Cable news in brief

Press, Volume CXIII, Issue 33121, 11 January 1973, Page 9

Cable news in brief

School blaze Hundreds of students tied from a blaze in a secondary school in Gillingham. Kent, yesterday in which a fireman was killed. None of the students were injured. The fire | broke out in a new biology laboratory, and a police spokesman said later: “Two; of the first firemen to arrive ! went into the laboratory. [ There was a flash of some I son. and one of the firemen i staggered out. The other did not. and 10 or 15 minutes ■ later he was brought out. dead."—Gillingham. Jan. 10. Plaint!ess preferred “James” and “Jane" re rnained securely in first place [ as the favourite names of (Children whose parents announced births in "The Times" during 1972. Mr J. W. Leaver, a reader who for [years has kept track of the [daily announcements, says [that “James" has held first place for nine years, and “Jane” has been favourite fori 16. The second favourite for boys is “John.” and “Louise" [is the runner-up for girls.— [London. Jan. 10.

Sill tier agrees to pay The American folk singer, Peter Yarrow, of the now-; [defunct Peter. Paul and Mary; trio, has agreed to pay SUS3O,OOO to the mother of: a teen-age girl who accused him of molesting her daugh-j iter. Yarrow, who has already [ served three months in prisonl ■on a charge of taking immoral liberties with the girl,' agreed to the settlement as[ evidence was about to begin u in a civil action brought by ( the mother, who had claimed; 5U5750.000 in damages. — • Washington. Jan. 10.

Duchess of H indsor 11 The Duchess of Windsor. [ who is 76. is in a Paris hos- . pital. recovering from a i broken hip sustained m a fall in her home in the Bois de Boulogne on Wedm sdav of last week. The Duchess [underwent surgery the next day. “She is doing ven. very [well.” her private secretary. Mr John Utter, told reporters today.—Paris. Jan 10. J atican ties The Vatican has established diplomatic relations with four countries, ail of them Moslem, in the last [year, bringing to 73 the number of nations with which it has such ties The four — Algeria. Bangladesh. Sudan, and Tunisia — .are included in the new issue of the “Vati can Annvario " Among other things, the yearbook lists a total of 47 Roman Catholic universities throughout the world, the latest entered being that of Ponce. Puerto , Rico.—Rome. Jan 10. II or hers' preference The old-style “bangers and chips” works canteens in Bri-[ tain must go. according to a; catering expert In their place. Professor John Fullet wants “leisure centres," offet ;ing sauna baths, films, relaxa . i tion corners, and bars. Processor Fuller, who is the head of a privately-sponsored national catering inquiry, is ini vestigating why only one[third of Britain's workers use, [subsidised canteens. He has [found that workers today; Avant more than they have; ■ received in the past. Among (preferred foods are fruit salad [and yoghurt. “Not a word is .raised in support of bread pudding.” he says—London. I Jan. 10.

Kekonnen to stay President Kekonnen o' I ! land has agreed to rrma -i [in I9 _ 4 His acceptance of the extension of his present appeal b\ seven political parties, representing nmc than 9o per cent of the 2<k' Kekonnen. who is <2. aid now in his third term us

President, announced in I9i>s that he would not run for the Presidency again, but last April he said he would con[tinue if the majontx of thpeople wanted it. The noi mal term fol the office is -,\ years. D. Kekonnen an nounced his acceptance in a [radio broadcast, setting two conditions to his contmua tion: that his salary as Pte [sident should.be frozen, and that the extend >n should i»< for four '.v:ii' Mil) Helsinki. Jan 10 Centennial Mass A special memorial Ma- • I was said today at Fai n [borough Abbey to mark the centenary of the death of I ni peror Napoleon Hi of I rant < [The Emperor died at Chiskhurst, Kent, alter 40 year* 1 [exile in 1873. and both he and the l-.mpre-s Eugenie in buried at Farnborough Ab bey. Among the 130 French (guests at the Mass were [three of the Emperor's des [cendants. Prince Napoleon [his wife. Princess Alix, and their son. Prince Jerome. Mr [Anthony Kershaw. Under [Secretary at the British For [eign and Commonwealth [Office, represented the For eign Secretary (Sir Alec Douglas-Home). — Farnboi ough. lan 10