Liverpool Echo from Liverpool, Merseyside, England • 9

By Nicholas F'innock Ralph itialla--the only man alive still catching bullets in his teetharrived in Liverpool today with "The Death- Defying Oriental World of Self The show comes to the Empire Theatre tonight after a performance last night at London's Royal Albert Hall. A second show is to be staged at the Empb tomorrow. Karate expert Aaron Banks--who chops up pieces of flying wood with his his team of martial arts showmen as "the most excltin spectacle human beings on the face of the One defies members of the audience to lift him off the ground; asstisse has cement slabs plated on his stomach and smashed with a sledge hammer while lying on a bed of a thousand nails. liana, a German has caught bullets on about 2,000 occasions. Despite a reinforced mouth, his success rate has not been a 2rndred per cent.

He still has two bullets lodged in his in his shoulder, the other in the back of his throat. But as Aaron said: "He's alive!" Ted Vollrath, a fifth degree black belt in karate, lost both his legs in the Korean war, but from his wheelchair gives a demonstration which includes breaking cement slabs with his shoulder )lades. this grin, shown by Ralph Bialla. Fire in cell A fire which broke out in a cell at Risley Remand Centre, near Warrington, last night, was quickly controlled by Warrington Fire Brigade. No-one was hurt.

When catching bullets in your steel teeth is how you earn your money, you're entitled to smile an 4 if it does look like Grocery 'packs on trial Pensioner packs groceries especially measured for the needs of elderly probably go on s.Je in Ormskirk and Kirkby in the near future. Sir Jack Cohen. head of the Tesco group, has given the go-ahead for a trial scheme which will Le the first to operate in the North-West. The idea of supplying items such as butter, cheese, bacon and meat in smaller lots was suggested by Mr Robert Kilroy-Silk, Labour candidate for the Ormskirk constituency. He claims that elderly people are forced at the moment to waste both money and food.

"A number of pensioners have told me that they buy more than they need and then have to throw food away because they have no way of keeping it fresh," he said. Oil cut Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka pleaded in Tokio to-day for increased oil production and a price cut to help solve world inflation. The Unread Ede, Saturday, September 211, 1914 9 106 'YEARS' FOR BANK RAIDERS While self-confessed bank robber Bertie Smalls walked free last night, 21 of his associates in crime are serving a of 308 years in gaol. Seven of the men were convicted at the Old Bailey last night. Casci Involved a total of £544,000 in jewellery and cash.

It was the climax to a series of three trials in which Smalls was the key Crown witness. The self-confessed land frightener admitted he took part in seise 15 bank raids and, in return for the information ask Ids former comrades, be was given immunity from prosecution. Already 14 men are serving a total of 202 years imprisonment as a result of evidence given by Smalls who has been kept under a 24-hour police guard during the three trials. Last night seven more men were convicted. Six of them were given sentences totalling 106 years.

Passing sentence Mr Justice Eveleigh said: "There are some offences of such gravity that no matter what the character and record of the accused might be, a severe penalty must inevitably follow and armed robbery is one such offence." Leonard Walter Jones, aged 41, of Radon Lane, Hornchurch. Essex, got 19 years for his part in the raid on Ralli Brothers. the Hatton Garden diamond Married at the Parish Church of St. Mary and St. Helen, Neston, were Mr.

G. W. Watford, Maitland Wood Close, Rudheath, Northwich, and Miss Joan Chrimes, Gladstone Road, Neston. Mr. Aribert Meichsnew, of Townfield Lane, Mollington, Chester, and Miss Linda Crutchley, Buttermere Avenue, Whitby, Ellesmere Port, were recently married at Christ Church, Ellesmere Married at St.

Mary's Church. Halton, were Mr. David Ocego, Aston Lane, Runcorn, and Miss Susan Thornton, Delacy Row, Runcorn. Mr. on Gibson, of Corona Road, Stoneycroft, Liverpool, and Miss Linda Thompson, Fallowfield Road, Wavertree.

Liverpool, after their wedding at Brook Chapel, Runcorn. merchants, in 1969, when £296,431 was stolen. Donald Walter Barrett, aged 32, of no fixed address. who was found guilty of robbing Barclays Bank, Ilford, of £237,736 in February, 1970, was gaoled for 17 years. Sentence of 16 years' imprisonment was passed on John Alfred Richards, aged 32, of Windermere Avenue, Wembley; Anthony EMI, aged 32.

of no fixed address; and James William Jeffrey, aged 32, of High Road, Harrow Weald, for their part in the RaW Robert Alles Ring, aged 32, of Hind House, Harvey Estate, Islington, was also gaoled for 16 years for his part in the Ilford David Kozak, aged 50, of Montpelier Road, Brighton, was gaoled for six years for handling stolen jewellery. The jury took nearly nine hours considering their verdicts at the end of the 19- day trial, estimated to have cost at least ALBERT'S GARDEN WINS SUNLIGHT TITLE, AGAIN For the third time Mr. meet of U.M.L., and Mr. Albert Meachin has won Meachin, aged 77, of Greenthe rosebowl presented dale Road, raises all his annually by Port Sunlight Residents' Association for own plants and flowers the best house garden in from seed. Port Sunlight.

Wirral's fam- Mr. Gordon Lister, of ous garden village. Corniche Road, and Miss A. Gardening has been his L. Fay, of Bebington Road, main hobby since retiring won second and third rims from the estates depart- In the competition.

French in twin town talks Members of Wirral Borough Council met representatives from the French town of Lorient yesterday on the question of future town twinning arrangements. Lorient has a long standing link with the former Bebington authority and Birkenhead twinned for many years with the Paris suburb of Gennevilliers. Councillor Malcolm Thornton Conservative leader of Wirral Council, said yesterday's talks were only to exchange preparatory information. There was a lot of ground to cover before the council would be asked to determine its future twinning policy, he said. He added, however: "The general feeling seems to be that the education benefits derived and the additional benefits of seeing how people from other countries live in their own homes is something that council would be extremely reluctant to discontinue." The Lorient party day visited Lever Brothers soap and detergent works at Port Sunlight.

Jean Lagarde, Mayor of Lorient, and his council colleagues were greeted by Mr Don Parker, general, works manager. Shipping chief to retire N. R. Kilshaw, a director of Hall Line Limited and The City Line Limited, and from January 1973 a divisional director of Ellerman City Liners (the Shipping Division of Ellerman Lines Limited), hands over Ellerman's Liverpool office on Monday and retires at the end of this year, after 47 years with Ellerman Lines. Mr J.

N. Weir, formerly a director of The City Line Limited, Glasgow, and a divisional director of Ellerman City Liners, will be in charge of the Liverpool office. Rebels arrested Burmese security men have arrested six rebels who tossed a hand grenade into a crowd at the former royal capital of Mandalay, injuring 17 people. Four seek seat Mr. Noel Dobson, of Hawksworth Street.

Walton, Liverpool, a missionary evangalist, is to fight the Runcorn Constituency as a Liberal Independent Democrat in opposition of Labour. Tory and Liberal candidates. Marxist shot by 'death squad' THE left-wing brother of former Argentine President was killed by a right-wing "death squad" in Buenos Aires, as Parliament debated a bill to give police more power to snuff out political violence. rxist lawyer Silvio Frondizi, aged 67, brother of former President Arturo Frondizi, was seized by the Argentine Anti-Communist Alliance (AAA), shot dead and dumped near the capital's Ezeiza Airport. All in the Daily Post .4 next week The AAA, in a communique, said they had shot a "Marxist traitor." His son-in-law was killed in a hail of machine-gun fire as he tried to stop the gunmen from dragging Senor Frondizi from hip home.

Danny La Rue Is one of the highest paid artistes ill show business. He is also the man who made drag a family entertainment. But for years, he was an unknown, struggling entertainer. And he has starved more than once. Meanwhile, the former rector of Buenos Aires University, Dr.

Paul Laguzzi. whose infant son died in a bomb blast this month, sought refuge in the Mexican Embassy. In next week's Daily Post Peter Underwood tells haw sheer courage and profes sionalism took him to the top with an act that for years was "taboo." His name was on a death list released this week by the AAA, which has claimed responsibility for the assassination of 12 leftwingers since July 29. Now he owns a hotel by the Thames outside London and country homes in England and France. Fur three weeks' work at a night club he can now command 00.000.

His story, "Life's A Drag," begins in Monday's Daily Post. Another former Buenos Aires University rector, Dr. Rodolfo Puiggros, took refuge in the Mexican embassy this week and later left for Mexico, claiming that the Argentine Government was either unwilling or unable to protect him. lie had also received death threats. £46,602 will Arthur Charles Gregson Collins, of Foley Hawks Hill, Bourne End, formerly Licensee of The Causeway Hotel, Wilderspool, a rrington, who died on April 2, left £47,134 gross, £46,602 net.

Duty £10,748. The Government security bill, which gives President Maria Estella Peron powers to deal with political viol- ence, was adopted unanimously after a long session of the house. The senate had already approved it. William conquers 9 to win trophy Sixteen-years-old Crosby schoolboy William Evans was awarded the highest marks in the local pianoforte classes at the Southport Musical Festival. tival.

William outclassed nine other competitors to win the F. 11. Shawcross Trophy in pianoforte solo (local) under 18 years, and his score of 90 marks also gained him the coveted Vine Memorial Trophy for top-scoring pupil. His outstanding performance at the new Arts Centre in Lord Street also won for Mrs M. S.

Mackinnon of Moore Lane, Crosby. the Rushworth and Dreaper Trophy for teacher of the highest-scoring pupil. Two new trophies were also awarded: Sara Chesters of Birkdale gained the Robert Rurbeck Twiss Trophy, for pianoforte solo (local) under 14 years, and Alison Hunt, of Walmer Bridge won the Alice Hilton Trophy, pianoforte solo (local) under 10 years. The silver rose bowl for vocal solos went to Dorothy Abram of Southport, who has already gained top awards in the festival. Other main Pianoforte solo clown under sins Moak Lovers Cup.

Carrlona Queen. Southport; solo. local, under 14 ream, St ont orth 1 rosin, Saran Griffith. Hesketh lank: eolo. singing.

tarts Wall. under years. Wilfred Trophy. Jane Marston. Southport; solo.

slatting. boys under 14 years. Newebam Trophy. John Lloyd. Weterioo: Junton unison school choirs.

under 12 sears open 1. Schofield Challenge ShOld. Oevorphire Park School. 1141 konbeffid: pianoforte solo. Moil.

under 11 years. Brocklehurat Memorial Trophy Ellen Marsden, Sotttlutorr: ptanoforts solo. local. under 12 years. Agnes Stirk Memorial Trophy.

libmrol under 16 rears. Birkdale; planot ore, solo. laowl. took troubles from time to time, he never bothered anybody with them. A little over a year ago he was not happy at work and became a little depressed.

He consulted his doctor and gave up his job. He was unemployed until taking up a job as a fitter'c mate with an Ellesmere Port firm. Police Constable David Lancaster Smith said he found three asprin bottles in Mr Bowen's flat, two of them empty. 'Cheerful' man Although described by witnesses as cheerful and easy-going, a 48-year-old Birkenhead man took a massive overdose of asprin. Mr Rex Taylor, Merseyside County Coroner, said at a Bromborough inquest yesterday that it was with the greatest reluctance that he had to record that Mr Kenneth William Bowen, of Highfield Road, took his own life, but added that he must have done so while the balance of mind was temporarily disturbed.

overdose Dr Rachel Rawcliffe, consultant pathologist, said at least 50 to 100 tablets had been taken. Mr Tailor said: "Because so many tablets had been taken I must rule out the possibility of accident or taking them for a good night's steep." Miss Eva Janet Williams, lived in a flat in the same building as Mr Bowen, said: "He was a very pleasant chap, cheerful and always stopped for a chat. He was a helpful man around the house. He was always very lively." Mr Bowen's sister, Mrs Esther Power, of Stringhey Road, Wallasey, described him as a calm, easy-going person. Although he had Target for to-night 1 1 1 I 4 YiS 1 St Niel TO MORROW SUHD7 AY fp i tilltStlt A SI 30 7 2 LATE NIGHT dr ,7 MOO' 0 pm 9 0 Ala 6.0401>ff TO 7 1 Ike ow -a Off all brand speak am 1011.

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