Evening Post from Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England • 3

Evening Post Saturday October 29 1 983 AIRPORT'S VITAL LIFT FOR AREA'S ECONOMY Inquest told of holiday crash THE SPECIAL importance of East Midlands Airport on the local and regional economy and the potential of Donington Park Race Track and Museum as a major tourist puller comes under the spotlight today They are given special mention in North-west Leicestershire District local plan just released for public comment The plan says EMA is of strategic importance because of its effect on both the regional and local economy Expected passenger use of the airport by 1993 could be between 15 and 22m compared with the present 886000 who used it in the 12-months ending on March 31 this year But the council adds that it is concerned over the environmental implication of the development noise pollution and the impact of development on the open countryside On tourism it says Donington Park and Museum Staunton Harold Church hall and grounds and Breedon-on-the-Hill church have further potential as tourist pullers The plan affecting parishes in the area has still to be considered by members The thriving East M0 THER IN WAIT SUSPENSE FOR SON By POST REPORTER Poland offers to free the dissidents if POLAND has offered freedom to 11 jailed dissidents accused of plotting to overthrow communist rule during the solidarity crisis if Western governments will give them asylum A Government spokesman said seven top officials of the Solidarity trade union and four members of the former Workers Self-Defence Committee could be released though it was far from certain the dissidents would accept the offer The group previously described by the government as dangerous extremists include Jacek Kuron who was one of the self defence committee's founders and Andrzej Gwiazda who was deputy leader of Solidarity Diplomats said if the 11 agreed to go abroad they would save the government the embarrassment of a controversial trial which it would prefer to avoid The accused men face possible death sentences and a minimum of five years' jail if they are convioted Soviet diplomats expelled BELGIUM has expelled two more Soviet diplomats after a security clampdown ordered in August when a member of the Belgian Foreign Ministry was arrested for selling confidential documents to Eastern block countries The two named as Mr Yuri Shtinov a second secretary and Mr Alexsandr Kondratyev a third secretary are reported to have flown to Moscow last weekend The Soviet ambassador had been told they had to leave after being caught trying to obtain technical military secrets and recruit agents Chay's hopes sunk ROUND-THE-WORLD yachtsman Chay Bylth's plan to set a new world clipper record was dashed when his trimaran re-named Beefeater capsized in heavy seas about 500 miles east of New York and was then sunk by a passing Swedish freighter as a danger to shipping Kidnapped sisters released LEFT-WING guerrillas released the kidnapped sisters of General Oscar Mejia Victores Guatemala's current head of state and his predecessor General Efrain Rios Montts a government spokesman said in Guatemala TWO AGAINST But wife says 'They're quite mad' THE WILDS A BROKEN suspension spring may have caused a fatal accident during a Notts holiday on the East Coast An inquest at Skegness heard how a Ford Escort travelling through Scremby Lines in August veered across the road into the path of another car Miss Alice Fletcher 90 of Ravens Hill Close Chil-well a passenger in the Escort died instantly from shock when her spine was broken on impact Coroner Mr Ian Mitchell-Smith recorded a verdict of Accidental death None of the others involved in the accident was seriously injured although the driver of the other car Mr Brian Davis of Stanley Road Forest Town near Mansfield had to be cut free from the wreckage of his car Expert The inquest was told by a police expert that the rear offside suspension spring of the Escort was fractured and forensic evidence showed that it had been broken two or three weeks before the accident The extra weight of the hol-diay luggage and a car full of people would have been enough to have caused the suspension to collapse Driver Mr James Arthur Harrison of Inham Road Chilwell said he was about to turn a corner when suddenly the back went down and the car went out of control HOT-SHOT HUSSARS TAKE CUP A TERRITORIAL Army unit from Nottinghamshire today receiving the prestigious King George Cup for its outstanding artillery skills Maj Gen Gerrard-Wright GOC Eastern District until 1 last year presented the trophy to 307 Battery South Notts Hussars Yeomanry at Guildhall Performance The cup was received by 307 commanding officer Maj Richmond who was accompanied by the Honorary Colonel of the South Notts Hussars Col Forman Hardy The battery won the trophy with its performance against rival units from Yorkshire and Midlands Airport They will start out at Dovedale and hope to cover 60 miles during the week Brian said they got the idea after being caught in a blizzard while walking their dogs on Bunny Moor last year The men are hoping local toy firms and shops will sponsor them or give them discount when they buy Christmas gifts for the unit A MOTHER whose soldier son should have come home from West Germany two months ago is still anxiously waiting to hear when he will be returning Sgt Geoffrey Kirby 26 serving with the Signals Platoon of the Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters has been refused permission to return to England with his wife Janine until an investigation into the death of their baby daughter in July is completed "It is a double said his mother Mrs Marjorie Kirby from her home on Alexandra Gardens Road Beeston today "They lost their five-month-old baby after an accident in the home and now they are stuck in Germany as Personal possessions She said Janine 25 was expecting another child but she and Geoffrey were having to live in their quarters near Iserlohn without their personal possessions which they had sent home Geoffrey has been in the Army for 11 years and has spent the last four in West Germany Army spokesman Lt Col Bill Norman said the body of the child could not be released for burial or the father allowed to return to England until investigations were complete "But I hope it will be he added Mrs Kirby said: "The Army keeps telling them that a decision will be made soon and it seems to have been dragging on for weeks she said BRIAN CUPITT and his pal Bill Napier plan to brave the wilds of the Derbyshire Peak District for six days next month without food or shelter But the idea has worried Peak Park Rangers and wife Ann thinks the men are "quite Brian 45 of Farnborough Road Clifton and Bill 30 of the Clifton Estate hope to raise £1000 from their sponsored survival test for toys for the unit at Queen Medical Centre For company they are taking along their dogs Bing and Buck both border terriers The two men will each take with them a sleeping bag a 24-hour emergency pack containing rations and flares and a good compass They will have to find their own shelter and food and they will not be taking any money But a Peak Rangers spokesman said temperatures could drop well below freezing point night making exposure a problem something like this if I believe I could carry it through "We are taking this very seriously and will notify the local mountain rescue unit our exact plans and "We have not done any specific training but climbing up pylons in isolated fields and walking the dogs all over Nottinghamshire gets you used to the New Japan prizes JAPAN is to establish an equivalent of the Nobel prizes for those who benefit mankind in applied sciences such as engineering and argriculture The two prizes to start in 1985 will be worth 50m yen (£140000) each Left-wing protest A GROUP of about ten Turks and French left-wingers occupied the British Consulate in Paris for several hours to protest against the Turkish military government They left after police were called and made identity checks Confident "We expect people to be adequately protected by taking supplies of food extra clothing a tent and a good map and he said Brian a pylon painter said: "I am very confident we can do it I have dreamt of doing POST PHOTO H3082 (Bill (left) with Brian their dogs and some of their equipment mm JSHjy (Mrs Marjorie Kirby HERMAN DIANE: CLUB JOINS HUNT FOR WEAPON FIVE young men and a 19-year-old woman were injured when their car left the Al and overturned on a bend No other vehicle was involved in the accident which happened near the Marston turn-off north of Grantham shortly after midnight Driver Mr Steven Love 27 of Park Road Barnstone was today in Grantham Hospital recovering from head injuries Treatment The others were allowed home after treatment for cuts and bruises They were Miss Deborah Palmer of Oak Avenue Bingham and four men from Bottesford Mr Nicholas Samuels of North Crescent Mr Steven Fisher of Rectory Lane Mr Paul James of Rutland Lane and Mr Michael Palmer of Devon Lane videotape of myself supper's ready" tt "My other son Gary was serving as a lance corporal with him and he came home in August which was when Geoffrey should have come back "I feel so useless not being able to do anything but it would be lovely if they could be home for Gary and other brother Tony became heroes last year when they rescued a boy and his three sisters from a fire at a house in St Nottingham Death of Court Dick Sibson COUNCILLOR Dick Sibson of Kegworth collapsed and died while attending the annual Kegworth Bowls Club dinner last night Coun Sibson had been a member of Kegworth Parish Council for more than 30 years and had been chairman for 22 years In May this year he was elected to North West Leicestershire District Council Born in the village he was closely involved with most local organisations including the Kegworth Carnival Committee where he was responsible for the revival of the now famous ox roasting ceremony He was also involved with Kegworth Twinning Association Kegworth Playing Fields Association and Kegworth Village Association Coun Sibson 66 leaves a widow two children and one grandchild Anglers caught out by blaze A party of fisherman got into a hot spot today when the engine of their coach caught fire on the Ml near the Nuthall junction in Nottinghamshire A fire brigade spokesman said the 30 passengers from Sheffield were safely evacuated and transferred to another bus RATES CURB Derbyshire bosses have warned the county council that a 50p rates rise could mean the loss of up to 4000 jobs at local firms A delegation from Derbyshire Chamber of Commerce and Industry met council leaders to seek a re-think on spending policies to avoid hitting companies Murray pledge on equal rights The TUC remains committed to equal rights for women general secretary Mr Len Murray said today in a special message for Action Day ABOUT 20 members of a treasure hunting club today began a metal detector search of the area where the body of wife Mrs Diane Jones was found Police had asked them to help in the hunt for a murder weapon The search at Brightwell near Mart-lesham Suffolk follows indications yesterday that police believe Mrs Jones was murdered on the night of her disappearance three months ago Detectives appeal Detectives have appealed for anyone who used a route between the house Mrs Jones shared with her husband Dr Robert Jones at Coggeshall Essex and the copse where her body was found last weekend They have taken samples from the drive of Dr home in their search for clues Dr Jones told police that he and his wife visited a local pub after which he dropped her at the front door of their £100000 home while he parked the car When he returned a few minutes later she had disappeared Dr Jones was at his surgery in Coggeshall yesterday and was visited by a senior detective Three days ago police took away the seven-bar metal gate for forensic tests It had been freshly painted and had a small section missing Yesterday they spent several hours examining the driveway Officers took photographs of the gatepost and searched the area around it Foliowypur gujtie A family album picture of Mrs Jones sunbathing WEATHER 'I had to make a telling him his Exchange Austria 2680sch Belgium 7860fr Canada 182 Denmark 1380r France 1167fr WGermany 381 dm Greece 13950 dr Holland 428 gld Italy 23301ira Japan 339 yen Norway 1074kr Portugal 18400esc Spam 21950 Sweden 1142 kr Switzerland 309fr US 147 dls Yugoslavia 19500drs Currency exchange rates provided by Thomas Correct at noon yesterday Rates subject to change at short notice NAMES A LUCKY WINNER EVERY DAY! 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