South Wales Echo from Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales • 2

i mi Itf SPlg NEWS SOUTH WALES ECHO Thursday 28th October 1993 SSf 1 ir Ji ECHO ROUND-UP OF NATIONAL AND WORLD NEWS fifWnm fljfflfiflK Northern and eastern areas WW4LUUILUUH may have a little rain later Overnight fog ITOMORROWl TODAY 1 Lewis to anchor news quiz i -1 Ebbw Vale Ebbw Vale Merthyr Tydfil Neath Merthyr Tydfil Neath 1 LIGHT I T'i I ill II il MN06MIR ALERT: Marks and Spencer has advised parents to return a range of infants' dinosaur slippers after it was discovered they do not meet safety standards On the front of the £9 green fluffy slippers is a dinosaur motif filled with foam chips but there is no net bag to contain them if the stitching should break said About 200 pairs were sold this month in 1 5 stores throughout the country CONTRACT AXE: Canada's Prime Minister-elect Jean Chretien said one of his first acts in office will be to scrap a £24 billion contract to buy 43 military helicopters built by a British-ltalian consortium The EH-101 is built by Westland and state-owned Agusta THREAT TO BOATS: 900-strong fleet of inshore pleasure boats could be halved over the next two years by the high costs of implementing new safety rules a Plymouth boat operator warned Tourism Minister Ian Sproat today TV NEWSREADER Martyn Lewis is launching a new career as a game show host with a totally revamped image Martyn 48 will be seen for the first time wearing his glasses and his wardrobe has been completely redesigned to shed the serious newsreader image He hosts Today's The Day a daily BBC2 news quia from Monday and Is working against the clock to produce 30 episodes for the first series is the first time I have ever done anything like this before so it really is a whole new challenge for he said did five episodes on Sunday from eight in the morning so the cost efficiency was amasing But then I had to BY ROB SCULLY Press Association go straight on to work on the Nine News has been fascinating to see the care and attention to detail of a qnls show They have a designer who advises which suit and tie to wear to fit with the set so it is a new image for The daily show spotlights that date in previous years illustrated with film clips from the massive archive Scenes include the Queen appearing on Crackerjack in 1961 the rationing of nylon stockings in 1949 and queues for first editions of Lady Lover in 1961 Some mistorfog patches overnight Dry with sunny intervals Wind mainly easterly light or moderate Max MAX TEMP MAX TEMP Dry but rather cloudy with some brighter intervals in the afternoon Winds moderate or fresh east to north-easterly Max SOUTH WALES TIDES HOST: Mortyn Lewis will hove a new image 0891 505043 TODAY TOMORROW am pm hgt am pm hgt Cardiff 527 548 120 122 BanyDxk-5ii2 533 140 551 142 522 543 120 132 454 512 113 530 547 120 PtTalbOt 442 530 90 520 536 91 Milford H-442 459 65 518 534 66 Sunrise and sunset: Today 658am and 456pm Tomorrow 701am to 452pm Light up time from sunrise to sunset HOTTEST Guernsey 13C55F COLDEST Perth -3C27F WETTEST Hastings 033ns SUNNIEST Aberdeen 59hrs 0891 505044 WORLD WEATHER Catholic critical after street attack Gunned down in front of son Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is facing an open but limited army mutiny involving a taw hundred troops the Washington Post reported today It carried a report from Cairo quoting diplomats and exiled Libyan opposition sources The mutiny began as a protest overpay VERY GOOD Now York Max Max Conditions IS 59 rain 29 84 cloudy 10 SO door 09 48 cloudy 11 52 cloudy 12 54 door 08 47 doudy 11 52 09 48 09 48 -03 37 doudy 25 77 doudy 20 68 doudy 27 81 portly doudy 17 63 char Max MaxCondMont 12 54 doudy 15 59 rain 01 34 doudy 26 79 portly doudy 14 56 doudy 33 91 doudy 10 50 door 11 52 doudy 22 72 door 1 12 S3 doudy 20 68 dov 28 82 portly doudy 19 66 dear 09 48 door 06 43 doudy MUIWY: Gadaffi VERY GOOD Information supplied by Cardiff I City Council's OPSIS Environmental Service Dept POOR -Asthmatics and those with breathingheart lung difficulties are advised to stay indoors and avoid vigorous exercise VERY POOR -Children asthmatics and those with breathingheartlung difficulties are advised to stay indoors and do NO exercise Schools should consider cancelling outdoor sports Hong Kong EUROPEAN HOTSPOTS 1 Pans OIL BOOST: Two big North Sea orders providing work for up to 1 000 men have been announced by oil giant BP The orders for its Andrew oilfield will secure some existing jobs at two British yards but will not guarantee all JAWBONE CLUE: The discovery of a jawbone in Africa by German palaeontologists could shed light on descent from his original ape-like ancestors according to a report For decades experts have pondered the theory that a in evolutionary chain wandered across Africa millions of years ago BBC BOSSES QUIZZED: bbc bosses were in the firing line today as MPs put a series of tough questions about their hopes for the future BBC chairman Marmaduke Hussey and director-general John Birt were arrtpng executives in the hot seat before the Commons National Heritage Select Committee rashriH colleagues Also being buried today is taxi driver Martin Moran 22 who was toe first retaliatory victim after toe Shankill Road bombing He died in hospital two days after he was lured to a house by a bogus order for a Chinese take-away on Saturday night and shot twice in toe head Five victims of toe Shankill bombing their murderer and a Catholic pensioner shot dead at his home in a loyalist reprisal killing were laid to rest yesterday A soldier was due to appear in Belfast Court today charged with the attempted murder of a leading Republican who was shot in toe stomach while mourners milling around the home of Shankill Road bomber Thomas Begley toe day before his ArneraL A CATHOLIC wos fighting for his life in hospital today after being shot several times in front of tors have warned they were his young son in the but toe start of toe latest sectarian attack in heavy they will extract Belfast from toe Catholic population Mb one Three of toe loyalist gun- The man in his mid-20s mens victims will be buried was shot in toe chest today Funeral services for toe stomach and back by wait- two binmen gunned down in a ing gunmen who opened fire muncn ripaning depot as as he left his house they arrived for work on Tues-in the Upper Braniel area on day will be held within 30 the eastern outskirts of the minutes of each other in west city with his three-year-old Belfast son last night Two men arrested yester- Politicians on all sides con- day are being questioned demned the latest addition to about toe killing of Mark the list of victims in what RgRgers and James Cameron churchmen are calling toe ogether with tee wounding of uo i 1 five of their workmates in toe Four- Catholics havebeen WF attack shot dead and others iiQuraf No refuse collections will be since IRA atrocity made in Belfast today as bin-which killed 10 in toe Shankill men take the day off in a maik Road bombing of respect to their murdered vO IV rTT oc 7- ft i LATE CHEMISTS IN EMERGENCY ELY: Edwards 23A Mill Road Ely RHIBINA AND (IAN-ISHEN: Lloyds Chemists 4c Heol-y-Deri LLANDAFF NORTH WHITCHURCH BIRCHGROVE: Lloyds Chemists 2 Merthyr Road DANESCOURTRADYR: Lakeside Chemists 12 Station Road Radyr GRANGE AND DOCKS: Thomas 178 Clare Road (Not Wed) CYNCOED PENYLAN AND HEATH: Brockway 3 Fidlas Road BUTETOWN: Kaderbhai 45 Loudoim Square (N ot Wed) GABALFAAND CATHAYS: APatel 71 Whitchurch Road ROATH SPLOTT: Driscoll TA Pomeroy 17 Meteor St (Not Wed) RUMNEY: Dunn 106 Wentloog Road LLAN-RUMNEY: Wigley 60 Countisbury Avenue (Not Thurs)STMEL-LONS: Lloyds Chemists St Mellons District Shopping Centre LLANEDEYRN: Hopkins 19 Maelfa Shopping Centre TREMORFA: Phillips (Chemists) Ltd 45 Tweedsmuir Road BARRY DOCK: Co-op Chemists 148 Holton Road BARRY: JM Evans 88 High Street RHOOSE: Rhoose Pharmacy 53 Fonty-gary Road PENARTH: Washington Pharmacy Stanwell Road COWBRIDGE: Lloyds Chemists 41 High Street LLANTWIT MAJOR: Edwards The Pharmacy Boverton Road DINAS POWYS: TH Jones 26 Cardiff Road (Not Wed) dies after fall at party Are you the victim of violence or abuse in the home? Then call the Family Support unit on these numbers SGIam 0222 521212 Mid Glam 0443 842345 GAS: Cardiff (0222) 223952 4 for Cardiff Vale Pon- Qm" typridd and Rhondda areas 0345 333030 for Bridgend Maesteg Porthcawl Merthyr and Abergavenny 0345 444040 for Aderdare 0633 821 31 3 for Caerphilly Gwent WAIDb Nelson (0443) 450577 for Cardiff Vale of Glamorgan Rhym-ney Rhondda and Merthyr valleys Cwmbran (0633) 484975 for Gwent Swansea (0792) 468000 for Bridgend Porthcawl Maesteg and Llantwit Major areas Kent has strongly lullallllra CnuCIMG WIIQIITB chiefs who banned her from a memorial service for Bee the TV otter The princess was to be guest of honour at a tribute to Bee in Dursley Glos who died in July but the Vale Wildlife Rescue Centre Wrestlers hurt in hotel brawl MAJOmSOUTH WALES ROADWORKS SWALEC SGLAMORGAN Cogan Hill Penarth: One way system in use due to construction of new roundabout at access to Penarth Marina Eastern Avenue! For ligalad: 24hr temporary lights due to Welsh Water work GWENT A4042 Mamhilad: Contraflow in operation due to con He cried after toe accident but carried on playing after being comforted by his mother When he was taken home however he seemed tired and began making a moaning noise She gave him toe kiss of life then drove him to Good Hope Hospital while her 13-year-old daughter Victoria continued resuscitation efforts He was put on a ventilator but died within 24 hours Mr Firkin 37 a business manager from Sutton Coldfield West Midlands said: is devastated they knew how much we wanted another child We cannot believe how it could have A HEARTBROKEN couple told today how their baby boy died in their arms after bumping his head at a family birthday party at McDonalds Peter and Judith Firkin lost little Thomas just days before his second birthday in a mil-lion-to-one tragedy after having fertility treatment for seven years before he was bom Thomas who would have been two on Saturday fought for his life in toe intensive care unit but died as they held him in their arms He had fallen backwards off toe foot-high seat during toe party at McDonalds in Lichfield West Mids and bumped his head on toe floor Cardiff (0222) 496464 for Cardiff Penarth and Barry Bridgend (0656) 6591 1 1 for Bridgend Cowbridge Maesteg and Porthcawl areas Pontypridd (0443) 405171 for Merthyr Pontypridd Caerphilly and Rhondda areas Cwmbran (06333) 2000 for Gwent InuHatlnn 1 mvnauon wnon heard about her love BAN: Princess Michael of hunting PACT DOUBTS: negotiator in marathon talks with China over political reforms for Hong Kong said today he was not sure an agreement could ever be reached JURY DECIDE: A jury at Winchester is expected to retire today in the trial of Jamie Frater aged 1 9 of Bournemouth accused of murdering a teacher He is said to have been on lighter fuel when he stabbed father-of-two Geoffrey du Rose 45 who died two days later in hospital information PHONE: 0836401112 48p per standard 36pper off-peak lane closures both ways during off-peak hours east of the Post House MID GLAMORGAN A4061 Stag Square due to bridge repairs Local diversions in use Calls minute and minute struction of roundabout Delays can be expected A4042 Newport: Relief work lane retrictions between Harlequin and i a roundabouts Severe delays use alternative route Cardiff (0222) 770088 for all areas and all incidents of flooding or pollution to rivers or watercourses NRA A4058 Williams Street Gel- SEVERN BRIDGE For information on road and traffic conditions Phone 0891 505250 (Calls cost 48p per minute standard rate and 36p per minute off-peak) TWO TOP wrestlers were being kept on separate floors of a hospital today recovering from stab wounds they inflicted on each other in a late night brawl But Lancashire police said no charges were likely and mutual allegations were being dropped Sid Vicious and Am Anderson both needed emergency treatment at Blackburn Royal Infirmary when they were admitted insep rate ambulances after a brawl at their hotel It developed hours before they were due to take part in a World Championship wrestling event in the town before 3000 people The event went ahead without them Police said there appeared to be a history of had blood between the two men which developed into a fight Vicious was taken to hospital after being stabbed in the stomach with a pair of scissors Anderson was also admitted suffering from a number of knife wounds in his neck shoulders and chest There were no witnesses to the clash and no charges were expected to be made POPULAR SHARE WALES FIRMS OR STRONG LMKS WITH AREA Ashdown in car accident Alexon73-Amersham905-Ar jo Wiggins 220 -ASWffldngs 1881 Bailey 18- Bank of Scotland 188 -1 Brent Walker 05-British Dredging 123 1 Culver Hldgs 06 -Deljui Grp 88-First Leisure 280 5 GKN4782 Geest 382 6 HTV90- Hawtinl6-HickingPen220-U-Huntleigh483-4 Iceland FF 191 2 KwikSave671-2 4 109-Stand Chart 10391 Tarmac 140-1 Tor Inv Cap 985- PMVAHSATIM STOCK A 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member of The London Stock Exchange and The Securities and Futures Authority fjgwpg NEW SEMES: For high-living James Bolam AMBULANCE SPOT FT-IOO INDEX WOMAN DIES IN BAG SNATCH A WOMAN in her 80s died today after she was attacked by a mugger who snatched her handbag as she walked home from church The woman had left Greenbank Methodist Church in Bradford West Yorkshire with two elderly friends last night when two of them had their handbags grabbed One of toe women banged her head when she was knocked to the ground and died in Bradford Royal Infirmary early today A West Yorkshire Police spokesman said a murder inquiry had been launched following the incident which happened in the Allerton area of toe city between James Street and Wellington Street Women priests victory South Glamorgan Ambulance answered 108 emergency calls in the last 24 hours (86 in Cardiff 12 in Barry 7 in Penarth 2in Cowbridge 1 in Llantwit Major) 59 were 999 calls and 49 medical emergencies FIRST AID TIP: Think safety Beware of electricity Turn the power supply off before approaching an electrocuted casualty 3200 i ASSOCIATION PADDY car was involved in a collision with a motorcyclist outside the House of Lords today as the Liberal Democrat leader arrived at Parliament The motorcyclist who did not appear to be badly hart was taken by ambulance to nearby St Hospital Mr Ashdown was seen crouched by the motorcyclist talking to him before the injured man believed to be in his twenties was taken away by stretcher Police did not name the man bnt he is understood to have been on his way to the Tate Gallery where he works as an electrician His D-registered Suzuki 750 motors cycle which was severely damaged was towed away by police Mr K-registration Rover was badly dented on its offeide 3150 3100 Find the familiar phrase saying or name in this arrangement of letters thin THE CHURCH of England today won a High Court victory which clears toe way for toe ordination of women priests Two judges rejected a bid by the Church Society to block proposed legislation for toe historic change Lord Justice McCowan and Mr Justice Tuckey dismissed a claim by toe society that the special legislative measure for ordination due to be debated by Parliament later this week was fatally flawed The society a conservative evangelical organisation had argued during a two-day hear- won a race at Newbury last year and was fourth in the Championship Hurdle at Cheltenham wonderful to watch if I have the he added In Second Thoughts he plays a divorced art executive unsure whether to take the plunge for the second time He co-stars with Lynda Bellingham as his girlfriend and Belinda Lang as his ex-wife ing that the General Synod had no power to promote toe measure It claimed that nothing short of an Act of Parliament could sanction toe move because ordination amounted to a in the constitution and practices But toe judges rejected the claim They were giving their reasons later today The society may appeal against the 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