CABLED BRIEFS

Press, Volume CX, Issue 32460, 21 November 1970, Page 17

CABLED BRIEFS

Stalingrad recalled Marshal Andrei Yeremenko, who commanded the Soviet Union forces in the Battle of Stalingrad in 1942, has died at the age of 78. His obituary, released by the news agency, Tass, was signed by the triumvirate of Soviet Union leaders, Mr Leonid Brezhnev, Mr Alexei Kosygin and President Podgomy.—Moscow, Nov. 20. Vicomtesse robbed Interpol has been asked to check the recent movements of Europe’s known jewel thieves after the assault and robbery of a French society beauty, the Vicomtesse Jacqueline de Ribes, who was attacked, chloroformed, and tied with electric flex as she stepped, dressed in a towel, from the bathroom of her sixth floor suite at Claridge’s, London, on Tuesday night. She was robbed of jewellery worth more than £150,000. — London, Nov. 20. Threat alleged Federal officials in Tampa, Florida, yesterday detained a man they say wrote and posted a short, anonymous letter threatening President Nixon. William Bredin, aged 23, was later allowed bail of sUSls,ooo.—Tampa, Nov. 20. $63,000 painting A painting by the American pop artist, Roy Lichtenstein, realised $U575,000 at a New York auction last night. The figure equalled the highest bid made ■ for the work of a living United States painter, paid in the nineteenth century for a painting by William Harnett. A realistic sculpture, “Stove,” by Claes Oldenburg, realised $U545,000 last night.—New York, Nov. 20. Nicosia trial The Nicosia District Court has today sentenced four Greek Cypriots to 14 years imprisonment for attempting to murder President Makarios and his helicopter pilot on March 8. The court also found the four men guilty of conspiracy, and sentenced them to eight-year prison terms, to be served concurrently.—Nicosia, Nov. 20. * Joseph Kennedy Mr Joseph Kennedy’s fortune once was estimated at SUSSOOm, but the late United States ambassador’s will says that, he left only SUSIOO worth of clothing. Although most of the Kennedy fortunes are tied in family trusts, his tangible assets, announced yesterday, are estimated in excess of ' sUSlm.—West Palm Beach (Florida), Nov. 20. Popularity decline The British Conservative Government has lost ground in public popularity, and is now trailing the Opposition Labour Party by 4.5 per cent, according to a Gallup poll published in the “Daily Telegraph.” The Budget last month, which took 6d off income tax, but cut back on social services, cost them some public support, the newspaper says. London, November 20. Berlin escape Ekkehard Weil, aged 21, the West German male nurse who confessed to shooting a Russian soldier at the Soviet Union war memorial in Berlin earlier this month, today escaped from the West Berlin police headquarters.— West Berlin, November 20. Currency change Britain’s 10s note ceased to be legal currency today. The change-over to decimal currency will come into operation fully next February. The decimal successor to the 10s note is the 50 pence coin, of which 180 million are already in circulation. It is the only seven-sided monetary coin in the world. —London, November 20. Nearer Venus Russia said today that her Venus 7 unmanned spacecraft will reach the planet Venus on December 15, after a fourmonth journey. Launched on August 17 the spacecraft had flown 19,600,000 miles by yesterday. The mean distance between the orbits. of the Earth and Venus is 25,600.000 miles.—Moscow, Nov. 19.