P671 Teletext 671 Nov 3 23:11:47 ———————————————————————————— NEW AIRPORT FOR LONDON Oct 31, 1935: Britain will have the most advanced airport in Europe when Gatwick opens in two months time. The airport will have its own station on the main London to Brighton line. It will also have shops and air conditioning, and air traffic control will bj able to handle six aircraft at a time. ——————————————————————————————————1/7—— Get out and about with Gadabout 672 TELETEXT CLASSIFIED INDEX p350 (ITV) Gadabout Fit Scrooge TV PlusP671 Teletext 671 Nov 3 23:31:20 ———————————————————————————— US PANIC AS MARTIANS INVADE Oct 31, 1938: A vivid radio production of H G Wells' The War of The Worlds caused widespread panic in America. It was Hallowe'in and the voice describing a Martian invasion was 23-year-old actor Orson Welles. Listeners thought it was a newscast and fled into the street in panic. Some even claimed to have seen Martians. ——————————————————————————————————2/7—— Are you fit for anything? 673 ENJOY THE ART OF ANTIQUE FAIR! p672 Gadabout Fit Scrooge TV PlusP671 Teletext 671 Nov 3 23:36:38 ———————————————————————————— RUN ROMMEL RUN Nov 4, 1942: A week after General Montgomery broke through the German front line at El Alamein, Rommel is in full retreat. The Germans fled back into Libya, 9,000 Axis prisoners have been taken and 300 tanks destroyed. Reports say Rommel has only 90 tanks left, while the Eighth Army has almost 800. ——————————————————————————————————3/7—— Tightfisted tips from Supjrscrooge 674 TRACE YOUR SERVICE PALS p676 Gadabout Fit Scrooge TV PlusP671 Teletext 671 Nov 3 23:34:11 ———————————————————————————— CURTAIN CALL FOR OBS Nov 2, 1950: Playwright George Bernard Shaw died at his home in Hertfordshire at the age of 94. Many thought of OBS as a wrong-headed Irishman with a red beard, queer clothes and scandalously *—<,,,,,, subvjrsivj ideas. *j But none would dispute that the author of Pygmalian and Major Barbara was a genius. ——————————————————————————————————4/7—— Lost touch with a loved one? 675 ENJOY THE ART OF ANTIQUE FAIR! p672 Gadabout Fit Scrooge TV PlusP671 Teletext 671 Nov 3 23:14:16 ———————————————————————————— MARGARET'S WEDDING IS OFF Oct 31, 1955: Princess Margaret has decided not to marry Captain Peter Townsend, who is divorced, after all She said in a statement that "mindful of the Church's teaching" she had put her duty first. Capt Townsend was equerry to the Princess's late father. ——————————————————————————————————5/7—— Trace your Service Pals 676 LOOKING FOR LOVE? p390 ITV Gadabout Fit Scrooge TV PlusP671 Teletext 671 Nov 3 23:24:34 ———————————————————————————— BOOK FOR WIVES AND SERVANTS Nov 2, 1960: Lady Chatterley's Lover, DH Lawrence's most sensual novel which has been banned for 30 years, is not obscene, an Old Bailey jury has ruled. Penguin Books, prosecuted in a test case, have 200,000 copies ready to bj distributed at 3s 6d (17\p) each. Prosecutor Mervyn Griffiths- Jones had asked the jury: "Is it a book you would wish your wife or servant to read?" ——————————————————————————————————6/7—— NEXT WEEK: Dad's Army is disbanded.... IT'S YOUR LIFE! p480 Gadabout Fit Scrooge TV PlusP671 Teletext 671 Nov 3 23:21:17 ———————————————————————————— WJ NEVER CLOSED UNTIL NOW Oct 31, 1964: The Windmill Theatre, whose proud wartime boast was "Wj Never Closed", has done just that. Permissiveness has done what Hitler couldn't. Its nude shows are thought passe in the Swinging Sixties. Peter Sellers and Tony Hancock are among the comics who made their GIRLS! GIRLS! start at the Windmill ——————————————————————————————————7/7—— Get out and about with Gadabout 672 FANCY A WEST END SHOW? p630 Gadabout Fit Scrooge TV Plus