Remember A Day | A Hong Kong soccer star’s indiscretions and a World Cup widow’s rage: headlines from four decades ago
A journey back through time to look at significant news and events reported by the South China Morning Post from this week in history
A Hong Kong soccer star fired for excessive nocturnal activities and a British woman who smashed a television set out of frustration at her World Cup-obsessed husband made the headlines four decades ago this week.
June 25, 1978
• An Iranian woman who said she had gambled away £3 million “to forget the time” denied stealing diamonds and emeralds from Cartier when she appeared in a London court. Kitty Milinaire, married to the Duchess of Bedford’s son, Didier Milinaire, was charged with theft.
• An 18-year-old woman shot and killed her fiancé after he forcibly tried to kiss her, police in Islamabad said. The teenager told police the marriage had been arranged by her parents two years ago and that she detested her intended.
• Hong Kong soccer star Eddie Loyden had his contract terminated after he was accused of having too many “late-night love activities”. The Caroline Hill striker fell foul of team boss Veronica Chiu when she made a late-night visit to his flat and found Loyden’s (other) girlfriend in the bedroom.