Cable Items In Brief

Press, Volume CV, Issue 31001, 5 March 1966, Page 15

Cable Items In Brief

WAR DEATHS United States combat fatalities in the Vietnam war up to Monday totalled 2335. The Defence Department report yesterday said that 130 American combat deaths were recorded during the week ended Monday. The latest report was the largest weekly toll since 224 Americans were killed during the week ended November 22.—-(Washington, March 4.) COLLISION ‘ A suburban passenger train and a bus collided at Sao Paulo yesterday killing at least 11 people and injuring 45, some seriously. The accident occurred in an outlying district of the city.—(Sao Paulo, Brazil, March 4.) PANDA GOING London zoo’s panda, 16 stone “Chi-Chi,” will fly off for her Moscow honeymoon with her prospective mate “An-An” on March 11. British European Airways engineers already are busy preparing her specially reinforced bridal carriage—a turbo-prop Vanguard aircraft _-for the four hour and a half flight.—(London, March 4.) COLOUR TV Britain is to have colour television towards the end of next year, the PostmasterGeneral, Mr Anthony Wedgwood Benn, told Parliament.

She would use the West German “Pal” system unless the international television conference at Oslo in June recommended otherwise, he said.—(London, March 4.) NOT ADMITTED Britain, France and the United States yesterday ruled out East German membership of the United Nations. In a joint statement two days after an announcement that East Germany has applied for membership, they said only West Germany was entitled to speak for the German people in international affairs.— (New York, March 4). ACTOR DIES Bill Frawley, the raspyvoiced character actor who costarred in the “I Love Lucy" television series, collapsed and died on Hollywood Boulevard last night, United Press International reported. He was 73.—(Hollywood, March 4). BOYCOTT Spokesmen of the United States Maritime Union said yesterday they would continue their boycott against ships of allied nations trading with North Vietnam. They made this known after a 90minute meeting with Mr Thomas Mann, the Under-Sec-retary of State for Economic Affairs.—(Washington, March 4).

YARMOUTH CASTLE A United States Coast Guard board today found the captain of the cruise ship Yarmouth Castle negligent in the fire which sank the ship in the Caribbean last November with the loss of 90 lives, the Associated Press reported.—(Washington. March 4). FAMINE AID West German famine aid to India now totals 24 million marks. Friedrich Vialon, of the Ministry for Economic Cooperation, told a questioner in Parliament that the aid includes fertiliser, powdered milk and farm installations. — (Bonn, March 4). WALKED OUT Stevedores at Buenos Aires docks walked out today in protest at a 15 per cent wage increase offered by employers. They are demanding increases of up to 60 per cent in a new wages agreement.— (Buenos Aires, March 4). ACTRESS DIES Alice Pearce, the character actress, who lately has played the befuddled next door neighbour on the television show, “Bewitched.” died today of cancer. Miss Pearce, who was aged 45, had a lengthy illness. —(Los Angeles, March 4).