Pacific Islands Monthly
Vol 49 No 6 JUNE 1978
Editor: John Carter
Publisher: Stuart Inder
Pacific Report 5
all the news In a nutshell
Letters 8
slugged yachtie again, the underhanded British
The Young Islanders 11
they want to get away
Censorship In Tonga 13
double vision and cut films
Guam’S Dilemma 15
to the pure all things are mixed up
The Dope Scene 17
the fight on Guam
Political Currents 18
rumbles in the Solomons, new opposition in PNG, those elections in the Cooks, ‘bloodshed’ warning in Fiji
Islands Press 21
a whole lot of angles
People 22
Tonga’s first woman MR, a PNG beauty
Archaeology 27, 29
uncovering ancient history in Truk and Saipan, and, maybe, destroying it
Books 31
Loyalty Islanders exploiters, no visa for Christmas
Afterthoughts 37
Percy Chatterton on education problems
New Zealand’S Export Year 39
a big drive for the Islands’ markets
Tradewinds 75
the Islands in the electronic age, union rivalry in Fiji
Yesterdayb3
50 years back Smithy flew the Pacific
Odyssey Of The Hokule’A 91
a tragedy not a triumph
Cruising Yachts 92
Maudi Marie, Talou, Lady Lee, Con Tina and others
Transport 93
Japanese economic expert attacks air fares
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