P671 Teletext 671 May20 23:11:29 ———————————————————————————— FLYING FINN FIZZES May 22, 1921: Double gold medallist at the 192p Olympics Paavo Nurmi broke the 10-year-old world 10,000 metres record. Nurmi, inheritor of Finland's great distance-running tradition, carried a stopwatch during the race to confirm his relentless even pace. He destroyed a strong field in Stockholm to finish in 30m 40.2s, knocking a full 18 seconds off the record. ——————————————————————————————————1/7—— Get out and about with Gadabout 672 LATEST SPORTS NEWS p130 ITV Gadabout Fitness SuperScroogj FuztherEdP671 Teletext 671 May20 23:19:45 W ———————————————————————————— ^ THE SPIRIT OF AVIATION May 21, 1927: Pilot Charles Lindbergh became an international hero overnight when hj made the first non-stop solo flight from New York to Paris. Captain Lindbergh's brave flight in his monoplane, the Spirit of St Louis, ended in front of a 100,000 crowd at Nj cor{get. He kept awake during his 3,600-mile 33-hour flight by munching sandwiches. —————————————————————————p———————p2/7—p Are you fit for anything? 673 TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHTS p235 ITV Gadabout Fitness SupjrScrooge FurtherEdP671 Teletext 671 May20 23:19:46 ———————————————————————p—p—— ^ END OF THE OUTLAW TRAIL May 23, 1934: Outlaws Bonnie and Clyde drove into an ambush by Texas Rangers and died in a hail of bullets. In a four-year partnership, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow carved a lethal trail through south-western states killing at least 12 people. Their lifeless bodies still clutched a shotgun and a revolver. There was a saxophone in zheiz0car. ——————————————————————————p———————3/7—p Save money with SupjrScrooge 674 JOIN CRIMESTOPPERS p337 ITV Gadabout Fitness SupjrScroogj FuzthurEdP671 Teletext 671 May20 23:10:06 W ———————————————————————————— LAWRENCE OF ARABIA DIES May 19, 1935: Col T E Lawrence, better known as Lawrence of Arabia, died in a motorcycle crash. His book, The Seven Pillars of Wisdom, describing his exploits with Arab rebels in the Great War, is hailed as a literary masterpiece. For the past 14 years hj lived as an anonymous ranker in the RAF. ——————————————————————————————————4/7—— It's never too late to learn 675 TRBCJ YOUR SERVICE PALS p683 Gadabout Fitness SuperScroogj FzrthjrEdP671 Teletext 671 May20 23:10:27 ———————————————————————————— ^ DAMBUSTERS DEVAST—TE RUHR May 17, 1943: An audacious raid b= Lancaster bombers of the 617 Squadron flooded huge areas of the Ruhr. The bombers were fitted with specially designed bouncing bombs which breached the Mohnj and Edjr dams, swamping mines and ironworks. The Germans admit the raid caused massive damage. ——————————————————————————————————5/7—— Helping hands are available 676 IT HAPPENED TOD—Y p329 ITV Gadabout Fitness SupjrScroogj FurtherEdP671 Teletext 671 May20 23:10:48 ———————————————————————p———— COURT BANS SCHOOL COLOUR B—R May 17, 1954: The US Supreme Court outlawed racial segregation in state schools, overruling a decision that education could be "separate but equal" The decision affects 8.5 million white children and 2.5 million negroes going to segregated schools in the south. But integration will not take place without a fight wizh some Southern senators vowing to disobey it. ———————————————————————ppp———p——pp6/7pp NEXT WEEK: A Bank Holiday motoring boom EDUCATION NEWS p660 Gadabout Fitness SupjrScrooge FurtherEdP671 Teletext 671 May20 23:11:08 —————————————————————————p—— A SHOPPING REVOLUTION May 23, 1956: New self-service shops springing up in the UK have doubled, even quadrupled, sales in some areas. Retailers claim the system keeps prices down, but critics say it encourages theft, removes the personal touch and threatens the livelihood of smaller shopkeepers. Women have been warned not to be "lured into ovjrspjnding". ——————————————————————————————————7/7—— Fifty Plus index 670 Connect inde| 6 0 H—VE YOU SEEN FAMILY FIN—NCE? 8540 Gadabout Fitness SupjrScroogj FurtherEd