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Lloyd came to the Soviet Union. There he first became an actor, and then, learning
Russian, worked as a journalist. (P. W., 1970)
3. Eleven Die in Zagreb Floods
Eleven people are known to have died and tens of thousands are homeless after
floods which struck Zagreb, Yugoslavia's second biggest city, on Monday. Water
from the swollen River Sava which swamped the city and surrounding country is
gradually receding. But more dead are feared to be lying submerged in their
flooded homes. (M. S., 1968)
4. Six members of a fanatical religious sect accused in Zurich's "witchcraft trial" of
flogging a teenage girl so savagely that she died, are expected to hear the jury's
verdict this week (M. S., 1967)
5. Geneva, Thursday. Britain's Budget measures were believed under scrutiny here
today by a European Free Trade Association (EFTA) working party investigating
British economic difficulties. A high British Treasury official is understood to have
brought the Budget details with him when he arrived here by air today to take part
in the meeting, accompanied by a Board of Trade official.
6. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization was said to be
concerned that many countries had been turning to bread where it had not
previously figured in their diet.
Wheat had to be mostly imported and there was felt to be a need for bread from
local substitutes. (M S 1970)
7. Every mother knows how important it is for her children to make a good start at
school. If they settle in happily in the first year, problems are far less likely to crop
up. (M. S., 1970)
8. A Six-Foot Wave Hits Hawaii
A six-foot tidal wave, thought to have been triggered off by the Chilean
earthquake, struck Hawaii early yesterday. At least 6 people were known to have
lost their lives there and it was feared the death toll was much higher. Many people
were reported injured. Waves were reported still sweeping in. Devastation was said
to be greater than in 1946, when a wave caused a heavy death toll. (D. W., 1965)
9. A letter signed by 25 Greek publishers and journalists living outside Greece has
been handed in at the US Embassy in London. The letter is taken to refer to the
American government's decision to resume heavy arms supplies to Greece. (M. S.,
1970)
10. The lunar highlands are believed to date back almost to the moon's formation
about 4,000 million years ago. (M. N., 1970)
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