troP No 3617. PERTH, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1973.
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Sistine Choir visit outstanding event' "One of the outstanding events in my 25 years of entertainment promotion" is how Sydney entrepreneur, Mr. Jack Neary, describes the forthcoming Sistine Choir appearance. "I have been negotiat- cribes himself as never Today it is called the St. Frances Xavier Cab- ing with the Vatican Sec- so moved before in his rini Hospital and has 320 retariat of State for ten life by a sound. years" he said. "For no beds. "I have seen the young For the W.A. venture, a other programme have I people moved by sound special request was made gone to so much trouble." such as Led Zeppelin and by the Perth Italian ConHe said that several Blood Sweat and Tears, sulate to the Cabrini times he had hoped to and I can now underSisters, since stage one get the choir to Australia stand what a sound such of the villa was partly fi- and now he could only as that of the Sistine nanced by the Italian attribute his success to Choir can do for a perGovernment, with the the compliment that the son, even if he or she land being granted by the Pope wished to pay Aus- cannot follow all the W.A. Government. tralia, since he was un- words," he said. A chapel will be financ- able to visit the Eucha"I believe that the ed by the Italian com- ristic Congress personal- youth who go to this munity. ly. concert are going to be The Cabrini Sisters "A string of other people who know how to hope that at a later date countries — America, listen and be moved. For they may be able to con- Japan, France, England— me this new sound exduct a kindergarten for and even New Zealand perience has bridged the the children of working longer than us have been generation gap." • In possibly the first public ceremony of its kind, 120 invited guests attended Wooroloo mothers since their main after this unique opporMr. Neary explained Training Centre for a Mass during which Fath r Anton Hes:e of Mundaring (right) baptised scope is in the field of tunity to hear the choir that the importance of education. in person. and received into the Church one of the inmate the visit of the choir was Applications for resid"When Ronny Jacobs. illustrated by the backing Mr. and Mrs. Ted Sutton, formerly of Mt. Helena (left), were sponsors of the candidate. ence at the villa are be- producer for Danny Seen in the background is Mr. John McGivern, s Jperintendent of the Training Centre. After the ng received by the Italian Thomas, heard of our it was receiving from ceremony the inmates entertained the visitors with a generous supper. Walker success he could not be- Aztec Stadiums, Edgley 18 Consulate, and Dawe, TVW7, StadiAvenue, West Perth, tele- lieve that it had been ums Ltd., Chequers phone 21 7592. done. They were preparTheatre Restaurant and ed to send a team to MelTo back his judgment, J. C. Williamson. Mr. Neary, in Perth last bourne to get film segHe said that the first ments for their show. week, reeled off a few percentage of any profits of the names that he has "Not even Papal Knight on the choir's tour would promoted over the years: Danny Thomas could go to the Eucharistic The Beatles, the Moscow win that privilege. MonSpecial Announcement Choir, signor Bartolucci, the Congress Fund and then Luton Circus, LCNDQN ( NC ).—The Vietnam peace settle- Vienna Choir, choir's maestro, is dis- to the Deaf Institute of Boys Victoria. for adequate safeguards -1(..rtt rails to provide Rolph Harris and cur- inclined to allow perforJack Neary, a Catholic, the estimated 100,000 civilian detainees in South rently, Harry Secombe. mances on disc or film as said in conclusion: "If Vietnam, according to Amnesty International, he believes they detract Perth people cannot turn from the sound quality the organization that seeks protection for politiout for the Sistine Choir Direct from Rome of the singing." -al prisoners. in the force with which There is real danger Some detainees had Mr. Neary heard the they greeted Rolf Harris that key members of the already had their clas choir in action three and Duke Ellington, then South Vietnamese non- sifications switched weeks ago and he des- I'll change my religion." Communist Opposition from political prisoners who are detained will be to that of common en killed before the super- minal. MORE than 100 convisory commissions can Amnesty International come into operation, an which last year publish- demned men are known Amnesty statement said. ed a draft protocol pro- to have been baptised viding for the release, and received Holy ComThere was evidence rehabilitation and reset- munion in the death cell that selective eliminaprison, tlement of all of Indo of Salisbury tion of Opposition memChina's estimated 200,000 Rhodesia, at the hands before begun bers had P resented by John Neary Pyt. Ltd. in association the cease-fire went into civilian detainees, said of Fr. Henry Swift, S.J., that it had been receiv- who has died aged 72. effect, the organisation with the Festival of Perth. ing disturbing reports He had been prison declared. from South Vietnamese chaplain, among many Amnesty said that the nrisons for some time. other duties for more definition settlement's As recently as Decem- than 30 years. USUALLY COME BACK FOR of civilian prisoners — ber 26." it said," 267 pol"persons who, having in ANOTHER . .. AND ANOTHER Born in Burscough, itical prisoners, among any way contributed to Liverpool, and edunear them 18 student leaders AND ANOTHER . . . 14th FEB. 8.15 p.m. the political and armed were sent from Chi Hoa cated at Stonyhurst Colstruggle . . . have been lege, Fr. Swift was ornational prison in Saiarrested for that reason gon to the notorious dained in 1932, going to and have been kept in prison on Con Sum Is- Rhodesia two years later. TICKETS Adults: $4.10, $3.10. Children: $2.10, $1.60. detention by either par- land, home of the 'tiger The Director of Prisons ty during the period of cage' detention cells. was at the funeral. The hostilities" — might efFestival V.I.P. prices "On December 10, a Minister of Justice was fectually esclude VietAdults: $3.70, $2.80. Children: $1.90, $1.45 cong agents and sympa- large number of female represented. prisoners were taken Fr. Swift's inter-racial thisers but include Budaway by truck from Tan Legion of Mary group dhists, students, politiHiep and Thu Duc nat- sang the Magnificat at cians and other peaceional prisons near Sai- the graveside. ful opponents of the gon and have not been Saigon Government. heard of since. Some 300 The settlement does prisoners travelling on a ON INSIDE PAGES not provide for an im- boat from Con Son to partial census of Pris- the mainland are report- Calendar 4 oners. ed to have been killed. THE MOST TRUSTED NAME IN Classified AdvertiseMoreover, there is no "Madame Ngo Ba ments 10 CARS firm commitment to the Thanh, a lawyer and one 11 release of all civilian de- of South Vietnam's best- Letters AUTHORISED GENERAL MOTORS tainees, only that the known political prison- Music 11 HOLDEN DEALER Saigon Government and ers, was moved in the News in Pars 11 the National Liberation first week of December 1308 Albany Hwy. Front (Vietcong) would from Chi Hao national Radio, TV 8 Cannington "do their utmost" to re- prison to a prison hous12 PHONE: 68 1826 PHONE: 68 1826 solve the problem with- in.g ordinary criminal Sport in 90 days. offenders in Bien Hoa." Theatre 6
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