European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 29, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 the stars and stripes saturday july 29, 1978 Christina Onassis to wed russian Moscow a Creek millionairess Christina Onassis. After dismissing the idea As preposterous for weeks said Fri Day she would marry a soviet bureaucrat next week in Moscow a French journalist reported. Her family in Athens was reported unhappy about it. I am getting married on the 27-year-old Onassis was quoted As saying by French television correspondent Gabriel Meretik. Who contacted her Early Fri Day morning before she slipped out of he hotel. Well informed sources had said Early this month that the twice divorced Daugh Ter of the late shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis would marry Sergei Kuzov. A for Mer employee of the Tanker division of the soviet freight firm Sov Trakht. A soviet cameramen said Kuzov picked up Onassis at the i tourist hotel in his soviet Volga automobile Friday and drove her away to an undisclosed location. The cameraman described Kuzov As about 40 years old and said he has a Glass Eye reportedly the result of a boyhood Accident. Kuzov has regularly picked up Onassis at the hotel since her arrival five weeks ago the cameraman said. In Athens a Friend who asked not to be identified said the Onassis family was deeply concerned about the marriage. She s a stubborn woman and should re Alize what repercussions her marriage to. The russian might he said. Some greek newspapers have speculated that control of the Onassis Fortune. Mtima Ted at $500 million might fall into the hands of the soviet Union. But soviet j sources say they understand Onassis of would not move her operations base to Moscow but would leave the family Busi a Jess in the hands of associates in Europe land new York. A since she arrived five weeks ago. She pod either refused to speak with the press far called the reports of her marriage Abr ird or preposterous. If but it was said she had travelled to mos a to Complete necessary paperwork for the marriage including documentation of met two previous divorces. She said when arrived june 26 that she would leave Onassis and Kuzov posed for pictures in her hotel room thursday for the British newspaper the Dally mail. Its correspondent wrote a Story implying the marriage was set for next week in a soviet Palace of weddings. The French correspondent said Onassis told him she wanted no newsmen at her wedding. When asked about her previous apparent denials of marriage plans Onas Sis explained that she did not like people talking about her private life. Meretik said. She disclosed that the i be in the soviet Union but Sirica noted thai a provided evidence that a non combat duty aboard i great obstacles. It May re he quoted the chief options Hie transition Wool carefully planned. Anytime girls it s a Little difficult but i guess Are no different than. Pening in College Europe can ind Portr Cloudy i a sumy a Tab act Tutt from if 14m
