P671 Teletext 671 Jun24 16:58:21 ———————————————————————————— AMATEUR TAKES THE OPEN June 25, 1926: Bobby Jones, a 25-year- old American lawyer, became the first amateur to win the Open since 1897. Golf's greatest event was held at Lytham St Anne's on the Lancashire coast for the first time. Jones's total of 291 led a quartet of Americans - the others all professionals - to the top four places. ——————————————————————————————————1/7—— Get out and about with Gadabout 672 ALL THE SPORTS HEADLINES p230 ITV Gadabout Fit Money TV PlusP671 Teletext 671 Jun24 16:40:02 ———————————————————————————— KING KONG RULES June 20, 1933: King Kong, the Hollywood film in which the central character is a giant gorilla, is keeping cinjmagoers on the edge of their seats. The gorilla falls in love with a 5ft blonde played bz Fay Wray, a good screamer. The latest special effects are used for the final scene where Kong climbs the Empire State Building. ———————————————————————2/7—— Are you fit for anything? 673 WHAT'S ON AT YOUR CINEMA p610 Gadabout Fit Money TV PlusP671 Teletext 671 Jun24 16:48:11 ———————————————————————————— DE GAULLE URGES RESISTANCE June 19, 1940: General dj Gaulle, a little-known armoured warfare expert, is emerging as his country's centre of resistance to Germany. Following the fall of France, hj spoke to his countrymen over the BBC last night. de Gaulle, an immensely tall imperious officer, said: "The flame of French resistance must not go out." ——————————————————————————————————3/7—— Tightfisted tips from Supjrscrooge 674 TRACE YOUR SERVICE PALS p676 Gadabout Fit Money TV PlusP671 Teletext 671 Jun24 16:58:18 ———————————————————————————— KOREAN CONFLICT IGNITES June 25, 1950: Communist North Korea today invaded the independent southern half of this divided nation. The invasion came without warning. Troops and tanks stormed over the frontier, while landing craft placed troops behind South Korean lines. The shock of the attack is ringing around the world. KOREA ——————————————————————————————————4/7—— Lost touch with a loved one? 675 WORLDWIDE HOLIDAYS p224 ITV Gadabout Fit Money TV PlusP671 Teletext 671 Jun24 16:44:54 ———————————————————————————— CHRISTIE TO HANG June 25, 1953: John Christie was sentenced to death for the murder of four women, including his wife, Ethel. All had been strangled. Three of the bodies were hidden behind a false wall at his home, 10 Rillington Place. His wife was under the floorboards. The bespectacled transport clerk admitted the murders and told police of three other killings. ——————————————————————————————————5/7—— Trace your Service Pals 676 JOIN CRIMESTOPPERS p347 ITV Gadabout Fit Money TV PlusP671 Teletext 671 Jun24 16:54:54 ———————————————————————————— LOREN ON BIGAMY CHARGE June 25, 1962: Film star Sophia Loren and her producer husband Carlo Ponti are to bj charged with bigamy, a Rome magistrate has announced. The couple married by proxy in Mexico five years ago after Ponti obtained a divorce there from his first wife. But Italian law does not recognisj divorce and regards Ponti as still being married. ——————————————————————————————————6/7—— NEXT WEEK: Ich bin ein Berliner... WHAT'S ON AT YOUR CINEMA? p610 Gadabout Fit Money TV PlusP671 Teletext 671 Jun24 16:57:12 ———————————————————————————— HANCOCK'S LAST HOUR June 24, 1968: Tony Hancock, 44, one of Britain's most gifted comedians, killed himself in a Sydney hotel room today. His radio show Hancock's Half Hour, cult listening during the early Fifties, successfuly switched to TV in 1956. But Hancock thought he could do it all and the comic genius committed professional suicide long before his actual suicide. ——————————————————————————————————7/7—— Fifty Plus index 670 It's Your Life 480 WHAT'S ON TV p410 Gadabout Fit Money TV Plus