomatic function. Vice President Bush's mission to
Moscow, not only to attend Cheneyenko's funeral but also to launch a major diplomatic initiative.
Bush will hand deliver a letter tomorrow to new Soviet leader Gorbachev. In it U.S. officials tell
NBC News President Reagan invites Gorbachev to come to the U.S. for a summit meeting. No date specified.
The president would not discuss his letter today, made it clear he wants a summit.
Have you invited us to a meeting? I have been willing to meet with their leaders ever since I've been here and yes I would look forward to a meeting with you.
Will Bush discuss that with Gorbachev? If he has an opportunity. In the past Mr. Reagan said a summit must have a well prepared agenda,
but today U.S. officials were much more flexible. Spokesman Larry Speaks said Mr. Reagan would meet
Gorbachev if it would further world peace. And National Security Advisor McFarland said on NBC's Today program
the agenda could be the Geneva arms talks. There is an agenda, there is serious interest I think on their side
and that's all that that has been missing in the past. So yes I think there's an agenda that we could
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The American Navy is worried. Residents of some American port cities have caught the New Zealand disease.
The result is that Navy brass is being frustrated in its attempts to find home berths for a group of warships.
Claim the USS Missouri will be carrying nuclear warheads for 400 cruise missiles once the World War II veteran is rebuilt and rebased in San Francisco harbor.
The plan to move to San Francisco is part of a Navy decentralization plan to reduce the risk of its fleet being wiped out by a small nuclear attack on the two major naval ports.
But San Francisco residents are divided between the claim that the Missouri's arrival will make their city a target and the financial need to rejuvenate the city's port.
We're trying to build a ship repair blue collar industry in San Francisco. There's one reason jobs, jobs and more jobs.
The issue was put before the city supervisors.
I realize that maybe we are giving up jobs but by and large I think I must listen to my conscience.
The resolution is adopted.
By a single vote they said no to the Missouri but it was a short victory. The mayor vetoed the resolution.
Meanwhile plans to base the battleship Iowa in New York harbor have also come adrift following a recent council resolution to ban nuclear ships.
The same situation occurred in Seattle Washington.
The Reagan administration and the US Navy are known to be furious at such anti-nuclear victories in America.
Victories that are embarrassing in that they show a growing sympathy here for New Zealand's fear of nuclear ships.
In the United States Greg Hoy reporting for News World.
The attempted paint bombing of a US warship in Sydney last Friday had its sequel in court today.
A 27 year old anti-nuclear protester Dean Jeffries of Nambucca Heads was charged with trying to drop paint bombs onto the USS Buchanan and John Young from an ultralight plane.
It happened as the two American warships were ending their controversial week long visit.
As the two vessels sailed up the harbor an ultralight aircraft suddenly appeared.
Spectators and nuclear protesters watched amazed as it attempted to bomb the ships with large bags of yellow paint.
The plane then made its getaway landing in Camp Cove. Police arrested the pilot after a short chase.
Today 27 year old Dean Jeffries appeared in Waverley court.
He's charged with flying in controlled airspace without permission and with dropping paint from an aircraft.
During the hearing Jeffries council asked to have the ultralight released from police custody on the grounds that it needed urgent maintenance to control salt water corrosion.
Magistrate Terry Forbes replied that he did not have the power to order its release.
Jeffries made no plea but emerged from court with John Lennon's song Imagine blaring from a portable cassette player.
I believe that I acted on behalf of millions of children and people all throughout the world that no longer want to live under the threat of nuclear annihilation.
Magistrate Terry Forbes continued Jeffries thousand dollar bail and adjourned the matter to St James Federal Court Monday fortnight. David Reid reporting for News World.
The long drawn out battle for control of the Victorian upper house following the state election has finally been resolved.
The Labour Party won control tonight after a recount for the last seat showed the Liberal and Labour candidates tied with 54,821 votes each.
The result was decided by the draw from a hat.
The poison gas leak from the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal India killed 2,500 people last December but the human tragedy continues with at least 125,000 people still suffering from the deadly effects of the gas.
The majority of the patients here are suffering from the after effects of gas exposure.
The doctors say the commonest complaint is extreme breathlessness. They can barely move without effort. Work would be out of the question.
The research teams who examined many of the survivors found their lungs have chemical burns.
They can't get enough oxygen into the blood for normal exercise and they're suffering from a severe form of bronchitis.
The tests said one doctor showed that the gas did the same damage as 30 years of heavy smoking.
A demonstration outside the disused Union Carbide plant wins little local support. Demonstrations are best left to the fit.
Bai Lal used to be a busy carpenter but not anymore. Now it's hard work walking to the tea stall where the unemployed sit and talk.
But there are degrees of misery.
Neelam Bai is bringing up her four children in a piece of sacking. Her husband and the rest of the family were killed by the gas. Her possessions were stolen when she ran away.
She should be getting a grant but she can't produce the right documents for a bureaucracy with little time for the poor and uneducated.
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A young pilot had a narrow escape from injury today at Florida's St Augustine Airport.
Pilot Scott Gordon noticed one of the landing wheels was not in place.
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The federal government has changed its mind over the ownership of Ayers Rock.
Instead of granting freehold title to local aborigines, it negotiated an agreement today to limit aboriginal ownership to 99 years.
Under the agreement, the Uluru Land Trust formed by local Pichajinjarra aborigines will be the owner of Australia's most famous landmark until the year 2084.
During that time it will be leased back to the Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service and administered by a board comprised of six aborigines and five others.
The Uluru Land Trust will be paid $75,000 a year for the lease together with 20% of tourist entry fees.
This is expected to amount to a further $25,000 a year.
Although there was general satisfaction with the agreement today, local aborigines were said to be upset that Ayers Rock had not become theirs for good.
In a controversial attempt to cut the death toll on the roads, the federal government has approved legislation to allow trucks to travel faster on the nation's highways.
The speed limit for trucks fitted with approved brakes will increase from 80 to 100 kilometres an hour.
The higher speed limit for trucks follows a national inquiry into the road freight industry.
That investigation found almost complete agreement speeding up trucks will cut the number of serious accidents.
Peter Cummins is on the road every day. He says faster speeds will see safer highways.
Even the traffic will flow out and we won't have a lot of cars overtaking us in dangerous places.
Is that a big problem, cars overtaking the slower trucks?
Yes, it is a big problem. I think in the last 12 months or so there's been people killed trying to overtake trucks when they're just sticking to their speed limits.
If trucks are going faster, aren't they harder to control?
100 kilometres an hour you can still control them quite safely because the modern day trucks with the braking system and the steering are quite safe.
The motorists we spoke with believe trucks go too fast already.
If you can travel behind me and get down to the way over there I guarantee you'll find up to 20 or 30 trucks will pass me along the way and I'll travel at the speed.
Well they herb along quick enough now don't they?
When you've got about 40 odd tonnes plus and they're rowing along at 100 kilometres an hour, it takes them stopping nothing.
The driver should realise just what he can do and what he can't do according to the dictates of the road at the time.
The faster speeds have been approved by the federal government.
But with motorists still concerned at truck safety there's certain to be a great deal more debate over speed on the open road.
Steve Barnes, News World.
Young people searching Sydney for a flat to rent are facing a task that gets harder every day.
That's because the city has its worst housing shortage in 50 years.
In a special report, Mari Moore says rents are skyrocketing.
Saturday morning and the rental rush is on.
There are fewer houses and flats available for lease in Sydney than ever before.
The result, record numbers of people are applying for places that would have been considered average six months ago.
And you can expect at least a six week search before you find a new home.
The afternoon on a Saturday you start to think is this really worth it?
Will I start looking on the eastern side? Will I start moving out west or what?
Go from real estate agent to real estate agent and just the same old story.
It's not unusual to have 30 people waiting at a premises to have a look and you feel like you need one of those police riot sticks because everyone's just ready to go in and have a look.
It's crazy.
We've had people that virtually are in tears about it.
Then you get people that when a flat's given to another person on the site because some people fill out their application, they end up congratulating each other.
And you know, good on you, I'm so pleased for you, but you know, now I'm back on the road again.
It's really heartbreaking. I feel so sorry for these people.
Nearly one and a quarter million people rent in Sydney.
For them the news is all bad.
The experts predict the housing crisis is going to get even worse.
The Real Estate Institute has warned of a looming housing shortage for the past 18 months, but they say no one would listen, in particular the state government.
Most property developers say a main reason for the crisis is the government has failed to provide incentives for people to invest in property.
The government has become the senior partner in any rental investment proposition.
The government gets, government in its various forms, gets more out of the proposition than the owner of the property.
What we badly need is a removal of disincentive, fear of capital gains tax, increase of government charges being land tax, council charges, water and sewage rates,
and thirdly just plain, straight loss of return on money.
The real answers I think lie in the federal sphere.
One of the biggest problems I think has been the lack of a depreciation allowance for income taxing.
Certainly a lot of voices have been raised, both in government and in other spheres for some time, that it would occur.
Now I hope that the crisis has got so intense that high priority will be given to it.
The housing shortage is occurring all over Sydney, with the immediate result being rents are being put up.
Already a general rise of about 10% in the last six months, and further record increases of up to 30% are predicted in the next year.
Usually the applicant with the best references gets the property, but now because of the housing crisis a new system of leasing is emerging.
Some agents and owners are now advertising their property for say $100 a week, but then hold public inspections where they auction it to the highest bidder.
People desperate for somewhere to live then have to pay $30, $40 or even $50 more than the original price.
It's difficult to find out how often gazumping occurs.
No real estate agents will admit conducting auctions, but they've heard the stories.
We have people coming in and saying, you know, the flat was advertised for $100 and it got rented for $130, and you know, that's not fair, but it does happen.
The State Government has decided not to toughen gazumping laws. They are relying on the property industry to keep themselves clean.
Certainly there have been a number of incidences, but it would be very fair to say that they are isolated instances.
But other agents disagree. They believe on the spot rent jumps will increase as the housing crisis worsens.
And Frank Walker believes the crisis will be with us for a long time.
I think we're looking to the 10th century before real solutions are found.
It would seem the only alternative is to change cities, but unfortunately Adelaide, Perth and Melbourne are feeling the pinch of their own rental shortage.
Mari Moore for News World.
Stay with us for the headline news and the forecast after this.
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Now the weather forecast in Sydney's warm, humid conditions will continue, though there may be a few showers.
Rain is likely in Brisbane, and it'll be accompanied by moderate to fresh southeast winds.
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Repeating our top stories, Konstantin Cheneyenko was buried tonight in Moscow's Red Square near Lenin's Mausoleum.
The coffin was carried from the Hall of Columns and placed on a gun carriage for the slow funeral procession through city streets.
Dozens of world leaders attended the funeral, among them Britain's Margaret Thatcher and French President François Mitterrand.
And at home, the State Government has recommended two sites for proposed army bases.
It's suggested that the Army's training school complex be located at Singleton, and that manoeuvres should be staged on a site northwest of Cobar.
And that just about wraps it up for tonight. Didn't that hour fly past? That's probably because it was less than half an hour.
You can't trust anyone these days, can you? See you tomorrow night at a more civilised time. I'm Karine Kelly. Goodnight.
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Hello and thanks for joining us. Greg Hoy in Los Angeles.
This is News Overnight, a news and current affairs program tapping the seven networks' extensive sources around the world.
A little later we'll cross to the Cable News Network's 24-hour service as they look at the latest news information in the United States.
But at the moment it's early morning in America and we cross to the NBC network for the Today Show.
Good morning. The Soviet Union said goodbye to Konstantin Chernenko this morning.
Amid the military precision was this emotional moment. A farewell kiss and tears from the widow Anna Chernenko.
For the Soviet audience this was the news of the morning.
The three men at the helm here standing side by side from left to right.
Mikhail Gorbachev, Chernenko's successor. Nikolai Tikhonov, the Premier, and Andrei Gromyko, the Foreign Minister.
The funeral of a departing leader, the coronation, if you will, of the new.
Our top story today, Wednesday, March 13th, 1985.
From NBC News, this is Today with Bryant Gumbel and Jane Foley.
And hello everyone, with Bryant on vacation. I'm joined by John Palmer, who's had a real long morning already.
And good morning, John.
Good morning, Jane. Of course we're going to be reporting on the Chernenko funeral during this half hour of today.
Our guest, former American Ambassador to the Soviet Union, Malcolm Toon.
And here in New York I'll talk with Professor Stephen Kohn, an expert on the Soviet Union from Princeton University.
Jane?
Also coming up, Barbara Bush with the Vice President in Moscow. She joins us from Washington.
Some other program notes, actress Anne Bancroft. And we'll show you a frightening report on disposable cigarette lighters.
But first, the news of the morning from Bob Jamieson at the news desk. And good morning, Bob.
Thank you, Jane and John. Good morning.
The impressive and moving funeral in Moscow this morning brought an official end to the rule of Konstantin Chernenko.
And power was passed to a new generation of Soviet leadership.
The ceremony at Lenin's tomb followed a solemn procession from the House of Trade Unions, where Chernenko's body had laid in state since Monday.
The funeral was presided over by the new Soviet...