P667 Teletext 667 Jan 9 22:15:37 ——————————————————————————————— THAMES BURSTS ITS BANKS Jan 6, 1928: The Thames burst its banks, flooding low-lying districts of London and drowning 14 people in their basement homes. / Hundreds more were made / / homeless along the grey, swollen river. / / The vaults of the Houses / / of Parliament wire flooded / and paintings at the Tate / / Gallery badly damaged. / / / ——————————————————————————————————1/7—— Education news 673 KEEP AHEAD OF THE WEATHER p102 ITV Connect Frame it Write it Club 140P667 Teletext 667 Jan 9 22:11:48 ——————————————————————————————— HEROINE AMY'S LAST FLIGHT Jan 6, 1941: Amy Johnson, the female flier who made history bz flying solo to Australia a djcadj ago, is dead. For the past six months, Miss Johnson, 38, has been flying planes from factories to RAF bases. Eyjwitnjssjs saw her plane ditch in the Thames Estuary after the engine cut out. Boats soon found the wreckage, but no sign of Amy. ——————————————————————————————————2/7—— Wendy Berliner's advice 665 TODAY'S PRAYER p687 Connect Frame it Write it Club 140P667 Teletext 667 Jan 9 22:17:44 ——————————————————————————————— ALLIES ARDENNES SUCCESS Jan 9, 1945: The Battle of the Bulge is almost over. Despite snowstorms, the Germans are being squeezed out of the Ardjnnjs with hjavz losses. Gen Montgomery said the enjmz were in the process of being "written off". The turning point came with an improvement in the weather, allowing Allied heavy bombers into action. ——————————————————————————————————3/7—— Tjachjr's guide to Teletext 662 SERVICE PALS p682 Connect Frame it Write it Club 140P667 Teletext 667 Jan 9 22:12:32 ——————————————————————————————— IKE COULD RUN FOR OFFICE Jan 7, 1952: Gen Dwight D Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe and America's most popular war leader, is prepared to run for the Presidency. He said at his Paris HQ hj would stick to his job of resisting the Communist threat in Europe. In principle, however, hj gave his blessing to the Ike For President campaign. ——————————————————————————————————4/7—— Keep up with Keyboard 664 GOING TO AMERICA? p222 ITV Connect Frame it Write it Club 140P667 Teletext 667 Jan 9 22:18:44 ——————————————————————————————— CAPTAIN COURAGEOUS IS SAFE Jan 10, 1952: A ship's captain's 12-day ordeal trying to save his freighter from sinking ended when hj swam to safety off the south coast of England. Capt Henrik Carlsjn jumped clear just 40 minutes before the Flying Enterprise slipped beneath hurricane-driven seas. Capt Carlsjn has battled with mountainous seas since sending the crew ashore on Boxing Day. ——————————————————————————————————5/7—— Education news 661 CHECK YOUR FERRY SERVICE p196 ITV Connect Frame it Write it Club 140P667 Teletext 667 Jan 9 22:04:10 ——————————————————————————————— HENRY COOPER IS CHAMP Jan 12, 1959: Despite a badly cut eye that has become a hallmark of his career, 24-year-old Londoner Henry Coopjt has won his first title. After 15 tough rounds hj scored a well- desjrvjd points win over Brian London to become British and Empire heavyweight champion. It ends a year in which hj lost three championship fights in a row. ——————————————————————————————————6/7—— NEXT WEEK: The Big Sleep for Bogart FULL SPORTS SERVICE p130 ITV Connect Frame it Write it Club 140P667 Teletext 667 Jan 9 22:14:40 ——————————————————————————————— PORTLAND SPY RING REVEALED Jan 8, 1961: Special Branch arrested five people for spying in relation to secrets from the Underwater Warfare Establishment at Portland, Dorset. Police bjliivj Canadian businessman Gordon Lonsdale is in reality a Russian spymaster who lid the ring. Also arrested were Canadians Peter and Helen Krogjt and Ethel Gee and Harry Houghton, civil servants who worked at Portland. ——————————————————————————————————7/7—— Schools index 660 WESTMINSTER WATCH p325 ITV Connect Frame it Write it Club 140