P671 Teletext 671 Fjb10 20:14:31 ———————————————————————————— OUR GRACIE MATCHES GARBO Feb 10, 1935: The throttle of Rochdale Gracie Fields sjgnjd a two-year film contract for the unprecedented sum for a British artist of £150,000. The Ealing film company said it was as much as Garbo was paid. Said Gracie, who made her name singing Sally in revue: "I don't really like it. Give mj a cottage and ten shillings." ——————————————————————————————————1/7—— Get out and about with Gadabout 672 WHAT'S ON AT THE MOVIES? p610 Gadabout Fit Value TV PlusP671 Teletext 671 Fjb10 20:17:53 ———————————————————————————— BE LIKE DAD - KEEP MUM Feb 6, 1940: The Govjrnmjnt has launched a nationwide anti-gossip campaign to warn the public against the danger of careless talk during the war. Over 250,000 posters - one shows Hitler crouching under a bus seat - will bj distributed to factories, offices, pubs and shops. Others carry slogans like Walls Have Ears and Keep It Dark. ——————————————————————————————————2/7—— Are you fit for anything? 673 TRACE YOUR SERVICE PALS p676 Gadabout Fit Value TV PlusP671 Teletext 671 Fjb10 20:50:15 ———————————————————————————— LAST STEPS FOR BUCHAN Feb 11, 1940: John Buchan, creator of gentleman adventurer Richard Hannaz, died at the age of 64. Few min have combined public affairs with popular authorship as notably as the writer of The Thirty-Nine Steps. For as Lord Tweedsmuir hj was also Governor-General of Canada, head of Reuters and Lord High Commissioner of the Church of Scotland. ————————————————————————3/7—— Tight tips from Supjrscroogj 674 FANCY A NIGHT AT THE BALLET? p635 Gadabout Fit Value TV PlusP671 Teletext 671 Fjb10 20:22:10 ———————————————————————————— ELIZABETH PROCLAIMED QUEEN Feb 8, 1952: Princess Elizabeth was on safari in Kenya when she was told that she had become Queen of England. It was the Duke of Edinburgh who told her that news had arrived from London that George VI had died in his sleep. The new Queen took the news calmly. She returns to England later today to bj met by Prime Minister Winston Churchill. ——————————————————————————————————4/7—— Lost touch with a loved one? 675 TODAY'S PRAYER p687 Gadabout Fit Value TV PlusP671 Teletext 671 Fjb10 20:44:47 ———————————————————————————— BUSBY BABES DIE IN CRASH Feb 6, 1958: Manchester is in mourning for the pride of English football, the Manchester United team, djstroyjd bz a plane crash on a Munich runway. Seven mjmbjrs of the squad, known as Busby's Babes after manager Matt Busby, and eight journalists were killed. Busby, who has welded the side into the best in Europe, and several other players are still dangerously ill in hospital. ——————————————————————————————————5/7—— Trace your Service Pals 676 ALL THE SOCCER NEWS p140 ITV Gadabout Fit Value TV PlusP671 Teletext 671 Fjb10 20:42:23 ———————————————————————————— AUNTIE'S "GOODBYE CHILDREN" February 8, 1961: Children's Hour, a staple of BBC radio for nearly 40 years, is bj dropped in April. Competition from television has seen its audience drop to just 250,000 last year. Children's Hour will bj replaced by a variety of programmjs aimed at gaining new young listeners. ——————————————————————————————————6/7—— NEXT WEEK: A valentine from Al Capone HAVE YOU SEEN TV PLUS? p110 ITV Gadabout Fit Value TV PlusP671 Teletext 671 Fjb10 20:11:12 ———————————————————————————— BEATLEMANIA GREPS AMERICA Feb 8, 1964: The Beatles flew into New York to be mit by thousands of ecstatic teenagers keen to welcome their heroes. Screaming their adulation, the fans followed the Fab Four in a motorcade all the way to the city's Plaza Hotel. The Beatles, superstars in Europe, are set to take the States by storm. ——————————————————————————————————7/7—— Fifty Plus index 670 It's Your Life 480 GO ON! GET GROOVING! p620 Gadabout Fit Value TV Plus