IN BRIEF

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32068, 16 August 1969, Page 13

IN BRIEF

l/.S. Lasses The number of Americans killed in Vietnam since January 1, 1961, has reached 37,694.—5aig0n, Aug. 15. Deluge On Paris Firemen were called out 200 times in Paris today to pump water out of flooded cellars after a violent storm had raged over the capital, ending a long period of warm, sunny weather.—Paris, Aug. 15. Back In Hospital Dr Philip Blaiberg, the world’s longest surviving heart transplant patient—he had his operation 19 months ago—has been re-admitted to the Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town for the third time. He is said to be seriously ill. —Cape Town, August 15. Another Hijacking A North-east Airlines Bos-ton-to-Miami jet airliner with 52 people aboard was hijacked by two gunmen and forced to fly to Cuba yesterday. It landed safely at Havana and returned to Miami last night.—Miami, Aug. 15. 8.8. C. Plan The British Government has announced approval for the British Broadcasting Corporation to establish local radio stations in 32 cities. Eight such stations are already in use and the 8.8. C. plans to bring a further 12 into service by September, 1970, and 20 more over the following four years.—London, August 14. Durham Tragedy A runaway single-decker bus crashed into a house at Consett, in County Durham, yesterday, killing 16 people and injuring 26. The bus, carrying 47 members of a bowls club on an outing, went out of control as it descended a steep hill. It crashed through a wall before plunging down a steep bank into , the house.—Durham, Aug. 15. 1 Sequel To Tragedy ■ Australia’s Minister for the ' Army (Mr Phillip Lynch) > said in the House of Rep- . resentafives today that he • would consider the circumi stances of the death of the ' Sydney pop singer, Cathy • Wayne, in Vietnam last month, to see whether com- ! pensation could be paid to , her family. Miss Wayne was ■ shot while singing iii a Uni- • ted States Marine sergeants’ ■ mess. One of the sergeants . has been charged with her E murder.—Canberra, Aug. 15. ; Monetary Warning The United States Secre- - tary of the Treasury (Mr - David Kennedy) has given a warning that if “intolerable > inflation” is permitted to «Jntinue in America, the value of

the dollar will be cut in half in a little more than 11 years. “But nothing remotely resembling that can be allowed to happen,” he said at ceremonies dedicating the new United States Mint in Philadelphia. “There must be a tight rein on Federal spending in the immediate future, and a suitable degree of monetary restraint,” he said. —Philadelphia, Aug. 15. U.S. Meat Imports United States imports of Australian meat were down by 6 per cent during the first six months of this year, but this slight decrease did not affect the over-all United States meat supply situation, according to United States Agriculture Department officials. One said that meat imports from all sources represented only about 7 per cent of the total amount of meat used in America, and all imports would have to drop drastically to make a substantial im*. pact on domestic supplies*— Washington, Aug. 15. Snow In Sydney Sixty-mlle-an-hour winds and an inch of rain swept Sydney last night, causing widespread damage. And within a radius of 80 miles, to the south and west, there were snowfalls of up to five inches. In Sydney, where the temperature fell to 45 degrees, the winds damaged buildings, swept boats from the harbour and on to rocks, and tore down trees.—Sydney, Aug. 15.