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Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33534, 15 May 1974, Page 13

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Giraffe struck Television director Mr I Iwatoshi Nagamine, aged 25,1 has severe head injuries after being struck by a gi-| raffe’s neck. He entered its; compound at the zoo at Sapporto. in Japan, for close-j up shots and the animal swung its neck round, hitting him on th* side of the head. — Sapporto, May 15. ! Cottontail candidate Beverly Harrell, who says th ■ she* is the only active “madam” to run for public office, has announced her candidacv tor the Nevada. State Assembly. Mrs Harrell, who is 40, operates the Cott entail Ranch brothel, 156 miles north of Las Vegas. She is to seek the Democratic nomination for her district — Las Vegas, May 14. Pretoria move Indians are to be allowed to serve as combatants in the South African Armed Forces for the first time since World War Two, the Government has announced. It says that a special service battalion for Indians, provisionally attached to the Navy.* is to be established and the training of the first 200 men will begin in January next year. A corps of coloured (mixed race) soldiers already serves in South Africa's overwhelmingly white Defence Force. — Pretoria, May 14.

‘Car sales hit I The new car market in . Britain last month was 29 per cent below the 1973 level, according to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and; Traders. New car sales fori 'the month were 101,968. The I I reduced demand was con-1 :; sistent with figures for the | first four months of the. year. — London, May 14. Kidnap child safe A baby boy snatched from • : a maternity home at Metz, | in France, when he was! height days old has been! /found after six months ini • the possession of a couple! i who paid kidnappers about! SNZI9OO for him. The police: • say that Christian Tousch! ■ has been well cared for by) ! the couple, who already i have three children of their! • own.—Metz, May 13. [ Tornado toll • Tornadoes in Florida, I ■ Georgia and South Carolina ! ■ have killed three persons ; and caused about SUSlml ■ damage. — Miami, May 14. I i Strike continues Cabin staff of British Air-; ways voted overwhelmingly,! f; yesterday at a mass meeting • ;! in London to continue a six-1 i day-old strike which has j halted the airline’s long-dis-1 tance flights. — London,; May 14. i