Cable Briefs

Press, 20 November 1982, Page 8

Cable Briefs

Sex claim Polish church officials have been shown and have heard tape recordings of the Solidarity union leader, Lech Walesa, in sexually compromising situations, apparently in an effort to blackmail him, N.B.C. News has reported. The materials were shown to Catholic Church officials at a private meeting with Polish security agents shortly before Mr Walesa was released from detention.—New York. Hotel demo Campaigners for persecuted Soviet Jews staged a demonstration outside the London hotel of the Miss World contestants. About 20 women stood on a decorated truck waving placards demanding the release of Soviet dissident Anatoly Scharansky, who is ' on a hunger strike. They were not seen by the girls—London. Lava hits homes A wall of water and cold lava one metre high has swept away about 50 houses on the slopes of Java’s erupting Galunggung volcano. Officials in Bandung, 120 km from the volcano, said that the torrent, caused by heavy rain, raced down the Ciloseh River valley, already partially choked with volcanic debris—Jakarta. Move challenged The Israeli Government’s contention that ■ it moved swiftly to stop the Beirut massacre of Palestinians has been challenged by a Cabinet Minister’s testimony to the judicial inquiry into the killings. The Communications Minister, Mr Mordechai Zi-

pori, said that he had been told at 11 a.m. (local time) on Friday, September 17, that Falangist militia were “butchering” . refugees in Beirut’s Sabra and Shatila camps.—Jerusalem. Abortion row The doctor grandfather of Timothy John - the baby who survived an abortion — has spoken out for the first time about the operation which has sparked outrage. Dr John Cochrane, through his solicitor Mr Richard Hughes, completely refuted any suggestion of a conspiracy surrounding his daughter’s abortion, the “Daily Mail” newspaper reported.— London. “Times” trouble Print unions at the financially troubled “Times” and its stablemate, the “Sunday Times,” have squared up for a new confrontation after publisher Rupert Murdoch’s management announced a pay freeze through next year. The "Times” announcement came after a warning from the Newspaper Publishers Association, representing most of the 17 national newspapers in Fleet Street, that Britain’s newspaper row had reached • financial crisis point.—London. Soul pleads American actor, David Soul, a star of the television series “Starsky and Hutch,” has pleaded not guilty to striking his wife during an argument. Soul, aged 39, arrested last month on charges of battery and abusing his wife, made his plea through his lawyer at a Los Angeles Municipal. Court hearing.— Los Angeles.