THE CHINA -MAIL)." TUESDAY, JANUARY 20,7, 1980.
440 miners still trapped Dr Moore's dramatic
RESCUE TEAMS FOILED BY Amory tells why
DANGEROUS TERRAIN
Coalbrook, Jan. 25.
The earth at once too hard and too soft
refused to relax its grip today on 440 miners entombed in a colliery,
Diana Dors
DORS EXPECTS A $10,000 BABY
British
London, Jan, 20.
Elm for Diana Dors
is extrecting a baby-id says I will earn $10,000 before the cameras by the time it's three days old.
Three months pyo she itada word for movie stars who make publicity freen Their atl
children-"disgusting"
It hur "bobn four days since rockslides trapped the men. Rescue team were called off yesterday when the terrain be came too dangerous,
Stheo then the only hope for the men has been a huge dia- rond drii), miowly eating into the earth in an attempt to bring fresh air to any who may still be alive below,
There was not much optimism above ground today.
were
alive that
Even if Kome there was the probability they were isola ed from one ad- other la separate compartments. In that case the air hole, even
Succesful, 1. were reach only a few-UPI,
would
Lost their
faith in
aircraft
Gander, Jan, 25. Thirty-five British seamen forced a 24-hour delay in their weekend flight to Mexico when they pro- tested that a. chartered | Seven Seas Airlines air- craft
"not WELA
air. worthy." Parts had to be Hown from New York 16 make the repairs "I fra thought it would be to the DC-4 which developed ju very bad taste to sell trouble. on takeoff after refuel. pletures of the baby." Dawsoning here. Oficials said o fire said.
wag ight began blinkding when the alreraft was in the air, The plot returned here.
S'nce then her husband, Dickie Dawson, has learned that the baby pictures ebn nike big money-though Diana and Dickle won't touch Lenny of it.
a
when I heard "Bul
of the money offered for the I thought it would be a good idea to set up a trust fund for baby with the proceeds,~AP.
сл route to the seamen, Vera Cruz to an a cargo ship for a British firm, were told the number three engine had deve- loped a leak and there would be o delay while temporary repairs were made.
Cairo, Jun. 25. President Nasser of the United Arab Republic said today he has never made an agreement allow ing Israell fo. (free on board) cargoes through the Suez Canal, rompimy
bank rate
was increased
London, Jan. 25.
Mr Derick Henthcoat Amory, Chancellor of the
Exchequer, tonight explained the reasons be hind last week's increase of British Bank Rate from four to five percent.
Dog saves children
then dies
Sydney, Jan. 25. Butch, a nine-year-old bull terrier, died early today from biles he received yesterday when he saved five young children from a venomous snake,
Butch attacked the
ske when it was only two feet from the children in the backyard of Condell Park, an outer Sydney
suburbs.
The children stood terrified as the snake and Butch fought their battle.
The snake escaped badly mauled, but Butch was bitten on the thrust before. the reptile wriggled away,
A veterinary surgeon math- constant vigi over ined 4 Dutch but the dog died early today,
Butch's owner, Mr R. Piper scio Butch had, been the pet of all the
bourhood.
children in the neigh-
"Wherever the children gathered, Butch was alway there," he said China Mail Special.
A brisk walk
with the dogs
Shipping for the Queen
An ent for the
travelling with
the
He re-emphasised that the sanen said the sailors refused problem of Isrueti shipping
estoly unless defective parts were be solvext only in terms of a replaced, "For most of them i
was their first time flying," he general Palline nettlement. Nasser male the statement
to said. "They lost faith in the a group of West Gemaun news-berthiness of the alrerur," men.-AP.
LAP
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London, Jan, 25.
He Bald
Kin
uncontrolled boom with rising prices would very detrimental 10 Britain's prospools, "which are ollerwise soundly based and
bo
encouraging."
Speaking
Farmers' Uni
Chancellor said:
National
dinner, the
"Recently signs have growing
been
that both on the external and Internal fronts a cautionary movement in the reverse direction was dun. So DS some Di you may have noticed the Bad Rate was in- creased last Thursday with my full approval."
AVOID ANY RISK Mr Heathcout Amory con Linued;
"Over the past 18 months or so we have been enjoying the beneẞt of expansion with price stability.
"Having achieved that situa ton, we must avoid any risk of slipping back again into
10. flation and that aum calls for the part of all sections of moderation and good sense
nation.Reuter,
.on tho
They talked
the Russians
into buying
London, Jan. 25.
Two young British salesmen re- turned here from Moscow by air last night and sak) they had persuaded the Bussians to buy synthetic man-minde fur from Britain,
They have obtained an Initial order and a promise of further orders,
Mr Kenneth Walawright, 33, said: "At the moment, we don't want to say what the orders The Queen donned a raincoat will be worth to us. We have and headscarf-today-and-look-to-be very connyuntil we have a brisk walk with ber play-completed all our negotiations. ful pack of corsi dogs-her closest "companions in the Inst Days of waiting for her third baby.
any
The Royal birth is due Boe from next weekend on- word. The Queen's doctors ex- |pect the serival in the first week
of February.
A walk with her dogs in the Buckingham Palace grounds has been the Queen's daily form exercise and relaxation recent-
of
The Russiaris Put certain Froposals to us and we have come back to consider them."--- China Mail Special.
Durban arrests
Durban, Jan. 25. Polica today arrested three persons for inquiries following the hacking to death of túne Her husband, Prince Philip, is policemen last night at the Cato in Norfolk for the winter shoot-Manor alum.
ty.
Ing. He is due in London on February 3,
Last night a mob attacked 22
The Queen's son, 11-year-old policemen who were escorting 32 prisoners taken in a raid on illegal liquor stills-UPI,
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Prince Charles, Is at boarding school.→→AP.
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Dr Barbara Moore experienced a dramatic sotback in hor attempt to walk from John O'Groats to Land's End, a distance of 1,000 miles by road, when she collapsed on the road to Lochearhead. Picture shows Dr Moore lying in the snow as a policeman and a van-driver go to her rescue. After a short rest sha wont plodding 'steadily on.-Express photo.
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