This Month
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• Niue Island— ‘Sub-regionalism rears it head at the South Pacific Forum 17 • The Cooks ‘New Zealand’s the villain’, Sir Albert tells the United Nations 19 • Tuvalu A royal fever ruins the fervour of an island peo ple’s independence celebrations 21 • Pacific Heritage There’s a growing urge to preserve a precious heritage 22 • Afterthoughts Percy Chatterton observes ‘Of the mak ing of legends there is no end' 27 • New Hebrides Another move to unite the political par ties 28 • West Irian Papua New Guinea police net catches two big fish from Irian Jaya 28 • United States The Americans take a fresh look at their relationships with the Islands 29 • Guam What happened when some top brass from Washington crash-landed in the ocean 33 • Fiji When you take a bus ride on Vanua Levu anything can happen 48 • Yesterday Levuka, the hub of Fiji’s history and a living museum worth preserving 50
Letter* 12 Pacific Report 15 Niue Forum 17 Sir Albert to UN 19 Tuvalu Independence 21 Ttopicalities 23 Afterthoughts 27 Political Currents 28 People 33
Islands Press 36 Busride In Fiji 48 Yesterday 50 Books 53 Boating Featu.e 59 Tradewinds 66 Obituaries 73 Shipping Services 74 Classified Ads 80
Mahe Tupouniua . . . SPEC needs him for another year
Tuvalu's Prime Minister Toalrpi Lauti . . . disappointed
Andrew Jakeo . . . reluctant exile from Bikini who insisted on using his own canoe