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Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33527, 7 May 1974, Page 17

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Chinese held

The police have arrested eight Chinese youths in connection with the shooting of a high school student, aged 15, in San Francisco. The arrests came 26 hours after the body of Lincoln Louie was found on the slopes of San Bruno mountain. His hands 'had been bound and he was shot twice in the head.—San Francisco, May 6. Quins born A woman aged 26 gave birth to quintuplets at Nancy-Vardoeuvre, yesterday. The four boys and a girl have all been placed in an incubator. —Nancy, May 6. Soccer shooting One football supporter was shot dead and two others were wounded in a fight between rival supporters after a soccer match at Nancy, in France. The police said that an unidentified man opened fire during the fight after a French Cup quarter final match in which Monaco beat Bastia, of Corsica, 2-o.—Nice, May 6,

Six die in fire

Six persons died in a fire which swept through two adjoining houses in the Clapham area of London this morning. Firemen wearing breathing apparatus found the six bodies in various parts of the houses, which had been divided into flats. Three men who jumped from second floor windows were among the 10 persons treated in hospital.—London, May 6. Obituary

Geraldo, the son of a London tailor who became one !of Britain’s leading bandleaders in the 1930 s and 19405, has died at the age of 69. He was on holiday in Switzerland with his wife, Manya, when he suffered a fatal heart attack. Named Gerald Bright, he began o learn to play the piano at the age of six. He began to play professionally as an accompanist for silent films. He then played in orchestras on transatlantic liners. Widespread recognition came after he formed his own tango band, after a trip to Brazil.—London, May 6.