Word: australian
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...water off the Solomon Islands, where it was sunk by a Japanese destroyer in 1943. J.F.K.'s heroic part in the survival of his crew became a legend that contributed notably to his political career. When young Michael learned of an Australian effort to find and hoist up the remains of PT109, he set off to meet with the adventurers. His special dream: to see artifacts-or maybe even the hulk itself-installed some day in the new Kennedy Library...
...except for morning crush. Baggage carts and porters available. Longest unassisted walk: 1,700 ft. Baggage, customs and immigration checkout: efficient. Hotels/Motels: none near by. Amenities: adequate. One restaurant (featuring steak or fish for U.S. $7.15), coffee lounge, two bars open 6 a.m. to midnight, two duty-free shops. Australian items: toy kangaroos and koala bears. Air-conditioned rest rooms equipped with showers. First aid available. Overall: efficient, convenient, Aussie-friendly...
...Hanoi regime has dramatized its desire for normal relations both by avoiding anti-U.S. polemics and by permitting more Westerners to visit the southern half of the now unified Viet Nam. Australian Journalist John Shaw, a former TIME correspondent who covered the war in Viet Nam for two years, returned to Saigon and cabled this report...
...from government-sponsored lottery tickets to ceramic elephants and noodle soup. The 250-seat Rex Cabaret continues to operate, featuring some of the performers who once entertained American troops. On a recent evening, for example, Cathy Hue belted out her rendition of Granada to about a dozen tea-sipping Australian tourists...
...methods of Broadway and Hollywood. A handful of people are gambling with a lot of money up front that they know what the public will buy-that instead of watching Kojak reruns all summer, people will bury themselves in a long saga of life on an Australian sheep station...