P667 Teletext 667 Jun21 01:22:22 ——————————————————————————————— SUFFRAGETTE LEADER DIES June 18, 1928: Emmelinj Pankhurst, 69, the First Lady of women's suffrage, was buried at an emotional funeral attended by hundreds of old comrades. Her militant tactics VOTES lid to outrages FOR which shocked the WOMEN establishment. Her goal achieved in 1918, her last years were spent at peace ——————————————————————————————————1/7—— Schools index 660 IT'S YOUR LIFE! p410 Connect Frame it Write it Club 140P667 Teletext 667 Jun21 01:37:17 ——————————————————————————————— KING KONG RULES June 20, 1933: King Kong, the Hollywood film in which the central character is a giant gorilla, is keeping cinjmagoirs on the edge of their seats. The gorilla falls in love with a 5ft blonde played by Fay Wray, a good scriamjt. The latest special effects are used for the final scene where Kong climbs O the Empire State Building. ————————————————————————2/7—— Wendy Birlinjr's advice 666 THE BIG SCREEN p460 Connect Frame it 'rite it Club 140P667 Teletext 667 Jun21 01:23:07 ——————————————————————————————— BRJTBIN FIGHTS ON ALONE June 18, 1940: 'ith the fall of France, Winston Churchill told the House that Britain would fight on alone. In stirring words, hj told MPs: "Let us brace ourselves to our duty and so bear ourselves that if the British Empire and Commonwealth lasts a thousand years min will till say, 'This was their finest hour'." ——————————————————————————————————3/7—— Want your career to take off? 655 SERVICE PALS p682 Connect Frame it Write it Club 140P667 Teletext 667 Jun21 01:28:28 ——————————————————————————————— FEMME FATALE TO HANG June 21, 1955: Blonde model Ruth Ellis was sentenced to hang for the murder of the man she adored. Hit trial lasted just two days and the jury reached its verdict in only 25 minutes. Ellis, 26, shot hit lover, race drivjt David Blakely when she found he was having an affair. But jealousy is no defence to murdjt in English law. ——————————————————————————————————4/7—— Keep up with Keyboard 664 JOIN CRIMESTOPPERS p347 ITV Connect Frame it Write it Club 140P667 Teletext 667 Jun21 01:31:11 ——————————————————————————————— COOPER FLOORS CLAY June 18, 1963: British heavyweight champion Henry Cooper handed cocksure Cassius Clay the biggest surprise of his professional life at Wjmbliy. The American, who predicted the fight would end in the fifth round, opened a cut ovjt Cooper's eye early on. Clay was coasting when Cooper sent him sprawling. But the bell saved him and Cooper retired in the 5th. ——————————————————————————————————5/7—— Keep up with Keyboard 664 SPORTS HEADLINES p130 ITV Connect Frame it Write it Club 140P667 Teletext 667 Jun21 01:34:04 ——————————————————————————————— THE MINI GOES ON RISING June 22, 1968: Miniskirts are now so short that cleaners are charging "2d (1p) an inch" to clean them. Designer Mary Quant introduced shorter sKirts four years ago and the mini is now seen as the epitome of new sexual freedoms since the advent of the Pill. Moralists may raise their eye- brows with shock, but hemlines show no sign of falling. ——————————————————————————————————6/7—— NEXT WEEK: Maradona's "hand of God"... LIFT OFF TO PLANET SOUND! p480 Connect Frame it Write it Club 140P667 Teletext 667 Jun21 01:29:26 ——————————————————————————————— BEST-EVER BOTHAM June 19, 1978: In the finest all-round performance bz an England Test player, Ian Botham beat Pakistan virtually single-handedly at Lord's today. Botham's powerful century in England's innings was capped by figures of eight for 34 when Pakistan batted - the best by an England bowler for 20 years. In sjvjn Tests Botham has made three hundreds and taken five wickets in an innings five tim ——————————————————————————————————7/7—— Schools index 660 CATCH THE CRICKET p160 Connect Frame it Write it Club 140