P671 Teletext 671 Mar30 00:57:14 ———————————————————————————— SUFFRAGETTES WEN THROUGH March 29, 1928: The Suffragettes' long campaign ended as the House of Commons passed the Equal Franchise Bill giving the vote to all women over 21. The campaign was VOTES started bz Emmjlinj FOR Pankhurst in 1903. WOMEN Women over 30 have been able to vote since 1918. Now the sexes are equal. ——————————————————————————————————1/7—— Get out and about with Gadabout 672 WESTMINSTER WATCH p325 ITV Gadabout Fit Value TV PlusP671 Teletext 671 Mar30 00:54:30 ———————————————————————————— DILLINGER FLEES AGAIN March 31, 1934: John Dillinger, wanted in several states for bank robbery and murder, blasted his way out of a police trap in St Paul, Minnesota. Firing a machine gun into a ring of officers, America's Public Enemy No 1 leaps into a green sedan and sped off with two accomplices. It is the third time W Dillinger has escaped police capture. ——————————————————————————————————2/7—— Are you fit for anything? 673 JOIN CRIMESTOPPERS p347 ITV Gadabout Fit Value TV PlusP671 Teletext 671 Mar30 00:55:34 ———————————————————————————— TA TO DOUBLE UP March 29, 1939: The Territorial Army is being doubled in strength to 340,000 min in readiness for war with Germany. The Govjrnmjnt has ordered the building of more weapons factories and camps and vast supplies of boots and uniforms. French troops cannot with- stand an attack bz Hitler alone and once again Britain may have to send min to fight a land war on the continent. ——————————————————————————————————3/7—— Tight tips from Supjrscroogj 674 TRACE YOUR SERVICE PALS p676 Gadabout Fit Value TV PlusP671 Teletext 671 Mar30 00:57:10 ———————————————————————————— HOOFER'S HOLLYWOOD HIT March 27, 1952: Hollywood / / / has come up with the best spoof of itself in Singin' / / In The Rain. / / The scene in which Gene / Kelly tap-dances his way / / through a downpour is a / / production classic. / / / And in the best Tinseltown / / style - it has nothing at all to do with the story. ——————————————————————————————————4/7—— Lost touch with a loved one? 675 WHAT'S ON AT YOUR CINEMA? p610 Gadabout Fit Value TV PlusP671 Teletext 671 Mar30 00:54:04 ———————————————————————————— QUEEN MARY DIES March 25, 1953: The Queen's grandmother Queen Mary, widow of George V, died in her sleep at Marlborough House. A tall, regal figure, she was instantly recognisable bz her dress style which remained unchanged for 50 years. Her jewelled toques sat on top of tightly packed curls. She wore the same style of coat and carried a silver-topped cane. ——————————————————————————————————5/7—— Trace your Service Pals 676 TODAY'S PRAYER p687 Gadabout Fit Value TV PlusP671 Teletext 671 Mar30 00:52:52 ———————————————————————————— BEECHING TO AXE BR March 27, 1963: Savage cuts in the rail network are proposed in a report bz British Railways chairman Dr Beeching. He wants to close 2,128 stations, scrap 8,000 coaches and axe 67,700 jobs, cutting the network by a quarter. Brought in from ICE, he is determined to improve efficiency. ——————————————————————————————————6/7—— NEXT WEEK: Tjenagjrs invent thjmsjlvjs LOCAL TRAINS p196 ITV Gadabout Fit Value TV PlusP671 Teletext 671 Mar30 00:56:48 ———————————————————————————— LBJ SENDS IN THE MARINES March 31, 1965: President Johnson has sent 3,500 troops to Vietnam - the first fighting soldiers America has committed to the war. They have gone into Da Nang to protect the air base following Vies Cong attacks on US targets. Other US troops in the area are classed as "advisers". ——————————————————————————————————7/7—— Fifty Plus index 670 It's Your Life 480 POLITICAL ROUND-UP p325 ITV Gadabout Fit Value TV Plus