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Press, 6 March 1984, Page 10

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Hero dog A black Newfoundland puppy who rescued a young girl lost in a“blizzard has been named the most courageous dog in the United States. Villa, owned by Mrs Lynda Veit of Villas, New Jersey, has been chosen as the 1983 Ken-L Ration Dog Hero of the Year. To qualify, a dog must have demonstrated outstanding bravery, loyalty and intelligence by performing acts leading to the saving of life or property. — Chicago. National anthem “Deutschland, Deutschland Über Alles,” the German national anthem banned by the victorious World War II allies, is undergoing a revival by a Right-wing group alarmed that the song is sinking into oblivion. Forbidden at the War’s end in 1945 after the Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler had twisted it into a eulogy of German superiority, the “Duetschlandlied” (Song of The Germans) was soon rehabilitated. In 1952 it became West Germany’s anthem. Since then, says the right-wing “Conservative Action,” Germans have neglected the song which is no longer available in shops, and known by only two per cent of secondary school pupils. A disc of the fulllength anthem and a campaign to distribute it free to young people has begin. — Bonn. Sergeant promoted A promotion to secondlieutenant has been announced for an Air Force sergeant who was guarding the Philippines’ opposition leader; Benigno Aquino, when he was assassinated at Manila airport in August Sergeant Arnulfo de Mesa was among 189 men the Presidential Palace said were being commissioned, “as part of the build-up of the country’s reserve pool in accordance with the National Defence Act”—Manila. Fast train starts The Soviet Union’s first high-speed train service has gone into service between Moscow and Leningrad, cutting travelling time from eight hours to five, Moscow newspapers report. Hie aluminium-clad ER2OO express completed the first round trip, travelling at speeds of up to 180km/h on the 700 km journey. The new train, which carries 380 passengers, travels on a conventional track and tickets cost the same price as' for the regular overnight sleepers which havd carried most rail passengers until now.—Moscow.