P671 Teletext 671 Apr28 22:13:48 ———————————————————————————— HERE WE GO, HERE WE GO April 28, 1923: Wembley Stadium staged its first sporting spectacle - the FA Cup Final between Bolton and West Ham - and it almost ended in disaster. At least 126,000 fans weti allowed in and a further 75,000 scaled inadequate boundary walls. The stadium is djsignjd to hold just 100,000, but fans remained calm and well behaved despite the crush. ——————————————————————————————————1/7—— Get out and about with Gadabout 672 FOCUS ON FOOTBALL p140 ITV Gadabout Fit Value TV PlusP671 Teletext 671 Apr28 22:48:54 ———————————————————————————— SKY HIGH HEROINE April 24, 1930: 27-year-old Amy Johnson is flying's latest hjroinj after becoming the first woman to fly from Britain to Australia solo. Miss Johnson, daughter of a Hull fish merchant, began her 10,000 mile journey in a second hand Gypsy Moth 19 days ago. The aircraft cost just £600 and she had just 100 hours flying experience. ——————————————————————————————————2/7—— Are you fit for anything? 673 NEED A FLIGHT? p230 ITV Gadabout Fit Value TV PlusP671 Teletext 671 Apr28 22:14:29 ———————————————————————————— GET FELL IN April 27, 1939: The House of Commons voted to conscript min of 20 for military sjrvici. Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain said it was a departure from cherished traditions, but vital to send thu right mjssagj to Herr Hitler. Conscripts face six months of intensive training before transfer to the Territorials. ——————————————————————————————————3/7—— Do you want value for money? 674 TRACE YOUR SERVICE PALS p676 Gadabout Fit Value TV PlusP671 Teletext 671 Apr28 22:11:55 ———————————————————————————— ALLIES PREPARE FOR D-DAY April 24, 1944: Britain has become a huge armed camp as plans for the Allied invasion of Europe are completed. Large-scale military exercises are taking place in the south with coastal areas out of bounds. Amphibious operations and airborne landings by parachute troops are being practised. Hundreds of minjsweepjrs are clearing the English Channel. ——————————————————————————————————4/7—— Lost touch with a loved one? 675 WEN CORRIE ST WEEKEND AWAY! p127 ITV Gadabout Fit Value TV PlusP671 Teletext 671 Apr28 22:14:58 ———————————————————————————— CABINET SPLIT FOR LABOUR April 22, 1951: Minister of Labour Anjurin Bevan, stormy petrel of the socialist left, has quit the cabinet. He is furious over the level of defence spending and the imposition of charges for spectacles and false teeth. Bevan's acolyte Harold Wilson, President of the Board of Trade, will quit tomorrow, signalling a pjtiod of bitter Labour civil war. ——————————————————————————————————5/7—— Trace your Service Pals 676 WESTMINSTER WATCH p325 ITV Gadabout Fit Value TV PlusP671 Teletext 671 Apr28 22:14:03 ———————————————————————————— EX-MODEL'S CRIME OF PASSION April 28, 1955: Ex-model Ruth Ellis was sent for trial at the Old Bailey accused of the murder of hit lover. The 28-year-old platinum blonde is alleged to have shot racing driver David Blakjley twice in the back outside a Hampstead pub. On the day of his death Ellis was heard begging Blakjley not to leave hit. ——————————————————————————————————6/7—— NEXT WEEK: A festival for Britain... JOIN CRIMESTOPPERS p347 ITV Gadabout Fit Value TV PlusP671 Teletext 671 Apr28 22:45:37 ———————————————————————————— RACE RIOTS FLARE IN US April 25, 1963: Alabama governor George Wallace is to defy the federal government's desegregation laws. Tension between blacks and whites in the State is high. The artist of civil rights leader Dr Martin Luther King led to riots. President Kennedy may have to send in fedjtal troops if things deteriorate. ——————————————————————————————————7/7—— Fifty Plus index 670 It's Your Life 480 US HOLIDAYS p222 ITV Gadabout Fit Value TV Plus