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Press, 14 July 1987, Page 10

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10,000 homeless A tropical cyclone at the beginning of July has left more than 10,000 people homeless in Guinea-Bissau. The storm, with winds of up to 200 km per hour, had devastated the area around the southern part of Catio, destroying a power station. —Lisbon. Pope takes break Wearing a battered pair of mountain boots, Pope John Paul II pursued his trail up the mountains of the Cadora valley near the Austrian border during his vacation. His climb went ahead under the watchful eye of security guards, who shadowed him from the edge of the forest.—Lorenzago, Italy. Freefall record One hundred and twenty-six parachutists from 14 European countries broke a world record by all linking up during a freefall. The men and women, who had made several attempts, finally managed to beat the previous record of 120, held by a team of American sky divers— Koksijde, Belgium. Tass accusation The Soviet news “agency, Tass, has accused the South African secret services of responsibility for the plane-crash in which Mozambican President, Mr Samora Machel, died. The claim is a rejection of the findings of the South African commission which investigated the accident.—Moscow. Nationwide strike Some 450,000 Israeli Government workers walked off their jobs in a 24-hour nationwide strike which shut down the 'country’s international airport and crippled public services. The strike also paralysed the country’s health services and shut down Israel’s Staterun television and radio broadcasts.—Tel Aviv. No ‘violation’ Philippine Cardinal Jaime Sin, who is touring the Soviet Union, said that he had seen nothing to suggest that the Communist authorities violated freedom of religion. The cardinal, who was invited to the Soviet Union by the Russian Orthodox Church, said: “Before visiting the Soviet Union, I thought there was no religion in the ( >U.S.S.R. at all.”— Mdjfbw.

Man kills family A man who reportedly had a history of mental illness methodically killed seven members of his family, possibly over a period of two days, then killed himself when the police went to his home. The gunman, who killed his parents, his two children, his wife and her parents, was identified as Daniel Patrick Lynam, aged 36.—Washington. Isolation record An Italian who lived alone in a cave for seven months learned that he had set a world record for complete isolation — but was convinced it was still March and thought the news was a joke. Maurizio Montalbini, who went into the Frassasi caves near the town of Ancona 210 days ago on December 14, had. lost track of time and thought it was March 3 until he was woken by a morse code signal that it was July 12. —Ancona, Italy. Opinions wanted The Soviet-backed Afghan authorities have invited people’s views on a new draft constitution. A special commission has been told to present the draft through mass media and collect opinions and proposals—lslamabad. Arms-sale protest The Soviet-backed Afghan Government called on Britain to stop supplying rebel forces with British-made Blowpipe anti-aircraft missies and other arms. The call to refrain from “interference in our internal affairs” was made in a protest note handed to the British charge d’affaires in the Afghan capital.—lslamabad. Libya warns Chad Libya told Chad that any military action taken against the disputed Aouzou desert strip would be considered a declaration of war.—Beirut. Canal earnings The Suez Canal earned Cairo SUSS7OM (5957.6 M in the first six months of this year, an increase of SUS24M (SNZ4O.32M) on the same period in 1986. The increase resulted from a new toll policy aimed at encouraging long-haul shipping and from an increase in the number of oil rigs transiting xlthe 118-year-old canafs-Cairo.